Status: O X-Status: In a message dated 95-12-06 21:28:51 EST, LVDUDETTE@delphi.com wrote: >Just a few days ago, I found those strings of blacklights that was talked >about at Spencers Gifts and bought them. I can't wait to use them! Can I use >them for Christmas?????? I'll sure try!! :-) > >Keep the spirit(s) alive! Maybe you can put them on your Nightmare Before Xmas tree. From owner-halloween-l Sat Dec 9 08:42:20 1995 Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 11:25:42 -0700 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: rrhill@ucdavis.edu (Rick Hill) Subject: Re: All Fired Up on Halloween Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >> For safety's sake, be careful around open flames or better yet, use the >> electric candle types instead. Also, it is a much better idea to use a >> central sound room with wires instead of tape recorders everywhere. > >Agreed. If nothing else, run a speaker from each tape recorder to >the site. It's cheap, it's quick, and much safer than setting >yourself on fire. ;) > >> Off my soapbox. a cute Idea I used one year for organ pipes was rolled up >> paper spray painted silver. all together into ranks, they looked fairly >> decent. At the time, I was about 14 though and would prefer metal pipes now >> instead.... > >The last time we needed piping line that (it wasn't for a pipe organ, >but the same general thing), we got various sized cardboard rolls and >wrapped them with 1/16" metal sheeting with rivets in the back. >Looks solid, very light, and quite effective. > >-Brian > who has just finished his plans for a full-sized mahogany coffin >for next year that will allow you to "vanish" (false back). Now... >out to the shop! ;) > So do we are the coffin plans available? Rick Hill (916) 757-3002 Office Computer Operations Manager (916) 757-3010 FAX UCD Bookstore rrhill@ucdavis.edu UC Davis VISIT THE BOOKSTORE WWW PAGES AT: Davis, CA 95616 http://www-bookstore.ucdavis.edu From owner-halloween-l Wed Dec 13 08:52:53 1995 Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 23:09:13 -0700 (MST) From: Arlea Anschutz To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Keep the Halloween flame alive. Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: > >Is anyone else a big fan of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS? I love that > >movie! I'm trying to give our Christmas decorating a little HALLOWEEN > >twist! > > What a teriffic idea! Skeletons, bats, witches, devils (instead of angels) > and pumpkins on the tree! Orange and black along with red and green! Haul out > your La Dia De Los Muertes (did I get that right?) decorations and hang some > tinsel on them. Put a Santa cap on that skeleton. How about a reindeer skull > as a decoration? > > Great way to scare religious nuts away from you house. I find this whole discussion pretty amusing. As a Teutonic heathen, I celebrate Yule, rather than the Christmas. Most of the traditions associated with American/European Xmas are heathen traditions in the first place -- the tree, the holly, the mistletoe, the elves. Anyway, Yule is actually a pretty scary holiday. The red in the good ole red and green represents blood! We're talking about the time of year when the days are shortest, the plants die (except for the evergreens, hence their special significance), many animals starve, and in pre-modern times in Northern Europe, humans often died from either cold or hunger. Yule is the time of the "wild hunt" when Odin rides through the sky accompanied by souls of the dead. I always put a holly-wreath on the same plaster skull I use as a Halloween decoration and use it as a Yule decoration. Just in case anyone gets the wrong idea, Yule isn't just like Halloween. The celebration goes on for 12 days (hence the twelve days of Xmas). It starts out scary, then keeps getting more "merry" as the days get longer after winter solstice. If you want to read a good, comprehensive article on Yule, you can find one at my web site: http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~anschutz/Home.html >From there you can link to the Germanic Heritage Page to read about Yule, or you can go to the Den of the Dead for Halloween hints. ****************************************************************************** Arlea Anschu"tz Hige sceal the heardra anschutz@ucsu.colorado.edu Heorte the cenre |\ Mod sceal the mare |\ The ure maegen lytlath | --Bryhtwold, 10 August 991 ****************************************************************************** From glenn@zuni.chaco.com Fri Dec 15 14:29:32 1995 From: glenn@zuni.chaco.com (Glenn Crocker) Subject: ...then one FOGGY Christmas Eve... (fwd) To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 14:25:51 -0800 (PST) Status: O X-Status: It took over 10 days for this message to get through Netcom's mailer. Bizarre. -glenn Forwarded message: >From owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Fri Dec 15 13:18:19 1995 >Message-Id: >Date: Tue, 5 Dec 95 10:23 PST >From: glenn@gcrocker.sj.scruznet.com (Glenn Crocker) >To: halloween-l@netcom.com >Subject: ...then one FOGGY Christmas Eve... >Sender: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com >Precedence: list >Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com >content-length: 1617 > >My in-laws, after hearing that the fog machine I ordered for Halloween >had finally arrived (NEVER use the US Postal Service for packages. I >tried to get the vendor to use UPS, but they wouldn't. They do now, >after waiting more than a month for their COD money. ;-), asked my >wife if I'd been trying to figure out how to incorporate it with our >Christmas decorations. Naturally, I've been trying like hell to >figure out how to chunk the fog up to make snow, or _anything_ to use >this wonderous device before next Halloween. > >Well, they had the excellent idea of putting a Rudolph reindeer out on >the front lawn and blowing fog all around him. > >"Then one foggy Christmas Eve, > Santa came to say, > Rudolph with your nose so bright (hmmmm, strobe light? Laser?) > Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" > >Muahahahahaha! > >The fog machine is pretty cool. It's an American DJ "FogHog" (has a >lovely graphic of a pig with fog coming out its nose on the side. >;-). It has a 700 watt heater, about a 5 minute heating time for 1 >minute of fog, and claims 6000 ft^3 of fog per minute. The only >problem with it is that I really want _ground_ fog, not up-in-the-air >fog. Others have suggested cooling the fog down with dry ice or >somesuch, so I think I'll try that. I'm also planning to use a >plastic trash can with a fan attached to it as a "flow regulator", so >I can get fog while the machine is heating up. The fog juice stinks a >bit, smells like smoke, but if I can get it to hug the ground better, >that won't matter. > >Any ideas on how to get fog machine fog to become ground fog would be >very much appreciated. > >-glenn > From owner-halloween-l Sat Dec 16 10:50:28 1995 Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 13:10:54 -0700 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Devlyn.Syde@Evermore.com (Devlyn Syde) Subject: Re: theremin Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Those of you discussing theremins might be amused to know (if you don't already - I haven't been following closely) that the theremin replaced the digital synthesizer on the Wired (magazine) Wired/Tired list this month. -Devlyn Syde Devlyn.Syde@Evermore.com ___________ \_ _____/__ __ ___________ _____ ___________ ____ | __)_\ \/ // __ \_ __ \/ \ / _ \_ __ \_/ __ \ | \\ /\ ___/| | \/ Y Y ( <_> ) | \/\ ___/ /_______ / \_/ \___ >__| |__|_| /\____/|__| \___ > \/ \/ \/ \/ http://www.evermore.com/www/ahacc/ From owner-halloween-l Sun Dec 31 22:37:55 1995 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 13:54:16 -0800 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "D.D." Subject: Re: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: RO X-Status: At 11:41 AM 12/27/95 EST, Stu wrote: >Now that the holidays are winding down, I'm curious...what gift did you get >(or receive) that applies to the Halloween holiday? Hey Stu and all, Good idea, my wife and daughter gave me a full size human skeleton prop for next year. This now gives me three to work with. The rest of Christmas was very traditional, I seem to be the only one in the family getting body parts as gifts. >I didn't get anything to use at Halloween, But I did give my wife a CD player >for Christmas. Yes, believe it or not, the McIntires are finally in the 20th >century (just in time for the 21st!) :) >Now I've gotta go get all the good music and sound effects on CD that I've >got on tape...just what I needed - a gift that will continue to cost me for >years to come! Geez, I hate to be the one to tell you but my college age nephew who works at Best Buy (irritating kid!) when he's home from school, informed me over Christmas that now the hot thing in audio is LP's, turntables and tube amplifiers. He says people with money (not me) are also installing tube amps in their BMW's for the warmth and quality of the sound. This is very important when they listen to someone named Coolio. Oh well, so much for us keeping up, I've gotta go get my Edison wax cylinders out of the sun. Good Holidays All, Denny From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 2 00:38:21 1996 Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1996 15:57:12 -0700 (MST) From: Arlea Anschutz To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: On Wed, 27 Dec 1995 Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com wrote: > Now that the holidays are winding down, I'm curious...what gift did you get > (or receive) that applies to the Halloween holiday? Some friends got me a sculpture (about 12" long) of two decomposing corpses having sex on a bed (with skulls for bed-posts). They say they thought of me instantly when they saw it. If