Quote of the Day (Maybe Even the Week)

"When a gun gets whipped out like that, someone is going to get shot..." Councilman Bill Summers said.

Holy crap! From an AP story in Clarksville, TN, a guy shot himself in the head after the zoning board voted against his request.

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- A business owner shot and killed himself during a City Council meeting Thursday night after members voted against his request to rezone his property, witnesses said.Ronald "Bo" Ward, owner of Bo's Barber Shop, had told the council his business would go under if he couldn't get his home rezoned as commercial. After the 5-7 vote Thursday night, Ward stood and walked toward the council.
"Y'all have put me under. ... I'm out of here," he said before shooting himself in the head with a small handgun.

I covered zoning board meetings for years in Maryland, New Jersey and Massachusetts and the most exciting thing I ever saw was a board member fall asleep in front of everyone... and I talked about that for weeks!

Music News
CA punks Strung Out (their latest record, "Blackhawks Over Los Angeles", is amazing by the way) had just checked into a crappy Days Inn in Philadelphia. They'd been there about 20 min. when they looked out their window and saw someone driving off with their van and trailer (with all of their instruments, all of the t-shirts they sell at the shows and a bunch of personal belongings). Way to go City of Brotherly Love! Suddenly Detroit doesn't look so bad.

If they're coming through your town be sure to catch Strung Out on the "Philadelphia is Full of Assholes" Tour.