The Man Who Wanted to Name His Bar Drunkenstein's Nearly Went on a Super Bowl Rampage

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The Roundup: the end of an HBO era, Shaq’s new wardrobe and the lost Mattingly love letters.
Published 2/7/2008 by Patrick Imig at The Big Lead
After all these years, Brooke Burke still looks very healthy.  She’s number 32 in AskMen’s most desirable 99 women of 2008 and is once again pregnant, in case you were wondering.  I have no idea what she is standing in, but I bet it’s really comfortable.  Today it is I, Patrick Imig taking the reigns of TBL.  Send all your info, links and tips to patrick@joesportsfan.com and we’ll send you a complimentary “I voted for TBL” Super Tuesday commemorative pin - and all for just $29.99  plus shipping and handling!  Endorsed by Billy Mays! It’s official: Shaq is ...

Report: Kook Threatened To Shoot Up Super Bowl
Published 2/7/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
The ARIZONA REPUBLIC reports today that “A Tempe man surrendered to police on Super Bowl Sunday after plotting to shoot and kill people at the big game because of a liquor-license dispute, according to federal-court documents.” (Iceberg lettuce, piled high) The crazy guy behind the plot is named Kurt Havelock, and he “recently purchased an AR-15 assault rifle from the Scottsdale Gun Club (and) mailed to media outlets eight copies of a manifesto. In it he explained why he was planning to kill people at the Super Bowl.” We’ve always wondered about people who work at “gun ...

This story has everything: Terroristic Super ...
Published 2/7/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
This story has everything: Terroristic Super Bowl threats; death metal; crazy hairdos; and a bar named Drunkenstein's. Enjoy. [Fan IQ]

MAN CHICKENS OUT ON SUPER BOWL MASSACRE
Published 2/8/2008 at With Leather
An Arizona man named Kurt Havelock surrendered to police on Sunday and admitted to plotting a massacre at the Super Bowl as revenge against the Tempe City Council, which had denied him a liquor license when they learned of his intent to call the bar "Drunkenstein's."  He bought an AR-15 (a civilian version of the M-16) and wrote up an 8-page manifesto and everything. In October, Havelock went before the City Council to seek support for a liquor license. But the council recommended denial after an Internet blog by Havelock stated the restaurant would be named "Drunkenstein's" and not "The Haunted Castle," as the application stated... ...