you've seen my web page (http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~anschutz/dead.html), you'll know why. I also got a greeting card with a zombie on the front from a friend who was in New Orleans for the holiday season. ****************************************************************************** Arlea Anschu"tz Hige sceal the heardra anschutz@ucsu.colorado.edu Heorte the cenre |\ Mod sceal the mare |\ The ure maegen lytlath | --Bryhtwold, 10 August 991 ****************************************************************************** From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 2 11:48:55 1996 Date: Tue, 2 Jan 96 06:22:17 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: lewisw@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Bill Lewis) Subject: Re: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >Now that the holidays are winding down, I'm curious...what gift did you get >(or receive) that applies to the Halloween holiday? > >I didn't get anything to use at Halloween, But I did give my wife a CD player >for Christmas. Yes, believe it or not, the McIntires are finally in the 20th >century (just in time for the 21st!) :) It's a big leap Stu, but it's worth it. >Now I've gotta go get all the good music and sound effects on CD that I've >got on tape...just what I needed - a gift that will continue to cost me for >years to come! Speaking of which, my sister-in-law and her husband gave me a sounds of horror CD. I gave it a listen to the other day, and it is a continuous playing background sound(s) (as opposed to effects that are broken up into sections). Not too bad. Now I gotta go get those big old speakers I left at my Mother's house. Bill lewisw@oasys.dt.navy.mil You can beat a dead horse, but you can't make him drink. Even a blind nut gets a squirrel every once in awhile. If it's fixed, don't break it. Measure once, Cut twice. From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 3 02:26:38 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Tue, 02 Jan 96 09:02:22 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >I got a halloween karaoke sing along tape, and 3 dozen black candles!!! I >guess I really have some strange friends, huh? The stranger the better I always say! :) Happy New Year, Trix! - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 3 02:44:42 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Tue, 02 Jan 96 09:06:20 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >Some friends got me a sculpture (about 12" long) of two decomposing >corpses having sex on a bed (with skulls for bed-posts). They say they >thought of me instantly when they saw it. If you've seen my web page >(http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~anschutz/dead.html), you'll know why. I'm not sure if that says more about YOU, or more about your FRIENDS. ;) >I also got a greeting card with a zombie on the front from a friend who >was in New Orleans for the holiday season. Great gifts! Anyone else? - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 3 02:51:13 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Tue, 02 Jan 96 08:59:50 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Denny wrote: >Good idea, my wife and daughter gave me a full size human skeleton prop for >next year. This now gives me three to work with. The rest of Christmas was >very traditional, I seem to be the only one in the family getting body parts >as gifts. "Deck the halls with parts of bodies, fa la la la la, la la la la!" (Aren't I a sicko?) >Oh well, so much for us keeping up, I've gotta go get my Edison wax >cylinders out of the sun. Ya know, Denny, my grandfather had a whole crate of the ole Edisons. If you play them backward, they play The Funeral March of the Marionettes. ;) - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 3 14:56:19 1996 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 22:06:54 -0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "j. barrett" Subject: Re: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: At 11:41 AM 12/27/95 EST, you wrote: >Now that the holidays are winding down, I'm curious...what gift did you get >(or receive) that applies to the Halloween holiday? > i also didnt' get anything halloween related but i did find some craft sticks that i was able to use for a cranberry wreath for the birds. i don't go out often and was amazed that i could find them and not regular toothpicks at the stores. From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 5 09:25:22 1996 Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 19:02:01 -0700 (MST) From: Arlea Anschutz To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, MISS JESSICA M ROOP wrote: > I don't know about everyone else, but I think Christmas is a religious > holiday, not a holiday to get things relating to the devil, dead things > riseing from the grave, etc. > That's just my opinion, though. > > --Jessica Roop (AHBR60C) Well, I have to make two points regarding the above statement. 1) Christmas is a religious holiday for Christians, but it is also a secular holiday for Americans. It is a federal holiday, in a country where we have separation of church and state. Even non-Christians get Christmas day off work. Therefore, we have atheists in this country who celebrate a holiday on the 25th. The holiday, for a-religious folk, is about Santa and Frosty and gift-giving. For people who celebrate Xmas as a secular holiday, there's nothing wrong with exchanging morbid gifts. If you are a Christian who celebrates the pagan Celtic holiday of Halloween as a secular holiday (and Halloween isn't even government holiday), then I don't see how you can object to non-Christians celebrating Christmas as a secular holiday. 2) Not all the people on this list celebrate Christmas. I would assume that there are some Jews subscribed who get Hanukkah gifts. Personally, I'm a Heathen and I exchange gifts during Yule (Dec. 20 -Jan. 1). In my case, gifts relating to the dead are especially appropriate, since Yule is a time when dead ancestors visit the living, and when Draugr (the Northern European equivalent of Zombies) rise from their graves. Jessica, I think your point is a valid one for certain denominations of Christians, but you shouldn't assume that everyone else follows the same religion you do. Also, I don't recall anyone mentioning anything related to the devil in the "What was in your stocking" discussion. If anyone wants to discuss the origins of holidays, feel free to e-mail me privately. This kind of discussion may be off topic for Halloween-L. Arlea ****************************************************************************** Arlea Anschu"tz Hige sceal the heardra anschutz@ucsu.colorado.edu Heorte the cenre |\ Mod sceal the mare |\ The ure maegen lytlath | --Bryhtwold, 10 August 991 ****************************************************************************** From owner-halloween-l Sat Jan 6 12:49:13 1996 From: sao@MIT.EDU To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1996 17:21:21 EST Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: At 05:54 PM 1/3/96 EST, Jessica Roop wrote: > but I think Christmas is a religious >holiday, not a holiday to get things relating to the devil, dead things >riseing from the grave, etc. Right. Don't want to combine those religious holidays with dead things rising from the grave. Easter, anyone? :^) Andy Oakland sao@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/sao/www/home.html From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 9 06:58:15 1996 Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 06:51:48 -0800 (PST) From: Don Bertino To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: archives Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, Arlea Anschutz wrote: > Will someone please repost the new URL for the Halloween-L archives? > I tried ftp://ftp.calweb.com/~bertino and it doesn't work. Did I just > copy the address wrong? Actually it's http://www.calweb.com/~bertino Let me know if you are still having problems. don bertino@netcom.com ____/^\_____________________________________ Disney ascii art & / \ || FDC MCP || / \ animations are at <______\ [] [] [] || [] [] [] || [] [] [] /______> ftp.netcom.com ======\----------------||----------||----------------/=== /pub/be/bertino========\______________||__________||______________/===== From owner-halloween-l Thu Jan 11 01:55:38 1996 Date: Sat, 06 Jan 1996 20:54:47 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "D.D." Subject: Re: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: At 04:26 PM 1/4/96 -0800, you wrote: >Barring the obvious fact that... (balance deleted for brevity) Hey Donna, Quit beating around the bush and say what's on your mind. ;-) Seriously, your reply was nothing short of pure excellence, remind me to stay on your good side. My best as always, Denny From owner-halloween-l Thu Jan 11 02:16:58 1996 Date: Wed, 10 Jan 96 09:44 PST To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: rbradvica@covina.lightside.com (R. Bradvica) Subject: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: every year i'm involved with creating a haunted house. and every year i tell myself after it's done that i have to start planning earlier in the year. so this year i'm going to start now( even though i don't know how or where i will be having it. my partners deserted me ie. they moved east, with all of the props. :( ) anyway i know that there are some great ideas out there and was wondering if i could get some suggestions to help me brain storm. what was the best haunetd house scene that you have ever built? or have ever seen? any ideas big or small would be appreciated. thanks robert bradvica rbradvica@lightside.com From owner-halloween-l Thu Jan 11 02:13:25 1996 Date: Sat, 06 Jan 1996 21:09:17 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "D.D." Subject: Re: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: