Go to hell, Barrymore’s
I made the mistake of heading to Barrymore’s Music Hall on the weekend for their Hallow’een party. It turned out to be a bit of a let down: the price at the door inexplicably jumped to $25 despite being advertised as $20, the band was poorly chosen, and the starting wiccan ceremony was mind-numbingly boring (kinda like going to a Catholic ceremony, except that the person leading the ceremony wasn’t a missionary from some third world country, it was an escapee of the ‘burbs).
The classiest moment of the night was when the MC nominated one of the judges for the “crowd favourite” costume prize. The judge and his posse had dressed up as the crew of Serenity. Which probably wouldn’t have been clear unless the MC had pointed it out.
Last year the ceremony was much more fun (it featured bad acting, toplessness, and movement), and the main act was a fantastic Beegees cover band. Anyhow, next year, I’ll probably head to the honest lawyer.
