The Ghost of Colonel Sanders and Others

Since my earlier postings about Ghosts in Union Suits, I have heard from others of you like this email from Kyle:

"Chris: how about the ghost of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder, Colonel Harland David Sanders, featured in your old posting of August 3, 2016*.  

His ghost wore a white union suit! ...Kyle, Olympia, WA"

Here's "Michael's Ghost." This haunt, dressed in only his underwear, was caught as the moon rose, outside a garage:

And here's another ghost at the top of a stair case seen in a red union suit, again refuting my theory that ghosts only appear in white underwear... 

*BTW: here's the posting from my blog of August 3, 2016 that Kyle referred to. Apparently, the colonel died in his long underwear as his ghost came back dressed in only a union suit...

Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders:
                         Union Suit Fan

Actor Norm Macdonald in a Union Suit
KFC Commercial

Colonel Sanders, southern gentleman, no doubt
wore long-handled Union Suits under his
Famous White Suit

Humorous Commercial Featuring
the Colonel in Long Underwear


Thanks to All of You who sent in Ghost Photos!!

Ghost in The House, Ghost in My Bed, 

Ghost in Long Underwear, Ghost That I Dread!

                      Ghost In A Red Union Suit

Speaking of a ghost wearing a union suit which I was in my last posting of Retro Jeff's “Resident Ghost,” Beth Armstrong had a real life incident with an apparition that climbed into bed with her late one night. And just as I concluded that ghosts worth their salt wear only white union suits, along comes Beth who experienced a ghost wearing long red underwear. Here's her story:

“This event took place in August of 1993 in Minot, North Dakota. My husband was working out of town and I was home alone. It was 2:05 am as I could see the clock on my nightstand. I had been sleeping several hours when, all of a sudden, I felt somebody in bed with me! I was absolutely terrified. I knew I would be attacked any second! Someone must have broken into the house.

“Heart pounding, I lay there, adrenaline flowing full force, waiting for him to make his move. After lying there several minutes, getting my fear under control, I realized this man was sound asleep. He was not snoring, like my husband would have been, but he was fast asleep. Another 20 minutes went by while I laid very quietly...he was still asleep.

“By this time I had calmed down somewhat and realized the strangest thing, I loved this man. I loved him more than I had ever loved anyone and knew in my heart he would not harm me. But, still I was afraid to wake him up. I thought to myself, is this man real? I decided to find out without waking him. Very slowly, very carefully, I reached over and touched him... everywhere... except on his face. I pulled off his blanket which he had apparently pulled over himself when he slipped into bed with me. I took my time about all this as I did not want to wake him. He was a real, live, breathing man. He was much smaller than my husband, had reddish blonde hair, a beard, and was wearing red long underwear! I think his underwear was called a union suit back in the old days.

“Looking at him, I still had no idea who he was except for the fact that I loved him! By this time the adrenaline rush had worn off and I was exhausted, worn out, thinking about this barefoot stranger next to me in a red union suit.

"I was so very, very tired, I went back to sleep. When I woke in the morning, he was gone. I have often wondered, why didn't I check myself out? Was I me, in my present body? If he was wearing long red, old-timey underwear, what would I have been wearing? I think possibly, I may have slipped back into another time period and another life. Perhaps as a pioneer woman. I have never had this happen before or since, and I don't want this to happen ever again."

Ghost in the Attic, Ghost on the Stair, Ghost in the Parlor, Ghost in Underwear!

                                  Resident Ghost

Apparitions are nothing new to our public discourse. People swear they've sensed and, often times, seen them throughout the centuries. Many of us have had ghostly experiences. 

Much has been written about them. Charles Dickens' book, A Christmas Carol, comes immediately to mind. Movies have been produced celebrating various paranormal beings and events. How about my posting last fall featuring Ghostbusters II  in my companion blog, Union Suit Fans in the Limelight?! See my review of October 10, 2022. That film had some really scary, paranormal scenes. Even now, the hairs on the back of my neck are standing up just thinking about that movie and the challenges those fellas went through. 

A few nights ago, I watched Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis as Dr. Malcolm Crowe and Haley Joel Osmet as Cole Sear, a little boy who's haunted by “dead people.” I had not viewed this great movie in many years and had forgotten just how excellent the story line was. There were a ghost or two featured therein.

At about the same time, I received an email from Retro Jeff of Illinois. Jeff told me about a "resident ghost" who haunts his home, a 175 year old Greek Revival two story which he has extensively furnished with hundreds of items, dating from 1820 to 1870. In keeping with the historic character of his captivating residence, not surprisingly, Jeff admits to wearing union suits. He tells me, “I'm retro right down to my underwear!”

It begs the question then, as they say, why wouldn't his home make the perfect haunt for a ghost from the 19th century. Well, according to Jeff, it does! And, he can prove it. A photo is worth a thousand words.

Apparently, the apparition wanders about the house, turning up here and there. The curious thing about Jeff's resident ghost is that it too wears long underwear, the one-piece, button down the front, kind. While Jeff chooses to wear red, gray and white long underwear, he is yet to see his apparition appearing in anything but a white union suit. I suppose any self-respecting ghost would not be caught dead, 'er I mean alive, wearing say, a red union suit. No, I imagine, a ghost's underwear would most assuredly be white.   

Oh, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Jeff's doppelganger ghost never floats around without his black top hat. Not a believer? Skeptical? Well, One dark and stormy night, Jeff was able to snap a picture of this paranormal phenomenon!

Take a look and feel the hairs stand up on the back of your neck!

Resident Ghost

                A Big Shout Out to Jeff for Sharing His Hair-raising Story!