Friday, October 13, 2017

TGIF the 13th!

You know it's going to be a good day when it's not only Friday the 13th, but Friday the 13th in October! Please permit yourself to be a little extra wicked today.
Elvira squared
It's not Halloween without her majesty Elvira, so today's song comes from her. It's a celebration of the 13 nights of Halloween--much like the 12 days of Christmas, but better because there's one more of them, you get helpful bats instead of messy birds, and the gifts come from Freddy Krueger, not Santa. "13 Nights of Halloween" is the B-side of Elvira's 2014 single "2 Big Pumpkins," the A-side of which we heard on Halloween that year.

 Sadly, this is the last year Elvira will be doing her October stage show at Knott's Scary Farm. I'm so bummed I won't be able to make it out to California to see it in person, but thanks to the good folks at Behind The Thrills, we unfortunates can make do with a video recording of it. This year's is a doozy--Elvira reimagines her classic movie, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, as a stage show. (This really brings things full circle, since her dream in the movie is to have a stage show.) She even drives the Macabre Mobile on stage and resurrects her tassel-twirling act as a grand finale! Elvira's still got it, folks. She never lost it. I will definitely be watching it again (and probably again after that) before Halloween.

 Meanwhile, on the 13th day of Halloween, Elvira gave to me:




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2 comments:

  1. Caffeinated JoeOctober 15, 2017 at 3:30 PM

    Yeah, she seems to be backing away from some things, but it is to be expected. She has been the Halloween Queen for so long now. She must need a break! Fun song. :)

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    1. Jenny BartonOctober 16, 2017 at 11:28 AM

      Yeah, she's 66 and has been doing it over half her life! Hope she doesn't fully retire Elvira, but she definitely deserves a break.

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