We had a great time
Gay men can be so light-hearted. It's quite refreshing in a world that
is too deadly serious.
(Men who can put on dresses are much less likely to go to war or
despoil the Earth, I hypothesize!)
2005
In 2005, Toby and Kip make themselves up as "Leather Tom Tigers"
The bodies are real (no rubber prostheses), but those muscles are a
creation of makeup and shading.
(In the first photo the camera does not capture the orange tiger colors
our bodies were
painted with. The second photo shows it better)


Here's our Austin friend Jay Vickers dressed as a "Poodle in a
Girl Skirt" in a
costume Kip created.
2006
In 2006, we dressed as "Fashion Reverals" -- Kip
(doing the costume he made for Jay last year) was a "Poodle in a Girl
Skirt" (with the Peterbilt girl applique on a pink felt circle skirt);
Toby was an "Alligator in a Boy Shirt" (doing a take-off on the
Izod/Lacoste logo).
We won First Prize !

2008
For election year, we did "Underdogs for Obama"
2011
We had a little party at our house for Halloween in 2011. Kip created neat Steampunk outfits for us both.
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