At 05:08 PM 1/4/96 -0700, you wrote: >> "Deck the halls with parts of bodies, fa la la la la, la >> la la la!" (Aren't I a sicko?) >> >> - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] >> >Stu, there must be a 12 step program for you somewhere!!!! >Trix Hi Trix & all, 12 steps? I'm afraid Stu took the wrong escalator. ;-) Denny From dhinton@portal.ca Thu Jan 11 02:33:27 1996 Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 02:32:34 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Subject: Re: my new years resolution! To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From owner-halloween-l Thu Jan 11 15:30:17 1996 From: revcoal@pcnet.com Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 03:43:15 -0800 Subject: Re: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Uh, yeah, I tend to be very BLUNT! ;-> On Sat, 06 Jan 1996, "D.D." wrote: >At 04:26 PM 1/4/96 -0800, you wrote: > >>Barring the obvious fact that... (balance deleted for brevity) > >Hey Donna, > Quit beating around the bush and say what's on your mind. ;-) >Seriously, your reply was nothing short of pure excellence, remind me to >stay on your good side. >My best as always, >Denny > ======================================================================= If a nation expects to be ignorant and free it expects what never was and never will be ... The people cannot be safe without information. Where the press is free, and every man is able (and willing) to read, all is safe. -- Thomas Jefferson ======================================================================= Donna J. Logan ;-> revcoal@pcnet.com ======================================================================= From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 12 11:59:51 1996 From: Maryanne Torgerson To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 22:13:34 PST Subject: Re: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: ** Reply to note from RoboJay@aol.com 01/06/96 9:21pm -0500 > The Nightmare Before Easter! Undead bunnies and chicks! Pumpkin hunts! > Vulture and snake eggs! Vampire rabbits bringing chocolate skulls! Hey, anybody read the kids' book "Bunnicula" (about a vampire bunny who sucks the juice out of carrots, leaving them white)? I got it for my daughter when she was little and thought it was hilarious! Maryanne "I have come too far in life to take orders from a cookie." -- Dr. Gullo >From dhinton@portal.ca Thu Jan 11 02:33:27 1996 Return-Path: Received: from kefron.portal.ca by mail5 (8.6.12/Netcom) id CAA05374; Thu, 11 Jan 1996 02:33:26 -0800 Received: (from dhinton@localhost) by kefron.portal.ca (8.6.12/8.6.12) id CAA03168; Thu, 11 Jan 1996 02:32:34 -0800 Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 02:32:34 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Message-Id: <199601111032.CAA03168@kefron.portal.ca> Subject: Re: my new years resolution! References: In-Reply-To: Precedence: junk X-Loop: dhinton@portal.ca To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: RO X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 12 12:03:25 1996 Date: Mon, 8 Jan 96 08:25:23 PST From: Harlan Whitley Subject: Re: archives To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Please remove me from this list, lost info on how to. Thanks :) >From the desk of: Harlan Whitley Texas Instruments Unix System Administration Plano, Texas From dhinton@portal.ca Fri Jan 12 12:54:38 1996 Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 12:52:32 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Subject: Re: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From dhinton@portal.ca Fri Jan 12 12:58:54 1996 Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 12:57:20 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Subject: Re: archives To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 12 15:38:22 1996 Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 07:13:30 -0800 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Mark & Cheryl Subject: Re: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: At 09:44 AM 1/10/96 PST, you wrote: >any ideas big or small would be appreciated. One of our best haunted houses included a giant stuffed spider with the head of a human. The spider was hanging on a tall piece of plywood and the human standing behind could stick his head through. We'd have people come in to sit 2 at a time in front of the spider and at just the moment when he finished his spiel and reared his head up to scare them, the arms in the armchairs would grab hold of the people. The easy chairs had a curtain behind them, people on their knees behind each easy chair, and the arms of the easy chairs allowed their arms in. They stayed still until the right moment and then they suddenly put their arms around the people at the right moment. From dhinton@portal.ca Fri Jan 12 16:09:33 1996 Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 16:09:11 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Subject: Re: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 12 17:27:03 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 14:05:40 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: How To Haunt A House Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: How To Haunt A House copyright 1994 by Dan Witkowski/MagicCom, Inc. Published in the U.S. and Canada by Random House ISBN #0-679-86742-2 U.S. $9.00 (Canada $11.50) CONTENTS ======== Haunted House Do's and Don'ts Nooks and Crannies for Crabby Spooks Petrified Parties, Haunted Happenings Welcome to the Fright Factory Fearsome, Flapping Bats Giant Spiders and Terrifying Tarantulas Spinning Spider Webs Rats, Rats, and More Rats I've Been Slimed! Rattlesnake Eggs Skull and Bones Coffins Ghoulish Gravestones Dead Dummies Bed of Spikes Haunted Hands Ghostly Illusions Spirit Banners Stiff Stiffs Bobbing Boos The Grumpy Gremlin Foggy Spooks Hopping Haunts Special Effects The Fog Bog Fake Fire Black Thread Magic Finger Ripper Nose Breaker The Mystery Grip The Hand Thing The Ghost Gallery Dr. Jekyll's Potion Spirit Pictures The Grabber Terrible Things to Touch and Smell Cobwebs A Few Good Parts Wind and Chills Getting Bugged Walking on Bones What a Brain! Look Alive! Mystery Box Sinister Smells The Cemetery A Boneyard Bash Epitaths Sounds of Terror Recording Ghostly Sounds Sound Effects Spooky Music Lighting the Night The Frightful Power of Light Lighting Effects Monster Faces Glowing Phantoms The Black Hole Lightning Lighting the House Lighting Templates Spooky Hand Mr. Ribs Eerie Eyes Boogie Man Weird Witch Spinning Spider Makeup Effects Blood Formula Blood Bombs Rotting Flesh Popped Eyeballs Delicious Dirt Green Ooze Fake Scars and Rotten Teeth Creepy Costumes The Invisible Man and His Dog A Big Hairy Ape The Bush Man Man-Eating Chicken The Mummy Haunting Grand Illusions Unstuffed Scarecrow The Zombie Who Rises from the Dead Don't Lose Your Head! Black Widow Nightmare Scenes of Terror A Death in the Family Freaky Frankenstein Enter the Spirits Bats in the Belfry A Frightful Feast The Snake Pit ***** READER REVIEW ***** There aren't many books on the market devoted to our favorite pasttime. This is the second book I've found (purchased last year) and is a welcome addition to my library. Be aware that many of the ideas and effects are time worn gags usually associated with the schoolyard (i.e.: rattlesnake eggs) and are not of a high level of sophistication. On the other hand, more elaborate effects (i.e.: Black Widow Nightmare) require careful construction and preparation and have been in use in sideshows, carnivals, stage, movie and T.V. for decades and have not lost the oomph you may be looking for. This is a book for the kid in all of us. It is written with a young target audience in mind, but don't let that deceive you or dissuade you from buying it right away. As has often been pointed out, the simple ideas are often the best. *** 1/2 stars out of five HOT TIP: The local Toys Sure R Expensive store had a reduced price on this book at Christmas. I could have picked up sev- eral copies at about $4.50 to $5.00 a piece, but darn the luck, I just had to play Santa instead! ;) - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From dhinton@portal.ca Fri Jan 12 17:47:12 1996 Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 17:46:47 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Subject: Re: How To Haunt A House To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 12 18:24:53 1996 Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:41:38 -0700 (MST) From: Arlea Anschutz To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, R. Bradvica wrote: > what was the best haunetd house scene that you have ever > built? or have ever seen? any ideas big or small would be appreciated. Hey Robert, Good topic. My favorite part of a cool haunted house I went to last year wasn't a "scene". It was a maze set up in complete darkness. It included ramps going up and down and mattresses on the floor in some parts. There weren't any scary things in the maze. There wasn't any spooky music being played. Just darkness and silence. Once you went in, you has to find your way out by feeling along the walls. My friend and I got separated once and after she found me again she was so scared she had to hold on to my coat until we got out. Another cute haunted house ploy I experienced goes like this. Your group of friends gets to the front of the line and the person at the door asks "How many people are in your group?" You say,"four." The door-minion says, "well, we take five through at a time" and yells out, "We can take one more." An ordinary person runs up and says "I'll go." She joins your group and you go through the various scenes. In the last one, she gets gets stabbed to death by a maniac and blood spurts out of her chest. Hope these ideas encourage you to start planning! Arlea ****************************************************************************** Arlea Anschu"tz Hige sceal the heardra anschutz@ucsu.colorado.edu Heorte the cenre |\ Mod sceal the mare |\ The ure maegen lytlath | --Bryhtwold, 10 August 991 ****************************************************************************** From owner-halloween-l Sat Jan 13 17:03:40 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Fri, 12 Jan 96 15:40:19 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Maryanne writes: >Hey, anybody read the kids' book "Bunnicula" (about a vampire bunny who >sucks the juice out of carrots, leaving them white)? I got it for my daughter >when she was little and thought it was hilarious! I've heard of it! Does anyone know if it's still in print? I'd love to get my hands on a copy. I've never seen it, but it sounds very creative. - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From owner-halloween-l Sat Jan 13 17:04:21 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 18:52:46 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: A Mad Scientist's Dream Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Chemistry Magic (Learning Chemistry Through Fun-Filled Experiments) copyright 1987 by Edward Palder published by Woodbine House, Inc. $9.95 ISBN: 0-933149-18-2 (cloth) ISBN: 0-933149-25-5 (pbk) CONTENTS: ======== Chapter 1 Color Changing Solutions Chapter 2 Invisible Ink Magic Chapter 3 Magic With Ultraviolet Light Chapter 4 Chemical Magic With Time Chapter 5 Cold Light Chemical Magic Chapter 6 Creative Crafts Magic Chapter 7 Chemical Magic Grab Bag ***** READER REVIEW ***** I can't vouch for the quality of the results of these experiments. I've yet to try any of them, as intriguing as they sound. The chapters of most interest to us would probably be 3 (ultraviolet light), 5 (cold light luminescence), and 6 (crafts). There are 146 chemical experiments for ages 9 and up. HOT TIP (maybe): This book was published locally in the D.C. area. At the time of publication, Woodbine House had a toll free number - 1(800)843-7323. They've since moved to another location in the area and may or may not still have a toll free line. Regardless, their regular number is 1(301)897-3570. If your curiousity is piqued, you may want to see if they have any backstock on this or similar books. - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From dhinton@portal.ca Sat Jan 13 17:55:47 1996 Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 17:55:34 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Subject: Re: A Mad Scientist's Dream To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 15 15:23:33 1996 From: TonyGJr@aol.com Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 15:53:21 -0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Midnight Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: To keep the fun up during the year, do read books all around for ideas. A great novel which is sort of old is actually a decent little horror story is Midnight, by Dean Koontz. I won't give away what sort of ideas you can play with, but the book sure sparked my imagination...... :) From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 15 15:43:47 1996 From: Nick Gloor Subject: Re: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 21:54:18 -0600 (CST) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com writes: > > Maryanne writes: > > >Hey, anybody read the kids' book "Bunnicula" (about a vampire bunny who > >sucks the juice out of carrots, leaving them white)? I got it for my daughter > >when she was little and thought it was hilarious! > > I've heard of it! Does anyone know if it's still in print? > > - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] > My daughter has read it a couple of times and this Christmas, (to tie a couple of threads together) we bought the four book set at the local Costco/ Price club to send to my niece. Bunnicula Lives! Nick (njg@cc.umanitoba.ca) From dhinton@portal.ca Mon Jan 15 16:20:04 1996 Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 16:19:52 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Subject: Re: Midnight To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From dhinton@portal.ca Mon Jan 15 16:33:25 1996 Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 16:33:15 -0800 From: Dallas Hinton Subject: Re: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: This is an automatically generated message. You sent mail to me with a precedence of bulk, junk or list, but I don't accept such mail. If you are running a mailing list, please unsubscribe me, as I was subscribed without my consent. For further information or help, send a message to me that does not have one of the Precedence: levels above or send a message to postmaster@portal.ca. From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 16 07:24:40 1996 Subject: Re: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 13:53:36 -0500 (EST) From: "Nathan Kahn" Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: > > Maryanne writes: > > >Hey, anybody read the kids' book "Bunnicula" (about a vampire bunny who > >sucks the juice out of carrots, leaving them white)? I got it for my daughter > >when she was little and thought it was hilarious! > > I've heard of it! Does anyone know if it's still in print? > I'd love to get my hands on a copy. I've never seen it, > but it sounds very creative. > Stu, I have an old paperback copy of it on my bookshelf. If you ever come to Hagerstown to visit, I can lend it to you and then you can just mail it back later. Nathan nathan@theatrefx.com From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 16 07:26:49 1996 From: Scott Axworthy Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 21:31:21 -0800 (PST) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Bunnicula Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >From owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Sat Jan 13 17:18:21 1996 Stuart (and everyone): >>Hey, anybody read the kids' book "Bunnicula" (about a vampire bunny who >>sucks the juice out of carrots, leaving them white)? I got it for my daughter >>when she was little and thought it was hilarious! > I've heard of it! Does anyone know if it's still in print? > I'd love to get my hands on a copy. I've never seen it, > but it sounds very creative. > - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] Still in print. Here is the info: Bunnicula Avon Camelot Books ISBN: 0-380-51094-4 Can also be ordered at 1-800-762-0779 And be sure to read the sequal: The Celery Stalks at Midnight ISBN:0-380-69054-3 Great books! Scott scott@cdac.com From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 16 07:36:52 1996 From: "Aaron D. Mayzes" Subject: Re: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 18:21:57 -0600 (CST) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: > Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com writes: > > > > Maryanne writes: > > > > >Hey, anybody read the kids' book "Bunnicula" (about a vampire bunny who > > >sucks the juice out of carrots, leaving them white)? I got it for my daughter > > >when she was little and thought it was hilarious! > > > > I've heard of it! Does anyone know if it's still in print? > > > > - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] > > > My daughter has read it a couple of times and this Christmas, (to tie a > couple of threads together) we bought the four book set at the local Costco/ > Price club to send to my niece. Bunnicula Lives! > Haven't read them in a while, but they're lots of fun!!! I only remember three books, though: Bunnicula The Celery Stalks at Midnight Howliday Inn Which am I forgetting? -- _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world Aaron Mayzes are fools and the rest of us are in great danger adm@nwu.edu of contagion. -- Thornton Wilder From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 16 07:46:51 1996 Subject: Halloween Trade Show To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 14:51:22 -0500 (EST) From: "Nathan Kahn" Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: The 12th National Halloween, Costume & Party Show will be held (as always) at the Rosemont Convention Center (formerly O'Hare Expo Center), near the Chicago O'Hare airport. This year the show is March 22-26. The hours are (usually) Friday 10-5, Saturday & Sunday 10-6, Monday 10-5, Tuesday 10-2. The purpose of this show is to provide an exhibition for manufacturers, distributors and importers to display their new products and prototypes, and take advance orders for the Halloween season. Owners of theatrical supply shops, magic shops, rental shops, party shops, etc. come to this show to place orders for Halloween (August) delivery. As an incentive, they are offered "show specials" for ordering at the show - free freight, discounts, special payment terms, etc. The exhibitors are happy because these orders help them plan their production. In addition to huge companies, anybody with an idea and a workshop can build a prototype, rent a 8'x10' space for $1,250, and attempt to sell thousands of their product. Then it simply becomes a problem of "how do you deliver?" :-) Unless their policy has changed drastically, anybody over 18 yrs of age can be admitted to the show floor free by simply showing a business card. It hleps it the card relates to Halloween, but it used to be that you could simply say "oh we sell Halloween stuff too" and you'd be in the door. Alternatively if you just bring a flier from your haunted house last year, or any other proof of Halloween business, you can come in. In addition to being able to view all the great Halloween merchandise, another advantage is that many exhibitors are willing to sell to people who come to the show at wholesale prices, regardless of whether they are a legitimate wholesale customer or not. If you decide to attend the show, here are some tips: 1. Make hotel reservations now. It may already be too late. Discounted show hotel reservations can be made through 1-800-525-7888. 