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Loon Over Miami
King of Colt Deposed at The Vagabond's Beer Chugging Contest
Vomitron heaves and prevails.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: November 27, 2008
James Melgar is a dark and handsome waiter in his early twenties. He is also a speed eater who has devoured 21 ears of sweet corn in eight minutes, modeled in New York, and...
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Loon Over Miami
Tales of Breakups at Splitsville, South Miami's New Bowling Alley
Anything involving preying mantises and Madonna can't be boring.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: November 13, 2008
Melissa, a blonde in her late forties who looks like she's been bitch-slapped by the sun, kneels in a pair of tight Swarovski crystal-studded jeans on a shiny dance floor. As a...
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Loon Over Miami
Giant Chicken Clucks at Wynwood Gallery Walk
A social experiment turns into a finger-lickin' good time.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: October 23, 2008
It's Saturday night during the Wynwood gallery walk when a crowd huddles in front of Artformz Alternative (171 NW 23rd St., Miami), a small red gallery in the heart of the...
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Loon Over Miami
Karu & Y, Why Not?
The multimillion-dollar inner-city gamble is again open.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: October 9, 2008
Joe, a 46-year-old with a silver-flecked black 'fro and a mouth full of chicken, throws his head back, wipes greasy fingers on his torn blue sleeveless shirt, and busts out a...
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Loon Over Miami
The Raleigh Hotel's Dog of a Brunch
A columnist can't bear to make fun of these South Beach pet lovers.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: September 18, 2008
People spend ungodly amounts of cash on their bitches. Check out ILoveDogsDiamonds.com, for instance, where one can buy the "Amour Amour" dog collar. Made from crocodile...
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Loon Over Miami
It's Talk Like a Pirate Day
Well, shiver me timbers.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: September 11, 2008
"Arrrg!" says an inebriated Cap'n Pete Poopdeck as he slams a fist on the wooden bar top at Seven Seas (2200 Red Rd., Miami, 305-266-6071), a charmingly dingy pub off Coral...
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Loon Over Miami
Rambolina
It's ladies' night at the shooting range.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: August 7, 2008
Marisol, a lovely Latina with sleek brown hair, blended bangs, and skintight jeans, saunters down a quiet hallway when, suddenly, she stumbles. Perhaps it's because she's...
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Loon Over Miami
Unicorn King
He's the mysterious Oz of the hipster set. Finding him can be a bitch.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: July 24, 2008
Puerto Rico has the goat-sucking Chupacabra. West Virginia has the prophetic Mothman. Even Mobile, Alabama, boasts a dusk-dwelling tree leprechaun who climbed to fame in March...
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Loon Over Miami
Mixed Martial Arts Is Gay
At a Kendall bar, repressed homosexuality can bloody your nose.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: July 10, 2008
A trio of women in their midtwenties is huddled in a dark booth in a corner of Gatsby's (8575 SW 124th Ave., Miami, 305-412-2220). Most of the bar is amped, but these women sit...
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Loon Over Miami
Drunk Spelling Bee Buzzes Purdy
They came, they drank, they spelled.
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: July 3, 2008
A Happy Meal at McDonald's will get you little more than a fist-size cheeseburger and a plastic toy. But at Purdy Lounge (1811 Purdy Ave., Miami Beach; 305-531-4622) on any...
