The Bar

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:12 pm

what do you think, is it too early to be putting up Hallowe'en decorations? We put up most of our lights and got out most of the candleholders today. Shame no one is selling pumpkins yet.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:16 pm

yeah...early nights for 'mama' these days... back at work and kids back at school puts a damper on the social scene.

the tawny port, eh? i knew i was savin' that for someone...

blows the dust of the bottle and sets it on the bar, and a sandblasted snifter next to it.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:19 pm

Mmmm. Good wine, a luxuriant glass, and the ambiance of strobing green plastic skellingtons. What more could one ask in life?

Music!

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:19 pm

Ranger Genius wrote:what do you think, is it too early to be putting up Hallowe'en decorations? We put up most of our lights and got out most of the candleholders today. Shame no one is selling pumpkins yet.

nah...actually, my roomie put a smouldering cauldron out on our porch two nights ago. I thought it seemed a tad early-ish, but we're pretty witchy year 'round, so what the hell.

do you have a costume in mind, Mr Ranger Sir?

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:22 pm

Had one in my mind ever since I got my stilts. Ever seen The Dark Crystal? Land Strider.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:25 pm

Smouldering? With one of those little ultrasonic vaporizer units? always wondered what it would take to make one of those on a grand scale. I'm envisioning mutant vehicle (or better, pedal powered) that could just white out an entire camp in water vapor.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:29 pm

Ranger Genius wrote:Had one in my mind ever since I got my stilts. Ever seen The Dark Crystal? Land Strider.

i have not seen The Dark Crystal

but I like the idea of a stilt costume!

i was just gifted a killer full-length, tailored, black coat...I'm thinking something ala The Matrix...

fyi - i'm on the slowest dial-up connection ever - hence the delayed responses...

I didn't notice how the smoulder worked. i'll go take a look! a smouldering art car would be *fabulous*...might even be good raver bait...

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:38 pm

You should probably go see The Dark Crystal. Here's a pic of the prototype of the action figure they never made of the landstrider. Closest I can get to a picture of one. Maybe if you have more search-engine fu than I you can see one.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:40 pm

yep, looks like an electronic vaporizer - along the lines of DJ and theatrical machines.

now lessee...music...how about some Coltrane?

fires up the ol' turntable and puts on a fuzzy record of bluesy blues

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:41 pm

Matrix costumes are always cool. and they should be scarce enough this year that it won't be a clone costume. It's the little touches that really make those costumes though. Must remember to wear your sunglasses at all times.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:46 pm

Ranger Genius wrote:You should probably go see The Dark Crystal. Here's a pic of the prototype of the action figure they never made of the landstrider. Closest I can get to a picture of one. Maybe if you have more search-engine fu than I you can see one.

is this it?

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:49 pm

Nope. That was the first think I found too. Landstriders have four walking appendages. I would need crutches for my arms and a lot of practice to be able to gallop the way they do. But by watching the actual muppets in question, it's clear that that's how they were built anyway.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:50 pm

Ranger Genius wrote:Matrix costumes are always cool. and they should be scarce enough this year that it won't be a clone costume. It's the little touches that really make those costumes though. Must remember to wear your sunglasses at all times.

of course... and i have the shiny platform boots and the dark lipstick. now i just need to find a short, dark, spiky wig and a Keanu look-alike...

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:55 pm

Ranger Genius wrote:Nope. That was the first think I found too. Landstriders have four walking appendages. I would need crutches for my arms and a lot of practice to be able to gallop the way they do. But by watching the actual muppets in question, it's clear that that's how they were built anyway.

there's an acro-stilt troupe that came through our theatre festival a couple of years ago..and performed at BM last year...that uses arm stilts. they used extended hand-crutches - the kind that have the band-like arm brace and handle to hold on a long cane. then dressed them and the arm together to look like forelegs. there might be pix on their website - search Carpetbag Brigade.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:59 pm

I found a couple mediocre pictures of them. The basic structure there is what I'm aiming for, but my costume will hopefully be much more dramatic than that. ideally, I will be unrecognizable as a human being.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:12 pm

Ranger Genius wrote: ideally, I will be unrecognizable as a human being.

finish up that bottle o' port all to yer own head, and yer well on yer way....

i'm off to dreamland....mind the bar, eh? there's a few lurking barflies out there that just might pop in fer a nightcap.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:14 pm

Sure. I can be trusted alone with all the liquor. No problem. Why are you looking at me like that?

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:34 pm

A Landstrider would kick ass.

And Tish I'm very disappointed in you. The Dark Crystal is one of the Henson fantasy classics.

Though I suppose RG, we grew up with it. I know the eighties was saturated with good fantasy and sci fi flicks.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:41 pm

I wasn't really a human being for most of the eighties. I never saw Dark Crystal or Labyrinth until they came out on DVD a couple years ago. My wife made me buy them for her. Of course, she also made me buy the entire series of My Little Pony.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:45 pm

Do you think a green strobe light in your neighbor's window would drive you nuts? I don't plan on taking it down until after Hallowe'en. The missus won't let me put it in the house, though, as she claims it causes a headache. And she gets enough "headaches" without my contributing to that phenomenon.

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:53 pm

Do you think a green strobe light in your neighbor's window would drive you nuts?

Do you like your neighbors? Do you really care?

I wasn't that much of a human in the eighties either. But I had older sisters so I saw all of the cool movies. Like Goonies and The Dark Crystal and Pretty in Pink.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:59 pm

I vaguely remember the Goonies, but never saw pretty in pink. I don't particularly care about my neighbors. In fact, it annoying them is probably what I'm going for.

Chai Guy · Post by **Chai Guy** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:01 am

Goonies??? I knew there was a reason I have a crush on this girl

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:03 am

"Hey you guys"

Goonies is one of the best movies. I mean really.

And if annoyance is what you're going for I think the green strobe will do nicely.

Chai Guy · Post by **Chai Guy** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:05 am

For annoyance I'd add the $1.95 haunted house tape playing at 120 db on a continuous loop 24/7 now until 3 days after Halloween.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:07 am

It can't be nearly annoying as their almost-certain meth lab that keeps the cops trolling through the complex eight to ten times a night. Makes it very difficult to find a quiet spot to spin fire. Cops tend to ask questions when you're setting things on fire and tossing them about.

Chai Guy · Post by **Chai Guy** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:09 am

...especially near meth labs (they tend to be kinda, well, flamable).

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:10 am

Oh yea, and lighting shit on fire next to a meth lab is a fabulous idea.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:16 am

Hey, it's not in my building. It's in the one my strobe is pointed at.

Chai Guy · Post by **Chai Guy** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:27 am

looks like it's just you and me again Blue.