Halloween is right around the corner, and the holiday has some of your favorite country stars getting into costumes, and recalling memories of Halloweens past.
As a child, Dierks Bentley says Halloween was all about fireworks and blowing up stuff around his home. “Growing up in Arizona, we couldn’t get ’em, so we’d have ’em shipped in illegally. We were all about M-80s in the mailboxes and bottle-rocket wars.” As a father of two girls, he now takes costume pointers from his daughter Evie.
Audio: Dierks Bentley talks about the Halloweens of his childhood.
Dierks Bentley (Halloween) OC: … …around home. [laughs] :23
“Oh, when I was a kid, I was all into fireworks. Growing up in Arizona, we couldn’t get ’em, so we’d have ’em shipped in illegally. I still remember the name of the guy we’d call. His name was Joe, and he’d bring in, ship ’em in a package with no writing on ’em. We were all about M-80s in the mailboxes and bottle rocket wars. To me, as a kid, Halloween was fireworks, was blowing up stuff around home. [laughs]”
Audio: Dierks Bentley reveals what he and the rest of his family will be dressing up as this Halloween.
Dierks Bentley (2011 Halloween) OC: …know about. :45
“Evie’s got, uh, yeah, she’s already got her Halloween costume picked out. She’s decided what everyone’s gonna be this year in our family. So, she’s gonna be The Little Mermaid, and then her younger sister’s gonna be a crab. I think his name is Sebastian. I don’t know The Little Mermaid that well, but she’s decided Jordan’s gonna be the crab. And she wants me to be Swiper, who’s a character from a TV show called Dora, The Explorer. So, I don’t think they make mid-30-year-old male Swiper costumes, so if any fans want to submit one, or if you see me in Joanne’s fabric store putting together like a superhero kind of costume, that’s because I love my daughter and that’s who she wants me to be. She’s in charge. I think she has Cassie going as Dora. So, maybe there’s something secretive thing going on between Dora and Swiper that we don’t know about.”
FYI: Swiper’s description is “a sneaky fox with a blue mask and gloves, who is the antagonist of the TV series and appears in nearly every episode.As his name implies, Swiper steals or attempts to steal key items that help Dora on her adventures. Clever as he is, Swiper never manages to take Dora completely by surprise; an ominous ‘whisking’ sound is always audible just prior to his appearances…he is also considered a master of disguises.”
