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His nickname was “Little Mikey,” but I don’t ever recall their being a “Big” one (I guess no one noticed I was fat until later). Mike Brosnan is not a name people are used to seeing in headlines or magazines, but he has a lot to do with the city’s reputation as a hotspot for underground music. Around 2:30 in the morning on Saturday night, he was struck by a Chevy Impala at 48th and Springfield. Less than an hour later, he was pronounced dead at UPenn hospital.

Wow, I remember him from years and years ago, I’ll have to see if I have any old pics from the DisSucks/Rizzo/Stuntmen shows. I hope they lock away the driver forever…

Turkish maritime officials say pirates have commandeered a Turkish chemical tanker off the coast of Yemen.

A statement from the Turkish Maritime Affairs Directorate says the Karagol, a ship bound for India, was hijacked Wednesday, 16 miles (26 kilometers) off the coast of Yemen. It was carrying 4,500 tons of unspecified chemicals.

The statement says 14 Turkish personnel were aboard the tanker.

It is the second ship to be commandeered in the area in the past two weeks. On Oct. 29 Somali pirates hijacked a ship carrying iron ore and demanded a ransom for its return.

So after a billion years, the Phillies have won the World Series and of course, I’m in Florida… No worries, spent the evening at Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel. The place was nuts, the Action News theme was rolling with the Mummers. What more can I say… amazing.

We left there and made our way over to the main Cowboy Bill’s bar for the Sexy Bull riding contest. You can check out all of the pics, some are clearly not safe for work.

In other news, Vote for McCain, because this is just the guy you want wearing your shirt a few days before the election!

I’m going to walk around town a bit and see if I can’t shake some of the funk off, sadly I wish I was at home tomorrow!

We left there and went to the Conch for a little bit to see Sunny Jim, that was pretty standard. Next up, we stopped at the Parrot, Dad and I were hungry so we went over to the Meteor Smokehouse. Now granted, it is Key West, but there was a mouse running around on the floor. That should have been my first clue to leave. We decided to get some sandwiches and were just finishing up when some crazy local who has at least 100lbs on me starts freaking out on me. He was saying things like “I’m going to kill you, you don’t know how close your life is to ending”, I have no idea what his issue was or why he had one with me. So what does the bartender do? Of course, kicks me out cause I’m a trouble maker or something. Not the crazy local dude who obv has some issues. What we should have done is called the cops on this guy, but whatever. They just lost my group’s business for the rest of this trip and every other one. Sadly, the food wasn’t even very good. They don’t even have a website to find someone to complain to. Oh well.

All of the pics were taken by Dave or Danny, as my camera is having issues. Here is the full gallery

So we were discussing our travel arrangement at the last “Pre -Meeting of the Minds” meeting and it the price of checking luggage was mentioned. Of course, we know that some people are going to check bags regardless of the price and or horrific wait times which always seem to accompany flying back into Philadelphia International Airport. I feel as if a challenge was issued to travel down using just a carry on. I think I can do this, as I’ll only be there for a week after all.  These are the reasons I think this is a good idea/challenge:

1. I can save at least $30, well not really save, I’m sure I’ll drink it down.
2. One less bag on the plane, that much more fuel will be saved, the Earth won’t cry as much.
3. I can’t stand to wait in airports, esp when I’m arriving.  I’m planning on getting to Alabama Jack’s quickly.
4. There is a washer and dryer in the house, I can have plenty of clean undies even if I only pack a pair (ewe)

Really though, it is Key West, as you can see from last years pics, I don’t wear much more than a few tank tops and some tshits/shorts. The place is a great example of escapism, what more do I need besides a few articles of clothing and my wallet/phone? Most of the time, barstools are even optional! Besides, trimming the fat and cutting away the crap is a great way to see how much I really can do without.

Of course, my phone still won’t check my email, but there is no way I am taking a laptop with me. I can update my pics and this blog from the condo.

p.s. Today still appears to be a woot off, with some bad ass shirts too.

Watch out for drunken pumpkins!