November 1, 2006

  • The Halloween
    the Flamingo Died
    (a.k.a. John, John, Jonny Halloween!)

     

    Let me start off saying that
    the name “Halloween” basically means “All Saints Eve”.  But as always
    Christian’s messed up their holiday(s) by moving it to counter pagan holiday.
     Here is some information from Wikipedia’s

    Halloween     entry.

     

    The
    term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened
    from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before

    "All Hallows' Day"     (also known as "All Saints' Day"). The holiday was a day of religious
    festivities in various northern

    European     Pagan traditions, until Popes Gregory III and

    Gregory IV     moved the old Christian feast of

    All Saints Day     from May 13 to November 1. In Ireland, the name was All Hallows' Eve (often shortened to Hallow
    Eve    ), and though seldom used today, it is still a well-accepted label.

     


    FYI – Christmas was also moved
    to counter a pagan holiday.  Probably how we got Santa. :)

     

    So last night I was waiting
    for Sondra to come back from Tennessee.  She was on a college visit with her
    sister.  So I decided pick up some CDs I’ve wanted:

    John Mayer    ,

    John Legend     and

    Jonny Lang    . Their new CDs are amazing and they are $10 each at

    BestBuy     right now.  On the way to BestBuy I decided to listen to the radio
    (Sondra had my iPod).  I ended up listening to talk radio and they announced
    that today, Halloween 2006, will be the last day that the

    plastic pink flamingo     will be made.  That’s right the plant that made the
    plastic pink flamingo yard décor/art is closing.  They interviewed the designer
    of this plastic master piece that’s graced the yards of many lower middle class
    homes (try not to laugh).  His name is

    Don Featherstone    .  They asked him about what made him decided to make a
    plastic pink flamingo.  He said (paraphrasing) I was an art student fresh out of
    college and decided to put money on the table and make a living instead of make
    great art.  So he thought that it doesn’t have to be tasteful or elegant, but
    hast to appeal to the masses.  He admitted that are/were tacky, but everyone
    wanted one.  So… everyone hold on to their original Don Featherstone signature
    flamingo’s, they’re going to be worth money soon.  A little known fact, they
    also made cast iron flamingo for the upper middle class.

     

    I’m so glad my wife is home.
     It’s like holding your breathe for days when you’re gone.  I love my desert
    flower!  “This is why we’re here, this is why we’re here…“