Odd Stories

Tow trucks parade through New York

NEW YORK --- Talk about towing the line.

Nearly 300 tow trucks rumbled through New York City on Saturday in an attempt to smash the world record for the largest parade of its kind.

Organizers think they hit the mark, with 292 trucks participating. The procession included flatbeds, wreckers and 50-ton rotators.

The trucks departed from Shea Stadium in Queens and cruised down a couple of highways before finishing at an abandoned airport tarmac to spell out "New York."

The previous world record was a parade of 83 tow trucks in August 2004 in Washington state.

Boast costs party business

OKLAHOMA CITY --- Be careful when you boast.

Oklahoma college students who bragged on MySpace that their party business had served thousands of revelers have been hit with a state tax bill of $320,000.

The Oklahoman reported Sunday that 2007 tax documents indicate that the party business Kegheadz held more than 100 events over nearly five years.

But co-founder Julius Baroi estimates his business served just more than 20 parties in 11/2 years, netting less than $2,000.

Another co-founder, Jordan Glover, says tax officials were misled by "hype" on the business' MySpace site that was designed to attract more partiers.

The site boasts that Kegheadz has "over 1 billion served."

Tax Commission spokeswoman Paula Ross says she cannot comment.

Police nab nude bartender

DELHI, ILL. --- As it turns out, bartending nude can get you arrested.

Sheriff's deputies doing a routine check at a southern Illinois bar say they discovered a not-so-routine sight. Authorities allege that 33-year-old Janet Brannon was naked while serving bar patrons at the Cabin Tavern in Delhi.

Ms. Brannon was arrested and charged with misdemeanor public indecency. She was freed on $8,000 bond.