A frequent thorn in the side of Lovable Lance and K-I-L-L is Muriel Krampus. She is a member of a John Birch Society affiliate group called Concerned Women of the Ozarks. She brings him petitions from citizens of Springville who want K-I-L-L to stop playing rock and roll. Each time Lovable Lance rips them up …
Mykel & Sherry go to the Lake of the Ozarks to ride the Captain Larry Don, eat corn dogs, drink lemonade, buy some Dam Candy, and Sherry meets Mykel’s junior high crush & her creepy boyfriend.
Could this children’s book, from 1966, influenced me to write THE DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS???
As I have mentioned on this webpage before, I listen to the music of the point in time that this novel takes place. Part of the novel revolves around Mykel becoming an intern at the popular Top 40 radio station, K-I-L-L. I have made several playlist for my iPod and Spotify of the hits of …
This post is about a hit love song and a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, but it is not about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey.
NOTE: I am nowhere near finished with The Dynamic Duo of the Ozarks. However, I thought of a great ending, so I thought I would write it and share it with you. No major spoilers here. After all, in the first chapter, we learned that Clint was killed in Vietnam & Mykel is married to …
NOTE: This is a later chapter. Mykel is asked to help with a remote at a boat show. They needed a girl to model a swimsuit and Sherry volunteers. As with many radio remotes, things go wrong. We meet Lovable Lance’s rival from country radio station K-B-U-B, Cousin Clyde. Also pay close attention to the little boy. Comment if you pick up anything about him.
(This is an short, upcoming chapter for your enjoyment, as Mykel goes toe-to-toe with a snooty lady at a bank.) Mykel had not been home in two weeks. He had told his mother he would come home often, since Lemming was only 50 miles away. His roommate last semester, Ralph Jenkins, was hung over most …
UPDATE: I’ve added a Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page featuring these songs & a few extras from the summer of 1966. I wanted to make a quick point that when people compile list of great summer hits, at least 3 come from 1966. Among them is Billy Stewart’s blistering, hyper version of …
I just discovered this video, which goes perfectly with the subject of my novel. Here is the original “media influencer”, Dick Clark, promoting the “new” TV show Batman on American Bandstand. Even Dick’s Top 10 & some dancing at the end of the clip.
WIP: DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS 