Take the 405 North to the 101 West and go about 4 miles and exit at Reseda Blvd. Go south (left) until you cross Ventura Blvd (approx 3-4 signals later) then at the first stop sign (Wells Drive), turn left. Go two blocks to Avenida Hacienda (at the T) and turn right. We are the second house on the left (5080 Avenida Hacienda) Please come in and introduce yourselves if you come all the way from Cypress!!! I found a guy online (Harley101) who evidently does it up bigtime in Lakewood, but haven't been by his place yet myself (who has time??!) >>Yes, our haunted house is in LA. Lakewood as a matter of fact. Let me know if you would like directions and where you would be coming from? Hauntingly Michael Loose The Host of The Haunted House, Sound Bites & Haunted MIDI’s http://members.aol.com/harley101/private/hween/hween1.html (The Haunted House) http://members.aol.com/harley101/private/hween/hhsound.html (Sound Bites) http://members.aol.com/harley101/private/hween/hhmids.html (Haunted MIDI’s)>> Please check out his web sites - I got some great stuff there. I also posted a note to him there--I'm sure if you do, he'll give you his address and directions. Happy Halloween!! Jeanni & Steve From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Tue Oct 29 14:15:40 1996 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 14:04:27 -0800 (PST) From: Don Bertino To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: The party's over... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com On Tue, 29 Oct 1996 JeanniSkip@aol.com wrote: > ...Jeanni in a sadistic/sarcastic mood... :D > > Plus I just spent 3 -- count them, 3 *blanking* hours driving stakes, tying > down, taping and covering everything (that I didn't already bring inside) for > a pissy little 1/4" to 1/2" of forecast rain....is this some kind of omen??? > (Don, can I say *blanking*???) That's strike one.... :) :) :) don bertino@netcom.com ____/^\_____________________________________ Disney ascii art & / \ || FDC MCP || / \ animations are at <______\ [] [] [] || [] [] [] || [] [] [] /______> http://www.calweb.com \----------------||----------||----------------/=== /~bertino===============\______________||__________||______________/===== From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Tue Oct 29 14:17:53 1996 From: KKrouskop@midmark.com (Kendra Krouskop-Smith) To: halloween-l@netcom.com (halloween-l) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 17:15:54 -0500 Subject: Read: No Subject Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Tue Oct 29 15:57:24 1996 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 18:49:03 -0400 From: Jason R To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Almost Time Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Well most everything is ready. The Coffin, is only half painted and it looks as though I am only going to get to throw a coat of paint on it on Thursday {Hopefully it will dry enough}. If it wasnt for this damn cold I have, and collage work!. In fact, Thursday, I have a class till 5PM!. I am going to be out early though {At least I will try, we have to edit a video that day, and I am not sure the if prof, will let me do it another day} Oh well,! Jay -- Jason R Member FDC {Beach Club lighting tech} VRC Homepage, Use it to find out ALL your Disney info needs. --Http://www.vivanet.com/~thelazer -- "I told'em the truth, and they fell for it"-Harry Anderson. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Tue Oct 29 18:15:58 1996 From: JMccoog@aol.com Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 21:06:41 -0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Dead or Alive Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Thanks Robyn, I've been debating with my husband whether Doris Day and Jimmy Stewart are dead or alive (after looking at your game) so he had to find their fan club web sites to prove it was true. I trust the people on this list enough to know that you wouldn't steer me wrong. I just hope using this game doesn't cause heated debates in the middle of the party. Mary Ann Another house haunter... >Hey Mary Ann, >I made an Alive, Dead or Not a Person game for our website, as part of a >whole Halloween area. Here's the URL: >http://www.startribune.com/stonline/html/fungames/boo/ >Hope you enjoy it. >--Robyn From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Tue Oct 29 21:06:52 1996 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:56:31 -0500 From: Rob Freeman To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Blood Fountain Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Jim Kadel wrote: > 2) Alternatively, as this fountain can placed where it can be > bathed in blacklite, is there an easily found fluorescent "red > liguid" that could be used? I haven't done it myself, but several on the list have said that the water used to clean paintbrushes of flourescent paint glow well under black lights. Find yourself some floursecent red poster paints, mix them with water and put it under your black light to see how it works. I probably should have done this myself. I have a pump that I used in a headless dummy in previous years and moved it to the dummy's chest this year. I've always used food coloring (lots of red and just a touch of blue) to color the water. But it's hard to see in anything other than bright light. I'll have to try this out for next year. -- Happy Haunting Rob Freeman freemanr@oeonline.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Tue Oct 29 23:28:44 1996 From: JeanniSkip@aol.com Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 02:21:19 -0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Weather report Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com In a message dated 96-10-29 15:24:56 EST, Joe wrote: << Wednesday here calls for snow, temperatures of about -8C, and winds up to some 50 km/h. It *may* clear up enough for Hallowe'en evening... *sigh* - Joe >> Guess I'll stop my grumbling now.... Jeanni From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Tue Oct 29 23:33:37 1996 From: htraver@dreamsys.com Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:30:26 -0700 Subject: Haunted Hollow Cemetery To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com What is the directions to the Lakewood haunted site? I live in Gardena which is about 15 miles away. harry [ Sent From: Dreamscape Systems - dreamsys.com ] [ Location: Van Nuys, CA - (818) 781-7529 ] From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 04:42:09 1996 From: Jacqui Young To: "halloween-l@netcom.com" , "'JeanniSkip@aol.com'" Subject: RE: Weather report Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 07:32:30 -0500 Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Halloween here calls for a high of 4C during the day so the evening = should be about 0 or less and winds aroudn 60 km/h. Tonight I'm gonna = test some of the stuff out to see which things can handle that kind of = wind. Oh well, I'll keep hoping for a miracle. Jacqui ( whimper, whimper) jacqui.young@cciw.ca In a message dated 96-10-29 15:24:56 EST, Joe wrote: << Wednesday here calls for snow, temperatures of about -8C, and winds = up to some 50 km/h. It *may* clear up enough for Hallowe'en evening... =20 *sigh* =20 - Joe >> =20 Guess I'll stop my grumbling now.... Jeanni From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 05:11:14 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 08:02:37 -0500 (EST) From: Jennifer Etowski To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Get FREE Halloween Treats and Specials from atOnce Software! (fwd) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:01:09 -0700 From: ClubatOnce@atonce.com To: poehlman@clark.net Subject: Get FREE Halloween Treats and Specials from atOnce Software! ****Welcome to the Club atOnce Newsletter**** October 24, 1996 You'll find the hottest games on the market in atOnce Software this month and lots of FREE Halloween treats from Club atOnce. It's our way of saying thanks for being a Member! TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Celebrate Halloween-Visit Our Site for Free Treats And More 2. Get Free Halloween Sound Files-They're a Scream 3. Treat Yourself to Bone-Chilling Games, "Scream" Savers and More 4. Race for the Pennant With Your Favorite Baseball Club 1. 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Download our special Halloween Clip Art package for the perfect graphic for your Halloween party flyer . Or get excellent games like Ultimate Doom, the Despair Trilogy or other insanely intense games. And check out our favorite "Scream Savers"-The Surrealist Art of Tito Salomoni, The Art of the Guardians and more. 4. RACE FOR THE PENNANT WITH YOUR FAVORITE BASEBALL CLUB Bring Classic Baseball to your computer with Miller Associates' classic game APBA Baseball for Windows. This incredible game uses all the real player and team stats so you can play your favorite seasons the way you want to. For a limited time you can purchase Baseball for Windows and get the 1995 Season Player Disk included for FREE at http://www.atonce.com/ScriptsAO/ProductInfo.idc?SKU=mil00009&channel=2! In addition to all of the features of Baseball for Windows, this program will enable you to recreate the entire 1995 season in all its exciting detail. Thanks for being a Club atOnce Member! Be sure to visit atOnce Software at http://www.atonce.com for the best new downloadable software. If you do not wish to receive the Club atOnce Newsletter, please email CLUBATONCE@ATONCE.COM and include the word "REMOVE" in the SUBJECT line. Hands-On-Technolog(eye)s touching the internet voice: 1-(301) 949-7599 E-mail: poehlman@clark.net ftp: ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman url: http://www.clark.net/pub/poehlman From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 05:15:31 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 08:08:31 -0500 (EST) From: Jennifer Etowski To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Great Halloween URL Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Thanks for the url and thanks for all the interesting ideas everyone has given. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 05:29:08 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 08:22:25 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Bill Lewis Subject: Re: Site Visit Report Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 07:34 AM 10/29/96 -0700, you wrote: >Last night I decided to roll on up to Bill Lewis' So that was you in the Cavalier! (Blood Red, I think) >house and check out his yard. > >Loved it! Thank you for such a glowing review. I'm glad you came by to see it. This is reason enough for me to continue. We get very few trick-or-treaters (5-6 kids of 3 visits last year), I basically do this for those that drive by on our busy road to see it. The only feedback I normally get is how much the cars slow down. (Or when Stu get's a chance to come by). I'd really love to add animation, F/X, and sound. I will continue to add to it every year until I can bring traffic to an absolute standstill. There isn't too much new this year, and I didn't even get to put up everything I planned on, the garage construction this summer really put a damper on my tinkering. But at least I now have a place to do it. (Hey Denny wanna see some pictures!?) >The only complaint I have is that damned motion >sensor porch light that caught me sneaking up >to the skeleton on the porch (give a poor ghoul >a break!) Now the only complaint I have is that you didn't knock on the door, and introduce yourself!!! We would've turned the light Off for you. Your penalty is that you are going to have to come again, and you'll have to bring Karen along too. :> >Oh, and other cars kept coming down >the road so I had to pull into the driveway--I'm >afraid Bill may have to put in a parking lot... One of these years we're going to have a halloween party, then we'll have to figure something out for parking. I have thought of erecting traffic warnign signs. (CAUTION HAUNTED HOUSE 500 FT.) Here's an anecdote to Lauren's visit: I was working on the back door, and I heard the leaves crunching in the front yard. I thought one our cats had escaped again (for the third time) while my back was turned. So I grabbed my mag-lite, and started scanning the back/side yard. I came around the corner, and saw a car in the drive, I heard the door close. I thought I had frightened away an admirer, and kinda waved the flashlight to signal that it was ok. But it was turned off, so I doubted the people saw it. Anyway the car left quickly, and they tooted their horn as the sped away. I really thought that I had scared away some kids. Bill Lewis NSWC Carderock Division Code 6060 (301) 227-2742 lewisw@oasys.dt.navy.mil lewisb@erols.