Wednesday night marked the first major sporting event in Boston since Monday's bombings of the Boston Marathon. Prior to the Boston Bruins' game against the Buffalo Sabres at TD Bank Garden, the Bruins observed a moment of silence for the victims and survivors of the bombings
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford pulled out the 'ole camera in the face trick while being mobbed by the Canadian media after a press conference. Classic play, Mr. Ford. For those of you who haven't seen this rarely used trick, the easiest way to dodge a question is to NOT dodge the camera in your face.
This morning Free Beer and Hot Wings talked with Whitney Hunter, an eyewitness to the Boston Marathon bombing. Hunter ran in the marathon and was a mere 200 yards from the finish line when the explosions went off. He shared his story with the guys on the show this morning.
Florida International University recently put in a new, quite hideous, basketball court. They took a page from Boise State's playbook and created an artsy playing surface. The school decided to paint the court to look like a beach with crashing waves and palm trees. Zane got a little confused about the court, which resulted in his ridicule from the rest of the gang.
There was a huge story out of Texas' Lone Star College yesterday. Dylan Quick, the stabber that attacked more than 10 people yesterday was eventually caught by a fellow student, Steven Maida. Maida posted a photo of the stabber on his instagram account and received a mix of comments ranging from praise to condemnation.
For better or for worse, this cute little girl is her daddy's doppelganger. In the video, a little girl's dad is watching a Boston Celtics regular season game while yelling at the TV. The girl quickly follows suit and begins to imitate everything her dad says, swear words and all. The mother is probably using this video as evidence in an upcoming custody battle after she divorces angry Celtics dad.
This video was filmed for a television program circa 1956. In the video an unnamed housewife ingests .1 milligrams of LSD-25 as part of a clinical trial for the drug at Veteran's Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. As the woman begins to feel the effects of the drug she makes the statement 'Everything is in colour and I can feel the air. I can see it, I can see all the molecules - I'm part of it. Can't you see it?'
This is no way to win a woman's heart (or protect her face).
A woman from Kingsport, Tennessee was arrested on April 1st, 2013 after attempting what could be described as the worst April Fools joke of the year. The woman called her sister claiming that she had murdered her husband and that they need to dispose of the body. The sister quickly called another relative and eventually the police were notified.
Free Beer and Hot Wings had Henry Rollins on their show today. Rollins is an American spoken word artist, musician, writer, comedian, actor, radio DJ, and activist. His career took off while he was the front man for the punk band, Black Flag. The gang talks to Rollins about everything from North Korea, to rape in the military, to pop culture.
