Tales From The Crypt: JiMBO's 6th (and Final?) Halloween Party

Original Air Date: 11.06.04
Opening Song: "Thriller" - Michael Jackson

On Saturday, November 6th, 2004 I held my 6th and final Halloween Party and I had an absolute blast! In preparation for the party, I burned a DVD filled with music videos from artists like Britney Spears, KORN, and Lindsay Lohan, among others.

Even though I got up at the buttcrack of dawn I was still rushing around when Alexis and John arrived. Since Shannon and EJ are both trying to get down to a fighting weight, they walked over (2 miles from her house). A little later, Chelsey and Carolyn pulled up.

First, we watched Wrong Turn (starring Eliza Dushku). Carolyn was a trip; she had already who the hillbilly inbreds really were: Chelsey was "Grandpa" (‘cause of that crazy laugh), Shannon was "Sonny-boy" (the one with the bow and arrow), and she was "Paw."

After the movie we had some pizza and other junk while we watched more videos, one of which was Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Then, punk-rocker Jamie dropped by, driving all the way from Pennsylvania. Minutes later, Jeff and Sherry arrived, followed by Marianne. Jeff and I discussed the SATs and our choices of colleges. The next thing we did was play Movie Voice-Over to scenes from Pet Sematary and Devil in the Flesh. The most popular sound effect used was "SQUISH!" (inspired by Wrong Turn).

After that, we played Dance Dance Revolution Max 2 in pairs. Marianne and Jeff went first; he’s getting pretty good but she was dangerous (I didn’t feel safe standing 3 feet away from her). John shocked everyone with his insane DDR skills, it was something to see… and apparently, Janelle looks like a bunny rabbit when she plays. Afterwards, John was covered in sweat (pretty nasty stuff); I know he warned us that he sweats very easily but DAMN! he had me concerned for his health.

Then, we watched the blackmail video. Actually, it wasn’t blackmail but it was hilarious: footage from the 1997 High Point Elementary School Talent Show. Two of my guests were actually in the show. Jeff and I performed "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" on the clarinet with his twin brother, Kevin (trumpet), and Ryan (bass clarinet). Janelle was so adorable performing her card trick in a magician costume.

Later, we went further back in time and watched the halloween-themed episode of "Flash Forward," one of the best teen shows we had back then. For kicks we also watched the halloween episode of "That’s SO Raven," which was just insane.

After watching the shows, we played The Newlywed Game (see next entry) and we all learned some interesting tidbits about each other. Threesome #1 (Marianne, Sherry, Jeff) won the prize, Flashing Urchin Balls, hypnotic koosh balls that flash vibrant colors.

The last thing we did was watch "Dawn Of The Dead" (2003). The entire movie John and EJ were all over each other which was just cringe* Bleh! It was like a solar eclipse, you know, you’re not supposed to look at it but there just some morbid fascination. The movie, by the way, was ridiculous (in a good way). It never explained how the zombies started walking around; the closest thing was a priest blaming their arrival on "same-sex relations and sodomy." Go figure.

Carolyn was terrible during that movie; there was a big lady on a stretcher and Carolyn’s like "Shoot her! She’s gonna become a zombie!!" Since when are you a zombie, just because you’re moaning in pain? I could just see Carolyn in that movie, killing the first person that yawns. Jeff and Shannon were pretty accurate when they spotted the Jay Leno zombie in the movie before he got his head blown off. And then there was the zombie baby. EJ thought the baby didn’t have to die but Shannon put it best, "Just wait til it got its first tooth!" So true. (lol) The ending sucked but it was funny… the whole journey to that "private island" was for nothing. Overall, I think everyone had a good time and it was the most "interesting" party I’ve thrown in a while.