BOO! and Bravo

HAPPPY HALLOWWEENNN!! oh, how i crave a fistful of candy corn right now (ouch! sounds like a guaranteed cavity)! but alas, i have to just imagine what that would be like. halloween spirit and celebrations are far and in between in France. As i told some of you a few weeks ago, we were going to go to Euro disney with our school, but alas it did not work out. *sniff*. maddie, the little sleuth that she is, managed to track down a few bars that are having halloween parties, which we plan to hit up later. but i am sure it will not even compare to the hallow-madness that occurs in chicago and minneapolis and madison. oh well. not even a ghost or ghool could scare away our halloween spirit.

Maddie's halloween costume:

A baby lobster D.

Sophia's Halloween Costume:

Minty Fresh, Baby!

.... on an unrelated note, i want to share with you some pics and a short vid from the Langhorne Slim concert i went to on wednesday night. It was at the Divan du Monde, a venue in the 18th district of Paris. In a neighborhood full of expensive restaurants and cheap strip joints, i found myself standing in line with a bunch of urbanized hippie english speakers. I guess i shouldn't have been surprised since it was an americana/ folk-soul concert. The venue had older elements of design inside, a balcony and beautiful stage. It had a new vibe to it though, its rounded balconies looked like if they had been smoothed by hand out of clay. Only about 100 people max were there, so it was very intimate. it was funny, i know that if i had seen him in america, the crowd would have hugged the stage and been dancing like crazy. Every one was a little more spread out here, giving the performers some respectful space, enjoying the music from every corner of the room. There was a good vibe. i was in the first row of people, right in front of Langhorne. It was badass.

The Band

oh, lordy. i think i may have successfully uploaded a video directly onto the blog!!!! this is a first. if it doesn't work, i also linked it to youtube.

Trick or Treat, smell my feet,

SMB