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If you were in a photo and would like a hi-res copy, e-mail Lars@Hindsley.usLoop 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 »
