“I find it appalling that Kriss Kringel’s brother could be so cold-hearted about Christmas,” said Bartoli.

Hardy drew his katzbalger and turned. Standing behind him were seven men. They were armed with swords and spiked clubs and exuded the boastful enjoyment of predators on a hunt, confident of their supremacy ...

The fights, which broke out about 6:20 a.m., were quelled with the help of 10 nonguards —— plumbers, electricians, secretaries and other workers ——— who happened to be reporting early, said Richard Wechsler, local president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a supervisor and a former guard at the prison.

The song has a phat bass line.