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Skeleton Bash and Vickie's Haunted Vintage part 6

Part 6

Mulan: It is becoming late, we must leave to be dressed. This is the last table to finish.

Ryan: The stage is better than I thought, we just need the spotlight on for the band.

Here's Patrick and Sindy coming.

Ryan: I'm starving, just one little hot dog, please.

Richelle:Silly, they aren't even cooked yet.

The table looks fabulous.

Sindy: Thank you, but we really have to thank all the companies that donated. Pizzas, Sushi, and all the fruit and vegetables. Even the ice and coffee were donated.

Patrick: I have everything I need here, too. We should have plenty for mixed drinks, beer, wine and lots of soft drinks and water.

Ryan: The committee did a super job. Everything looks great.

Meanwhile back at Vickie's Haunted Vintage

Joe: Dang, this phone is dead.
Vickie: No wonder, it stopped ringing. I closed the doors an hour ago and put up the sign.

Nikki:This is the best thing I've done since I started working here, taking down the skeleton guy.

Vickie: I'm glad to see them go, too.

Vickie: The store is so empty, all those hangers. We are going to be closed until November 6th. I think we all need a few days off!

Zoe: (she kicks the garbage can) Take that...you scary old....bag of bones! We need to get going...gang.

Joe: I'm going to follow up on this line going dead, Vickie. I'll meet you there, just stay together and you should be fine. This is the first incidence in three days.

At the Skeleton Bash, before the doors open.

Richelle: Let's get this committee photo done so we can finish the last minute stuff. Everyone looks great. And have fun, tonight.

Elsa: Oh this is so, dark and spooky!

Anna: We don't have Halloween in Sweden. Oh, fun!

Skipper and Chelsea: (Chorus) Wow, COOL!

Elsa: Ah, Smorgasbord we do have. Salmon sandwiches, I love those.

Anna: Pizza and cake, NUM!

Barbie Fire Woman and a reluctant Snorkler! (He is a Dr.McDreamy, but from the movie, "Enchanted". Love his hair once I got all the sticky stuff out of it.

Two OOAK witches, one in calico's and the pumpkin made from a child's skirt from the Dollar Store.

Pirates (She is the Captain) are OOAK, pieced from old and new patterns.

Burgundy and Gold King and Queen. King is OOAK from old patterns and some altered Chelly Wood patterns. Queen is some vintage (Barbie?) dress, unmarked

but very lovely.

Belle: Everyone is staring at us.
Aidan: Well, I hope it's because you are stunning, and not me in tights.

Rory teeters in on Neo's arm.

Rory:This is impossible to walk in.

Waitress: Well, here's the specials tonight:one serving of linebacker served up with a very pretty 'mermaid'. Wonder what's for dessert, tons of food. Music has started, too.

Waitress is vintage Barbie, with new apron, Neo is in vintage Ken football gear, Rory (Aurora) is in a tail found two years ago, and a dress found last month?, no tags.

Here are three Barbies: U-Left,Monnie in the green vintage Rocker set, Trish in the

photo outfit, and my new Lara, in vintage Barbie (Country) Rocker. They are going to do

some mood music until after supper.

Joe sneaks in and scans the crowd for anyone suspicious. (GI) Detective Joe is dressed in a OOAK motorcycle vest with fringe and headband, tattoos are stick on. If they stain him, I will just 'ink' some on him permanently, goes with his undercover detective personae.

Dr. Ken (has a shift at the hospital) and showed up in his Vintage Dr.Ken outfit, scrubs and Mattel coat, and emergency bag.

The right side of the Skeleton Bash Venue. Lots of people.

Middle shot.

Food area, manned by Sindy and Patrice in vintage Disney tops and leggings.

The bar is busy.

The banquet is ready.

Bone Appetite!

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 1

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 2

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 3

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 4

Skeleton Bash and Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 5

Skeleton Bash and Vickie's Haunted Vintage Pt.6

Vickie's Haunted Vintage and the Skeleton Bash pt.7

All the opinions and photographs on this blog are my own, unless otherwise stated.

I have not been paid or reimbursed in anyway for my opinions

or products shown, or from where I shop.

The dolls shown are from my own and the Grand's collection as are the clothes,

which are vintage, or made by myself. Occasionally, i falter and buy something new.

PLEASE do not use photos without linking back to this blog without my permission.

Thank you for your cooperation, Sandi Magle

I'll be sharing at these fine parties:

Sandi

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 5

Part 5

Later that evening,

Mulan, Barbie and Lara are having a discussion in the backyard of the HFIM house.

Barbie: Mulan, do you really think something is going on at Vickie's? She has been doing such a great business.

Mulan: The 'unknown' can disconcert one. Zoe seemed particularly upset.

