Cruella DeVille
I had the most fun on Halloween this year than I’ve ever had in my life. Dawn found a box of Halloween decorations from my house in Seattle in the storage locker and decided to decorate the apartment for Halloween.
In that box was an old Dracula costume. I forgot I even had it and don’t remember when I wore it, but it was familiar.
With the stage set, I decided that I needed to wear the costume and we needed to find a party.
In San Diego, no problem. Dawn, of course, dragged me to a doggie party when I had a more adult party in mind. I wore the costume while driving for Uber on Friday and Saturday nights.
It was great. As passengers got into the car, I said, in my best Boris Karloff accent, “Velcome to my au-to-mo-bile.” Dawn prepared a bowl of candy for me, so I turned to them and said, “Vould you like a trick … or a treat?” We had a great time. Both nights felt like one big party in my car. On Saturday, out of the sixty or seventy people I gave rides to, three weren’t in costume.
In that box was an old Dracula costume. I forgot I even had it and don’t remember when I wore it, but it was familiar.
With the stage set, I decided that I needed to wear the costume and we needed to find a party.
In San Diego, no problem. Dawn, of course, dragged me to a doggie party when I had a more adult party in mind. I wore the costume while driving for Uber on Friday and Saturday nights.
It was great. As passengers got into the car, I said, in my best Boris Karloff accent, “Velcome to my au-to-mo-bile.” Dawn prepared a bowl of candy for me, so I turned to them and said, “Vould you like a trick … or a treat?” We had a great time. Both nights felt like one big party in my car. On Saturday, out of the sixty or seventy people I gave rides to, three weren’t in costume.
We went to a doggie Halloween party at Maverick’s bar in Pacific Beach. I guess I had a party with dogs and kids in mind. I know Maverick’s well, because I pick up and drop off passengers there all the time. This is the hotspot in PB. On Fridays and Saturdays, there may be a line of a hundred or so people waiting to get in. So we ended up at an adult party after all.
If you're a regular reader, you all know how I feel about dogs. After a couple of Margaritas, some hot wings and a plate full of tacos, I was totally at ease.
We got there early and there were only a few dogs in costume. As the evening wore on, dozens of dogs appeared. Most of their owners wore complementary costumes with the dogs, but there were a few spoil-sports that dressed up their dogs and just came in street clothes.
Dawn dressed up as Cruella Deville and Lilly put on her Dalmatian costume. They were great.
As the night wore on and people had a few drinks to loosen them up, the dogs got free. There were costumed pooches running around all over the place.
The best costume prize went to a dog dressed up as President Trump and his owners dressed as secret service agents with black suits, dark glasses and ear buds.
Some of the other really great costumes were a Doberman dressed up with a white collar and cuffs as a tuxedo dog, a corn cob, the ubiquitous hot dog and a dog with a saddle and Woody riding her. There was a SWAT dog (owner in uniform) and a couple of prisoners in black and white stripes (the owner and the dog). I asked them if black and white was the new orange. One of my favorites was a basset hound with a cowboy hat and bandanna. Then there was the Chihuahua dressed as a ghost with a larger dog wearing a Ghost Busters costume.
Now Halloween is behind us and Christmas is rushing towards us. I can’t believe that the day after Halloween the stores have their Christmas decorations up. Have they no respect for tradition? Christmas decorations go up the day after Thanksgiving.
But speaking of Christmas, Dawn has scoped out eight to ten doggie Christmas parties she wants to go to. It’s going to be a busy season
If you're a regular reader, you all know how I feel about dogs. After a couple of Margaritas, some hot wings and a plate full of tacos, I was totally at ease.
We got there early and there were only a few dogs in costume. As the evening wore on, dozens of dogs appeared. Most of their owners wore complementary costumes with the dogs, but there were a few spoil-sports that dressed up their dogs and just came in street clothes.
Dawn dressed up as Cruella Deville and Lilly put on her Dalmatian costume. They were great.
As the night wore on and people had a few drinks to loosen them up, the dogs got free. There were costumed pooches running around all over the place.
The best costume prize went to a dog dressed up as President Trump and his owners dressed as secret service agents with black suits, dark glasses and ear buds.
Some of the other really great costumes were a Doberman dressed up with a white collar and cuffs as a tuxedo dog, a corn cob, the ubiquitous hot dog and a dog with a saddle and Woody riding her. There was a SWAT dog (owner in uniform) and a couple of prisoners in black and white stripes (the owner and the dog). I asked them if black and white was the new orange. One of my favorites was a basset hound with a cowboy hat and bandanna. Then there was the Chihuahua dressed as a ghost with a larger dog wearing a Ghost Busters costume.
Now Halloween is behind us and Christmas is rushing towards us. I can’t believe that the day after Halloween the stores have their Christmas decorations up. Have they no respect for tradition? Christmas decorations go up the day after Thanksgiving.
But speaking of Christmas, Dawn has scoped out eight to ten doggie Christmas parties she wants to go to. It’s going to be a busy season
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