Happy Birthday Dad

You are missed.

Bruce performs Backstreets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ksDUUkaoqY
A wonderful show, (which I attended), and probably my fave song by him, and one of the best versions, (the best was probably performed at LA's Roxy a few months earlier). The song Drive All Night sprung out of this version and was added to the River album, but neither it nor the original Backstreets were ever as powerful as this combined version. If you weren't on the East Coast in the mid to late 70's, then just listen to this - you will be...

I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.wusa9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=65778
I SHALL LIVE FOREVER, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cthulhu Christmas Wreath!

http://www.frpgames.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=39382

new book on Joy Division

http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/books/article.html?in_article_id=77451&in_page_id=28

nice quote from Woody Allen - perfect for DC!

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/1356.html

A Christmas Story: The Drunken Moose

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/moose/story/9484450p-9394676c.html
Heartwarming...

DVD documentary on the Prisoner now available!

http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=516

Happy Birthday Stan Rogers!

I missed that last concert of his at the Birchmere, which I'll always regret. One of the best folk singers, ever; and probably the greatest to come out of Canada. Beautiful voice and a top-notch songwriter. As an habitue of Lost Causes, I can tell you that his tune "Mary Ellen Carter" is practically the national anthem of such. Predictions are always a tricky thing, but I really thought he was the one who would return folk music to a large mainstream audience in the States. He was just so good...



http://www.stanrogers.net/





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL8EwN4dsv4

I Want To Hold Your Hand!

Was released on this date (in the UK) in 1963.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim6s8Ea_bE

Happy Birthday Peter Bergman!

http://www.firesigntheatre.com/albums/bergman.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074847/

Happy Birthday Rocky & Bullwinkle!

First broadcast on this date in 1959.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle_Show

Wreaths Across America at Arlington this year

http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/

http://dc.about.com/od/christmasevents/a/WreathsAcrossAm.htm?r=9F

Most stuff like this doesn't do much for me, but I do find their decoration at Arlington to be both impressive and moving, just like I find Arlington itself.

The Antique Christmas Lights Museum

http://www.oldchristmaslights.com/

Pretty neat little bit of Christmas pop culture.

the autophile...

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=77413&in_page_id=2

a perfect cup of coffee

http://www.disenchanted.com/dis/humor/coffee.html

I admit I know nothing about coffee, never drinking it unless it's cut with substantial amounts of Jameson's. But this looked like an amusing little aid for those of you who are serious about such things.

(Thanks for the link, Nancy!)

You Can Get Anything You Want...

The Alice's Restaurnat Massacree took place on this date in 1965...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7C0QGkiVo

Happy Birthday Berry Gordy!

http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/berry-gordy-jr
http://www.bsnpubs.com/gordystory.html

Dolls!

http://www.headlesshistoricals.com/GalleryIndex.htm

The Return of Futurama!

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/15-12/ff_futurama_geekiestshow

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/15-12/ff_futurama

Happy Birthday Jimi Hendrix!

http://www.jimihendrix.com/index.php
http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-jimi-hendrix-experience

http://www.jimihendrixmemorial.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF0o4xCqPgU

"Love Me" and "Bedazzled" from the film, Bedazzled

http://bedazzled.blogs.com/bedazzled/2007/11/love-me-bedazzl.html

Great stuff. The song Bedazzled was way ahead of its time, even as a satire.

Every Mother's Son performs Come On Down To My Boat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50b-Q-Z1bF0
Fun little pop tune that I've always liked.

a video tribute to the Iron City Houserockers (playing Junior's Bar)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSlch8MEgw

One of the best bands I've ever seen/heard. And totally ignored, of course.

The Flying Lizards perform Money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHs-6xnMEdE

Great minimalist techno-pop.

Free perform All Right Now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B2clFsLA3w

Great early 70's hard rock. Classic.

Jim Croce performs Operator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxGpXSJm2w&feature=related

Great ballad. One of my faves.

We'll Always Have Paris...

The film Casablanca premiered on this date in '42, (the official release was about 6 weeks later). My all-time favorite movie, a part of my DNA.

http://www.vincasa.com/

http://www.serve.com/Lucius/Casablanca.index.html

Anarchy In The UK

Was released on this date in '76. Perfect reflection of time and place.

Happy birthday Tina Turner!

http://officialtina.com/

http://www.tina-turner.nl/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al1m8Zbgq5g

Happy Birthday Charles Schultz!

http://www.schulzmuseum.org/

http://www.snoopy.com/

Cthulhu Jewelry!

http://www.badalijewelry.com/cthulhu.htm

Joe Cocker performs Darlin' Be Home Soon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMYJ6yZHwGc

A great John Sebastian song. Cocker is one of those people who can cover someone else's material and seem to effortlessly make it his own, (Richie Havens is another with that gift). Amazing stuff!

The Angels perform My Boyfriend's Back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAZE7Sp920s

Classic. I love this song!

Roy Orbison performs Oh, Pretty Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdeicjnbdDQ

(with an all-star cast). Fantastic song and performer. Essential.

