2:12:35 – Dave in Kentucky proudly presents his musical version of Part Two of Dashiell Hammett’s Poisonville, featuring eleven complete songs with words by Dave and music by the Suno A.I.
Attempted Murder Number Three
I’m Here to See the Whisper
The Take-a-Dive Waltz
The Fix Wasn’t In
If I Had the Gumption
Unrequited Love
The Woman on the Third-Floor Empty Ward
Easy Come and Easy Go
Not On My Rug, You Stupid Lug
Shots Fired at Dinah Brand’s
Poisonville is Boiling
Show art by A.I. Free Forever (aifreeforever.com).
2:28:15 – Dave in Kentucky provides a prologue, then is joined by Eddie Murray (at 22:39), Chad Bowers (at 52:34) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:39:56) for some monologues about monologues, some simulated dialogues and the premiere of a new musical epilogue.
Next month’s topics: The Enduring, the Evolving and the Extinct. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by 6pm Central Time on July 10, 2026.
Show art: Night Windows (1928) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts our sneaky time traveler from the automat after she has returned to her room and is getting ready for bed, where she will listen to more of the Overnightscape Central before going to sleep.
Theme songs: “The O.C. Theme Remix” (2024, 2026) and “Goodbye Till Next Month” (2026) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v4.5).
2:38:33 – Dave in Kentucky proudly presents Part One of Dashiell Hammett’s Poisonville. The fourteen mini-chapters in this installment are summarized by fourteen complete songs written by Dave and implemented by Suno.ai (v4.5). Several musical genres are represented, including country, bluegrass, folk-rock, Latin pop, reggae, doo-wop and jazz. There’s also a new Killer Serials Theme, done in the cheesy style of certain classic TV theme songs.
Song Title
Start Time
1.
Poisonville
9:02
2.
The Only Reds I Ever Liked
21:31
3.
What the Op Seen
33:49
4.
Paperclips and Pocketknives
45:02
5.
When Someone Gets Whacked
52:46
6.
The Hoarse Whisperer
1:02:07
7.
The Lady Likes Dinero
1:10:09
8.
The Cleopatra of Poisonville
1:20:20
9.
Drinking Gin and Chewing Lemon Peel
1:32:28
10.
The Guts to Match the Gall
1:46:06
11.
Holed Up in the Gambling Den
1:57:55
12.
Two Birds, One Stone
2:11:10
13.
The Lousy Red Herring
2:23:45
14.
Should Have Been Farmers
2:29:47
Show art: Public-domain covers of the November 1927 (right) and February 1928 (left) issues of Black Mask, which contained two episodes of the Poisonville serial. The characters depicted are perhaps Elihu Willsson and Bill Quint.
3:10:31 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Randy from California (at 43:22), Eddie Murray (at 54:10), Chad Bowers (at 1:19:10) and Frank Edward Nora (at 2:15:47) for a discussion of G.I.’s, P.I.’s and A.I.’s.
Next month’s topics: Prologues, Monologues & Epilogues. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by 6pm Central Time on June 10, 2026.
Show art: Night Windows (1928) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts our sneaky time traveler from the automat after she has returned to her room and is getting ready for bed, where she will listen to more of the Overnightscape Central before going to sleep.
Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).
1:14:36 – Alternate Timeline Records presents songs inspired by Dashiell Hammett’s The Dain Curse, as heard on Onsug’s Killer Serials. All of the actual songs (but none of the instrumentals) are included — a double album’s worth!
Song Title
Start Time
1.
A Diamond in the Grass
0:00
2.
Two Men
1:35
3.
Cherchez, as the French Would Say
4:14
4.
Minnie and Rhino
5:28
5.
When Facts Are All Assembled
8:52
6.
Hopped-Up Mama
10:47
7.
A Heck of a Frame
14:07
8.
Trendy Cults
15:15
9.
A Comfortable Stay
17:57
10.
Manuel & the Hollow Temple
20:07
11.
In the Room where Flowers Died
23:27
12.
Not Much Competition
25:22
13.
Ghostly Apparition
27:32
14.
Reno or Bust
29:57
15.
Black Honeymoon
31:42
16.
A Honeymoon in Separate Rooms
33:42
17.
Quesada, Quesada
36:21
18.
Back to Quesada
38:48
19.
Blinded by Ambition
41:57
20.
A Feral Cat Indeed
44:42
21.
Guilty Just the Same
48:06
22.
