A Capella

The more conservative you are, the more boldy and gorgeously you sing. It’s one of the few things I deeply love about conservative Protestants. They sing to beat down the devil, and they often succeed. We went to the hymn sing at Silver Dollar City. The folks down there are mostly conservative Protestants. We sat […]

Turman’s Top Ten Dark Rides, Part 2

6. Horizons– formerly EPCOT (RIP): I didn’t realize that among Disney fanatics (of whom I am only barely, sort of, sometimes one), Horizons was so popular. We loved riding it because there was never a line, and there was so much cool stuff to see. Horizons was about The Future. People living Under the Sea, […]

Reunited

A small cottage, an attic apartment, on the first cold morning of the year. A drawer opens. Long underwear: Oh, good morning. Yibbet: Hi. LU: You wanna…? Y: Yeah. Ugh. LU: It’s been so long. I don’t think I’ve seen you since…. Y: Long time. Yep. LU: Maybe March? Or did we get together in […]

Turman’s Top Ten Dark Rides, Part 1

Spook-a-rama, Coney Island: When I rode on this a couple of summers ago, I was so thrilled I smiled all day. This is the lamest, most glorious thing. Ancient tracks and ride vehicles that make you feel like it’s 1945, and a ride through the crummiest Halloween robots flailing around pathetically. Still, I screamed the […]