Three Dog Night perform Mama Told Me Not To Come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7ITVD9A3hA
I've never been a big fan of Randy Newman, but I've always loved this song. Reminds me of so many parties from way back...

Nine Inch Nails perform Terrible Lies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NKfWlNFYZU&feature=related

One of the most interesting bands of the past 20 years.

neat VW ad

http://eatliver.com/i.php?n=2602

I Wanna Be A Tanker!

http://eatliver.com/i.php?n=2595

some more Darwin Award nominees

http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2007/11/what-happens-when-you-stick-your-face.html

The Blackadder Quote Generator

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/blackadder/quotes/index.shtml

I really enjoyed this series. Some great insults and descriptions here...

The Litereary Gothic

http://www.litgothic.com/index_fl.html

An online storehouse of Gothic literature. Invaluable!

Joni performs Big Yellow Taxi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg&feature=related
Always liked this tune, a mix of cute and serious.

REM perform Cuyahoga

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svs0icmIv00

Wonderful, wonderful song...

The Jam's video for Going Underground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSYTSXm8wo
Another great band that was totally ignored in this country. Fantastic sound.

Santana performs Oye Como Va

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d7HFyMrcQA

Nice version by a great band. One of those songs that was inescapable in the early 70's.

The Jags perform I Got Your Number

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y8JKBFQ0MI

Fun power pop.

Cthulhu Gloves!

I couldn't find a picture or active order site, but the newest info from the Coming Attractions website is that Cthulhu gloves will be available in February! (True Cthulhu gloves would be little knitted tubes that would fit over tentacles...)

And don't forget the new "Peeping" Cthulhu: http://paizo.com/store/toys/plushes/cthulhu/v5748btpy7yci

Happy Birthday Mystery Science Theater 3000!

First broadcast on this date in 1988.

http://www.mst3kinfo.com/

http://www.mst3000.net/

http://www.mst3k.com/

Happy Birthday Forrest Ackerman!

http://4forry.best.vwh.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_J._Ackerman

A living legend for any who who love horror and/or science fiction. His Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine was a childhood gospel to any of us who grew up watching and loving horror movies.

Star Trek, circa 1900

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y39gHihP74

Brilliant.

The Disco Playset!

http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/2007/11/pick-up-joint-playset.html

some great signs

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/11/outrageous-signs-part-8.html

great moments in hunting

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=76795&in_page_id=2

Happy Sabbath of the Undead Day!

(mentioned once in an old Hammer Studios horror movie - I'm single handedly keeping the holiday going...)

Happy National Cashew Day!

Happy Birthday Boris!

http://www.karloff.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000472/

One of my faves! And one of the most recognized and wonderful voices in pop culture.

Happy Birthday Harpo!

http://www.harpomarx.net/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0555617/

http://www.clown-ministry.com/index_1.php?/site/articles/harpo_marx_biography_marx_brothers_mime_silent/

Genius. Essential.

perfect story to read before that Thanksgiving meal

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=76660&in_page_id=2

Happy Thanksgiving, Art Buchwald.

For probably the first time in my life, there's no printing of Art Buchwald's annual Thanksgiving column in today's Post. I was curious how they'd handle it, this being the first November since his death. I knew the odds were way against it, but I thought the pups at the Post might make one final small salute to the last of the old-time features and columnists - but no such luck. That would involve a sense of history and purpose which the pampered corporate morons who currently infest the paper have never possessed. Oh well, Art's column is currently archived online, (for how long?). So, for the last time, here it is for all you old-timers, the last of a minor DC Thanksgiving tradition:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/22/AR2006112201825.html

Happy Birthday to the White Album!

Released on this date in '68. Brilliant. Essential.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_(album)

http://www.beatlesagain.com/btwhite.html

http://www.iamthebeatles.com/article1011.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr1_nNPpQuQ

Happy Birthday Steve Van Zandt!

http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com/homepage.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Van_Zandt

My fave DJ, host of the Underground Garage, mainstay of the E Street Band, Producer, Musician, Actor, Songwriter, Arranger, Performer, Rock Fanatic & Archivist. He understands...

Happy Birthday Terry Gilliam!

http://www.terrygilliam.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416/

http://www.smart.co.uk/dreams/

when parasites insult their hosts

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=1296940
If I were the world's second most succesful tick bird, I'd be a little more polite about it...

THE Swiss Army Knife

http://www.wengerna.com/browse/product.jsp?prod_id=1260&cat_id=1&cat_name=Knives&sub_cat_id=23

Oh, The Humanity!

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/11/zeppelin-could.html

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'll take this opportunity to wish everyone a fun time tomorrow. I am reminded of many years ago, some of us would travel up to Great Falls to picnic on the Billygoat Trail on this extended weekend. Very cool times, and some of my favorite memories.

Roxy Music perform Virginia Plain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnRM0hC2I1s

Classic British glam decadence.

The McCoys perform Hang On Sloopy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6YGPFfCc8
I've always loved this - a classic. Nice combo of the then new garage rock sound with the older Brill Building sensibilities. Really cool.

The Walker Brothers perform The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IskyrP9rLmo
Great power ballad. Superb pseudo-Spector production.

