Crime Expert BURL BARER. Edgar Award Winner and NYT Bestselling Author

ORVILLE REDENBACHER POPCORN BAG SMOKES AND BURNS!!!

The first time a bag of Orville Redenbacher popcorn failed to pop, but simply smoked up a giant stink in my apartment, I thought it was a fluke. Nope. It happened again last month, and once more tonight. We're not talking about the popcorn being left in too long so that it burns...nope, it didn't even get a -poppin'. Okay there were maybe three pops, but then it was just this horrid acrid smoke pouring out of the bag, fouling the air, staining the microwave and REALLY REALLY PISSING OFF MY GIRLFRIEND who threw a giant fit from hell. 

I would go after Orville, but the old dude is quite dead and he no longer runs the company that makes the product that bears his name.  Oh, I know many will asume that the popcorn burnt. No, it didn't.  Others will assume that we did something stupid such as hit the "popcorn" button on the microwave. No, we are not so stupid as to press "popcorn" when making popcorn.  We followed the directions. Very complex. Yeah, right.  In all the years I've been making popcorn of all types, I've never used a product so prone to being a stinking mess as the latest crop of crap with the name Orville Redenbacher on it.

It turns out I'm not alone. Others have had their microwaves ruined, their smoke alarms triggered and their entire place made a stinky eye-stinging nightmare by Orville Redenbacher popcorn. So, heed my warning -- forget microwave popcorn with Orville's name on it.  Go back to hot air poppers or good old fashioned stove top popcorn.

 

THE DEAD MAN meets THE DEAD WOMAN -- rotten to the core!

 

More The Dead Man adventures are available NOW! Yes, the chills just keep on comin'.. the latest is THE DEAD WOMAN...it's KILLER!!!

To bring you up to speed....

Matt Cahill died in a sudden avalanche, buried under tons of snow and ice. Guess what? He's still alive. Doctors are amazed; Matt is confused. Denied even the joys of a "near death experience," he not only didn't get a light at the end of a tunnel, he didn't even get a glimmer of why the hell he's not dead..at least not at first...soon, however, the man who should be dead discovers that he can SEE EVIL, and it's not a pretty sight.

Seeing evil, fighting evil, and trying to figure out the nature of his unantural abilities, the limits of his powers (whatever they are), and how to make a post-death life for himself when every step is hounded by The Dark Man, a presence so disgustingly malevolent that he makes Stephen King's Randall Flagg seem almost an eccentric uncle isn't as easy as it sounds. We're talking about things that make your flesh crawl, or would if your flesh were not already crawling with maggots and other items best used for bait when fishing at Loon Lake.  

If you can wrap your head aruond a series that blends the creepiness of Stephen King with the pulp-action consciousness of The Executioner, topped with a dollop of Kung-Fu, you're in for a real reading treat!

Right now this modern masterpiece of thrill-terror is available for Kindle and other ebook configurations, and in paperback. There are already new adventures in the series, such as RING OF KNIVES by James Daniels...and more on the way. While THE DEAD MAN was created by Lee and Bill, other adventures are  penned by many of the mystery/suspense genres leading lights -- including Burl Barer (Gee, that's me!)...and I better get on with it.

FATAL BEAUTY -- latest best seller by Burl Barer.

Fatal Beauty, my latest true crime book, reached "Best Seller" status in both USA and UK!  Thanks to all of you who've purchased it, and an advance thanks to those of you who are about to purchase it.  I just came across a snazzy page for Fatal Beauty on a hot UK site !

 

If you don't have Kindle (or Nook at Barnes and Noble) you can download both Kindle for PC and Nook for PC from Amazon and B&N, respectively.

YES -- Fatal Beauty is available in PAPERBACK!!! Wow, a real book you can hold in your hands, turn real pages, etc. 

Please keep FATAL BEAUTY in the Best Sellers list. I thank you, my kids thank you, and my creditors thank you!

Corruption, Destruction, Amy Dresner and Peter Christ: America's War on Drugs.

LISTEN LIVE SATURDAY 2pm Pacific, 4pm Central, 5pm Eastern, 10pm UK time by clicking THIS LINK, or listen via ErrorFM.com, or with the Outlaw Radio app for Iphones, Droids, and/or the fillings in your teeth.