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 07:26:06 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 09:47:57 -0500 From: ROGER ALEXANDER To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Almost Time -Reply Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com We made a coffin from 2x4's and 3/8" OSB. But then we covered it all with a thin black formica that was very flexible and looked terrific! Made it shiney and black. The cover was rounded over, had gold trim 1/2x2 boards and gold lace, and the inside was lined with egg crate foam covered by white satin. By the time we was done, it looked good enough for you to be truly buried in, and had offers for that purpose! The formica came from a local lumber yard. Beats having to paint it every year and gives it that "real" look. Roger Alexander "Is that your real face or a mask?" >>> Jason R 10/29/96 5:49 pm >>> Well most everything is ready. The Coffin, is only half painted and it looks as though I am only going to get to throw a coat of paint on it on Thursday {Hopefully it will dry enough}. Jay From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 07:27:27 1996 From: htraver@dreamsys.com Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 07:20:22 -0700 Subject: Re: Weather report To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com In Socal, the rain has begun! :) Harry [ Sent From: Dreamscape Systems - dreamsys.com ] [ Location: Van Nuys, CA - (818) 781-7529 ] From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 08:00:55 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 11:48:14 EST From: Stuart McIntire To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: The 5th Annual Howl-O-Scream Masquerade Ball (LONG) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hi folks. My work is done and out of the way. I'm wondering where I find the energy to climb out of bed in the morning, much less work 60 to 65 hours a week...by tomorrow night, the trick-or-treaters will be lucky to get a few sound effects and body parts in the yard to go with their candy. :( But on to the recap: On Saturday October 26th, 1996 the Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School PTA in Germantown, Maryland proudly presented the 5th annual Howl-O-Scream Mas- querade Ball featuring the return of Haunted Hall (of the monstrous movie studio) from 6:30 to 9:00pm. Admission was 50 cents. The admission price got you a pass through the haunted house and to the party where we had music, games, and refreshments. Each year, we select a theme for the Haunted Hall. This year was a "tribute" to the classic horror movie creatures (well, some of them, anyway). We had the Wolfman, the Invisible Man, Mother Bates (Psycho), the Mummy, and the Bride of Frankenstein. Though I did not perform in a "scene," I played the part of Count Orlock (Nosferatu, the Vampyre). I took my inspiration from the role played by Max Shreck in the 1922 (?) silent version of Nosferatu. The Wolfman: The first scene in our haunt was dressed up to look like a for- est, replete with "trees" (dead tree branches), Spanish moss, and camouflage netting for the backdrops. We used foam padding on the floor to simulate the feel of walking on soft ground. Dim lighting backlit the scene; sound effects with rain, thunder, and baying wolves completed the mood. The scare was a simple one - the Wolfman leaped out from his hiding place with a gut- teral growl. Segue (1st guidepost): Count Orlock greeted the victims who had just left the forest and directed them up a long narrow ramp to where they were met by: The Invisible Man: A strobe light lit the way to the second scene. Set at just the right speed, many of the victims were seen groping along the hand rail in a feeble attempt to orient themselves. From behind a black curtain leapt the Invisible Man, dressed head to toe to conceal his "affliction." He implored the victims to assist him with finding the snakes which had got loose. A blast of compressed air shot through a PVC pipe with small holes in the side gave many of the victims the impression that snakes were crawl- ing up their legs. The Invisible Man was "allergic to snakes" and let out a great sneeze. At that moment, a hand reached through a break in the curtain and gave the victims a spritz of water (you don't know how many times we heard "Oh....GROSS!" The victims were led through a curtain to: Segue (2nd guidepost): Igor (for lack of a better name...this was a last minute volunteer) greeted the victims just recovering from the last scene with a booming "GREETINGS! Welcome to the Bates Motel!" The Bates Motel: This scene intended to recreate the climatic moment when Janet Leigh discovers Mother Bates. The scene included a Bates Motel sign, a decrepit room with a bare light bulb hanging from the ceiling, and "Mother" in a swivel rocker. Added to all this was the "shrieking" sound effect from Bernard Herrmann's brilliant score from the movie. The light was set to begin swaying, the sound was played, and the chair suddenly lurched forward towards the victims. Mother was a dummy with a plastic skull for a head - and here's the unique part - covered with a cheap bald wig which had the eyes, nose, and mouth cut out. The look was pretty cool...it was the closest thing I've seen to mummified skin clinging to bones without the huge expense of creating a medically life-like prop. The victims were led by Igor to: The Mummy: This was a scene with an odd mixture of the ultra modern with the 1930s Karloff flick. A humongous sarcophagus built of insulating sheets dominated the scene. The sarcophagus was opened to reveal a mummy wearing a Tut-like burial mask. The inside of the sarcophagus was the foil or re- flective side of the insulation lit by blacklight (the mummy had flashing red eyes). CyberMummy??? Anyway, Igor suddenly announced in a horrified voice that "The mummy...he's..he's...ALIVE!" The victims peered closer at the obvious fake mummy, wondering what the heck it was going to do. Before they realized what had happened, the *real* mummy was nearly on top of them. The Mummy was one of our actors dressed in the obligatory wrap, wearing the oh-so-cool Karloff Mummy mask and shuffling towards the victims on stilts that made him a good 7 feet tall if he was an inch. The hapless victims were saved when Igor led them to: The Bride of Frankenstein: What's a haunt without a lab scene? :) The lab included a working oscilloscope, an aquarium with a live human head, a Jacob's ladder (sadly, not working) :( and a table where the Bride laid. The "aquarium head" was lit by a pin spot with a color wheel attached and includ- ed an aquarium aerator which bubbled merrily away. The good Dr. Frankenstein showed off his handiwork, but exclaimed that he wasn't yet finished and need- ed yet another body part. He then brandished a chainsaw (electric, with the blade safely removed) and went after his next victim(s). Oh...lest I forget, we had some excellent lab sound effects to accompany the scene. Exit stage right. My favorite anecdote: Well into the evening, a group came into the haunt. The first person was a child of around 6 or 8 years old. She came into the Wolfman scene and seem- ingly unimpressed, turned in my direction to see the rest of the haunt. I stood there waiting for the rest of the group to catch up and was getting ready to recite my spiel. The girl stopped dead in her tracks when she saw me and let out a most blood curdling scream. She then turned on her heels and ran out the way she came. That in itself was a sight. What I didn't know, but which fellow listmember Bill Lewis told me later was that when this child exited the haunt, several people who had been waiting in line suddenly had a change of mind and jumped out of line. Ahhh...sweet success! :) I can dress up the recap with flowery descriptions, but I leave it to Bill to give you an independent review as to what worked, what didn't, suggestions for enhancements, etc. So what did you think, Bill? - Stu stuart.mcintire@uage.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 08:10:57 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 11:02:22 -0400 From: Jason R To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Oh NO! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Raining now in Buffalo!. Should be clear and cold for Thursday! Jay -- Jason R Member FDC {Beach Club lighting tech} VRC Homepage, Use it to find out ALL your Disney info needs. --Http://www.vivanet.com/~thelazer -- "I told'em the truth, and they fell for it"-Harry Anderson. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 08:52:17 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 11:37:07 -0500 From: Rob Freeman To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Creepy Crawly Insect Recipes Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com For some creepy recipes using REAL bugs, visit: http://www.orkin.com/bugrecipes.html -- Happy Haunting Rob Freeman freemanr@oeonline.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 09:06:44 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 11:00:35 CST To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: robdoc@startribune.com (Robyn Dochterman) Subject: Re: Oh NO! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com >Raining now in Buffalo! It rained all day yesterday in Minneapolis, then the wind kicked up something fierce last night. I learned some important things about tombstones. The ones that survived the best were the thick (1 2/2-2") styrofoam ones painted with latex exterior house paint, and anchored to the ground using long, but narrow guage aluminum dowels. The ones that didn't survive well at all were the ones I made of certifoam (the blue/yellow/pink stuff) that were painted with the expensive faux granite finish. I couldn't get the aluminum dowel to go into these, because they were too dense, so I staked them front and back with landcaping nails. And even though I used clear finish on the granite paint, it still got "soft" and comes off if you touch it. Here's to learning from experience! --Robyn Robyn Dochterman Interactive editor Star Tribune Online Robdoc@startribune.com http://www.startribune.