It must be the pagan in me but I love Halloween. My house is decorated for the holiday including an 8ft. blow-up spider and a 100lb Jack-O-Lantern. Since I just had weight loss surgery, I'm not going to be raiding the candy cauldron too much this holiday, but one peanut butter cup won't kill me. I also hope to scare a few parents with my grim reaper routine. One minor complaint: kids these days tend to forget to say trict or treat. They just hold out their bag and expect candy. When they come to my house they better remember to say trick or treat or they might not like the results!
For the history of Halloween go here.
Here's hoping you have a terrific fright night!!!!

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Although it's only Oct. 19, it's never too early to start making your Halloween plans — especially when there are so many tasty options in the area to choose from.
While next week's edition of Atlantic City Weekly will give you a run-down of all of the local events — from haunted hayrides to dance club parties to bar bashes — here are a couple of events to keep on your radar.
First, each of the Borgata's three night spots — mixx, mur.mur and Gypsy Bar — will have a separate Halloween bash on Saturday, Oct. 27. The one at mixx (entitled "Haunted House") will feature A.C. favorite DJ Skribble and guitarist Dave Navarro.
Skribble spoke recently to AC Weekly columnist Ray Tyler about the event. Look for it in next week's "The City Beat" column. There will also be audio excerpts from the interview on our ever-expanding audio page.
Also on Saturday, Oct. 27 — which seems to be the night for Halloween parties this year since the holiday falls on a Wednesday — there will be a Halloween party at the new dance club Providence, located at the Tropicana Quarter. This one will feature the popular DJ Reach.
Should be a lot of boo-gie-ing going on next weekend.

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Well, my jack-o-lanterns survived Mischief Night. I can't wait to try and scare some adults and a few older kids tonight for Halloween. I find that the little ones are unimpressed by my scare tactics.
Happy Halloween everybody.

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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, I suppose because I am a chocoholic. According to the online Wikipedia, the holiday, a Celtic tradition, was brought to the US with the Irish immigrants in the mid-19th century. Today in the United States, Halloween has become the sixth most profitable holiday (after Christmas, Mother's Day, Valentines Day, Easter, and Father's Day) for retailers according to Wikipedia.
I have a big jack-o-lantern, a blow-up spider and I dress up to scare as many children and adults as possible. I have had a jack-0-lantern of 300lbs., but this year is on the puny side, just 55lbs. I'll post a picture tomorrow. The picture above is my 100-pounder from 2004.
I also enjoyed a round of haunted golf at the Congo Falls in Ocean City, which converted its indoor "Lost City" into a Halloween celebration with animated skeletons and a really creepy hanging body that looked real. Plus, I beat the pants off my nephew Garrett. Revenge is sweet; he beat me the last time.
I was bummed out last year when my jack-o-lantern was smashed on Mischief Night; I had only been in the apartment two weeks and thought that was very un-neighborly! My upstairs neighbor Debbie swears she will keep a hose handy tonight!!
Later

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