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Anyone have any good ideas for a costume?,....... mypaty is on thursday night so if i can get some responces before then it would be appreciated...

well...you have 2 options. the hard coolest way. get some leathers, bandana etc.

or the easy way out, get spandex, with american glaf patterns on it, big white socks roled and big shoes :D

You need a kilt for sure. And a Manson shirt

I got all dressed up one year..........but decided not to show at the last minute.

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Oh yeah! 8)


But seriously, I think the white shorts would be great, or a kilt like axlrosegnr said.

I was thinking omething like this


http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/pics/axl/axl-n-queen.jpg

This is how I dressed a couple of years ago. 

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Get yourself some botox, son...

Mandy, I am shocked!  :o :nervous:

P.S Im being Buckethead for halloween ;D

someone will  be dressed like Axl from 2006 ?

Or you could wear a leather jacket and carry around a bottle of Jack Daniels a la Slash.

Maan I don't know WHAT I'm gunna be for Halloween.... I COULD go as Axl... but that'd be predictable, and I wouldn't have to make THAT many changes to my regular attire anyway... :hihi: I'd still have to pay the full amount to get into the party... :rofl:

I think I'm EITHER gunna be Axl, or a pirate wench... or Shadowcat's gothy-leather outfit...

The last two are looking to be more probable.

This is the list of things I've thought of to go as:

1. Axl.
2. Pirate.
3. Shadowcat.
4. Slash (although I am lacking a hat and wig...)
5. Duff (although I'm not blonde)
6. An Emo Kid (seriously... HORRIFIC! I'd have to cut my hair!! NO WAY!)
7. Lady Godiva (not blonde... but it'd just be rather lazy wouldn't it... I wouldn't have to make a costume! ;D )
8. A Wardrobe (basically wear all of my clothes.. but I'd get too hot!)

I completed my Halloween costume today.........I just shaved my goatee off and left the little soul patch under the bottom lip.  I have my hair all bushy now and I've got a jean jacket and blue jeans ready to rock........boom bam........The Boss done easy!  I've even practiced my facial mannerisms (the pooping look he has when he's singing).   I keep going around shouting Glory Days for bonus effect.

Eeee! Halloween shindig tomorrow in the nice cheaply-priced-drinkaged college bar!!! (yea I know its early, but who gives a shit! It wasn't my decision!)

Anyhoo, I decided I AM goin' as Shadowcat... my friend suggested it aaaages ago, and sent me this pic of her costume... just thought I'd show y'all.

(http://www.uncannyxmen.net/images/costume/shadowcat-bigcostume9.jpg)

Anybob, I REALLY don't wanna cut huge holes in mah leather pants, so I'm usin' some black tights and wearing black lycra hotpants over the top instead...

I wish I'd come up with something more creative.. like... The Color Blue, which my friend Jen's goin' as. She has blue hair already anyway! :hihi:

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If I was gonna dress out it would definitly be Buckethead, so I could wear a mask :)

Shadowcat's actually an awesome idea for a costume. I'm sure it'll look great, Skelly.

I'm also going as Axl for Halloween. It'll be my first time doing so. I was aiming for an '80s look, but due to circumstances, it's coming out more '90s. That may be for the best. I'm more of a '90s fan anyway. I'm thinking I'll go with a blue bandanna, backwards black baseball cap, sleeveless black t-shirt, long cutoff jean shorts, rolled up socks, hiker boots, aviators, jewelry, a tied flannel around my waist, a drawn cross "tattoo" on my forearm, and my naturally red beard. My main problem is finding a long red wig in this small redneck town. The closest I've come has been a long curly red one and a long straight blonde one. I may have to alter one of those all ghetto-like.

Ah well. I'll figure something out.

I was Axl in 03.  I went as kilted Axl.  Its funny, I cut my hair a while back so I had to get a wig.  I went to a wig store on Hollywood Blvd  and told the guy I was being Axl and needed a red wig.  He said, "Since when does Axl have red hair?, Axl is blonde"  I tried to argue, but he was treating me like I was stupid.  Im still kinda mad about it to this day.  I ended up wearing a damn blonde wig that I bought somewhere else.  No red wigs that dont look like Arial.

:hihi: aww nevermind dude! I'm sure there's a perfect red wig that looks like Axl's hair somewhere in the vicinity of your home...

Anybob... last night's party.... FUCKING HELL what a fucking AWESOME shindig! Seriously... oh maaaan!

OK, I ended up HALF going as Shadowcat... and looking more like a dominatrix in the process... :rofl: Instead of a black top... I wore black duct tape and a chain. And I backcombed and sprayed my hair... very WTTJ vid-esque...

There are pics... but I don't have them yet. When I do, I'll post them!

I had that same problem.  It's why I ditched the zombie Axl idea and am going for zombie pirate instead.

