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<\/a>Grumpy cat pumpkin.<\/p><\/div>\n
The year before that, I was thrilled by this photo of a pumpkin carved to look like rapper Rick Ross.<\/p>\n
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I was so amused by the inclusion of Ross’s notorious self-portrait necklace<\/a> that I tracked down the rap-o-lantern creator and interviewed him for the Huffington Post.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO READ THAT STORY.<\/a><\/p>\n I also dug up a Halloween photo from 2001.\u00a0 My friends and I went as “four bad-ass chicks from the Moulin Rouge<\/a>.” We brought along one fine-lookin’ pimp.<\/p>\n From left: Me, Colin, Debra, Kara and Stef.<\/p><\/div>\n We had a lot of fun with our makeup.<\/p>\n From left: Stef, WendyB, Kara.<\/p><\/div>\n Halloween was especially exciting that year. We were all still traumatized by 9\/11<\/a>. The smell and the smoke from the ruins was in the air for weeks. I recall it as still being present at Halloween, but perhaps that’s a false memory. Anyway, it seemed like a big deal to go out and act normal and lighthearted. I got my first digital camera specifically for the occasion. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are some “vintage” pumpkin photos for Halloween. Last year, gorgeous blogger Susan of Une femme d\u2019un certain age paid tribute to FitzRoy the cat in pumpkin form. The year before that, I was thrilled by this photo of a pumpkin carved to look like rapper Rick Ross. I was so amused by the inclusion…<\/p>\n![\"halloween2001group\"](\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/halloween2001group.jpg\")
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