by Jessica Chisum on September 10, 2008
The author as Sarah Palin with friends.
Whether you love Sarah Palin or love to hate her, one thing is certain: she is definitely adding some much needed glamour to the Republican Party! Those glossy lips, that frosted, tousled hair- mark my words, “The Sarah Palin” is going to be the quintessential costume for Halloween ’08. It’s cheap, it’s fun, sure to turn some heads and get people talking… or arguing.
For a recent appearance as Governor Palin, I gathered all the necessities for under $100. Here’s how you can, too:
The Perfect Palin ‘Do: Unless you already have that perfect Palin high-lighted honey-brown hair, you’ll need a wig. I found one at Hollywood Wigs for $35. Make sure it’s acrylic, no need to spend extra dough on real human hair. Find one that’s light brown, preferably with bangs. Most will have extra-long bangs already, but if not, ask the friendly salesperson to cut them for you. Trim just past your eyebrows, almost into your eyes. Use a banana clip or a ponytail holder and bobby pins for that signature Palin updo. Twist the hair up into the banana clip, or ponytail it and pin the “wisps” up and around the ponytail.
Sexy Librarian Glasses: According to ABC News, Palin’s rectangular glasses are flying off the shelves. But no need to throw down $375 for the titanium pair that Palin sports, any drugstore like CVS or Rite-Aid (where I found mine) will have a large array of reading glasses. I found a pair of rectangular red-framed glasses that worked just fine. Make sure you don’t get the high-powered magnifying glasses, or you’ll have a headache by the end of the night. If all they have is magnifiers, make sure you punch out the plastic lenses, especially if you are driving. Cost: $20
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by It Came from New York on May 7, 2008
We all know the lag time between ordering and actual delivery of fine furniture. It can take months! So in that respect, Halloween in Los Angeles is right around the corner, and now is the time to order one of these to-die-for Coffin Couches from, where else?, Coffincouches.com.
And since these macabre divans are from a Los Angeles company, two of the five models have appropriately themed designs; The Dodger Blue (above) and The Low Rider (my favorite.) To top it off, they even see their enterprise as being environmentally sensitive.
We at Coffincouches.com have the mindset of thinking “Green”… It is a health and safety law that funeral homes cannot resell used coffins to the general public. We approached funeral directors with the attitude of recycling. These coffins are not used for burial due to slight cosmetic inconsistencies…
Now just envision Elvira or Black Betty lounging on one of these… Side view after the jump. [click to continue...]
by Creepy on October 2, 2007
In 1969, as Los Angeles was being horrified by the acts of the Manson family, another occult drama was unfolding in the highest reaches of local government.
It seemed that County Supervisor Ernest Debs had offended a witch who, the year before, had cast a spell to increase “sexual vitality of the County of Los Angeles.” She was now threatening to “de-spell” the County, leaving L.A. in a less fertile state.
The witch was Louise Huebner, wife of film production illustrator Mentor Huebner who would later be known for his work on Blade Runner and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Mrs. Huebner had risen to local prominence for organizing a large number of festivities celebrating the city’s birthday and for doing astrology segments for local radio and television.
To help promote a series of summer concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in 1968, Mrs. Huebner was hired to cast the fertility spell on stage. To make her legitimate, one week prior Ernest Debs had presented to her a signed certificate, complete with County seal, certifying Louise Huebner as the “Official Witch of Los Angeles”.
On July 21, 1968, with the help of 11,000 members of the Bowl audience, L.A.’s witch cast her first “official” spell.
After the ceremony, Mrs. Huebner went on to use her new title of Official Witch of Los Angeles to promote appearances, on her book jackets, and even on her own record album, “Seduction Through Witchcraft”.
Meanwhile, Ernest Debs, who had given the her the title, was cursing himself for doing so. [click to continue...]
by Creepy on September 30, 2007
Wanted to rent for one night on Halloween: Any house on Carroll Avenue in Angelino Heights, to give out candy to trick or treaters, followed with a candlelit walk through the neighborhood, and an effort to communicate with previous inhabitants with a Ouija board.
Not that there’s any evidence of supernatural activity in the neighborhood that I know of… it just looks the part. As Michael Imlay, a blogger equally interested in the supernatural, wrote, “Despite Angelino Heights’ haunting atmosphere, there are surprisingly few ghost stories floating about.”
After reading his recent entry at Dateline: City of Angels, about Angelino Heights having the highest concentration of Victorian homes in Los Angeles, I zipped on over to discover dozens of homes that would be perfect for any horror film. Old, gas lamp-style light poles line the streets, along with antique hitching posts (which, like some of the houses, were moved to the neighborhood).
Jill Stewart even referred to Angelino Heights as “Echo Park’s historic ‘haunted house’ district” in a May 2007 LA Weekly article. [click to continue...]
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