Billy Bragg performs A New England

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2b76aBjp8k
Conan's right, he is a treasure - but he's not limited to Britain.

David Bromberg performs Sharon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N86YBxFhaqA
She walks, She talks, She crawls on her belly like a reptile! Ow!

Budgie-Zilla!

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3749/bzilla.htm

Educational Film: What To Do In A Zombie Attack

http://www.archive.org/details/What_To_Do_In_A_Zombie_Attack

Great stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Missy!)

just another day in DC...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111901996.html

At least this'll keep people's minds off of the collapsed school and library systems, the increasing murder rate, the exploding manholes, the poisonous drinking water, the firehouses being used as brothels, the corrupt/incompetent/criminal/lazy police department, and a city council that would embarrass a den of rats. And let's not forget Mayor-For-Life Marion....

Happy Birthday Dick Smothers!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810686/

http://www.smothersbrothers.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIfl2o44zb0&feature=related

Happy Absurdity Day!

Hoppy Lectures Us On Responsible Living

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=76247&in_page_id=34

We've been in a slump, but we're Comin' Back!

http://www.nbc4.com/news/14638104/detail.html

Justin Hayward performs Forever Autumn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUcvXLzLPHE&feature=related

I posted this a little while back, but it's a perfect song for a November evening...

The Mindbenders perform Groovy Kind Of Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B8k3wzHUvE

Great British Invasion slow-dance tune.

Canned Heat perform On The Road Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ2a7LlAiqs&feature=related

Classic. Great tune for a late night drive on a barren road.

Joan Baez performs Diamonds & Rust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGMHSbcd_qI

Beautiful biography, my fave song by her.

Classics IV perform Stormy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPyXjuoggiM

A little light weight, but I liked their sound. They had a sort of superstition about making sure all their 45's had six letter names for the song titles.

Don't Squeeze Him!

http://deathbeeper.com/5495021.html

Better Than Sex; Well no, not really, but it'll have to do for these guys...

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=76202&in_page_id=2

if Hitler had won...

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/11/365-days-323--.html

my next salsa experiment

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=1295175

news from jesustan

http://media.www.usforacle.com/media/storage/paper880/news/2007/11/08/Opinion/Campus.Preachers.Push.Limits-3088385.shtml?reffeature=recentlycommentedstoriestab
Interesting, we used to call them pervs, now we call them ministers...

Over Easy? Hard-Boiled? Sunny-Side Up?

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75988&in_page_id=2

Sometmes the captions are just too easy...

future Darwin Award nominees

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75668&in_page_id=2

Make My Logo Bigger Cream!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgcX0y1Nzhs

http://www.whoneedsdesigners.com/

Hysterical! For all you marketeers out there!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

bfd

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071116/ts_alt_afp/lifestyleusrecordoffbeat;_ylt=Alr_iy9j0zzO768f9dz9GSqs0NUE

Hey! You want a real challenge - try driving from Skyline to Tysons Corner during rush hour. Extra points if the mosque at 7 Corners is in session. I got your "extreme sports" right here, pal. I've driven on Interstates all my life, even across country, they're child's play compared to this...

article on the state of solar powered autos

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/story?id=3867219&page=1

Cool!

The Periodic Table of Comic Books

http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/index.html

a neat radio show on Border/Pirate Radio

http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2007/11/16/06

Very cool! An important chapter in American pop history.



(Thanks for the link, Karen!)

Happy Birthday Graham Parker!

http://www.grahamparker.net/
http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=graham_parker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucGsJ8-DBEg

Great, great artist; criminally under-appreciated.

We're #1! We're #1!

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1294526

Los Lobos perform Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWKytQnOYYk

One of the great Rock'N'Roll bands. Should've been bigger.

Dire Straits perform Skateaway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FpLnK9SPTE
Great tune, my fave by them.

Dylan performs Knockin' On Heaven's Door

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GNearEuncU

Obviously, a classic. Reminds me of the Fall of '73. Always seemed to be on the radio then...

Mojo Nixon's video for Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My 2 Headed Love Chile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL2vo4PUHvo&feature=related

Mojo Rules!

Wuss Nation

http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071115/NEWS/711150327

The War Hamster!

http://eatliver.com/i.php?n=2578

personal genomics

http://www.wired.com/medtech/genetics/magazine/15-12/ff_genomics

Needless to say, this is going to be revolutionary and HUGE.

Happy Birthday Peter Cook!

http://www.petercook.net/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cook

Nuts! Colossus loses!

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=1294202

Not a big surprise, but I was hoping for an upset...

great moments in Zimbabwe economics

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=1293964

Computer Challenge: WWII era VS Modern

http://www.news.com/Modern-PCs-to-challenge-WWII-codebreaker/2100-7339_3-6218719.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9047220

an interesting little footnote on the Shetlands in WWII

http://www.newstatesman.com/200711120003

For the Urns - or for the Essential Saltes?

http://www.wftv.com/news/14605245/detail.html?treets=orlc&tid=2654358485813&tml=orlc_strange&tmi=orlc_strange_1_10000511162007&ts=H

Anyone who has read Lovecraft's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" knows another reason that ashes would be stolen....

