WIP: DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS

A work-in-progress by Jeff Boggs

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 …

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In order to write this novel, I have tried to immerse myself into the world of Mykel and Clint. Since Mykel works at a radio station and is living in the college dorm, I try to listen to the music they would be hearing on the radio. I had two Ipod. One stopped working and …

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Once again I have been fooling with A-I programs to create versions of how I see my characters in THE DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS. “THE BIG THIRTEEN HUNDRED K-I-DOUBLE-L! HEY HEY, I’M LOVABLE LANCE, THE MAN WITH THE MUSIC TO MAKE YOU DANCE! THAT WAS BOB DYLAN ASKING THE MUSICAL QUESTION ‘CAN YOU PLEASE …

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Vote on the classic country song playing on the radio in Clint’s Ford Mustang!

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.

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 …

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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.

Julie sat silently, looking at Mykel. She noticed there was a tear in his eye. “Mykel, in all the years we’ve been married, you’ve never told me about this part of your life. This was quite a little adventure. You stopped a kidnapping, dated a pretty blonde girl and was on a radio station that …

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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.

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 …

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