Spirit Store Swamp Tours.

And the Lady of the House.

I installed my new hat rack today.

I think it will work out fine.

In reality though, it will most likely have

more than one hat parked there at a time.

I have been chomping at the BIT to share this picture

and I hope you enjoy it before the Spirit Store execs

get wind of it and make me take it down. This.... is a

peek into the BACKROOM AT THE SPIRIT STORE!
I know, this is big, right? I was fortunate enough to be
walking by at just the right moment to snap this picture.
The steel door was closed seconds later.

There appears to be many boxes in there. Some are even

open. There also appears to be a coat hanging there. I can't

believe our luck. So please, DO enjoy it before it gets

taken down.

Oh, and I also was lucky enough to find George Strait's

new CD at Walmart today. A Walmart exclusive actually.

So much good fortune in my life. It's crazy, man.

P.S. I also bought this. It's a place for my hats to rest their feet.
I am going to do my best to get this thing installed tomorrow.

 Today I have some photos I took of the inside

of the Spirit Store. These pictures are just kind

of an overview.

Some props and things.

All kinds of black light bulbs, strobes and fog

 machines. Most of these are not made for heavy

duty use, no industrial strength machinery. This

stuff is good for a season or two or three I think.

Tons of costumes. I'm thinkin' that this is about

one quarter of the total costume space.

Of course they have some great themes. This year they had

a cabin in the swamp. Lighting plays a big part in these displays

and unfortunately, my camera interferes with a lot of that.

I will post more photos around the themes soon. Hip hip!

I bought V/H/S and V/H/S/2 today. I had heard not great things

about these when they came out way back so I passed on them.

Then all of a sudden people started changing their minds and

raved about them. So I picked them up.

I watched V/H/S tonight and I have to tell you, that was a GOODUN!

If you want a good and freaky movie to watch on Halloween, I say...

THIS ONE. I'm going to watch V/H/S/2 tomorrow.

Pumpkins galore and...

...bones aplenty over at Target.

And a healthy supply of fog juice

over at the Spirit Store.

An evil clown cup at the Spirit Store

has me in the perfect mood...

 

...to watch my new Blu-ray edition of

"Killer Klownz from Outer Space". This movie

is a must see for any "cheezy movie" fan.

 

Today's stormy weather helped to make it

feel like a Halloween movie watching night.

Right after a nice dinner cooked outside

on the Coleman burner, as always. (And

that is BBQ sauce, not ketchup.

Ketchup... *shiver*)

Nothing says Halloween shopping

more than a Zombie Leg Purse.

You can see that it is just waiting

for us to fill it up. This purse is

truly... a cut above the rest. Sorry.

Sure, he's cute and cuddly and everything, until...

 

...HE BITES YOU IN YOUR FACE!

That has GOT to hurt.

These guys are at the Halloween Express.

Very colorful, guys.

 

I found this knife at the Spirit Store. I think it looks real.

Up on my wall I think it looks REALLY real, but it is foam.

Michael Myers would be proud.

 

I took a trip over to Target today.

Avengers: Age of Ultron was released on Blu-ray. Avengers

are not my favorite movies ever, but fun? Yep. I just wish

Agent Phillip Coulson were still around. He was second to

Tony Stark in the "I Love Him" department. I am going to

watch this tonight. Looking forward to popcorn and Iron Man.

More Halloween to come!

It's Halloween time here at El Rancho De La Tex (as

it is just about everywhere) and here are the stores we

visited on our Annual Halloween Crawl 2015. First up

was Halloween Express. The Express did not disappoint

and I will post a few photos from all of these stores in the

coming weeks. Huzzah says I!

 

Next up was a store that I had never seen before. We spotted it

sitting in a little corner as we were driving out of the lot. An

unexpected surprise! But this store was WEAK. It was hotter

than Hades inside. I felt bad for the girls woking in there.

And all their stuff was.... bleh. Did we buy anything?

Stay tuned..............

Wait, I can't do that to you. No. Bought nothing.

It was a not great store.

 

We then made a stop at Boot Barn as I had written before and

a stop at the Indian Store which I have also already written about.

It was really hot and humid so we made a quick soda pick up at

 In-N-Out Burger and sat in the car to relax in the air conditioning

and talk and have a few guffaws. We love our guffaws, my son and I.

Our next stop was our first Spirit Store. They had pretty cool

theming this year. It was like being in a swamp or something.

Of course pictures to come.

 

Next up was our second Spirit Store. We love these stores,

but we were getting a little tired so...

...we headed over to Tom's restaurant to sit inside and enjoy

the air, the view, and of course...

...ONION RINGS! And burgers and such. By now it was getting

late and our dogs were barking and we still had a bit of a

drive home, so we called it a day.

~ The Spirit of Children ~

Every Halloween and all year long since 2006

the Spirit Store accepts donations for a program

they have to help make hospital stays less scary

for children and their parents. When a donation is

made at a Spirit Store you are given a wristband.

Tis a worthwhile endeavor thinks I.

I sliced up some potatoes.

I cooked up them potatoes.

I ate potatoes and corn. I love corn. On the cob,

off the cob. I love corn.

I enjoyed the sunset.

I went to one of my favorite places again today.

Down down doooowwwwwn the hall...

...to Eli Roth's The Green Inferno!

Man, some of us have been waiting a long time for this

cannibal movie. It was actually completed in 2013 but

the release (I believe for financial reasons) did not happen

until this month. Cannibal gore runs rampant!

 

If you've never seen a cannibal genre film, go check out Ruggero

Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust (1980), then see TGI. TGI was fun,

but I will reserve making an official rating until I see it again at

Borden Cinema when it is released on Blu-ray (which I hope

will be REAL soon). I think I will really enjoy seeing it again.

I am one who appreciates Eli Roth. Many don't.

After the show I made a trip over to Target to buy some wooden

utensils. Trying to save a few dollars I chose an inexpensive set.

But thank goodness on the way to check out I received a nice sized

splinter from the spoon. Hint taken. I went back and traded for two

of the nicer ones. Better finish = no splinters. I do have a Swiss Army

knife with tweezers, but I don't want to have to use

them after every meal.

Annnnnnd, it is Halloween at Target. I will start my Halloween

Celebration here on October 1st, but I could not resist posting a

picture I took of this huge pumpkin. That thing is humongous.

(Kinda looks like a Halloween cheeseburger is on his left, our right.)

Annnnnnd, Dwight Yoakam has a new CD out. How did THAT get by

me I'd like to know. I love Dwight. Hey! What is that thing

peeking out from behind the CD?!

A rat skeleton! Hokey smoke! This guy will be a part of my annual

"By The Television In Our Living Room" Halloween display and will

be a surprise to the other inhabitants of El Rancho De La Tex

on October 1st.

 

I can't wait to start showing all the Halloween goodies from the

2015 Halloween Crawl.

And I really love it when the sky is so beautiful

and blue as it was today.

We had a visitor about 6:30 this morning.

 

He wasn't real big, but he was real pretty.