Gangsters, smurfs, fireworks and food bars all in a deserted car park on a wet Friday night. It can only mean one of 2 things. Either Wullie has been spiking my Monster with LSD again or the LiviCruise Halloween Cruise is back.
The LC Halloween Cruise is coming somewhat of a tradition now with one being held 3 out of the last 4 years, and after a year out it was time to bring it back with a bang and hopefully live up to the previous ones and the afterparty held during the summer.
With holding such an event off the back of something as successful as the afterparty during the summer, there was always a worry that the cruise might fall flat on its face. All doubts however were soon forgotten about as cars started to park up from 7:20, a whole 40 minutes before the cruise was officially due to start. This was great news for the site but not so great for the only pleb in the car park dressed up trying to stick up decorations around the retail park.
As the park filled up there was a sense that this was going to be another huge turn out with a great atmosphere. Even the withdrawal of Krave and the constant threat of rain didn’t stop cruisers from far and wide amassing on Livingston, some even venturing as far as Stranraer to get in on the action. Thankfully the Best Bites burger van was in handy to accommodate for all hungry visitors with their cheeseburgers, hot dogs and chicken curry n chips all proving to be a huge success on the night.
Once stomachs were satisfied it was time to take a look around at what was on offer. On the car front there was plenty of modified metal to admire with a certain orange Evo and Honda engined old school Mini getting plenty of attention. More locally Eddie’s Prelude was looking fantastic as always and Costas provided several giggles when he strolled in with two zombies attached to the roof of his Civic. While all of these cars we serious contenders for car of cruise they were pipped to the post by Cruise Ayrshire’s Butsy and his General Lee impersonating Focus ST (quite frankly anyone who feels the need to polish a car that late on a cold October evening deserves a medal, and possibly there head checked).
This didn’t end up being the only trophy CA left with on the night though as Haggis scooped up best dressed male, albeit due to LC’s Derek going for a slash at the wrong times and Stacey was allowed to leave with the best dressed girl on the basis that she showed some Bapage 
. Pirate Kelly would have got this accolade if she hadn’t got drunk on a bottle of Volvic and needed to be sent home to bed.
In other awards it was a full sweep from the Livicruise guys as Smurfari Gary and Baywatch Jay were finally handed their awards for funniest costume once the judges had regained breath and Urbany rightly so went away with scariest costume. I think anyone who saw him dressed as a woman in his Elmo boxers will quite frankly have difficulty sleeping from now on. Had there been a best look-a-likey award then that definitely would have went to Stevie who many believed to actually be the doc from back to the future!
As the night came to a close and the heavens opened up on the retail park it brought an end to not only the night but cruising in Livingston for 2009. With the last 2 cruises being great successes I would definitely watch this space for next year. However enough of this hanging around car parks in the cold everyone let’s get drunk indoors. Twig on the 28th anyone?
Words: Jaffa
Pics: Fraser, DaBouncer
