October 2002
4 posts
Ben Folds
Got to see Ben Folds live on Tuesday. Great show. Duncan Sheik opened for him. The less said about that, the better. Ben started with the first two songs from his recent live CD. I was afraid he was just going to recreate the album. Luckily, this wasn’t the case. I’ve seen Ben with a band before (But not Ben Folds Five, this was last year after the breakup), but I have to say, I...
Oct 24th
on local haunted houses
So Friday night I went to a local haunted house here in Lexington. It was held in the hallway of the local minor league baseball stadium. The stadium is pretty big, so it worked out well. As always the best part of the experience is almost always the anticipation. The slight jittery feeling - excited anxiety as you stand in line. Something I used to feel a lot more of when I was a kid standing...
Oct 21st
Scariest Haunted House Moment of 1999
Going through the outdoor Trail of Terror in 1999. By chance I look behind my group as we’re walking. Way over in the distance, about 50 yards away from the actual trail, there’s a guy standing on a hill facing us. There’s a little bit of light behind him, so he was basically just a silouhette. He wasn’t moving. He didn’t make any sound. He just stood there in the...
Oct 21st
“taking walks late at night in the dark, and seeing a light on in an old house...”
– Richard Sala
Oct 3rd
halloween update
Oct 26 is my annual Halloween party. This year it’s entitled Four Bedrooms, Two and A Half Baths of Terror First Email invitation went out at about 1:00 AM last night. It was sent to a little over 40 email addresses. Thirteen confirmed guest by 10:00 AM the next day. Not too bad considering most folks were asleep for the first eight or nine hours that the email was live. Met with Clark...
Oct 1st