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Patris's avatar

Only you can put boxing, bars, frozen turkeys and rough men together into this story and have it end so perfectly.

Love all Bob Seger songs. That one - yes.

That voice. Roll me Away

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

The Rutherford Grill is a nod to Seger's trombone player, John Rutherford who owns a bar on the east side and is a friend of mine.

Bob's son Cole and I worked together on the Geektainment TV broadcast livestreamed from the Detroit ComicCon a few years ago. He's a screenwriter/ filmmaker and also a friend of mine.

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Patris's avatar

Going to sound like a dweeb here, but you are so cool.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thanks. I think I had a lot of experiences, not all of them good, that pushed me into some very exciting avenues. And everyone is cool in their own way. I'm a super fan of nurses and teachers.

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Patris's avatar

True - though your life has more color than most. And your writing is extraordinary, so

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thanks. I was determined, very young, to not have a boring life. I won that part for sure.

And thank you again. I'm thrilled you love the writing.

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The Crazy Cat Lady Writes's avatar

Your stories always have the best endings.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thanks. I love a strong ending. I've read a few novels I was ready to recommend to the world and then the endings were just duds and I couldn't recommend them at all.

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Patrick K.'s avatar

“who was a profanity thesaurus.” Beautiful. Gin elbow, too.

Only odd thing to me was asking for a shell. Must be a barfly to know the lingo. And if he were a barfly he’d be more goddamned polite!

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Patrick K.'s avatar

But you covered that with the satin jacket.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Yeah, I probably could have put a different word in his mouth. That's a good observation

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Joe's avatar

If you ever get into horrible puns, it's going to be a hoot and a holler!

Turkey sandwiches!!!

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Mark L's avatar

That is awesome storytelling ...

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thank you Mark. I put a lot of effort into these. Every day. Archive is packed full of 3+ years of them.

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Mark L's avatar

I will be checking out your work

Thank you for letting me know.

Happy New Year

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

A subscription to me is the best value on Substack. I promise.

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V Moire's avatar

I loved everything except the Easter egg 🤡

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I knew that some of you wouldn't embrace that but it fit in my head. Now I feel like I need to post a really obscure one in a future story.

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Kate's avatar

I liked it. Again, it reminded me of the time I was a bar cook at the Sentimental Lady Saloon.

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Roger long's avatar

Bravo!

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Sharon McRill's avatar

Are you from Ohio, made me lol

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

That's a bad slur in Michigan 🤡

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Sharon McRill's avatar

Exactly, I often think it.

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