: Whodunnit?
Was it the Col. Mustard in the Kitchen with the Candlestick? Maybe Professor Plum with the Horseshoe in the Dining Room? Maybe the sultry and beautiful actress Ms. Scarlet in the Basement with the dreaded Lead Pipe?
I’ll never tell.
Here in the Korn-Heilner household we’ve turned into big fans of various British (and Australian) murder mysteries that are showing on one of our local Public Television Channels. One of these – Rosemary and Thyme – involves two woman landscapers who traipse about the English countryside doing landscaping work at various fancy estates. For some inexplicable reason, everywhere they go someone ends up being murdered, and somehow they always end up solving the mystery – often by using their knowledge of shrubbery. Sometimes their very lives are in danger. And yet – at the end of each episode – after various people (some whom they know quite well) end up being killed in some gruesome fashion – at the end of each episode? Rosemary & Thyme are seen laughing gaily over a bottle of wine as if it were a big joke.
Speaking of murder mysteries – I always wondered about this. Take Murder She Wrote (that great Angela Lansbury show). Everywhere this woman goes someone ends up being murdered. That was 264 episodes (yes I looked it up). You would think that after a while, people would avoid being anywhere within 100 miles of her.. “No! Jessica Fletcher is in town! Let’s get the hell out of here, someone is gonna be murdered, I don’t want it to be me!”
Getting back to Rosemary & Thyme. This gave me an idea for a new hit TV series. You could do an American spin off, sort of like what they did with The Office. You would still have two gardeners, only they wold be illegal immigrants. Not only can they not take credit for solving the murders, they have to avoid being caught by the authorities and sent back to, well, wherever. All sorts of interesting plot complications ensue.
My big shot brother-in-law movie lawyer/producer thinks it’s a good idea, so you better move fast on this. No need to thank me. I’m not even asking for $$. But if you could manage to get an “Inspired by Eric Heilner” in the credits it would be nice.
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June 7, Sunday, 3:00PM-4:00 – Carlos Colina and Straight Up, Fort Lee Arts & Music Festival, Lemoine Avenue between Main St. and Bruce Reynolds Blvd, Fort Lee, New Jersey 201-693-2763
These are my kind of guys, a bunch of aging grey beards who still kick out the jams. To give them credit, they’ve got a few years to go before they catch up to me in the aging department. But the energy level that these guys put out would put a bunch of these wimpy 20 year olds to shame. The weather is supposed to be good this Sunday, but as this is an outdoor festival, double check the weather forecast before coming out. Fort Lee is in the shadow of the GW Bridge, so bring your own Chris Christie bridge jokes with you as well.
http://www.fortleenj.org/http://www.ccblues.com/
June 13, Saturday, 7:00PM-9:00ish – Better Off Dead, Ruthie’s BBQ, 64 1/2 Chestnut Ave, Montclair (973) 509-1134
If the weather is good we’ll be out on the veranda, otherwise there will be a sight to behold inside with 5 musicians crammed into the little corner at Ruthie’s – we did it last time, but I was very tightly wedged in. As always, BYO at Ruthie’s and be patient when ordering food – it’s worth the wait.
http://www.betteroffdead.com/home.htm
http://www.ruthiesbbq.com/
June 27, Saturday, 9:00PM-12:00 – Better Off Dead, The Lincoln Inn, 13 Lincoln St, Jersey City (201) 659-8686
If there are any songs that we did not get right two weeks ago (or did not play), then please let us know and we will do our best to make amends. Christine Santelli has done yeoman’s work to make Lincoln Inn a new home for the North Jersey blues scene. There’s now a jam session on Thursday Night. Lincoln Inn is in the heart of Jersey City Heights, it’s comfortable, and while the menu is small the food is good.
http://www.betteroffdead.com/home.htm/
http://thelincolninnjc.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lincoln-Inn-Bar-Grill/864413516925247