Cats Like Us Blog — lifestyle

Aloha from Lake George, NY! The Cats Like Us crew took a roadtrip to The Tiki Resort to join in all the fun and excitement for the Ohana, Luau at the Lake. Upon arrival we checked into the hotel, registered and got our swag bags which included the Cats Like Us swizzle sticks! Aloha!!! After settling in and changing into some tacky Tiki goodness, we did the traditional, 'tour the grounds and pose for pictures'. We haven't been to The Tiki Resort or Ohana for a few years, so it was fun to re-discover everything. Of course many cocktails were...

I love to dress in theme, which may be why my favorite holiday is Halloween. This is the time of year I start planning my costume (only 133 daysuntil Halloween)... yes I plan this early! Most of my friends love Halloween too, so there's lots of costume parties and dances to attend. The past few years Andrew and I have been putting together couples' costumes, and every other year we switch who gets to choose the theme. Let me share with you some past costumes.... 2022 Our "big" costume was a couple's costume if there ever was one! We did...

Watercolor painting of Lon Chaney Sr. as The Phantom of the Opera by Monster Matt Patterson. You can haunt Monster Matt on the web: www.monstermatt.com Twitter: @1Monstermatt Facebook: www.facebook.com/MonstermattPatterson Come on back to the Cats Like Us blog for the last Monday of every month for some more Monster Matt madness! -Meagan Kyla

Ever wonder how the infamous brawls between Frankenstein's Monster and The Wolfman start off?  Here's one humorously painted (watercolors on paper) possibility... -Monster Matt   Hahaha! Thanks Monster Matt and we'll see you next month for Monster Matt Monday!   -Meagan Kyla

Mode Merr is one of the brands that Cats Like Us has carried since the very beginning. The brand epitomizes some of the best qualities of modern retro clothing - it's well made, creatively designed, classic, and just fun! It really appeals to not only the pinup girl and rockabilly hellcat, but every gal who wants to put a little retro with an edge in their wardrobe! The line is made by a gal named Angela that is so fun, creative and like minded, we thought you should get to know her a little better. I can't say enough good...

One of the true joys of operating our store has been the many, many wonderful people we have met, and friends made all over the world. Please allow me to introduce the Official Stand Up Comedian of Cats Like Us! O.K. well it may be a little corny, but we think she's pretty funny, and she wears Cats Like Us well! Here is an interview with long time customer, avid blogger, and retro style enthusiast April Richardson:   1. We discovered you just doing a search for (I can't remember) and were pleasantly surprised to find you talking up Cats...

We're excited to welcome (with a big howl) MonsterMatt Patterson to the Cats Like Us blog, without further adieu, it's time for....... From Ha-Ha! Horror: Which will be soon be published as a book! The Creature From the Black Lagoon, swims in most bodies of "drink."  He can't swim the Hudson River- it has everything, including the kitchen sink. -Matt Patterson You can haunt MonsterMatt on the web: www.monstermatt.com Monster Matt on Facebook Shop Monster Matt's joke book Come on back to the Cats Like Us blog for the last Monday of every month for some more MonsterMatt madness!  ...

My love of horror movies has never waned, actually the bloodier the better, so when I was approached by Rockabilly Zombie Weekend for a donation, it just seemed like a perfect fit! What is Rockabilly Zombie Weekend you might ask? It’s a movie being made by a group of independent filmmakers in Florida. The writer of the film is Tammy Bennett, she sounds like my kind of ghoul. After Tammy attended Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender she thought Rockabilly culture and zombies would make a great pairing and I couldn’t agree more. What’s it about? It takes place in Central...

image Hey cool daddy-o's, let us hip you hipsters to an artist who is wayyy out, El Gato Gomez! This gal can sure sling that paint and ink! Her art is out-of-this-world and we're not just talkin' about the subject matter.... image El Gato Gomez is wild! She's something else! Her subject matter ranges from animals (black cats, ya dig?) to monsters to architecture to sexy sirens to Tiki, all painted in her own unique style. image All the cats at Cats Like Us give this chick snaps for her crazy art. *Snap snap* We dig it. Ahem, ahem. Enough...

Pin up for Death Shriek(Fall 2012)-Monster Matt Patterson Monster Matt brings us some rib tickling rhymes! =================================== Hello Mother, Hello Father. Please send me cake. The food is awful here, at Camp Crystal Lake. There's one thing I have to ask - who is the lurking creep wearing a hockey mask?!   =================================== It's raining, It's pouring, The old Vampire Bat is soaring, Across the lake, to flee the stakes,  That Van Helsing is carving and scoring.   =================================== How many volts go through the neck bolts, of the Monster called Frankenstein? We have no account for the exact amount,...