Happy Halloween!!

spooky sky

view from the staten island ferry

7th Annual Great PUPkin Halloween Dog Costume Contest

So I decided to go see a dog costume contest close to my house in Fort Greene park this morning. I wasn't sure what to expect, but my expectations were blown out of the water. It was the funniest thing I've seen since that last gallery exhibition in Chelsea. The weather was a bit cold and the show ring was a bit small but it was all worth it! The MC was really funny and witty and there were about 40 dogs that entered the competition. As I was walking around and snapping shots I kept think that I had stepped in dog crap because the ground was wet and squishy and I figured with that many dogs around I was bound to, but I never did thankfully. Below are some of the highlights.

the winner!

It was a dog eat dog competition, but this one took the milk bone! He was dressed as a flying monkey form The Wizard of Oz, complete with little hat and real feathers for wings. The funny part was that the dog actually seemed to like the costume ans was truly happy to win. So strange.

a ladybug

the bumble bee

upper east side debutante

What a snob!

the pimp

Look at that bling!

dog from swan lake

This one was a runner up. The dog was 14 years old!

the jester

little mariachi

This one was a winner, I think third place.

wolf in sheep's clothing

This was a team costume, the other dog was little red riding hood.

watch it

oscar the grouch

This dog was one of the top three.

how cute.

in the mighty concrete jungle

The lions roar tonight.

how much is that head in the window?

A photo of a photographer taking a photo.

hop on in

Get your photos in 30 minutes and take a ride on the kangaroo while you wait!

singing like stars

This was the most god damn funny gallery installation that I have ever seen. The photo isn't that great, but this was 30 TV screens with people standing in front of the same background all singing the same song. They were all singing along to, via ear pieces with the music piped in, different popular Madonna songs. You could clearly hear all their voices, it sounded like some type of American Idol choir, and to watch their body movements and facial expressions was priceless! In another room was bigger flat screens that had about 15 other people all singing along to Michael Jackson songs.

Reflections in Liechtenstein

This was a show of Roy Liechtenstein's s 3 Dimensional sculptures. They were AWESOME! The reflection in the mirror is of yours truly.

hot kissing deer

I wish that I had gotten some info on this artist, but I forgot. Damn. This was seen in a gallery in Chelsea.

sculptures part 2

All of these were about 3 feet tall. The one in the foreground had a face that was a round reflective ball, just like the one found in gardens.

movin' on up

This is the apartment building that is going up right next to my house. Now they are bringing out the big guns. It seems that they will never finish building it.

oh no you din'it!

Naomi via a cab window after a long-long dance off.

funny dog

The heels and ash tray in the background are a nice touch.

random fluids

It's separating, it's separating!

cat children

Fun with repetition in the 99 cents store. What are these anyway? Little children with cat heads grafted on? Hello Kitty half knock offs? Too weird.

I'll get you, and your little dog too!

local bathroom graffiti

a new home

Melissa and Riff finally moved everything into their new home. In the foreground is the bed that Riff built, and he is very-very proud of it. It's made out of oak and looks like a million bucks.

Manhattan bridge

It's a very pretty bridge, and one of my links to the city.

D.U.M.B.O. open studios

This weekend there was a two day event of open artist studios Down Under The Manhattan Bridge Overpass. There was some really great art and a lot of people. This was the view, of the Manhattan bridge with the Brooklyn bridge in the background, from one of the warehouses that housed some of the artists and the art.

D.U.M.B.O. reading

This was an odd group of people who were doing a performance piece. As one person was reading a book over a loud speaker three hooligans were running around each other entangling the fabric in one big braid.

tagging with food in mind

It's pretty much what the food tastes like plus lots of grease.

it comes in a reclosable package

I heard someone did it in 6

what nightmares are made of

This scary piece of equipment was spotted on a walk home. It would be really fun to drive down the street with the huge saw spinning. People would run, and fast!

it's a first!

Brooklyn fix is taking baby steps in the big city! From here on out Brooklyn Fix will be posting highlights from the Big Apple as well as from Brooklyn. This was an art installation by my favorite word artist Jenny Holzer. This was a three part projection series entitled Jenny Holzer: For The City. It was at various locations around town. This photo was taken at the New York Public Library.

guerrilla art

This sticker was placed directly over a "real" subway sticker that says Do Not Lean On Door with a graphic of a person leaning on the door with a line through it. This one made me laugh out loud.

brooklyn chile pepper fiesta

The fiesta was held at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. There were promises of music, food and hot sauce tasting. The food was hardly there, and the music sucked. Although there was hot sauce tasting but it had little to deliver. This was a giant tub of chili, some of which I had. Oh well, maybe next time.

double decker bike

Maybe this is the kind of bike I need! This way no one will steal it. Besides, who would want to even try to get on it? Naomi said she would for the sake of this photo, but I opted to keep both her feet on the ground.