Halloween Fundraising Ball

Dear Everyone,

Just a quick note to let you see the Charity Halloween Ball I attended last Saturday. Those of you with good memories will recall that this is an annual event that I went to last year. There is always a theme - last year was the 1930's, but I had nothing suitable so I went as Merlin (long black robe and a white wig and beard). Well it is a Halloween Ball so a 'wizard' seemed a good idea. Unfortunately because Tiberiu went as an angel, everyone assumed I was God! Even one of the TV crews there interviewed me asking why God was attending this event!

This year the theme was Heros who have inspired you. Not a particularly easy one unless you want to go as Gandhi or Nadia Comeneci (she is Romania's most famous gymnast.) But I was limited by the availability of outfits at the fancy dress shop in Bucharest. I really wanted the Robin Hood outfit but it was far too big. After trying on various others, including Darth Vader, I found the Tutenkhamun outfit was the best. Not sure why a King of Egypt who came to the throne at 8 and died when 19 should be my hero but it was the only costume that fitted me! Tiberiu decided to go as a cave man - mainly because it showed off his legs that he considers his best asset! It was only on the way to the event that we came up with the idea that he was Conan the Barbarian. But we still could not think why he was a hero that inspires.

The event takes place at the People's Palace - the second largest building in the world and the huge monument left behind by Ceaucescue. It is a great setting and a fantastic occasion.

Tiberiu was interviewed 4 times (by TVR1, MTV Romania, Pro TV and Antenna 1), I was interviewed twice but thankfully they did not show those! And Tiberiu won the best Heroic Costume of the Event.

Attached are some of the TV news reports and newspaper articles from the event. In one of the TV reports it shows the auction that takes place during the evening - this year they had a bag donated by Demi Moore and a necklace from Gwyneth Paltrow. The organiser of the event and patron of the event is Leslie Hawkes, mother of the actor Ethan Hawkes.

I also attach a couple of photographs.

All the best

Andrew

http://stirileprotv.ro/bin/front.php?section_id=18&video_section_id=&media_id=60181609

http://www.mtv.ro/stiri/fashion/halloween-caritabil

http://www.mediafax.ro/poze/life-inedit/colierul-lui-gwyneth-paltrow-si-geanta-lui-demi-moore-impreuna-20-000-de-euro-galerie-foto.html?4728;3376374&type=attachments&ptr=5

http://www.cancan.ro/2008-10-27/CANCAN-30181.html