Our Mayor Stocks has given us 12 years of rollercoaster moods and different treatment depending on who is facing him. This loosely qualifies him as an inspiration for a fantastic Halloween Costume for this election year festivities. Yes, the kiddies have their Halloween trick or treat action but grown up parties during this season last through the weekend. True Fact.
Tim Burton's version, the Halloween Town Mayor, is described in The Nightmare Before Christmas:
In the movie, he is short tempered and likes making speeches.[ . . . ] He has two faces. One of his faces is happy while the other may be either sad or angry. His split personality type situation was possibly inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and he is a literal description of the phrase "two-faced politicians".
His head is cone-shaped and displays the two faces he is most notable for. One face (as well as his hands) is peach-colored, with rosy cheeks and a face set in a permanent smile. The other face is bone-white, has a mouth set in a permanent frown (the teeth of which are pointed) with green lips and yellow eyes.
The Mayor's body is also cone-shaped, with his body ballooning outward before ending on short, stubby legs with very tiny feet. He dresses in a black suit with a white undershirt and black-and-white pinstriped pants. He wears a pendant or bow-tie shaped like a black widow spider, though it only has six legs and the notorious red hourglass marking is on the spider's back and is much more detailed than in real life. There is a red ribbon with the word "MAYOR" printed on a white center pinned to the left breast of his blazer. He is never seen without his short, metal megaphone that he uses to issue orders, announcements, and, more often, call for help from Jack.
That last phrase might read more accurately as "call for help to hijack" in Our Mayor Stocks case.
Stocks' imprint is all over a vicious hit piece against Tony Kranz mailed Wednesday. Kranz, with his deep community roots is a real threat to Stocks, Muir and Forrester and attempting to rob him of credibility is something that has picked up.Tony Kranz is loved by many and respected for his integrity and his appeal as "everyman Encinitas" - a threat to this trio. The mayor's crony friends have been vocal in attempting to create a monster version of our candidate Kranz. Volunteers are working to help officials identify the candidates, their friends and paid consultants who are responsible. Getting the word out is vital. Spread the word.
