Jon Dawson's bi-weekly column has been a feature of the Kinston Free Press since 2008. Dawson has won 11 North Carolina Press Association Awards for writing about subjects as diverse as: - Deer hunting with drones - A La Grange man's 36-hour ordeal trapped in a car wash - An expose on the consumption of gay chicken - NBC's proctology division - A toddler arrested for lingerie theft - The burglary that led to a father and son reunion - Kitten tossing - A doctor's fight to operate a funeral home out of his practice - The War on Valentine's Day - The decline of funeral food - A seven-fingered man's love affair with fireworks - Religious exemptions from home work What people are saying about "Counterfeit Sauerkraut & The Weekend Teeth" "This is the best book I've ever read." - J.D. Salinger's landscaper "I used to think I was funny, but 'Weekend Teeth' trumps anything I've ever done." - friend of Tina Fey "I haven't had this much fun since I pushed Johnny Carson off the tonight show." - Jay Leno

Jon Dawson's bi-weekly column has been a feature of the Kinston Free Press since 2008. Whether chronicling the antics of perpetually inebriated Free Press concierge Paulette Burroughs or Leroy Bin Laden's "J'had'er Done" movement, Dawson never shys away from the tough questions: - How did a door-to-door door salesman become the first male Rockette? - Why did the Kinston Free Press add vitamin C to their ink? - Why did Santa make his deer wear bullet-proof vests? - Why did Amnesty International storm a minature golf course? - How did Bill O'Riley and Keith Olberman bond over a gigolo? - Why does a N.C. town require a three-day waiting period on all kitchen utensil purchases? - What did Elvis say when Michael Jackson showed up in heaven? - What caused a rock band to steal an entire hotel room? - Is the Kinston Free Press printed on potato skins? - Why was the fire department called to assist with a prostate exam? For answers to these questions and many more, fork over a few dollars and get your own copy of "Making Gravy In Public." All material copyright 2011 Jon Dawson/Moodring Publishing