{"id":20284,"date":"2020-10-31T19:44:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=20284"},"modified":"2020-11-02T19:55:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T19:55:16","slug":"willow-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/willow-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Willow Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

Willow Halloween Party 2013
\nOh, OK. So we were sitting on the back deck overlooking the pastures. The raging waters of the recent hurricane remnant have retreated. I wondered if there was anything to give out, just in case tricker-treaters showed up at Refuge Farm.<\/p>\n

The general consensus was that none had been observed in the last decade, and given the circumstances of this plague and politics year, it was unlikely that any responsible parent would dispatch their progeny up the dark lane through the trees to claim some. So, we expect nothing untoward this night, and I had to cast my memory back a few years to the last time Halloween really meant something.<\/p>\n

It was at Willow, of course, restauranteur Tracy O’Grady’s greatest contribution (so far) to the survival of Western Civilization. I forget what we were worried about then, but looking over my notes from that raucous romp brought back memories of good pals, wild dreams, excellent drinks and cascading laughter. <\/p>\n

\"103120-1\"<\/p>\n

At this last date, I am not going to even try to tell the story. There is plenty of stuff elsewhere crying out for examination- like that election bearing down- and I just don\u2019t have the energy to pursue any of them with sufficient humor to make it fun. So, let\u2019s take a look at something that was fun for the ages.
\nThe all-stars of the Willow staff are all here, with one interloper. Jon-Without was asked to step behind the bar and help manage the patrons. He was thrilled.<\/p>\n

\"103120-2\"<\/p>\n

Willow had a Bootlegger\u2019s theme this year for the party. I decided on \u201cMac the Knife.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"103120-3\"<\/p>\n

\"103120-4\"<\/p>\n

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
\nAnd it shows them pearly white
\nJust a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe,
\nAnd he keeps it out of sight.
\nYou know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
\nScarlet billows start to spread.
\nFancy gloves, though wears old MacHeath, babe
\nSo there\u2019s never, never a trace of red.
\nOn a sidewalk, blue Sunday mornin\u2019
\nLies a body oozin\u2019 life
\nSomeone\u2019s sneakin\u2019 \u2019round a corner
\nTell me, could that someone be Old Mac the Knife?
\nThere\u2019s a tugboat down by the river, don\u2019t you know?
\nWhere a cement bag, just a\u2019drooppin\u2019 on down
\nYes, that cement is there strictly for the weight, dear
\nFive\u2019ll got to gift you ten Old MacHeath\u2019s back in town.
\nD\u2019ja hear \u2019bout Louie Miller? He got disappeared
\nAfter drawin\u2019 out all his hard earned cash
\nAnd now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
\nCould it be our boy done somethin\u2019 rash?
\nJenny Diver, yeah, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
\nHello Miss Lotte Lenya, good evening Lucy Brown
\nYou know that line forms, way on the right, babe
\nNow, that MacHeath\u2019s back in town.
\nLook out, Old MacHeath is back<\/p>\n

\"103120-6\"<\/p>\n

Brenna was at her mischievous best behind the bar. That is Amaretto in Heather\u2019s flask.
\nToo bad I am not working these day. This is a power suit- just the ticket for operating in this bizarre town!
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