WEIRD & BIZARRE : Weird & Bizarre January 2003 Bob Dylan Refused Backstage At His Own Concert MEDFORD, Oregon - Is there such a thing as too much security in this day and age? Bob Dylan might think so. The aging rocker was stopped while trying to pass through a check point at his own show because he didn't have a backstage pass. The security officers on duty were just doing their job, as they were instructed not to let anyone backstage without proper identification. It is still unsure if the security guards, all in their thirties, even recognized Dylan. "If it was George Strait, they probably would have recognized him," exclaimed venue manager Chris Borovansky... High Price For Time Expired Quickie PEDEROBBA, Italy - A 30-year old "Italian Stallion" was put out to pasture after a prostitute told him he'd taken too long to have sex. The man was so upset, that he called police officers to convince the woman to carry on their session since he had already paid her. The authorities responded by charging him with indecent exposure. Acrobat Seeks Wife Who Will Keep in the Swing of Things QUITO, Ecuador - Some people might think that trying to raise 12 children would be somewhat of a circus. But acrobat Wilmer Granda Vega is banking on it. The 28-old is conducting a plan that includes having his future partner sign a legal document agreeing to have a dozen children. Wilmer, 28, claims he will teach his children all his skills. He performs as an acrobat, trick motorcyclist, trapeze artiste, magician, dancer and clown. "It is my dream to found the first family circus in the whole of the Americas. It will be spectacular when I finally achieve my dream," Vega concluded. Principal Bribes Student to Attend School LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - Bill Soules, the principal of an elementary school in New Mexico, pondered his school's attendance problems. He realized not all of the 527 were present at the same time. In an effort to make sure all enrolled students would come to school on the same day, he devised a dramatic, unusual plan. He announced to the school that if no one played hooky, faked sickness, etc., then he would swallow 12 worms. Apparently the stunt worked because all the students showed up on the designated day. And behold, Soules downed a dozen worms! Hot Donuts In Progress. Request Air Lift Immediately! ALBUQUERQUE - The phrase "gross misappropriation of resources" has new meaning for one Albuquerque policeman and his pilot. The officer and the civilian pilot were on night patrol over the city in a Kiowa OH-58 helicopter when they landed in a vacant lot next to a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop. "The pilot and a police officer landed the copter early in the morning, ran in and grabbed a dozen, came back out and took off," Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Brian McCutcheon said. "I don't know whose brain child it was, but it's an ugly child," he added. A Krispy Kreme employee didn't see why people were making a big deal of the unusual doughnut run. "Cops got to eat, too," he said. disciplinary measures are being considered. It's Crazy But It's True - I Only Want to be with Ewe BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The sheep really hit the fan after 20 landlords refused accommodation to an Argentinean man and his ewe. The man, identified as Roberto, reportedly just moved from Buenos Aires and was looking for a place to live with his pet sheep. After being shunned by virtually every landlord in Buenos Aires, Roberto has tied himself to his woolly friend, vowing to stay that way until they find some-where to live together. Tropicana Radio reports he's carrying a sign declaring "down with the discrimination". Who Wouldn't Voluntarily Serve Someone Else's Jail Term? STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A man wanting to stay sober volunteered to serve part of his friend's one-month drunk-driving sentence. The 51-year-old Swede wanted to see if he could pose as his friend and fool the justice system, but he was discovered two weeks into the sentence. The man said, I wanted to go to jail to stop myself from drinking for a few weeks. My pal didn't think it would work. He agreed to let me try. I borrowed his ID card and identified myself as him at the prison. He has since been charged with perjury and wrongful use of another person's identity. BACK TO TOP

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