Using a police trap to capture an orangutan

http://www.wftv.com/news/14605902/detail.html?treets=orlc&tid=2654358485813&tml=orlc_strange&tmi=orlc_strange_1_10000511162007&ts=H
I just know a trooper is going to end up in a net with tranquilizer dart in his butt.

The Magic Kingdom

http://www.local6.com/news/14611438/detail.html

stopping cars with microwaves

http://keelynet.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/stopping-cars-with-microwaves/

I'm going to get a '71 Delta 88....

Ronnie Lane performs Ooh La La

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYPTX12L5Uw&feature=related

One of the greats. A Legend. And almost totally unknown in the States. RIP Ronnie, you deserved better.

Rory Gallagher performs Bullfrog Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Jaodra7AY

Fantastic. Essential.

The Doors perform The Soft Parade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyuN58fMYrY

There were Gods in those days...

Julian Cope video for World Shut Your Mouth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa8gYL_SC9o
Fun song.

David Johansen performs an Animals medley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Nquwz9ZTg

On the legendary Uncle Floyd Show. Wish I'd seen this tour.

Elton performs Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYI-qhk64QU

Great song, one of Elton and Bernie's best. One of my fave song titles.

Duuuude: The Universe Explained

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/earth/2007/11/14/scisurf114.xml

A new comprehensive theory of reality - Starring Annette!

the new Wall in Germany...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/11/wmillipedes111.xml

nice article on the state of MST3000

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21761730/

Slattern! Slattern! Slattern!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat

I didn't know Australians spoke Jive...

Happy Birthday Petula Clark!

One of my faves. Perfect example of mid 60's innocence.

http://www.petulaclark.net/

http://www.petulaclark.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-BrCIM8w8s&feature=related

Franiie Valli & The Four Seasons perform Let's Hang On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BjhYAbskHo&feature=related

Great song and band. Another classic.

Electric Light Orchestra perfrom Do Ya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIIP-adTEF0

ELO= John Lennon on Drugs + Chuck Berry on Guitar.

Cream perform Badge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIzJ2TswCG8&feature=related

Classic. I seem to be on a George Harrison vibe tonight...

Ringo Starr video for Never Without You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PjnOdHq-T8

Touching, classy tribute to George.

the cutting edge of getting off....

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75696&in_page_id=2

Neat article about LARPs

http://www.slate.com/id/2177830/

(Thanks for the link, Roger!)

ancient Chinese soda cans

http://www.detterer.de/xue.htm

Very cute!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

interesting notes on an American member of the German resistance in WWII

http://www.channel3000.com/news/14588374/detail.html

The Counter Revolution Has Begun!

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75662&in_page_id=2

The United Pumpkins of America

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/202-united-pumpkins-of-america/

20+ places for public domain e-books

http://mashable.com/2007/11/12/public-domain-ebook-sources/

Cool!

Potential Darwin Awards Nominee

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7091904.stm

Star Trek rumors...

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Star-Trek-Threatened-By-Harlan-Ellison-6910.html

Happy Birthday Veronica Lake!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000043/bio

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Palace/5218/lake/index.html

Talented, tragic, and drop-dead beautiful.

Animator VS Animation #2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaHx11F67d8

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

November in Old Town

Well, the trees in NoVa are finally changing over and dropping leaves in force here. It's still too warm for this time of year; blame it on global warming, bad karma or the wrath of imaginary gods, but there should be a cold crispness in there somewhere.
I am always reminded of bar hopping around Old Town around this time. Oh hell, I know that bar hopping was hardly a seasonal activity for me, but certain places seemed more appropriate for it at certain times of the year: Summer was Gtown, Foggy Bottom, maybe Oldtown, a pub or two out at the West End and the dives out in Maryland; Spring was Downtown; Winter was back to Gtown; but Fall is when I think Old Town really shone. Scuffling down bricked walks, kicking up the leaves, and surrounded by age - a perfect Autumn night. My favorite place in the mid and late 70's was Masons, up at Fairfax and King Streets. It's long gone now, like virtually all my other favorite places. I'd go there alone, or often with some of you reading this now. the thing I liked best about it was the basement bar area, (there were two upper floors that were devoted to the restaurant end of things). It was one of the least pretentious and most comfortable places to hang out. There were large community tables only, but I was never hassled or annoyed by anyone there. In fact, the relaxed atmosphere seemed to make both customers and employees calmer and friendlier than one would normally get at other Old Town establishments. The head bartender was a Springsteen fan and had created two drinks in honor of his songs. Too many years have forced their exact contents from my mind. The Rosalita I only sampled once, it was a wretched thing with sloe gin and a sweetness that even now sends minor shock waves through my psyche. But the Backstreets had a gentler taste, a definite cousin to the Zombie, without the circus-conflict of too many types of rum, served in pint-sized jars. Four or five of them made even the late 70's more tolerable.
Once, the place almost burned down on me. One of the few times I've ever left a bar before I was ready. Edmund and I were there that evening. At first we just smelled a slightly acrid scent. I questioned our server who casually replied there'd been a small kitchen fire that had already been put out. Five minutes later, there was a definite haze in the air. Another question to our server was met with the same casual assurance that all was well. A further five minutes went by and the basement was now full of smoke. I could barely make Edmund's face out across the table from me. The server never lost his cool, mentioning that we might be more comfortable upstairs, (correctly assuming we wouldn't be comfortable being burned alive), ushering us quickly to a booth in the restaurant upstairs as sirens wailed and firemen rushed past us to put out a major conflagration in the back.
Alcohol has never affected physics, nor my understanding of it, and I realized that being directly above a blaze was no protection at all from it. We finished our drinks, (of course!), but then hustled out to some establishment not about to become kindling. A little excitement for the evening.
Masons made it into the early 80's but disappeared soon thereafter, replaced by an Afghan restaurant which in turn was given over to a Thai one. And, much to my regret, I rarely make it over to Old Town anymore. But tonight reminded me a bit of it. The gentle rustling of leaves, and an aroma in the air - someone's having a fire...

