Welcome to day 3 of the Birthday Murder Mystery Giveaway. Tonight we
have the next featured shop from our
big giveaway and a special
one day only giveaway!
We also have the next clue in our Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt. Play
along and you'll have the chance for 15 extra entries. And, since it's Friday, we have the first birthday themed Fear Friday post. First off
lets get to our featured item of the night from
Laughing Vixen Lounge.
Purchase any item(s) from
Laughing Vixen Lounge through August 31st and get 10% off your order. Use code AUGUST10 at checkout.
Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt Clue - Day 2
Each
day you'll find the next clue in our Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt. It
will be hidden within an item listing inside one of the
participating shops. You'll be given a hint as to where the main
clue is hiding. Collect all the clues and you can get an extra 15
entries in the big giveaway. Make sure to read all the fine print on how
to submit your answers on the main
giveaway page! Do not post the clues anywhere on the blog.
Day 2
The rain begins to fall as the first cars start to arrive. Find the next clue to reveal what event is taking place.
Today's clue is hiding in
Laughing Vixen Lounge.
Need a little help finding the clue? "A colorful day at the seashore"
Once you've found the clue come back here and post "I found it!" in the comments. Just don't post the clue! 8)
Featured Shop - Laughing Vixen Lounge
Laughing Vixen Lounge is a one woman show run by me, Kris, from
just outside Portland, Oregon. The Lounge is proud to bring you Bangles,
Baubles and other Needful Things. It's also this Vixen's birthday today and we are celebrating with a special one day only giveaway!!! Keep reading 8)
The Lounge is full of compact mirrors, bracelets and necklaces all in fun pop culture designs. I love
doing custom orders! Just ask. Some might notice that the pendants are missing from the shop. They will be back very soon with new and improved settings. I will also be adding lockets, rings and new bracelet styles. Lots of new stuff soon!
The Lounge is also your first choice in Supernatural inspired jewelry.
Our SPN designs have gone out all over the world and to many a SPN
Convention. They have even been seen in a photo or two with our
customers and the boys themselves! Woohoo!!! If you're a fan of the show
I'm sure you'll find our designs are the best around.
You'll have a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to the shop. Use it on anything and everything! Enter now on the main
giveaway page.
TODAY ONLY - Today is this Vixen's birthday! To celebrate I'm giving away a compact mirror of your choice. To enter simply visit
Laughing Vixen Lounge
and take a look around. Come back here and post a comment telling us
your favorite item(s) and/or what kind of design(s) you would like
to see offered in the shop. Have fun! Contest runs from 12 midnight to
11:59 pm August 3, 2012 (PST). Winner will be chosen at random and announced tomorrow.
While you're at
Laughing Vixen Lounge use the code AUGUST10 at checkout and receive a 10% discount off your purchase.
Come
back tomorrow for the next featured shop and the next scavenger hunt
clue. Oh, and don't forget to enter the
big giveaway. You could walk
away with some fabulous to-die-for goods from all 12 of our shops!
Fridays at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog are Fear Fridays where we review a
different horror/scary/thriller/classic horror movie. Tonight our Fear
Friday movie is keeping with our Birthday theme...
Fear Friday - Happy Birthday To Me
Tagline - Pray You're Not Invited To The Party
John Will Never Eat Shish Kebab Again
Six of the most bizarre murders you will ever see
R.S.V.P or die!
Directed by J. Lee Thompson and released on May 15, 1981 by Columbia
Pictures. Virginia (Melissa Sue Anderson) belongs to the most popular
clique at her private school. She's happy, doing well in her classes and
having fun. One problem though is that chunk of her memory she lost
after that nasty little car accident last year. Oh yeah, and the fact
that all of her friends are being killed off one by one!
I thought this was an appropriate choice for this week's selection
since it's my birthday. I remember when
this movie came out in the theater but I was a little too young to have
seen it then. But I do remember lots of kids talking about it and the
famous shish kebab scene that was used on the posters and cover of the
VHS box. I watched this and if you grew up during
the slasher era of the 80's, or are just a fan of the genre, it's a
fun little movie. No great acting or writing here but isn't that half
the fun? If you're old enough to remember watching "Little House on the
Prairie" then you will recognize our main character as Mary Ingles. Wow,
what a departure!
If you haven't seen it, or it's been a long while, give it a play. It's good cheesy fun with a nice twisty twist ending.
Take a look at the original trailer...
A little trivia about the movie...
1. Most ads and posters for film carried a
photo of a young man about to be orally impaled with a skewer of meat
and vegetables, with the slogan "John Will Never Eat Shish Kebab Again."
However, there is no character in the movie with this name.
2.
Many fans were upset with the 2004 DVD release from Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment because, not only did it have a completely different cover
to that of the infamous original poster and VHS cover, it featured a
disco score in place of the atmospheric piano piece that originally
played over the opening credits in theaters and VHS releases. In 2009,
Anchor Bay/Starz Home Entertainment re-released the DVD using the
original poster as the cover and restoring the original music over the
opening sequence.
3. The press reported that in order
to keep the "twist" ending a secret several endings were shot. This is
untrue but helped hide the fact that while shooting, the film had no
ending. The script was written with one ending that made sense to the
story, but did not have a twist. So producers proceeded to film while
tinkering with a twist. This explains why there is no build up to the
ending.
