Murder on the grill

This past weekend we had a little Murder mystery dinner with a few close friends of ours here. It was a great fun. The costume and characters were great and everyone got into the flavor of the 50's as we tried to decide who the suspect of the murder was. Here is the story line...

The 50's--Hula hoops, hot rods, black leather jackets. It was the birth of Rock 'n' Roll and backyard cookouts. The setting for this mystery is the suburban home of Tom Dooley in Kansas city, Missouri. Tom, owner of local car dealership, 'Honest Tom's' and master of the charcoal grill, has invited his friends and neighbors over for a barbecue and Rock 'n' Roll party.

A sudden thundershower sends his guests rushing into the house while Tom stays behind to finish cooking the chicken. When the squall ends a short time later, Tom's guest return outdoors to find his lifeless body lying beside the barbecue and the chicken burning to a crisp.

Setting the scene...

Meet the Suspects...

(Erica) Bobby Sox: Tom's sweet little sister and the national hula hoop champion of 1958. Dooley would have done anything to keep his sister from getting into trouble...poor little fool.

(Tad) Johnny Angel: A mechanic who can fix anything on wheels. When he's not covered in engine grease Johnny is crusin' chicks in his 57 Chevy.

(Kelly) Tiara Diamond: Tom's pretty fiancee and the newly crowned Miss Kansas City. Tiara is burning with passion to win the state beauty pageant and move on to fame and fortune. And she's doing it all her way.

(Neal) Chubby Cheddar: A Rock 'n' Roll musician who's finally made it big in the music biz. Chubby's twisting and shouting in his quest to become a Rock 'n' Roll legend...but how low will he go?

(Cory) Dan Dragnet: A TV actor in a new hit detective series. Tall, dark and handsome, too bad Dan's got a heart of stone. Just the facts ma'am! Just the facts. (I know, I know...the fake cigarette is questionable--I guess it just adds to that bad boy 50's flare ;-)

(Lisa) Peggy Sue: Newspaper gossip columnist, dubbed 'Runnaround Sue' by her press colleagues, there's no doubt Sue's a hard-headed woman.

(Ben) Ivan Spudnik: a Russian rocket scientist who recently defected to America. He has high hopes of becoming a successful American capitalist.

(Melanie): Barby Q: the daxxling blong divorcee who's go t it all: An IQ of 140, an itsy bitzy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini and heartaches by the number.

My girl Miss Kansas City getting ready for some grub!

On the menu: BBQ chicken, vegetable kabobs, corn bread, baked beans, and root beer. Kelly especially loved the beans ;-) Cory noted after the party that she had about '5' beans on her plate. I guess you got to try everything just once ;-) So funny! I guess Miss Kansas city is a bit more picky than most.

Cory wearing Ivan Spunik's glasses after dinner. Hilarious!

By the way Ivan was my favorite character. What a great Russian accent! I don't think he left character until the game was all completed! What a hoot! Speaking of "hoot"...don't those glasses look like an owl? So funny!

Saying goodbye. What a fun night with fun friends!

Notice the jacket. Looks a bit small for a grown man!

Little house on the prairie anyone? We got a kick out of that one!