Halloween in the West Village

This was the most popular costume I saw around town.

You can't blame the kid for looking doubtful...

But lollies won the day.

le flaneur va au the shops

(tt)  Today is Melbourne Yawn Cup Yawn Day. Most shops are closed. But I managed to find a new French patisserie open and bought their last chocolate eclairs. The Hartley's are having a family bbq this arvo and we'll watch the Yawn race on the tele at 3.  That's when "A Nation Yawn Stops"
Here are a few pics from my trek to the almost deserted Nicholson St.

so far successful

(tt)   This is the Camberwell station which was saved from high rise development by such locals as Mr G.Rush.

I was invited  Chez Rush for a chickem pot pie last night and much mirth ensued.

from "Theatermania": Theatre Ghosts

(© Tristan Fuge)

At The Palace Theatre, which is currently home to Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, faint melodies from an ancient Steinway are reportedly heard after dark. the smell of cigarettes waft nightly from the old manager's office, actors from the vaudeville era are known to roam the theater, hoping for one last curtain call. and the spirit of late singer Judy Garland, has been sighted at the door at the rear of the orchestra pit, which was built specifically for her entrances and exits during her famous concerts there.
Ghostly interactions have included sightings of a little boy who rolls toy trucks in the hallway behind the mezzanine, a natty man who walks past the offices late at night (supposedly a former manager), and a white-gowned cellist whose lost melody plays into the night.
The scariest reports refer to the bloodcurdling cries of the acrobat, Louis Barsalino. who supposedly fell to his death during a performance. Eyewitnesses claim to see him walking his tightrope from balcony to mezzanine.

Spirits abound there in other forms as well, says Priscilla star Tony Sheldon: "I've never seen a ghost at the Palace but when my energy starts to flag on two-show days I've definitely felt Gwen Verdon over my shoulder whispering "C'mon kid, I did Sweet Charity here eight times a week so you can certainly get through THIS!"

All the Rivers Rave

Joan, Melissa and Cooper make a return visit. Steve Schepis was on for Nick Adams as Felicia.

it pays to look down

(tt)   an event washed and faded.  The strange Martin Martini was on this ghostly bill. The memory of it all has probably faded from the minds of the attendees and this is probably one of two or three handouts that still exist. Did exist. I've chucked it in the bin.

From the silly old bus...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!