Hey, I like Taylor Hicks as much as I possibly could, but I think everyone can agree this is taking it a bit too far--
Via the Plattsburgh (NY) Press Republican: Son hits mom during 'American Idol' discussion
By: CASEY RYAN VOCK
Staff Writer
June 01, 2006
PLATTSBURGH — A Plattsburgh man is facing felony charges for allegedly striking his mother in the head with a sharp object hooked to a bicycle chain after she made a comment about "American Idol."
Cory K. Favreau, 24, of 200A Margaret St. was discussing the television show "American Idol" with his mother, Jan M. Chagnon, on May 24 at about 10:15 p.m., according to Plattsburgh City Court records.
At that time, Chagnon told Favreau that a particular contestant, Katharine McPhee, was going to have a successful career despite losing to another contestant, Taylor Hicks.
Favreau allegedly stood up, made a malicious comment to his mother and struck her in the head with a sharpened, cross-shaped object attached to a bicycle chain.
Court records say that Favreau and Chagnon were drinking alcohol at the time. [...]
Many thanks to upstate New York for taking some of the heat off of us (at least for little while) when it comes to incidents of this sort.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at June 2, 2006 10:52 AMInstead of Soul Patrol, it can be Hole (in-the-head) Patrol! Not that there's any redundancy to Soul Patrol members having holes in their head or nothin' ...
Are the B-ham stores still well-stocked with Soul Patrol items, such as hats, shirts, sweatbands, sunglasses, ugly purple velour jackets, etc.? Do people give dirty looks or glares at anyone saying/shouting the SP phrase? Maybe this should have gone under the Ask Dr. Possum post.
Posted by: Marc V at June 2, 2006 11:58 AMYou better be careful or you might be getting a visit from some guy from upstate carrying a bike chain and a sharpened cross-shaped metal attachment!
As for Soul Patrollery around here, it hasn't been nearly so pronounced as you might think. We're just happy we have such a big crop of folks who manage to do so well.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 2, 2006 12:18 PMAs someone pointed out to me once, not all hicks live in the South. Dare I ask why the gentleman was holding a bicycle chain to begin with?
(Oh, and if he drew blood, by biblical law, he's got the death penalty coming. I can't find the reference, but it's in there.)
Posted by: Skinnydan at June 5, 2006 07:34 AMHmm. What happens when the shame is out of plumb? Or out of plums, for that matter?
Paging Dr. Weevil; paging Dr. Weevil
Posted by: Skinnydan at June 5, 2006 10:38 AMWow. That's prescient of me. To snidely comment two hours before you made your comment.
At this rate, I will shortly be anticipating your postings before they ever arrive.
Posted by: Skinnydan at June 5, 2006 10:41 AMHow very odd--those two comments aren't anywhere nearly in the right time-sequence. Must be more mu.nu server issues. IN ANY EVENT--there is no Dr. Weevil. His license was pulled, and promptly stolen by Dr. Possum.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 5, 2006 10:41 AMAGHGHGHHHHHHH--it's a rip in the space-time continuum!! AND I'VE LOST MY THRUST CAPACITORS!
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 5, 2006 10:43 AMLook, if a mama can't forgive her baby when he gets a little rough after they've been sittin' around and drinkin' and watchin' the teevee together, well, that's just a plumb shame.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 5, 2006 12:45 PMThey went and changed to "Daylight What Time is It Again?" out in Munivialand, didn't they?
Posted by: Skinnydan at June 6, 2006 12:51 PMI--I'm not sure--all I know is my head hurts, and I've got this odd ringing in my ears.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 6, 2006 01:01 PM