Dorothy Chandler Pavilion makes her annual appearance

[electrolux137]

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Once again, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion makes her annual appearance at the Halloween season, as she has done since 1987.

She's looking quite a bit the worse for wear, and I almost sent her to the Home for Wayward Hags. But I didn't have the heart to do that to her. So here she is, in all her radiant glory, along with some photos from years' past.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

 

[portable]

<span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh no, not again! She certainly has lasted a long time. Poor thing.....</span>

 

[vacerator]

I'd take her out

to the ball game, but thats just me. I think she'd make a great mascot for the world series.
We're a bit upset with Justin Verlander being traded to the Houston Astros.
Go Dodgers!

 

[electrolux137]

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<span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"> <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">Some people have asked me about this, so here's an explanation (other than insanity!)

Dorothy started out as an elaborate make-up involving plaster casts and baked foam latex, and a costume culled from thrift shops. I actually wore the costume to work in Century City and won some big prizes!

Then I kept the make-up face, which came off in one piece, the wig and the costume. I put the wig and face on a styrofoam wig head and hung the clothes from coat hangers.

I've put her in various places over the years -- in the back of my car, the front-passenger seat, looking out the rear window, on the front porch, on the balcony with a fly swatter and a huge spider and then, this year, seemingly floating a foot above the balcony wall!</span></span></span>