I think what I like best about this story is the entrepreneurial spirit of it.

Here’s what happened:
A homeless man who, apparently had once worked there, learned that the Valencia Club was closing. The Club’s liquor license had come due and, rather than renewing it, the owner decided to close the place and walk away.

Well, that just wouldn’t do for our homeless hero, Travis Lloyd Kevie. He decided to reopen the bar. He bought a six-pack of beer across the street, broke into the Club, unlocked the front door and put an open sign in the window. Business was apparently good because within just a few days he’d accumulated quite the stash of booze behind the bar and money in his pocket.

Now, this is where the story turns from “that guy’s got balls” to “that guy’s got a big brass pair.” The local paper decided to run a piece about the Club’s reopening and Kevie was just too happy to oblige. The article ran with a picture of the new “owner.” A local police detective, who apparently knew Kevie in a professional capacity, recognized him and decided to check the place out.

So, the ruse was discovered that the Valencia Club is once again closed. It’s a shame. I’d have liked for Kevie’s enterprise to last more than just a few days. Regardless, he still wins the “big brass ones” award for this month.