Halloween Countdown: October 17 - rolling bones

I dunno, I think it's kind of necromantic!

Well, I thought it was funny.

In all seriousness, she is a bit on the skinny side and terrible at making conversation, though I have been told that the sex is fantastic.

XTC - Poor Skeleton Steps Out (from Oranges & Lemons, 1989) - If there's one thing I have learned from a life of popcult immersion, it's that "xylophones = skeletons." Vibraphones, too, though the verdict is still out on the marimba's association with the restless dead.

Halloween Countdown: October 11 - bone to pick

There's a rumble in the graveyard tonight! Pass it on!

Mack Allen Smith - Skeleton Fight (from a 1964 single; collected on Monster Bop, 1994) - All the cool cats and kittens who have passed from this world with honor are gathered by the King's sweet betties and delivered to the Juke Joint of Glory. There they jive and wail and slick back their hair in preparation for the coming Ragna-rockabilly.