Houseboat on the River Styx

Sir Walter Raleigh described the Associated Shades as "the swellest organization in all of Hades." In the richly appointed smoking- and billiard-rooms of their headquarters, a houseboat on the River Styx, Francis Bacon and William Shakespear argue over who wrote "Hamlet", P.T. Barnum takes Noah to task for not loading dinosaurs onto the Ark, George Washington hosts dinners f...   [click here for more]

ROLF: The Associated Shades of Hades

The Associated Shades of Hades is a social club whose members are, generally speaking, refined and civilized in their behavior; one would expect nothing else from a group that includes such famous figures as George Washington, Confucious, and Sherlock Holmes. But sometimes, tempers flare, witty banter fails, and out come the knives, pistols, and pool cues.

ROLF!: The Associated Shade...   [click here for more]