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Biggest At PS24 a pop, the Boomstick is smothered in enough garnish to feed a family of four with all the condiments of the season.

Stuck in its own kind of development hell for nearly a decade, Doom (otherwise known as Doom 4) is a back-to-basics run out for the series - buckets of blood, over-the-top weapons and more demons to turn into gory puddles than you can shake a boomstick at.

Music Mojo Ride, Boomstick, Heavy Necker, Sean Erhartic with Eratic Devine, 1:30 p.m.; Broken Tail Rescue Fundraiser with Kung Fu Grip, Elliot and The Ghost and more, 8 p.m.

The hilarious activities of Druscilla and her cat Drizzle, not to mention her uncooperative donkey and feather-donating chickens make for a fascinating story of the invention of the magic flying boomstick! "Druscilla's Halloween" is a combination of practicality and magic, of belief and persistence, and Druscilla's determination demonstrates that valuable talents can be hidden in very strange packages.

Music Mojo Ride, Boomstick, Heavy Necker, Sean Erhartic with Eratic Devine, 1:30 p.m.; Broken Tail Rescue Fundraiser with Kung Fu Grip, Elliot & The Ghost and more, 8 p.m Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St., Worcester.

I like prowling gun shops, pokin' around in George's Guns or Bob's House of Boomsticks looking for that one great bargain--the minty '03-A3, that as-new five-screw Smith & Wesson N-Frame, whatever--and I'll see a copy of Shooting Industry on the counter.