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(Halloween Photos 2009 - Complete Gallery - Are you In It?)

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Loop night 2009 in most respects was like any other loop night.  Now you'd think that means same old same old.  Well, when it comes to loop night, that's not a bad thing.  Each year loop night promises the same old thing.  Strange costumes, intense characters, and as the night wears on, strange behavior that both amuses and surprises you.  For instance in just one case alone I had a girl take my phone call her number and tell me to call her, all this without knowing my name first; but I'll get to that later.

Now if you are not familiar with Loop Night, or the Halloween Loop as it's also known, here is a quick primer.  Each year Wilmington Delaware offers adults over 21 a chance to celebrate Halloween as only adults could.  It provides the entire city as a playground where for $10.00  you get access to free buses driving in an endless loop around the city where participating bars and restaurants provide musical entertainment.   The streets are filled with costumed inhabitants.  If you show up without a costume, you'd be a fool and feel entirely out-of-place. 

The costumes always range from minimal to all-out.  You'll see a fair share of irreverent and risqué costumes through-out the night.  The men will fill out the irreverent category while the women opt for risqué.

On Loop night 2009 I spent most of my time in the Trolley Square area of Wilmington.  In this area you can evade the buses and walk between four locations.   Police cordon off the area to a degree and rarely is there an incident they need to deal with. 

As I interviewed people about loop night, it became obvious that the longer the night wore on, the more I would see in terms of wacky behavior.  Oh and did I see some wacky people.

Early on I found an ensemble of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and interviewed them.  See that below.





It wasn't long after entering Kelly's Logan house that I got some female attention.  Now I'm not seeing anyone seriously at this time so I had no problem flirting, but here is a tip to all you men that may venture out to your first loop night in years to come.  If a girl doesn't give you her number, don't waste your time.  I found the floor riddled with phone numbers as the night wore on.  And even then, you can still find out the girl that you exchanged numbers with has a boyfriend etc... Again, stay tuned here. I'll get to a story on this very subject.  Standard protocol if you really want a number is she dials her number from your phone on the spot.   Pretty much the same as any night out at a club, the difference is on Halloween; behavior by both men and women is elevated to a much more erratic state due to the increased drinking. 

As my night of capturing great costumes on film wore on, I realized I had not taken many of the standard, "sexy costume" shots.  Why not interview someone in one?  I hooked up with Cory O'Neal (Scandalous Cop) for a few minutes to discuss her experience on the Halloween Loop.



This year I have to say the wide variety was not there.  The repetition of costume ideas didn't help either.  This year I saw three full sets of Ninja Turtles, numerous Lady GaGa's which was to be expected and a few "Dick In The Box" costumes.  Last year a due pulled that costume off nicely, this year I saw a number of solo costumed versions.  Because the Phillies are back in the World Series, there were Mrs. Cole Hamels, and the Broad Street Bear.   Of course this year the award for most outrageous costume goes to Beau Garcia with his giant, larger than life... how do I say it?  Vagina.  I think the only real way to express the outrageousness of the costume is    more »

It's cool, it's hip, it's here... Texting is the NEW talking!

It's true. Texting has replaced talking.  Sure it's common for teens.  Passing notes is a thing of the past.   For established friendships, it's become a means of commenting on life with no ill-effects.  For instance consider these inane remarks made amongst friends:


In the lifestyle of short messages, text messages allow us to interact with friends in fun social commentary, but what many have been slow to realize is that text messaging has also replaced talking on the phone for daters.  Women are the agent provocateurs.  Almost every aspect of your communicating is limited to text messaging.  As a man, if you fight this, you will lose and be as uncool as a man could ever hope to be.  It's here guys. Learn it, accept it.   Accept the fact you will communicate without tone, you will articulate your most sincere emotions without ever coming face-to-face and  facial expressions will be replaced by emoticons, i.e.  :-) for a smile or  ;-) for a wink.   Your intellect will be lowered when you no longer spell the word "you" in a traditional sense. You'll substitute the letter 'u'  for the word 'you'  and you'll deem that acceptable communicating. 

Now unless you are married or just not someone with a solid circle of friends, you know this behavior is now, wait for it... Normal.  In 2008 Nielsen reported that phone owners were out-texting phone calls by a number of 357 to 204 on average per month per user.  Another interesting point of the texting lifestyle is that people whom have adopted the text lifestyle limit themselves to a small circle of contacts cycling out those that do not text regularly with them. 

DATERS BEWARE - DATERS PREPARE

What is perhaps most important to learn is that at some point early on, if you don't have some level of real personal contact, then your text message conversations will replace talking and allow a woman to hide behind the allusion of a real relationship where you will both face disillusion when   more »

I've used the minimum age of 50 as a qualifier.  If you can hang out to outward beauty that long, you have beaten the odds.

#10 Nancy Wilson - Musician (Band Heart).  Born: March 16, 1954 Age: 55 (2009)

California girl Nancy Wilson (Born Nancy Lamoureux)  has maintained a fresh look, youthful hair and charm with ease.  Perhaps it's her on the go lifestyle minus the rock and roll pitfalls.  Nancy is still at it musically and while married to writer director Cameron Crowe she helped out on sound track work for his films.  In 2009 Nancy and her sister Ann published a children's book based on their 1978 album Dog & Butterfly.


#9. Sophia Loren - Actress.  Born: September 20, 1934 Age 75 (2009)

Who can forget how Sophia Loren sizzled on screen in films like A Breath of Scandal, El Cid and The Pride and the Passion. Sophia has an iconic look due to her exotic facial features. Her acting ability matched her chest which made her just that much more attractive.

Sophia was solicited to pose nude well into her sixties. A testimony in itself that she had truly aged gracefully. In 2007 she posed for the famed Pirelli Calendar.


#8. Jane Seymour - Actress. Born February 15, 1951 Age 58 (2009)

Jane has kept her signature cascading hair and ultra fresh face so long you can hardly notice she changed in age over the years. While she acted prior to the 70's it was her role as Solitaire in the 1973 James Bond thriller Live and Let Die that set her onto the international stage.


#7. Iman - Model. Born July 25, 1955 Age 54 (2009)

Iman (Means faith) Mohamed Abdulmajid is our only model (broke in 1976) turned occasional actress. Her flawless body and skin seem to ignore time completely. Born in Somalia the daughter of an Ambassador, she has become royalty in her own right and stands tall like a goddess. Iman has been center stage to many great admirers from Yves Saint-Laurent to David Bowie to whom she is currently married.


#6. Susanne Somers - Actress. Born October 16, 1946 Age 63 (2009)

It wasn't Three's Company where she made her big impression on men... It was American Graffiti. She was that girl.

It seems the years and her thigh-master have really been good to her. How many women can wear modern jeans at age 63? Susanne Somers can.  Susanne is vigilant about her health and shape and has written books and made countless videos on the subject along with some controversial statements about how we should all eat.   Whatever she does, she takes it serious for such a fun loving woman. 


#5.Cher - Singer/Actress.  Born May 20, 1946 Age 63 (2009)

At 17 Cherilyn Sarkisian got an early start in the limelight in the musical team of Sonny and Cher, TV and movies followed. Now in her sixties Cher has aroused generations of men as seems to re-emerge every ten years looking more impressive than the previous decade.


#4. Jaclyn Smith - Actress.  Born October 26, 1945 Age 64 (2009)

Jaclyn started in dance but became an Angel to everyone. Jaclyn's dignified classic look is as fresh today as it was in 1976 when she broke in Charlie's Angels. She' since leveraged her self as a brand on and off the screen. She's had over 30 years of radiating staying power.   more »