HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 

Here's a creepy man singing a creepy song for Halloween. He performed it in 1964 on American Bandstand.  The song starts at around 1:00. 

And, just in case you want to read along, here are the lyrics.  But you probably want to watch this guy's crazy expressions first.

THE MONSTER MASH

I was working in the lab, late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab, began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise

He did the mash, he did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash
He did the mash, he did the monster mash

From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes

They did the mash, they did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They did the mash, it caught on in a flash
They did the mash, they did the monster mash

The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolfman,
Dracula, and his son

The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The coffin-bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, 'The Crypt-Kicker Five'

They played the mash, they played the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They played the mash, it caught on in a flash
They played the mash, they played the monster mash

Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
Opened the lid and shook his fist and said
"Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist? "

It's now the mash, it's now the monster mash
The monster mash, it was graveyard smash
It's now the mash, it caught on in a flash
It's now the mash, it's now the monster mash

Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band
And my Monster Mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant too
When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you

Then you can mash, then you can monster mash
The monster mash, and do my graveyard smash
Then you can mash, you'll catch on in a flash
Then you can mash, then you can monster mash

Written by Leonard Capizzi, Bob Pickett • Copyright © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Reservoir One Music, Reservoir Media Management Inc

Honest! I didn't do it, Officer!

 

Here is part 1 of vocabulary about crime (and a couple of other words from this week).  There will be more to come.  https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=40614761

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Have a good weekend and stay out of trouble!

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Here are 18 additional words from this week's reading.  (We did the first 10 in class.  See below)

https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=39954222#activities/23

Charismatic

Chatty

Contemplative

Contends

Counterparts

disrespecting

Dominant

Overstimulated

Stand out

Retain

1.    Tim ______ that I’m wrong, but I think he is.

2.   I’m tired of my kids ________ me all the time.

3.   Introverts tend to be sensitive to __________.

4.   Although Tom is very charming and _________, he isn’t really a nice guy.

5.   I often feel ___________ when I walk in the park.

6.   I don’t like being around ________ people because they are too pushy.

7.   People who act or look different often _________ in a crowd.

8.   I don’t think our __________ in other classes work harder than we do.

9.   It’s hard to ________ good workers if the pay is low. 

     10.   I really like Mary, but she is too ________.  I always feel exhausted after our conversations.

Some More Awesome Vocabulary

We've had a lot of new vocabulary to conquer over the past week.  Don't squander this opportunity to practice all 25 words and expressions.  Cheers!

https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=39189021

I am going to give it a shot....

I always collect vocabulary that we've used in class to review.  On my list is "shot."  But I can't remember which definition we were talking about.  So, here are all of them!

https://www.google.com/#q=definistions+of+shot


I'll post more vocabulary later in the week.