David Thayer

<p> My review of Steve Hockensmith’s latest novel ON THE WRONG TRACK is up at January Magazine. Steve’s main characters are the Amlingmeyer Brothers, a very tough name for your reporter to spell correctly, so I’m asking Steve so shorten it up on behalf of reviewers everywhere. Otto is good: palindromes are great.

<p> Niagara won the playin game so now they face Kansas. The Purple Eagles are my Dad’s alma mater, and I use to listen to their games on the radio. They shouldn’t have trouble with the Jayhawks, unless the game extends beyond the five minute mark.

<p> No word from Andrew Lloyd Webber on the musical WELLINGTON LEG. This may be due to the earl’s disappearance or simply because blog based musicals haven’t fared well. Our own WELLINGTONIENNE has yet to ink a book deal despite three blog entries since the first of the year. Three! I thought Salon or the Observer pegged that as a magic number. Is the cultural press reliable?

<p> On the shag carpet: the Wellington Leg Literary Faire is shaping up as the largest in the event’s history. Publishing guru, Walt of Goth, will explain how slaughtering a lamb in the correct manner is an excellent predictor of success. Everyone in the audience will receive a complimentary lobster bib for this year’s demonstration. “We’re sparing no expense,” said organizer Prudentia Chalfont-Smythe. She also reports that the memoir category has been expanded to include documented, prolonged hallucinations. The cost of each entry remains at five dollars per head: if you bring an extra one, you will be charged. “No exceptions,” vowed DCI Borchardt. As always gastropods get in free.

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