your next car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYtro7PnBA8

Abba's video for SOS

http://bedazzled.onlinestoragesolution.com/SOS.mov

I've always been a sucker for Abba's updating of late 60's Bubblegum, (with a generous borrowing of Spector's Wall Of Sound...).

Frankenstein Meets The Beatles

http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com/2007/11/frankenstein-meets-beatles.html

the little robot that could

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0NFrA-Nx4Y

The Pill of Immortality?

http://www.portfolio.com/views/columns/2007/11/07/Sirtris-Tests-Fountain-of-Youth-Pill#page1
The pill may be okay, but the 1,500 bottles of wine a day sounds like the way to go...

When Terrorism Came to Dover, NJ

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/nyregion/12gumballs.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301144,00.html

I feel so much safer now!

(Thanks for the tip, Roger!)

What'Sarong With This Picture?

http://www.fairwindssarongs.com/
My friend Tony has just started up a new business selling Sarongs! Now, once again, this is an area of life that yours truly doesn't know much about, but I would encourage one and all to check out his site for your next purchase of pool/beachwear. As for me, I know what I'll be wearing at the next human sacrifice to the volcano god...

Happy Birthday Molly Pitcher (Margaret Corbin)!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Corbin

Happy Birthday Neil Young!

http://www.hyperrust.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O6VxlMi69Q

how much homo-erotic imagery can an ad contain?

http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/646951.html

The Shagri Las perform Leader of the Pack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FxSM88H-G4

Ignore Robert Goulet's goofing. Is there a cooler song than this?

Jim Croce performs Operator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5zNW1O9GZc

I remember watching this old TV special. Croce always struck me two ways - I find most of his hits (like Bad Bad Leroy Brown) to be really irritating pseudo-juke joint schlock. But I love virtually all of his ballads. They are almost all sad, occasionally a bit too self-pitying, but often with a wistful worldliness too. Operator is a bit younger in its feeling. A nice tune about a young love gone bad is quite touching in expressing the naivete of the protagonist and the sort of confused unwillingness to accept reality that's affected every young person at one point or another. A delicate little situation that Croce handles quite sweetly.

The electric Prunes perform Get Me To The World On Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeD4qvP2e9U

Poor video, great song! One of the best examples of garage psychedelia from 67-68. The Prunes had a fantastic sound!

The Stones perform Gimme Shelter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsFKbKk22SU

Fantastic song. One of the most menacing sounding tunes I know of. There's an old I Ching hexagram this reminds me of - things fall apart...

Cheap Trick perform Tonight It's You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c70UZWtWWV4

Great power pop!

serious roots music recordings

http://www.dust-digital.com/catalog.htm

I just discovered these guys - very interesting.

The Challenge: The Shortest Weird Tale...

http://grimreviews.blogspot.com/2007/11/shortest-weird-tale-ever-written-and.html

The Vinyl/CD hybrid

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/10/the_vinyldisc.html

Strange...

some interesting speculation on the old rumors of lost cosmonauts

http://www.danielbrenton.com/2007/11/10/cosmonauts-lost/

Ladies and Gentlemen - The ZOMBEATLES!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6nYs9Il7c

Wonderful!

Happy Birthday Marshall Crenshaw!

http://www.myspace.com/marshallcrenshaw

http://www.marshallcrenshaw.com/

One of the greatest power popsters - ever. A master of the AM radio sound. Another genius ignored by the herd. Essential.

Happy Birthday Ennio Morricone!

http://www.enniomorricone.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001553/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKlxyoPNaFI

Probably my favorite film composer. Essential to Spaghetti Westerns. Put his soundtrack on a Sergio Leone film and you've got a Classic. Genius.

Happy Birthday Jonathan Winters!

http://www.jonathanwinters.com/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005565/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHOy5gBJIm0

Happy Veterans Day!

http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/

now everyone can talk like Dan Rather on Election Night!

http://www.generatorland.com/generators/homespun_analogy_gl.php

Tee hee!

http://eatliver.com/i.php?n=2556

new book of essays on Lovecraft coming out

http://www.hippocampuspress.com/journals/lovecraft-annual-1.html

new edition of the Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia on the way

http://www.eldersignspress.com/?p=41

Happy Birthday Claude Rains!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001647/

One of my faves. Remarkable actor.

some wonderful old ads

http://www.katize.com/2007/09/25/vintage-advertising-at-its-worst-part-2

Bruce performs Blinded By The Light

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEbKSHbj4pw

No video, but a very good audio feed from an early show. This is what you would've heard at the Childe Harold back in the early 70's...

