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A night on the Town with a Pumpkin Named Jack

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The Jack-o-lantern that burns twice as bright often burns half as long
My Time with Jack
October 2022
I’ve been having such a good time with my Pumpkin, Jack.
I know our time is short. He inspired this Haiku.

Shine bright! Ain’t much time
Be like my Jack-o-Lantern
Compost bin awaits

I remember that magical night I carved you in my kitchen sink

See Ya! No Seatbelts. No Time. Gonna paint this grey town Orange!

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Not this one. Not for eating.

“It was a Zombie Jamboree. Took place in a New York Cemetery…
Back to back, belly to belly, don’t give a damn, done dead already” 
 We both love Harry Belafonte and Hostess Snoballs.

Don’t be shy now…

New dead friends

Damn! Pickleball was rained out. We wudda ‘squashed’ our opponent.

Jack’s first hot shower…

Jack patiently waiting in my Pirates Quarters while I get dressed…

Pumpkin got a little Smashed last night in San Francisco while dancing at The Verdi Club

Waiting for some souls to visit

Jack’s last supper

Jack passed on the pumpkin spice donuts. We had my favorite…glazed old fashioned.

Shine bright! Ain’t much time
Be like my Jack-o-Lantern
Compost bin awaits

“Don’t cry, I’ll be back next year” whispered Jack as he dropped these in my hand…

That was back in 2022… My Jack seeds have been sown. I can’t wait to paint the town orange with Jack this year…. He’s almost ready.

 

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Schatzie Frisch

Schatzie Frisch

‘Schatzie the Renegade Deli Heiress’ is a Bay Area native and a lover of San Francisco. Much of her humorous art and writing are a direct result of having been in close (a bit too close) proximity with the cold cut, *Headcheese, at her beloved parent’s Delicatessen (RIP). Schatzie is a Vegetarian, and the creator of the only “Headcheese" Art Gallery in the world. www.SchatzieFrisch.com

When Schatzie is not making fun of Headcheese, she has fun swing dancin', pumpkin carvin', pirate chasin', donut eatin' and uke playin' in ‘Schatzie’s Tropical Snoball Lounge’.

*Headcheese /ˈhed.tʃiːz : A cold cut that originated in Europe. Headcheese is not a dairy cheese. There is no cheese involved.