An eerie calm has crept over the city; Miami is not a calm place, as a rule. Memorial Day Weekend here is not the refreshing start to summer enjoyed by the rest of the country. Within days 300,000 people celebrating everything hip hop, something referred to as UrbanFest, will envelop a city with 300 emergency personnel. The rush to escape the city begins tomorrow.

The sudden influx of so many people overwelms the city's ability to handle anything, whether it's a car accident or an order of extra bread. By day it's rather exciting with the outlandish costumes, hair pieces, and body jewelry; by night it turns into a State of Siege with armored cars, rooftop gunsnipers, and body armor. Much has been said about just how you stop, or at least limit, the mass visit. No one has ever found an answer, so you either run or hide.

Suddenly, that invitation to Sarasota is not so ridiculous.