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Smashing Pumpkins???

Do you have extra pumpkins lying around? What better way to enjoy those squash plants called a pumpkin….than putting the squash back into them! There is many things you can do with a Halloween pumpkin, you can either eat it, carve it, toast the seeds, pumpkin pie it….or have a good ‘ol time… smashing it! I have seen people with slingshots flinging them into the air, and heard of other ways to put pumpkins to good leftover use. Local zoos also give them to their elephants. But a local radio station (K-bull 93.3) gave away $6000 in prizes to the person who could get the most pumpkins in the sunroof of an older beat up car. The pumpkins are dropped from the tower of Trolley Square in Salt Lake city Utah…I thought hmmmm….why not go check it out! Everyone that wanted to throw a pumpkin had to be in costume. There were a lot of different costumes. The one I thought was cutest (Curious George theme) The dad was the man in the yellow hat, the son a monkey (curious George) which was very clever. So the parade of vampires, jelly belly beans, monster, big bird and not to forget Pumpkin head Harvey marched up the winding stairs with two pumpkins in hand. Once at the top they each took a turn heaving a pumpkin over the edge, trying to make it in the sunroof. Some were able to get pieces in the sunroof; some didn’t even make it close. One of my favorite drops was the one that took the passenger side mirror …Clean off! It came down to 3 people who made it in the sunroof and they had a pumpkin war…The man in the yellow hat was able to hit all 6 that he threw in the sunroof. It was interesting to watch. I even got hit by a piece of flying pumpkin! Next year I just might go, as who knows…. a flying monkey or a pumpkin and join in the fun! Of course they did do free give always to the people who watched as well. Believe it of not but the man in the yellow hat…his wife won a free gift card! Talk about their lucky day!

Another fun way to see smashing pumpkins in action is to check out Devin Grahams video, with music to set the tone and with the camera catching every detail on the break in slow motion your not going to miss a thing!

.http://youtu.be/4bALl6dhVRk