Today there was an Octoberfest celebration in the town of Chatham, which seemed like a perfect photo op. All the town's businesses created pumpkin people and this guy was titled "Howl" and inspired by the Allen Ginsberg poem and Edvard Munch's painting, "The Scream."
This photo is for my cousin Christie (@christiehicks), who loved Octoberfest when she lived in Germany, and who would have been all over this event if she was on the Cape. Come back, come back!
@melissapike That's it! The pumpkin was titled Howl, and that is a poem by beat poet Allen Ginsberg who has Cape ties, but it is actually a rendition of "The Scream." Thank you for correctly identifying it. I'm going back to edit my caption.
What a great capture, Laurie. It's nice that they have festivals, such as this one, in the small town of Chatham, MA. Wish I was there to share it with you, so thank you for sharing it with all of us.
@orangecrush Oktoberfest is the best! We went 2 years in a row when my husband and I lived in Germany 1990-92. We meet a couple who'd left East Germany right after the wall had come down and they were thrilled to meet Americans. Even thouigh they spoke no English at all, and my German is limited, we had a blast for hours talking the best we could. It's funny how much German you think you know after drinking thier massive beer stiens.
Laurie, you are so sweet to think of me at the Chatham Oktoberfest. I would love to be there with you. Great photo. So clever with the artsy theme. They did a really good job.
oh, that is just perfect!! what a brilliant idea for a pumpkin. never seen it and it just fits the spirit so well. well done and sounds like a fun event.
@jml0306 Thanks for letting me know the restaurant, Joseph! The next time I visit my mom in Vermont (Thanksgiving weekend), I'm going to try to visit. I'm not sure how far Dover is from Windham, but she'll surely know.
@yoshi When my kids were young, I used to decorate to the hilt for Halloween - think fake gravestones in the front yard kind of excess. But I haven't done that in years.
the restaurant is Dot's of Dover
do you decorate outside your house for halloween!!?