Meanwhile, in the Anti-Reston: Herndon Barkeeps Breathe Fire, Face Felony Charges

We've pointed out the myriad differences between Reston and Herndon before, both in words and in pictures. Now we have proof that even the nightlife is different in our tolerant fire-fearing neighbor to the west:

Shortly after midnight July 24, longtime Jimmy's Old Town Tavern employees Tegee Rogers, 33, of Herndon and Justin Fedorchak, 39, of Manassas were each charged with three felony offenses by a Fairfax County fire marshal who was at the bar that evening performing a routine inspection, Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Rene Stilwell said.

"The way I understand it, they were doing the 'flaming shot' trick at the bar and a fire marshal was there and arrested them," said Herndon Town Council member and Herndon Arts Council president Grace Wolf... "The charges seem pretty over-the-top," Wolf said. "I'm pretty sure there are many other local bars where shots are set on fire. Why was Jimmy's singled out? And why these extreme charges when a simple warning seems much more appropriate?".

Now, things can get a little wild at the Macaroni Grill on Overflowing Salad Bowl Nights, but we just can't see something this awesome terrifying happening on our side of Fairfax County Parkway.

Local lawmakers are apparently inquiring about the severity of the charges. In case you're wondering what all the fuss is about, there are approximately 176 of those, whazzitcalled, You Tubes, about this very practice. This one's pretty much par for the course:


Friends don't let friends set themselves and/or barstools on fire.

So, while they're doing this sort of thing in Herndon, let's see what kind of utter mayhem there is to be found in Reston's Fake Downtown:

Yep, just a bunch of people stone cold carrying around stuffed animals, pretending to be a character from Legally Blonde as part of a Wolf Trap ticket giveaway thingie. Advantage: um... Herndon. We guess.