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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-28,29,30-05....Halloween 2005
DollyCali, curlybill | 10-38-05 | DollyCali

Posted on 10/28/2005 3:26:33 AM PDT by DollyCali

Edited on 10/28/2005 3:45:56 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]



A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
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Union Cemetery contains graves and fieldstones dating as far back as the 1600's and up to and including present day burials. The Easton Baptist Church, which stands to the right of the cemetery was built in the 1840's, centuries after the first settlers were interred here (perhaps on an old church foundation?)

There are many stories attached to this plot of land, the most popular being that of "The White Lady", a ghostly figure that to this day her identity is unknown. She has been reportedly seen in and around the graveyard for over 60 years now. She appears in a white nightgown or wedding dress, and travels many miles between Union Cemetery and Stepney Graveyard (next to Our Lady of the Rosary Church) which is less than ten miles down the road. A fireman was said to have struck her after viewing the road in front of him take on an eerie red glow, and seeing a farmer with straw hat seated beside him in his truck. He looked up to see the white lady with hand outstretched and could not stop in time. He heard a thud and the truck was visibly dented. No sign of the woman was to be found however.

Union Cemetery and the “white lady“ in entirely.



I gave the cabinet to my sister. She kept it for a week, then gave it back. She complained that she couldn't get the doors to stay closed and that they kept coming open. There are no springs in the door mechanism and I have never found that the doors come open. I gave it to my brother and his wife who kept it for three days and then gave it back. My brother said it smelled like Jasmine flowers, while his wife insisted that it put out an odor of cat urine. I gave it to my girlfriend who asked me to sell it for her after only two days. I sold it the same day to a nice middle aged couple. Three days later, when I came to open the shop for the day, I found the cabinet sitting at the front doors with a note that read, This has a bad darkness. I had no idea what that meant. Anyway, I ended up taking it home. Then, things got even worse.

Dibbuk Haunted Jewish Wine Cabinet Box in entiriety .



Burlington, NJ, also claims to be the birthplace of the Jersey Devil. In 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night. Gathered around her were her friends. Mother Leeds was supposedly a witch and the child's father was the devil himself. The child was born normal, but then changed form. It changed from a normal baby to a creature with hooves, a horses head, bat wings and a forked tail. It beat everyone present and flew up the chimney. It circled the villages and headed toward the pines. In 1740 a clergy exercised the devil for 100 years and it wasn't seen again until 1890.

The Jersey Devil in entiriety .



Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief — oh, no! — it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe. I knew the sound well. Many a night, just at midnight, when all the world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me. I say I knew it well. I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart. I knew that he had been lying awake ever since the first slight noise, when he had turned in the bed. His fears had been ever since growing upon him. He had been trying to fancy them causeless, but could not. He had been saying to himself — "It is nothing but the wind in the chimney — it is only a mouse crossing the floor," or "it is merely a cricket which has made a single chirp." Yes, he had been trying to comfort himself with these suppositions: but he had found all in vain. All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim. And it was the mournful influence of the unperceived shadow that caused him to feel — although he neither saw nor heard — to feel the presence of my head within the room.

Poe‘s Tell Tale Heart in entiriety.



When I was 14 (in the 1960s) my daddy decided that farming was his next big thing, and he bought an 18th century farmhouse and property from an eccentric old lady who was a story in herself, in New York ... and we hadn't lived there long before we were visited by The Ghost. (We named him Albert, for no reason other than that we had to call him something). Albert was a short man with dark hair, and although he manifested himself in various parts of the house, particularly in the kitchen/pantry, the only place he was seen was in the furnace room, a dim figure in the shadows that scared the bejezuz out of the handyman the first time he went down there ... although the house also had a poltergeist (which is not a ghost as you probably know, but an energy field), Albert never bothered anybody and we got used to him and his footsteps on the stairs or closing doors.

Freeper KateatRFM Ghost Story in entiriety



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THE HAUNTED PALACE

BY E. A. POE, ESQ.

