JONATHAN AMES: MASTER OF DISASTER?

I could hardly believe my eyes when I read an email from Jonathan "The Herring Wonder" Ames (height 5'10-1/2, weight 156, age 43) touting his (free) upcoming bout against Craig "The Crippler" Davidson (height 6'1", weight 162, age 31) at Gleason's Gym (77 Front Street in Brooklyn) at 8 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

Why was I surprised? Well, Jonathan himself calls his last match—way back in 1999—"disastrous." It was only about a week ago that a few cronies and I were sitting around talking about it with disbelief, even though none of us had been there. (You can read more about Jonathan's boxing career here.)

Getting back to the future: Also present (but not boxing) at the forthcoming event will be hula-hoop artist Miss Saturn and marrieds Valmonte Sprout and—NSFW—Patrick "The Mangina" Bucklew. Jonathan encourages attendees to show up in costumes. There will be an after-party at nearby Rebar (147 Front Street).



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