The only time I’ve ever flown JetBlue I had a huge layover and it royally sucked. Now I hear about this lady, Christina Szele, a 35-year-old New Yorker who decided it was a good idea to light up a cigarette on her JetBlue flight. After downing three vodka drinks she lit up in her seat with a match. Flight attendants tried to restrain Szele but she assaulted them by punching one attendant in the jaw and kicking and screaming. She then threatened to kill the attendant, dropped the N bomb and called him a “dumb mother fucker”.

She was traveling from New York to San Francisco but she caused the flight to make an emergency landing in Denver after her outburst. Szele had also drank beers before getting to the airport. She claims to not remember any of these incidences of lighting up or slugging the worker. She has been charged with disorderly conduct in the past. She is now facing charges of causing a disturbance, assault and interfering with a flight crew. This is a felony and she could get up to twenty years in prison.  Blacked out much?

The “Brown Note” is an infamous sonic weapon used on unruly crowds. Said weapon causes distress to the equilibrium, resulting in uncontrollable bowel movements. Mark Cohen, founder of re-Create 68, is worried that such tactics may be used at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

“I think these weapons were mostly intended for military use and so their use for dealing with innocent protesters seems highly inappropriate,” he said. “The idea that they might be field testing them on people who are doing nothing more than exercising their first amendment rights is disturbing.”

Brown Note was reportedly used in 2003 at free-trade agreement protests in Miami (a scene of which is pictured above). The whole concept is strange to me. I have a hard time believing that the Democratic Convention will turn into some sort of riot, especially considering that the party now has a candidate. But then again, I wouldn’t put anything past a pack of angry law enforcement officers.

Former Get Up Kids frontman Matt Pryor and Saves the Day frontman Chris Conley (pictured) are stepping out for a couple weeks worth of solo touring. If this tour isn’t called the “Party Like It’s 1999 Tour” someone at Vagrant is BLOWING IT! Here’s the press release:

Matt Pryor (ex. The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams) is pleased to announce solo co-headlining tour with Chris Conley of Saves The Day!

A limited number of tickets have been held for Matt Pryor fans and will be available through an exclusive Ducat King presale that begins this Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 1:00PM local time!

Click here to buy tickets:

Tour Dates:

Aug 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Aug 7 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
Aug 8 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Aug 9 – Salt Lake City @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
Aug 11 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
Aug 12 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Aug 13 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Aug 14 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
Aug 15 – Reno, NV @ Satellite Lounge
Aug 16 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
Aug 17 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues – San Diego
Aug 19 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Aug 20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Modified

News media has been invited to view footage that purportedly shows a four-foot tall alien tomorrow in Denver, Colorado by a man named Jeff Peckman, who is also looking to set up a local Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission to prepare Denver for what forthcoming alien contact:

An instructor at the Colorado Film School in Denver scrutinized the video "very carefully" and determined it was authentic, Peckman said.

Peckman, 54, said the video was among the reasons he was "compelled" to launch the proposed ballot initiative, which has generated news as far as South Africa.

"It shows an extraterrestrial’s head popping up outside of a window at night, looking in the window, that’s visible through an infrared camera," he said. The alien is about 4 feet tall and can be seen blinking, Peckman said earlier this month.

In a statement, Peckman said "other related credible evidence" proving aliens exist will be shown at Friday’s news conference, too.

Hmmm. Remember the last time this happened?

Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony was arrested yesterday morning on charges of drunk driving after weaving in traffic and failing to pass a field sobriety test.

The two-time All-Star, 23, failed a series of field sobriety tests and was taken to a Denver Police Department lockup where he consented to a blood test and posed for the [above] mug shot. The Smoking Gun

Carmelo was later released to a “sober responsible party,” and has a court dater set for May 14th. News of this incident shouldn’t come as any surprise. Anthony’s past is littered with controversy. In 2004 he was cited for marijuana possession, although his friend, James Cunningham, signed an affidavit assuming responsibility for the incident and in 2006 he took part in the infamous Knicks-Nuggets Brawl at Madison Square Garden.

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I don’t usually do the Band of the Day thing, but today I’m going to hijack it. Because I already love Flobots…

Hailing from Denver, Colorado, the group consists of:

Jonny 5 - Emcee, Vocals
Brer Rabbit - Emcee, Vocals
Andy Guerrero - Guitar, Vocals
Mackenzie Roberts - Viola, Vocals
Jesse Walker - Bass
Kenny Ortiz - Drums
Joe Ferrone - Trumpet

… who all made a killer album in 2007 called Fight With Tools, and were recently signed to Universal Republic Records. Check out the songs on their MySpace site, especially their hit “Handlebars” which recently made it’s debut on LA’s KROQ. Their sound (not their message) is like Eminem meets Cake and it’ll have you repeating the last four syllables of everything you say. Everything you say. Everything you say. (Ok, I realize that was 5 syllables.) Catchy beats, interesting lyrics, and a message of hope for a “fully engaged, non-violent society” equals ice cream to my ears. Here’s their website. Check ‘em out, add a song to your MySpace page and don’t forget to sing along.