Halloween Costume Altercations

[Sean]

 Has anyone witnessed a showdown between people in Halloween costumes, physical or otherwise?  Please share.  I'm looking for funny stories here.

[Elisabeth]

A funny altercation back in the late 70s.  It was , I think, the first time that the California (now Anaheim) Angels looked like they might get into the World Series.  I used my BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN shroud and made a halo out of a wire frame wrapped with silver tinsel rope.  I carried a baseball bat and wore shoes with cleats.  It's very lucky I was armed, because two of my co-workers were YANKEE fans.  I remember giving my best imitation of Elsa's hiss, and we came to an armed truce!
Elisabeth

God Bless Elsa Lanchester and those swans...

[Sean]

A funny altercation back in the late 70s.  It was , I think, the first time that the California (now Anaheim) Angels looked like they might get into the World Series.  I used my BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN shroud and made a halo out of a wire frame wrapped with silver tinsel rope.  I carried a baseball bat and wore shoes with cleats.  It's very lucky I was armed, because two of my co-workers were YANKEE fans.  I remember giving my best imitation of Elsa's hiss, and we came to an armed truce!
Elisabeth

     Don't mess with the Bride----she don't back down from nobody.  Thanks for the story, Elisabeth.

[Sean]

I was at a tavern for a Halloween Party years ago and a scuffle broke out between a can of Coors Light and a 3-Headed Abraham Lincoln.

Seems the 3-Headed Lincoln wasn't doing the 'Electric Slide' to the satisfaction of the Coors Light.

These were probably the 2 least-nimble costumed guests there.  Or, I should say FOUR guests, as the 3-Headed Lincoln was actually 3 guys in a giant jacket (2 arms, 6 legs, 3 heads) with stove pipe hats and beards and everything.

The Coors Light was a VERY immobile guy in one of those cardboard cylinders that house giant rolls of paper.  He was about as agile as the robot on Lost in Space.

The Coors Light quickly turned physical and after the 3-Headed Lincoln dropped him, management dragged the fallen 'Silver Bullet' to the door and rolled him outside.

Only in America.

[Sean]

I once saw Spiderman slug 'Mac Tonight' (the crescent moon-headed guy from McDonald's lore) in the head in a sorority house.  Mac Tonight was a big guy, and so he took off his 'head' (it was made of a giant piece of styrafoam) to REALLY brawl with Spidey... then all of Spiderman's pals surrounded Mac Tonight--------they were all Superheroes and there were 18 of them!  That was the end of the altercation, although at a separate juncture, Robin got into it with a kid (who was bigger than him) in an ape suit----and the mother of the ape and Superman had to break it up and apologize to each other for their respective 'boys' behavior.   

[Toy Ranch]

In Seattle, there is an event each year called Seafair which stretches back 60 years.  It centers around boat races on the lake, the really loud/fast ones.  They usually have an airshow with the Blue Angels, etc. too.  It goes back to the days before Seattle had baseball, basketball, football, etc. teams (aside from the UW teams).  There are parades, usually some naval vessels come to port, and many traditions. 

http://www.seafair.com/

There is a parade before Seafair and among all of the different features of the parade are the Seafair Pirates and Seafair Clowns.  They engage in all sorts of public buffoonery leading up to Seafair.  These are the clowns, which are the subject of this post.

http://www.seafairclowns.org/

I was watching the parade where it kinda petered out and all of the parade participants congregated to have refreshments, meet their loved ones, etc.  One of the parade participants was Ronald McDonald and he was standing around when the Seafair Clowns saw him.  They all had those giant water guns and went to load them up in a nearby cafe and then came out and blasted Ronald, yelling at him "You're not a real clown, you're just a burger clown"  Ronald was furious, jumping up and down saying "Stop it you *&$*#!  I have a restaurant opening to go to after this!"  That earned him another round of blasting.  He saw a police officer and ran to him asking to have them arrested for assault.  The cop laughed at him, all sopping wet and face paint coming off and steam rising from his head. 

It was greatness!

