December 22, 2006
TAMPANIA: CATCH IT!
Got a letter from Willie Drye, author of Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Apparently this story got his attention:
Racy photos cost Miss Nevada USA her crownShots of Katie Rees kissing other women, exposing breast posted on Web
NEW YORK - Miss Nevada USA was stripped of her title Thursday after racy photos of her appeared on the Internet, pageant officials said.
Some of the photos show Katie Rees, 22, kissing other young women, exposing one of her breasts and pulling down her pants to show her thong underwear at a party in Tampa, Fla.
I'll hand it to Willie; his radar is always on the lookout for stories with the words "kissing young women," "breasts," "pulling down her pants," and "thong underwear."
That story inspired this e-mail:
From: Willie Drye
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 9:38 AM
To: Houck, Jeff B.
Subject: Tampa nightlife
Hey Jeff:
Apparently you-all in Tampa know how to have fun.
Not long ago, Tampa was in the news for being among the nation's top beer drinking cities. A fondness for brewskis is always an indication of a fun-loving nature.
Now I learn that, in addition to knowing how to hoist a cold one, Tampans know how to throw down their inhibitions and laissez les bons temps rouler, as they'd say in New Orleans, that other fun-loving city at the opposite end of the Gulf of Mexico. Seems that Tampa's atmosphere of party-hearty got the best of Miss Nevada USA, who got caught on camera during a few indelicate moments during a party in Tampa.
What is it with you guys?
To which I replied:
Dear Willie, You don’t think someone like Alan Snel lives here for the cycling, do you?When people from Sin City come to Cigar City to party, you know we’ve made a serious contribution to the Soddom and Gommorah Index.
Jeff
Perhaps there's a psychological condition that makes gorgeous women and Carolina Panthers cheerleaders lose their freaking minds and become, dare I say, Tampaniacs?
For those who care, here is a link to the photos that cost her her crown. Prepare yourself; they look like outtakes from "Girls Gone Wild."
Are people in the digital age really this stupid?