September 01, 2010
Giddy and unable to sleep for the past three nights, NBC12 meteorologist Andrew Freiden told reporters today that despite it having weakened to a Category 3 hurricane, he still had “high hopes” of getting some hot Earl action here in Richmond.
Freiden said he would love to land some sweet hurricane tail in the form of at least a Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which would involve dangerous winds and structure damage – particularly with mobile homes and poorly constructed frame houses – and some possible flooding.
“Current models are showing this little hottie heading up the coast, but I tell you what, I’m thinking that if this baby pitches gradually northwest a bit more at up to 17 miles per hour, we could be talking heavy rains here in the metro Richmond area by the weekend,” said Freiden, visibly salivating at the thought of interrupting regularly scheduled NBC programming to announce a hurricane watch.
“Just check out its eyewall, dude,” he said, looking at the hurricane model on a TV monitor. “It’s just so tight and round.”
Freiden said he was further enticed by the possibility of standing outside and getting to report on Earl in Richmond after the hurricane texted him a picture of its unclothed outer rainband.
August 30, 2010
Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones this weekend confirmed his nearly yearlong obsession with pop star Lady Gaga, a revelation that many insiders believe casts doubt upon the city leader’s taste in music.
Allegations of Jones’ apparent Gaga infatuation first surfaced late last year after a City Hall staffer accidentally picked up the mayor’s iPod, thinking it was his own, then claimed to have found “between 15 and 20″ songs by the pop princess, known for such hits as “Paparazzi” and “Just Dance.” Sources said the mayor could have as many as 15 to 30 additional Gaga tracks stored on his iTunes.
“I am here today to tell citizens in this city that the rumors are true: I have been a devoted Lady Gaga follower now for nearly a year,” a visibly emotional Jones told reporters, admitting to his attendance at Lady Gaga’s Sept. 28 show at Richmond’s Landmark Theater and having been hooked ever since. “They were free tickets, so I figured I’d go just to see what the hubbub was about. But after hearing her belt out ‘Beautiful, Dirty, Rich’ I knew I would forever be a little monster.”
Gaga uses the term “little monsters” to describe her fanbase.
Jones, who characterizes his musical taste as “indie and alternative rock” and lists off artists such as The Postelles, Arcade Fire and Sufjan Stevens as favorites, said Gaga has become “a bit more than a guilty pleasure” since last year’s show, and he sometimes requests the pop star’s hits while traveling in his executive SUV. Staffers, who refused to be named, said that they too enjoy many of Lady Gaga’s hits, just not at the level of Jones.
“I think we listened to ‘Bad Romance’ at least nine times in a single day at the office last week,” said one staffer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “He hears it and starts throwing his hands up in the air, and then streams his fingers down his face and pretends to be in agony during the ‘I don’t wanna be friends’ part of the song. It’s totally weird.”
Staffers said the obsession is believed to have reached its peak on June 12, when the mayor attended his weekly cabinet meeting covered in pig’s blood with a set of antlers on his head.
August 23, 2010
The Virginia Tech Hokies are looking pretty strong this year in respect to both their offense and defense, a Richmond man who does not follow college football or sports told his peers today.
“I tell you, [Virginia Tech Head Coach] Frank Beamer, man, he’s still going strong out there,” said Nick Sheppard, mentioning the only name he knows that is associated with the Hokies, though he still remains unaware of Beamer’s contract extension to 2016. “He’s bound to retire this year or next.”
Also “looking solid” for the Hokies this year, according to the 27-year-old: The cornerback, the halfback, first down opportunities, the running game, all forms of fielding, touchdowns, the ball-handling, and the entire season as a whole.
When asked whether tailback David Wilson would redshirt this season, the tax analyst refused to speculate. Sources say Sheppard has no idea what redshirting means.
According to Sheppard, who claims to enjoy watching college football but really only does it for the drinking with friends aspect, Tech could face some pretty tough competition this year to claim the No. 1 spot in the ABB, particularly from the likes of South Carolina, Colorado and Alabama – all of which are states that he is “fairly certain” have college football teams.
In a last-ditch effort to prove that he knew what he was talking about to those around him, Sheppard noted that “it’s pretty cool” how the Hokies run out onto the field while that one Metallica song is playing, and did you know that they do that, because not everyone knows that.
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