Philly Bar Bans Anyone Under 25 After Kid Gives ID With Ben Franklin’s Photo

Philly Bar Bans Anyone Under 25 After Kid Gives ID With Ben Franklin’s Photo

You’d think a Philadelphia bar named Dirty Frank’s would have rock-bottom standards. It seems like the kind of place a 15-year-old suburban white kid could waltz into with a fake ID featuring the image of a 57-year-old Mexican man. On the contrary! This long-running Center City Philadelphia bar has temporarily raised its minimum entry age […] The post Philly Bar Bans Anyone Under 25 After Kid Gives ID With Ben Franklin’s Photo appeared first on VICE .

Founding CAKE Guitarist and ‘The Distance’ Songwriter, Greg Brown, Has Died at 56

Founding CAKE Guitarist and ‘The Distance’ Songwriter, Greg Brown, Has Died at 56

Greg Brown, who wrote CAKE’s successful 1996 hit “The Distance”, has died at 56. The band shared the news on February 7, stating that the founding guitarist passed after a “brief illness.” “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Greg Brown’s passing after a brief illness,” the band wrote on Instagram. […] The post Founding CAKE Guitarist and ‘The Distance’ Songwriter, Greg Brown, Has Died at 56 appeared first on VICE .