2. Expect to spend some money on meals, etc., as there are not restaurants within walking distance from the show, and food at the show is (as it is at all trade shows) both lousy and expensive. 3. Bring business cards. Print up 1,000 black & white cards, even if its just your name, home address, home telephone, and something like "Halloween Consultant". Every exhibitor you talk to will want one of your cards, for a variety of reasons, and there are literally hundreds of exhibitors. 4. Register in advance to avoid long registration lines. Then you can pick up your badge at "will call". Call (708) 446-8434 for info, or email me directly (nathan@theatrefx.com) and I will mail you a registration application. (Those of you that I have already promised one too - I don't actually have them in-hand yet. Hang tight.) 5. Stop in and see me and the whole Theatre Effects gang, at Booths #1002-1006, and #1100. You'll recognize us by our bright red jackets with our logo on front and the TE wizard on back. Just go in the main Halloween entrance and turn right - we've got the best seat in the house! Questions? Respond to the list so everybody can see them. Nathan nathan@theatrefx.com From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 16 12:15:19 1996 Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 14:46:35 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "D.D." Subject: Re: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Ray Wrote: >We had a a dark maze haunted house. What was really cool is you have one >black room and have someone wear a glowing mask. The people will walk by >the mask thinking it's just sitting there. WRONG ! Just when the people >walk by have that person move. It will scare the hell out of them. Just >make sure that the person that wears the mask wears all black. Hey ya'll, I saw a nice variation on this where there were a dozen glowing masks that appeared to be displayed or mounted to a wall. One of the masks was worn by a person in black who would lunge at the crowd moving through. It was a nice effect because when you saw the masks, you knew something was going to happen but there was no way of knowing exactly what. Denny From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 17 09:08:16 1996 Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 06:27:11 -0700 From: Lauren Jones To: halloween-l@netcom.com, revcoal@pcnet.com, AHBR60C@prodigy.com Subject: Samhain Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Actually, it's SOW-in (like a female pig). This message brought to you by my Gaelic study group... :-) From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 17 09:47:42 1996 Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 08:52:03 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: etherton@ncook.k12.il.us (Lisa Etherton) Subject: list removal Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Please remove me from this list. I am not sure how to do this. Thanks, Lisa Etherton From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 17 10:20:19 1996 Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 10:08:58 -0800 (PST) From: Don Bertino To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: list removal Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: On Wed, 17 Jan 1996, Lisa Etherton wrote: > Please remove me from this list. I am not sure how to do this. Please send mail to listserv@netcom.com with: unsubscribe halloween-l in the body of the post. don bertino@netcom.com ____/^\_____________________________________ Disney ascii art & / \ || FDC MCP || / \ animations are at <______\ [] [] [] || [] [] [] || [] [] [] /______> ftp.netcom.com ======\----------------||----------||----------------/=== /pub/be/bertino========\______________||__________||______________/===== From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 17 22:17:34 1996 Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 07:50:24 -0700 From: Lauren Jones To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Stuff We Did Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: The year that our theme was "The Cemetery Tour," a guide led you around to the backyard and through a cemetery and giant spiderwebs to Dracula's grave. After Drac menaced you, the guide took you to Frankenstein's lab, and the monster broke loose and killed your guide in the middle of the tour. Just as the guests were beginning to discuss among themselves whether to try to find their way back the way they had come, another guide appeared out of the darkness and took you past the giant spider lowering from the trees and the falling scarecrow, etc. From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 17 22:27:26 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Tue, 16 Jan 96 18:06:29 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >Hey ya'll, >I saw a nice variation on this where there were a dozen glowing masks that >appeared to be displayed or mounted to a wall. One of the masks was worn >by a person in black who would lunge at the crowd moving through. >It was a nice effect because when you saw the masks, you knew something was >going to happen but there was no way of knowing exactly what. We did something like that two Halloweens ago. The victims passed through a corridor which looked something like an "art gallery" with framed pictures on the wall. One of the pictures of course was one of our crew who popped through the picture frame at the appropriate moment. If you have something like our haunted house where the people can get back in line (most do), it's nice to be able to change things on the fly so when they come through again and *think* they know what to watch out for, you nail them a second time. We abandoned a similar idea this past year which would have been great. I suggested we do a cast of someone's face and make 4 or 5 duplicates from molds and mount them. Then, with proper make- up applied to resemble the mounted faces, the live body (also "mounted") would speak to/scream at/whatever the passers-by. I know *I* would jump! :) - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 17 22:48:21 1996 Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 11:48:15 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: njg@cc.UManitoba.CA (Nick Gloor) Subject: Re: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >Haven't read them in a while, but they're lots of fun!!! I only remember >three books, though: > Bunnicula > The Celery Stalks at Midnight > Howliday Inn > >Which am I forgetting? > >-- >_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. >Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world Aaron Mayzes >are fools and the rest of us are in great danger adm@nwu.edu >of contagion. -- Thornton Wilder Since I already mailed the books away I can't check them exactly but our public library catalogue shows the following entry: AUTHOR 1) Howe, James, 1946- 2) Morrill, Leslie H. TITLE Nighty-nightmare / by James Howe ; illustrated by Leslie Morrill. -- EDITION 1st ed. -- PUBLISHER New York : Atheneum, c1987. DESCRIPT'N 122 p. SERIES Howe, James, 1946- . Bunnicula series ;; bk.04 Continued... NOTES 1) "A Jean Karl book." 2) Sequel to: Celery stalks at midnight. SUBJECTS 1) Camping -- Fiction 2) Cats -- Fiction. 3) Dogs -- Fiction. 4) Mystery and detective stories. Unfortunately it does not show an ISBN and I cannot figure how to get one out of the system...if its even possible. Hope this helps some From owner-halloween-l Thu Jan 18 07:10:54 1996 From: "Aaron D. Mayzes" Subject: Re: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 01:17:11 -0600 (CST) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: > >Haven't read them in a while, but they're lots of fun!!! I only remember > >three books, though: > > Bunnicula > > The Celery Stalks at Midnight > > Howliday Inn > > > >Which am I forgetting? > > > TITLE Nighty-nightmare / by James Howe ; illustrated by Leslie A-ha! That'd be why I couldn't remember it; I never read that one. I'll have to remedy that sometime. My best friend's favorite story is called The Thirteen Clocks (I forget the author). It's a kid's fairy tale, but it's got a particularly nice evil undercurrent. -- _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world Aaron Mayzes are fools and the rest of us are in great danger adm@nwu.edu of contagion. -- Thornton Wilder From owner-halloween-l Thu Jan 18 07:22:01 1996 From: catlover@premier1.net (Maryanne Torgerson) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Bunnicula Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 04:50:19 GMT Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: On Mon, 15 Jan 1996 21:31:21 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >>From owner-halloween-l@netcom.com Sat Jan 13 17:18:21 1996 >Stuart (and everyone): > >>>Hey, anybody read the kids' book "Bunnicula" (about a vampire bunny who >>>sucks the juice out of carrots, leaving them white)? I got it for my daughter >>>when she was little and thought it was hilarious! > >> I've heard of it! Does anyone know if it's still in print? >> I'd love to get my hands on a copy. I've never seen it, >> but it sounds very creative. > >> - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] > >Still in print. Here is the info: > >Bunnicula >Avon Camelot Books >ISBN: 0-380-51094-4 >Can also be ordered at 1-800-762-0779 > >And be sure to read the sequal: > >The Celery Stalks at Midnight >ISBN:0-380-69054-3 And don't forget "Howliday Inn".... and I think there are a few more in the series as well! Maryanne "I have come too far in life to take orders from a cookie." -- Dr. Gullo From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 19 17:19:15 1996 From: revcoal@pcnet.com Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 11:21:16 EST Subject: Re: Re[2]: my new years resolution! To: