{"id":299,"date":"2010-10-06T22:28:13","date_gmt":"2010-10-07T06:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gothtober.com\/gothblog\/?p=299"},"modified":"2010-10-07T07:10:56","modified_gmt":"2010-10-07T15:10:56","slug":"day-7-vigilante-halloweenification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gothtober.com\/gothblog\/2010\/10\/06\/day-7-vigilante-halloweenification\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7: Vigilante Halloweenification"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gothtober\"Gothtober<\/p>\n

In Big Loud ‘n’ Orange,<\/em> two men embark on a little transit improvement project they call “Bustober.” Alex Kenefick and Eric Potter\u2014respectively armed with a clipboard and a boom mic\u2014await the arrival of Metro buses ripe for Halloweenification. Viewers are also treated to entrancing, interstitial montages of Christina Aguilera, David Allen Grier and Angel<\/em>‘s David Boreanaz moving through a pumpkin patch.<\/p>\n

Though it may at first seem like a surreal and even disconcerting melange of imagery, this project has all the makings of a successful urban redevelopment venture: mass transit, grassroots activism, star power, kids and farm-fresh produce. It should come as no surprise that the video’s creator, Alex Kenefick, is in fact a seasoned urban planner and transportation activist.<\/p>\n

We had a chance to interview Mr. Kenefick, who says that a total of 15 to 20 Metro buses were “improved” in Operation Bustober. He equates Metro buses to the ultimate Haunted Boombox: “They’re big, they’re loud, and they’re orange.”<\/p>\n

We also inquired about the meaning of the gourd-navigating stars. “It’s Halloween in L.A.,” said Kenefick. “I could have put normal people in the pumpkin patch, but I figured celebrities were just better.”<\/p>\n

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In Big Loud ‘n’ Orange, two men embark on a little transit improvement project they call “Bustober.” Alex Kenefick and Eric Potter\u2014respectively armed with a clipboard and a boom mic\u2014await … <\/p>\n

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