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Happytown: The World's Best Bodypaintersnew

Yes, indeedy, we are the champions -- or more accurately, we are the home of the champions, twin brothers Brian and Nick Wolfe, who just won a gold medal in the "brush/sponge" division at the World Bodypainting Festival in Seeboden, Austria. The brothers Wolfe beat teams from 38 other countries to claim the trophy and the 2,000-euro cash prize that came with it.
Orlando Weekly  |  Billy Manes, Lindy T. Shepherd and Bob Whitby  |  07-30-2009  |  Commentary

Blister: So This is the 70s?new

"I can't fit into any of my bell-bottoms anymore," Taylor wafts into the room, lighting up the floor panels with each weary step. He's wearing giant Playboy circle sunglasses and moping like a Klute-era prostitute. I'm a vision in head-to-toe white polyester leisure, all tightly suited and barely able to zip up. Oh, who the fuck are we kidding?
Orlando Weekly  |  Billy Manes  |  07-02-2009  |  Commentary

Florida Hometown Democracy Aims to Get Constitutional Amendment on 2010 Ballotnew

That amendment would require referenda on changes to counties' comprehensive land use plans; in essence, whenever some developer wants to replace wetlands with a surfeit of McMansions, you get to vote no. Democracy, geddit?
Orlando Weekly  |  Jeffrey C. Billman and Billy Manes  |  06-19-2009  |  Commentary

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