In the greenest of our valleys
By good angels tenanted,
Once a fair and stately palace —
Snow-white palace — reared its head.
In the monarch thought's dominion —
It stood there!

Never Seraph spread his pinion
Over fabric half so fair.
Banners yellow, glorious, golden,
On its roof did float and flow —
This — all this — was in the olden
Time long ago —

And every gentle air that dallied,
In that sweet day,
Along the rampart plumed and pallid,
A winged odour went away.
All wanderers in that happy valley,

Through two luminous windows saw
Spirits moving musically
To a lute's well tuned law,
Round about a throne where sitting (Porphyrogene!)
In state his glory well befitting,

The sovereign of the realm was seen.
And all with pearl and ruby glowing
Was the fair palace door ;
Through which came flowing, flowing, flowing,
And sparkling evermore,

A troop of echoes, whose sweet duty
Was but to sing
In voices of surpassing beauty,
The wit and wisdom of their king.
But evil things in robes of sorrow,
Assailed the monarch's high estate!

Ah, let us mourn — for never morrow
Shall dawn upon him desolate!
And round about his home the glory,
That blushed and bloomed,
Is but a dim-remembered story
Of the old time entombed.

And travelers now within that valley,
Through the red-litten windows, see
Vast forms that move fantastically
To a discordant melody;

While, like a rapid ghastly river,
Through the pale door;
A hideous throng rush out forever,
And laugh — but smile no more.<







Ghost (1990) PG13
Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
rotten tomato rating: 78
Romantic, suspense, ghost story. 2 hours; 5 min

Ghostbusters (1984) PG,
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd,Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts;
rotten tomato rating 100%
Classic Comedy Ghost story. 3 hrs; 20 min

Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) PG13
Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley ,Geoffrey Rush
Rotten Tomatoes rating 80%
Historic Humor Action w/Ghosts who are heroes; 3 hrs. 32 minutes

Halloween, (1978) R,
Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis
Rotten Tomatoes Rating 100%
Horror, suspense - best of the group; 1 hour; 44 minutes

The Addams Family (1991) pg13
Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci
Rotten Tomaotoes Rating 71%
Creepy Black Comedy/Horror spoof; 2 hours

6th Sense (1999) PG13
Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, , Olivia Williams, Donnie Wahlberg
Rotten Tomaotes Rating 85%
Mystery suspense 1 hr; 45 minutes

The Others (2001) PG13
Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston
Rotten Tomatoes Rating 81%
Spooky thriller ; 1 hr; 43 Min

Pet Sematary (1989) R
Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby
Rotten Tomatoes rating 44
Stephen king Thriller w/naughty ghosts; 1 hr 43 min

Haunted( 2001) PG13
Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews
rotten Tomatoes Rating 80%
spooky horror suspense; 1 hr 43 minutes

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir( 1947) Not Rated
Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders
Rotten Tomatoes Rating 100%
Romantic ghost story. 1 hours 47 min

Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968) G
Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette
Rotten tomatoes Rating 75%
Comedy Ghost story; 1 hour 48 minutes

The Haunting (1963) G
Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson
Rotten Tomaotes Rating Rating 90%
spooky horror suspense; 1 hour 52 Minutes



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To: Dubya

good one!!! thank you for your fun posts this pm!


301 posted on 10/30/2005 6:42:09 PM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: The Mayor; All; DollyCali; JustAmy; Aquamarine; deadhead; Alberta's Child; Army Air Corps; ...
Evening all. Hope I haven't missed the Halloween party here.

I've spent the weekend with two of my girlfriends, who I haven't seen since I finished college. We had a great time together and even though I'm not a party girl, I enjoyed the Halloween party I went to this weekend. :-)

Hope everyone is doing OK.



302 posted on 10/30/2005 6:53:48 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul

Hi there! wonderful you got together with friends.. it just doens't "happen" unless you make regular efforts. When you don't keep in touch, you do loose interest & many years later kick youself. good for you for doing it.

what costume did you wear? like the devil one you posted?