Im Gomer Pyle....keekee :D

Not too bad, right?
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e163/FuhQFcc/AxlSlashReunite.jpg)

Not too good though, right? The white spandex are a little too much for me and the Slash costume is pretty weak. NO OFFENSE AT ALL THOUGH. It's cool you two are Axl and Slash.

EDIT: It's hard to tell from the pic, but is Slash playing a bass??

the slash in this pic isnt smoking :smoking:

its all about the little things ?:hihi:

I know what ya mean about the cigarette.  Also, I had to do the white spandex shorts since Axl always rocked them. 

I think some nice torn jeans would have done the job. Then you wouldn't freeze your balls off either.

it's good enough to know what's up.. ?Maybe you should dress as robin and brain and give each person 6,000 guesses to who they are ?:hihi:

The party was indoor, so I wasn't that cold.  Most people at the party loved the costume (a lot of fuckers wanted picturs with "GN'R") and the shorts got a lot of laughs.  Luckily I got some muscular legs so I didn't look like a mess. 

Hell yeah, it's cool you were "representin'." And my oh my, do I love those "muscular" legs. (alright, that's a joke.)

Damn Lennon... I thought the conversation was weird when you were so offended by my shorts.... now you're making jokes about my muscular legs.... this is getting a little too creepy for me man.

awesome constumes, gents!

KITTY PRYDE! (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/krystal1027/shadowcat.gif)

O.k. so last night I went out on the town in Banff , Alberta for my buddy's stag party. We all dressed up and I went out as Axl Rose.  It's thre same costume I used a few years back and it's an Axl outfit to a tee. The kilt, the huge belt, the boots, the MARTYR shirt, the bandana(unfortunately this time around I needed a wig, hair's not as long as it was) basically it there's no mistaking who I am. That is if you hapen to know who Axl Rose. The following are quotes and conversations from and with people  I ran into regarding my  costume.

Conversation with Girl at costume store. Roughly 20-25 years old

Girl What do you need the wig for?
Bono:: I'm being Axl Rose
Girl: Who's Axl Rose?
Bono: The singer from Guns N' Roses
Girl: he has red hair? I thought his hair was black?
Bono: Nope
Girl: Well doesn't he always wear a hat?
Bono: I guess he wore a hat sometimes
Girl: I thought for sure he had black hair and alwasy wore a top hat
Bono: haha! No that's Slash, he was the guitar player.

Random shout out from guys in bar. In their mid 20's or so.

 Fuck yeah!! Axl fucking Rose!! That's wicked dude!!

A guy in the men's washroom at the bar. Mid 20's

Guy: Dude I know who you are? you like that guy fom that rock band....ummm fuck Kurt Cobain right?
Bono: What the fuck? Kurt Cobain? Wher did you get that from?
Guy: That's not who you are?
Bono: No man. I'm Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses.
Guy: Ohhh yeah, fuck! Didn't that guy die?

Conversation with Shooter Girl in bar. Mid 20's

Shooter Girl: What band are you supposed to be from?
Bono: You don't know who I am? Take a guess.
Shooter Girl: ummm.... Kurt Cobain?
Bono: haha! No. Axl Rose.
Shooter Girl: Who's that?
Bono: He's the singer from Guns N' Roses
Shooter Girl: Really? I've never even heard of him. Isn't that band Velvet Revolver basically Guns N' Roses but with like a new drummer or somthing.
Bono:  ::)

Random shout out from guy in bar. Mid 20's

"fuck yeah Rowdy Roddy Piper!! That's awesome dude.

Random Girl in bar. Mid 20's

Random Girl: hey do you go naked under your kilt or wear little white shorts like Axl did?
Bono: Check for yourself
Random Girl: haha! that's so cool. You even have a sock stuffed in there like he did.
Bono: haha! no way that's all natural. Just like Axl.
Random Girl: haha! yeah I'm so sure. either way it looks hot. Not as hot as Axl but pretty hot.

Random shoutout from the bar DJ before he plays the last song of the night

 "Alright we're gonna shut'er down a little differently tonight. Axl fucking Rose himself has graced us with his prscence tonight so this one's for him... and just for the record this is definately the place where the girls are pretty!!!!" cue Paradise City

Conversation with random girl in Donair shop after bar closed. 27 years old(I asked)

Bono: You look like such a Ho.
Donair Girl: Thank you. Who are you supposed to be?
Bono: Really? You have no clue? How old are you?
Donair Girl: 27 why?
Bono: well if you're 27 you should have some idea who I am? heres'a hint I'm a  singer in a band.
Donair Girl: yeah yeah o.k. Kurt Cobain right?
My Buddy: Holy fuck! Why does everybody think you're Kurt Cobain? He's Axl Rose. it's soooo obvious. You know who Guns N' Roses is right?
Donair Girl: yeah, of course. I had no idea who their singer was. I thought the singer for Guns N' Roses died and Slash went into Velvet Revolver.
Bono: No and yes. Axl never died. Gn'R is actually coming to Calgary and Edmonton in December.
Donair Girl: So Slash isn't in Velvet Revolver anymore than.
Bono: Ha! yes he is in Velvet Revolver. Axl is still in Guns N' Roses but he's the only original member left.
Donair Girl: Weird. I thought Guns N' Rose quit cause the singer died.
My Buddy: Holy fuck. How old are we when people don't even know who Axl Rose is anymore and even if they do know they think he's dead.


