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The Henri David Ball kicked off it’s 44th year last night. It started as a small gathering at Henri’s house and great into a gigantic community Halloween party, and a must attend on anyone’s bucket list as much as the Castro Halloween Party, Greenwich Village Halloween Parade or Key West’s Fantasy Fest. Although the crowds were down a bit because of Hurricane Sandy, the spirit wasn’t dampened as droves of people made it to the annual fest held at the Sheraton City Center at 17th and Vine Streets.
My Mike Toub (it was our 15th year at Henri David. In 2004 + 2005 I went to the Castro as I lived in San Francisco on a work assignment then, and in 2006 I went to NYC as I lived there.) Mike always dresses political; (except the one year we were OJ and police car. He was an OJ container I was a police car created from a box. We both wore roller blades and skated around the PA Convention Center, where Henri David was held that year.) This year mike was a binder of Romney flip flops with the master of ceremonies Henri David
Romney web of lies with Mike’s binder of flip flops
Florence Nedell, Phyllis Mass and Renee Reichart run the VIP Table
Paul Struck, Henri David’s partner of 15 years. They met a this party too.
Sunny Carroll
Hurricane Sandy is still hanging around
This guy comes every year and always has a clever costume. It’s a voting maching, the left sign says if you are a gay, black, Hispanic, liberal or a vegetarian you need ID to vote. The right sign says, if you are a Republican you do not need ID. Then the machined tallied the nights voting. Seems nearly 300 Democrats had ID on them somewhere. 128 Republicans didn’t need any ID to vote. I was surprised as a veteran he entered the wrong category – Most Hysterical. He should have entered
The pre show entertainment
Ladies man and super columnist, the revered Stu Bykofsky – philly.com
VIP Security – Dick Mass and Andrew Brathwaite
Tina Montgomery opens the show with a little Patti LaBelle
Most Original Couples take the stage to be Judge
Not everyone enters the contests,
even though their costumes are spectacular
Katy Perry and Kevin Bacon
Lance Armstrong, notice the IV in his arm
Four more years
Diana Ross and Vin Diesel
Most Believable and Most Spectacular Female Impersonator contestants
These are all men
These guys entered themselves in the wrong category, Henri used to pull folks out of line and tells them to wait for Most Unbelievably Spectacular. They would have won. Henri even said from the stage there were some people who chose the wrong category. I guess he had to stop pulling them out for some reason. They entered – Best Period Piece, I think
Up for the Most Unbelievably Spectacular contest. I thought he was really great.
Most Unbelievably Spectacular – he did Eagle good
The winners – first is the Most Believable and Most Spectacular Female Impersonator on right
Most Horrifying
Most Original Couple
Most Decadent
Best Period Piece
Most Hysterical
Best Celebrity Look A Like – She made the whole dress herself. The judges love that. SO make sure if you enter next year, and you’ve made your costume yourself, tell the judges.
The guy on the right won the nights over all prize.
The winner of Most Unbelievably Spectacular unfortunately something went wrong with the numbers and someone else also had #194
The Eagle (r), who had to be Kanye West restrained and removed from the stage.
This is how the contests go, and what you can expect in 2013 when you go. This is the Most Hysterical Category.
Though I wasn't in the contest, I was there in attendance once again, as usual (for my 6th year).
Since I live here in the city (Philly) I'm luckier than others coming in from the suburbs or out of town, since I have to believe Hurricane Sandy did affect turnout for this somewhat this year.
But, be that as it may… it was still a blast and half, same as always. So, thank you VERY much to Henri David for another year of the best Halloween party in town.
Thanks HughE! Some great shots! Any chance to get copies to Henri?
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Cosmo
Vegetarian! That's what I forgot! 😉
Thanks for the nice comments, I was the voting booth. I usually don't enter the 'most amazingly spectacular' contest because that tends to be the larger, flamboyantglittery costumes, and besides, I thought mine was pretty hysterical. Funny, though, that's exactly what judge Stu Bykofsky said to me on stage – I hsould have gone for the spectacular contest. But I had a blast, and that's what counts.
Great pics, thanks for posting them.
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are you going to post the rest of the pictures?
I wasnt planning to. Which shots are missing.
Though I wasn't in the contest, I was there in attendance once again, as usual (for my 6th year).
Since I live here in the city (Philly) I'm luckier than others coming in from the suburbs or out of town, since I have to believe Hurricane Sandy did affect turnout for this somewhat this year.
But, be that as it may… it was still a blast and half, same as always. So, thank you VERY much to Henri David for another year of the best Halloween party in town.
^.^
Thanks HughE! Some great shots! Any chance to get copies to Henri?
:):):)!!!
Vegetarian! That's what I forgot! 😉
Thanks for the nice comments, I was the voting booth. I usually don't enter the 'most amazingly spectacular' contest because that tends to be the larger, flamboyantglittery costumes, and besides, I thought mine was pretty hysterical. Funny, though, that's exactly what judge Stu Bykofsky said to me on stage – I hsould have gone for the spectacular contest. But I had a blast, and that's what counts.
Great pics, thanks for posting them.