Daughter met Eddie Munster and Randy Parker at an all-night flea market

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“I met Ralphie’s little brother at the all-night flea market!”

“Did you tell him he was the most horrible person on Earth?”

“Sorta. He took it personally. I had to explain that it was through the quality of his acting that he stole A Christmas Story.”

“He was good in that. In a horrible way.”

“Butch Patrick was there, too.”

(later)

“I didn’t get much sleep over the weekend.”

“Whose fault is that?”

“Mine, but I met Eddie Munster.”

The last time I was at the all-night flea market all shopping was done by flashlight, and it was before I could get any LED flashlights, much less the one with 27 LEDs that I got at Harbor Freight for $3.49. It would be more fun these days, but my daughter neglected to tell me it was this past weekend until it was over.

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How fun! I met Butch Patrick many years ago at a haunted house attraction on Halloween. He let me hold his woofwoof :wink:

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Saw him play with his band “Eddie and the Munsters” at Penn State in the early 80’s… he attempted to stage-dive and no one caught him, resulting in a separated shoulder…

He is still performing in a punk rock band, with a (parsed) link to a NSFW song in spoiler box:

http:// www. Dr. Know - "Fist Fuck" Live at The Whisky - YouTube

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But what was Paul Ryan doing at the all-night flea market?

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It was at the Dupage County fairground. Dupage County has been very Republican–my rep was Henry Hyde and until January is Peter Roskam. He must’ve wanted to play to a sympathetic crowd. And nobody would see him sparkle in the dark.