Deciding what to be for Halloween has never been difficult for me as I usually go as me. My wife says my choice of daily clothing would make one think Halloween is every day of the year. It was a holiday that stretched my parents meager budget a little too much so it was usually some simple home made costume, you know 2 holes in an old sheet and you have instant ghost. I was always afraid of the "Trick" in Trick or Treat, I always hoped the folks along the way would be benevolent benefactors and not require a song or the poor semblance of a joke and send us on our way with "Thank You" as payment enough. As I matured at the age of 8 and felt I had suffered enough humiliation, I now took on a new role still requiring costuming and relieved my parents of escorting my younger brother in a designed 2 block maximum route in the neighborhood. My brother was of a thespian nature and was prepared for encores after his opening trick while I feigned a cough and sore throat for sympathy candy. I was finally relieved of duty at the age of 12 as my brother joined his friends from then on. Little did I know I was to fall under the tutelage of my older brother for the next chapter of Halloween...To be continued
The Iowa State Cyclones take on the Kansas Jayhawks this Saturday in Big 12 action. Join us as we begin our football Saturday with the Cyclone Gameday Show beginning at 7 am, kick off set for 11 am on the hometown station of the Cyclones 1430 KASI.