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 09:07:33 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 11:56:48 -0500 (EST) From: Jennifer Etowski To: Lauren Jones , halloween-l@netcom.com, shawn michael miller Subject: long interesting www Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com http://www.celticcentre.com/ http://www.argyll.demon.co.uk/ http://www.taisbean.com/celticnet/home.html http://www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Genres/Science_Fiction__Fantasy__Horror/Web_Published_Fiction/Interactive/ http://www.dash.com/netro/fun/hol/hlw.html http://www.telalink.net/~chamber/ http://www.nightmarefactory.com/shop.html http://empiremall.com/tomb http://www.izad.com/mystery http://www.btprod.com/ http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Amusement_Theme_Parks/ http://www.charmingfare.com/ http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Contests__Surveys__Polls/Giveaways/ http://www.usacitylink.com/boo/contest.html http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Miscellaneous/Free_Stuff/ http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~anschutz/dead.html http://www.cfar.umd.edu/~waksman/fantek/events/halloweencon1.html http://www.total.net/~hlavoie http://www.windhill.com/hay/ http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Pennsylvania/Cities/Bentleyville/ http://www.castleblood.com/ http://www.ntek.com/mstrong http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/haunted.html http://pathfinder.com/pathfinder/kidstuff/halloween/funhome.html http://www.witchaven.com/ http://www.virtualplex.com/vplex/twoodforest/ http://www.3rdplanet.com/~ravnglas/ http://www.mcs.net/~woad/home.html http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion/Wicca_and_Witchcraft/ http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/Mythology_and_Folklore/Fabulous_Creatures/Ghosts/ http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Holidays/Halloween/Haunted_Houses/ http://family.starwave.com/seasonal/halloween/ http://wchat.on.ca/merlene/kid/halloween.htm http://www.night.net/halloween/ http://www.night.net/kxmas.html http://www.night.net/kids.html http://www.microweb.com/pepsite/Software/Reviews/halloween.html http://www.intex.net/~dlester/pam/halloween.html http://family.starwave.com/funstuff/pwhistle/pwhallow/0504.html From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 09:19:28 1996 From: "D. Joseph Creighton" Subject: Re: The 5th Annual Howl-O-Scream Masquerade Ball (LONG) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 10:33:10 -0600 (CST) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com In the last exciting episode, Stuart McIntire wrote: } Hi folks. My work is done and out of the way. Ah, I am envious, Stu. Such a professional sounding production with many bodies to help out and many more bodies to scare into therapy... My favorite bit: } ... The victims peered closer at } the obvious fake mummy, wondering what the heck it was going to do. Before } they realized what had happened, the *real* mummy was nearly on top of them. No matter how you do it, I still think misdirection will get them every time. And this is yet more proof of that fact. :) Great write up. I only hope our little show this year does as well. (As an aside, last year's show is still having after-effects: one child of a friend's is not going to be coming this year. It seems that last year, the little one slept quite fitfully for about 4 nights after the big eve and when Hallowe'en plans were mentioned for this year, he said he was not going to come here, "No way! Uh uh!". Ahhh... it does my evil heart good. >:) - Joe -- "Slow down faster!" -- my wife, Laurie, about my driving habits. http://www.ee.umanitoba.ca/~djc/ D. Joseph Creighton [ESTP]\ Sr. Programmer, DB Support: Administrative Systems Joe_Creighton@UManitoba.CA \ University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 10:22:38 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 12:03:23 -0600 From: David Kiihne To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Another TV Note Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Since I know we're all just drowning in free time and desperately searching for something to watch on TV, here's another item of interest that's on tonight. Included on the guest list for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on NBC is: "Halloween-product specialist Jimmy Blaylock" The name sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it. The only "James Blaylock" I know of is an author. (I'm thinking Fantasy genre) Could this be the same guy? Anybody know? Dave - who doesn't REALLY expect too many people to be able to reply to -or much care about- an E-mail like this over the next day or so. (daveki@nebfef.com) From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 10:37:20 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 13:28:31 -0500 (EST) From: Nancy Miller To: "D. Joseph Creighton" Subject: Re: The 5th Annual Howl-O-Scream Masquerade Ball (LONG) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I love hearing how much of a rush you all get from achieving the ultimate scare...it does my undead heart good! And it spurs me on to get involved next year in some production. I don't know about the others online feel but I love to hear the long detailed accounts - it sends my brain a spinning!! And mind devising for next year. You all are such denizens of terror! And I am so glad of it!! N. On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, D. Joseph Creighton wrote: > In the last exciting episode, Stuart McIntire wrote: > } Hi folks. My work is done and out of the way. > > Ah, I am envious, Stu. Such a professional sounding production with many > bodies to help out and many more bodies to scare into therapy... > > My favorite bit: > > } ... The victims peered closer at > } the obvious fake mummy, wondering what the heck it was going to do. Before > } they realized what had happened, the *real* mummy was nearly on top of them. > > No matter how you do it, I still think misdirection will get them every > time. And this is yet more proof of that fact. :) > > Great write up. I only hope our little show this year does as well. > > (As an aside, last year's show is still having after-effects: one child of > a friend's is not going to be coming this year. It seems that last year, > the little one slept quite fitfully for about 4 nights after the big eve > and when Hallowe'en plans were mentioned for this year, he said he was not > going to come here, "No way! Uh uh!". > > Ahhh... it does my evil heart good. >:) > > - Joe > -- > "Slow down faster!" -- my wife, Laurie, about my driving habits. > http://www.ee.umanitoba.ca/~djc/ > D. Joseph Creighton [ESTP]\ Sr. Programmer, DB Support: Administrative Systems > Joe_Creighton@UManitoba.CA \ University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada > ****************************************** namiller@umich.edu/NPPC/Phoenix Rising, Inc. It's a magical world, Hobbes, Ol'Buddy...let's go exploring! -- Calvin's last words,12/31/95 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 11:10:40 1996 From: allconen@btigate.com Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 12:02:02 -0800 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Nightmare before Halloween Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Stuart McIntire wrote: > > Hi folks. My work is done and out of the way. You lucky dog. Our first annual community haunted house Grand Opening was last night but we have two more nights to go! After slaving for the past week with only four set up volunteers, the committee chairman compound fractured his ankle (we considered using him as a prop). Now down to three volunteers, we went ahead, finished what we could and opened anyway. While we have some tweaking to do, it actually went amazingly well. The littlest kids jumped at every noise as little kids do, but we had one teeny-bopper shrieking hysterically before she was ten feet in the door. Of course, we had a couple of guys with the "this is lame--nothing scares me" attitude. We invited them back, free of charge, to our Ghouls session, at which point we stepped up the thrills. We really had them jumping all the way through, but when the mad doctor chased them with the chainsaw it was all over. I've never seen kids run that fast. What a blast. Hopefully the next couple of nights will see more traffic and more fun. Anyway, I wanted to say thank you to everyone on the list. This project was done "on the fly" with limited time, budget and manpower. We couldn't have gotten through it without your great ideas and advice. And Stu, sounds like your hard work was worth every minute. Wow!! I think I may run off with a few of those ideas tonight if you don't mind. Anyway, thanks again. Frightfully yours, Debbie Faber From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 11:45:25 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 14:19:05 EST To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Bill Lewis Subject: Re: The 5th Annual Howl-O-Scream Masquerade Ball (LONG) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 11:48 AM 10/30/96 EST, you wrote: >My favorite anecdote: > >Well into the evening, a group came into the haunt. The first person was a >child of around 6 or 8 years old. She came into the Wolfman scene and seem- >ingly unimpressed, turned in my direction to see the rest of the haunt. I >stood there waiting for the rest of the group to catch up and was getting >ready to recite my spiel. The girl stopped dead in her tracks when she saw >me and let out a most blood curdling scream. She then turned on her heels >and ran out the way she came. That in itself was a sight. What I didn't >know, but which fellow listmember Bill Lewis told me later was that when this >child exited the haunt, several people who had been waiting in line suddenly >had a change of mind and jumped out of line. Ahhh...sweet success! :) The above is true! I thought it was hilarious. Plus it made the line that much shorter! > >I can dress up the recap with flowery descriptions, but I leave it to Bill >to give you an independent review as to what worked, what didn't, suggestions >for enhancements, etc. So what did you think, Bill? > Aww gee do I have to!? Ok, As usual, I sort of hung back a little so the kids could be up front, and so I could chat with Stu a little. I thought the detail for the Werewolf was excellent, though the actor didn't charge forth while I was there, I think he missed his que. He just sorta hung back behind the netting. The disemboweled body looked good. It was a dummy assembled with the "open to the organs" fake chest piece, and the body parts. It looked as though it had been wetted a bit, which helped enhance the realism. I have to admit, I didn't notice the foamed floor. Stu's makeup as Nosferatu was also a #1 job. I knew who he was supposed to be right off the bat (pun intended, albeit accidentally). Upon walking up the ramp to meet the invisible man actor, There was this kid (P.J.) trying to shove me up the ramp ahead of him. He was really nervous about it all. I wouldn't budge however, so he was forced to go on up. This part was probably the scariest section, very dark, with the strobe light flashing, and the strange man beckoning. There was a lot of hesitation here. The Bates motel piece received the least of my attention (yea, I was talking to Stu again). I completely missed the swinging lamp, and the rotted flesh on the skull. I think the curtain was open to the next scene, so I was a bit distracted from that, and I was standing behind the crowd as well. As usual it had a high level of detail. Cobwebs would've been a nice addition (Web Shooter!) and the Mother bates needed to be thrust forward a little quicker. The Leaping Loafer might have worked quite well here too. I loved the Mummy costume, It's too bad the actor couldn't move around more on those stilts. Which looked like large stacks of 2x4's strapped to his