In 2010, a Kansas City woman hired a hit man to kill her ex-husband, a used car dealer named George Cascone. As is the way of these things, the plot failed. Shortly thereafter, the media turned up and struck gold … Continue reading The George Cascone Night Thread Is a Hit
A couple days ago in the Day Thread, I discussed my family’s masochistic love of godawful Christmas music. I’m back with more. When I was very young, a family friend would distribute homemade cassette tapes of Christmas music every year. … Continue reading The Day Thread Gets Upsot
I’m on record as a Scrooge, especially when it comes to Christmas music. Here is where I confess my hypocrisy. One of my family’s most hallowed traditions is listening to absolute garbage Christmas music. Every year while I was growing … Continue reading The Day Thread Ate The Tinsel On The Christmas Tree
One of the most important decisions in a professional baseball player’s career is his choice of walk-up song. During the brief walk from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box, a roughly five to ten second long excerpt from a … Continue reading There’s a Timebomb in the Day Thread
The grind of the regular season is over, and now it’s time for baseball to get quick and cruel. With the Wild Card games now decided, use this space to discuss all things MLB as the march to the World … Continue reading 2021 MLB Playoffs Discussion Thread
Today is my dad’s birthday. The Music Man is his favorite movie, and he passed his love for it on to me, despite the fact that neither of us is keen on musicals in general. It is best known for … Continue reading The Night Thread is in Trouble
In which the circus comes to town Welcome to the first in a series of reviews focusing on the albums of Harry Nilsson. If you don’t know who Harry Nilsson is, well, you probably do. Just like some actors are … Continue reading Album Spotlight: Harry Nilsson – Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967)
