Author: Ben Raskin
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Mad Dogs and Weathermen
Hunting man, they say, is the most dangerous game. For about two years, I had a dicey hobby. It was stalking Fox 13 weatherman Damon Yauney. It started innocently enough. He’d come by the Tavernacle when I was bartending and order Captain Morgan and Cokes. Some would say he was just having a drink and…
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It’s Been 10 Years?!?
Ten years ago I was dressed in a tight black vest, tuxedo shirt, stained black slacks and a bowtie that restricted the flow of blood to my head. I looked like a 300-pound penguin shoveled into 185-pounds worth of clothes. Think Chris Farley playing 007. It was 10 o’clock in the morning and I had…
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Same-Sex Marriage and YOU!
California gay marriage ban is ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court was correct in upholding the voter passed Proposition 8 was a civil rights infraction against gay and lesbians wishing to marry. In a word, it means voters were wrong in banning gay marriage…
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Scott The Kid Hosts A Super Bowl Party
Say what you will but Scott Wegner knows how to throw a Super Bowl party. For four years going to Scott “The Kid” Wegner’s house for the biggest sporting event of the year was a must-attend function. Between the lit’l smokies, 7-layer dip, comfortable seating and copious amount of Templeton Rye, Scott was the consummate…
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Groundhog’s Day 2012
I know this is a controversial pick but my favorite movie about groundhogs is Groundhog’s Day. It stars Andie MacDowell and Bill Murray and a rodent of some sort named Chris Elliot. It’s about a weatherman who relives the same day over and over again in Punxsutawney while covering whether or not the groundhog sees…
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