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OLD TOWN BURIAL GROUND.

Posted on May 9, 2018 3 Comments

Is it awkward to think of a cemetery as a dreamy place? Because that’s exactly what the oldest cemetery on Cape Cod felt like on this sunny afternoon in May. Uncle T paid a visit to the ancient burial grounds of Sandwich, Massachusetts’ Old Town Cemetery to pay his respects and bask in the salty […]

OCTOBER’S LOCAL HOT SPOT OF THE MONTH: (REVISITING) SPOOKY WORLD!

Posted on October 20, 2016 12 Comments

Longtime readers of this sacred land should know how near and dear the original SPOOKY WORLD aka “America’s Horror Theme Park” is to my heart. For years I’ve reminisced about how special Spooky World’s original Berlin, Massachusetts establishment was, while building a collection of nostalgic artifacts from eBay, Etsy and unearthed gold at yard sales (usually supplied by […]

PASTAMANIA.

Posted on November 14, 2013 4 Comments

“Pasta” is probably the last thing I predicted would be relieving me of my post-Halloween pit of blandness. The problem with pummeling out posts left and right throughout a month like October is the inevitable comedown. Much like drinking Jack Daniels and popping ‘ludes all night with Vanity – times may seem like they’re at an […]

FUNHOUSES.

Posted on October 14, 2013 1 Comment

If you ventured into “funhouses” during the 1980’s and are living to tell about it, consider yourself lucky. Lucky that you aren’t DEAD + BURIED. Grandfather TNUC told tales of how kids were being swallowed up inside these things, and if Grandfather TNUC said it, consider it true. To this day, the entire concept of the […]