Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction 1
1 The sweet taste of candy and the white fur coat 6
2 A mirrored ceiling and the crystal chandelier 16
3 Fuzzy burros and the bottle of Listerine 23
4 The salmon in the sandpit 33
5 Arse bandits and dickey dazzlers 42
6 The pony ride 47
7 Chocolate teapots and an ancient forest 55
8 Canaries and diamond garter buckles 67
9 A toothy grin and the gray jumpsuit 75
10 $25,000 and a shot between the ears 88
11 Roman gladiators and a head full of quail feet 99
12 The insane asylum and a dead president 120
13 A dead lieutenant and the pot of soup 133
14 The fourth floor tower and the blood-stained shirt 147
15 A $20 gold piece and bottles of bootleg booze 162
16 The boxer's wife and a bottle of Lysol 173
17 The Chihuahua puppy and a bottle of happy dust 185
18 The historic President and the alien encounter 199
19 Noisy parrots and the water mill 212
Endnotes 225
Bibliography 232
Index 236
