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Invitingly halloweeny

Category: Weirdness
Posted on: October 19, 2007 1:57 PM, by PZ Myers

Now this is the kind of thing I'd like to have on my lawn…

…except, unfortunately, that I have to miss Halloween this year. Halloween is a Ray Bradbury-esque holiday best celebrated in the midwest, and I'm going to be spending that day in the sunny, cheery, less-than-autumnal climes of Southern California, dispelling ghosties, I hope.

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Posted by: Architeuthis72 | October 19, 2007 2:08 PM

Make sure to let us know if you have time to share a pint with some of us who live in SoCal.

Posted by: The Disgruntled Chemist | October 19, 2007 2:12 PM

Make sure to let us know if you have time to share a pint with some of us who live in SoCal.

Seconded, and I'll buy the first round.

Posted by: Rey Fox | October 19, 2007 2:50 PM

Don't worry, plenty of the ghosts of Hollywoodland there, particularly when you get up into the hills. Kind of more postmodern scary than Halloween scary, but there you go.

Posted by: Siamang | October 19, 2007 2:57 PM

Hmmm... sounds great. I'll join you. Too bad on their terrible website, eh? Any information other than dates available?

Posted by: Greg Peterson | October 19, 2007 3:08 PM

Beware tiny little fear demons, roving packs of disrespectful "Lost Boys" style vampires, and costumes from Ethan Rayne.

Posted by: jimvj | October 19, 2007 3:11 PM

To view last years pretty heated debates:
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/beyond_belief06/beyond_belief06_index.html

One request: Get someone other than the preening Roger Bingham to lead discussions.

Posted by: Calladus | October 19, 2007 3:28 PM

Is this open for public attendance? Where is it held? Is it private invite only?

Arrrgh! Dratted Beyond Belief website!

And if any stragglers happen to get waylaid up into the California Central Valley area, let me know.

Posted by: PZ Myers | October 19, 2007 3:57 PM

It's invitation only, I'm afraid. I haven't seen a detailed schedule, so I don't know how much free time, if any, that I'll have.

Posted by: Jim Anderson | October 19, 2007 4:39 PM

What a fantastic pumpkin--and, even better, when Halloween rolls around, it'll be gooey and smelly enough to fulfill its intended purpose: frightening away beggar-kids.

#10

Posted by: garth | October 19, 2007 5:07 PM

whoa, right down the freeway from me. fire off an email if you feel like having drinks drunk with. i should have my first homebrew done priming by then, i'll bring you a bottle!

#11

Posted by: Micah | October 19, 2007 5:15 PM

Wow, that's a terrible website. Anyway, do update us if you've got free time in SoCal - I'm in LA and would love to join in on any sort of SoCal meetup/drinks.

#12

Posted by: Mena | October 19, 2007 5:15 PM

What about this one? Seems like a theme.

#13

Posted by: Kseniya | October 19, 2007 5:26 PM

So that's a.... a Jack-O-Pod? A Cephalolantern? What?!?

#14

Posted by: rhian | October 19, 2007 5:44 PM

I think this is the actual website:

http://beyondbelief2006.org/

Not great, but slightly better than incomprehensible.

Who needs PZ? SoCal folk can drink without him.