The MDMA that made a guy get stranded on the Lake Eola fountain
Our hookups aren't as good as they used to be, but even in our heyday, we never got a batch of Ecstasy so strong that we were inspired to steal a swan boat and paddle out to the fountain on Lake Eola in an effort to commune with the waterfowl. But that's just what happened when a man (we'll leave his name out of this) ate a bunch of (apparently fire) molly on Dec. 18, 2017. Authorities were alerted around 4 a.m. when the man started calling for help after his jacked swan boat drifted away. He explained to police that he was inspired to go on his weird little crime spree because "the swans don't judge" him. Which leaves us wondering if he'd ever actually met a swan before, because ... hello, they are super judgey.
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1. World of Beer Lake Eola, worldofbeer.com
2. The Hammered Lamb, thehammeredlamb.com
3. Eden Bar, enzian.org
The Copper Rocket
Ah, the Copper Rocket. The Maitland pub has gone through plenty of ups and downs with its different owners over the years, but the most recent owner, Selman Markovic, was really something special. And after the episode of Spike TV's Bar Rescue featuring the Rocket finally aired this spring – about a year after filming – everyone got to see exactly how special. As loudmouth host Jon Taffer pointed out several times throughout the episode, Markovic had problems taking responsibility for any of the problems at his bar, from poor service to health code violations to mistreatment of employees. To no one's surprise, the Copper Rocket was sold shortly after the filming of the episode, and since then, new owners AKT Enterprises have put a ton of work into rescuing the bar from Markovic's reputation.
1. Sportstown, sportstownbilliards.com
2. Trick Shots Billiards, trickshotsbilliards.com
3. Spatz, facebook.com/spatz1025
1. Jen Harton, Lil Indies, facebook.com/lilindiesorlando
2. Rick Big, The Thirsty Topher, thethirstytopher.com
3. Lee Courtley, Independent Bar, independentbar.net
1. '80s New Wave Night at Independent Bar, independentbar.net
2. Mac & Cheese, independentbar.net
3. Girl the Party, girltheparty.com
1. Thomas Wynn and the Believers, thomaswynnandthebelievers.com
2. Whiskey Sharts, shartsville.com
3. Sean Holcomb, seanholcomb.com
1. Hayfire, hayfire.com
2. Nirvanna, facebook.com/nirvannatributeband
3. Skin Deep, skindeeprocks.com
