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Count Bradula & Pongo Boy Austin 1994

Your Editor 1964

Cockroaches On Halloween 1984

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HALLOWEEN THEN AND NOW -Mike

Then In The 1950's...Now In 2008...
When we went up on a porch, we yelled "Help the poor, my pants are tore" or "Trick or treat" (the latter sometimes also included "smell my feet.")"Trick or treat" or "Yo, it's me."
Sometimes people invited you inside and asked, "Oooh, who are you supposed to be? Superman?"Sometimes people invite you inside and ask, "Oooh, would you please put away that gun before someone gets hurt?"
Baddest trick? Soaped windows or the occasional flaming poop on the porch.Fire to buildings.
Best candy -- "Three Musketeers" or "Kit-Kat" bar. Worst: Candy corn. Runner up for worst: The woman at the end of our block who dumped loose popcorn into my bag.Best -- Junior Mints. Worst: Candy corn.
Most popular costume was a hobo/beggar or Davy Crockett.Ghost or computer geek.

ARCHIVES "DYNAMITE" BLAST
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Above: Jerry McCarty's Peanut & Jocko from October 1994
Right: Kelly McCarty's Editorial from October 1993
Below: Steve McCarty's Horror-Scope from October 1992

Dana, a friend and Evan 2006 - A shy John Karalis and Maryann Devine pose with Skeletor Mike - 1956

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COMMON QUOTES ON THE BIG EVENING OF TRICK OR TREATING

Come in and let me take a look at you.
I get a choice? Let’s see, a stick of gum or a sucker? Do you have any Junior Mints?
Candy corn? Yuck!
Who are you supposed to be?
I’m sweating like a pig underneath this mask.
I’m a hobo, mister. Can’t you see the burnt cork on my cheeks?
Third-degree burns? That’s just burnt cork, nurse.
Turn the porch light off.

 

I NEED YOUR IDEAS...

PUT YOUR THINKING CAP ON BOYS AND GIRLS, AND SUBMIT YOUR BLAST FROM THE PAST MEMORIES. WHO KNOWS... WE MAY EVEN COVER IT IN A FUTURE MCCARTY METRO

What Is Your Blast From The Past?
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t could be something you used to do - It could be a business that is no longer - It could be an event that you remember - It could be an historic event - It could be a great moment in sports - It could be an old landmark

THANK YOU FOR THESE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IDEAS... 

Tappin' on a Telegraph
Opening a lemonade stand for extra cash.
Making ice cubes without spilling the tray of water on the way to the fridge.
Federal's Department Store
Ray Oyler
Carrying a box full of 8-track tapes in the car
Going to the pharmacy and sit at the counter and order a grill cheese and a strawberry milk shake.
The toy lobster from the souvenir stand at the Detroit Zoo