303 posted on 10/30/2005 6:56:23 PM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: Victoria Delsoul

Coolbeans.
I hit the target range today.
Tomorrow I get to look bored and annoyed while keeping an eye on somebody surreptitiously.
I just love side projects.
;-)


304 posted on 10/30/2005 6:57:06 PM PST by Darksheare (I'm not suspicious & I hope it's nutritious but I think this sandwich is made of mime.)
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To: DollyCali
Hi Dolly!

So good to see you. I didn't have a costume per se. I wore red pants and a red shirt, that was about it, lol, but I had a lot of fun.

305 posted on 10/30/2005 7:00:24 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Darksheare
Hi there.

What project is that?

306 posted on 10/30/2005 7:01:15 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul

Keeping an eye on someone who may be pinching objects from an elderly couple.
She's been asking specifically about certain objects in their home, and some of those objects have since turned up missing.


307 posted on 10/30/2005 7:06:45 PM PST by Darksheare (I'm not suspicious & I hope it's nutritious but I think this sandwich is made of mime.)
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To: Darksheare

Hmmm, care to explain? ;-)


308 posted on 10/30/2005 7:08:11 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Darksheare

Evening Darksheare! whoa.. a little PI work there? need to leave for a bit...


309 posted on 10/30/2005 7:09:10 PM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: Victoria Delsoul

The person is supposedly a licensed caregiver for teh elderly.
Well, I was asked if tomorrow I'd be around to look hungry bored and annoyed as a sort of deterrent as this woman is going to be there with her children.
And she has been extremely interested in items that suddenly disappear after her interest is spoken.
She has been interested in certain guns the husband of this couple made.
(He was a gunsmith..)

Needless to say my hair is standing up on that one.
This lady even knows how many guns this couple own, what they are, and where they are.
She's been snooping.


310 posted on 10/30/2005 7:13:33 PM PST by Darksheare (I'm not suspicious & I hope it's nutritious but I think this sandwich is made of mime.)
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To: DollyCali

Something like that.

More like evil looking deterrent.


311 posted on 10/30/2005 7:13:53 PM PST by Darksheare (I'm not suspicious & I hope it's nutritious but I think this sandwich is made of mime.)
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To: Darksheare

I see... what happens if she shoots you? I'm kidding of course. Do you have to be a deterrent - why you?



312 posted on 10/30/2005 7:18:34 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Darksheare

well, stay safe. Never know how some folks will react if they know you are watching them & have "the goods" on them.


313 posted on 10/30/2005 7:18:51 PM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: Victoria Delsoul

Because I can be menacing looking if I put my mind to it, and I was who the family thought of first.

She likely carries mace.
If she gets spooked and uses it, she'll find out I'm immune to mace.
*snort*


314 posted on 10/30/2005 7:30:08 PM PST by Darksheare (I'm not suspicious & I hope it's nutritious but I think this sandwich is made of mime.)
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To: DollyCali

True.
She likely carries mace.
If she gets spooked and sprays me, she'll find out that I'm immune to it.


315 posted on 10/30/2005 7:30:45 PM PST by Darksheare (I'm not suspicious & I hope it's nutritious but I think this sandwich is made of mime.)
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To: Darksheare

I think you are lovely and adorable looking, lol. I'm serious... kinda.


316 posted on 10/30/2005 7:32:49 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul

I'll have to get a pic snapped of how I will look tomorrow..


317 posted on 10/30/2005 7:36:07 PM PST by Darksheare (I'm not suspicious & I hope it's nutritious but I think this sandwich is made of mime.)
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To: Darksheare

OK, I want to see it.


318 posted on 10/30/2005 7:37:21 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul

Well, we will get pics tomorrow.
My prelim plan is to have cameras evident.
Everywhere.
In plain sight.
So in the jumble there will be pics of my oogly mug in there 'in costume'.


319 posted on 10/30/2005 7:39:11 PM PST by Darksheare (I'm not suspicious & I hope it's nutritious but I think this sandwich is made of mime.)
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To: Darksheare

LOL!!! Looking forward to it.


320 posted on 10/30/2005 7:48:02 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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