With Halloween only about a month away, you better start planning your costume now. As most of you know, Halloween get-ups aren’t just for kids anymore. According to CapitalOne Shopping Research, 2023 American spending for Halloween totaled $12.2 billion. If you think candy accounts for the bulk of this, you are wrong. It was just $3.6 billion or about 30% of the total. The research also says the average American had a $108.24 budget for Halloween 2023 supplies, and the average candy budget for 2023 was $31.93.
Back to those costumes. If you plan to attend a Halloween party this year, you know the stress in coming up with ideas. Well, just when you thought you did not have a need for Reader’s Digest, they throw you a bone. The publication website listed out the most popular Halloween costumes by year from 1950 to 2005.
Maybe not surprisingly, in the 1950s, cowboy costumes ruled. John Wayne. Gene Autry. Roy Rogers. You get the idea. Tarzan was popular as well… and Jane.
By the 1960s, Hula Girls, The Beatles and Barbie were all the rage. Mickey Mouse and friends snuck in as well, as did Davy Crockett and Frankenstein. And, of course, Marilyn Monroe. Sonny and Cher made the list, too. So did Rocky and Bullwinkle — and astronauts of any sort.
Elvis, Willy Wonka and Marcia Brady (with the football and broken nose) were hits in the early 1970s, as were Richard Nixon, Charlie’s Angels and Darth Vader. Michael Myers of the original 1978 “Halloween” movie cut things up later in the decade, as did Rocky Balboa and the white leisure suits of John Travolta. But no Fonzie, according to Readers Digest. Seriously.
By the 1980s, Indiana Jones and E.T. were the Halloween costumes of choice, as were Michael Jackson, Madonna and Freddy Krueger. And don’t forget the California Raisin. OK, maybe forget the California Raisin.
The 1990s brought costumes for the Terminator, Barney, Bart Simpson and The Spice Girls. Austin Powers was popular, too, as well as the Ghostface from the “Scream” movies, which I once saw a priest don at a Halloween party.
The 2000s were a new time with some new costume ideas including Britney Spears, Harry Potter, Spider-Man, Captain Jack Sparrow and SpongeBob SquarePants. Not the most exciting, much like the decade.
Bottom line, if you need ideas, you now have a list. Sometimes, the oldies are the goodies. And as my friend Todd says, “If all else fails, you can always pull out the Elvis costume.”
Have a terrific Tuesday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman President and Publisher
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
We may see a few spotty showers this morning. The rest of the work week looks great. More rain chances are ahead this weekend.
For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage. |
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| Featured in this month's CITYVIEW magazine | | | LUNCH WITH...
Charlie Sovich at Manhattan Deli
By Jim Duncan
Charlie Sovich sold Charlie’s Filling Station two years ago after a 48-years-long run. We asked him to lunch and met at Manhattan Deli, where the sandwiches cover all traditional bases while occasionally pinch hitting out of their league, as it did recently with lobster rolls featuring Maine lobster.
Lunch there is reminiscent of walking into a bar like Cheers, “where everybody knows your name.” Our conversation was punctuated with greetings from half a dozen other customers — musicians, beer distributors, entrepreneurs, other bar and restaurant owners, even other writers. | | | READ MORE |
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The 2024 results ...
CITYVIEW's Best Of Des Moines® | | | Best Local Special Events Venue (non-wedding)
1. Destination Grille
2. The Tea Room
3. Events Center West
Read all the 2024 results.
Cast your votes in the 2025 Best Of Des Moines Poll now! Open until Nov. 22. Results to be published in the February 2025 issue of CITYVIEW.
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| Featured home for sale | | |
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Tuesday Touts
Teo Nguyen's "The Politics of Worthiness" is the most impressionable art show of the year. It evokes yearning, humility and deep sentiments of separation. The artist, son of a great poet, writes titles as brilliant as his paintings, sculpture and short film. Moberg Gallery is its only non-museum visit on a tour from Vietnam to Paris. It plays through Oct. 5 when Teo will speak at the gallery.
Washington Post's Dave McIntyre, my go-to authority for under $30 wines, came out with two new rave reviews of reds: Spanish Goros Monastrell-Syrah 2019 at $19 is a blend of monastrell (the Spanish name for mourvèdre) and syrah with "the flavors of sagebrush, wild mushroom and black pepper,” and Italian Kellerei-Cantina Andrian Rubeno Lagrein 2022, $27. "More savory than fruity, this gorgeous wine seems to channel the spirit of the Italian Alps."
