Damn the torpedoes. And Charlie, too: Actor, warlock, duh-winner and center of the known universe, Charlie Sheen, is scheduled to bring his “Violent Torpedo of Truth” stage show to Everett’s Comcast Arena on May 3. Everett is apparently the final stop of a 20-city tour.
Comcast Arena officials said they had already started work to insulate the arena floor and build a containment vessel so that the white-hot heat of Sheen’s personality won’t melt the hockey rink and flood Hewitt and Broadway.
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When the moon hits your eye: If the sky is clear tonight, you’ll notice that the moon seems bigger and brighter than usual. NASA says this weekend’s “supermoon” is the result of the moon’s elliptical orbit bringing it closer to the earth than it’s been since 1993.
NASA officials further explained that the elliptical orbit is caused mostly by the gravitational pull of Charlie Sheen’s ego.
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Heart’s aflutter: Herald columnist Sharon Wootton is recommending a website that includes a webcam that is focused on the nest of a Allen’s hummingbird in Southern California.
A fun fact about the hummingbird: Its heart beats 250 times a minute when it’s resting, but more than 1,200 beats a minute when flying, a heart rate matched only by Charlie Sheen at full rant.
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