INTERVIEW! Mayor Johnny Casino Gets Ready for Musikfest

Man, I tell ya, when we are lucky, we are LUCKY! Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, better known as Johnny Casino, was nice enough to give us a few minutes of his time to talk about this year’s Musikfest awesomeness.

Oh, before we begin, just so you’re prepared, we are doing a Musikfest Photo Scavenger Hunt starting Friday with THREE prizes: One from Starfish, one from Molly’s and one from Eskandalo! So, get your cell phone cameras ready and save my email address: lehighvalleywithlove@gmail.com.

Ok, crap, John is already shotgunning a beer. Let’s get this shit started before he passes out.

 So, Mr. Callahan, Are you excited for this year’s Musikfest? We have both a North and South side this year!

Yes. More places for me to drink at. I’m stoked. Oh, btw, this is my.. um..  friend, Trixie.

 Hehe. 

Um… ok. weird. Anyway. How do you think that Musikfest will do this year without America Platz? It has been removed due to a few venues now being at the Artsquest Center.

I’m actually a bit pissed that America Platz is gone. Um, hello, it was right by city hall. I didn’t even have to leave work to get toasted. I actually installed one of those fire ladders out my office window and sent some of our Hispanic workers to steal beer and funnel cakes for me. But, whatever.

 Wow, that is incredibly racist. So… moving on. What act are you excited to see this year? Maroon 5? Maybe Stone Temple Pilots? Or are you a Steely Dan kinda guy?

You know… I was telling Trixie here before how pissed I am that Jeff Parks didn’t sign GWAR. This is like the 1,000th time I have said, “JEFF PARKS SIGN FUCKING GWAR TO PLAY AT MUSIKFEST.” After all the money I’ve given him that I was supposed to give to elementary schools, you think he could at least do that…

  Yeah, Mr. John loves GWAR… hehehe

 Wait, but doesn’t Jeff Parks do tons of stuff for the community? I mean Musikfest brings thousands upon thousands of dollars to the city each year. Who cares if GWAR isn’t here?

Dude, seriously. Fine. Even if Jeff Parks doesn’t get GWAR, he could at least get the freaking Flock of Seagulls. I saw them on VH1 and they got reunited. Well, either them or Adam Ant. Fucking love that dude. 

Crap. Hey Jeff. We were just…. talking… about how great… this line up is this year.

  I heard what you were talking about you little miscreant. Alright, come up to my office on the top of Artsquest Center in the secret penthouse. We need to have that talk again.

  Penthouse?

STFU Trixie. Here’s $20. Go to Subway and get me three $5 BMTs. And get me one of those five hour energy things too. I’ll meet you outside in like 15 minutes. Keep the motor running.