Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Not-lanta News of the Weird
Posted by Chuck Shepherd on Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 8:15 PM
GOVERNMENT IN ACTION: Fire officials in Crystal River, Fla., stopped the planned performance in January of Jesse Aviles, “The Human Bomb,†who was set to lie facedown across two bar stools at the Oar House Restaurant and Lounge and have himself blown across the room by explosives. According to Oar House, the performance was canceled for the lack of permits. City Manager Andrew Houston, asked by the St. Petersburg Times what kind of permits might be necessary for a person to be exploded from a bar stool, said, “I have no earthly idea.â€
© 2007 Chuck Shepherd
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