The Cross-Dresser of Heritage Oaks

Now let's be honest, fire-fighting attire can be a little drab, sometimes. Who wouldn't want to spice things up once and a while in between calls, maybe with a fun bikini or some go-go boots?

Since everybody and their sister (?) keeps sending me the link - and since Drudge has featured the article - I suppose I'll offer a post on the local fireman who was arrested for appearing drunk in public wearing a bikini, a blonde wig, and tan-colored balloons taped to his body in strategic locations. The officer on the scene had a few understandable questions:

"I asked Cole what he was doing wearing a woman's bikini at the park where families frequent," Miller wrote. "Cole did state he was headed to a 'gay bar' in Dayton to perform as a woman for a $10,000 prize."

We'll never know what might have been when it comes to Mr. Cole's ill-fated shot at gay stardom. But one thing is clear: By the time our local first-responders are forced to compete in drag shows to make a few extra bucks it may be time to stop the cutbacks in public services. (Where does COAST stand on this?)

Is this a culture war issue? (Can I make it one?) Are the officers who arrested this colorful character guilty of some kind of narrow-minded bigotry - the critique so tediously offered by folks like Brian Griffin at Cincinnati Blog - who is as single-mindedly critical of the exurbs as he is enthralled by the city? Shouldn't we be more cosmopolitan about one of our fellow citizens wearing fake tits and drinking a 40 next to the playground?

Tags: Cross-Dressing, Public Intoxication, Brian Griffin