Boston is so close I can taste it!

This Saturday I will be hanging in Boston with many folks from the East Coast Haunt Club. Our original plan was to pub crawl. Then we realized how stupid that is in this weather. Instead, we will be hanging out at only one pub. There is still some debate on which one, but that will be decided before Friday. So, stay tuned if you care to join us!

Hmmmm. . . . .

I've been blogging here for a while now and very few people have ever commented. I mention Garage of Evil, and I get three comments right away.

So, is the moral here, I should mention them in every blog?

Hauntcast

Garage of Evil turned me on to this podcast and I've really enjoyed the first two shows. If you get the chance, take a listen. . .

http://www.hauntcast.net/

Hope everyone had a great New Year's!

And now it's time to look forward to all the fun Halloween-centric things going on in the coming year. For me, that starts with a trip to Boston in two weeks to hang with all the East Coast Haunt Club folks. It cannot come soon enough!

After that, there wil be the Transworld on March 27th-29th in St. Louis and HauntCon on April 30th - May 3rd in Milwaukee.

This year, I'm thinking of maybe doing Midwest Haunters in June.

And, of course, I there will also be the New England Haunter's Gathering sometime in late July or August.

In addition to all those things, I'm going to try and squeeze in a trip to the Stanley in Estes Park and a trip or two to Omaha and NY to see some of my favorite haunties.

Everyone have a wonderful 2009.

. . . and to all a good night!

Everyone, have a happy, safe, fun, and if you're lucky, spooky Chirstmas.

Here's how it's looking in Shytown . .

It's a winter wonderland!

Bad weather put the kabosh on my cemetery trip. . .

Hopefully, one day soon and can go.


In the meantime, please enjoy this picture of Patti and me taken in September for the party invitation.

You're welcome . . .

Harry Potter - The Exhibition

How cool is ths? The Museum of Science and Industry, right here in my beloved Chicago (even with the corrupt politics, it is still my beloved Chicago) will be having a Harry Potter Exhibit next year!!!

Here's the link . . .

http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/harry-potter/

It's going to run from April 30th to September 7th. Now, as most of you know, Hauntcon will be in Milwaukee in 2009 from April 30th to May 3rd. And, Milwaukee, of course, is this/close to Chicago. So, I propose some of you extend your trip, hightail it to Chicago, and check it out. I'll go with you. Honest I will!!!

And for those of you that haven't looked into Hauntcon yet, here's that link. . .

http://www.hauntcon.com/

Calvary Cemetery

Ok, weather permitting, I'll be hitting Calvary Cemetery in my home town of Evanston on Saturday. Let's keep those fingers crossed. If so, there will be a ton of pictures here on Monday.

Interesting side note, my highschool boyfriend, Steve, taught me how to drive in this cemetery. Something about not being able to hurt or kill the dead should I hit them with his car.

Here's a link to info on the cemetery. . .

http://www.graveyards.com/IL/Cook/calvary/

It's too quiet out there. . .

This whole post-Halloween slide into Winter Holidays thing makes for an entirely too quiet Haunters community. Just a month and a half ago we were all working hot and heavy on our Halloween props and going to haunts. There were all kinds of pictures being passed around of our toys and props and decorations and costumes.

Now. . . silence. . . Oh, how I long for the sights and sounds of October. There is no patch or gum or anything to help me through this withdrawal. So, I shall create my own.

I will go on a cemetary tour this weekend. Then, the Boys of Mystery Man in Omaha will be here on the 29th. We'll hit a ghost tour. Then, Boston in mid-January with the East Coast Haunt Club crowd for ghost hunting and pub crawling.

I can make it through . . . I just know I can.

What are the rest of you doing to keep Halloween alive during these "other" holidays?

Go Team Tubbie! Go Team Tubbie!

Ok, this isn't at all Halloween info, but, Team Tubbie will be playing live trivia tonight, December 2nd, at Madriver on Sheffield. Come and join us. I ain't so bright and can use all the help I can muster.

We will be drinking many spirits, so maybe that's the Halloween tie-in.