I got a couple of e-mails this week from readers wanting to know if I’d be doing a “traditional” Halloween Countdown this year. While my sanity would certainly benefit from doing a bunch of shorter blog entries, I’ve come to realize that the holidays are all about suffering for my bullshit art. YES, there will be a very traditional and very what-you’re-used-to X-E Halloween Countdown this year. Very soon, in fact. Don’t want to marry myself to a launch date just yet…but very soon.
And, now that I think about it, this will be the fifth annual Countdown. The fifth! Thanks to everyone who e-mailed in with suggestions and donation offers. If anyone else thinks they have something I can cover this year, drop me a line.
Hit the town last night on the hunt for spooky goodness, and among other things to be reported on in due time, I came across the beauty seen above: A Freddy Krueger hanging decoration. Only slightly expensive with its thirteen dollar price tag, I believe this a new-for-2007 item. I love the shit out of it. It’s perfect for Halloween, but Freddy’s reach is jusssst broad enough to make this one a genuine perennial.
The quality is terrific — Freddy’s head and hands are made of some kind of awesome rubbery material that’s both realistic and fun to touch, while his trademark sweater is real wool, or at least, such a good facsimile that I don’t feel the need to fact check.
Look close at Freddy’s glove. I sure wish I did when I was at the store. Apparently, some hooligan saw fit to rip off three of Freddy’s four glove blades, leaving him both a less effective killer and a constant middle finger-giver. I’m gonna head back to return it for not-wrecked version, and it’ll be interesting to see how the conversation with the store manager goes.
I don’t feel like measuring the hanging Freddy decoration, but if you’re looking for some sense of size, he’d make a great hand puppet. Once I improve my ventriloquism skills, I’ll be available for Bar Mitzvahs.
Happy SNT!
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So that’s one Target down, four more to go…
Weird. First thing I thought when I saw Freddy’s pic was “man, I want to touch his skin”.
Matt I’m not sure if you’re into 50s-60s Mexican masked wrestler horror flicks but there are several that might make an entertaining review, depending on your interest in whichever film(s) you might decide to write about.
Any of you Okies make it out to Oktoberfest? It was a good one this year. I went Friday night. A few buddies of mine were running one of the beer booths and yesterday morning I sure was regretting taking them up on the free beer offers.
I have a question for everybody here. I’ve been toying with the idea of opening my own business the past couple of years and I want some opinions/input. I haven’t told this to anybody but 2 of my closest friends… last night. Both of them honestly thought it’s a great idea and the part of town I’d want to put it in would be perfect. But what do you guys think about opening my own pinball bar? There are a few scattered around the US, but nothing close to here. Just a place with a stage for live music on weekends, tons of pinball machines, a few skee-ball tables, pool tables, and a kick ass juke. There would be a full bar and maybe a small kitchen (for sandwiches, fries, just small quick meals and snacks).
The area I had in mind is very popular and frequented mostly by those born in the 70s and 80s, and they’re the type of people that I could definitely see loving the idea.
Obviously there are a lot more specifics about it, but just judging off the basic info I’ve given, what do you guys think? Have you ever been to a pinball bar? Have any suggestions? Be as honest as you can please, if you think it’s the worst idea since the birth of mankind, then tell me.