halloween-l@netcom.com, halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: On Tue, 16 Jan 96, Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com wrote: > We abandoned a similar idea this past year which would have been > great. I suggested we do a cast of someone's face and make 4 or > 5 duplicates from molds and mount them. Then, with proper make- > up applied to resemble the mounted faces, the live body (also > "mounted") would speak to/scream at/whatever the passers-by. I > know *I* would jump! :) So why did you abandon the idea? Sounds like it would have worked great! ======================================================================= If a nation expects to be ignorant and free it expects what never was and never will be ... The people cannot be safe without information. Where the press is free, and every man is able (and willing) to read, all is safe. -- Thomas Jefferson ======================================================================= Donna J. Logan ;-> revcoal@pcnet.com ======================================================================= From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 19 18:54:38 1996 Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 08:29:15 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "D.D." Subject: Address change Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: I'll be running two Internet providers for the next month or so trying to decide between them. The new address is . Mail sent to the new or old address () will be received. Denny From owner-halloween-l Sat Jan 20 08:29:24 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 13:25:38 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Trade Show (Questions) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Nathan, I do have a few questions about the trade show... 1) Are still or video pictures allowed at the show? 2) If I can only attend two days out of the show, are any two days better than the others? For example, if I am able to make purchases, would I get a better price at the end as opposed to the beginning? 3) What type of sights, sounds and/or demos can we expect to see? 4) Are tax I.D. numbers required for admittance to the show? 5) How far is the convention center from the airport? (Important for planning the trip). 6) Are there special appearances by people in the film/book/related industries? 7) Any hot rumors about new merchandise that's expected to hit the market this year? 8) Any tips on how best to survive the Trade Show experience? Some of the info may very well be included with the information you've mailed me. I post them here for the benefit of others. Who else thinks they may be attending the trade show? I'm about 85 to 90 per cent sure as of right now. The prospects look very good that I'll be able to make it a reality. If no one else, I *do* expect Denny to make it...anyone else? - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From owner-halloween-l Sun Jan 21 22:57:20 1996 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 07:13:23 -0700 (MST) To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: trix@primenet.com (Darlene Horwath) Subject: Re: Re[2]: What Was In Your Stocking? -Reply Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >A Halloween karaoke tape? What's on it? Sorry it took me a while to resopund, I packed the tape away with the rest of the Halloween decorations and it took a while to find it. It is calles Sing the hits of Halloween and It has: Monster Mash Lil Red Ridin Hood I Put a Spell on You Purple People Eater Ghostbusters The Addams Family Werewolves of London Black Magic Woman It comes with song sheets all printed up that look like they should go into a loose leaf binder. Actually, it is pretty fun! Side A has no vocals so you can be the star..side be adds the lead vocal for the timid set. Apparently there an entire collection, but I dont know how many are for Halloween! The tape is by The Singing Machine Co. Inc. you can write for a complete catalog: 6350 East Rogers Circle Boca Raton, FL 33487 > Happy New Year, Trix! Thanks for the good wishes, and same back to you and to all of you on the Halloween list!!! > - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] Trix Tuning up that old singing voice right now...now that is *really* scary!!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is that a modem in your pocket or RU just happy 2C me! http://www.primenet.com/~trix/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 07:15:19 1996 Subject: Re: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 13:21:23 -0500 (EST) From: "Nathan Kahn" Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: > > My best friend's favorite story is called The Thirteen Clocks (I forget the > author). It's a kid's fairy tale, but it's got a particularly nice evil > undercurrent. > James Thurber. Due to the delay of halloween-l mailings, I predict 6 messages show up with this answer at the same time as mine. Nathan nathan@theatrefx.com From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 07:23:17 1996 From: "BHendrsn@microsys.net" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 12:00:50 +0000 Subject: Re: Re[2]: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Stuart McIntire says: > We did something like that two Halloweens ago. The victims > passed through a corridor which looked something like an > "art gallery" with framed pictures on the wall. One of the > pictures of course was one of our crew who popped through > the picture frame at the appropriate moment. If you have > something like our haunted house where the people can get > back in line (most do), it's nice to be able to change > things on the fly so when they come through again and > *think* they know what to watch out for, you nail them a > second time. We did something like that a few years ago. We got a pile of rubber sheets, mounted them in large picture frames and painted scary pictures on them. At the appropriate time, the person behind the frame simply *PUSHES* outward and the picture deforms as the person comes on of the frame. It works very well since you can go behind *ANY* of the frames in a second and get them from any position. -Brian From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 07:23:56 1996 From: Scott Axworthy Subject: Re: Trade Show (Questions) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 17:02:35 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Stuart (and all): Thanks for posting your questions. I'm thinking of going as well. I had already sent a couple of your questions to Denny because I know he has been there. I made significant headway in getting spousal clearence. Time to start looking for cheap airfare. Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com writes: > > Nathan, > > I do have a few questions about the trade show... > > 1) Are still or video pictures allowed at the show? > > 2) If I can only attend two days out of the show, > are any two days better than the others? For > example, if I am able to make purchases, would > I get a better price at the end as opposed to > the beginning? > > 3) What type of sights, sounds and/or demos can > we expect to see? > > 4) Are tax I.D. numbers required for admittance to > the show? > > 5) How far is the convention center from the airport? > (Important for planning the trip). > > 6) Are there special appearances by people in the > film/book/related industries? > > 7) Any hot rumors about new merchandise that's expected > to hit the market this year? > > 8) Any tips on how best to survive the Trade Show > experience? > > Some of the info may very well be included with the information you've > mailed me. I post them here for the benefit of others. > > Who else thinks they may be attending the trade show? I'm about 85 to > 90 per cent sure as of right now. The prospects look very good that > I'll be able to make it a reality. If no one else, I *do* expect Denny > to make it...anyone else? > > - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] > Scott -- Scott Axworthy Phone: 206-649-7668 Cascade Design Automation Fax: 206-649-7600 scott@cdac.com http://www.cdac.com From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 07:33:54 1996 Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 07:29:33 -0800 (PST) From: Don Bertino To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Trade Show (Questions) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: On Sat, 20 Jan 1996, Scott Axworthy wrote: > > Stuart (and all): > > Thanks for posting your questions. I'm thinking of going as > well. I had already sent a couple of your questions to > Denny because I know he has been there. I made significant > headway in getting spousal clearence. Time to start looking > for cheap airfare. Well, Scott, quit holding on us. Since we all know approach is 9/10's of the job, what worked???? (on your spousal clearence) ;) don bertino@netcom.com ____/^\_____________________________________ Disney ascii art & / \ || FDC MCP || / \ animations are at <______\ [] [] [] || [] [] [] || [] [] [] /______> ftp.netcom.com ======\----------------||----------||----------------/=== /pub/be/bertino========\______________||__________||______________/===== From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 07:44:07 1996 Subject: Re: Trade Show (Questions) To: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 18:49:24 -0500 (EST) From: "Nathan Kahn" Cc: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: > I do have a few questions about the trade show... > > 1) Are still or video pictures allowed at the show? I believe the policy is no video cameras, but people often sneak them in and then ask the exhibitor if it is ok that they videotape the display. It is never a problem for me. I think that there is no problem with still cameras, but then again it is common courtesy that you ask the exhibitor if he minds that you photograph. > 2) If I can only attend two days out of the show, > are any two days better than the others? For > example, if I am able to make purchases, would > I get a better price at the end as opposed to > the beginning? > The ideal two days would be Sunday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon. I'd say Monday and Tuesday, but you are missing out because Tuesday is only a half-day. Saturday and Sunday are very hectic and the exhibitors don't have much time for casual buyers. On Monday and Tuesday they have more time, plus you are closer to the end of the show so they are more likely to entertain cash&carry offers. (The show management will not allow any exhibit materials to be removed before show closing - Tuesday 2 pm. The only items that can be removed before that are tiny ones. You should make deals with exhibitors on Monday, and give them the money then so they will be sure to hold if for you. As always, cash speaks loudest.) > 3) What type of sights, sounds and/or demos can > we expect to see? Masks, props like dead bodies and electric chairs, costumes, makeup demos. A few exhibitors set up tiny haunted houses. > 4) Are tax I.D. numbers required for admittance to > the show? No. > 5) How far is the convention center from the airport? > (Important for planning the trip). 