YIPES!!! It's AMY DRESNER  live in the Lighten Up Lounge with former Drug Cop turned anti-Drug War activist Peter Christ!

Drug war refugee Amy Dresner was a flat-backin' meth hottie -- now she's a comic (same difference).  Peter Christ was a 20 year police veteran who realized that bustin' babes such as Amy and sending them to the slammer wasn't the smartest idea for harm reduction, crime reduction, or being of value to the community.   Put em together and what have you got? Another wild hour of True Crime Uncensored on Outlaw Radio this Saturday!

Drug abuse is bad (and makes for good comic material), but the Drug War is WORSE (and not as funny).

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) is a group of cops, judges, prosecutors and everyday citizens teaming up to end the failed, dangerous and expensive war on drugs.

Charles Manson -- Just Another Old Man Behind Bars?

When we think of Charles Manson, the picture of him with his wild eyes is the image most often called to mind. That was, however, not only several years ago, it was several decades ago. Manson is still a paranoid schizophrenic who receives no mental health medication or treatment in prison, and has spent most of his years in solitary confinement, which doesn't bother him -- he's used to it.

Today, Charles Manson looks like this: 

Marlin Marynick, a nice chap from Regina (that's in Canada),  somehow captured Charlie's attention.and not in a bad way. The result: a new book CHARLES MANSON NOW.  The book is excellent, and Marlin was a fun guest on the radio show I do with Don Woldman. You can hear the show by pressing play on the player over there>>>>>>>>>>>

ROOM SERVICE -- Return of a Comedy Classic Live in Los Angeles!

With all the depressing crime news, and the economic problems that plagued the planet the past couple years, we can all use a good laugh, or several laughs. Happily, the classic stage play ROOM SERVICE (also made into a Marx Bros. movie) has been lovingly and gloriously brought back and presented with a stellar cast at The Open Fist Theater on Santa Monica Blvd. in Los Angeles.  Thos of you who are regular listenors to Outlaw Radio are familiar with the ready wit and winning personality of Elya Baskin, a familiar face to movie goers world wide. He's played everything from clowns to terrorsits, lovers to priests, diplomats to Russian refugee waiters with Broadway aspirations.  Baskin shines in Room Service, as do all the players in one of the finest ensemble comedic casts ever to banter brilliant dialog in a 99 seat theater.  If you are in the Los Angeles area, don't miss this true entertainment treat!

  

OFTC Presents
Room Service
by John Murray & Allen Boretz

Directed by BjØrn Johnson & Ron Orbach

 The cast of ROOM SERVICE : Elya Baskin, Phillip Brock, Charles Dennis, Dustin Eastman, Daniel Escobar, Conor Lane, Laetitia Leon, Robert Lesko, Joe Liss, Derek Manson, Jessica Noboa and Ron West.

ROOM SERVICE features an award-winning design team.The Scenic Design is by Victoria Profitt (Light Up the Sky).  The Costume Design is by A. Jeffrey Schoenberg (Light Up the Sky). The Lighting Design is by Jason Mullen. The Sound Design is by Peter Carlstedt (Light Up the Sky). Prop Design is by Colin Campbell.

Run: Friday, January 21 – Saturday, March 12, 2011

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm

6209 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA  90038
Opening Night Gala tickets: $35.00
All other tickets: $25.00; Preview tickets: $15.0

"...this excellent production emphasizes the farce’s tight dialogue and fast-paced direction making it all seem real while it blithely charges along."

Dale Reynolds – Stagehappenings

Directors Ron Orbach and Bjorn Johnson overcome off-the-cob, fluffy plot with fiercely well-timed and fast-paced frivolity. Snappy dialogue and screwball comedy keep us from focusing on drawn-out scheme. Pitch perfect casting, snazzy set (Victoria Profitt), cool costumes (A. Jeffrey Schoenberg) and hot hair (Kristen Shaw). 
Tony Frankel – Stage and Cinema

“Room Service”
Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
Ends March 12. $25. (323) 882-6912