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(Date Posted:10/06/2007 08:36:16)
http://www.ohio.com/news/10222981.html?page=1&c=yI was talked into taking a little trip today to check this out. Very odd little local event nowhere near my place. But well within my old college stomping grounds. This guy literally sets up a street festival for halloween and spares little in the way of odd entertainment. He's got this tiny little post war cottage of a house and his back yard was just full of decorations. the mentioned caskets, a nice floating head cabinet, tables full of food brought by the neighbors, a pleasant little campfire in the back corner (and probably in violation of at least three city codes, shhhhh) meanwhile, out in the street, there are a herd of alpacas, 16 tables with palm readers, ghost tour information, scented candles, shaved ice vendors, face painters, radio stations doing remote broadcasts, geoffrey the toys r us mascot, and a pair of drum and baton corps having a performance battle. All for an audience of about 500. then the sun starts setting and it gets weird. A geriatric harmonica band starts playing and a juggling splatter paint artist climbs into a booth made out of plastic sheeting and starts painting 12 canvases with a set of devil sticks loaded with paint. The drum corps give way to a group of 28 belly dancers and the kids are running everywhere. the guy dressed as Darth Vader gets into a mock fight with the guy dressed as Jason until the real midget luchadore shows up and attacks both of them. After the belly dancers we get a flaming baton and fiery chain juggling act that was really well done. all this from a guy just like the one living across the street from you making plans on his own time and paying for the permits out of his own pocket. (while talking the performers and DJs into showing up for free) I shoved 20 bucks in his mail slot before I left. well worth it. After all , how often do you get to see a midget luchadore smack around darth vader?
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Damn! Asking for exposition is like kryptonite to NPCs!
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