The Pumpkin Giant An English Folktale from Mary E. Spending some serious quality Hallowe'en time tomorrow (very excited!) so more prop pics soon. Cabot was oblivious.ДЄnother major difference is that I'm fairly certain the picture of Susan Cabot with her arm around my Hunchback'ed Dad's shoulders does not exist.ДЄt any rate THANK YOU Miss Manderoony for the picture!

The difference is mainly that Mom meant it to be scary I'm pretty certain the tragic Ms. I flashed on this picture some years ago when, during a Google pursuit of B-list actresses of the 50's and 60's, I found this image of Susan Cabot: Who would have thought that Lily Munster looked anything like Phyllis Diller (or that either of them looked anything like my mother!)? Still, I always see a bit of them, and a little Betty White (who does remind me of Mom) when I see this image. He wasn't a boring man ( far from it) but he wasn't a costume kinda fellow. I remember, as a child, seeing this picture often in our photo albums and thinking how weird it was to see Dad wearing a costume (I was only a year and some months old when this was taken, so I have no recollection of it at all). (Note to family: Dad was only a year older than Jules, and Mom was younger than Betsy!) My parents, dressed for their big costume party just a few days before Hallowe'en, 1969 (you can read my sister Julie's memories of that night in the Comments section). My niece just sent me an image about which I'd nearly forgotten, but I am so glad to have it back, now in digital-forever form how could I not display it proudly here at the pub? If you have requests, let me know in the comments. eh, you be the judge.Д«y next month I'll be changing things up again, but everything comes back around. Anything that starts with Bradbury and ends with Orson Welles. This is actually the 16th track from my 3 CD Autumn compilation, A Scary Home Companion, which I made for family and friends some years back. Old Radio Glow, originally titled 'The Pumpkin Glow Of Your Old Radio' (which wouldn't fit in the title bar!) a homemade track comprised of audio from a number of old radio recordings, ads, etc. This is a shortened version, and includes yours truly on a fourth vocal part.Д¦. Hallowe'en Spooks, the quirky 1959 jazz 'pumpkin carol' from the inimitable Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. A very good tune for background when cleaning and decorating for Fall.Д¤. Waltz For A Witch, another great cut from the Mad Monster Party soundtrack. Chicken theme, There Never Was A Love Like Mine, and The Gonk have disappeared. SO, a few of the songs I'd had since the beginning had to go away for the time being. The problem? I can only have so many songs, or files of so much size, at any one time on the host site. I thought it was time to add a few more songs to the jukebox here at the Skull & Pumpkin. That 'booooop!' is like a bell to go out for a mental recess to 3rd grade.Д«ut take heart that, where we once watched filmstrips in a darkened classroom without drinks, snacks or laughs, we can now forego such strictures and enjoy these things the way they were meant to be enjoyed popcorn, drinks, snacks, and the nostalgic laughter of good friends.ДЄlright, sheet screen hanging in front of the fireplace. has anyone reading this ever done the flour-coin thing? And what's with the completely false historical claims (American Indians had special ritual dances for this night of the year)?!?ДЄt any rate, I wish I could've been able to provide the 'boooop!' sound which always accompanied the magic of filmstrips in school. The pregnant top-hatted costumer is stunning, as is the flour-faced coin-chewer (you'll see). The second strip has some amazing things. No doubt the 'olden days' are in some European country, but where and when, exactly? I am going to rent a bulldozer or a cement mixer next.I love the non-descript 'old tyme' costumes and settings in the first strip. It seems nicely unaffected by the sissification of the rest of the country. It was really fun and it was half the cost of renting a moonwalk for a kid's party. We pushed gravel around my company parking lot and dug some holes to plant trees. I invited all of the people I knew to try to drive the bobcat. I decided to rent a bobcat and to host a bobcat party. Afterall, this think is like a miniature tank. I went to the tool rental place and asked what it takes to rent one.

I didn't really have much use for a bobcat, but I wanted to learn to drive one. One time, I thought it would be cool to drive one of those bobcat things. This pumpkin was sent in by some guys at a tool rental place.

Skull and bones pumpkin carving