It does seem odd, almost scary - how the various pagan rites co-exist with the modern one-God does it all world. At any rate, philosophy aside - I plan to be at what is probably the most poorly photographed event in New York on Monday.
Went last year - for the first time - and did okay - but what a crush on 6th avenue. Someone passed out in a Blimpies. Two women with baby carriages got into a bumper car rumble. That night, I came home with nightmares. I never liked this so-called holiday. Don't really want to see everyone's dark fantasy on parade. But I go anyway. I stop to gawk at car crashes also. Can you remember when this was a kid's holiday. Not in New York it ain't.
So you've got yer Mermaids Day Parade - fertility and life-affirming (beautiful women) and your Halloween Parade where the dead spirits get their chance to prance about. Boo! The real world is still scarier.
That was one of the main reasons for trying to nail down the ASA 1600 film / developer combo.
I'm going to spend this weekend getting the rest of the orders packaged and ready to ship; and try and clear the decks. Look out below - there's a whole lot of weird gents approaching.
