The Old Whore Is Back!

No, I’m not talking about the newly re-single Madonna, Soccerboy in LA is back for cycle three!!! I know I said it would arrive yesterday, but it’s always good to be fashionably late, no? Here in LA at the end of October, things are a little bit weird. Not only do Gavin Rossdale, The Verve and Oasis each have hit singles out, but it’s been over 90 degrees almost every day for the past month. Global warming? I’d have to say so. But, as you have seen here, we will definitely bring up interesting information about living in the current times in the 21st Century Life feature. In fact, we’ve got a couple of new features that we’re debuting in this cycle, some of which had their soft debut already. There’ll be a short series of interviews/discussions/articles with other working professionals in the entertainment industry, the first of which was on the brilliant Ryan Raftery. Tomorrow will feature the world premiere of Everybody’s Stupid, MD TOTAL’s first web series! Its best described as fun and silliness in three short minutes. With Halloween weekend upon us, I thought it’d be nice to suggest things to do for the end of Shocktober.

The biggest party hands down is in West Hollywood. Hundreds of thousands of people attend each year – it’s so big that Santa Monica Blvd is closed between La Cienega and Doheny!!! It’s fun like nothing else, and generally gets crazy. Since Halloween is on a Friday this year, expect the naughtiness to be a little bit more extra ridiculous than usual. And that’s a great thing, let me tell you. You might find out fantastic things you never knew about yourself, just because your costume granted you freedom.

Knott's Scary Farm invites you to Walk In and Freak Out! They boast that they’ve got the World’s largest Halloween Party that features seven electrifying shows and thirteen mazes, including the famous “Corn Stalkers,” a corn maze. I will testify that corn mazes can be absoluting fucking terrifying when done right, and I am told that Knott’s knows what they’re doing. All this plus the attractions and rides you expect and you’ve got a seriously spooky evening.

Universal Studios Hollywood has their Halloween Horror Nights! The best thing about being at Universal is that all of their Halloween attractions are based on popular horror movies – so you’ll be dealing with Freddy, Jason and that Chainsaw dude from Texas. And those are just the mazes! Get Ready to Live Your Worst Nightmare! Plus, on the Terror Tram, all three of them will be loose on the backlot! Between that, the Bates Motel and Crystal Lake, no place is safe!

Down in Long Beach, the colossal cruise ship, The Queen Mary is having Shipwrecked. They’re not really spilling any details, but they admit that they will have a huge party on Halloween itself featuring DMX and a racy costume show hosted by Penthouse Pet Teanna Kai! We all know that Halloween is really about women dressed up as sluts.

“What are you?”
“I’m a hooker dressed up as a mouse! What are you?”
“I’m a hooker dressed up as a nurse!” And so on.

Six Flags Magic Mountain is hosting their annual Fright Fest, and be warned, the fun ends on Halloween Night. They feature family thrills by day, chills by night! You can even ride Colossus backwards! Plus five mazes and all the rides you’ve come to love. Don’t forget, Magic Mountain has fourteen roller coasters! FOURTEEN! The only place in the world that has more is Cedar Point and I ain’t gonna make it to Ohio in the next 36 hours, so I’d have to say that all told, this is the best choice for a theme park.

Honorable Mention goes to the Spooky House Haunted Theme Park in Chatsworth, the Old Town Haunt in Pasadena and the Seaside Haunted Theme Park in Ventura. You got to give it up to these guys because they don’t have the corporate dollars behind them like all the others and they have managed to stay Indie for 19 years! That alone is reason to celebrate!

And before I forget, I even have something to do on November 1st! The Dearly Departed Tour is billed as the Tragical History Tour. This tour takes you to the sites of many famous Los Angeles Crimes and deaths. Sure to please the dark soul in your group!

There we are! That’s just a smattering of what’s going on in LA for All Hallow’s Eve 2008! Hope you all have a great Halloween Weekend. Remember to stay safe! I will leave you with a silly video from the kids at Ashton Kutcher’s production company.




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