(well - better later than never...)
So - As I was reminiscing about what this holiday was like back in the '70s, there were a couple of things that I remembered so vividly.
The first was making Halloween drawings and cutouts. Piles of orange and black construction paper and our imagination. Witches, ghosts, jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, old dead trees, tombstones, bats, etc. We would spend hours making all of these things. We would decorate the windows and the walls and anything else mom would let us tape to.
The other things was candy. My brother, cousin and I would go out together and we would draw out maps of our neighborhood and plan our routes. We would start as early as we could and stay out a late as possible for maximum candy!
One other thing - a friend of mine and I made a little haunted house. Our big thing was wet pieces of string hanging down that felt like sticky cobwebs.
It was fun - I hope kids still have as much fun today doing handmade stuff as we did back in the day!
But the other night, there I was, surfing up in the 200's and I saw a great movie. I'd seen it before - but I watched it again and it was really good.
It's called "Invincible" and it stars Mark Wahlberg. It's a great, heartwarming story about a guy who was a walk-on on the 1976 Eagles and did great on the team. It's based on a true story and has a "Rocky" type feel to it.
The REALLY cool thing is that it's set in '76 and is super well done as a period piece. It's chock full of clothes, cars, incredible music, actions, attitudes and everything from that era. The movie is great already, but the '70s eye candy makes it all the better. If you've never seen the movie, I highly recommend it. I think that you'll enjoy it, and I know you'll enjoy the trip to the '70s. Since the Superbowl is tomorrow, this is a good after-the-game movie - whether your team wins or loses.