[Sean]

I was watching the parade where it kinda petered out and all of the parade participants congregated to have refreshments, meet their loved ones, etc.  One of the parade participants was Ronald McDonald and he was standing around when the Seafair Clowns saw him.  They all had those giant water guns and went to load them up in a nearby cafe and then came out and blasted Ronald, yelling at him "You're not a real clown, you're just a burger clown"  Ronald was furious, jumping up and down saying "Stop it you *&$*#!  I have a restaurant opening to go to after this!"  That earned him another round of blasting.  He saw a police officer and ran to him asking to have them arrested for assault.  The cop laughed at him, all sopping wet and face paint coming off and steam rising from his head. 

It was greatness!

That is PRICELESS!  Awesome story.  I can picture it.  I just love it.  I was in Seattle for part of my honeymoon---loved it there.

[Unknown Primate]

This past weekend, I was relaying your Coors/3H Lincoln story to some guys I used to work with.  I was involved in security/crowd control - ok, I was a bouncer - at a nightclub back in the early 80's.  It was a blast to work on Halloween!  I had rigged up a costume for my cousin who was already a big guy at 6' 2" & 300 lbs. that made him look about 6' 4" & 450 lbs!  My cuz (Roy) was hard-headed, but not a real scrapper.  Man, his new appearance boosted his confidence & boldness (already at a high level) and he walked around like he was King Kong, daring people in his way.  People were genuinely scared of him!  Except one of my fellow bouncers, Jim, who happened to be a very tough guy.  Roy couldn't stand it and just had to try and intimidate Jim, approaching him in a menacing manner, arms all outstretched and growling.  Jim reached up, lifted up my cuz's mask and said  "Uh, Roy, I know who you really are."  Reality struck and Roy backed off, ego deflated.

Another "Roy" story took place at the same nightclub a year later.  This time, I made him look like a 6' 8", 400 lbs. werewolf!  His shoulders looked 3' wide and he looked really intimidating.  He had learned his lesson from the year before, so this time, he used a different approach - hitting on girls!  For some reason, they flocked to him that night.  He finally hooked up with a very sexy Asian American girl who had never been to the nightclub before.  He came up to me (I was working the front door) and asked for my truck keys (I had driven him to the club).  He wanted to get out of the costume so he could make some real time with this gal.  I told him it probably wasn't a good idea and she probably was enjoying the mystery of it all.  He went & changed anyway.  The girl stood with me at the front door wondering where he went.  He came back, sweaty face, matted hair, 6" shorter and all, and attempted to "make his move".  Needless to say, she would have no part of him.  Once again, ego deflated!

There are several more Halloween stories involving Roy.  In fact, I have tons of stories of my cousin, Roy, who was also one of my best friends.  He died in October of 2006, but left me with some fond & funny memories.  He'd loved it, knowing I was still talking of his exploits!

[Sean]

There are several more Halloween stories involving Roy.  In fact, I have tons of stories of my cousin, Roy, who was also one of my best friends.  He died in October of 2006, but left me with some fond & funny memories.  He'd loved it, knowing I was still talking of his exploits!>>>

    My heart goes out to you.  God Bless you and Roy.  I will listen to any good Roy story you have.  The ones you supplied already were awesome!  The werewolf costume sounds incredible.

    I was at a Rutgers/ Syracuse basketball game some years ago---courtside, 1st row... the corner right where the teams enter.  Your 'Roy' stories of his I.W.I.C. (invincibility while in costume) reminds me of this game.  Now, I didn't attend RU, and I didn't know anyone affiliated with the team----I had these seats compliments of a booster who was an attorney... but I overheard security discussing WHO was in the Scarlet Knight costume tonight.  One guy said 'Spearman'.  So this student in the costume was a real b*ll buster, apparently-----a little bit of a loose cannon and he came over to me and started screwing with me.  I'm in the 6'5" 240-range, but it's safe to screw with me with a hidden identity in front of 10,000 people.  It was then that I grabbed the 'Knight' and said to him in a low voice: ' I know it's YOU in there, Spearman and I'm going to whip your a$$'... he didn't cast a shadow on my side of the arena the rest of the night.... meanwhile I still have NO idea who Spearman is---may have been a girl for all I know. 

[Unknown Primate]

That's great, Sean, LOL!  And I like the I.W.I.C. affiliation, !