The Wreck that was Owen Fitzstephan
51:14
23.
Back to the House in the Cove
54:36
24.
These Morphine Blues
57:31
25.
Aaronia Arrives
1:00:23
26.
A Spic with a Shiv
1:04:12
27.
Sit Down, She Said
1:06:53
28.
Funky Pheromones
1:11:06
Words by Dave in Kentucky, music and performance by Suno.ai (v4.5).
Show art: Unknown girl from the 1920s, reminiscent of the fictional Gabrielle Leggett, public domain.
2:16:23 – The conclusion of the serialized version of The Dain Curse, as it appeared in the February 1929 issue of Black Mask. Reading and commentary by Dave in Kentucky, with a feline review by Mr. Bean near the end. Songs and other music provided once again by Dave and the Suno AI.
Musical Selection
Start Time
1.
Bittersweet Intro (instrumental)
0:00
2.
The Wreck that was Owen Fitzstephan
21:16
3.
Back to the House in the Cove
46:34
4.
These Morphine Blues
1:06:40
5.
Aaronia Arrives
1:29:22
6.
A Spic with a Shiv
1:33:11
7.
Sit Down, She Said
1:55:28
8.
Funky Pheromones
2:06:59
9.
Bittersweet Ending (instrumental)
2:11:55
Words by Dave in Kentucky, music by Suno.ai (v4.5). Soundtrack soon to be available in a timeline near you.
Show art: Two early editions of the Dain Curse novel which this serial became, from Alfred A. Knopf (left) and Grosset & Dunlap.
7:27 – Dave in Kentucky’s “Killer Serials” series has been presenting Dashiell Hammett’s The Dain Curse as it appeared in Black Mask from late 1928 to early 1929. It features not only Hammett’s original text, now in the public domain, but songs based on the events of the story, turning it into a sort of “mock opera”. Words are by Dave in Kentucky, music and show art by Suno.ai (v4.5). Here’s a sample.
Background: One of the story’s characters, named Gabrielle, is addicted to morphine. Near the end of the story, the protagonist (who is twice her age) helps her kick her habit, despite her being very difficult and disagreeble about the process, as you might expect. Side A, “These Morphine Blues,” is sung from her perspective before her cure; Side B, “Sit Down, She Said,” is from his, after her cure.
2:38:32 – Dave (in Indiana, temporarily) is joined by Luna, Eddie, Chad and Frank, and they examine the whys and wherefors of whoever and whatever, whenever and however it strikes their collective or individual fancies.
Next month’s topics: G.I.’s, P.I.’s and A.I.’s. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by 6pm Central Time on May 10, 2026.
Show art: Night Windows (1928) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts our sneaky time traveler from the automat after she has returned to her room and is getting ready for bed, where she will listen to more of the Overnightscape Central before going to sleep.
Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Dave’s segment theme: “Abram was Sumerian” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).
2:04:00 – Killer Serials continues its mock-opera rendition of Dashiell Hammett’s The Dain Curse. Naturally intelligent lyrics by Dave in Kentucky, artifically intelligent musical settings by Suno in the Web. Feline reactions to Dave’s reading are by Mr. Bean.
Musical Selection
Start Time
1.
Black Honeymoon
0:00
2.
Off the Beaten Path (instrumental)
5:55
3.
A Honeymoon in Separate Rooms
13:52
4.
Quesada, Quesada
43:36
5.
Back to Quesada
1:00:40
6.
Blinded by Ambition
1:12:37
7.
A Feral Cat Indeed
1:30:27
8.
Guilty Just the Same
1:49:37
9.
Off the Beaten Path (full reprise)
1:59:15
Words by Dave in Kentucky, music by Suno.ai (v4.5). Soundtrack is forthcoming, available or unavailable on Alternate Timeline Records.
Show art: Public-domain covers of the January and February 1929 issues of Black Mask, which contained the final two episodes of the serialized version of The Dain Curse.
2:37:30 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Chad Bowers (at 29:13) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:44:35). Pandemonium ensues.
Next month’s topics: Who or What, When & Where, How & Why. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by 6pm Central Time on April 10, 2026.
Show art: Night Windows (1928) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts our sneaky time traveler from the automat after she has returned to her room and is getting ready for bed, where she will listen to more of the Overnightscape Central before going to sleep.
Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Episode theme (at 1:37): “They All Begin with ‘Pan’” (2026) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v4.5). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).
