The last day of January 2008 was a day for the former Harlem drug kingpin Leroy “Nicky” Barnes. This coming Tuesday the DVD “Mr. Untouchable”, a documentary of the life of Nicky Barnes, will be released. Barnes was considered one of the biggest heroin dealers New York City has ever seen. The cover of the DVD gives a great insight into his story with one half set in white and titled “Godfather” and the other half colored black and titled “Or Snitch”. Nicky Barnes was released in 1998 after testifying against three other major crime lords of his time. I heard he owns a daycare in Manhattan and lives with his wife and three children….OK, I didn’t hear that but wouldn’t that be nice?
Tomorrow is National Wear Red Day. By wearing red, we are apparently showing support for women’s heart disease awareness. In October I raced for the cure with my mother and family (my grandmother passed away from breast cancer twelve years ago) and I think it is a wonderful cause and thought it was awesome to see all the support across the country (especially MLB players using pink baseball bats). But now, as a man, I’m feeling a little left out. How come women are getting all of these holidays and not us? It is a known fact that we live shorter lives so where is the love for us dudes? Anyways, wear red tomorrow it is for a great cause.
The coolest thing I saw in today’s search was people searching for Overbrook’s Annual Wing Bowl. Tomorrow’s event, held in Philadelphia, expects the winner to eat well over 200 wings. Kobayashi will be there, as well as our American Hero Joey Chestnut who beat the great Kobayashi at this past 4th of July hot dog eating contest. The best part about it….tomorrow night is the number one night of the year for strip clubs in the Philly area. I can’t really think of a better day, eat a couple hundred wings, go to the bathroom (the crappy part of the day….literally), then head off to the strip club. The winner will undoubtedly “make it rain” on the finest night entertainment Philly has to offer. Good luck gentleman!!!
