Mobile Magnified

We have had so many celebrity sightings in the Port City lately, it really is starting to feel like L.A., and I’m not talking about Lower Alabama. OK, maybe that’s a stretch, but there have been s few semi-famous people here, so it kind of feels Hollywood-ish. Well, not really. Nevermind. Just read this and make up your own mind.

An Officer and a Gentleman

Word on the street is Louis Gossett, Jr., (yes Chappy from “Iron Eagle” and Sgt. Foley from “An Officer and a Gentleman”) is smitten with state senator Vivian Figures, who he met while speaking at a Mobile Drug Education Council event here recently.

My spies reported that he even referenced her during his speech saying something to the effect of “I’ve met some really interesting Figures in Mobile.” And supposedly he has been pursuing her quite heavily since the event.

Go for it, Viv! I’m sure having a movie star on your arm wouldn’t hurt your U.S. Senate run either. Just make sure he knows more than two things come from Alabama.

First Lady to stay in MiMo

When the President comes to Mobile next week to campaign for Sen Jeff Sessions (who Vivian Gossett, Jr. will be running against), he will fly in and out, but First Lady Laura will reportedly be staying with friends who live in Ashland Place. They lived across the street from the Bush’s when he was the governor of Texas.

What? Laura’s not staying in the’08? Outrageous!

Not a suite—tooth

Well she could have been staying at the presidential suite of the fancy, schmancy Battle House Hotel, but our sources say both the presidential and governor’s suites are being tweaked because we hear one of the powers that be wasn’t pleased with how they turned out. Let’s just hope they get it all fancied up by Mardi Gras or there will be a lot of disappointed faux royalty in town.

Mayor Wonka in the Port City?

Though no one in Mayor Sam Jones’ office could confirm this, we had a report that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin flew in a private jet from the Big Easy (Gee, I hope he didn’t get jet lag on that grueling flight!) into Mobtown a few weeks ago to speak to a group at Ruth’s Chris. No word on what Mayor Wonka ordered or if he enjoyed his time in our Neopolitan City. (Isn’t that what you call the ice cream with 3 flavors?)

Nasty rednecks – stay in the woods!

Everyone please keep one of our favorite local filmmakers/Bike Shop bartenders, Carson Kennedy, in your thoughts and prayers. Last Wednesday night, he was working at The Bike Shop when three nasty rednecks and their nasty redneck girlfriends came in.

Somehow they got their hands on some cleaner from the back and started huffing it. (Why can’t we just euthanize some people?) Carson noticed it and politely asked them to stop at which point they decided to jump him.

They hit him in the head with a bottle and punched him repeatedly. He had to spend the night in the hospital and have his head sewn up (26 stitches, we hear).

The nasty redenecks ran out of The Bike Shop and jumped into their big redneck truck and apparently sped off, going down the wrong way on Washington Avenue.

Their redneck women, apparently unfazed by the fact their men had just beat someone up, went over to The Garage, where they tried to get drinks, but didn’t have their IDs, so they were refused. Apparently, they must have found them because they were picked up down the street a little while later partying it up at Martini’s.

At press time, we hear the girls had given the police their men’s names, but they had not been arrested yet. Hopefully, by the time you are reading this, they will be sharing a cell with a large guy named Bobo who likes to spoon.

Nodine sightings

Chatting with local reporters at the Hurricane Brew Pub before the B.B. King concert Tuesday, June 12. The reporters report he had an extra ticket and was looking for someone to accompany him. No word if he was successful.

Then apparently the next night, he was spotted at The Garage playing The Golden Tee golf game, which he is apparently quite fond of. That Nodine! Such the party animal!

Well kids that’s all I got this week. Just remember, whether rain or shine, dramatic or scandalous, I will be there. Ciao.

Boozie Beer Nues is Lagniappe social butterfly. Contact her at boozie@lagniappemobile.com.

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