tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post3113827418023500932..comments2022-11-17T04:54:28.127-06:00Comments on Martin Powell: Mummies, Magic, and HalloweenMartin Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08178236776724050838noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post-10738533094689240432009-08-09T15:04:21.146-05:002009-08-09T15:04:21.146-05:00Great story--thanks for sharing a slice of your li...Great story--thanks for sharing a slice of your life. It would have only been cooler if you turned out to be the thief.Fred Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888771079495878583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post-81476456535118233092009-08-09T14:24:52.866-05:002009-08-09T14:24:52.866-05:00Thanks for the great post. It is sad when kids mis...Thanks for the great post. It is sad when kids miss out on magic...and adults think magic is beneath them. I do my best to find a little magic in every day~yes, sometimes even monster magic. :) cheers!Nancy J. Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107417252662717576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post-65449774280571256732009-08-09T12:21:31.643-05:002009-08-09T12:21:31.643-05:00Ha, neat story. It brought back a memory of when I...Ha, neat story. It brought back a memory of when I was in Junior High and a friend invited me and some friends to a costumed birthday party for him on Halloween. At the time I was also making models, and used one of the spines (the framework that holds the parts to the actual model) as a pair of vampire teeth. It just so happened that it came down like two fangs, and it would fit into my mouth just so. So I painted them white with red tips. I found a black cape, and greased back my hair. All went well with the party, and I won best costume. We later went out and went trick or treating. I guess without realizing it that was my first foray into special effects/makeup.<br /><br />I agree about the children missing out on magic and maybe that aspect of fiction. Too bad. I have a friend that was all down on the Harry Potter phenomemon. One day I'd mentioned reading one of the books, and he made a remark about it being witchcraft or something he'd heard off the Pat Robertson 700 Club or wherever. And I asked: So you've read the books then? He went on to say no. So I invited him to see the first Potter movie when it came out, and he loved it. He started reading the books, and still does when they come out from the library. He even went as far to write his own Harry Potter book! No kidding, and he wanted to send it to the publishing company that publishes Potter, but I told him, there's no way they'd publish it due to copywrites--it just doesn't happen that way (by the way, this guy was my age around 50, so should have known better, but I guess some people don't). At any rate, he quickly changed his opinion, and hopefully won't be so closed minded in the future.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com