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Vacation '58 by John Hughes (National Lampoon)

Christmas ’59 by John Hughes (National Lampoon)

All in all it was a pretty exciting Christmas, what with the relatives and the presents and the fun and the cops and Aunt Hazel’s dog blowing up in our living room. Mom and my Aunt Martha wanted to have one of those fun old-fashioned Christmases that people on TV have, where everybody wears ties…

February 9, 2024 in John Hughes, National Lampoon.
Vacation '58 by John Hughes (National Lampoon)

Vacation ’58 by John Hughes (National Lampoon)

Read John Hughes’ Original National Lampoon Vacation Story That Started the Movie Franchise In 1979, National Lampoon magazine published the future director’s fictitious tale of a family trip gone horribly awry. THR reprints the tale that launched an iconic movie series … “If Dad hadn’t shot Walt Disney in the leg, it would have been…

February 20, 2021 in John Hughes, National Lampoon.
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The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry

The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry

I was thinking the other day I don’t have near enough O. Henry. in fact, I don’t have any. Time to fix that. Why not start with one of his best stories, the Ransom of Red Chief. The story first appeared in the July 6, 1907 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. It has been […]

Death Bed Jerry

Death Bed Jerry

But there was no stopping Brother Jerry when he set his mind to something. He could hear his people as they started singing down below. First, just the soft whisper of a tune; but then, as more people joined in, it was almost like a church choir. It was time for a song … I […]

California Sober

California Sober

With special guest star, Chemise Lacoste. Also, special guest appearances by Ted Handsome and Fletch…   My last acid trip: it wasn’t good. In fact, it was a total disaster. California sober, my ass. I had just come from the Grateful Dead concert and was having so much fun I wasn’t ready to come down yet. […]

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