OK Boomer

The video of a young man with parkour skills dueling with an angry fast food customer who weilded a tree branch went viral, so viral that the New York Times covered the event in a delightful article.  Boomer and Jimmy Ahmuhdoofous bring the article to you.  It's a feel good funny story that ends up with free burgers (and an arrest).  

It's weird, it's quirky, it's PotPourri time!  This is a format we do every now and then that is a miscellaneous collection of literary gems I've pulled from Facebook and other sources, including the poem "The Moon Is Not A Fire Escape," weirdly cute romance by Justin Garth Hatchett, that develops in a psychiatric ward.  I'll give credit to the authors when possible.  Some will make you laugh/smirk/ or snort while others will get you in the "feels."  If you don't care for one piece, hang on and enjoy the next one. 

That question and other windbreaking  stories (see what I did there?) will be dealt with in this potpourri edition of OK Boomer, in which my cohost Jimmy Ahmuhdoofous and I share literary gems we've culled from Facebook and other sources.  Some of our readings will make you snort, others will tug at your heartstrings, with all of them designed to entertain. Here are some titles of our readings:      "The Diameter of the Bomb"      "Tomorrow Has Bad Ideas"      "Hardchore" (and erotic poem writtten for Good Housekeeping magazine) Come on in.  We'll have some fun. Essential Links: https://okboomer.libsyn.com/site YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANJjEbjvP0&list=PLkRx0bBfd2KyT7PSb2RVQcGhZyPCvTarp Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/TTaudioworks/?modal=admin_todo_tour Website:  https://tommytones.webnode.com/ Email:  [email protected]

"Each day we'd be responsible for the entertainment and the well-being of 50,000 people." So says Lacie Mayer, describing Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL, a place she called home for 20 years.  In this episode, we conclude our conversation with Lacie who started at the bottom and rose to top level management in her tenure at Six Flags.  This episode covers spills and chills on the rides, what Code Brown might mean at the waterpark, and the makings of Fright Fest.

At Six Flags, hang on to your crap when on a ride, cause you're not getting it back until the park closes.  The park policy is that rides don't shut down to retrieve lost items. If you lose your phone, your glasses, your hat—tough toenails.  You'll have to stick around to closing time if you want that item back. However, there was an exception to this policy.  And what did this customer lose in mid ride that caused the ride to be shut down so that it could be retrieved? You'll find out in this episode of OK Boomer during my interview with a former member of the management team at Six Flags amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois. Lacie Mayer gives us an inside look at how things work at a business that can have up to 50,000 visitors in one day- and yes, she'll tell us what that customer lost on the Batman ride.

With his four dollar an hour salary, Steve Swanson accomplished much during his 16 years as mayor of a small village nestled alongside the Rock River in western Illinois.  This episode concludes my conversation with Steve about significant events of his mayoral tenure of Prophetstown, IL, none more significant than the fire that devasted the town on July 13, 2013.  He shares with us behind-the-scene details of how a small town came together to overcome its greatest challenge.

As a small town mayor, he was in charge of million dollar projects.  He ran meetings where the public was encouraged to give feedback, which could be less than positive.  He was in charge of civic improvements in which he would work side-by-side with employees, operating heavy machinery.   What did he earn for these efforts?  Around four dollars an hour. Then he watched his town go up in flames.  (He first saw the fire at 2:00 AM from his yard while partially dressed.) Join Boomer for a conversation with Steve Swanson, long time mayor of Prophetstown, Illinois.  They'll discuss the fire and other projects he spearheaded in sixteen years as mayor.   Essential Links: https://okboomer.libsyn.com/site YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANJjEbjvP0&list=PLkRx0bBfd2KyT7PSb2RVQcGhZyPCvTarp Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/TTaudioworks/?modal=admin_todo_tour Website:  https://tommytones.webnode.com/ Email:  [email protected]

Save eight lives Heal or improve 75 other lives Watch professional standup comedy for free That's what happens when you go to improv.com/donors and sign up to be an organ donor. It will take two minutes to have a lasting impact that will ripple throughout time.  Butterfly effect?  You can be the butterfly. In this episode, you can be amused, be amazed, and be somebody- be a life changer.   Join me for an engaging conversation with Jaime Alcroft, former professional comedian who received a heart and liver transplant and is founder of Laff4Life.  Alcroft's mission to bring laughter, love, and life to America through his organ donor organization. Essential Links: https://okboomer.libsyn.com/site YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANJjEbjvP0&list=PLkRx0bBfd2KyT7PSb2RVQcGhZyPCvTarp Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/TTaudioworks/?modal=admin_todo_tour Website:  https://tommytones.webnode.com/ Email:  [email protected]

Don't Get Brain Matter On Your Phone Screen Why you ask?  Because it's gross and difficult to get off.  So, yeah, it's best to avoid that if at all possible. And that's a slice of the craziness in this episode, an episode loaded with chuckles, one liners, quips, and a modern explanation of how you were born, along with some more somber offerings in yet another Potpourri edition (#10!). Yes, it's late.  Yes, it's irresponsible of me. But it's here and you damn well better enjoy it.

Victim of circumstance, but darn good circumstance.   I'm late with this episode publication, but under the circumstance of my disposable time being consumed with marketing my first novel and some other responsibilities.  I'm excited to share in this episode the first chapter of my book that I have prepped for the audiobook version of it. Here's the skinny: ·         Title:  Trying For Home ·         Author: Me- but I use the pseudonym of Stark Wilson because it's cool (and because it's the name I've already used for many of my audiobooks) ·         What's it about: An umpire working the plate in a high stakes high school baseball game who struggles to keep his focus as developments in the game trigger memories of what has happened in his personal life that is filled with turmoil. ·         Who is going to like it:  Hopefully you!  I know my mom would have liked it because she really liked me and came to watch me play baseball.  Otherwise, it's a Romance wrapped around an intense baseball game, so Romance lovers (women and dudes who are secure about their manhood) along with baseball fans, are going to dig this book.  People who are into funky baseball situations that require alert rule applications will appreciate the diamond action. ·         Format: Currently in Ebook and print, with audio available soon ·         Where:  Through February of 2026, it is available exclusively on Amazon; after that it will be available worldwide. ·         When: Right Now! ·         How much: $4.99 for the Ebook, $14.99 for the print version How do I get mine: use this hyperlink  Trying For Home