10 minutes. There are free shuttle buses to the convention center hotels. (Fly into O'Hare, not Midway. > 6) Are there special appearances by people in the > film/book/related industries? No, but I don't know why. There should be. > 7) Any hot rumors about new merchandise that's expected > to hit the market this year? No. People generally keep things under wraps so they can debut product at the show. > 8) Any tips on how best to survive the Trade Show > experience? Bring 1,000 B&W business cards printed with your name and mailing address, and something that indicates you are in the Halloween business. Dress comfortably - coat and tie definitely not necessary - and wear comfortable walking shoes. Some people bring one of those folding luggage cart things, to push around the literature that they collect, but I don't know about that. I mean the sales brochures aren't *that* heavy, and some exhibitors give out bags imprinted with their name for you to carry literature in. If you are going to try to buy a bunch of display samples, bring an empty suitcase with you so you can get them home on the airplane. Nathan nathan@theatrefx.com From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 12:47:24 1996 Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 11:10:55 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "D.D." Subject: Re: Trade Show (Questions) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: At 05:02 PM 1/20/96 -0800, Scott wrote in part: > I had already sent a couple of your questions to >Denny because I know he has been there. Hey All, Naw, I missed it. The first time I heard of the show was last year. I was in the middle of rebuilding the Hog for a long road trip and FORGOT to go. As Bullwinkle Moose would say "this time fer sure". I called the Expo Center a few weeks ago and received the pre-registration package last week. Nathan posted the same number (800-323-5462) a week or so ago. In a cover letter they ask for three forms of I.D. related to your company but I suspect they would take less if you don't have it. Denny From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 12:52:45 1996 From: Scott Axworthy Subject: Re: Re[2]: my new years resolution! To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 09:30:04 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Brian: > ...deleted for brevity... > We did something like that a few years ago. We got a pile of rubber > sheets, mounted them in large picture frames and painted scary > pictures on them. At the appropriate time, the person behind the > frame simply *PUSHES* outward and the picture deforms as the person > comes on of the frame. > > It works very well since you can go behind *ANY* of the frames in a > second and get them from any position. > I have wanted to do an effect like this since the second Ghostbusters movie came out. They had a large portrait of Vigo that started stretching out of the frame....good effect. So, inquiring minds want to know what you used for rubber sheets? What kind of paint did you use on them that would adhere and flex? Scott -- Scott Axworthy Phone: 206-649-7668 Cascade Design Automation Fax: 206-649-7600 scott@cdac.com http://www.cdac.com From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 12:53:41 1996 From: Scott Axworthy Subject: Re: Trade Show (Questions) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 09:47:49 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Don: Don Bertino writes: > > On Sat, 20 Jan 1996, Scott Axworthy wrote: > > > > > Stuart (and all): > > > > Thanks for posting your questions. I'm thinking of going as > > well. I had already sent a couple of your questions to > > Denny because I know he has been there. I made significant > > headway in getting spousal clearence. Time to start looking > > for cheap airfare. > > Well, Scott, quit holding on us. Since we all know approach is 9/10's > of the job, what worked???? (on your spousal clearence) ;) > It was all in the timing. Just as I broached the subject (I hadn't said what it was yet,) she had something to ask me as well that she intimated would require me watching the kids all day. I said, "no problem", I'll trade you. She had no idea that I was asking for several days and hundreds of $$$. So, I just lucked out. In all fairness, she has become more supportive of my Halloween habits over the years, kind of a "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" thing. Scott -- Scott Axworthy Phone: 206-649-7668 Cascade Design Automation Fax: 206-649-7600 scott@cdac.com http://www.cdac.com From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 14:19:09 1996 Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 16:06:05 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "D.D." Subject: Re: Re[2]: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Scott wrote: (balance deleted for brevity) >I have wanted to do an effect like this since the second Ghostbusters >movie came out. They had a large portrait of Vigo that started >stretching out of the frame....good effect. > >So, inquiring minds want to know what you used for rubber sheets? >What kind of paint did you use on them that would adhere and flex? > Hey Scott and all, Natural latex sheeting, .005 to .010 inch thick works the best. Paint can be made from rubber cement, naphtha or rubber cement solvent and tinted with oil paint in tubes like artists use or universal pigments. This mix can be thinned and air-brushed with an external mix gun. Use only with plenty of ventilation (outside/ standing upwind) because of the naphtha. You can also buy paint for latex rubber from mask supply dealers but the rubber cement and oil paint stuff works better for stretching. Drop me a line if you need help finding the latex sheet. Denny From owner-halloween-l Mon Jan 22 21:29:49 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Mon, 22 Jan 96 13:39:08 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[4]: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Re[2]: my new years resolution! Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at Internet Date: 1/18/96 11:21 AM >On Tue, 16 Jan 96, Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com wrote: > We abandoned a similar idea this past year which would have been > great. I suggested we do a cast of someone's face and make 4 or > 5 duplicates from molds and mount them. Then, with proper make- > up applied to resemble the mounted faces, the live body (also > "mounted") would speak to/scream at/whatever the passers-by. I > know *I* would jump! :) >>>So why did you abandon the idea? Sounds like it would have worked great! Well, time mostly. I still love the idea, so I guess it's something I'll have to work on this summer! Boy, my wife thought planning two months in advance was crazy. Just wait till this summer! ;) - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 23 10:14:27 1996 From: "BHendrsn@microsys.net" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 16:59:29 +0000 Subject: Re: Re[2]: my new years resolution! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Scott Axworthy wrote: > I have wanted to do an effect like this since the second > Ghostbusters movie came out. They had a large portrait of Vigo that > started stretching out of the frame....good effect. > > So, inquiring minds want to know what you used for rubber sheets? > What kind of paint did you use on them that would adhere and flex? If I remember right, we used rubber baby sheets which have a lot of give to them. We weren't planning on using them again so it didn't matter for longevity. I'm sure a more reliable and longlasting substitute can be used. As for paint, while I know some paint was used, the primary paintings were done with marker in various colors and looked very well. Most paints, particularly acrylics, are going to split and fall off with repeated deformation. -Brian From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 23 10:25:52 1996 Subject: Re: Trade Show (Questions) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 19:54:54 -0500 (EST) From: "Nathan Kahn" Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: > I called the Expo Center a few weeks ago and received the pre-registration > package last week. Nathan posted the same number (800-323-5462) a week or so > ago. In a cover letter they ask for three forms of I.D. related to your > company but I suspect they would take less if you don't have it. > > Denny > Hmm. I don't think they're as strict if you show up at the door with a business card. Especially if you are from out of town; they do try and cut down on the local retail customers