Still haven’t settled on the perfect costume for your kids this year? In the interest of good parenting, here are some helpful suggestions on what to definitely avoid, what to probably avoid, and even a few that are just “too darn cute”!
Daddy, do we have any crack left?
Read More air freshener, costume, funny, Halloween, Hannibal Lecter, Hitler costume, Johnny Cash, Madonna, Risky Business, scary, Scissorhands, Wallenda, weirdShould a 16 year old be allowed to drive around in 2 ½ tons of snarling steel?
You can thank Driver’s Ed classes for that ill-advised decision. Dicey situation at best, right? Now add a bottle of cheap wine, some blotter acid, and a carload of drunk, pot-puffing pals. What does that sound like to you? An accident waiting to happen? A recipe for disaster?
I called it Halloween.
My Uncle Jimmy had recently managed to get himself killed by busting his head in a fall. In his apartment. Dead drunk. He left me his car in the will. It was awesomeness itself: A white, convertible 1963 Buick Electra 225 with black leather upholstery, six-way power seats and a turbine drive rocket under the hood, powered by 325 snorting ponies. 0-60 in 8.4 seconds. For a car that weighed over 5,000 pounds with a full boat of teenage asshats. As Eric Cartman would say, “Helli-cool.”
Read More coffin hop, giveaway, Halloween, richard long, The Book of PaulFor some people, one day a year just isn’t enough! Why get all gussied up for a few hours of Halloween hijinks, when you can amuse and frighten people on any and every occasion? Some call them crazy, oddballs, misfits, freaks and weirdos. Some say they’re sick, disgusting, grotesque and deranged. Say what you will, in a world of mindless conformity, these in-your-face, on-your-face, through-your-face iconoclasts take radical independence to a whole new level of commitment.
Body mod mavericks of the world, I salute you!
