That most sacred of pagan festivals, Samhain is almost upon us. Like a good and proper pagan, I shall be celebrating in the most time honoured of traditions - and dressing up as Alice Cooper to go to Rhiannon's primary school Hallowe'en disco - in the local church hall. There will no doubt be stuff to do with apples and other sweetie type goodies. I was thinking I might spice it up a bit and take a small box of spiders with me and release them at the snack stand - there are certainly enough of them in the house.

I had best bone up on my Alice Cooper is a Christian facts to prove my authenticity at said bash. There are still a few tickets left so I shall also be looking for willing (or non) volunteers to make up the entire cast of the original Nightmare tour - giant spider, cyclops, Ethyl etc.

Somehow, I don't think this is what they had in mind when they decided to relocate it to the church instead of the school.

Excellent.

Topically - here's a little treat that might have slipped through your net.

Currently listening to: Fall Out Boy
Currently reading: New issue of SFX - but have also finally found a copy of David Peace's 1977 which I'm very much looking forward to getting into bed with.