OK, I already wrote about some of my home-crafted costumes and last-minute jobs, but I found this photo that reminded me of a Halloween party my friend Tony threw one year. Mary and I made our costumes again that year – Death and the Hershey Bar. (Sounds like a great band name…) Not my best … Continue reading “King of Last Minute Costumes”
Tag: Halloween
Haunted Mansion
Declaring Halloween in February, I’m doing all stories this week about Halloween stuff. Enjoy! One year my friend Dave decided to throw a Halloween party with his brother, the real estate developer. At a huge mansion in upstate NY. I’ll repeat what I’ve said before. To a NYC native, upstate NY is anything north of … Continue reading “Haunted Mansion”
Lost Art of Halloween Costumes
Declaring Halloween in February, I’m doing all stories this week about Halloween stuff. Enjoy! Why don’t more people make their own costumes? Thinking back to my childhood, there were always Halloween costumes available to buy in stores. Back then they were cheap plastic things that didn’t last very long. (I remember one year our neighbor … Continue reading “Lost Art of Halloween Costumes”
Halloween, Dammit
Declaring Halloween in February, I’m doing all stories this week about Halloween stuff. Enjoy! I recall one year we threw a Halloween party at our apartment, sometime between getting married and having our first child. Not terribly experienced in hosting parties myself, I mostly organized this one by telling a bunch of people to show … Continue reading “Halloween, Dammit”
Zombie House
Declaring Halloween in February, I’m doing all stories this week about Halloween stuff. Enjoy! It was a semi-traumatic decision Diane made one year, when she realized she was too old for trick-or-treating. To help take her mind off things (and to shut our dog the hell up) I grabbed her and the bowl of candy … Continue reading “Zombie House”