Sunday, October 6, 2024

They Have Returned


That's right - skeleton craze 2024 officially kicked off in Manitou Springs on Oct. 1.  Yesterday his Lordship and I took a stroll in downtown to see what was afoot.  We found plenty to share with you.

The Colorado Custard Company is back in the game after a four year hiatus with this lovely childless cat lady sharing her custard cone with her cat.  Her naked attendant stands behind her.

New crepe restaurant, Starving, has a trio from the Wizard of Oz.  Look familiar?  That because Good Karma used them in back in 2018.  Now Good Karma has since ceased to operate and my hunch is that they gave or sold these skeletons to the owner of Starving.

  

La Henna Boheme has another childless cat lady.  I love this ones multitude of kittens. Her hair and lipstick are pretty fabulous too.

Border Burger Bar has a series of 6 wranglers tied to posts on their creekside patio.  Yee Ha.
Southwest Silver has this brilliant fortune teller.  Love the taro card garland behind the skeletons.

The window is full of amazing crystals and other spooky merchandise.

 
Old Tyme Photography has this anorexic showgirl sweet talking a Pikes Peak or Bust Miner.
The Manitou Outpost and Gallery has these two lovely fairies.

Lane Mitchell, long time Manitou Jeweller, has gone for the Hocus Pocus theme.


Many more exciting skeletons to come so stop by the parlor again this month for Countdown to Halloween.

9 comments:

  1. I literally cannot pick a favourite because they are ALL just so fabulous!

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  2. Impressive work as always. It figures childless cat ladies would be a theme this year. I hope these don't start getting political, though.

    The Oz theme is instantly recognizable, and of course skeletal Dorothy even has a skeletal Toto.

    The Old Tyme Photography showgirl has a daringly low-cut dress, but unfortunately, being a skeleton, has nothing to show off.....

    It's remarkable that the whole town has developed such a focus on Halloween, with the skeleton craze and the coffin races. Do you know how that happened?

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    1. Well back in the 1990's, Ted Haggard, of New Life Church, accused the witches of Manitou Springs of leaving animal entrails on his front porch. It is probably what led to his downfall with male prostitutes and hard drugs. But witches have been associated with Manitou since the 1970's so I guess it was just right that we embrace Halloween.

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  3. Jamie here: These are fun.

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  4. Always enjoy the skeleton festival posts from you every year!

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  5. I think we know what political bent the childless cat ladies have.

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