Thursday, August 26, 2010

Another Halloween Invitation for my friend

AN OFFER YOU CAN’T REFUSE


“Hey Youse, yea, I’m talkin’ to you!  The Capo de tuttie Capi has called a meetin’ of the whole Commission to announce the new Don of the Oliverio Family. All the Families will be called upon to offer up their respects to the new Don. It’s in your best interest, if ya know what I mean, to come with a celebratory attitude, if ya know what’s good for ya. Capisce?  If ya show some balls, maybe I introduce you to Don Oliverio personally, ya know?
Hey Paisan, come closer, yea, now listen up youse, the new Don is a woman! Yea, on the level,  no foolin’. The way I hears it, the Capo do tuttie Capi had no respect for Mr. Oliverio, who’s now just a memory, 
if you know what I mean. 
Hey, Pauly, explain our situation here.”   
“Sure Vito, sure, it was nothin’ personal, strictly business. The story is Vinny the Vise  helped our friend off to see his ancestors. I strongly suggest ya forgeddaboutit. 
Yo Vito, I dunno ‘bout youse, but it’s gonna be a little awkward showin’ respect to a woman, don’t ya think?”  

“Pauly, you stupid goomba, you talk through your ass because your mouth knows better. Capo chose this Don because she has more balls than youse and all your crew put together, so unless you don’t wanna be broken, I suggest youse keep your personal thoughts, ya know, personal?  The last babbo that talked like that got whacked in his sleep.  
So, back to business, Pauly, the Consigliere wants you to explain to our associate here, the details of the meetin’, if ya can do it without runnin’ off at the mouth.”

“Ok Vito, ok already. See it’s like this, the meetin’ is at Don Oliverio’s home on Friday, Oct. 30th, at 7pm.”  “What about the address Pauly? Don’t ya think our associate needs the address? What’s a matter with you, ya moron.”   “Please accept my sincere apologies. 

The address is                     Oh yeas, and if you can’t find the house, youse are instructed to call the Capo Bastone at           for further directions.  
“Hey Vito, I done good, hey?”  
“Yea, Pauly, I got no beef with you.” 
A few more items to be discussed here, Don Oliverio’s Enforcer is missin’ and she’s offered a handsome reward for anyone who is fortunate enough to find him. 
It is also strongly suggested that you do a thorough cleaning on your way so’s not to bring any uninvited guests, if you know what I mean. The Feds would like nothin’ better than to pinch all the Families at one time, ya know? 

To offer the proper respect for Don Oliverio, youse don’t wanna be late or be a no show, do they Pauly? “  “Not unless youse wanna get iced, he he he. Oh yea, it would be in your best interest to bring your own vino, or whatever it is youse drink.             

   HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Halloween Invitation - written for a friend

Hark now ! 
methinks I do hear the hailing of the dead! The caterwauling and screeching  of the banshees foretell the coming of the feast and merriment of All Hallows Eve. 
Be ye Nobles, peasants or fools,
 ready thyselves to meet the apparitions of the departed as they reveal themselves on this magical night. 
When the veil is thin and shadowy, and the mist begins to wain, the evil and the good,
 shall become visible again. 
The Mistress of the Castle, most humbly requests your presence on this night when ghastly deeds were once the plague upon this house. 
The Feast of the Dead is said to quell the vile and the wicked, yea, the depraved and dastardly do lurk in the shadows; dismembered remains abound; 
your presence is most needed to shut the spirits out.

As night falls their flaming grins and fiery eyes stare from yonder windows,
 watching, waiting, seething with sinister plotting schemes, daring you, beseeching you,
 cross the threshold, but dare not scream. 
It is said that the mortals who enter this domain, should bring hither libations of thine own, or thy soul may find itself alone; amid dark thoughts near grey tombstones. 
Thy throat shall burn and head with fever, which would cling to thee for ever. 

The Mistress shall offer up a feast and minstrels for thy merriment. 

To ensure one’s safety, you will discover, it is best to come in cover. 
A costume and a mask will hide your identity lest the spirits know thee and await with glee, the joy of dissecting thee!
Within the Castle walls the manifestations of murderous malevolent beings bring forth the scenes of their bloody past. Ghouls they were, and ghoulish they are, muster thy courage and pray thee that thou aren’t their last!

The Feast of the Dead 
shall be celebrated on the 26th day of October, 
that be a Friday, and the scary-ment to commence at 
7:30 Post-Mortem
Through the labyrinth known as Phoenix ye shall find 
The Castle Gargoyale at 13 Headsgate Road
If ye should be found wandering aimlessly, pray thee, call the castle servants 
and ye shall be directed forthwith.  
666-426-3323




By E. Susan Thomas Barger 2009