though. The pre-registration postcard I am offering doesn't say anything about I.D., but maybe because you can only get these postcards from exhibitors. If enough list people go, maybe we can all get together some evening. And if you're staying till Tuesday afternoon - guess what - you get to help us tear down!! Nathan nathan@theatrefx.com From owner-halloween-l Tue Jan 23 16:34:30 1996 Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 08:12:00 -0600 From: John Rosloot To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Theremins Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: I recall people talking about the theremin a while back as an instrument which produces spooky music. For anyone interested, the February/96 issue of Electronics Now has an article on how to build one. -- John Rosloot, technical analyst Dept. of Computer Science, University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~john/ john@cs.uregina.ca From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 24 10:17:05 1996 Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 09:17:39 -0700 From: Lauren Jones To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Books Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Aaron D. Mayzes 01/18/96 02:17am writes: > My best friend's favorite story is called The Thirteen Clocks (I forget the > author). It's a kid's fairy tale, but it's got a particularly nice evil > undercurrent. James Thurber is the author. That was a favorite of mine, too! A year or two ago, I found a copy and bought it, and I still get a kick out of it. From owner-halloween-l Wed Jan 24 10:59:11 1996 Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:45:54 -0700 From: Lauren Jones To: bhendrsn@microsys.net, halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Rubber sheet pictures Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: BHendrsn@microsys.net says: > ...We got a pile of rubber sheets, mounted them in large picture frames > and painted scary pictures on them. At the appropriate time, the > person behind the frame simply *PUSHES* outward and the picture > deforms as the person comes on of the frame. Love it! Is there any particular type of rubber sheets needed; i.e., what in particular would they be sold as? From owner-halloween-l Thu Jan 25 12:57:01 1996 Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 13:22:34 -0700 From: Lauren Jones To: halloween-l@netcom.com, trix@primenet.com Subject: Halloween Karoke Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Thanks for the info! From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 26 05:24:21 1996 Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 14:05:06 -0700 From: Lauren Jones To: bhendrsn@microsys.net, halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Re[2]: my new years resolution! -Reply Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Thanks for the info on the sheets! If we do a haunted house here again at work, this would be a great effect because anyone could stand behind the pictures (i.e., it wouldn't matter if a last-minute replacement was used). From owner-halloween-l Fri Jan 26 06:55:14 1996 From: Stuart_McIntire_at_AISDC@ccsmtp.uage.com Date: Fri, 26 Jan 96 09:20:58 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[6]: What Was In Your Stocking? -Reply Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Re[4]: What Was In Your Stocking? -Reply Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at Internet Date: 1/26/96 9:16 AM >Better 6 than none... ;-) Just like Netcom - I haven't yet seen the message that this one is a reply to! :) (I'm seeing a two to three day delay from the time I send messages to the day they show up in my in box). - Stu [ stuart.mcintire@uage.com ] From owner-halloween-l Wed Feb 7 12:24:14 1996 From: Scott Axworthy Subject: Re: Project-a-month To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 21:17:48 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Denny: The ol' list has been pretty quiet lately. I guess most people don't think of Halloween too much in February. D.D. writes: > > Hey Don, > How's the Halloween project a month idea coming along? I have been refining my painting techniques. I need to come up with a good subject for a real Halloween-esque style portrait. > > I'm already a month behind. :-0 This month for sure. > Denny > I've got to get going on the tradeshow...I received the info. I need to look for airline tix and find cheap digs. Any suggestions? I have to figure out which days to go. Nathan made it sound like the last couple days might be best. Maybe I can come in Saturday and leave late Monday. Hit Sunday and Monday. Scott -- Scott Axworthy Phone: 206-649-7668 Cascade Design Automation Fax: 206-649-7600 scott@cdac.com http://www.cdac.com From owner-halloween-l Wed Feb 7 13:50:11 1996 Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 13:52:25 -0700 (MST) To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: trix@primenet.com (Darlene Horwath) Subject: Re: Project-a-month Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Hey, I have been getting a couple of emails a week with more silly names to put in the graveyard on Halloween-O-Webbery! It looks like ther are more people out there thinking about the haunted holiday than we think!!! Trix >The ol' list has been pretty quiet lately. I guess most >people don't think of Halloween too much in February. >Scott > >-- >Scott Axworthy Phone: 206-649-7668 >Cascade Design Automation Fax: 206-649-7600 >scott@cdac.com http://www.cdac.com > From owner-halloween-l Wed Feb 7 16:24:23 1996 Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1996 16:55:31 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "D.D." Subject: Attn: Trade show attendees Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: My fellow Halloweenites, or is that Halloweenonians? After extensive study and research (and serious putts on the bike) I have concluded that virtually none of the drinking establishments in this area serve Black Death Vodka. Fortunately, just before I was thrown out of the Boy Scouts I learned to "be prepared" and keep a stockpile on hand at all times. You just know that with a skull on the label it's gonna be good. As Nathan suggested, we should all try to get together one night after the show. Everyone is more than welcome to hit my place for an evening or two also. Denny From owner-halloween-l Wed Feb 7 17:26:09 1996 From: "Brian Henderson" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 14:54:44 +0000 Subject: RE: Project-a-month Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: Rick Hill says: > The trouble with the PVC fittings is I > couldn't figure how to keep a pose without gluing them...which > defeated the purpose. So this year I plan ton cut slots in the end > of the fittings and use pipe clamps to tighten them on to the > armature pieces. The easiest solution to that would be to drill a hole through the PVC fitting and pipe and stick a cotter pin through it. It is permanent while you need it to be and comes apart easily. > I will make building a prototype one of my highest > priorities. I still need to resolve how best to give the bodies > volume. In the past, I have used newspaper and plastic bags to > stuff full-figured bodies on the armatures. These are then dressed > apprpiately. However, hand making and stuffing 12 or more dummies > takes weeks. I thought about buying a manequin, casting molds of > each body part, and making castingis filled with expanding foam with > a PVC pipe at the core. Sorta a tinkertoy dummy construction kit > with latex skin. However, this won't happen this year (if ever). > So, I'm looking at making semi-rigid forms from cardboard (or > something) to attach to the PVC aramture to give the bodies volume. > Any ideas? Actually, what I've found works very well is paper mache. It holds up to abuse reasonably well and can be discarded when you're done with it. -Brian From owner-halloween-l Thu Feb 8 06:56:29 1996 Subject: Re: Project-a-month To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 18:06:08 -0500 (EST) From: "Nathan Kahn" Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: > I've got to get going on the tradeshow...I received the info. > I need to look for airline tix and find cheap digs. Any > suggestions? I have to figure out which days to go. Nathan > made it sound like the last couple days might be best. > Maybe I can come in Saturday and leave late Monday. Hit Sunday > and Monday. > Call 1-800-525-7888. Shoot for the Holiday Inn. They're usually the last hotel in walking distance to get booked solid, and they're also one of the cheapest. About $85 night single or double I believe - might want to try to share with someone. Sat - Mon sounds like the way to go. Nathan nathan@theatrefx.com From owner-halloween-l Thu Feb 8 16:37:42 1996 Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 00:28:43 -0500 From: "Edward J. Zeitler" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Attn: Trade show attendees Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: D.D. wrote: > > My fellow Halloweenites, or is that Halloweenonians? I thought it was Halloweenies :) -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Edward J. Zeitler + Keep your worries behind you, + + zeitler@bnlls1.nsls.bnl.gov + so you can see what's before you. -Nektar + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From owner-halloween-l Thu Feb 8 17:38:22 1996 Date: Thu, 8 Feb 96 06:10:22 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: lewisw@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Bill Lewis) Subject: RE: Project-a-month Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Status: O X-Status: >First wood frames. Last year I used PVC, but it proved too weak for the >clothing a masks so some of my figures leaned a little. This year, I will >try larger diameter, higher schedule pipe. The advantage to the PVC, is