feet, It indeed made him huge. The costume just wouldn't work without the height, and I'm glad they thought of it. Maybe rent some drywaller stilts. As for the cyber sarcophagus. It might have been a bit too high tech for me, but my frame of reference is different than that of 8-12 year olds. They''re pretty used to, and expect things to be lighted and flashing. Lastly, The BOF display. I thought this one was the best. The old ocilliscope and other lab equipment (including a darkroom timer) really added a level of authenticity. The (live actor) head in the aquarium is a very nice effect. The girl playing the part did an excellent job of "floating" her head around. Too bad the J-Ladder was out of action. What happened? The makeup on the Bride was also a very good job, just how do you recruit someone for that position anyway. Hi Bev, we all decided you're perfect to play the part of....whack! I got so caught up in admiring the set that the whole group exited, and I had ask to be let out (they even had a curtain worker). End Notes. While in line I heard one of the parents say that he didn't think it was as good as last year's performance. He also thought they had more scenes the previous year. I think we was wrong on both counts. Overall I thought that the level of detail was much higher. I attended alone this year, I couldn't get my wife to come along (we'd had a long day already). It's too bad, cause I generally use her to gage the scare level, and I am able to participate more. By myself, I tend to be more of an inspector/technical reviewer, which I think is reflected in my review. Well I've said enough for now. Congratulations to Stu (and his crew) on a great performance. I hope your kids never grow up so you can continue doing this every year. Boy am I evil or what! Bill Lewis NSWC Carderock Division Code 6060 (301) 227-2742 lewisw@oasys.dt.navy.mil lewisb@erols.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 13:12:40 1996 From: sao@mit.edu To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Hurrah! Another successful party! Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 15:56:04 EST Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Well, this report is a few days late. But Jeff and I survived our 3rd annual Halloween party on Saturday night, and everybody involved had a grand time! About 70 guests all told, with maybe 50 present at once. Big night for party-hopping here in Boston. Here are a few of the highlights of the party...Maybe they'll give other folks ideas to use at parties of their own! The Box of Humiliation - A box full of costume bits and pieces. We cautioned on the invitation that anyone arriving without a costume would be provided with one at the door. (This encourages people to come, even if they don't have a costume, since it's fun to rummage through the box and find something) The Gingerbread Haunted House - I pre-baked the parts of a haunted house, and provided icing and various decorations. The idea was for guests to decorate and assemble the house. It never stood up straight, but it _did_ get people out of the kitchen and provided an activity in the early hours. The Thing in the Mirror - I've mentioned this on the list before. I had a two-way mirror in the bathroom medicine cabinet, with a skull behind it which lit up when a victim stepped on the bathmat. It was a fun effect, and people enjoyed trying to figure out how we did it, but it wasn't possible to get the skull to line up with people's reflections as well as I'd hoped. On the _other_ hand, I did hear several spontaneous shrieks from inside the bathroom. :^) Meathead II - A wonderful success! Corned beef works BRILLIANTLY for Meathead; it's much better than Ham. And I wasn't expecting to hear 40+ people chanting "meat-HEAD! meat-HEAD!" as I walked it out at midnight. Check out my Meathead page ( http://cascade.mit.edu/halloween/meathead ) for details and pictures. Stuff that didn't work so well ... We were so busy enjoying the party that we didn't take enough pictures or put out half the munchies. :^( I had a "picture gallery" of Fright Frames along one hallway, and they were supposed to jump out at people as they walked by...Even after spending several hours trying to build better motion sensors, they never triggered reliably. And the hard cider was WAY too young, since it had only been fermenting for two weeks. On the other hand, the bubbling carboy was a great addition to the mad scientist lab! All in all, a most successful event, and now I can sit back and relax. :^) Good luck for everybody planning their events for tomorrow night or Saturday! :Andy Oakland sao@mit.edu From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 13:44:47 1996 From: "David S. Allan" To: "'Halloween'" Subject: Another candle recall Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 16:28:30 -0500 Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com ------ =_NextPart_000_01BBC67F.67275DC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here's another one. David dallan@dow.com *************************************** For Immediate Release Contact: Hannah Simone October 30, 1996 (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1185 Release #97-017 CPSC and C.R. Seasons LTD. Announce Halloween Hand Candle Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), C.R. Seasons LTD. of Farmingdale, N.Y., is recalling about 47,100 hand-shaped, five wick Bleeding Hand Halloween candles. The hand-shaped wax candles generate high flames that may present a fire hazard. The Bleeding Hand wax candle is hand shaped with five fingers each having individual wicks. The candle flames may reach 8 inches high as the candles melt down to the palm with the wicks of the five fingers burning together. C.R. Seasons has received no reports of excess flames or injuries associated with the Bleeding Hand Halloween candles. This recall is being conducted to prevent injuries and fires. The hand-shaped Bleeding Hand wax candle is sold in two colors: pink skin-toned with a red band around the bottom of the wrist; and dark green with a red band around the bottom of the wrist. The 7-inch high candle came in a plastic and purple cardboard package labeled with the names "Bleeding Hand Candle" and "C.R. Seasons LTD" on the front and back of the packaging. Small gift and specialty stores and drug stores in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut and the discount store Caldor sold the Bleeding Hand Candle during Halloween of 1995 and 1996 for about $4. Caldor is cooperating with CPSC and C.R. Seasons in this recall. Consumers should immediately stop using the hand-shaped Bleeding Hand candle and return them to the place of purchase for a refund of the purchase price. For more information consumers should call C.R. Seasons LTD at (800) 425-9889. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov or via Internet gopher services at cpsc.gov. Consumers can report product hazards to info@cpsc.gov. #### 103096,CPSC AND C.R. 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I was amazed at the output of flames coming from the thing. We had it in a safe place and finally extinguished it so it wouldn't burn the house down. It did set off our smoke alarm, which gave the best scare of the night to the people in the room with the shrieking alarm. __________________________ |\/\/\/\/\/| Lynne Miles \0 0 0 0 / qoe@sna.com |~~~~~~| Orangvale, CA From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 14:23:47 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 14:07:04 -0800 From: Catie Andrews To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Bleeding hand candle banter Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com qoe@sna.com wrote: > > I burned my candle Saturday night at the party. I was amazed at the output > of flames coming from the thing. We had it in a safe place and finally > extinguished it so it wouldn't burn the house down. It did set off our > smoke alarm, which gave the best scare of the night to the people in the > room with the shrieking alarm. This happened to me too. I think they used grade ZZZ wax-like substitute for the candle. Painted with lead-based Flamopaint, no doubt. ;-) Bob Andrews on Wife-woman's pentium bandrews@inreach.com http://www.anaserve.com/~BoBandrews From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 14:39:03 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 18:29:27 EST From: Stuart McIntire To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: The 5th Annual Howl-O-Scream Masquerade Ball (LONG) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Bill Lewis wrote in his review: >I thought the detail for the Werewolf was excellent, though the actor >didn't charge forth while I was there, I think he missed his que. He just >sorta hung back behind the netting. Tis true. Cliff missed several cues, but we were on most of the time. I thought he needed to charge more also - but it worked better when he started coming from a hidden side doorway. >I have to admit, I didn't notice the foamed floor. A thicker piece *would* have worked better here. He had a laughing/eye flashing prop on the edge of the foam which happened to be perfect since it activated every time someone set foot on the pad. >Stu's makeup as Nosferatu was also a #1 job. I knew who he was supposed to >be right off the bat (pun intended, albeit accidentally). Gee...thanks! My wife gets a lot of credit for putting up with the process. We were rushing, but I didn't worry all that much since I knew I would be in the dark. >There was this kid (P.J.) trying to shove me up the ramp ahead of him. He >was really nervous about it all. I wouldn't budge however, so he was forced >to go on up. It's taken P.J. quite a while to work up the courage to get through our haunt...had he been behind you, he would have pushed you out the door pretty damn quick! ;) >This part was probably the scariest section, very dark, with the strobe >light flashing, and the strange man beckoning. There was a lot of >hesitation here. The speed we had the strobe flashing and an energetic, motivated teacher helped here. Plus the fact that it looked for all intents and purposes like a dead end. You had to go through this guy to see the rest of the haunt... :) >...and I was standing behind the crowd as well.... Those in the back had a tough time. I was fighting keeping everyone together all night long... >Cobwebs would've been a nice addition (Web Shooter!) Denny'll kill me. I had his fluid and a jury-rigged shooter that someone else built - but all he had for a fan blade was a toy airplane propeller. It shot webs beautifully, but it took forever. We had some around, but ran out of time to really load the place up. :( >and the Mother bates needed to be thrust forward a little quicker. Agreed. We missed cues here also. >The Leaping Loafer might have worked quite well here too. Hmmmm......writing down notes for next year... >I loved the Mummy costume, It's too bad the actor couldn't move around more >on those stilts. Which looked like large stacks of 2x4's strapped to his >feet, It indeed made him huge. The costume just wouldn't work without the >height, and I'm glad they thought of it. Maybe rent some drywaller stilts. I had suggested that. I think Wayne told me he waited too long to find some. >As for the cyber sarcophagus. It might have been a bit too high tech for >me, but my frame of reference is different than that of 8-12 year olds. >They''re pretty used to, and expect things to be lighted and flashing. When he dragged that thing in, I thought it would leave me cold, but the reflective interior and blacklight soon changed my mind... >Lastly, The BOF