Dusty Springfield performs Brand New Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RC2ds6TM_Q

Poor Dusty, another one sorely missed. My fave song by her. Beautiful.

The Lords of the New Church perform Russian Roulette

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs2clKwAPWQ
Wonderful band. Stiv Bators is another performer sorely missed. A great student of rock history, you can pick up tons of influences in his music. His version of Like A Virgin destroys Madonna's...

Buddy Holly performs That'll Be The Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pribHw93OPc
Fantastic. When is someone going to do the right thing and put out a box set of the complete Buddy Holly on CD?

The Ramones perfrom Cretin Hop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mp_yfDDmig

Brilliant. I miss those guys...

The Internet Museum of Flexi/Cardboard Records

http://www.wfmu.org/MACrec/

Cool! They have the famous Shadows of Knight recording of Potato Chip!

Tee hee!

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/local_boy_trapped_in_family?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

Peanuts - the Silent Killer

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75054&in_page_id=2

There's an old Smothers Brothers comedy routine in all of this...

divorce by text messaging

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75062&in_page_id=2

the court defense

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75063&in_page_id=2

True Gamesmen: Chess Boxing!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=Q4QSFV4WJLP1NQFIQMGCFFOAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2007/11/08/nchess108.xml

(Thanks for the link, Nick!)

RIP Childe Harold

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110602370.html?hpid=sec-metro

Sad. One more old way station in life gone...

guarding Goering

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/338793_carver08.html

A little footnote to WWII history.

W.M.D.

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2091868.ece

Plant Intelligence

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/10/veggie_intelligence

Isn't this how Day of the Triffids started?

24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1788161

Hysterical!

(Thanks for the link, Nancy!)

Matching Album Covers

http://www.afhakers.nl/media.asp?x=7995

Cool!


(Thanks for the link, Infidel753 !)

I Bury Paul...

Paul McCartney died on this date in 1966...

Happy Birthday Hedy Lamarr!

One of the most beautiful women ever on the screen. Patriot. Genius, (thank her for your mobile phone...).

http://www.hedylamarr.com/index.php

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001443/

http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1419621297/ref=nosim/cmgworldwide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJdDR2BhUs

Let's Give It To 'Em Right Now!

Louie Louie was released by the Kingsmen on this date in 1963. Should be the National Anthem...

(You get a gold star for the day if you know the story behind the "dirty" lyrics - and know where the real scandal word is!).

Get A Life!

Today, in 2346 -- Outer Space: The Khitomer Massacre — the Romulans slaughter over 4,000 Klingons on an agricultural colony; Worf & Kahlest are two of the few survivors...

Happy Chaos Never Dies Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/chaosneverdiesday.htm

Republican Family Values In The News!

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1107/New_Orleans_prostitute_dishes_details_on_Vitter_in_Hustler_interview.html

new film adaptation of The Dunwich Horror

http://grimreviews.blogspot.com/2007/11/dunwich-horror-trailer.html

The promo looked like it was shot at the last party at the Manor. Hope there's more excitement in the actual film...

Wonkette catches the Post!

http://wonkette.com/politics/silly-washington-post-headlines/wapo-repressing-horrible-headline-word-choice-320440.php

Sweet 16

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=74888&in_page_id=2

ultra-rare Joy Division movie shot on 8mm in a pub!

http://20-248-e.onlinestoragesolution.com/spikepriggen/public/Joy%20Division.mov

Very cool.

Priorities

http://www.wlbz2.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=74280

Clearly, a man who had run out of Stone Brewery's Arrogant Bastard Ale. An emergency by anyone's definition.

the cutting edge of joy riding

http://recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071108/NEWS/71107019

The advent Calendar

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN0748666820071107?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest

Happy Birthday Bram Stoker!

http://www.online-literature.com/stoker/

Rube Goldberg internet shopping

http://cool-mo-dee.blogspot.com/2007/11/rube-goldberg-style-internet-shopping.html

Lovecraft's The Thing On The Doorstep to be made into a film

http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2007/11/sturart-gordon-.html

"Day Of The Dead" to be remade...

http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2007/11/day-of-the-dead.html

Belgium's Blind Policemen

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=74728&in_page_id=2

Richie Valens performs Ooh My Head (a partial video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn3H7aWaivs
Great tune. I fit sounds familair to some of you, it's because it was later coverd by Led Zeppelin and called Boogie With Stu...

Michael Murphey performs Wildfire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOOb6fEHPQ4

a tune that got way too much exposure back in the summer of '75. But I've always liked it. It's a very pretty song and a very visual one, (at least to me). And another tune that seems to fit a November evening. It's going to be a long night at the Manor...

