starla, you've been vindicated.

TROY, N.Y. — Medical officials at an upstate New York college want students to close the tap on drinking games to prevent the spread of swine flu.

Officials at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy says several cases of the H1N1 infection have been linked to sharing cups during games such as beer pong. (via)

memphis in may international BBQ festival

this past weekend hammy and company came down from nashville to play with clawson and company at the memphis in may BBQ festival held annually in memphis at tom lee park downtown on the banks of the beautiful mississippi river. here is a quick taste of what saturday was like, all photos courtesy of the hamster.

emily and dunny celebrate the entrance on riverside drive with a peek a boo shot of downtown memphis and the festival grounds in the background

we decided to take a walk around and found a lovely couple to snap a quick group shot. mississippi river in the background. the black skinny jeans were a big miscalculation. hot day + rednecks + booze.

ice carver working on the ice luge

taking a party shot off the ice luge aka swine flu buffet

party train moves on to paula raifords where they only serve 40s of beer, to my delight

here is our host and dj for the evening, raiford in all of his glory.

H1N1

vintage swine flu commercial!

for the record, my stance on swine flu : it doesn't exist.