The Sound of Feedback: Gangs edition

Got the following call this morning:
Me: “Joe Killian, News & Record.”
Caller (older gentleman): “I want to speak to Jack.”
Joe: “This is Joe Killian, sir, I’m a reporter at the News & Record.”
Caller: “Is Jack there?”
Joe: “I think you may have the wrong number, sir. My name is Joe Killian, I’m a reporter at the News [...]

John Waters in Greensboro

Holy flaming trash!
Filmmaker John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, Mondo Trasho) is coming to Greensboro’s Carolina Theatre next month!

Go Triad reports that he’ll perform his one man show, An Evening With John Waters, Sept.22 at the downtown theatre, which is celebrating its 80th season.
If there are any tickets left, I’m getting them today. Who’s coming with [...]

They say it’s our birthday

It’s apparently Kevin Smith’s birthday too.
And he’s spending it at the Count Basie Theatre.

Here’s what you can get me for my birthday…

Niagara Falls has all the fun.
August 11-12 they’ll be hosting the International Rocket Belt Convention at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in beautiful Niagara Falls New York (Honeymoon Capitol of the World!).
You heard me.
Rocket. Belts.
Yeah. Like in Thunderball.

But…you know…real ones.
What I’m saying is…MEN WITH ROCKET BELTS ARE GOING TO BE FLYING AROUND NIAGARA FALLS, NEW [...]

“Don’t wanna stay alive when you’re 25″

Billy rapped all night ’bout his suicide
How he’d kick it in the head when he was 25
Don’t wanna stay alive when you’re 25

- David Bowie, “All The Young Dudes”
Brother, you guessed.
I’m a dude.
No, wait.
I mean I’m 25. Today.
Which is strange. I know I say this every year — but it never stops being true: I [...]