[Fledermaus]

I've been there a few times, recently in March 2003. They toned down the "ghosts and spirits" stories I remember they told in 1968 when my parents took us there when I was ten years old.

One story they told in 1968 was the Gazebo with the upside down columns. I asked the girl in 2003 what happened to that story and she didn't know.

All they said in 2003 was that old lady Winchester was "superstistious". No longer did they even tell of why she feared the ghost - because her medium told her she'd pay for the loss of life her husband and father-in-law helped cause by making guns (I guess the medium was one of the first gun control supporters) with the ghosts of those killed by those guns haunting her. But there were good and bad ghosts and she built much of the weird house to help the good ghosts hide from the bad.

Again, I asked in 2003 about that and the girl said they don't like to bring that up any longer. But they didn't mind pointing out her wealth like that was bad. But I would have thought libs in San Jose would love to tell the gun story to attack gun use. Oh well.

[Pro-Bush]

One story they told in 1968 was the Gazebo with the upside down columns. I asked the girl in 2003 what happened to that story and she didn't know.

Cool story, I did not hear it when I went there in 1980.

[Shooter 2.5]

For a later read.