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After much self-deliberation I decided to not hand out candy this Covid-cursed Halloween. Not that I expect many trick or treaters anyway. But not wanting to just leave the house dark and hope nobody comes to the door, I wanted to do something fun instead. So I drew this picture.
I have an old tripod projector screen I got for free at work, that I like to use in the living room with a projector I picked up on eBay for $65. It looks like this.

Here’s a simulation of what I’m planning to do, weather permitting. Halloween evening on Saturday, I’ll put the screen on the front porch and display the message announcing that we aren’t offering candy.

The Beatles cartoons produced for TV in the 60’s don’t have a good reputation, but producer Al Brodax later redeemed himself with Yellow Submarine. The TV cartoons found their way to the Internet Archive a year ago, and they’re still there.
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Before he was Charles McGill, before he was David St. Hubbins, and before he was Lenny Kosnowski, Michael McKean was a kid with a drawing of himself by legendary cartoonist Jack Davis.
Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. Lot of years… Thought I'd share a pic of the 10 year old me, by the great Jack Davis. pic.twitter.com/Pe3pLh1sxk
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) October 18, 2020