Roadshow - Carbondale Illinois Halloween 1980

[@stevfargan8953]

Thank you for posting this. I remember meeting John Candy at the party where they were filming this. That is me dressed as David Bowie, Aladdin Sane, from 7:03-7:05 in the upper left frame of the video. My 2 seconds of fame.

[@Janster59]

cool bro!

[@sjmjandc]

It was at my house on forest !!

[@Onisun]

I immediately clocked Bowie in there! Nice costume, you from forty years ago!

[@davyhoffwurst1824]

Brings back memories of several Halloweens. They were great.

[@Wildman7ful]

Fun times back in the day.

[@eandsm4620]

Fun times. Thanks for posting.

[@santellavision]

I was there! Thanks for finding and posting this!! What a memory!

[@scotmotzny6344]

This is an amazing glimpse into the Halloween Celebrations that took place in Carbondale. Sadly, when I was a student there in the late 80's and early 90's the celebration was less about dressing up and more about just drinking (not that drinking wasn't always a part of it!) thanks for saving this piece of history!

[@starshipgraffiti]

The best candy for cdale halloween 1980 was..John candy

[@jd63636]

I Was there 1979 and 1980. Good times for sure.

[@lisatite9144]

Harold Grosowsky! One of the great teachers.

[@eandsm4620]

Yes!

[@jimhagarty5916]

Wow! What memories! I was there, don't know what I dressed up as. I recognized one of the guys, name is Craig and I know we crammed for a criminal justice/terrorism class. RA at Boomer 1 at the time. Thanks for sharing.

[@edlong9707]

I was at one of the first ones in 1974 when there were about 500 people and one block was closed. My last one was in 1978 when there were thousands of people and the street was closed from the Varsity Theater all the way to Merlins. I could not believe what it had become in just four years.

[@ronniecochran396]

And the early eighties became 50,000 easy. Whole dam strip shut down and became number 1party school nationwide. Thanks for the push start.

[@williamimboden9899]

I was there in 73-75 I think one of the first, impromptu, beer store sold out, naked people racing down main with naked chicks on their shoulders. The cops just turned their backs on the weed smokers. A naked dude was doing handstands on top of a building facade and fell off onto the awning. What mammaries !

[@ronniecochran396]

@@williamimboden9899 that was around the time Ray Stevens "The Streak" came out. My Mom worked at Thompsons point and Granel as a cook. Had a lot of streakers running around leaving her face red for quite some time. Though I never saw any on campus much,Cedar lake was the place to be in the summer at the cliffs. Air rafts and no tan lines as far as the eyes could see.

[@rustyayers8620]

I'm in there singing at 4:38. I had no idea!

[@nicksortal8517]

If I were guessing I'd see someone I'd know you'd be in the top 10

[@ryandunn6617]

Although I caught the tail end of the Halloween fun, some of the best times of my life were spent here. Fortunately, digital cameras and the internet didn't exist back then. C/O '96

[@amyunfried4182]

watching this from carbondale right now not partying anymore and dq just closed downtown this week

[@natalia_creates_more]

THIS IS MY TOWN THIS IS MY TOWN ILIVEHEREILIVEHEREILIVEHERE

[@sailinnight4048]

Love it!

[@ROLLINGHEAVYMAGAZINE]

The last house I lived in before I graduated was 307 W. Elm. Just down from Lost Cross. Good times. Now where do I find that SIU Jersey that guys wearing hahaha. That rules!

[@Julei_]

This is awesome!

[@debradeodell7]

This was Halloween at SIU back in my day!

[@keatonpestka5494]

You wouldn’t happen to have any of the old Carbondale Halloween shirts from back in the day would you?

[@LarryMoeCurly351]

Heard about it later. I think that was the year I went as a guy who choked on his own vomit. Apparently some people saw what I had mixed up, put on my jacket, and thought it was actual vomit. I could not have been prouder.

[@bonnieabbzug]

1:26 "Yeah, I didn't get made up." Classic Owens.

[@William1866]

@DaveIsDigitized I think his name is Craig Owens.

[@Janster59]

@@William1866 I remember him for sure!!!!

[@bahnzhoo]

John 😢❤😭

[@WeirdSoIL]

So John Candy is the reason for Unhalloween. Classic.

[@alcabane3125]

Does anyone know where i can watch the john candy roadshow episodes\ Himself (host) / various "Improvisational journalism" (at least 2 episodes)

[@GabrielTorrealbaAlfonzo]

The band Ultravox performed in Carbondale in 1980! Did not know that! Any memories from that show??

[@stevfargan8953]

I was at their show on campus at Shryock Auditorium. They mostly played songs from Vienna, their latest album. The band was also at the party with John Candy toward the end of the video.

[@LostCross]

Steel Pulse opened for them!

[@donbuck8110]

They were there but I had no money for a ticket too bad I loved that record Vienna. BTY lots of lots of bands were in Carbondale, REM, The Ramones , Talking Heads, Dylan and the Dead among others, I saw rhem all and I have to say Dylan and the Dead sucked

[@bonnieabbzug]

@@donbuck8110 REM performed in the commons area at the student center my Freshman year. They were really nice guys.

[@thunderdan007]

Was that Julie Brown with pcctv?

[@jessli369]

Love John Candy! Why was he there though? For a Halloween party?

[@gjbtlr]

Was that Robert Wuhl in the Saluki jersey?

[@ls705]

This is were I was from

[@theysay.cerulean]

Wow. Now we have Unofficial Halloween

[@LarrySamson-yu9go]

People drinking and having a good time. Then the rioters took over

[@eandsm4620]

That's why I would stay sober. More fun to watch the others!