Author: Joey deVilla

If only this thing were around back when I had regular band gigs at bars and clubs. I may just have to get back to gigging to just to have an excuse to buy a GaffGun!

Thanks to Emmett Plant for the find!

Seen at my local Publix today:

I’m still waiting on pumpkin spice Crest toothpaste. Get to work, Procter and Gamble!

Apparently, “bear selfies” are getting so popular that the U.S. Forest Service had to issue an announcement telling people that they’re a terrible idea:

It should be a self correcting problem, but once a bear has mauled a human, it’s got to be put down, and that’s not the poor creature’s fault. Enjoy nature, enjoy bears from a distance, and don’t take bear selfies!

While a handful of my fellow Canadians decided that it might be funny to dress up for Halloween as disgraced former radio host and accused abuser Jian Ghomeshi, I chose to go with a suggestion I’d made earlier on this blog and dress up as Canadian hero and Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers.

For those of you who don’t know about his recent act of heroism, I’ll let Stephen Colbert tell the story:

And for those of you who want more details, here’s Evan Solomon from the CBC explaining how Vickers saved the day:

I assembled a quick Sergeant-at-Arms costume on Halloween afternoon, and here’s how it turned out:

Here are its constituent parts:

• Black suit and white dress shirt (already had them)
• “Historical hat” from the Goodwill Tampa Superstore and bent into the right shape ($5)
• Metal lawn torch from the Goodwill Tampa Superstore ($10)
• Metallic gold spray paint from Loews ($6)
• Pimp chain from the nearby Spirit Halloween pop-up store ($5)
• Finial ribbon from Walmart ($2)
• More-awesome-than-I-realized toy gun from Walmart ($8)

When I showed up at my friend’s Halloween party down here in the Accordion Bay area, I was both surprised and pleased to find out that people recognized the outfit, thanks to the tribute piece that Stephen Colbert had done the night before.

Mr. Vickers, I hope I did you proud.

Editorial cartoon from the Halifax Chronicle Herald. Click to see the source.

Yup, I’m taking my idea and running with it. Photos to follow.

Found via Catsmob. Click the image to see the cooks at full size.

Found via AcidCow. Click the photo to see the source.