Dad was always interested in a costume party. Here's George and Martha Washington enjoying an evening out at a Heinold party. Dad loved to have Halloween parties for the kids, back when Halloween was a still a big deal in Gridley. As kids we used to roam the streets of Gridley freely, getting huge bags full of candy and enjoying the community event. Dad used to tell a scary "red-eye" story to the grandkids, and one night he put a carved pumpkin on his head, painted it up grossly with ketchup, and stared into a window at Mom, scaring her to death. Isn't that horrible?
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How interesting. This is a side of Uncle Ralph that I had no idea existed.
Wait til you see the next costume he came up with!
At one of the neighborhood Halloween parties they hosted, he came in the room with his head completely wrapped in tin-foil. He told a really scarey story and at the end he taped one big red eye on his head. I remember it being very suspenseful (to an 8-year-old) and in the end the villain was none other than "Red Eye"!
I've told the Red Eye story as best I could remember Grandpa telling it a boys camping trip last year around the fire. The kids were scared to death. A little while later, I snuck off and used a red cup and a flashlight in woods to scare the boys. Man, they were scared. Even had a parent "talk" with me about it later. I'd like to think I made Grandpa proud carrying on Red Eye like that.
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