Sorbet grapes are the sweetest tasting white table grapes yet. They are new arrivals at several local stores, on sale today at Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) 3 pounds/$5.99.
Tuesday deals
• Bianca’s Grill & Vineyard (410 S. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny) has family specials on Tuesday with spaghetti, chicken Alfredo and Cajun Alfredo meals for $25, meatballs extra.
•Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) offers a Tuesday burger and a pint deal for $10.
• Beaver Tap has $7 burgers including a side on Tuesdays.
• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today of a burger with fries and a beer for $10 until 4 p.m.
• Hy-Vee stores are promoting $6 Tenderloin Tuesdays with a BPT and tots bargain priced.
• Kelly’s Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers really good tenderloins with a side and drink for $11.50 on Tuesdays.
• KFC has a Tuesday special of eight pieces of bone-in chicken for $10. They also have a new two-piece dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy and a biscuit for $4.99.
• Mickey's in Yale (217 Main St., Yale) offers breaded pork chop specials on Tuesdays.
• Abelardo's stores offer five tacos (hard, soft or fried) for $5.99 on Tuesdays.
• Irina's Steak and Seafood (650 S. Prairie View Drive, West Des Moines) has a new Tuesday special - 2.5-pound live lobster with two sides $50.
• Kwik Stars offer $1.49 grilled cheese sandwiches on Tuesdays.
• LaTapatia2 stores offer $1.49 carne asada tacos on Tuesdays.
• Sakari (2605 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has steak (12 ounce ribeye or New York) dinners with miso, salad and rice for $25 on Tuesdays.
• Fareway stores have a big sale on Coca Cola and Sprite 24 packs - $8.88 through Saturday.
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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| Featured in the current issue of West Des Moines/Jordan Creek Living magazine | | | New again
Residents share their home renovation experiences.
By Jackie Wilson
For many homeowners, the day comes, sooner or later, when they look around their abode and wonder when the carpet was ever stylish, the wall color ever stunning and the layout ever functional. They realize new curtains, throw pillows and artwork won’t be enough to freshen things up, and the only solution to the weary look of their home is to bite the bullet and invest in some major improvements. And, when the work is done, their home — and enthusiasm for it — feels new.
Basement remodel
When Andy Maurer moved into his home in West Des Moines, the 22-year-old house didn’t have a finished basement. It was a concrete slab, with no drywall.
“It had a cold, grungy feel to it,” he recalls.
He called on Hansen Home Renovations and sought advice on refinishing the basement. He taped areas off to indicate where he wanted walls and various features, including an L-shaped bar. “He (Aaron Hansen) convinced me to change the bar set up for better flow.” | | | READ MORE |
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FROM KCCI: Gowrie man charged with hiding body of 17-year-old girl found dead in Farnhamville, court documents reveal. ...READ MORE
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ESPN: Sources: Utah St. set to become 7th member of rebuilding Pac-12 ...READ MORE
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1789: The first Supreme Court is established. The Judiciary Act of 1789 is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal made up of six justices who were to serve on the court until death or retirement. That day, President Washington nominated John Jay to preside as chief justice, and John Rutledge, William Cushing, John Blair, Robert Harrison and James Wilson to be associate justices. On September 26, all six appointments were confirmed by the U.S. Senate. ... READ MORE
1969: Chicago 8 trial opens in Chicago. The trial for eight antiwar activists charged with inciting violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago before Judge Julius Hoffman. Initially there were eight defendants, but one, Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers, denounced Hoffman as a racist and demanded a separate trial. The seven other defendants, including David Dellinger of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE); Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden of MOBE and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); and Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman of the Youth International Party (Yippies), were accused of conspiring to incite a riot. ..... READ MORE
1964: Warren Commission report delivered to President Johnson. On September 24, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson receives a special commission’s report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which had occurred on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Since the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was killed by a man named Jack Ruby almost immediately after murdering Kennedy, Oswald’s motive for assassinating the president remained unknown. ... READ MORE
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Today's riddle:
Why do cows have hooves and not feet?
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