FLABBA
This man, Jim Lucio, has an awesome idea.
Lucio wants to create an ABBA tribute band with several obese musicians. It would be called FLABBA.
Problem is, no one wants to be in FLABBA. Lucio even held an open audition at the Ottobar, and no one came.
"Every person I've talked to that isn't overweight thinks it's an awesome idea," Lucio said. "Everybody that is overweight doesn't think it's an awesome idea."
Jim, if I were obese, I'd sign up in two shakes of a lamb chop. Since I am tragically slender, I must ask fat people everywhere to sign up by contacting Jim through his blog.
You see, FLABBA would not just be a hilarious tribute act. It would also be a social statement.
"It's kind of a reaction to the whole skinny thing, too," Lucio said. "How much does everyone want to hear about Nicole Ritchie and her ribs? This is just one flip side of that. ... A flab side of that."
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
