And speaking of two-fisted accordion, here's the man, the legend... Dick Contino. Back in my pre-accordion days, I first saw Contino when the Mystery Science Theater 3000 tv show gave the treatment to his accordion-less 1959 movie, Daddy-O. They joshed him plenty for his high-riding pants, but the man had a snappiness and mid-century cool that came through regardless. My next lesson in Contino came via this interview on the Astounding B-Monster website, which covers his history and his 90s comeback when hard-boiled author, James Ellroy, turned him into a semi-fictional bellows-pumping action hero. When you finish that, continue on to their related article with more on Daddy-O and his other 50s show-biz adventures. Read on, cats, read on.