Doc here, a man who some say uses water ice to cool down after a tough day at the office. And by office, I mean a top tier adult theater in the Philadelphia area.
The teletype machine here at the Lizardo Labs fired off a communique from senior Journal scribe DryCleanOnly, and his most recent visit to the always awesome Berlin News Agency (Hi Paul, Bill, Frank, & Brenda!) in Berlin NJ.
In usual DCO form, it is an outstanding report, filled with the stuff that keeps you coming back for more. And it also contains a rare mention of the Lizardo Lantern, a little known East Coast phenomenon.
Ladies and gentlemen, from parts unknown, weight unknown, please welcome back DryCleanOnly.
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Dear Doc,
I had been *pumped* for a week to make the trip to Philly for somerather monotonous business meetings... why? you might ask... because, as any regular of the Journal would know, Philly puts me in striking distance to the one-of-a-kind Berlin News Agency. I've had a few visits to BNA over the years, and they've never let me down, even though trips on Wednesdays (as I often have to make) can be more miss than hit at many venues in this thing of ours.
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A Rare 1866 Tintype of The Lizardo Lantern |
Sure it was hard to keep focused during the business part of the day, then I had to crank out some work in the office. Argh... how did it get to be past "go time"??!! What was I thinking? At that moment, and through the first part of the drive, I started to find myself doubting the value of making a two hour round trip to Berlin, for just a couple hours' window of time at BNA for Lady Luck to possibly arrive.
I was already beat and just didn't need an extra two hours in the car that evening, but I noticed a strange green light blinking in my periphery... it was getting brighter. And I could make out a silhouette of a moustasched man in the green beam of light. It was the green Lizardo Lantern, and its flashing, I have confirmed, is a sure sign of good things to come. If there was ever a time to believe in the power of BNA on a Wednesday night, this was it I thought, and down went the hammer!