display. I thought this one was the best. The old >ocilliscope and other lab equipment (including a darkroom timer) really >added a level of authenticity. The (live actor) head in the aquarium is a >very nice effect. The girl playing the part did an excellent job of >"floating" her head around. The oscilloscope really blew me away. Richard had it hooked up to his sound effects to get a variation in the wavy lines that went across the screen. >Too bad the J-Ladder was out of action. What happened? PPP. We couldn't get it working. Denny's theory is that we tried to jump a spark across too big a gap. I've been working every night since Sunday, so I haven't had time to play with it for Trick-or-Treat night... :( >The makeup on the Bride was also a very good job, just how do you recruit someone for that position anyway. Make and keep long term friendships...the Macdonalds have been friends for several years and get a kick out of taking this stuff as far as they can. Anna's sister made a very authentic looking dress for the Bride. >End Notes. >While in line I heard one of the parents say that he didn't think it was as >good as last year's performance. He also thought they had more scenes the >previous year. I think we was wrong on both counts. Thanks for saying so. The overall response from our volunteers was more positive than last year's. We've had exactly the same number of scenes for at least the last three years. Last year, someone said they hoped the haunt wouldn't be as gory as the year before and that it was really gross the previous year. WRONG! I don't do gore. Bores me . Goes to show how observant some people are! ;) >Overall I thought that the level of detail was much higher. I was proud of my group this year. >I attended alone this year, I couldn't get my wife to come along (we'd had >a long day already). It's too bad, cause I generally use her to gage the >scare level, and I am able to participate more. By myself, I tend to be >more of an inspector/technical reviewer, which I think is reflected in my >review. I'm sorry we missed her, but the kids and I will stop by tomorrow night to say hi. As for the review, it's exactly what I was expecting/hoping for. Thanks. >I hope your kids never grow up so you can continue doing this every year. So far, there's only one Peter Pan in the family. That's me. :) >Boy am I evil or what! So far, there's only one Evil Doc on this list. That's me. ;) - Stu stuart.mcintire@uage.com Bill Lewis NSWC Carderock Division Code 6060 (301) 227-2742 lewisw@oasys.dt.navy.mil lewisb@erols.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 15:00:39 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 17:38:01 -0500 (EST) From: Lund To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Friendly Ghost Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com To All; Don has posted on his web site 3 pictures of my Friendly flying ghost. They are small JPG files with the names FRIEND-1.JPG, FRIEND-2.JPG and FRIEND-3.JPG. These are 1/2 size based on Doug Ferguson's Flying Crank Ghost plans in the archives. Go to: http://www.calweb.com/~bertino to check them out. Larry _ ___c Lawrence H. Lund \ _| \_ 179 Studley Street __\_| oooo \_____ Brentwood, NY 11717 ~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail: llund@suffolk.lib.ny.us llund179@aol.com Phone: (516)-231-8790 Fax: (516)-434-9315 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 15:30:28 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 16:21:36 -0700 From: Lauren Jones To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Happy Holidays! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Leaving soon; won't be back until November. Happy Halloween, dear friends! Happy All Hallows Eve, dear listers! Good Samhain, dear pagan-type folks, and Happy New Year! From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Wed Oct 30 20:08:48 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 22:53:39 -0500 (EST) From: RevCOAL To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: SAMHAIN...Halloween, October 31 (fwd) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: SAMHAIN...Halloween, October 31 This is the night when the veil is thin that divides the worlds. It is the New Year in the time of the year's death, when the harvest is gathered and the fields lie fallow. For tonight the King of the Waning Year has sailed over the sunless sea that is the womb of the Mother, and steps ashore on the Shining Isle, the luminous world egg, becoming the seed of his own rebirth. / \ The gates of life and death are opened; the Sun Child is conceived; the dead walk, and to the living is revealed the Mystery; that every ending is but a new beginning. We meet in time out of time, everywhere and nowhere, here and there, to greet the Lord of Death who is the Lord of Life, and the Triple Goddess who is the circle of rebirth. Starhawk, THE SPIRIAL DANCE HAPPY NEW YEAR From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 06:28:56 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 08:57:18 From: JBKadel@gnn.com (Jim Kadel) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Enjoy! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com This morning as I begin to throw tarps up surrounding the front porch, I wonder if this full day (and all the preparation that proceeded it) of labor is worth it. Then I hear the excitement of young children, on their way to school, as they realize there will be a "haunted porch" again this year. Have a great evening, everybody! ***************************************** Jim Kadel (JBKadel@gnn.com) soul producer of "Haunted Porch" ***************************************** From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 06:51:15 1996 From: jcarpen2@ford.com Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 09:18:34 +0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: birth of halloween Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hi gang. Someone that i work with was wondering how halloween actually got started. I told them I would ask the halloween pros. Any idea? Thanks Happy Halloween! From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 06:56:34 1996 From: KKrouskop@midmark.com (Kendra Krouskop-Smith) To: halloween-l@netcom.com (halloween-l) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 08:25:44 -0500 Subject: Read: Another candle recall Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 07:33:29 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 07:23:31 -0800 (PST) From: Don Bertino To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: It's the day! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hi All! Well, another year has come and gone, and what a year it has been! I want to thank all the member's of this list for all your hard work, it's been great. This list will not go away, but the level will die back alittle. This list is what *you* all make of it. Let me wish all a great and safe Halloween! don, keeper bertino@netcom.com ____/^\_____________________________________ Disney ascii art & / \ || FDC MCP || / \ animations are at <______\ [] [] [] || [] [] [] || [] [] [] /______> http://www.calweb.com \----------------||----------||----------------/=== /~bertino===============\______________||__________||______________/===== From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 08:17:23 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 10:53:57 -0500 (EST) From: Lund To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: It's the day! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com On Thu, 31 Oct 1996, Don Bertino wrote: > > I want to thank all the member's of this list for all your hard work, it's > been great. > Don, thank you so much for having this list, it made my halloween year!! Tomorrow the X-Mas list!! Larry _ ___c Lawrence H. Lund \ _| \_ 179 Studley Street __\_| oooo \_____ Brentwood, NY 11717 ~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail: llund@suffolk.lib.ny.us llund179@aol.com Phone: (516)-231-8790 Fax: (516)-434-9315 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 08:59:15 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:52:59 -0400 From: Jason R To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Oh NO! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Robyn Dochterman wrote: The ones that didn't survive well at all were the ones I made of certifoam > (the blue/yellow/pink stuff) that were painted with the expensive faux > granite finish. I couldn't get the aluminum dowel to go into these, because > they were too dense, so I staked them front and back with landcaping nails. > And even though I used clear finish on the granite paint, it still got > "soft" and comes off if you touch it. > Opps, I guess I should have posted this sometime back. Dont use stryofrom that is less than 2 inches thick. If you do, be carfeule of the wind. Also if the stryo is spray panited, the paint will eat some of it, and cause it to be weak also. We had a peak guest of 69!!! Miles a hour wind, and happyly all but 2 of the tombstones made it thur {Mine are made out of a foam that can be bought at a local fabic store, it is used for cushines}. The reason 2 didnt make it, is that when I put the holes into them for the stakes, the holes in them were not done right, and were too close to the edge, the wind blew the stones and as the bent, the rods ripped right thur them. To solve the problem, I am going to install a peace of pipe into each hole, then the stake can be inserted into the pipe. This way, the insides wont be damaged each time the stakes are taken in and out. Jay P.S I am going to start selling these locals next year. -- Jason R Member FDC {Beach Club lighting tech} VRC Homepage, Use it to find out ALL your Disney info needs. --Http://www.vivanet.com/~thelazer -- "I told'em the truth, and they fell for it"-Harry Anderson. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 09:04:23 1996 From: Will Mellick Subject: HAPPY HALLOWEEN To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Thu, 31 Oct 96 8:56:49 PST Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hi Everyone, Just wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY HALLOWEEN. Hope everybody's plans and displays go off without a hitch, and that everyone has a fun and safe (although scary) time. Thanks for all of the ideas and help from those on the list. Enjoy the night. BOO Will. mellick@spk.hp.com Phone : (509) 921-3626 Telnet: 1-921-3626 Mail: Hewlett-Packard Company Will Mellick, 3WU Test Engineering 24001 E. Mission Liberty Lake, WA 99019-9599 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 09:09:30 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:36:42 -0500 From: ROGER ALEXANDER To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Happy Halloween everybody!! