We finally got Abby’s “documents” in the mail, and practiced her alias and alibi a few times. After a few last minute stops in Seattle to drop off post cards and check out some thrift stores, we got over the Canadian border halfway legal with no problem what so ever. We got in touch with Leon at Shop-Task and he was gracious enough to host us, but under one condition. He was throwing a Halloween party so we couldn’t stay without costumes. Sounds like a fair deal to me.
Vancouver is a beautiful city, with lots of nice upgrades with the winter Olympics coming soon. There are also over 40 skate parks in the city, and we made sure to take advantage of a handful of them. Value Village helped us put together the finishing touches on the Halloween costumes, and we got ready for the party. We were only in the city for about 48 hours, but it felt like a lot longer.
the view from Shop Task
beautiful city!
these guys do it right!!
keeping it simple… NO CRIME!!
this spot was apparently for the Vistor King
out skating before noon, Canadians are crazy!
Leon pointing out an old stunt he fakee rolled to backflip
testing some RB flatrockers in the bowl
as if 45+ skateparks weren’t enough, skateboarders built this too in their spare time
Leon got the glasses for his costume but could barely see out of them
love it
rejected costume #1
rejected costume #2
Ellie (or Ely? or Elly?) with the cobweb decoration
spooking up the loft
party time! costumes below
rooftop view with a fireworks show later in the night
somehow I got cut, and for some reason somebody decided I needed a butterfly stitch haha
caught in the web
we moved the party to something John and Yoko were more familiar with
the vision
me, john, and yoko
zoolander and lady gaga
care bears patrolling the street
peggy bundy brought a pistol too
the old “abby’s face in a bowl”
spent the hangover morning at the elbow room, one of those places where the staffs job is to make fun of you and be as obnoxious as possible. always a good way to cheer up your day.
