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Men’s Travel–Bronze Winner: It’s Hard Out Here for a Wimp

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

By Dave Mondy
Phenice bends over and grabs the pool table.
Then she bends lower — so her posterior is the highest point on her body. And she shakes it, in that amazing way you see on rap videos.
She shoots a sly smile my way, as if to say:
This is for you.
And the problem is: I’m the [...]

Travel and Food Category—Bronze Winner: Hardcore Pig Problem

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

by Dave Mondy
I don’t idolize pig parts and I don’t own a Kiss the Cook apron. I don’t search for secret spices. Which is to say, I’m no barbeque fanatic; I came to Memphis for the music, not messy meals.
But after giving a dollar to a homeless man, I asked, “Where’s a good [...]

Men’s Travel Category—Bronze Winner: Join the Club

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

by Dave Mondy
I am trying to go into a strip club but I can’t.
They line both sides of the street here, jammed up close like a chorus line, and each time I get within 5 ft. of a door, I have an episode. My stomach roils, my hands shake — I’m spilling beer all [...]

Funny Story Category—Silver Winner: Miami in Heat

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

by Dave Mondy
 
 
The men of Miami Beach have fish hooks in their nipples. At least they walk that way. Connected by invisible wire to invisible para-sails far out front, they are pulled down the street chest-first. Bared, bronzed and ballsy, they are as over-pumped as their women are svelte. The women of Miami [...]

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