So, last night was the third installment of the Trash Film Orgy Halloween edition. We played the newly digitally remastered version of Sam Raimi’s 1982 “The Evil Dead” starring the kookily delicious Bruce Campbell! Also, we had a surprise double-feature each night. The first night we showed “Count Dracula and his Vampire Brides,” the second night we showed the William Shatner flick, “Kingdom of the Spiders,” and last night the original “Halloween.” Man, we had such a blast last night, especially. Our MC, the delightfully weird Half-human half-fly Francois Fly, was in excellent form, and his sidekick, Quiz Tiki, provided plenty of quips and kept the crowd pumped up.
They stage a mock costume contest, where we pick three “runners-up,” who are actually the winners of the contest, and the winner is our ringer, who gets killed on-stage, with plenty of blood. Each night, we choose a different “winner” who gets killed in gruesome ways. One was a pirate captain, who gets his arm ripped off, and subsequently beaten with said arm, while moaning and screaming and bleeding. The second guy was dressed as a Vietnam Vet hippie, who gets scalped. And the last guy is a confused old man, who gets his face peeled off. It really gets the crowd going and sets the mood for the movies.
I’ve also been slogging through this lingering cold, so this week’s festivities have largely been an ordeal, albeit a fun one. I did miss one day of work this week, while I was kicked in the ass by this cough, but I’m feeling much better now.
Rick got an acceptable offer on the house, so I’m much less worried about that now. It’s somewhat less than he wanted, but after so many days on what had been a hot market, we didn’t want to blow this decent offer. He’s in Reno today looking at the housing market up there, and he wants to find a house up there for much less money. I hope he’s gonna be ok. I’m seem to be getting through this break-up, taking each day as it comes. The sense of loss is felt most strongly at night, when I face the empty bed. It really hits home that I’m single again. Sigh
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