The Cyrkle perfrom Red Rubber Ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cxx2fvcpWE

A great song. Written by Paul Simon, (who it's rumored played the calliope on the recording). The Cyrkle had a great sound and should have been bigger. They were the last act managed by Brian Epstein too...

video for Todd Rundgren's tune, We Gotta Get You A Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkyEcyizn7w
Ha! Cool video! I generally don't post amateur vids, but this one's pretty funny. Probably my fave Rundren song, (although some of the stuff he did with the Nazz was really good), it has that ultra-clean poppy sound he's so well known for. And the lyrics are perfect for any guy who has ever hit a dry spell...

Dave Mason performs We Just Disagree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCpQLZs2Eh8
From the Fall of '77. Strange times.

The Moody Blues perform Nights In White Satin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQBU0uoR-W0

One of my faves. Perfect song for a November evening.

The Ultimate Beer?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110600386.html

Well, at least the ultimate price and pretentiousness for a beer. I'm unsure if it's a good idea for someone to market themsleves as the brewery that no one with any sense can afford. Between this and their silly copyright threats against anyone who happens to be named Sam Adams, I think these guys are losing their way. Which is fine with me. Here's the REAL beer:
http://www.stonebrew.com/

http://www.dogfish.com/


(Thanks for the link, Pete!)

the tallest dog meets the smallest dog...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=492264&in_page_id=1811

"For each word you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program"

http://freerice.com/index.php

Pretty neat.

counting down from 100 - the HARD way

http://www.moviecritic.com.au/100-numbers-quoted-from-100-movies/

the spy bird

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/11/its-a-bird---it.html

And the spy dragonfly: http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/10/dragonfly-uav-v.html

I thought I'd been losing weight...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071102152248.htm

the love that dare not speak its name...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7079288.stm
And here's his theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo8A8MvbnAw

beware of falling cows...

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/11/cow_falls_from_sky_barely_miss.html

Forget the rack, the iron maiden, the hot pokers....

Bring out....THE COOKIES! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(Thanks for the story, Pete!)

Almost forgot - Help! is released today!

Essential. Oh, I know it doesn't have the freshness and charm of Hard Day's Night. But the music is stellar, and I still think the plot, the satire, and many of the lines are still funny, (remember kids, the Beatles were doing spoofs of James Bond 30 years BEFORE Austin Powers...). Wonderful stuff. KAAAALLLLLIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rOrp2u-rSc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNMhPQoEbJE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsXta-92KUI

And let's not forget the 2nd film by the Pre-fab Four: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePtXxUzfSvY

The Rubinoos perform Rock'N'Roll Is Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8KIwY0PnZM

One of the great power pop bands. Almost forgotten now...

Julie Brown video for The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8hxCpAdCJI

A little pre-Columbine satire from the queen of novelty tunes.

Jerry Jeff Walker performs Mr. Bojangles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClHY2PEsw14

Ignore the inane TV introduction, as well as the fact of how over-exposed this tune was 35 years ago - this is a great ballad by one of our best songwriters.

Dylan promo video for Subterranean Homesick Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srgi2DkDbPU
Classic. One of the first music videos, and still one of the best. The lyrics are where the Weathermen got their name from in '69...

The Online Paper Airplane Museum

http://www.theonlinepaperairplanemuseum.com/index.html

Very cool, but the site is still being constructed.

A Plug

My friend Mariela has started a business called Mamai Sling that makes baby slings. Obviously, this is something I know very little about. When she first mentioned it to me I immediately got enthusiastic and started asking her questions on the maximum range and how difficult it might be to find ammunition. After a few tense seconds, she explained what a baby sling really was, (I confess to being just a little disappointed). I tried to get her to expand the business to take into account my own ideas, but you know how conservative these business people can be - always cautious about expanding into new markets, etc. At any rate, I'm sure these baby slings are excellent, (if not as fun as the ones I had in mind), and I hope you'll check out her site for all your infant carrying needs.

Argent perform Hold Your Head Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXYiPPlXiM8
Ah, summer of '72. Tooling around the back roads of the Western Slope and listening to this when you could get a radio signal. Rod Argent originally came from the Zombies...

Josie Cotton video for Jimmy Loves Maryann

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlsyaBl0w5s

A painful early 80's video, but I always liked this song, (the original was by the Looking Glass back in '73, another version I love).

"It's My Life" was released on this date in '65.

My fave song by Eric Burdon & The Animals, and an influence on my life. Essential.

(You can tell this is the first time they've ever performed it live, Eric appears nervous and blows several of the lines, actually getting lost at one point).

Happy Sadie Hawkins Day!

One of those days that has several competing dates in which it's celebrated. Have fun, Ladies!

Happy Birthday Jonathan Harris!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364893/

Created the Lost In Space character of Dr. Smith. The man you love to hate. A great comedic actor.

Janis performs Move Over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxdCWdaUv18

One of my faves. Essential. (I think this is from the old Cavett Show, just before she died).

Pisa loses the title!

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2583983.html

I believe there's a law that requires all Americans visiting Italy to have their photo taken in such a way that it appears they're holding up the Leaning Tower.