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Have a spook-tacular day and evening all! Good luck to all also! and the planning begins anew for next year... >:) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Alexander Phone: 812-854-4748 Naval Surface Warfare Center Fax: 812-854-3508 Bldg 64 Code 111RA Crane, IN 47522 INTERNET: rda413@smtp.nwscc.sea06.navy.mil Supporting the Fleet through Supply! From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 09:11:33 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:57:54 -0500 From: ROGER ALEXANDER To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: It's the day! -Reply Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com >>> Lund 10/31/96 10:53 am >>> On Thu, 31 Oct 1996, Don Bertino wrote: > > I want to thank all the member's of this list for all your hard work, it's > been great. > Don, thank you so much for having this list, it made my halloween year!! Tomorrow the X-Mas list!! Larry <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I agree!! I'm so glad I found this list. It'll make (has made) my life a lot easier for next year's hauntings. Found it too late for this year, but will be an active member from now on. Thanx again Don and keep up the ghoulish work! ;) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Alexander Phone: 812-854-4748 Naval Surface Warfare Center Fax: 812-854-3508 Bldg 64 Code 111RA Crane, IN 47522 INTERNET: rda413@smtp.nwscc.sea06.navy.mil Supporting the Fleet through Supply! From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 09:13:58 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 12:07:56 -0400 From: Jason R To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Good Luck Tonight {Fog, Effects, Pryo, Photos} Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Well Good Luck everyone and have fun. The weather for tonight in Buffalo, Cold low of 32, Possable Rain/Snow. {Hope the rail holds off} I will be at Walt Disney World Nov 2-9 and will not be able to check the E-mail after today, untill I get back. If anyone is at Walt Disney World, look for me, Black hair, Glasses {Good luck, with that discription}. Really though, if you have a RAD pin *PLEASE* wear it, I will say Hi to anyone with those pins on. Also, a good place to look is the Poly Hotel about 10 mineuts after MK, or EPCOT closes. That is were we all meet up to go home {Look for me, Wil {He is black} my mom or anyone who is sitting there, tired looking saying "Were the hell are they anyway, lets go home!} Also, Please SEND ME YOUR PHOTOS of your haunts tongiht. Just a few pics {Gif, JPEG} of the best parts of your displays and haunts. I will be setting up a Web page, with all the photos from the memebers of this list! Jay -- Jason R Member FDC {Beach Club lighting tech} VRC Homepage, Use it to find out ALL your Disney info needs. --Http://www.vivanet.com/~thelazer -- "I told'em the truth, and they fell for it"-Harry Anderson. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 09:20:50 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 09:11:39 -0800 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Greg Hope Subject: Thanks! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Greetings, everyone. I want to include my wish to you all for a great Halloween night and my thanks for being a fantastic group! For me, it has been as much a pleasure to see all the shared enthusiasm as it has been to pick up ideas from the veterans. I'll do my best to help keep the list alive over the coming year. Also, I will work to get some pictures from this year up on a web page, just to make my own contribution to the tradition. Happy Holidays! Greg in Vista H (619)945-4424 F (619)726-2804 E ghope@mailhost.csusm.edu From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 09:31:52 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 96 10:55:57 EST From: Stuart McIntire To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: It's the day! (The day? THE day??? I'd better get to work!) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Don sez: >Well, another year has come and gone, and what a year it has been! >I want to thank all the member's of this list for all your hard work, it's >been great. >This list will not go away, but the level will die back alittle. This list >is what *you* all make of it. >Let me wish all a great and safe Halloween! What?!? It's Halloween??? ;) If I may add...thanks from me also for an interesting and entertaining year on halloween-l. I've learned a lot (mostly not to try to save every message that hits the list in a folder ;) - for which our network admin- istrator is very glad... Welcome to all the new list members who have joined since last year. Bon mots and glad tidings to all the veterans of the list who have contributed price- less experience and knowledge. Good luck to one and all who are experiencing new and...err...exciting challenges with the weather. Good luck and best wishes to everyone tonight. ...and if Hoover seems to have undergone a sudden personality change, I'm sure you'll understand that Denny only did what was necessary ;) It's a wonder Hoover didn't neuter himself with that #%$^&@ Kevlar! (Or that Denny didn't do the job himself to save on the vet fees)... I'll see you tonight, Bill! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! - Stu stuart.mcintire@uage.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 09:44:50 1996 From: milwiron@btprod.com Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:34:46 -0600 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: It's the day! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 10:53 AM 10/31/96 -0500, you wrote: >Don, thank you so much for having this list, it made my halloween year!! >Tomorrow the X-Mas list!! > Larry What's X-mas? You mean there's another Holiday? Happy Halloween All! Denny From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 09:57:28 1996 From: "David S. Allan" To: "'Halloween'" Subject: Vandals, and how to stop them Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 12:49:02 -0500 Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com ------ =_NextPart_000_01BBC729.E8338E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, I wish I had the answer. We were visited twice last night. The = first time they smashed our four jack-o-lanterns on the front porch and = tore down some decorations. The second time there were no pumpkins = left, so they just stole one of the ghosts and tore up some other = decorations. This has gotten me to thinking: what can I do next year? = I really like the idea (Carl Chetta's?) of triggering a truck horn based = on picking up a pumpkin. Did Carl ever post his plans? I searched the = archives as best I could. Another thought is to trigger a solenoid = hooked up to a strategically-aimed garden hose. Mostly, I'd like to = apprehend the little buggers and make their life miserable for a couple = of hours. I would need something (e.g. police presence) to be memorable = for a long time and not invite retaliation. I hate the feeling of being = violated and being held hostage to these young miscreants. Anyway, I'd welcome some discussion of creative ideas to protect outdoor = displays. As I try to incorporate some of the great ideas on this list = for next year, I want more than ever to prevent their destruction. On a more positive note, I'd like to express my gratitude to everyone on = the list. Halloween has been a lot more fun as I read (and dreamed) = about your great projects and began to make my own. Our own modest = display will feature a mad scientist dummy, Jacob's ladder (fully = enclosed and interlocked), spider webs (though next year I'll probably = buy Denny's shooter (okay, JAS?)), fog (Mr. Foggy--thanks), and a "feely = box" with eyeballs, worms, brains, etc. Thanks. 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Someone that i work with was wondering how halloween >actually got started. I told them I would ask the halloween >pros. Any idea? Thanks > >Happy Halloween! > explained @ http://www.itlnet.net/boo/halloween.htm Another spell cast by the program witch. ---------------- Home E-Mail: k2l@itlnet.net Work E-Mail: programming@itlnet.net Home Page: http://www.itlnet.net/users/k2l/prog.htm A Haiku Program Witch Coding Weaving Spells Ones and Zeroes Data Control Power ---- From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 10:54:14 1996 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Vandals, and how to stop them From: rodney3@juno.com (Rodney G Grantham) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:40:55 EST Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com On a somber note, some kids (teenage females) in the Atlanta area toilet papered a house. The owner chased them in his truck. There was a wreck. Of 6 girls, 3 are dead and another one is critical at this time I believe. The guy is somewhat broken up about it all. And from the account some of the kid's friends are blaming him which I find a little out of kilter. Rodney rodney3@juno.com http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/2049 On Thu, 31 Oct 1996 12:49:02 -0500 "David S. Allan" writes: > >------ =_NextPart_000_01BBC729.E8338E20 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >I really like the idea (Carl Chetta's?) of triggering a truck horn >based on picking up a pumpkin. Did Carl ever post his plans? I searched > Mostly, I'd like to = >apprehend the little buggers and make their life miserable for a >couple of hours. I would need something (e.g. police presence) to be >memorable for a long time and not invite retaliation. I hate the feeling of >being violated and being held hostage to these young miscreants. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 10:57:08 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:46:19 -0500 From: Craig Lewis To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Tis Almost Time.....for Religion? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Well, while getting ready for today, somebody told me that a local religious TV program was talking about me! Saying, "It makes you wonder what they do in that house that they keep showing on the news." Well, it made my day! I'm so happy to make the "news" on the religious channel!!! Happy Haunting Everyone! Craig -- CyberImage- Custom Caps, Shirts & Color ID Badges...GREAT HALLOWEEN SHIRTS & CAPS! http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber Be Sure to Visit Our Halloween Page at: http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber/halloween From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 11:07:53 1996 From: KBarn37781@aol.com Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:58:25 -0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Vandals, and how to stop them Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com We are real fortunate in our area that we do not have many vandals. I did see a couple smashed pumpkins on the road this morning. The sad thing is the town next to us experienced fires - in a mobile home park they acturally torched 3 or 4 cars. The pics on the news showed that they were totally ingulfed. This is real scarry in its self but in a trailor park where the cars where parked right next to the homes. My theory is if parent would keep their children more involved in activities they wouldn't feel the need to do such distruction. I guess what I am trying to say is that if these kids where involved in the decorating and time and effort involved they might think twice about destroying other peoples property. Now is that a plug for more homes being decorated or what. And, I would also like to thank everyone for the contributions. We did do the flying ghost among other items off of this list. Everyone has been great and l look forward to next year. Karen Barnett From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 12:16:42 1996 From: "David S. Allan" To: "'Halloween'" Subject: Freon tanks as air tanks, and alarming pumpkins Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 14:54:32 -0500 Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com ------ =_NextPart_000_01BBC73B.6E046400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I tried to send the following to Carl Chetta but it bounced. I don't = know if he's still on the list. Maybe someone else will help me. Thanks. ---------- From: u551584[SMTP:u551584@dilbert.nam.dow.com] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 1996 2:44 PM To: 'cheese@adstone.com' Subject: Halloween hi Sensitivity: Confidential Hi, Carl. I don't know if you're still on the Halloween-l list, so I = thought I'd write to you directly. I hope to pick up some empty freon = cylinders today, and I would like to know what parts I need to get to = convert them to compressed air cylinders. Also, would you be so kind as = to post your plans for the "alarmed" pumpkin: the one with a burglar = alarm and air horn. Thanks. You can post your reply to the list if = you're still a member. Happy Halloween! 