Posted by Samhain_Dream at d194-241.uoregon.edu on October 30, 2001 at 22:28:43:
In Reply to: Hey. I made that mistake too. posted by Smalls on October 30, 2001 at 18:59:23:
: : Have you been reading my posts?
: : Any reference to "sexy men" is because I'm gay. I'm not a woman.
: Not so much, though partly that... but I guess "Samhain" seems feminine for some reason. It's interesting how often gender gets confused when someone thinks a nick is masculine or feminine.
: Mike
I took from the ancient Halloween festivals by the Druids. Blame my boss from last summer who "introduced" me to Pagan history. But it works well for me.
As for the band Samhain ("Sow-win"), I admit the name is what got me interested. But some of their music is pretty good. Have you heard "November Coming Fire"? That and they have lots of good satire of Fundamentalist Halloween panic in INITIUM. I definitely like the Misfits better though.