Village Halloween Parade 2003

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On October 31, 2003, some friends and family and I marched in New York City's Village Halloween Parade.  Here you'll find the photographic evidence of our madcap Halloween antics.

Our biggest thanks to all who participated, arranged, and watched the parade!  We had an amazing time, and we couldn't have done it without all of you.

Check out our parade photos from other years!
| 2004 | 2002 |

Cick any of the thumbnails below for the full-sized image.

Myself (Rob) testing out my costume, at home.	I customized a cheap plastic Halloween shop axe by smashing a few AOL cds and gluing the shards onto the blade, mosaic style.  I knew those things had to be good for something...	My intrepid sister Fina takes a self-portrait on my bed.
Fina does her Shaggy 2 Dope makeup on the train into NYC.	Katrina, my girlfriend at the time, as a deceased schoolgirl.
	Fina and Rev. Sergey	Sergey after Fina starts messing with his hair.
Leo makes a pig of himself.	Sergey with face paint by Fina.	Myself and Katrina, with a very happy onlooker.
	Leo having dfficulty seeing.
Joel, wearing a mask... I think...		Sergey.
This couple looked like they were having a rough time of it.	Fina and Candace.	Katrina, Fina, Candace, and Carl, with me gesticulating behind them.
Katrina, myself, and Fina pose for a triple butt shot	Katrina.	Fina and I.
An ailing Pope and his entourage.  These guys were a riot!	The Grand Marshal of the parade, Audrey II from "Little Shop of Horrors."	Katrina, Fina, and myself.
Distant marchers.	Leo suffers my blade.	"Cheer for us or I'll butcher this pig!"
Run DMC and ICP.  It had to happen.  Even cooler... one of those two was a lady.	Fina and Katrina pose with lots of trash.	These were the women in my life...
I made that Hatchetman pendant by drawing on the back of a chunky medallion that came with my cloak, with a Sharpie.	I wrapped the plain plastic axe handle with a ribbon belt that came with the cloak, and used one of my own belts.	Awww!
Fina and I pose with a great-looking Edward Scissorhands.	Katrina, Fina, and I pose with some amazingly cool Ghostbusters, from He-slimed-me	Wwe won't be tangling with Stantz and Venkman anytime soon.
Axe fight!	I pose with the state of Illinois.	For more photos of Illinois, see my Illinoisian pal Arbie's page.
After the parade, all sorts of characters took over the Olive Garden on 22nd and 6th.   Here's our table.	Greg, Katrina, Joel, Leo and Tommy (obscured behind Sergey,) Sergey, and Fina.
Sergey and Fina.		Post-dinner mess.
Tetesuro-san, de-hatted and ready for action.	Our ninja waiter's name wa Cory.  I figured anyone named Cory is destined to be photographed.	What does a clown wear underneath his robes?   Now you know!
Fina and I clowning around.	Katrina and I show unequal amounts of enthusiasm at being photographed.	I really like how that axe came out.  I''ve since hung it on my wall.
	Greg wants to keep Fina under his hat.	Weary but happy, Fina and Sergey stumble through my kitchen and eat my pita chips.

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