BSCMC 014: Stacey and the Mystery at the Mall

The episode for "Stacey and the Mystery at the Mall" was originally released on June 5, 2019 and is Mystery #14. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 1:10:23 long.This week's ghostwriter: Ellen Miles.

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## Official Episode Description

Steve Matthews, born on January 9th, 1967, is an American singer-songwriter originally born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is best known for performing as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Steve Matthews Band, also known by the initialism SMB, from 1991 to 2003. Between 2000 and 2010, the Steve Matthews Band sold more tickets and earned more money than any other act in North America. The Steve Matthews Band has been nominated for 27 music awards, and they’ve won 7 awards, including 14 Grammy nominations and one win. Also, Jack and Tanner read a Baby-Sitters Club Mystery novel.

## Music Credits

* "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)” written by Oliver Adams
* “Action Trailer” by matsteiner
* “My Sharona” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by the Knack
* “Classic Arcade Video Game” by Adigold
* “Typewriter Blues” by AllenGrey
* “Wagon Wheel” by Kevin MacLeod
* “Scary Halloween” by LoopsLab
* “Purple Rain” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Prince
* “The Space Between” by Dave Matthews Band
* “Too Much” by Dave Matthews Band
* “Mad World” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Gary Jules
* “What Would You Say” by Dave Matthews Band
* “Building a Mystery” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Sarah McLachlan
* “Beautiful Darkness” by AllenGrey
* “Gothic Choir” by AllenGrey
* “Comedy Freak Show” by AllenGrey
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Book Description

Paul Blart Mall Cop

Jack describes the Rave Orb. See a video of Jack doing the Rave Orb on Baby Nation's FB page.

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

A very good burn
That stings you so right
A knife that doth turn.
It gets in your head
But oh so soon:
It will cause me to call
The burn unit.
—inspired by "The Sick Rose" by William Blake

Tanner: burn on Shannon Kilbourne. "Stress Reduction for Teens".

###  Guessing the Mystery

"The shoplifters are unwitting children and the solve will be to start a daycare or build a play place."

###  Jack Googles

Jack looks up the first Dave Matthews song. Later, Jack has to look up the quote about fish riding bicycles. He is a Casual since the line is "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle."

###  Miles Moment

We're reading Ellen, it's time to smile
Much like the haunting barks of Baskerville hounds
I find myself terrified by Ellen frowns for downs

Tanner: Logan was holding his girlfriend Mary Ann's hand.

Jack: President of the Gap, what a crew.

###  Pete Black (Back in Black)

Pete Hayes? Tanner Sings Purple Haze. Where is Pete Black?

###  Strike Against the Patriarchy

To build a mausoleum all around.
This shriveled thing that's reached its natural end
And lower it at last into the ground.
So strike the match
And join me as we sing
A glad goodbye to all of history's men
Let's warm our hands upon this funeral pyre
And think on all the joys that life will bring
And all the light we'll share together when
We put the patriarchy to the fire.
Inspired by Keats' "Ode to Melancholy"

Tanner: all the girls are juggling a lot of shit

Jack: in Stacey's dollhouse, the man is in the kitchen and the woman in the garage.

 ###  Tanner Googles

27.8 mph Ussain Bolt

Average man running speed 15mph

## Theories

###  Factions

Puppet-kidnapping, the puppets are back, Riddle Babies.

## Jack's References

* Kantian view of justice
* Follow Jack on Goodreads
* Like the hit TV show Saw.

## Tanner's References

* Tanner voluntarily plays 60 Second Burger Run while Jack reads a passage from the book.
* The new Judge Dredd ("it fucking rocked") starring "the guy who played McCoy in the new Star Treks"
* Tanner relates a story about Bicycle Repair and Fishing Biology
* Tanner relates a story about his roommate who "took a nap" for twenty minutes and then played Bon Jovi's Dead or Alive

## Notes

* Alligator movies from 1994 (Mortal Kombat?)
* As usual, Tanner and Jack review the book on Apple Books.
* Project Works: Jack would work at Pacific Sunwear and Tanner would work at EB Games.
* Steve Matthews = Dave Matthews. Tanner and Jack sing a lot of DMB.
* Judge Dredd
* The boys argue on democratic socialism re: the mall.

## References & Links

#### Literature

1. ↑ "The Sick Rose" by William Blake: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43682/the-sick-rose
2. ↑ Keats' "Ode to Melancholy": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44478/ode-on-melancholy
#### Culture

1. ↑ Dredd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredd
2. ↑ Karl Urban: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredd#Cast
3. ↑ Mortal Kombat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal\_Kombat\_(film)
4. ↑ Pacific Sunwear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PacSun
5. ↑ EB Games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB\_Games
6. ↑ Judge Dredd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itmNiTwHOsM
#### Music

1. ↑ Bon Jovi's Dead or Alive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNRaDavYo1M

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