Music Buzz This one time in 2011 Josh Williams and his bluegrass band were playing in North Carolina. Around 1:30, he gets an extra band member.
Culture Buzz This was Mostafa Kamel Hendi's second attempt at robbing the We Buy Gold Store in Hendersonville, North Carolina. 26-year-old clerk Derek Mothershead made sure that it was his last.
Culture Buzz North Carolina's Sean Kernick whipped up this little ditty for an upcoming art show in Raleigh. Dude even included a rotating stand to display Bespin's baddest mamma jamma in all his malt liquor glory. Props.
Culture Buzz A rare encounter with a giant shark off the coast of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, captured on video. “We think it's two dolphins pretty far apart. Those two dolphins turned out to be one giant shark.”
The seafood lovers of Wilmington, North Carolina, applaud you. (via.)
Richard James Verone robbed a North Carolina bank for $1 to get health care in prison. The poor guy claimed that he had a gun, handed the teller a note demanding the dollar and then sat down and waited for police to arrive. (via abcnews.go.com)
This is some insanely frightening video of living, breathing poop monsters found in North Carolina sewage systems. Should we run? Should we flush? Awaiting further instructions, government…
Dole ad attacks opponent Kay Hagan as godless, and fabricates audio of opponent yelling “There Is No God”.
Politics Buzz The North Carolina senator and Conservative superhero (dubbed “Senator No,” for his opposition to…well, everything) passed away of natural causes. Maybe we’re hopelessly romantic, but it wouldn’t surprise us if, on every Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (which Helms opposed), if you listen really carefully, you’ll be able to hear echoes of racial slurs and homophobic slights emanate from the senator’s grave!