Halloween in Texas

Although Texas is more well-known for big hats and oil wells, the state also has its share of ghosts and monsters. Ghosts are thought to occupy the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, the Driskill Hotel in Austin, and the Faust Hotel in Kerrville. La Llorona is believed to walk the banks of the Rio Grande, and the Lake Worth Monster and the Chupacabra are thought to lurk around in the Texas wilderness.

For Halloween, I have decided to share a song by Ray Wylie Hubbard. This little ditty is about an encounter with the devil. The narrator in the song is apparently on close terms with the Lord of Darkness because he calls him "Lou," which is, of course, short for "Lucifer." That gives me a chuckle, and I also dig the fact the Mister Hubbard quotes the 17th century English poet John Milton's Paradise Lost. Happy Halloween, y'all.