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In the heart of the Permian Basin, where the ground yields 5 million barrels of oil daily and fortunes are forged in the unforgiving Texas desert, a hidden world of desire and discretion thrives. While petroleum tycoons clock 100-hour workweeks chasing black gold, their affluent wives are left to their own devices—armed with endless time, money, and unmet needs.  Enter Mickey, the enigmatic "Handyman of West Texas," whose house calls have been anything but routine for the past five years. Mickey isn't just fixing leaky faucets or hanging shutters; he's a generously endowed sex worker "laying hardwood" that's left hundreds of wealthy West Texas housewives breathless—and their marriages teetering on the edge of divorce court. ARE YOU AN INTERESTING CHARACTER? Or do you know of any interesting characters doing interesting things that you think would make a great podcast or amazing TV show or movie?Pitch it to me! Maybe we can partner up? Or maybe I can help you bring it to life and get it out into the world. Visit JohnathanWalton.com

Mickey the handyman makes his first house call to a wealthy West Texas housewife who is home alone in her desert mansion and desperate for Mickey's services. But what time will her husband be home? THAT is the million dollar question that plagues Mickey's mind at the end of this visit as he's scrambling to find his pants. More at JohnathanWalton.com

In a surprising turn of events, an increasing number of clients who hire Mickey ask him to record their sessions with him on his phone. More at JohnathanWalton.com

Introducing "The Handyman of West Texas": A Riveting New Podcast Exposing the Steamy Underbelly of Texas oil country, Echoing the Drama of Hit Series "Landman" "He's no handyman. He's a whore for hire."  

"She was a gold digger" We meet a mentally incapacitated Erik Karmer, unaware that he is now marrying a con artist at a top secret Santa Barbara wedding ceremony which she orchestrates. None of his friends or family are there. And Erik is a sitting duck, highly susceptible to suggestion. How did a celebrated and storied career in the NFL all lead up to this?

"The pain of being alive" Erik battles crippling depression for decades. It starts during his tenure with the Chicago Bears, and continues throughout the rest of his NFL career and retirement. His condition is possibly attributed to CTE, a brain disease common amongst football players. But when Erik survives his suicide attempt, the last thing in the world his freinds and family are expecting is a devious con woman showing up out of nowhere and moving into Erik's home - under the guise of taking care of him.

The path that leads Erik to try and end his life is circuitous and stricken with tragedy and depression. A dark turning point is the sudden and unexpected death of his 18 year-old-son Griffen.

Another force that profoundly shapes the breadth and depth of Erik's life is his father Karl Kramer. Karl was the visionary and sole architect of Erik's football career. All he ever wanted was for his son to go pro. And growing up, that singular focus and steadfast determination cost Erik enormously. 

Though Erik's mother and father meet and fall madly in love with one another, married life for the Karmers is unexpectedly fraught with tension and misery. Erik grows up, in a weird way, completely estranged from his mother. She raises him at arm's length and the two don't actually become close until the last year of her life when Erik is in his late 40's. And when his mother dies, it starts a chain of events that leads Erik to 'The Good Night Inn" with a gun in his hand and a headstrong determination to end his life.

While Erik is recovering from that gunshot wound to the head and has the mental capacity of a 6-year-old, a woman from his past suddenly reappears in his life offering to help. Red flag # 1 of every single con artist working today. At first she seems to have Erik's best interests at heart. But Erik's childhood friend suspects something sinister afoot. 

Erik's childhood friend Anna Dergan uncovers evidence that Cortney is stealing from Erik and reports her to the local Sheriff's office. But this crafty con woman hatches an evil-genius plan to escape prosecution and turn the legal system against Erik's friends and family. 

Erik's friends and family get him placed under a conservatorship to protect him. They are told this conservatorship will oust con artist Cortney Baird from Erik's home. And from Erik's life. But all of a sudden, a court-appointed conservatorship attorney, who is charged with looking out for Erik's welfare, actually starts siding with con artist Cortney Baird. And he begins to make the case to an LA County judge that Erik's family and friends are the real scammers that he needs protection from.

In an incredible twist of fate, Erik suddenly starts regaining his mental faculties and quickly realizes Cortney induced him into marrying her and has been stealing from him for years. So he asks her to move out of his house. And tells her he wants a divorce. But Cortney doesn't leave. Instead, she calls 911 and claims Erik assaulted her. And all the sheriff's deputies, distict attorneys and judges involved - take her side. 

With his childhood friend Anna Dergan by his side, Erik continues to fight the seemingly insurmountable legal challenges that are poised to destroy him. Bogus domestic violence charges. A stalled criminal investigation into Cortney Baird's theft and abuse. And a conservatorship that enabled that theft and abuse and now seems to be protecting a scammer. Things do not look good for Erik Kramer. Not at all. But 'it's always darkest before dawn' and what happens next… no one sees coming.

When retired NFL quarterback Erik Kramer puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger, he thinks all his problems will finally be over. But really, they were just getting started. After Erik miraculously survives his suicide attempt, he is mentally incapacitated, stricken with the mind of a 6 year-old boy. And during his recovery, a tall blonde con woman deftly insinuates herself into Erik's life, secretly marries him, and begins to rob him blind. This sophisticated scammer has sheriff's deputies, lawyers and judges all doing her bidding. But a childhood friend of Erik's figures out what's going on and moves heaven and earth to try to stop the scam.