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Date Posted: 13:54:16 10/07/09 Wed
Author: DAN
Subject: Re: Reminising on Halloween
In reply to: Officer Torch 's message, "Reminising on Halloween" on 07:46:38 10/07/09 Wed

I also have a lot of great Halloween memories.

My first time out trick or treating, as we called it, was way back in 1955 in NYC. I was 6 years old. I'd knock on someone's door, and when they opened the door I'd say "Trick or Treat" and get maybe a handful of pennies from one place, then the next person might give me a nickel or a dime. And there were even some people that would give out quarters to each kid, which was a lot of money to give out in those days.
Nobody ever gave out candy to me any time I went out, they'd only give out money, which was fine with me.

My first costume was a skeleton, one of those store bought ones made out of a thin silky material and a mask with a thin rubber band. I wore this same costume for the next Halloween too.

By 1957 I had outgrown the skeleton suit and my mother bought me a larger costume, only this time it was a vampire costume which I really liked because I had just seen Dracula for the first time on Shock Theater a few weeks earlier, and I remember how much I enjoyed that film at the time.

1957 is the year the Universal horror made to TV and I got hooked on them right from the start.

From 1957 until about late 1965 I didn't have to wait for October to come around, the Universal horror films were shown on a weekly basis the year round in NY.

Now that I have just about all the Universal, plus many of the other studios horror films on VHS and DVD....I can watch them anytime.

But it's still fun to catch one of the old movies on TV now and then.

And I agree with Tim, it's great to see you back Torch.

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