Dennis Rodman’s dad and the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/02/dennis-rodmans-dad-and-the-eruption-of-mount-pinatubo.html Philander versus the volcano. BY DANIEL ENGBER Slate - FEB 27, 201210:38 AM ANGELES — I didn’t come to the Balibago district of Angeles city for the hostess clubs, or the girlfriend karaoke, or the “fun balls” they’re selling at the hotel bar. If I’m staying the night in the sex-tourism capital of the Philippines , if my deluxe suite has a ruby-tinted bulb above the mattress, if a strange woman keeps pawing at my nice hair, nice hair—well, that’s just part of the tour. There’s a mountain a few miles outside the city . It’s been there forever, but most locals didn’t know it had a name until 20 years ago. Then one morning in June 1991, a black cauliflower of pumice ash blossomed from its summit, spraying clouds of dust over the whorehouses of Balibago and beyond. When the explosions subsided, more than 17 million tons of material had been launched from Mount Pinatubo, sending a black fog...