I usually don’t post things of this nature, but it’s too damn awesome to keep to myself.

This is Dennis LeRoy Anderson. He’s a resident of Proctor, MN and at the age of 61, may have accomplished one of the most hilarious things I’ve heard of yet.

We have a fascination with small town drunks such as these. Much like the Merrill woman who always rode her horse to the bar because he knew the way home when she was toasted, Dennis LeRoy Anderson found a way to conquer adversity and get his drunk on.

You see, after hanging out at the Keyboard Lounge on August 31, an extremely drunk Anderson drove his La-Z-Boy into a parked car in the Keyboard Lounge’s lot. Here’s an excerpt from the story, posted in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune:

“Anderson admitted to police that he had been drinking at home, was leaving the bar and had drunk eight or nine beers that day before getting on the La-Z-Boy and crashing it into a Dodge Intrepid parked outside, Foucault said. Anderson was treated for minor injuries and given a field sobriety test, even though he pleaded several times with the officer to ‘give him a break,’ according to the police report.

‘He failed everything,’ Foucault said, which led to Anderson’s arrest and seizure of the chair. The officer on the scene checked Anderson’s driver’s license and determined that it had been revoked because of a previous drunken-driving conviction, according to police.”

That’s right, you read all that correctly. DROVE his La-Z-Boy. Bad. Ass. Check it out:

You’ve got to admire a man that can, after driving a motorized CHAIR into a parked car, get up and ask the cop to “give me a break”. And then proceed to “fail everything”. Classic.

Here’s a quote:

“Deputy Police Chief Troy Foucault said Thursday that the chair is “quite decked out.” Along with the stereo and cup holders, it is driven by a converted gasoline-powered lawnmower, and has a steering wheel, headlights and a power antenna.

Foucault estimated that the La-Z-Boy can top out at 15 to 20 miles per hour. A National Hot Rod Association sticker adorns the headrest.”

For those interested, as I am, it looks like the decked out Chair of Awesome is in high demand. So if you’re interested, may I advise you to get on the phone to the Proctor Police Department as soon as possible.

I’m going to have to say that if we ever institute a Drunk of the Year on this site, we can safely declare Dennis LeRoy Anderson this years WINNER!

John, Moe and Hilden talk about their experiences at a local comic book convention, FallCon 2008!

After Hours 13: FallCon

We knew the Coen Brothers were coming to Minnesota to shoot their new film “A Serious Man” but I had no idea they would be so close to home.

At one if my favorite eating establishments, Key’s Cafe, the notice below was posted. Looks like they’re using it to shoot a few scenes! I love the Coen Brothers and the fact that I might be a few blocks from where they are shooting makes me giddy as a school boy!

It goes without saying that I’m going to try to get a closer look when they start shooting. You may find my posts that week from jail, but I’ll try damn it!

Despite what Moe tells you, there is no better time to be a Minnesotan than the ten days prior to Labor Day when the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul comes alive to host the Minnesota State Fair.

Normally I hate huge crowds gathered on hot days. The smell of sweat, sewage, and deep-fried food should send me running for the exits. But the State Fair is something both myself and Hilden look forward to all year around. It’s a place I can go to get some crazy food (which we’ll get to in a second), see some awesome and sometimes awesomely horrible bands perform (Flaming Lips and Poison respectively), and do a nice bit of people watching. And if it didn’t cost over thirty clams just to walk through the gate, my wife and I would go every day. The downfall of the State Fair is parking runs at least $10 and admission is $11. And by the time we’ve sampled all the artery-clogging food, we’ve usually blown through around eighty bucks total. But damn is it ever worth it.

This year, I thought instead of just talking about the State Fair like we always do, I’d try to show you a bit of it. (more…)