Friday, February 20, 2015

Copper Dollar Ranch

    According to what I found online, the trial in the Copper Dollar Ranch murders of 1983 near my hometown of Newton, Iowa ended this afternoon. The defendant, Terri Supino, was acquitted. It appears that the jury delivered this verdict due to lack of evidence. Some may have been surprised about it, since she had a public defender and had way fewer witnesses to testify on her behalf. But the burden of proof in a court of law is on the prosecution. There will likely be some fallout from it. There was mention of possibly a lawsuit against the cable TV show that investigated this cold case.
    I went to two comedy shows tonight, at the same venue. The first was one where school bouncer performed as headliner. I liked being with the performers in the Green Room before the show, since I was out of the way of crowd-members arriving. So I said very little while there, not wanting to throw them off their game. Turtle check was MC, a replacement for someone else. Had to ask since he was not on the poster. He did ones about Clint Eastwood, changed shapes, Xanax and box pinot, a pharmacist, kitchen sponge, a cheap car, a swear word with an 'H', bow hunter, deer will scream, and throwing up. A dental assistant was next. He did ones about washing hands, Uncle Ben, vasectomy surgery on TV, spider in toilet, and unrequited love. Others are about friends remind you about dumb things, pushups and Gatorade, now none of us are happy, and waxing lip. School bouncer did ones about a 100-year-old woman, Rodney King, Blind Side, grew up in church, what if Christ was alive today?, purple at funeral, hip-hop tattoo, MC Hammer as a killer, pups and kittens in coat, an Ice Cube song, driving without insurance, keep little Reese, hot football game in Florida, Packer player chant, Fox sports and news, baby hand on flight, donate laundry, get Velcro, kid in field, and get his god-kid a bike.
   At the open-mic show, bus fare did ones about grab and go yogurt, ice and bees, put sandwich back together, McRib left menu, waiting for bus, and thrown out of horse show. School bouncer did ones about Cool Runnings, bobsled flips over, an appointment, and side effects. Mr. Pibb did ones about dating an identical twin, parent-trap, Fuddruckers, generic soda, and packing a toothbrush. Ragu did ones about an Olive Garden server, seeing a marriage proposal, growing up in Bloomington, and a Springsteen concert. Bathtub did ones about Dad wants cremation but no fancy urn, and a petting zoo at a wedding. Mason City did ones about a dirty text message, John Lennon tooth, Jurassic Park, Johnny Cash bio, rainbow dream, and an affirmation button. Others were about food at in-laws, and attacked by a cat. The fancy comic did ones about chocolate orchid, favorite person, wow that's fancy, wedding officiant, Serena Williams, and ham and cheese. Rut-roh did ones about bosses aren't cool, Apollo 13, rhetorical questions, spoiler alert, Smash Mouth on Twitter, and Charles dickens. Tortoise did ones about Matt McConaughey, George Washington, fedoras, 9 by myself, and pups and light-bulbs. Tupperware did the signature joke as well as gin and tonic in bathroom, life insurance, as well as residual guilt from church. International Falls did ones about dog rescue, the police dog poem, ground coffee, mom a hypochondriac, and eat placenta. A newer comic was wearing a Talking Heads shirt. He did ones about Social Security numbers, getting ice cream, pimping, and tattoos. 
   At work the political science guy had some weird ideas for mascots, since he has a warped sense of humor.   

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