Guest blogger Justin Fenton was out in Federal Hill yesterday to catch a special appearance by Howard Stern regular Jeff "The Drunk" Curro:

Just days after donning a pink bikini, smashing open a pinata full of beer and getting a heinous boil on his backside checked out, Curro was greeting bargoers at the No Idea Tavern -- a dual celebration of his 40th birthday and the bar's two-year anniversary.

"40th birthday?" bargoer Kelly Cunningham asked me. That's because Curro looks like he's pushing 60. It's called alcoholism, kids.

Curro, who has been appearing on the Stern show since 1998, told me he'd never been to "the state of Baltimore" but said it was a "boomin' town." Apparently, he was set up at the downtown Marriott and promised to follow through on another appearance. Niiiice.

Though owner Jason Zink said Stern's faithful audience pounded No Idea's phone lines when the appearance was mentioned on the Sirius airwaves, it translated into what appeared to be only a solid crowd. But that provided a good atmosphere to sidle up to Curro, buy him a Budweiser and get your picture taken. He also peddled some CDs -- recordings of him singing covers in his trademark garbled delivery.

Zink said he's been a Stern fan since he was 18, and booking another Stern regular seemed like the perfect idea to celebrate No Idea's anniversary.

There could be more on the way, too. Zink received a call last week from a certain high-pitched member of Stern's Wack Pack, who wanted to guest bartend when Zink opens up his second bar, to be called Don't Know Tavern, on Light Street later this month. It's in the spot Singlefins used to occupy. We can only hope Beetlejuice has the weekend open as well.