Lara: I'm sorry I don't really know your friends well, but the shop is amazing and Vickie's help seemed to know exactly how to treat customers. Such an asset to your community. Just, because it's the Halloween season doesn't mean the supernatural is working against her.

Mulan: I didn't say unnatural forces, I said negative forces.

Barbie: We have more than the supernatural to worry about, tomorrow night Mulan, we have a meeting at the venue for the benefit. Can you be there by 8pm?

Mulan: Certainly, I have found some interesting backdrops we might be able to use for decor. You said the room was big and empty...which we will need. I have sold over thirty tickets myself.

Lara: How many tickets have been sold?

Barbie: Oh, we just don't know, yet. Everyone who is selling is supposed to contact me by tomorrow night. I can't believe the benefit is only four days away!

Meanwhile,

Detective Joe and Vickie walk down to Sal's Seafood just around the block

from the vintage shop for a late dinner.

Gino: I'm your server tonight. Nice to see you again Joe, and you're Miss Vickie from the shop around the corner.

Detective Joe: Please Gino the table back in the corner. That's a nasty bruise on your face Gino, what happened?.

Gino: I got jumped walking out to the alley from the back door. Alley dirt is stuck in my face, and I twisted my ankle bad. I couldn't tell who it was, they pushed me from the rear and stole all my tip money. This neighborhood's going to the dogs.

Vickie: I hope not, did you report it to the police?

Gino: Sal didn't want me too, the publicity would be bad for the restaurant. You be careful Miss Vickie when you close up late.

Vickie: I will, thank-you. Joe, I love this corner, it's so vintage back here with the old prints and paintings.

Joe: I've been wanting to order the Fish Boil, but it's too much for one person.

Vickie: It's too much for two. Love the coleslaw and the corn. Reminds me of my grandparents having fish boils in northern Wisconsin. What did you want to talk about, Joe, I mean Detective.

Joe: Well, there have been nine incidents in the last week in this block. Petty theft, Gino, your shop, an eighty year-old man who owns the building next to yours, pushed down some stairs. He is still in the hospital. Broken windows, street signs, electricity out, cables cut, just about everything you could imagine.

Vickie: I had no idea all this was going on. What's happening to our neighborhood? I just got a notice that the building has violations and the owner is no where to be found. And, business has been so good. I don't know what I'm going to do?

Joe: Please be extra careful Vickie. I know you have the apartment, upstairs of the shop, and roommates.

Vickie: Yes, Zoe and Nikki are both staying with me. So, I'm not alone, ever. It's not the best apartment, but it's convenient and I thought safe?

Joe:There is more here than just isolated incidents. We are looking at a bigger picture, I can't say anything more. Would you like some more wine?

Vickie: No thanks, two glasses is my limit.

Gino: Would you like coffee or dessert, and I bagged up your leftovers. Sal wanted me to tell you Joe, someone slashed tires in the employee lot this afternoon. He wants you to stop by tomorrow and talk with the day crew.

Joe: I'll be by first thing tomorrow. Gino, thank you and please take care of yourself. Thanks to the chef, the meal was delicious.

Vickie and Joe took the long way around the block, so he could casually check out the neighborhood and they had a nice long talk. They passed the van.

Vickie: Well, Detective who are the roommates in your van and where do you live when you aren't 'undercover'?

Joe: Hm, well it wouldn't be much of an undercover operation, if I revealed everything. I have an apartment up on Irving Park, and my roommate is Jeanette. She's a cat.

Vickie: Really? I never would have thought of you as having a pet cat.

Joe: She was a stray and kept bellowing at my back door when I first moved in. I think whoever had the apartment before, just left her. She's a very nice cat, her coat is the color of your hair. You sure smell good, Miss Vickie. (He grins.)

Vickie: Officer, I do believe you are frisking me...? The lights aren't on, now what's wrong?

Vickie opens the door to find her roomies, huddled on the couch, no electricity and no heat.

Joe: One more thing to add to our list. This perpetrator counts on people not sharing their information. All these random incidences have a reason. And we will get to the bottom of this very soon. Lock up, tight Vickie. You have my number.

Vickie:Yes, sir. And thanks for a lovely meal. I really enjoyed myself, I haven' been out for a long time. Night.

Vickie closes the door, and flops down on top of the girls huddling in the cold dark.

The only light in room emanates from their cell phones and laptop.

Zoe: So how was tattoo man? And what is he doing that we don't know about?

Vickie: He's very nice, and he's just being, um, protective.

Nikki: I only got the answering machine when I called the landlord. I reported the heat out to the hotline, and Com Ed too.

Vickie: Yes, it is a little cold in here, I'm going upstairs and grab some sleep. See you in the morning.

We may have to chisel ice down in the shop...or thaw out bones or something? Goodnight.

