On Saturday night, Chase and a few friends went to “Terror Behind the Walls” at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Each year this abandoned (and supposedly haunted) prison, opens its doors in the weeks leading up to Halloween with the goal of scaring the pants off its visitors. This year they advertised an “all [...]
Halloween 1994: Ian as Thomas, Freddy as Gordon. Now they are college freshmen – Ian at MICA, Freddy at University of Vermont. Something tells me they are planning very different costumes for 10/31/10. Share and Enjoy:
Keeping in the Halloween spirit this week, I’m still thinking back to great costumes I have known and loved. My favorite costumes are those that telegraph the character in a few brilliant props. I most admire home-made costumes, because come on, anyone with money can go rent or buy something. As for me, I give highest points for creativity and [...]
When the boys were little, Halloween loomed larger than any other holiday. Costume ideas were planned, committed to and scrapped for something else on a daily basis – all starting in July. “I’m going to be the Red Power Ranger! No, a Beetleborg! No, wait! Batman!” Early on, I learned to stall until almost the [...]
Ahhh, Halloween. Some parents love it. Others hate it. Me? I fall somewhere in between, really enjoying parts of it, but often finding myself waiting for the whole thing to be over. Regardless of how you view this pagan holiday, most can not argue that the Halloween path is fraught with obstacles and the danger [...]
