Halloween at Calico....not like it used to be

Calico Ghost Town was the last non-pc place on the planet...gunfights, tobacco spitting contests, greased pole contest, costumed cowboys, bar girls, etc. But most of that is gone. It's still an awesome place and holds a ton of history but the PC has snuck in and the inner politics of the town can get ridiculous to observe. But that's what you get when a California county owns a place like Calico. Don't get me wrong. i still very much love Calico I just miss the old days.
Above is Henry Fencepost...piano player...town drunk....on our stage acting as a barker.

The potery shop ladies. The vendors are the heart and soul of Calico and have to put up with the politics of the county. Still these ladies are wonderful. They are always so kind to the kids.

This is a special order the potery ladies did for me. It's a squaw with 7 kids and the brave (note the chops...me) rolling his eyes up standing behind her.

make a jack o lantern

A lobester dog. Even the pets get nto halloween out here.

We once again had 5 shows and SRO audiences. All very gracious. Still the numbers seemed smaller for the town in general than years past. Is it the economy? Is it the changing feeling of the town? Who knows.