Following the introduction of hydrotherapy to the U.S., John Harvey Kellogg employed its use at Battle Creek Sanitarium, which opened in 1866, where he strove to improve the scientific foundation for hydrotherapy for mentally ill patients. Quincy Hornblower Chicken, (no relation) was one of the first to be studied and attempt to receive a cure […]
Isolator in SAGA Magazine
The “Isolator” that was featured in an article from “Saga” Magazine was designed to help focus the mind when reading or writing, by rendering the wearer temporarily deaf. The Isolator would pump the wearer full of nitrous oxide (NO2 – also mistakenly call Laughing Gas), and eliminate all outside noise. The Isolator also isolates by […]
Double For Shatner
Working for DesiLu Studios under contract gave Routy Chicken (my uncle’s half-brother) many chances to work with television series stars of the 60’s. Once he was in a fist fight in Miss Kitty’s saloon, ‘the Long Branch” on ‘Gunsmoke’ and later that week he played a one-eyed giant alien in ‘Lost in Space’. But this […]
What Difference?
“What difference, at this point, does it make?” Ms. Hillary uttered those famous words when she was called before a Senate committee investigating the stand-down at Benghazi. I think she became confused and showed an indication of a length that DOES make a difference to her. She didn’t clarify what length of whatever she is […]
Sing Sing’s First Team
Pictured is the first organized prisoner league at Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, NY in 1903. Seen standing left to right; Hamilton Howard “Albert” Fish (the Werewolf of Wysteria), William Francis “Willie” Sutton, Jr., Richard Loeb, Albert DeSalvo, Father John “Batter up” Chicken, Joseph Druce. Seated left to right; Christopher Scarver, Francis “Two Gun” Crowley, Grover […]
Over Troubled Waters
Early in the 70’s, my brother-in-law, Paisley Chicken wrote and performed in a duo call ‘Paisley and Garfunkel’. The big song was “Freeway Over Troubled Waters” performed for the first time in public at an art exhibit of an Andy Warhol painting attended by the Broadway director Neil Simon.The song played was about the troubles […]
Teaching Others To Fly
It’s a scientific fact chickens can’t fly. They are classified as ‘flightless’ Chainsaw recognizes this fact. “It’s like fighting Murphy’s Law” said Chainsaw. With that in mind, Chainsaw had taken on the study of the ACME rocket company popularized in the roadrunner cartoons to develop a fully maneuverable, rocket propelled carriage for all flightless animals, […]
Chainsaw “Scalia-ized”
HE GOT THE SAME AS SCALIA!!! Chainsaw Chicken was found with multiple pillows on his face, reminiscent of the fate of Supreme Court Justice Scalia last weekend. His neighbor found him when Chainsaw would not answer his door. The police were called and without a visit from the coroner it was ruled that he went […]
Wish You Were Here
Having a nice vacation at the famous beach resort on the south shore of Aruba with his wife and good friend Ms T. Marmalay Chicken. The resort is like Sandals only this one is called ‘Thongs’. Security is tight now that it has been announced that ISIS will be attacking us all with their homemade […]
Undercover Baiter
No one knew about this deckhand named Lupi Chicken (once married to my grandmother’s youngest sister-in-law). He had been with the CIA since he was recruited right out of Fresno Community College. After he learned to speak with a Spanish accent and dyed his Jheri Curled hair he found himself working on a ‘company owned’ […]