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6 Fest: May 16, 2009!!!
28 04 2009Comments : 1 Comment »
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Want info on this year’s SixFest?
13 03 2009So do I…
My site stats aren’t lying– you all want info about Six Fest.
I have nothing for you. I’ve been in talks with the festival’s coordinator Dominic Petrozzi to give me some solid who/what/when/where info about Six Fest but no juice.. believe me I’ll post as much info as I can as soon as I get it…
STAY TUNED…
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PICKLEFEST ’09: Sign up today!
2 03 2009Picklefest is Friday March 13, 2009!
Sign up ASAP at Bagel Street Deli:
27 South Court Street, Athens, Ohio 45701. 740-593-3838
Check out this awesome article about Picklefest 2008:
By Maria Varonis
Insider contributorLocal eatery Bagel St. Deli closed up shop a bit early this past Friday to commence its ninth annual Pickle Fest. Highly anticipated by both BSD employees and local pickle lovers alike, the annual pickle-eating contest is an event not for the faint of heart – or stomach.
“I think you have got to be a complete maniac to enter this contest,” said Ohio University sophomore Rob McConnell, who beat out more than 40 competitors to become champion of this year’s contest. McConnell ate 13 full-sized dill pickles in 10 minutes He tied the existing record and gained the coveted title of “Pickle Champ 2008.”
The eating competition has become somewhat of a staple at the bagel shop for everyone involved.
“Pickle Fest is simply a tradition, and traditions are a nice thing to continue,” Megan McElligott, part-owner of the deli, said. “We have established almost a decade of pickle-eating, crazy college students.”
“I think it’s one of the coolest things we do,” Art Oestrike, another BSD part-owner, said. “(The previous owner) wanted to use something in the menu, but who wants to do an all you can eat bagel contest? I mean, think about the repercussions of that. So, hence, the pickle thing.”
For some, this “pickle thing” includes extensive research and vigorous training. For instance, McConnell studied and used the techniques of world-renowned hot dog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi.
“I just came in prepared, psyched myself up and shoved 13 pickles in my mouth somehow,” he said of his performance. “It felt great until about an hour afterwards, and then it really hurt.”
Many fellow participants commiserated with this downside of competitive eating.
“Pickle Fest was a lot harder than I had anticipated,” contestant Katie Knauff said. “Eating all those pickles makes your teeth feel horrible, and I felt sick for a good couple of hours. I probably won’t do it again. I just don’t like pickles anymore.”
Competitor Michael Swepston used his experience to better prepare for the future.
“Pickle Fest was intense but I have to do it again because this year I sucked,” he said. “I need to do better next year, so I probably won’t eat another pickle until then.”
Although some were less than thrilled with the reality of mass pickle-eating, the event itself seemed to leave a good taste in contestants’ mouths.
“Everyone was so friendly and wearing funny T-shirts. I loved it,” Knauff said.
And though stomachs may suffer, winning the Pickle Fest is not a feat to be taken lightly. Bragging rights and glory aside, winners receive a complimentary Pickle Fest T-shirt, and ultimate Pickle Champs are also invited to invent and name their own bagel sandwich creation to be added to the extensive Bagel Street Deli menu. Past winners have created bagelwich hits such as the Debbie, Debbie, Debbie and Ritter’s Meat.
McConnell already has a bagel creation in mind, though he’s not ready to divulge it just yet.
“I can’t believe I did it,” he said. “And, hey, if I’m around next year, I’ve got to see if I can win it again. It was too much fun.”
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Add this to your calendar while you’re at it: Ohio Brew Week
21 02 2009Comments : Leave a Comment »
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‘This Bike is a Pipe Bomb’ Strikes Again!
17 02 2009Several years ago, there was a huge incident at Ohio University where the bomb squad was called to inspect a possible bomb, which just turned out to be a sticker on a bicycle. According to Wikipedia:
On March 2, 2006 at 5:30 am an Ohio University police officer spotted a bicycle attached to the Oasis restaurant bearing a promotional sticker for the band. The officer saw the words, “This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb” and became concerned. The area was cordoned off, and part of the campus was closed for several hours. The bicycle was subsequently destroyed by the Athens bomb squad despite assurances from the bike’s owner that it was just a sticker. The owner, a graduate student, was initially charged with inducing panic, a misdemeanor. However, the charges were dropped a few days later. Later the student was awarded money for the damages to his bicycle…
Well… they’re back!
