Halloween in Borgo a Mazzano

Sunday, November 4, 2007 

I flew to Italy on the 31st, just in time for the big Halloween bash in Borgo. The whole town puts on the “largest Halloween celebration in Europe.” It was hard to imagine that our little town could really claim such an honor, but it seems plausible now. The town was filled with people from end to end, even late at night. There were bands in every plaza and dancing and scary costumes and fireworks below the Devil’s Bridge at midnight.

Our friend Leslie came out with Carolyn a week earlier and stayed for the party. Carolyn and she both had to leave very early the next day (Carolyn took off well before dawn to go to Sweden to do an install and I took Leslie to the Florence airport a few hours later).

The party was really enjoyable. It was very energetic and enthusiastic. It seemed everyone was having fun and people came from all over Italy to see it. We stayed out dancing until about 02:30 and walking back through the by-then less crowded streets, there were piles of trash stacked all around town. By early the next morning the whole place was clean again.

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Italian Public Sculpture

Saturday, November 3, 2007 

It is far better than anything one finds in the states.

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This well-breasted woman is one of four in Bologna.

Posted at 16:00:30 GMT-0700

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Do Not Try To Run

Saturday, November 3, 2007 

You are not going to get away.

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The Police Lamborghini Gallardo was on display at the Lucca Comics convention, just in case Darth Vader made a break for it.

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Posted at 16:00:26 GMT-0700

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