Blackjack Mulligan

I received word from an old buddy that I hadn't heard from in nearly 30 years... back when I was 8th grade in Terre Haute, Indiana. [He found me through classmates.com.] At any rate, as we fondly remembered the "good old days," we began to talk about tv wrestling.

My favorite wrestler was a huge Texan named Blackjack Mulligan. Yeah, that's him pictured to the left. He was usually teamed with Blackjack Lanza [they held the "world title" on a couple of occassions and were managed by Bobby Heenan]. I used to watch pro wrestling on tv several times a week, and would go to see it live when it came to town or when my dad would take us to Indianapolis to see the "big" matches. I was a die hard wrestling fan until 9th grade. As I grew older I would occasionally catch it on the tube... later, as my sons grew older I found myself watching it more often as they enjoyed it. Still, the Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin and the rest of today's "Superstars" would have had their hands full facing Mulligan and Lanza managed by "Pretty Boy" Bobby Heenan!

Sammy Terry

The scary looking guy to the left is Sammy Terry. If you grew up in the midwest, there's a good chance that you watched and enjoyed him as he hosted "Nightmare Theater" out of Indianapolis back in the mid 60's through the 80's.

I used to love staying up late to watch the monster movies that he presented. Thanks to Sammy and his "Nightmare Theater," I discovered the classics ("Bride of Frankenstein," "The Thing," "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and many others]. Sammy would come on to introduce the movie and tell bad jokes... he would then be back after commercial breaks with more bad jokes... and of course, he would end each show wishing everyone "pleasant nightmares."

I was happy to find a site dedicated to Sammy, the scariest guy that we all loved!

Line of Sight

"One of the rules... you don't mess with married women. It's tempting, sure. Forbidden fruit. He got, I want. But you're only buying trouble and there's enough trouble to be had for nothing."

Ray Dolan finds out just how much trouble can be had, when his infatuation with a married woman turns to murder. Line of Sight by Jack Kelly is one of the best books that I've read in a long time. If you're a fan of crime writers such as Andrew Vachss, James M. Cain, Jim Thompson, Frank Miller and Walter Mosely or if you love film noir... movies like "Double Indemnity," "Body Heat," and "Out of the Past" then you're going to love this book. You can read more about it by clicking [Here] or on the picture to the left. (And ya gotta love the novel's cover!)

Line of Sight rates an "A+"