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Myself, wearing a red chiffon scarf around my neck, a white shirt with a dead bird silhouette and text reading "Death Records" below, a blue jean jacket, black denim flares, and black leather gloves.

Screen Style: Swan’s Entourage from Phantom of the Paradise

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Something Patrick and I do quite often, but doesn’t get talked about here on the blog, is participate in monthly neighborhood clean-ups through Green Bird. While we usually wear jerseys featuring the Green Bird logo on them, for October costumes were encouraged. As I’ve said before, I love to dress up as obscure characters, and…

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Image features Dracula wearing a long cape, carrying a blonde woman in a green dress, yellow gothic script reads "Atomic Redhead Presents" and in bloody letters reads "Transylvanian Tunes" followed by yellow gothic letters again reading "13 songs to sink your fangs into"

Transylvanian Tunes

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It’s hard to believe it’s almost October! I’ve been putting the finished touches on Halloween decorations and it’s that time of year where I share a handful of selections from my ever growing collection of Halloween music, because there is more to Halloween music than “Monster Mash” and “Werewolf of London” alright? This year I…

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The entrance to the Archives exhibit, a large mirrored walk-thru sculpture spells out "100" and I stand in the first 0.

D23 Celebrates 100 Years of the Disney Studio

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Last weekend was the long anticipated event, D23 Expo (originally slated for last year, but pushed back due to COVID), return! The three day event celebrates all things Disney and takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center (conveniently located just across the street from Disneyland) and includes exhibits, panels, and shopping. It’s something I’ve attended…

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Myself, wearing a rainbow terry cloth crop top and large straw hat, holding a sign reading "I love the 60s & 70s but not THIS much!"

Here We Are…

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For a long time I have basked in the musty, technicolor glow of the mid-20th century and nearly all it had to offer. I filled my closet with 50s shirtwaist dresses and 60s polyester shifts, jewelry boxes with Bakelite and rhinestones, furnished my home with Heywood Wakefield, dined off of Franciscan Starburst, watched countless episodes…

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