
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
simulated sex with a potted palm tree." Before The Sun, he was a reporter at the Miami New Times. He's also written for Miami magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Gainesville Sun. Got tips? Gripes? Pitches? He's reachable at
erik.maza@baltsun.com. Click
here to keep up with the dumb music he's listening to.
Midnight Sun covers Baltimore music, live entertainment, and nightlife news. On the blog, you'll find, among other things, concert announcements, breaking news, bars closings and openings, up-to-date coverage of crime in nightlife, new music, round-the-clock coverage of Virgin Mobile FreeFest, handy guides on bars staying open past 2 a.m. on New Year's Eve and those that carry Natty Boh on draft. Recurring features include seven-day nightlife guides, Concert News, guest reviews of bars and concerts, Wednesday Corkboard, and photo galleries, as well as reader-submitted photos. Thanks for reading.
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he was also spotted eating lunch at the Graul's Cafe/ buying liquor at the Graul's Wine Shop in Lutherville on Saturday afternoon; spent over $300 on booze!
Posted by: Mac | April 9, 2009 9:41 AM
Who cares? Let the man live his life.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 9, 2009 9:57 AM
Why is this worthy of a mention on this blog?
Posted by: TS | April 9, 2009 10:43 AM
Who?
Posted by: RayRay | April 9, 2009 11:07 AM
I didn't realize that the Baltimore Sun was a 13 year old girl. Does the Sun have a poster of Phelps above her bed?
Posted by: didntrealize | April 9, 2009 11:08 AM
AWESOME!!!!! :)
Posted by: Sue Hopper | April 9, 2009 12:21 PM
Phelps is a douche...who cares????
Posted by: Eric | April 9, 2009 12:33 PM
Holding my breath for the Chris Sligh reference...
Posted by: Amy | April 9, 2009 1:11 PM
Duuude, I got the munchies.
Posted by: RayRay | April 9, 2009 1:34 PM
Oh hell gimme the (bleeping) soap!
"Exactly."
Posted by: Sam Sessa | April 9, 2009 1:35 PM
Amy,
Don't turn blue, one's not coming, at least from me.
Unless of course you count Sam's "Exactly"
Sam,
Will that soap be bar, soft or body wash?
Sullivan's Steakhouse's publicist Andrea Kunicky,
failed to mention if they gave Phelps & co. got the meal free
or at least a break on the bill for using his appearrance there
as an attention getting devise for publicity.
Posted by: GDA | April 9, 2009 1:50 PM
Over/under on when his next legal/PR transgression will occur?? Crystal ball says: 2 months....Dewey/OC....DUI.
Posted by: Sturmy | April 9, 2009 3:32 PM
good call on the Dewey prediction...definitely his kind of scene.
Posted by: Chris | April 9, 2009 6:30 PM
Did Sullivan's make him wear his hat straight or did they allow him to keep it cocked to the side in his wonderful O.G. way?
I'd like to put $100 on that Dewey prediction, by the way.
Posted by: LGood | April 9, 2009 8:47 PM
Sturmy/Chris: The Phelps PR-blunder machine has actually been in force all week. Apparently after lunch in Bmore, flipper headed up to NYC for some racier fun: http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/eyesonthestreet/
Posted by: Evan | April 10, 2009 10:58 AM
LGood....I've been thinking about quitting B'more and moving out to Vegas and becoming a handicapper.
Evan, I was out in AZ for the tourney 2 weeks ago. Thabeet walked out into the crowd after UConn won their game. Seems like he'd be a fun dude to hang with, maybe that's what ole Mikey was thinking?
Posted by: Sturmy | April 10, 2009 12:57 PM