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Post by neferetus on Oct 18, 2007 13:09:15 GMT -5
This will be my first Halloween outside of California, so I'll get to see how Texas kids celebrate the night. In California, it was unpredictable. One year, we'd have 130, or so kids show up, then the next year, only 30, or so. It really is a terrible thing to have a big bowl of left-over candy that you don't really need to be eating, anyhow.
I remember one occasion, back in Illinois in the early 50's, when we had a costume party in our neighbor's basement. I remember the popcorn balls and the dunking for apples. It was an early evening party, so hot dogs were served. We had a great time. As to trick-or-treating, the really young ones would do their rounds in the daylight hours. The nighttime belonged to the older kids.
One of my first 'older kid' experiences included a visit to a colorful Italian neightbor. He would invite the kids into his kitchen, where he sat, sipping at a glass of vino. Before him, on the kitchen table, sat two bowls. One had broccoli in it and the other, cauliflower. "Taka you choice," he offered with a smile. You wanta thisa one, or thata one?" Finally, after we'd stood there deciding which would be the lesser of the two evils, the guy reached back behind him to bring out a bowl of Snickers candy bars. Then he laughed--- a good, hearty laugh, which I remember to this day.
Now days, with the fear of abduction, poisoned candy, the proverbial razor blade in the apple and gangs, many parents bring their kids to shopping malls for trick-or-treat. But I bet no one there ever offers them broccoli!
What are some of your favorite Halloween traditions, or memories?
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 18, 2007 16:26:11 GMT -5
In New Jersey, we get about 20 kids that come to the door so we always make sure to buy candy that we would eat ourselves becuase of the amount left over.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Oct 18, 2007 17:29:52 GMT -5
My door will be locked and the porch lite turned off. Without my wife, this holiday season is not going to be good.
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 19, 2007 21:01:55 GMT -5
Cheer up Mike...and eat some candy!
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Post by neferetus on Oct 19, 2007 22:49:38 GMT -5
Cheer up Mike...and eat some candy! Tut, tut, tut. People usually gorge on candy when they are feeling miserable. Mike, go rent YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN and then settle in for an evening of spooky larfs.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 19, 2007 23:04:39 GMT -5
In New Jersey, we get about 20 kids that come to the door so we always make sure to buy candy that we would eat ourselves becuase of the amount left over. Only twenty, or so? Why is that, I wonder? On the years when we would have good showing of kids, one of the reason's was that there would be carloads of kids driven and bussed in from the poorer neighborhoods to take advantage of the big give-away.
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 20, 2007 10:54:09 GMT -5
Comparisons from when I lived in New York compared to New Jersey...
NJ: 1. Trick-or-treating stops at around 7 pm. 2. Curfew is at 6:30 pm in my town. 3. We get about 20 kids that come by on average. 4. When you leave a bowl of candy out on the porch with a sign that says "take one" they actually take one.
NY: 1. Trick or treating lasted until around midnight (maybe later if you werent tired) 2. There is no curfew (just as long as you werent making any trouble.) 3. Could possibly get 100 kids coming to the door. 4. When you left a bowl of candy on the porch with a sign that says "take one", the person just dumps the whole bowl into there bag and sometimes will even take the bowl with them.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 27, 2007 11:46:20 GMT -5
Guess I'd better head on off to WALMART for some bagged candy, before the only thing left is those Little Smarties.
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 27, 2007 12:06:43 GMT -5
Get some Kit-Kats! What town is the walmart located in? I passed one on the way to Bracketville and can't remember the town's name...
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Post by neferetus on Oct 27, 2007 12:32:29 GMT -5
Get some Kit-Kats! What town is the walmart located in? I passed one on the way to Bracketville and can't remember the town's name... The Walmart is about 1 mile from my house, in New Braunfels. Walmart is very popular in this region of the country, though.
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 27, 2007 12:58:07 GMT -5
I love walmart becuase of the cheap DVDs/Cds. Is there a town named Valencia or Valverde anywhere near you?
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Post by neferetus on Oct 29, 2007 23:30:11 GMT -5
I don't know if you mean "Uvalde", or not. Uvalde is 84 miles west of San Antonio and I live about 30 miles east of San Antonio. You have to pass through Uvalde to get to Brackettville.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 29, 2007 23:34:55 GMT -5
Well, I finally got my Halloween goody stash for all the hobgoblins. If not many show up, come Halloween night, then I will be stuck with a load of Tootsi Pops, mini-Hershey chocolate bars and mini-bags of M & M Peanut.
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 30, 2007 14:18:48 GMT -5
I don't know if you mean "Uvalde", or not. Uvalde is 84 miles west of San Antonio and I live about 30 miles east of San Antonio. You have to pass through Uvalde to get to Brackettville. Thats it! Uvalde. I thought it started with a V but that is definately it. On the way to bracketville there isnt much civilization (for lack of a better word) but once we passed Uvalde, there was a gigantic wal mart and other chain stores. i felt like i was back in NJ. (which is a terrible thing to feel)
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Post by neferetus on Oct 30, 2007 14:43:11 GMT -5
Uvalde is where Country & Western singer Johnny Rodriguez came from. As the story goes, sometime in the early 1970's Johnny and a few of his friends were in the Uvalde jail for having barbecued a stolen goat. When the jailer heard Johnny singing, he was so impressed that he contacted Happy Shahan at Alamo Village. Happy was already promoting other Counry singers at the Village, including Dotsy and Valentino. Anyhow, Johnny signed on and did his gigs at the Village Cantina, until he finally got signed to a record contract. For years, the John Wayne Western Museum at Alamo Village was called the Johnny Rodriguez Museum.
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Post by RebAl on Oct 30, 2007 14:47:54 GMT -5
Well, I finally got my Halloween goody stash for all the hobgoblins. If not many show up, come Halloween night, then I will be stuck with a load of Tootsi Pops, mini-Hershey chocolate bars and mini-bags of M & M Peanut. With all those goodies on offer it might be worth travelling over there for a Trick or Treat!
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Post by neferetus on Oct 30, 2007 14:52:44 GMT -5
As long as Tootsie Pops last, Alex, I may still have some, when you finally make it over here again!
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 31, 2007 14:16:29 GMT -5
Bracing for the abundance of Trick-or-treaters about to come...
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Post by neferetus on Oct 31, 2007 15:04:03 GMT -5
HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 31, 2007 16:27:22 GMT -5
Its now been about 2 hours since the first trick or treater. theres been a total of 3 so far! this is a record low....
good thing i like the candy i bought...
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