I mean, how many writhing with maggots stories can someone have??
Daniel calls them, "freaks, geeks, flunkies and junkies." Apparently the nuts are where the entertainment comes in. Here's a story told to me by Daniel, which landed straight in my idea notebook:
There's a "preacher" in town, a crazy who loves his marijuana. He likes to toke up, stand in the middle of Winchester Avenue, and preach to the passing cars. Naturally, this gets him arrested.
One day he's in jail, and Dan walks past his cell. Preacher is waving his arms in a weird gesturing ritual. "What are you doing, Preacher?" asked Dan.
"I'm getting ready to broadcast my sermon," Preacher answered, "and I'm trying to tune in."
Then there's
this guy. No, I could not make this up; truth really is stranger than fiction. According to Dan, this guy was entertainment for
days. They don't tell in the video (or on
CNN!!!! yeah, I didn't know whether to laugh my ass off or hang my head in shame) is that the guy also had his shirt pulled up over his head when he tried this robbery. So the jailers called him the Great Cornholio. This was unappreciated by the gentleman in question.