March 24, 1984.  Theirs was the letter that rocked Shermer High.  When it was delivered from Carl the Janitor’s hands to the school paper’s inbox, I did not even know the movement I would create by publishing it. But where are these rebel-rousers now?   This band of diverse brothers?   Well, it took some digging, but I’ve found them.  […]

Since D.A.R.Y.L. is a Data-Analysing Robot Youth Lifeform, he never ages.  At first, this caused complications in his life.  He could never sign a lease for an apartment because he looked like a child, and the landlord considered him a liability.   So D.A.Y.R.L was forced to live in his parent’s house.  Luckily for D.A.R.Y.L., his best friend Turtle was “lazy,” […]

After Johnny 5 became a U.S. citizen, he did what every American would do and filed a civil lawsuit for punitive damages against the thieves that viciously attacked him in New York City.  Judge Judy ordered the defendants to pay $250,000 for medical bills and mental anguish. To escape a painful past, Johnny 5 moved across the country to the […]

Ralph Jones Sr. formed a band, The Ralph-coneurs, with his four sons, Ralph II, Ralph III, Ralph IV, and Ralph V.  Their first single, “Wearing A Flannel Shirt in the Summer Will Make You Sweat,” reached the number 67th spot on the Blues-Alternative chart. Their second single, “Wearing a Flannel Shirt While Working Out Will Make You Sweat,” was not […]