Audio By Carbonatix
Lascivious cousin of Italian bocce, petanque prefers to stand in the shadows, twirling its mustache, sipping absinthe, and plotting the demise of its crass American archrival, horseshoes. “Horse-shu,” it says, “your date wiz total obscurity eez coming. I have waited in zee shadows long enough. Now I will strike every Tuesday night between 6 and 8 p.m. at zee Biltmore Hotel, seducing your citizens wiz mah sexy boules. I am even hosting mah free weekly Petanque Tournament at zee appropriately named Boules Bar, so while zay sip down mah delicious, half-priced cocktails, I will slide into zheir hearts like zee dolphin. Zee dolphin eez a popular animal in Miami, no? Zee metaphor works? Ah, eez too sophisticated for you? Eez OK. I will be in zee shadows until you are ready to call
Tue., April 28, 6 p.m., 2009
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