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

the latest in robot cars

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7078245.stm

Mr. Fly

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=74272&in_page_id=2

Happy Ringing Night!

http://www.bcpl.net/~cbladey/guy/html/ritual.html#bell

Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

Justin Hayward performs Forever Autumn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUcvXLzLPHE
Beautiful song. November of '78. Many memories...

webstie devoted to rock handbills

http://www.oldhandbills.com/
There's some great imagery here.

new equipment for the Marines

http://www.defense-update.com/events/2007/summary/mdm07.htm

Washoe

There's an excellent posting by Infidel753 on visits to the Chimpanzee & Human Communication Institute. I keep thinking that our current definition(s) of intelligence and consciousness are going to evolve to something much more subtle and graded as we become more sophisticated in our examination of other species.

Happy Mischief Night!

http://www.bcpl.net/~cbladey/guy/html/ritual.html#mischief

Happy Waiting for the Barbarians Day!

Happy Birthday Will Rogers!

http://www.willrogers.org/

http://www.cmgww.com/historic/rogers/

http://www.willrogers.com/

Go ask Alice...

Alice went through the Looking Glass on this date in 1871...

website for I Am Legend film

http://iamlegend.warnerbros.com/

website for the upcoming film, National Treasure: Book of Secrets

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/nationaltreasure/

3-D TV on the way?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110300039.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech

Happy Birthday Lulu!

http://www.luluofficial.com/news.php

Bollywood Promotes Condoms!

http://cool-mo-dee.blogspot.com/2007/11/indian-condom-song-video.html

Classic.

X's video for 4th of July

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tj_7kAtu7g
Fantastic song by one of the greatest American rock'n'roll bands - ever. If you don't have at least a few X albums in your rock collection, well, you just aren't collecting...

George performs What Is Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shi6qZm_BeE
Saw him perform this at the old Cap Center in 74. One of the finest musical moments in my life. Unbelievable, like being caught in an almost physical wave of sound and emotion. Probably my fave Harrison tune, (there are so many to choose from).

Lulu performs To Sir With Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIal_bR9gHY

One of my fave songs, (from one of my fave films). Lulu still's got it. Wonderful.

(Pete, I'll always regret we didn't get together with Liz and sing this for Ed Thompson back in '77...)

Steppenwolf perform Born To Be Wild

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xllqDh_Heg8
Beyond classic - this is pure Bedrock. Essential. A single song responsible for every motorcycle sale in America over the past 40 years...

M's video for Pop Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HaAOCGb3bw

Another tune that's silly and probably a bit dated, but I've always thought it was cute.

Happy National Deviled Egg Day!

Yum!

Moon Martin & The Ravens perform Bad Case Of Lovin' You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUdJDFOihoo
I know Robert Palmer had the hit, but this was originally Martin's song. I saw him around this time - good show. Unfortunately, another artist who never made it...

The Spiral Staircase perform More Today Than Yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKY998aeAOI
a little bit of innocence from the late summer of 69...

Humble Pie perform I Don't Need No Doctor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZMmV6xXYFw
You're a kid in high school, with one ear always stuck to the radio at night. And suddenly this perfect screech from Hell comes blasting through the airwaves! Steve Marriott was so cool. Their album Rockin' The Fillmore (with Frampton on lead), is as near perfect a hard rock album as I can imagine.

Loudon Wainwright III performs Unrequited

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ht1Hihjis

One of the great quirky songwriters of my generation. Loudon's always fun and always interesting. I may be the last person on earth who still enjoys hearing Dead Skunk.

For True Gamesmen - A Big Hand For The Little Lady

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060165/

I just discovered this minor classic is being released on DVD next week. A wonderful movie centered around a poker game. NOTHING matters but the game. This film captures the spirit of True Gamesmen perfectly. If you were hanging out at the Little Soldier Shop in the late 70's or early 80's, this movie will seem all too familiar.... Essential.

I got a rock...

Hmmm, I must admit that Halloween was a bit of a bust this year, in terms of trick or treaters. Last year we had about sixty; I'd say we had no more than forty this time. Now, one problem is that the houses in our neighborhood are spaced pretty far apart, and about a quarter of them don't participate, (lights are all out, etc.). This makes a "target poor environment" for most kids, I suppose. In addition, only a few of the houses actually decorate for the holiday. So once again, it probably looks kind of barren around here, and the pros probably head for a denser concentration of plunder.
As for the kids who did show up, almost all were escorted by parents, reflecting our overly-protective times. Sometimes the mothers would walk with the kid to the doors, a few times I could swear they were sniffing for any signs of true danger. Wuss nation.
And several of the groups were way too old to still be hobbling about begging for Hershey bars, (I always want to ask the older teenagers "Shouldn't you be learning to drive a car or date, instead?"). The trick or treating also seemed to start later than normal, things really didn't start up until after 7:30, about 90 minutes later than normal. And some groups seemed to ignore coming to the Manor! Linda and I started to feel like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin - how could the children ignore the MOST sincerely decorated Halloween house in the neighborhood?!? It's a sad day when decorations actually scare off trick or treaters. At any rate, I guess it went okay, but not as fun as it had been in previous years.

Eastern Haunters Convention 2008 announced

http://www.easternhauntersconvention.com/