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.
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.
2:04:00 – 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.
2:13:07 – Killer Serials continues its comeback with this second installment of Dashiell Hammett’s The Dain Curse, which appeared in the December 1928 issue of Black Mask. Reading by Dave in Kentucky, with feline commentary by Mr. Bean and music by Dave and Suno.
Musical Selection
Start Time
1.
Dark Blue Background (instrumental)
0:00
2.
Trendy Cults
12:03
3.
A Comfortable Stay
30:49
4.
Manuel & the Hollow Temple
46:01
5.
The Room where Flowers Died
1:02:52
6.
Not Much Competition
1:24:23
7.
Oh So Misterioso (instrumental)
1:27:27
8.
Ghostly Apparition
1:46:32
9.
Reno or Bust
2:03:01
10.
Dark Blue Reprise (instrumental)
2:08:28
Words by Dave in Kentucky, music by Suno.ai (v4.5). Soundtrack potentially available on Alternate Timeline Records.
Show art: Interior illustration from “The Hollow Temple” as it appeared (less the damage) in the December 1928 Black Mask.
2:14:39 – Dave in Kentucky brings back his Killer Serials series, transitioning from Old Time Radio serials to magazine serials, and from homemade song parodies to AI-generated songs. First up: Dashiell Hammett’s The Dain Curse, as it appeared in the pulp magazine Black Mask from late 1928 to early 1929. This first installment (“Black Lives”) is from November 1928, and is thus in the public domain, in this timeline, at least. The reading is by Dave in Kentucky, with occasional feline ambience by Mr. Bean.
Musical Selection
Start Time
1.
Jazz Agent (instrumental)
0:00
2.
Diamond in the Grass
2:27
3.
Noir for Miles (instrumental)
18:31
4.
Two Men
35:43
5.
Cherchez (as the French would say)
40:31
6.
Minnie and Rhino
1:02:10
7.
When Facts are All Assembled
1:16:32
8.
Hopped-Up Mama
1:35:53
9.
A Heck of a Frame
2:10:16
10.
Noir for Miles (slight return)
2:13:51
Words by Dave in Kentucky, music by Suno.ai (v4.5, except #1 is v5). Soundtrack is thought to be available on Alternate Timeline Records.
Show art: Public-domain covers of the November and December 1928 issues of Black Mask, which contained the first two episodes of the serialized version of The Dain Curse.
2:52:21 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 32:34), Chad Bowers (at 1:31:55) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:56:32) for an examination of the concepts of borders, barriers and boundaries. Congratulations to Chad on reaching the milestone of 400 Central episodes, thereby crossing a border, breaking a barrier, and expanding our boundaries!
Next month’s topics: Planes, Trains & Other Conveyances. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by the deadline: 6pm Central Time on March 10, 2025.
Show art: Automat (1927) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts a sneaky time traveler listening to the Overnightscape Central in an automat while cleverly concealing her air buds with her hat brim.
Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Featured song (at 26:22) and bumper clips: “A Deal with the Devil” (2025) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v4). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).
30:29 – From the land of the bluegrass, Dave in Kentucky proudly presents his first AI-Generated Biblical Paleocontact Bluegrass Album. (Come to think of it, it’s probably the world’s first, not just his.) Songs are presented in the approximate chronological order of the historical events on which these songs are based. Headphones are recommended.
Anunnaki Genesis (at 0:00)
I Don’t Like to Watch (at 2:35)
A Bet with Satan (at 4:56)
Abram was Sumerian (at 6:35)
Landing Party (at 8:54)
Nuking the Sodomites (at 12:21)
I’m Just a Jealous God (at 14:55)
The Powers of the Ark (at 17:31)
Moses Faked his Death (at 21:31)
Jericho’s Last Stand (at 23:26)
Achan and Ai (at 25:13)
The Ark Ain’t Lost (at 27:21)
Disclaimers: Not for the easily offended. Anu ‘n’ the Naki Boyz are not an actual band, and the album’s producer, Herman Eutics, is not an actual person, just an actual process.
Album cover art: Generated by the AI Image Generator at Deepai.org.
Music: All lyrics by Dave in Kentucky, all music and performances by Suno.ai. Songs 3, 9 and 10 were generated with version 3; the rest with version 3.5. Songs 3, 9, 10 and 11 were previously included in SERMONS episodes; the other eight songs are made available here for the first time.