 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:  Axl needs to get his name back out there.  It was weird. Everyone seemd to be in their 20's and yet some people just had no clue whatsoever who I was but the people who did, knew  instantly and fully. There was no middle ground.

 :rofl: no that i think of it, they are very similar!  :rofl:


girl get those pics on here!  :P

Here in wisconsin, in Madison, they have a thing every year, on State street, is where its at, where you can just go hang out, get drunk, dress up and walk around, goto the restraunts n shit, its a pretty big thing, but yeah, i was on the benches and saw someone dressed up at slash and some time later someone dressed as buckethead, i was hoping to see someone as axl but no luck. so i thought it was cool still having gnr fans dressing up as them and showing the band love still

Survey says......this thread is going downtown quick!

survey says i dont really care, i was just posting because i have nothing better to do

According to the  Jacksonville Rock station     http://rock105i.com/.    The band is encouraging the fans  to wear costumes to the show .  I wonder how Axl will react towards  the fans  dressing up as  Slash or Buckethead.    Will he kick everybody out ??  :hihi:

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I'm Axl, that was Saturday night in University of Albany

I'll have much more pictures by wednesday

I was camping at Jellystone Park in Warrens Wisconsin here, and i saw some people dressed up as Hendrix, Slash, and Elvis riding in a back of a truck. I should of took a picture.

IFINGLOVEVR.... that brings back memories of May, when all the pics of you dressed as Axl at the Hammerstein gigs were popping up everywhere.... *le sigh du nostalgique*

Just to give a quick review of my Halloween, I did dress up as Axl like I'd planned. I never found the red wig, but I clipped fake red hair into my real hair. The bandanna and hat covered it up. So that worked out well. My ex-girlfriend went with me, and she dressed as an '80s era groupie. We had to pick up a few things at Wal-Mart at the beginning of the night. That got some interesting looks. Oddly enough, strangers that we passed seemed to enjoy our costumes while friends that we bumped into didn't really want to talk to us. Heh. But we went to the party after that, and I'd say that our costumes were a hit. Other than the asshole that asked if I was a crackhead and the guy that thought I was Kid Rock, everyone got it right away. And whether it was for me or not, they played a lot of GNR. They played about two songs off of every other band's CD throughout the night. They were up to "Don't Cry" on GNR's "Greatest Hits" when I left. I even drunken slow-danced to "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" at one point. The people re-dubbed it "Knockin' on Evin's Door". Ya see, the girl throwing the party was named Evin.

And I guess I might as well post one of the pictures...





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Hey man, I checked out your pics and that's one of the better Axl costumes I've seen, and I think it's cause you're got the backwards hat over the bandana.  That totally makes the costume in my mind.   :beer:  good work!

Ah tonight is the night to crack out a copy of The Crow



People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.

Pretty darn good!

I'm going out as either an Islamic extremist or a victim of the Iraq war... I haven't made up my mind yet, they both pretty much require the same costume.

I was gonna make a new topic, but this one will do just fine. 

Neil Gaiman is the creator of the wonderful series The Sandman, and he also started the equally wonderful Books of Magic series.  Here is a funny little piece written by him.


Ghosts in the Machines
By NEIL GAIMAN

WE are gathered here at the final end of what Bradbury called the October Country: a state of mind as much as it is a time. All the harvests are in, the frost is on the ground, there?s mist in the crisp night air and it?s time to tell ghost stories.

When I was growing up in England, Halloween was no time for celebration. It was the night when, we were assured, the dead walked, when all the things of night were loosed, and, sensibly, believing this, we children stayed at home, closed our windows, barred our doors, listened to the twigs rake and patter at the window-glass, shivered, and were content.

There were days that changed everything: birthdays and New Years and First Days of School, days that showed us that there was an order to all things, and the creatures of the night and the imagination understood this, just as we did. All Hallows? Eve was their party, the night all their birthdays came at once. They had license ? all the boundaries set between the living and the dead were breached ? and there were witches, too, I decided, for I had never managed to be scared of ghosts, but witches, I knew, waited in the shadows, and they ate small boys.

