Monthly Archives: October 2004

Johnny’s #1

jgt.jpgCity Paper named Johnny Goodtimes best quizzo master in their Choice Awards issue. And while the acknowledgement of “Best Dolphin Trainer Turned Quizmaster” was a great honor, Johnny was even more overjoyed at the fact that the good people of Philadelphia voted him “Best Local Celebrity,” defeating the likes of AI, TO, and Hurricane Schwartz. Thanks, peeps!!! The City Paper article is written below.

Best Dolphin Trainer Turned Quizzo-Master
Quizzo masters can be lots of fun or very, very painful. (What’s the deal with the guy who peppers his questions with commentary like “I think [insert historical figure here] was a little fruity”?) Luckily for us, every weeknight there’s a Quizzo owned and operated by one Johnny Goodtimes, who combines a serious trivia obsession with the knowledge that these things are supposed to be fun, people! And how many so-called Quizzo “masters” out there can claim they spent years training dolphins in Hawaii? We almost lost Goodtimes this year to a sea-lion gig in Mexico (you can’t make this stuff up), but he turned it down for the love of Philly Quizzo. Aw.

So go grab a copy and read it in good old fashioned news print or follow this link and check out the rest of the Choice Award Winners.

Dwayne “The Brain” McClain Wins at Doc’s


Though Dwayne “The Brain” McClain’s victory at Doc’s has been officially disputed, Johnny has decided to post them as the winners regardless. “Oh, come on,” said Hidalgo Monsignor of 3rd Place Suck It Trebek. “I mean, they had that giant brain with mystical powers sitting on the table, and Johnny didn’t disqualify them? And I get in trouble if I use my cell phone?” Johnny says that giant mystical brains don’t count as “electronic devices” and, for now at least, they are still permissible.

Site of the Day

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Here’s an interesting explanation of the defamation of Edgar Allan Poe’s character after his death. By the way, if you haven’t already visited the EA Poe House here in Philly (7th and Spring Garden), I HIGHLY recommend it. I like it even better than the Mutter Museum.

Johnny Goodtimes Voted “Best Local Celebrity”

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 29, 2004) – In a battle of Philadelphia’s favorite acronyms, who would have guessed that the winner would not be TO or AI, but JGT? In a contest held by Philadelphia’s City Paper, former dolphin trainer turned quizmaster Johnny Goodtimes was voted “Best Local Celebrity” in what was unquestionably the biggest upset in America since…well, since the Red Sox won the World Series.

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Johnny Published!

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Read Johnny Goodtimes’ story about the origins of baseball at The Aurelian, an online magazine started by the guys who won last week at O’Neals.

Newsflash! Lost Ed Wood Feature Film Finally Found!!!

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That’s right, folks, the worst director in the history of Hollywood recently had his final feature film uncovered, a spooky porn shot in 1971!!! Right before Halloween! How great is that!

Happy Birthday Neil and Greg

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Happy Birthday to Greg and Neil, who played last night at the Bards. If you have a b-day coming up, please let Johnny know, so we can get your pic on the website.

Story of the Day

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Here’s a history of halloween.

Stories of the Day

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Here’s a “how to” on scoring with supermodels! Also, here’s the website of the Libertarian candidate for President, Michael Badnarik. Also, there is a fairly hearty debate over the electoral college going on on the message board. You might wanna check it out.

story of the day

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Here’s a fairly interesting article about the electoral college. Here’s a defense of the electoral college. For Johnny’s thoughts, check the message board.

Question of the Week

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On October 31, 1864, this became our 36th state.

Celebration Time!


Caleahla Wrap was able to hold off Vinnie Is Hung Like A Can of Tuna at Doc Watson’s on Monday night, 84-72. But the story that seemed to get the most media attention was the brand new record, set by Car and Kar (below) of only 18 points. The old record, 19, had been set by a team of Italians who barely spoke the English language. (In case you’re wondering, they never took Johnny up on his offer of free champagne, and Johnny never saw the hot Italian chick again. Damn!)

When Dictators Go Down

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It may not have been the fall that many wanted to see, but Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro went down hard, and who doesn’t want to see video of that?

Story of the Day

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Hey, here’s the proof of one of this week’s true or false questions: that Republicans enjoy sex more than Democrats.