Yachts and Copious Hairspray

The recent Snuggie fad has got me thinking about the infomercials of yesteryear, which provided invaluable companionship during my frequent bouts of insomnia. How I marveled at those knives capable of slicing through tin cans, or Ron Popeil’s dynamic range of chicken cookers. But nothing sticks in my mind quite like the oeuvre of Tom Vu, who charged yokels $1,000 per day for seminars on buying and selling distressed properties. Vu’s whole spiel, always delivered in his thick Vietnamese accent, w