I did not believe in witches, not in the daylight. Not really even at midnight. But on Halloween I believed in everything. I even believed that there was a country across the ocean where, on that night, people my age went from door to door in costumes, begging for sweets, threatening tricks.  ;D

Halloween was a secret, back then, something private, and I would hug myself inside on Halloween, as a boy, most gloriously afraid.

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Now I write fictions, and sometimes those stories stray into the shadows, and then I find I have to explain myself to my loved ones and my friends.

Why do you write ghost stories? Is there any place for ghost stories in the 21st century?

As Alice said, there?s plenty of room. Technology does nothing to dispel the shadows at the edge of things. The ghost-story world still hovers at the limits of vision, making things stranger, darker, more magical, just as it always has ....

There?s a blog I don?t think anyone else reads. I ran across it searching for something else, and something about it, the tone of voice perhaps, so flat and bleak and hopeless, caught my attention. I bookmarked it.

If the girl who kept it knew that anyone was reading it, anybody cared, perhaps she would not have taken her own life. She even wrote about what she was going to do, the pills, the Nembutal and Seconal and the rest, that she had stolen a few at a time over the months from her stepfather?s bathroom, the plastic bag, the loneliness, and wrote about it in a flat, pragmatic way, explaining that while she knew that suicide attempts were cries for help, this really wasn?t, she just didn?t want to live any longer.

She counted down to the big day, and I kept reading, uncertain what to do, if anything. There was not enough identifying information on the Web page even to tell me which continent she lived on. No e-mail address. No way to leave comments. The last message said simply, ?Tonight.?

I wondered whom I should tell, if anyone, and then I shrugged, and, best as I could, I swallowed the feeling that I had let the world down.

And then she started to post again. She says she?s cold and she?s lonely.

I think she knows I?m still reading ....

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I remember the first time I found myself in New York for Halloween. The parade went past, and went past and went past, all witches and ghouls and demons and wicked queens and glorious, and I was, for a moment, 7 years old once more, and profoundly shocked. If you did this in England, I found myself thinking in the part of my head that makes stories, things would wake, all the things we burn our bonfires on Guy Fawkes? to keep away. Perhaps they can do it here, because the things that watch are not English. Perhaps the dead do not walk here, on Halloween.

Then, a few years later, I moved to America and bought a house that looked as if it had been drawn by Charles Addams on a day he was feeling particularly morbid. For Halloween, I learned to carve pumpkins, then I stocked up on candies and waited for the first trick-or-treaters to arrive. Fourteen years later, I?m still waiting. Perhaps my house looks just a little too unsettling; perhaps it?s simply too far out of town.

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And then there was the one who said, in her cellphone?s voicemail message, sounding amused as she said it, that she was afraid she had been murdered, but to leave a message and she would get back to us.

It wasn?t until we read the news, several days later, that we learned that she had indeed been murdered, apparently randomly and quite horribly.

But then she did get back to each of the people who had left her a message. By phone, at first, leaving cellphone messages that sounded like someone whispering in a gale, muffled wet sounds that never quite resolved into words.

Eventually, of course, she will return our calls in person.

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And still they ask, Why tell ghost stories? Why read them or listen to them? Why take such pleasure in tales that have no purpose but, comfortably, to scare?

I don?t know. Not really. It goes way back. We have ghost stories from ancient Egypt, after all, ghost stories in the Bible, classical ghost stories from Rome (along with werewolves, cases of demonic possession and, of course, over and over, witches). We have been telling each other tales of otherness, of life beyond the grave, for a long time; stories that prickle the flesh and make the shadows deeper and, most important, remind us that we live, and that there is something special, something unique and remarkable about the state of being alive.

Fear is a wonderful thing, in small doses. You ride the ghost train into the darkness, knowing that eventually the doors will open and you will step out into the daylight once again. It?s always reassuring to know that you?re still here, still safe. That nothing strange has happened, not really. It?s good to be a child again, for a little while, and to fear ? not governments, not regulations, not infidelities or accountants or distant wars, but ghosts and such things that don?t exist, and even if they do, can do nothing to hurt us.

And this time of year is best for a haunting, as even the most prosaic things cast the most disquieting shadows.

The things that haunt us can be tiny things: a Web page; a voicemail message; an article in a newspaper, perhaps, by an English writer, remembering Halloweens long gone and skeletal trees and winding lanes and darkness. An article containing fragments of ghost stories, and which, nonsensical although the idea has to be, nobody ever remembers reading but you, and which simply isn?t there the next time you go and look for it.

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Happy Halloween everybody.

Thanks. I'm glad you guys think so. If it completely sucked, I'm sure you would have told me. The HTGTH crowd's pretty ruthless.

Yea that was Awsome. I just posted a bunch more in the main guns n roses thread check them out