WE ARE FAMILY
The streets are quiet in Garden City Beach. Gone are the summer crowds, the late-night seasonal partiers who cruise by on decked-out golf carts or walk to their favorite watering holes from nearby oceanfront condos. The carnival hum of this small seaside community straddling the Horry-Georgetown county line may be mothballed for the winter – but on a random...
Killing Me Softly
It was one of those nights when we went out without much mojo, or intentions to do anything other than grab a bite to eat and a drink or two.
Here she is . . . miss gay america
Who doesn't love sequined gowns and beautiful women - at least the illusion of beautiful women? The Miss Gay America Pageant has been around since 1971 and mirrors the same format as the Miss America Pageant - you know - evening gown, interview and talent.
When Did I Move to South Park?
"I'll do it again in 2010." The faithful boycotters of Myrtle Beach businesses are already resigning themselves to another year of avoiding the city limits, but at this point I'm not sure why. City elections were held Nov.
Dear Surge,
Thank you, thank you for the new type in Weekly Surge! I can now enjoy my new copy on Thursday evenings instead of waiting for daylight on Friday to be able to read it.
News of the Weird for November 19, 2009
For some consumers, good environmental citizenship is important even when choosing among sex accessories. No longer will they tolerate plastic personal vibrators made with the softeners called phthalates; or body lubricants that contain toxic chemicals typically found in, say, antifreeze; or leather restraints from...
| Weekly Surge beats the street each week to gauge the pulse of our community. This week we asked: | |
In light of Longs resident Rodell Vereen’s recent sentence to three years in prison for having conjugal visits with a horse; if you had to have romantic relations with a four-legged friend, what/who would you choose? |
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“I’d go with the same horse. I know that horse is already easy, so I wouldn’t to have to play all those wierd dating games.” |
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“A unicorn because they’re horny.” |
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“I would have sex with a man, because let me tell you, of all the animals in the world, men are the dirtiest animals of them all.” |
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“A cat because it has plenty of fur.” |
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“A tiger. Tigers are aggressive - I like it.” |
| -compiled by Mandy Kinseth, for Weekly Surge | |
Why is it that the county tax assessor and the insurance company set a monetary value on my house, yet if I tried to sell it for that price, everyone would laugh at me?
–Dave Rudnicki, Conway
Students of Coastal Carolina University’s Seminar in Resort Tourism Planning class have come up with redevelopment ideas for Myrtle Beach’s Fantasy Harbour as part of a class project, but no word whether these plans involve dynamite, bulldozers, and wrecking balls.
-Kent Kimes, Editor