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Asian American Idol Down to Five!

Last nights exciting episode of "Asian American Idol" decided the remaining five spots for the competition. Chin Hung (cousin of the American Idol loser William Hung) was voted out by the Voting Republic of Asia.

This leaves Tan Chan, Dan Chan (no relation) , Teddy Davis, Ran Chan and Fan Fat (now known as Fan Phat). Although the verdict is still out on the other four, Teddy Davis is a clear front runner. The auditorium went crazy after his stirring rendition of "Solid Gold". Tune in next week for the next stage of the competition!

Editors Note: Many of you have asked "How did you do that?". Well, here is the group of pictures I used to make this spoof. The picture of Teddy is from his time with the Marines (taken directly from Teddy's Blog)The rest was pretty easy with a little Photoshop knowledge. I just found a picture from the "American Idol" video game for the PS2 and a poster of the wonderful Solid Gold Dancers. I edited out what I didn't want and put it all in seperate layers. Oh yeah, I had to use a little of the "Text Tool" magic to add the word "Asian" to the sign. Bam! Another master piece!

Breakfast Bandit strikes again!

The "Breakfast Bandit" has struck once again! He was sighted at the "Our Sister of the Hill People Rest Home" just yesterday. For those of you who have not been keeping track of recent events the "Breakfast Bandit" has pulled a string of hold-ups in East Tennessee. He usually uses some type of disguise to get into the target establishment only to later reveal his true unknown identity. This image was captured by a dining room surveilance camera right after he threw off his wig and night gown. The attendant was reported to say he noticed something unusual. Jaquez "Bubbalicous" Johnson (the attendant) stated "I thought something was funny when an old lady came in for dinner wearing a mask, but then I thought maybe it was one of those new fangled cataract devices".

Mecklenburg County Sheriff gets Fed time!

I was surprised to hear yesterday that Albert Luisa (also known as Al to his friends) was busted last year for multiple Federal crimes! I was a close friend to Al while we were both working at the Sheriff's Dept. There is a bond that was formed with most of the officers that worked in the "old jail" facility before the new jail was built. That was a tough environment and fights between inmates and Deputies happened every day. You had to depend on the rest of the team to come to your assistance in case of (10-33 officer needs assistance) emergency. Al went through the Academy right after I graduated. He was definitely gung ho about the job. He would go so far as to make arrest on his own time.

Although I don't know all the details, Al apparently got involved with the wrong crowd and got in over his head. He was protecting a gambling house known as "The Basement" using his official status. The Basement had no windows and gamblers had to get through two locked doors to enter. It was equipped with high-tech security, including equipment used to detect police transmitters. Luisa provided security for the gambling house and was paid $30,000 a year for the service. This probably doubled his income as a Deputy.

During one hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenny Smith played two audiotapes in which the government alleges he laughed about selling a man a handgun for use in a murder-for-hire. "He´s laughing about whacking someone," Smith told the magistrate, arguing that Luisa is a threat to the community. This sounds just like the kind of "wise-guy" language Al used to throw around. He was an Italian from the Bronx and proud of it. He was especially hard on the inmates while working in the jail. I remember one meeting were the Sheriff (C.W. Kidd) called Al into his office and told him that he needed to move his residence. The high Sheriff explained that he had heard through informants that there was a "hit" out on Luisa. Al's response was "let 'em come! I'm not moving." And he didn't for at least a year. That was typical Al!
Al pleaded guilty in March to racketeering, bribery, money laundering, aiding a gambling operation, trafficking in contraband cigarettes, possession of stolen goods and sale of weapons to convicted felons. He is currently serving 11 1/2 years in Butner Fed pen.

My prayers are with you AL!