Happy Halloween! Our recent No, You Tell It “Hell Gate” show featured an original zine titled “The Hell Gate Kid on Holiday” created by A. King McCarty that was given to all audience members as a parting gift.
The zine—which A. King McCarty then adapted into a song she performed at the show—and the entire evening was inspired by Bob Singleton of the Greater Astoria Historical Society’s poem “The Legend of the Hell Gate Kid.”
Learn more about upcoming GAHS events here.
Watch this Halloween treat created by Tim Lindner for a taste of this magical night:
The zine illustrated the line “The Saw Lady witch plays an uncanny tune.”
Can you spot Natalia ‘Saw Lady’ Paruz on the page in the photo below? This line in the poem references her performance for the Greater Astoria Historical Society’s Halloween event at Socrates Sculpture Park about 20 years ago.
I love it when art inspires art, and in this case we had so many forms of art mingling: music, poetry, storytelling, drawing – so many creative juices!
– Natalia ‘Saw Lady’ Paruz
Give a listen to the swapped stories inspired by the Hell Gate Bridge on the No, YOU Tell It! podcast.
Take a look below at the full poem and some of the historical insights behind the lines.
