We don't have high expectations for parties, but they should be more than strolls down the street in costume. Castro Halloween's legendary block party fell pretty flat on Saturday, leaving us with another quiet comeback like last year's.
The night just lacked pizazz and any real revelry, as though the organizers behind Castro Halloween are still afraid to push the envelope, barricade the streets and let people dance in them.
Now what's the reason it's left out? The big difference since 2006 is now we're constantly connected. Today, not only could violence happen in San Francisco, it could happen - pearls clutched - inside a queer neighborhood that's supposed to be a safe space.
So bring the real party back. The atmosphere has changed and there’s a yearning for the vibrancy that was once synonymous with Castro Halloween.
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