Greetings and Salutations, People: I swear I’ve seen a lot of things in my life, but last week, I saw something that defied logic. It was a scooter gang. Full on, 80 or so Vespa style scooters toddling down the road. Granted, it was a smaller road, as a Vespa tops out speed wise at around 27 MPH, but still. They were all dressed alike, in a kind of punkish style. I just looked at my wife and we both started giggling like we were suddenly put on a heavy dose of nitrous oxide. It was ridiculous.
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STORY UPDATE:
MINNEAPOLS - The company that insured the event, Odds On Promotions of Reno, Nev., said Wednesday that due to "contractual breaches and legal implications" it was unable to pay the winnings. Instead, the company said it would donate $20,000 to youth hockey in Minnesota in the boys' names.
With one shot, 11-year-old Nate Smith hit the puck through a hole cut into a board from 89 feet away during a charity hockey game at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in the southern Minnesota city of Faribault on Aug. 11. But it was Nate's identical twin, Nick, whose raffle ticket won the chance to take the shot at a hole just slightly larger than the puck.
"We greatly respect the eventual honesty of the Smith family," Mark Gilmartin, president of Odds On Promotions, said in a news release. "Although we're unable to pay the claim on Nate's incredible shot, we are confident our donation will foster a positive environment for present and future youth hockey in Minnesota."
Smith said the boys, who are entering sixth grade, are disappointed they won't get the money but are excited that youth hockey will benefit.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn't whom you'd expect.
Police say a python underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly bit the creature twice.
Officers were called to Del Paso Heights around 6:30 p.m. Thursday after a passer-by reported that a man was lying on the ground and may have been assaulted, according to Sgt. Andrew Pettit. When they arrived, they found David Senk, 54, still lying there — but police say he wasn't the one who was assaulted.
Another man approached officers and accused Senk of taking two bites out of his pet python, Pettit said.
Senk was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully maiming or mutilating a reptile and booked on $10,000 bail.
Pettit said it wasn't immediately clear why Senk bit the snake, or whether he was intoxicated at the time.
The python was turned over to the city's Animal Care Services, where it was recovering Friday after losing a couple ribs.
"She's doing well," Gina Knepp, acting animal care services manager, told the Sacramento Bee. "We did surgery on her last night and I think we saved her life."
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Juneau, Alaska, woman says she knows it was stupid to punch a black bear in the snout to save her dog.
But Brooke Collins says the attack happened so fast that all she could think about is keeping her dachshund, Fudge, from being killed.
The 22-year-old says as soon as she let her dogs out Sunday, Fudge started barking and she saw the bear carrying him like a salmon.
Collins told the Juneau Empire she did the first thing she thought of and punched the bear's face and scooped away her dog when it let go.
The startled bear took off through bushes to a mountain. Fudge suffered some claw and bite marks, but they weren't deep. Collins says he appeared to be more shocked than injured.
This one of those stories that has me dying to have know the story behind it, but sadly we’ll probably never find out the whole truth.
LANCASTER, Ohio – Authorities in central Ohio are trying to solve a panties puzzle: why hundreds of pairs of mostly women's underwear were dumped along the side of a road.
Fairfield County Deputy Gary Hummel said Thursday the undergarments were found in trees and on hillsides in several spots this week on a road in Berne Township, about 30 miles southeast of Columbus.
He says some of the panties were still folded the way they'd come in packaging, while others appeared to have been worn. There were nearly 1,700 pairs in all, in a mix of colors and patterns. Hummel says when collected, they filled 10 large trash bags.
He says investigators are "baffled" as to where the panties came from.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Hundreds of vampire enthusiasts will sail Alaska's fabled Inside Passage in a summer 2012 cruise tailored to their interests that combines gazing at glaciers with a late-night costume ball, organizers said on Thursday.
The "Vamps at Sea" cruise is scheduled for late June, which is a time of near-constant daylight in the far north.
"They've got curtains and they can block everything out -- so it can be as dark as we want it," said organizer Linda Wolf, president of Los Angeles-based agency Cruises Cruises Cruises Inc, who is herself a fan of the vampire genre.
Cruise groups have been organized around myriad interests, with everyone from bird lovers to marathon runners getting their own boat trips.
Still, the Vamps at Sea cruise promises to be special, said Buckwheat Donahue, executive director of the convention and visitors bureau in Skagway, a historic gold rush town that is on most cruise itineraries.
"This is going to be fun," Donahue said. "I can't imagine what people are going to be dressed like coming off the boat."
The group will sail on a Holland America ship, the Zuiderdam, and will hit the usual ports of call such as Juneau, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan.
But there will be other special features, including a late-night costume ball, a scavenger hunt and a vampire talent show, Wolf said. There is also a literary angle to the cruise, with vampire-genre authors scheduled to speak, including a relative of the late "Dracula" writer Bram Stoker, according to the cruise website.
And I think I speak for nearly all of us when I say, “COME ON, ICEBERG!”
I’m Craig, and that is the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
How old is _____???
Macaulay Culkin – 31
Ron Howard – 57
Jenna von Oÿ (Six from Blossom)- 34
Shirley Temple – 83
Violation of The Common Sense Naming Law - Josue (Pronounced Joshua)
Programming Notes: No show next week, as I will be driving North to cheer on the Pokes of Wyoming. However, I am planning on putting together a Vertically Striped Interview podcast for release next Saturday. I was be speaking with a guy named Justin Dreyer who has an interesting take on The Drug War and why it should be stopped. Not the silly stuff of a normal VSR program, but I think it’ll prove to be interesting.
In two weeks: We will either have a shortened 1 hour live show starting at 4:30 mountain, or I will put together a podcast version of the show. I haven’t decided yet. My kiddos busy social schedule is interfering with the show, as they will be attending a birthday party that will end right during the middle of the show if we start at the normal time.
John Lajoie – Everyday Normal Guy (Clip 35)
Something to think about:
1. White is a weird favorite color
2. Whispering is really annoying
3. Porcupine Sex – The most careful thing in the world.
4. No one wants to drink from a yellow tumbler.
5. How awesome are Happy Meal Boxes?
6. Kids growing up today will never know what a hidden track is.
7. Your teeth are only supposed to touch when chewing
Muppets Then and Now:
37 – I hope that something better comes along – Kermit and Rowlf the Dog
38 – I hope that something better comes along – Matt Nathanson
Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
OK Go – All is not lost
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
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