Driving into the sunset
A lot of stuff
eBay store – new items
Remember to check our eBay store for Christmas gift ideas. We’re adding items daily.
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We went to Irvington’s Spooky Organ Concert
Irvington is an historic neighborhood on the near eastside of Indianapolis. As part of it’s famed annual Halloween Festival, Our Lady of Lourdes Church was the site of a “Spooky Organ Concert” last night.
Our Lady of Lourdes main entrance
The free concert began at 6:00 PM, with the church sanctuary filled to capacity. Bach’s Fugue in G Minor opened the program played, of course, on the church organ. Very talented local musicians performed a variety of numbers including movie scores, Broadway hits and other spooky themes. We really enjoyed this delightful musical celebration of the Halloween season.
Spooky Organ Concert
Irvington is a historic neighborhood in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is known for its big Victorian style houses, haunting, ghosts and annual Halloween festival.
Tonight (10/19/2025) we are going to one of the festivities at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. It is a Spooky Organ Concert. It sounds interesting and we no idea what it will be like. It, also, gives us a chance to see all the Halloween decorations in the area.
For more info on Haunted Irvington visit https://www.irvingtonhalloween.com/events
Tootsie Toddy at Beef and Boards tonight
We had a delicious dinner and having a cocktail before the show.
Maj had a cold one
Looking forward to seeing “Tootsie” live on stage. We’ll have a review up in the next couple of days.
Haunted Hays Cemetery
Government shutdown stops union election at Indiana casino
The Addison Times and The Indianapolis Business Journal has reported that a scheduled union election at Caesar’s Horseshoe Casino, located about 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis, was indefinitely delayed by The National Labor Relations Board, due to the federal government shutdown.
More than 200 Horseshoe Indianapolis Casino workers plan to strike today. Teamsters Local 135 said the workers, dealers and floor supervisors are seeking union recognition. They proposed using a neutral third party to conduct the vote on the original Oct. 17 date. Teamsters President Dustin Roach said the strike aims to pressure Caesars to agree to the alternate election plan.
Horseshoe Indianapolis, now owned by Caesars Entertainment, employs around 1,400 people and was Indiana’s 2024 second-highest grossing casino with $336 million in revenue.
New classic items in our EBay store
We just listed several new items on our EBay store.
Blue glass insulator
Set of 3 clear glass ones
Pewter hanging wind chime: child dropping feed sack from the barn loft window
All are Swiss Army Knives, manufactured in various times from 1973 ’til 2011 with different tool configurations
Spooky house decorations for Halloween 2025
The weather was nice enough for a drive to a neighboring town for a couple of errands. We always enjoy seeing how others decorate for Halloween.
Relaxing on the front lawn
The bones band
The 90’s live (?) on today
A cluster of ghosts and goblins
A scary porch Wraith
Franklin, Indiana is south of Indianapolis, has interesting history and is a typical Central Indiana small town. There are a couple of sites in town that have alleged paranormal activity, which fits for the season.
Honoring a hometown basketball legend’s history
William “Bill” Leon Garrett was a basketball player, coach, educator, and a college administrator who is best known as the first African American to regularly play on a Big Ten Conference (Indiana University) varsity basketball team. His image, in his college basketball uniform, is proudly displayed on the Shelbyville Cagney’s Pizza King.
2024 mural of Garrett in his Big Ten IU uniform
Mural artist signature and information plaque
Shelbyville, Indiana, however remembers Bill Garrett as a member of the Golden Bears High School basketball team. That team won the State Basketball Championship in 1947, a feat yet to be repeated.
Details about the life and accomplishments of Bill Garrett
Garrett was drafted by the NBA Boston Celtics after college, but was at the same time drafted by the US Army for a two year stint during the Korean War. After he left the Army he was a Harlem Globetrotter for a while.
Photo of one of Shelbyville’s proudest moments
Garrett also had a highly successful career as the High School b-ball coach at Crispus Attucks in Indianapolis. He later became active in the administration of IUPUI Indianapolis. Both the Shelbyville HS Field House and the intermural fieldhouse at Indiana University are named after Bill Garett.
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