Just two days after Olin Johnson shot his wife and then himself to death, his neighbors invite you to this afternoon’s celebration of his life:
PLEASE BRING GOODIES TO SHARE!
Bloodsoaked bodies are still warm, but this will be a wholesome Mormon hoedown, promising “warm memories!” A maniac with a million guns in his house just up and slaughtered his wife with one of them. Let’s celebrate!
Wealthy, well-connected Olin had a big ol’ church to help him, plus a psychiatrist or two out in American Fork, Utah. Did he consult any of that as he descended into madness? Did anybody around him (he had six grown kids and tons of neighbors/business associates) wonder whether they should at least be a mite disturbed by the fact that Olin had turned his house into an armory? “Hey, Olin’s acting real weird. Shouldn’t we try taking his guns away?”
Ah fuck. As if anyone could imagine anyone in Utah – aka Suicide Central – saying something like that.
Sig Sauer: Chose this for his FB photo. Guess it was his favorite out of all of his guns.
June 23rd, 2024 at 3:35PM
One would expect a tribute for a proud son of Rock Ridge.
June 23rd, 2024 at 9:17PM
My error: The Blazing Saddles character was Olson Johnson, not Olin.
June 25th, 2024 at 9:49PM
One of my favorite films.