The Lighter Side of Upper St. Clair Paperback – October 25, 2021

Beautifully illustrated, delightfully humorous short stories from the author’s youth in the ’60s and ’70s, courtship and marriage in the ’80s, and family fun in the new century.You'll visit a seemingly peaceful suburban community that will surprise you with unintentional body surfing, musical back-flips, classroom electrocutions, a high-speed turkey baster, peroxide poisoning, stripping cheerleaders, baseball bat tooth-removal, hot asphalt burials, street pumas, romantic trespassing, poultry pumping, hibernating bears, spiteful Frenchmen, hot oil showers, ghostly porch pirates, high-octane nylons, and legume liniments.Proceeds from this book go to The Miracle League, where disabled children get a chance to play baseball.“Wonderful reflections on our community and some really funny baseball stories.” — Sean Casey, three-time Major League baseball All-Star, MLB Network TV broadcaster, and USC resident“Having enjoyed Jay’s stories for years, I can’t wait to revisit them in the book. Jay is USC’s humor historian and we’re lucky to have him.” — Steve Blass, Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star, World Series winner, broadcaster, and long-time USC resident“It’s hard to be grammatically critical when you’re laughing out loud.” — Linda Dudzinski, Editor-in-chief, USC Today Magazine“If he spent as much time at his job as he does writing funny stories, he’d be a millionaire.” — Jack Lynch, the author’s father Read more