Haircut on a Bike

When "Gangs Of New York" came out, Phil was in first year of University and got so pumped on the fashion styles of the time that he bought a number of trench coats at Salvation Armies in Ottawa. For some reason, it's hard for me to get the details right on this, in the winter Phil was riding his bike a lot while wearing these big green or blue trenchcoats. This was also a time when Phil had gotten into cutting his own hair. So, to get the most out of it, Phil did all of these things at the same time: riding a bike while wearing a trench coat while cutting his hair. there was also talk at the time of Phil playing guitar while riding his bike, but I don't think that happened. There was further talk about strapping a mic to his front, having it attach to a laptop in his backpack, and recording an album while riding the bike. That idea is still up for grabs.

New Year's Injury

From Graeme: New Years Eve, we went for a hike through the woods. Passed through a number of fields too. Phil really wanted to wrestle, but no one else was particularly into it. I was especially opposed to rough-housing there, poorly outfitted for the snow & freezing cold. Phil decided to tackle me anyways. We landed in some bramble & frost-bitten shrubs or something. When I landed, a stick stabbed me about a millimetre from my right eye. I chastised Phil and we returned to the house. As we approached the light of the house, I realized that a stream of blood had spilled from the wound and had frozen to my face.

Sunburn

When we used to go Sailing every year with the family, down to the tropics - actually whenever we'd go anywhere warm, Phil would end up getting really burnt the second day, be in pain the next couple of days and be peeling by the end of the trip. Older bro Matt always thought this pattern was hilarious, so for Matt's Bday in July, Phil decided that the perfect gift would be to get a full-body sunburn.

While Matt was at work Phil got to work getting the full-body burn int he backyard. Since we have neighbours, Phil didn't want to get totally naked to get the burn, so instead he wedged his boxers up so that it was like a thong/G-String. Matt got off early, possibly b/c it was his bday, and he went around to the backyard to find Phil sunbathing with his boxers wedged up his ass. Matt called Phil a "fag" and the birthday present was never realized.

Snakes

When Phil worked maintenance at a Summer Camp, he used to arrive to lunch with garter snakes in his cargo pockets.

Phil and some friends went to Arkansas, while there they caught a water snake (later named snakey), they kept it in a Taco Bell cup while traveling from Arkansas back to Canada. They made a song about the snake (snakey wake, look it up). They then smuggled this illegal piece of wildlife back into Canada, and it now resides as a pet in Casey's room.

A Day At the Falls

From Graeme: I was working construction one summer. Got off around Noon, drove home for lunch. Little Bro was just kicking 'round the house, so we drove up to Scott's Falls. Languidly made our way up each subsequent fall. At the top, we sat down and ate some apples below the rock mass that juts up from beside the precipice of the last waterfall. Now, Phil had somehow learned that I got off work early. He called too see what up, but we had already left, and he spoke with my Mom. My Mom told him that we had left for some waterfall. Phil rolled the dice and guessed we were at Scott's Falls. He made his way up there, and surreptitiously tracked us up the falls. While me and Little Bro were resting at the top, eating apples, I suddenly got hit in the back of the head with a pine cone. I looked behind me, up to the top of the rock mass we were under, and there was Phil. We hung-out then made our way back down the falls. Phil had ridden his bike, so we through it in the back of the car and drove him home.

New Drug Slang

"got is the pot. a brad is a gram. a kate is an eighth. a horse is a quarter. a babs is a half. a joseph is an ounce. and a thang is the whole damn thang."

"that slang is my drug talk. i'm going to be a funny drug dealer"

Fish Story

In the voice of Phil: Steal Joseph's fish with Lisa and hold it for ransom. Joseph doesn't notice it's gone. Get sick of having the fish, going to return it. Decide that before it gets returned, the water needs to be warmed up b/c Joseph has a heater for his fish tank. Put the fish on the stovetop on low. Drink a bunch of cough syrup with Lisa and forget about the fish. Go back and the fish has been boiled alive.