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Prizes, too! --Robyn Robyn Dochterman Interactive editor Star Tribune Online Robdoc@startribune.com http://www.startribune.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 13:29:43 1996 From: KKrouskop@midmark.com (Kendra Krouskop-Smith) To: halloween-l@netcom.com (halloween-l) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 16:14:27 -0500 Subject: Read: Freon tanks as air tanks, and alar Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 13:32:46 1996 From: KKrouskop@midmark.com (Kendra Krouskop-Smith) To: halloween-l@netcom.com (halloween-l) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 16:16:29 -0500 Subject: Read: Vandals, and how to stop them Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 14:04:07 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:52:09 -0800 (PST) From: Don Bertino To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: New subscriber/grim organist sighting (fwd) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com This was accidently forwarded to me. bertino@netcom.com ____/^\_____________________________________ Disney ascii art & / \ || FDC MCP || / \ animations are at <______\ [] [] [] || [] [] [] || [] [] [] /______> http://www.calweb.com \----------------||----------||----------------/=== /~bertino===============\______________||__________||______________/===== ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 09:44:25 -0700 From: The Proctors To: Halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: New subscriber/grim organist sighting Hi, My family has recently joined this great list. Like many others, I've been wading thru the archives & enjoying your many ideas. I'm a non-techie but married to an electronics/computer repair/construction-type guy. (read: personal slave) He's not so much into Halloween (without prodding, anyway) but my 13-year old son is always game! I found this list when I tried to help the kid come up with some ideas for haunting a friend's yard. It brought back lots of memories from So. Calif. when my friends & I used to do a lot for this holiday. (parties,decorations,etc) Halloween's been a little low-key around our house lately what with working the school Halloween carnivals, new baby, etc. but I'm ready to get geared up again thanks to the great memories that you've helped bring back! We always decorated but have more elaborate plans for the future. I've already announced a Halloween party for next year. Like I said, I don't do tech all that well at the moment, but I've always made or come up with ideas for costumes for friends & relatives. (sometimes I was just the only one who knew how to sew!) Hey, I'm the one who dressed up my dog for Halloween when I was in H.S.! (he was an adorable bumble bee) The rule around here is that part of your costume can be bought (ie: accessories), if it absolutely has to be, but all costumes are pretty much homemade. I work even better under pressure and have won/helped to win a few costume contests, 2 with costumes invented the day of the party! Let me think back & I'll post some later... My 2-yr old is currently in costumer training. She has a huge box of dress-up items that she makes strange combinations with. Grim Organist sighting: I live about 2 miles from Sue & Dan Oelke in TX. (its a small Halloween world!) Sue gave me directions to their place & my jaded middle-school carpool cruised by for a look. (this one includes 3 8th grade boys, a 2nd grade girl & my 2 yr. old girl) They liked what they saw! I personally want to know how many hours they think they put into it!! It's huge & colorful and we only saw it from the street. (is that thing life-size or bigger than life?) They also have a _gigantic_ black spider (made with outdoor banner material?) on their roof. The web is equally gigantic - it stretches from the house to the front sidewalk. You can see the web from over a block away. They have neighbors on their street who also have a large black trash bag spider. Maybe in a couple of years, the whole street will have giant spiders in their front yards! (or roofs) Karen P. cproctor@flash.net From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 14:06:35 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:55:18 -0800 (PST) From: Don Bertino To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: HALLOWEEN!!!! (fwd) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Post forwarded to me. bertino@netcom.com ____/^\_____________________________________ Disney ascii art & / \ || FDC MCP || / \ animations are at <______\ [] [] [] || [] [] [] || [] [] [] /______> http://www.calweb.com \----------------||----------||----------------/=== /~bertino===============\______________||__________||______________/===== ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 08:58:10 cst From: craig s denniston To: owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Subject: HALLOWEEN!!!! Hi goulies!! I can't wait for the big day to arrive!! I have only been on this list for 2 mos., but I have enough ideas to last for several years, mainly because you guys and gals inspire me so much. And I'm staying on this list long after Halloween because I'm finally in a group that understands how I and many others feel about this most joyous holiday. Every day when I check my e-mail, I find so many useful ideas that I save them, and have to make sub-files on occasion. And often I find myslf laughing out loud at some of the messages that I get. Also, I would like to Carl Stowell, just forget about the SOB and get on with your celebrating!!! You shouldn't concern yourself with those people that are less intelligent than those of us on this list. I personally think that people that feel that strongly against Halloween should be dragged out into the street and be shot in the head. Because I believe that we should be able to celebrate our favorite holiday in peace without having to take any shit from people that feel otherwise. I just had to get that off my chest. HAPPY HAUNTING!!! Craig Stuart Denniston csdenniston@juno.com 11711 Elm St. , Omaha, NE 68144 P.S.- I apologise if my statement took up too much space on your computer. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 14:22:40 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 00:15:34 +0000 From: Sherri Osborn To: Halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Finally all together Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Whew- The yard is finally up and all together, only one more pumpkin to carve and that is it. I wish I would have found this list sooner so I could have got a lot more done. Oh well, we did manage to makethe crashed witch - which is great, a cemetary fence, and a 7 foot high spider web with extra large spiders - plus much more. Hope to get lots of great pictures. Anyone in the St. Paul MN area- drive by and take a peak- see if I am worthy of this list! -- Sherri (Ozzy) ~ c-n-s.ozzy@Worldnet.att.net http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7997/ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 14:23:09 1996 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 18:15:54 -0800 From: Greenrey To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: So Cal Rain Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com It seems to me that the rain in So Cal may be a blessing in disguise. Considering how many candles are going to be used in jack-o-lanterns tomorrow night, I know that we here in La Costa are breathing a sigh of relief that it'll be nice and damp. We're also going to put up a sign reminding people (especially marauding, pumpkin-killing kids) to practice fire safety. Aaron -- "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind." --Horace Mann, 1859 The time is NOW! Do your part. greenrey@worldnet.att.net -or- awynnhi@kes.miracosta.cc.ca.us Visit Greenrey's Study at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1982/ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 15:44:50 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 18:38:22 -0500 From: Jules Egyud To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Happy Halloween & Thanks! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I just wanted to wish all the excellent people on this list a great Halloween and to say "thanks" for all of the help I've received during the few weeks I've been subscribing. I will stay on the list throughout the year, but I am anticipating a slow-down, so I wanted to say farewell to those I won't hear from for awhile. I feel very selfish in that I've certainly received *much* more than I contributed, but maybe next year I'll be able to reciprocate. Once again, thanks one and all! Jules julese@recom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 16:12:24 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 16:04:46 +0000 From: Dianne L Parham To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Thank you! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I had to sign off the list for awhile (the traffic was getting too heavy for me, and too distracting!) but I wanted to thank all of you who gave me such great hints for doing a party at the library. I am told that our 8:30 am (lovely time) party was the best the library had in years. The red ice hand in punch was well received (and actually didn't taste that bad). Just wanted to let you know that this group had a lot to do with my looking like a party genius. Many thanks. And Happy Halloween!!!! Dianne Parham San Diego Public From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 17:04:51 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:53:16 -0700 (MST) To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: trix@primenet.com (Darlene Horwath) Subject: Re: Happy Halloween & Thanks! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I wouldnt feel right if i didnt say happy haunted holiday to everyone today! This is the greatest list! Sorry I have been so busy lately, but I look forward to catching up with everyone soon...and it is never too early to start planning for next year!!!! Trix BTW, when i got home from work tonight, my dad (74years old) had a surprise waiting for me...there was one of those "witch crashes" on the telephone pole in front of my house. He made it to surprise me, so I guess the love of haunts just might be an inherited trait. But what really cracked me up is the sign he put underneath it, which saie "dont drink and fly" We have had alot of drive by starings today!!!! Have a safe one everyone! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Is that a modem in your pocket or RU just happy 2C me! http://www.primenet.com/~trix/ trix@primenet.com Happy Halloween! ---------------------------------------------------------------- __/\__ |\_/| __/\__ __/\__ |\_/| __/\__ / \ |. .| / \ / \ |. .