More Halloween In Spooner

By Uncle Hans

Shelly, an old friend of Renee's came by for a weekend visit. She had yet to experience the delights of Cable Lake and Spooner and only had one night to spend. That should work (there ain't that many delights.....)

..............she had missed the pumpkin carving/salsa party so we set her to work to catch up........

.......her beauty fit right in the empty spot on the mantle, third from the right. Now the Jack-o-Lantern family is complete............

.............Then, off to town for a night of costume contests and fun. Every bar had a contest and the judging time was staggered so contestants could make several contests (lots of staggering, in fact!) I dug out the Cadillac and donned the chauffer's hat with a tie and jacket so I had a costume. The girls didn't know it, but found out later that they were both dressed as "Miss Daisy" .........

................Renee did her own judging, but her winners were mostly people she knew..........

.....Renee stole a hat from some giant wrestler dude (Mr. Marvel?) who was there with Hulk Hogan and we almost had a WWF title match right there to get the hat back.............

.....the hands down winners, in my book, were these two. At first they seemed like two crazy guys who had spent the afternoon with a Wagner Power painter and green latex paint. Very effective. But they were both carrying a roughly oval piece of plywood the same hideous latex green. I didn't get it at first,but they suddenly threw down the green plywood ovals, stood on them, and struck poses which were strangely very familiar........

.... OMG! Of course!.............

They were the little green rubber army men we all played with when were kids! Remember? They were even in the movie Toy Story? Look closely at the machine gun guy, you can see his green "base".

I love a costume that is innovative like that (Don't get any ideas, Neil, that idea is so good it is probably copyrighted and we can't do it)

...............The next day we went to Hayward and did tourist things. Here, each "Miss Daisy" turned into the proverbial "Kid in a candy store"........

We surely enjoyed our visit with Shelly and hope she comes back soon...................

By Uncle Hans