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The Seventies Show!
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Enough time and emotional healing has happened that I feel I can talk about this now...
....but some years ago I visited a Toy and Collectibles store in Massapequa, NY called The Land Of Oos and Oz... a wonderful place to discover - filled with rows and rows of old vintage toys and memories! I was looking around, heading towards the back of the store, when I noticed an area that was roped off with Police tape and a sign which warned "Enter At Your Own Risk" and I let out an audible chuckle.
The owners must have a Halloween section, I assumed (although it was in the middle of the Summer) and this must be a whimsical, playful warning - so I didn't give it much thought and stepped around the bend - which led to an aisle mostly filled with vintage old dolls and puppets. I noticed there was no way to simply walk through this aisle as it led to a back wall - so if you wanted to leave you'd have to double back and exit out where you came in.
The rest of the store was well-lit and bright - but this section was fairly dim and had an overhead fluorescent light which flickered and sputtered. I began to feel somewhat at unease without knowing exactly why. Then I thought I heard the sound of crinkling cellophane - my eyes darted to the right and the sound stopped - and then I focused in on THIS....
Three puppets from the old Mr Roger's Neighborhood children's show - I didn't even know these existed. I found myself whispering to myself "Oh... King Friday... The Owl... and Lady Elaine Fffff..." I couldn't even say the whole name and I suddenly got a rush of adrenaline. The hairs stood up on the back of my neck. The fluorescent light flickered. Every bone in my body instinctively told me to run - but I couldn't...
...I just stared...
...and then it MOVED!!...
...and then it MOVED AGAIN!!
SHE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE BOX!!!!!!
Shifting left and right - that was the crinkling sound I heard!! Good Lord - - am I hallucinating??? Everything after that was a blur... all I know is that somehow, by the grace of God - I got out of there in one piece. When I got home there was a piece of Police tape in my teeth.
I never spoke of this again.... until now.
Figment of my imagination? A trick of the light? Maybe an earthquake? I'll never know... somethings are better left unanswered...
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The Seventies Show!
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| Terry Toner & me... |
We'll be knocking down the docks AGAIN as
Haunted Barn Museum and Goshen Historical
present
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
Part of the "Unearthing the Past" series,
join us in August for the excitement.
Movie artifacts on display. Refreshments.
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society
366 Main Street, Goshen NY 10924
(845) 294-6606
Hours
Mon-Thurs 9am - 8pm
Fri 10am - 6pm
Sat 9am - 5pm
Sun Closed
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