By Janet DiGiacomo
CNN.com
(CNN) — A bicycle with a sticker advertising a Florida punk-folk band forced the evacuation of a Memphis, Tennessee, airport terminal late Monday afternoon, authorities said.
A pilot alerted airport police when he saw a bike with a sticker that read “this bike is a pipe bomb” parked near the passenger ramps of Terminal C at Memphis International Airport, according to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.
“Terminal C ticketing and baggage claim at the airport were cleared out,” said airport spokesman John Greaud. “A K-9 unit responded and found no explosive materials at the scene.”
“This Bike is a Pipe Bomb” is the name of a band based in Pensacola, Florida, and this is not the first time in the band’s 12-year history the name has caused a commotion.
Bikes sporting similar stickers at college campuses in Ohio and Philadelphia led to building closures, arrests and the bikes’ destruction by bomb squads acting on the assumption the sticker was announcing a real threat.
The owner of the Memphis bike was taken into custody by airport police, Greaud said, but was later released because they had no grounds to hold him. Greaud said federal authorities were discussing possible federal charges, but a federal source said it was “a non-event.”
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Sex, Drugs, and Backdrop: Winter Quarter Magazine Release Party at 19 South
6 02 2009The geniuses at Backdrop Magazine are back at it again! To celebrate the premiere of their Winter issue, Backdrop Magazine is throwing a crazy party at 19 South in Athens, and believe me, if you were at the party last quarter you would KNOW to be at this one!!
Info from the Facebook event page:
Round two of the Backdrop Magazine Release party has arrived.
Come out to 19 South February 20th for some Sex, Drugs, & Backdrop.
We’ve got a stacked lineup starting at 8:30 that will continue rocking until 2:00 a.m.
Upstairs:
Amish Electric Chair
Two EB
Kaslo
She Bears
Front Royal
Mind Fish
Downstairs:
DJ Nig-Unit
Rapper Nig-Unit Featuring Notorious L.I.Z.
Self Help
D Jones
With comedian Matt Karp as MC
$3 over/$5 under
Sex, Drugs, & Backdrop–Live Dangerously…
Don’t forget to pick up your copy of Backdrop as soon as they hit newsstands February 20th!
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Brown Dog the puggle eats delectable grapes to the sound of Mister Got Heat
1 12 2008No real rhyme or reason.. just my friend Jon Slater’s puggle (that’s half pug, half beagle, 100% snuggle) eating some green grapes to the sounds of Mister Got Heat, one of the best bands in Athens, OH.
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Athens 2008 Halloween Celebration!
3 11 2008Hey everyone, here are some pictures from the 2008 Athens Halloween– click on the images for hi-res versions!
Also check out:
The Post’s article by Jessie Balmert about this year’s Halloween…
…or this one by Elizabeth Lundblad that critiques the celebration!
There were 54 people arrested (12 were Ohio University students). There were 34 arrests last year and 79 in 2006…
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Meigs County community organizer to be on The Daily Show this Thursday
28 10 2008By Julia Marino
The Athens News — AthensNews.com
October 27, 2008
Click here for the original article
“Oh, Liz, there’s that Ohio wit again!”
“The Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver’s brisk British accent resonates in the still, comfortable air of Liz Shaw’s historic home in Meigs County.
Shaw’s brow furrows curiously. Her dog howls from the backyard. The show’s producer, Ian Berger, critiques the scene. And despite an urge to laugh, the video crew films silently, carefully capturing an interview set to be featured on this Thursday’s episode of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” airing at 11 p.m. on Comedy Central.
This “Ohio wit” that Oliver refers to is perhaps Shaw’s repeated ability to make even the comedian laugh, which he says “never happens…”
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Vote for Athens’ own Dante Carter to be on the new season of The Real World!
27 10 2008Hey everyone, vote for my friend Dante Carter to be on the new season of MTV’s Real World! He’s a really great guy, and remember, you can vote once every 24 hours so vote vote vote!
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