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Tuesday, 02 January 2007 |
in the Funny or Humorous department (737 hits) from NateDogg
The two stories that I am about to tell are from experiences I have had or have been told to me on Michigan's Beaver Island. In 07 will be my 6th year in a row that I will be heading up there on Memorial Day weekend. The first story took place in the 90's somewhere around 95, 96ish. The first story was told to me from a friend that has been going there since he was a kid and I fell in love with the place before I went.
My buddy Chad was under age at this time and was driving around from bar to bar with some of our other friends. It was night time (there is only two times on the island, day time and night time). They were coming from a The Old Rectory Bar and heading into town to the Shamrock. Looking for a spot to park my buddy Chad sees the only cop on the island and gives the wave as every passing car does. Checking his mirrors before getting out of the car he sees's the cop right behind him. The cop parks the Bronco (OJ style) right behind my friend?s car so he couldn't get out. Chad starts to panic because he is under age, has been drinking and has a beer in his lap with no seatbelt on and he doesn't know what to do. He suddenly hears the cop say "HEY DRIVER COME HEAR".
Not knowing what he should do, he puts his beer down on the floor and slowly gets out. Nervous as hell he walks up to the cop hoping to god he doesn't smell the beer on his breath and the smell of the tobacco he was smoking that night. He walks up the cop car and before he had a chance to say anything the cop says "YOU KNOW WHAT BAND IS PLAYING TONIGHT" with a little bit of confusion Chad says no I don't. The cop said back "WELL THEY SOUND GOOD, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT" and thinking he got lucky Chad and everyone else heads to the Shamrock to finish the night. Not the best story in the world but true.
The second story is from my first personal experience on the Island back in 2001. We were just leaving the The Old Rectory and heading to a party that someone was throwing on the beach. Knowing we had bit of a drive to get there we thought we better relieve some liquid before making the trip. So before getting into the car all four of us had all the doors opened on the car and we were letting the liquid go. Out of the corner of my eye I see this truck heading toward us. As it was getting closer I could start to make out what it was, it started to look like a Tahoe with lights on top. The closer it got I was sure of it, it was the Islands only cop. As in any situation I start to duck down and yell to my friends that the cop was coming. Confident and experienced my friend Chad said "SURE IS" and started to wave as the cop drove by. As we were all finishing up we got in the car and I told Chad I thought for sure he was going to give us a ticket and Chad said that is just the way it is up here.
As many places as the Beavers go I hope that one day you guys can make it up there to enjoy the experience.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 January 2007 )
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