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Mardi Gras Movie Madness: the Savage Bees
I’ve mentioned it many times, but there’s not much I like more than a holiday. Holidays give the lay person something to look forward to. A day off. A special meal. Time with family and friends. A plastic skull at … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf Coast, pop culture, Uncategorized
Tagged bees, biloxi, cajun, carnival, cinema, comus, films, gulf coast, horror, louisiana, made for tv, mardi gras, mobile, mobile alabama, movies, new orleans, nola, saints, superdome
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Summerween, aka October Friday
Or, “One Grown Man’s Experience Celebrating Summerween and October Friday, as told through a series of short reviews for useless things.” Celebrating Halloween in the middle of Summer. It’s something I’ve always done, at least a little bit, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, Fall, gravity falls, Halloween, horror, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, solstice, summerween, wet shaving
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“The Witch” Review
I just spent way too long considering whether or not I should spell that the ole timey way, like “The VVitch” or not. For a long time, I’ve really only considered two movies about witchcraft to be good: “Haxan” and … Continue reading
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Tagged antichrist, film, haxan, horror, movies, occult, pagan, satanism, the witch, witchcraft
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It’s a “Mardi Gras Massacre” Breakdown! (NSFW sorta)
There are a lot of horror movies set during the festive Carnival season, which isn’t surprising as the setting lends itself to horror. Masks, skeletons, excess, debauchery. How could a crazed killer resist such temptation? If you go to imdb, … Continue reading
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Tagged b movies, banned movies, biloxi, carnival, grindhouse, gulf coast, horror, louisiana, mardi gras, mobileal, new orleans, nola, splatter, video nasties
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My Spoiler Free Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review
I am 38 years old. I was born in 1977, six months after “Star Wars” had been released in theaters. In those days, movies ran forever because there was no home video. So if you wanted to see it, you … Continue reading
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Tagged force awakens, movies, review, spoiler free, spoilers, star wars
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Cajun Night Before Christmas
I’m not sure when coffee table books became a thing, but they are. They are a weird thing. Books that are mostly for decoration, but can provide a little light reading if your guests get bored or when you leave … Continue reading
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Tagged abbeville, alabama, biloxi, books, cajun, children's books, christmas, creole, gulf coast, holiday, lafayette, mobile alabama, new orleans, nola, poetry, texas, xmas
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The Reason for the Season
I’m not going to pretend to tell you something you don’t already know. In 7th grade, one of my teachers gave the whole class a small pamphlet about the history of Halloween. Namely, its pagan roots. In an effort to … Continue reading
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Tagged beltane, british, english, folk, folk music, Halloween, pagan, samhain, tradition, watersons, witchcraft
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Abita Christmas Ale Taste Test
Like a lot of folks, I have what I call a “Beer Lost & Found”. It could also be called “the Wayback of the Fridge”. It’s where you look when you’re desperate for a cool one, but are broke and … Continue reading
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Tagged abita, Abita Christmas Ale, abita springs, ale, beer, christmas, Christmas Ale, craft beer, gulf coast, louisiana, new orleans, nola, reviews, seasonal, xmas
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Top 5 Pumpkin Beers
Now that I’ve reviewed some seasonal coffee, it’s time to move on to one of my other favorite seasonal beverages: beer. I don’t know when I first started seeing, or noticing, seasonal beer hitting the shelves. It seems like it … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, beer, breweries, craft beer, drinking, Fall, Halloween, microbrew, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, seasonal, thanksgiving
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Bayou Babylon 