Okay, I'm obviously disqualifying Stefy and me for going as Doug and Patti, but I've seen some pretty good Halloween costumes so far this year. Here are my five favorites:

1. Prince: my cousin Brian
2. Dale Earnhardt's Angel/Ghost: some dude at Dagwood's
3. Steve Zissou's crew: some guys at Rick's
4. Flavor Flav: multiple people at Rick's
5. A giant inflatable penis: some guy at Rick's

Brian's Prince costume was bust-a-gut funny, and yes, I'll have the pictures posted by tomorrow. The guy dressed up as a dead Dale Earnhardt was a close second though. What was so great about the costume was that the guy got up to sing karaoke at Dagwood's, and his song was "Walking in Memphis" -- but he changed the words to "Walking in Indy."

Apparently some people went as the Crocodile Hunter this year (including Bill Maher), and I agree that it's probably too soon to make fun of his death. But Dale Earnhardt is a different story. As far as I'm concerned, after you've been in the ground for at least a year, your tragic death is fair game for a Halloween costume.