Seal Gets Stuck

In a surprising series of events last Thursday, singer/actor/model Seal was pinned behind an arcade-style video game machine at a popular shopping mall in West Hollywood.

Eye witnesses told police that the artist had been hanging around the arcade entrance for several hours, blowing up and handing out balloons to children.

Later he was reported to have been wandering from machine to machine, "pretending" to play video games, without inserting any coins.

According to arcade management, Seal became agitated when asked to leave the premises, and shouted obscenities at a group of elderly onlookers.

When he was told police had been called, the artist wedged himself between a wall and an out-of-service game machine, where he became stuck and was having trouble breathing.

After fire officials removed Seal from the space, 16-year-old arcade shift manager Steve Ludemoore was arrested on charges related to the unsafe nature of the establishment's gaming facilities.

Seal (file photo)

Going for Broke

"Hey pops! You better get the hell outta here. This turf is for serious moto-shredders only!"

That was the last time any of the raceway locals talked shit to 54-year-old Walter Jorgenson.

They all laughed when Walter walked his bike out by the handlebars, while wearing his black leather unisex sandals.

They kept it up as he struggled to swing his leg over the seat of his Honda. Walter knew he had to show them what he was made of.

He had never tried a wheelie before, but he had seen it done. He felt he understood the raw physics well enough to pull it off.

On the way to the hospital, Walter reflected on the incident at the track that day. Sure, his motorcycle landed on him. Yes, he was almost killed. True, he couldn't feel his legs. But for that one moment...when the bike was completely vertical, the engine was roaring, and the crowd was gasping...he had never felt so alive!