Archive: Master of Pirates
Mike Spasoff is a tireless servant to this community -- at least for a few months out of the year -- and that's good enough for me. It's also more than good enough for the 600 trick-or-treaters he delights and terrifies with the elaborate, Disney-rivaling, pirate-themed yard display at his house on San Fernando Mission Boulevard (near Shoshone).
When I was a kid, I used to always wish someone in the neighborhood would do something beyond carving a pumpkin. Fortunately, kids in Mike's neighborhood will never have to cope with that same unfulfilled sense of longing that I always had.
What makes you want to invest the time, money, and resources into such an elaborate production?
I can remember the magic of walking the streets of our neighborhood each Halloween and the excitement of finding a house that did something more than just a jack-o-lantern or a cardboard skeleton. My parents and I always made a special effort to do something extra but it wasn't until we moved to o…
When I was a kid, I used to always wish someone in the neighborhood would do something beyond carving a pumpkin. Fortunately, kids in Mike's neighborhood will never have to cope with that same unfulfilled sense of longing that I always had.
What makes you want to invest the time, money, and resources into such an elaborate production?
I can remember the magic of walking the streets of our neighborhood each Halloween and the excitement of finding a house that did something more than just a jack-o-lantern or a cardboard skeleton. My parents and I always made a special effort to do something extra but it wasn't until we moved to o…
The LAUSD proposal seems very short of specifics and particulars in comparison to the GHCHS proposal... To me, GHCHS is clearly a better choice.
ReplyDeleteYa think? It's kinda like the Boston Patriots lining up against the Canby Minnesota PeeWee Allstars. The GHCHS has specifics regarding class size, staffing, funding, and management of the campus, while LAUSD is promising a pony.
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