| / \ / \/ " \/ \ / \/ " \/ \ /\/\/\/\/\/\_____/\/\/\/\/\/\ /\/\/\/\/\/\_____/\/\/\/\/\/\ ^ ^ ^ ^ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 18:08:30 1996 From: htraver@dreamsys.com Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:55:20 -0700 Subject: HALLOWEEN!!!! (fwd) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Welcome, Craig. One thing I do hope, you'll be around all year long. We get too amny short-timers who suddenly will disappear tomorrow not to be heard until a month until the magic day once again. was bummed the local haunt I was helping do at a friend's house sort of imploded. I leave for one weekend to do 3 days of haunted houses, I come back, and a huge fight did in all the teamwork needed to bring it to life :( Anyhoo, hopign to do better for next year, got a line for doing the house next year on the pier. Should be neat :) Have a happy halloween, gang. waiting for a friend to drop on by, then we plan to hit several in one swell foop.... Harry [ Sent From: Dreamscape Systems - dreamsys.com ] [ Location: Van Nuys, CA - (818) 781-7529 ] From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 19:26:23 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 22:16:01 -0500 (EST) To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Denny Kennedy Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL! I just finished cleaning up after my Haunted Porch...It was a SCREAMING success! :) BTW,Jim Kadel, I'm afraid you are no longer... "Jim Kadel (JBKadel@gnn.com) soul producer of "Haunted Porch""...hehe:) I covered my front porch in a tarp so guests had to walk thru a corridor with all kinds of props and stuff, and then at the end I was sitting in an alcove, and would jump at people as they came by... I got LOTS of good shrieks! There was this one little girl, about 3 or 4, who was absolutely fascinated by my costume. She just stood there staring at me for a LONG time. Her father had to drag her away...:) I hope all your haunts went as well as mine did! Happy Halloween again! BTW Jim, I'd love to see some pictures and hear a description of your porch. Maybe we can swap some ideas for next year? Email me! Denny Kennedy maryjane@sundial.net From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 20:17:20 1996 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 23:04:59 -0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: kahnn@pa.net (Nathan Kahn) Subject: Waynesboro Jaycees Haunted House Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Well our Waynesboro Jaycees haunted house ended tonight. It was a resounding success. Here's a quick description. 7-10 pm, $3 admission. It generally took about 15-30 minutes to get inside the door, then about 10 minutes in our "holding area", then about 20 minutes to go through the haunted house. The haunted house is an old red brick elementary school building. (Bet you have one in your community.) Holding room - there are a few witches stirring a cauldron with one of those vaporizer foggers in it, and in the corner a "mad teacher" talking to the patrons and getting them riled up. 1st room - Dracula. The local township police did this room and they did an excellent job. Various audio tapes and spotlights running on cue. First "Renfrew" comes out, then coffin lid opens (monofilament) and Dracula sits ups and mimes to a pre-recorded speech. Then the strobe comes on and Frankenstein comes out from behind a curtain and chases them out. Frankenstein was played by a "big" policeman. 2nd room - Feeding room. Local youth group had this one. Beef hearts, eyeballs, they offer their plates to you, a guy is on the "butcher table" - you know the routine. 3rd room - Torture Chamber. This one done by one of our local Halloween addicts who always helps us out. His whole family is into it. First you pass the phantom organist, played by the "addict" who tells you to sing for the phantom or suffer the consequences. Then he guides you through the rest of the maze/room. Guillotine, operating table - surgeon uses circular saw (no blade) to cut off leg, electric chair. Not necessarily scary, but very entertaining thanks to this person and his family. 4th room - Graveyard. We did this one (Jaycees). Luckily we are blessed with a Jaycee who makes gargoyles for a living (he goes to all the Rennaissence Fairs hawking his wares) and some great artists. First thing in the room was a crypt/mausoleum with a 4-stage peppers ghost. Then the actual graveyard itself with zombies rising up from the graves. Excellent makeup (Ben Nye). But the thing that set the room off (if I do say so myself) was the excellent lighting by yours truly (no strobes or blacklights, it was all color washes and pinspots), but the thing that "made" it was the $2,500 DF-50 Diffusion Fogger which I am lucky enough to have free access to due to my business. (For those of you not familiar with this effect, it makes an odorless haze. Perfectly even, no swirling smoke, so it is not apparent that a fog machine has been used.) Anyway, that's the scoop. Hope you all had similar successes. OK - my faux pas! You're all going to kill me. When I rushed home from work tonight to get ready for the haunted house, I left my porch light on. So I'm on my way out the door and there's a knock, and there's these cute little kids at the door for trick or treat, and I have to tell them that I don't have any candy and I completely forgot about trick or treat night, and I left my porch light on by accident. Oh well. I got home and my house was still in one piece, so I guess they accepted my apology . . . :Nathan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nathan Kahn Home: kahnn@pa.net Work: nathan@theatrefx.com Work Web: http://www.theatrefx.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 23:14:37 1996 Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 02:03:36 -0800 From: "John P. Jeffries" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Scanner Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com BOO! Happy Haloween! And all that "rot". I hope everyone had a "ghoulishly" good (and safe) time! I just forked out for a scanner and "toys" so I will soon be putting up some pix of the Haunted House and crew. It runs until Nov.2nd so still lots to do. We have one goup that signed up in Aug. but backed out last week so we have had to call upon others to assist. The group that filled in is a Vol. Fire dept that has never done this, but we asked them to participate after hearing they will NOT be reciving state funding! THIS EVENT is the ONLY outside $$ they will recive to protect their community! (outside of eventes they do.) We gave them a call and WOW did they turn up the juice! Anyway, the people are having a ball and like what's we have for them to see. That's what it's all about...having fun while raising funds for local services. Again, I will post some photos on the web site as soon as I get time to set them up so I can share with you the thought that: "It was worth it!" (Maby my spouse will eventually agree) (Nathan I wish we had a Jay-Cees that cared about the people the way you do, geez, I wish Bloomington HAD a Jay-Cees! :) Off to clean masks! BTW: I sold out of the videos Denny was talking about. Thanks for the mention anyway! Hauntingly ,tired, and need more coffee! John. " I like your eyes...Can I HAVE THEM?" ***************************************** * Mr. Scary Productions * * E-mail: mrscary@kiva.net * * Work web:http://www.kiva.net/~mrscary * ***************************************** From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 23:14:37 1996 Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 02:10:56 -0800 From: "John P. Jeffries" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Phantom Pumpkin carver Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com WOW! I just heard of the neatest thing! Apperently, there is a PHANTOM PUMPKIN CARVER out there! What he/she does is take uncarved pumkins then CARVES THEM, puts them back with a candel, then leaves a "thank-you" note for leaving out a pumpkin for he/she to carve! This has got to be the most spirited person. HATS OFF ....Whatever you are! Tearfully, (but still needs coffee) John ***************************************** * Mr. Scary Productions * * E-mail mrscary@kiva.net * * Work web:http://www.kiva.net/~mrscary * ***************************************** From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 23:23:02 1996 Date: Mon, 09 Oct 1995 02:19:57 -0400 From: Tony Arcand To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Pretty Damn Good! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Well, despite me having a few appointments, and not getting home until around 4 pm ( Trick or Treat starts at 6pm ) the night went well. I had people over the house all day, trying to set up as much as possible. I wish there would have been more time for last minute preperations. Not bad though. The fog machine worked out niceley in the 1800's cemetery. My weed wacker broke (the torture tool of choice) so I had to use an "Ice Chopper" to "attack" the people with. My little cousin was made up like a trick or treater and she would come into the driveway with another group of people and I would chose her out of the group and CHOP her (lots of blood). The chopper made some great sparks if it is dragged on the ground. We had a moch-up corn field with people in it. A row of scarecrows, one real person in there. Demons rising from their graves. Dead Public Works people (The whole thing follows a theme, which includes the death of some people). The addition of a separate Entrance and Exit was good. Although, we scared some people so bad they didn't stop at the door, they ran straight through. Other people did not stop at all. The flames in front of the grave yard sign got people all "scared". At one point there were people all over the driveway and into the road, cars were stopping every time they drove past, Teak Dr. was in gridlock for about 15 mins. Lot's of compliments, and "how'd you do that?" I visited my neighbors on all sides and bugged them to do up their yards next year. I'd like to get the whole neighborhood going (doubt it). PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR TOMMOROW!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Tony Arcand From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Thu Oct 31 23:57:08 1996 From: CATHY.KELLER@48.ima.infomail.com (CATHY KELLER) Date: 31 Oct 96 23:03:08 -0600 Subject: What a BLAST! To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com The big night is over -- all the tombstones have been gathered, skulls, ghouls and black lights all tucked away for yet another year! This list has been wonderful -- you're all incredible in the ideas you've shared and for just the sheer enthusiasm! I'm so glad you're all out there and that I had the good fortune to discover this treasure trove! I managed to manufacture a bunch of new tombstones this year and had people stop to ask how we did it. After some wild winds played havoc with our cemetery entrance and whipped our tombstones around, we were set. We had more trick or treaters than we'd ever had before, and we've been building our display for 5 years. I'll guarantee they'll be back next year and will bring friends. And a whole slew of people brought cameras with them this time! It was so wonderful!!! Next year, I've vowed that each month a little bit of paycheck will go towards accumulating new and neater stuff for a Halloween that will blow their (and probably ours!) socks off! -- an enclosed walk-thru with various scenes the entire length of the house! They'll enter through the gate and immediately go into a tunnel like structure and encounter labs and such on their way through until they finally exit through the gate on the other side of the house... our familiar graveyard will adorn the front. And since the trick or treaters never seem to hit the remainder of our cul-de-sac (we're the first house on the block), the other