Jack Calhoun - King Hercules

About Me

Jack Calhoun was created by Edward Ware and appeared in Flynn's Weekly and Detective Fiction Weekly, running from 1926 to 1935. Calhoun is the "Chief Inspector" for the U.S. Rangers stationed in the "sunken lands" of northeastern Arkansas; although Calhoun's title often changes, his job never does. The sunken lands are full of "swamp rats," inbred scum who run alcohol, counterfeit, blackmail and commit murder, and it is Calhoun's job as a Ranger to stop them. This job is not an easy one; they are many, and native to the area, and he is only one. He manages it, however. He is skilled in the swamp, wears a pair of .45s, carries a rifle, and is described, by himself, as "hard-boiled without much conscience"--an over-harsh description, as he has more sentiment than that, but one not without some truth in it. It is fortunate that he is on the side of the law, because he would be a fearsome criminal. One group of thieves is taken in the night by Calhoun, who guns them down, one by one, one bullet per criminal, and then brings them back to the Rangers station. Others are gunned down in fair fights and not so fair, on muddy islands in the Mississippi and shanty shacks and hotel halls. Crazed outlaws like the Panther and the Jungle Butcher run amok until Calhoun kills them. Calhoun, finally, is a killer vigilante, a precursor to the Spider, though not nearly so psychotic.

My Interests

Comedy, sports, religion, current events, literature, and politics. The typical stuff.

I'd like to meet:

Nobody

Music:

Bob Dylan ..

Movies:

Pretty much anything that isn't made in Hollywood these days, or atleast not made in the "Hollywood" way

Television:

CNN, ESPN, Family Guy and Judge Judy (I'm obsessed - she's a TRUTH machine)

Books:

The Fountainhead, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, On the Road, The Little Prince, This Side of Paradise... If you want to know a little more about me, read Hocus Pocus by Vonnegut

Heroes:

Carlin, Chaplin, Dean, Dylan, Hicks, Kerouac, and Presley

My Blog

Facts about Jack Calhoun

FACT: 1. Jack Calhoun does not have your normal human-style, male nipples. He has a Dodge Ram hood ornament on each pec, and both rams blow smoke out of their noses each and every time he pumps h...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:20:00 PST

new MySpace hobby

So I have this new MySpace hobby (that's what I call it.) I go to the home page, click on the profiles of people under the "cool new people", and send them a message... "You're not co...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:21:00 PST

worththewait.org

Last night I saw a comedian at Zanies perform a bit about www.worththewait.org. It's a website geared toward teens, filled with fun facts about STD's, FAQ's, and general information a...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:18:00 PST

The Red Eye

On March 20th, the Redeye ran an article about the protest in downtown Chicago (unless you live in a cave, the protest was against the war... but then again, if you live in a cave you might actua...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:32:00 PST

The Book I'm Reading..

Currently, I am reading Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People." As you can tell, I need all the help I can get. It's an entrepreneur's handbook to making contacts in the...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:57:00 PST

Cheney Shoots Friend? HaHaHa!

So, Dick Cheney shoots his friend while on a hunting trip in Texas. At first, I felt bad because you hate to see anyone get shot, even if it is a lawyer (sorry Mariah.) The whole incident ...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:04:00 PST

Open Mic Etiquette

After doing an open mic last night at a poetry spot, a girl approached me at the bar. Her first words were, "You shouldn't be doing stand up comedy." Then she went into a spiel about the s...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:21:00 PST

Smoking Ban

So, the anti-smoking campaign has finally paid dividends in Chicago as the partial smoking ban has officially been put in place. Being a smoker myself, I am not here to argue whether second hand...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:17:00 PST

My Hollywood Movie

It is ironic that I bash all my brothers and sisters in the artsy world for trying to write scripts for Hollywood in order to "make it." Ironic, because I too have been working on a script ...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:36:00 PST

Angry Guy

Last night, I went to this open mic Ive been frequenting for the last year or so. Interesting night. I cant remember the last time that the house was that packed. Not only that, I was number 15 on ...
Posted by Jack Calhoun - King Hercules on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 12:15:00 PST