Wednesday Night at the venue for the Skeleton Bash.

Ryan: This is a huge black cave, perfect for a haunted night of revelry and debauchery.

Richelle: Oh, no....here we go.

Ryan: Nope, first on the list, I'm taking care of lighting, furniture, the stage and the bar...anything else Madame Chairman-er-woman Chairperson?

Barbie: No, that's great. Thanks to Mulan for the great backdrops, I hope we can use them all.

Vickie:Those photos, really pop against the black walls. This room is really perfect for the benefit. I hope it is enough room.

Richelle: The stage over in the corner will be a great place for taking photos. At $20.00 a shot and the photographer is donating 100% of the profits for the relief fund.

Barbie: It sure will, so what's the decision on the tables, black or purple?

Mulan: Maybe we should use green, I vote for purple? This room is a void, otherwise.

Richelle: We could use a carpet down the middle here to cover the seam in the concrete.

Barbie: Everyone check your lists...and let's nail this down by Saturday, when everyone comes to make this room into MAGIC....for the Skeleton Bash.

(Please view early chapters at the following)

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 1

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 2

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 3

Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 4

Skeleton Bash and Vickie's Haunted Vintage Part 5

Skeleton Bash and Vickie's Haunted Vintage Pt.6

Vickie's Haunted Vintage and the Skeleton Bash pt.7

All the opinions and photographs on this blog are my own, unless otherwise stated.

I have not been paid or reimbursed in anyway for my opinions

or products shown, or from where I shop.

The dolls shown are from my own and the Grand's collection as are the clothes,

which are vintage, or made by myself. Occasionally, i falter and buy something new.

PLEASE do not use photos without linking back to this blog without my permission.

Thank you for your cooperation, Sandi Magle

I'll be sharing at these fine parties:

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Sandi

Vickie's HAUNTED Vintage Part 2

NOTE: THIS IS PART 2

Tuesday MORNING---opening of Vickie's Haunted Vintage

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Phone: Briiinggg, Brinnnnng!

Vickie: Thanks Zoe for coming in, Nikki had to work her other job today, and I really need the help.

If you can finish straightening the jewelry, that would be great.

Vickie's Haunted Vintage......

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Zoe: (Wow, this is an awesome collection of items for Halloween. I'm lucky I found some work, my other job just isn't paying enough.) Vickie these spider orbs are so cool. Do you want this table neat-neat, or casually draped.

Vickie: Just straight enough you can see everything and not a tangled mess.

Zoe: Okay, done, I'll do the shoe rack next.

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Zoe:(hmmm, treat bags are low, I will have to see if there any in the back. Love the Poison Apples, )

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(Hmmm---such great vintage decor? )

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(Orange black in this cabinet---love the Mummy. )

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Vickie: Darn the lights are out again. I guess it just adds to the ambiance.

Zoe: You have plenty of light from the street and the string lights are still on

Vickie: I'll go downstairs and flip the breakers. I don't understand why one string of lights is screwing us up? They are hooked on the emergency circuit for the security cameras, so they have power all the time.

I see customers outside, Zoe. Can you please unlock the door and greet them.

Zoe: Okay, Welcome to Vickie's Haunted Vintage. If you need anything special, I'm here to help you.

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Belle: I saw this the other day when Vickie was unpacking boxes, I have to have it for the Skeleton Bash.

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Zoe: Can I interest you in the tail that goes with that fabulous dress?

Tory: Really, I didn't know it's a Mermaid outfit, The Little Mermaid is my favorite fairytale. Really how do you wear it?

Zoe: Your feet stick out the bottom and you just hobble around? Need some sandals?

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An hour later the line is long.

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Tory: Vickie, your selection is awesome. And I will take a ticket for the Bash, too.

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Belle: I'll comeback and pick up my accessories when I get paid on Friday. Wow, there have been a lot of customers shopping while we were here.

(Two hours later)

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Barbie: I always wanted to be a Glam Rocker, now I can at least pretend---that jacket is adorable, but I may use my own silver pants.

Vickie: Well, we made up costumes from some of the vintage pieces that came in. Your imagination will just make it yours, I'm sure. Thanks again.

Phone: Briiiinnnng!

Vickie: Vickie's Haunted Vintage, how can I help you. (My goodness and it's only 1:00).

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Six hours later the phone is still ringing.

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Nikki: Sorry I had to bail on you today---the boss was sick and one teacher for 48 kiddies, which is Hell, not to mention illegal.

Vickie: No problem, Zoe's been great and she's a natural with the customers. Hope you fit the Gypsy costume, I thought of you when you said you were going to read Tarot cards at the benefit.

Nikki: My grandma had the gift, though it has passed me by, but I can still read cards, or fake reading cards for donations. The benefit is going to be a great boost for all the hurricane victims.