Hey y’all, looks like Summer has settled in here on the beach, the line starts on the left people. I see Crosby's Food Truck is open for biz, ICYMI. We went to Marathon, FL a few days ago and took a side trip to Key West. It was awesome, swam around in the Gulf of Mexico and had drinks at The Alamo hoping to catch up w/Mac Calhoun at one of his sets. Unfortunately, we missed him and couldn't quite catch up. Anyway, Santiago's Tapas Restaurant was easy to find and enjoyed a leisurely lunch. Check it out if you're in Key West. Maybe next time we'll catch up w/Mac. Lynda's looking like she's ready to get back out w/us and we're looking forward to it! We have a few gigs coming up but the one we're looking forward to, you can catch us at The Rickhouse for National Martini Day, check the schedule, I'll put more info on this as I get it. It might be a three day weekend for some of us. I see it's also World Martini Day in June, I guess it's a counteractive to Dry January and/or Sober October, might be a four day weekend after all?! Ok everybody, go outside, it's a beautiful day, see you soon, thanks so much for supporting us, love y'all and roll on, ciao'!
Not an Innocent Victim
‘The Guy Dropped the Gun’: Florida Man Accidentally Shoots Himself at Walmart - WSVN Miami headline
Ahoy! “I didn’t hear anything,” says Johan Helberg of the 5:00 a.m. incident at his home in Byneset, Norway. “Five meters further south and it would have entered the bedroom,” where he was sleeping. His house is just a few feet from the Trondheim Fjord of the Norwegian Sea. The “it” that narrowly missed his house: a 135m (443 ft) container ship that ran aground. Helberg only learned of it when a panicked neighbor, who had watched it all happen, ran and rang his doorbell “at a time of day when I don’t like to open.” In fact he didn’t open it, and the neighbor had to call him on the phone. “It’s a very bulky new neighbor but it will soon go away,” Helberg shrugged. The unnamed Second Officer, who was on watch duty on the NCL Salten, admitted that he had fallen asleep, and has been charged by local prosecutors with negligent navigation. (BBC) ...“Make a legal U-turn....”
Mighty Thirsty - Snake Falls into Margarita at Henrico Restaurant, Leaving Woman Traumatized - WRIC Richmond (Va.) headline
A young boy had just gotten his driver's permit and Inquired of his father if they could discuss his use of the car. His Father said he'd make a deal with his son.
"You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study Your Bible a little, get your hair cut and we'll talk about the car."
The boy thought about that for a moment decided he'd Settle for the offer and they agreed on it. After about six weeks his father said, "Son, I'm real Proud of you. You brought your grades up and I've observed that you have been studying your Bible, but I'm disappointed you haven't gotten your Hair cut."
The young man paused a moment then said, "You know, Dad, I've been thinking about that, and I've noticed in my studies of the Bible that Samson had long hair, John the Baptist had long hair, Moses Had long hair and there's even a strong argument that Jesus had long hair.
And his father replied, "Did you also notice that they all walked Everywhere they went?
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My wife and I got stuck in an elevator and when we got home, we told the story to our kids. They just looked at us and said -
"Sooo... did ya get out"?
My wife and I looked at each other and made a pact to go ahead and start drinking away their college fund....
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Poop Happens: The news went around like wildfire after an apparent road rage incident in Delaware County, Pa. It ended with one driver, a woman, walking over to the other’s car and pooping on its hood. The incident was caught on video, and even that fuzzy image makes clear that the woman, dubbed “The Delco Pooper”, is smiling broadly. Police investigated and say they identified the purported pooper as Christina Marie Solometo, 44, who was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, harassment, and “depositing waste on the highway.” But Solomento defended her action: “Road ragers don’t smile,” she said — she wasn’t the one raging. She told police that the other driver didn’t go at a green light, so she honked and passed, and then the other driver, also a woman, followed her, so she stopped to confront her. That driver, she said, called her a “fat bitch,” which made her angry. “I wanted to punch her in the face, but I pooped on her car instead and went home.” Prospect Park Police Chief David Madonna, commenting on the case, said that “No town wants this to happen in their town. The recognition a town gets over this kind of thing, it’s really unwelcome. We don’t want this.” (RC/Delco Daily Times, WGAL Harrisburg) ...“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” —Shakespeare (Twelfth Night)
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A Mother Knows: A motorist called the Ogden (Utah) Police Dept. to report a reckless driver. Officers found the car and started a pursuit, but backed off once they caught sight of the driver: a young boy. A short while later, officers responded to a crash; it was the boy — a 7-year-old — who was not injured. Nor was his 5-year-old sister, who was in the car with him. The driver of the car they hit said that after the crash, the children got out and “flipped him off.” Whitney Bush was awakened by police at her Clearfield home, about 10 miles from Ogden, alerting her to the situation. “I absolutely had my heart in my stomach” as she absorbed what was going on, she said later; she had checked her four kids a couple of hours earlier, and all were asleep. While police have not pressed charges due to the boy’s age, Bush says she is requiring him to perform community service for neighbors. She admits her son has had some “behavioral issues,” and she had already asked for help from Division of Child and Family Services, the police, “and even hospitals,” but all turned him down as too young. (KTVX Salt Lake City) ...Bet they listen to her now.
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