Monthly Archives: April 2007

-In 1990, somebody at ABC had an idea. “What if we took a cop show and turned it into a heartwarming musical?” And the top brass at ABC said, “It’s so crazy, it just might work!” And Cop Rock was born. It didn’t work. It was just too artistic for American audiences.

-Pretty fascinating and scandalous history of American Bandstand.

-Sal Fasano could be called back up to the majors. The Blue Jays need a catcher, and they just picked up Fasano. We play the Blue Jays next month. And it would be cool if, in the 9th inning, Sal stepped aside and let a ball get past him with a runner on 3rd in a tie game and the runner scored and then Fasano pointed up at Sal’s Pals, who have reunited one last time, and says, “That was for you guys.” That would be awesome.

-I will totally change my mind and get behind Philly casinos if they’ll let us bet on stuff like this:
British bookmakers wasted no time slashing the odds on aliens being discovered after astronomers announced Wednesday that they had discovered an Earth-like planet. William Hill cut the odds on proving the existence of extra-terrestrial life from 1,000-1 to 100-1.

Alright, we had our fun with Denver. Almost. But first…I was in Denver last year, and while it is a pretty nice city, the fever they have for their baseball team is…non-existent. They built the stadium way too big, so when their usual crowd of about 15,000 shows up it’s kind of sad. Then those people just stare at the field for three hours. No cheering, no booing, I swear they just stare at the field. And the people there are none too bright either. We were giving away $25 gas cards to anyone who could beat me at hula-hooping, and nobody would do it! It was amazing. Those cards woulda been gone in 10 minutes in Philly, but in Denver, people just got uncomfortable and ran off (kind of like girls I talk to in bars). Anyways, I don’t got much on Seattle, b/c I’ve never been. But in case you’re wondering, it is one of the few cities we can make fun f b/c they haven’t won a sports title since 1979. Now, bash away at the Emerald City.

Today is Ginger’s B-day. Her party is tonight at Bob and Barbara’s at 9p.m. and you are all invited to swing by. If you want, you can wish her a Happy B-day below in comments or on her Myspace page. She’s turning the big two-nine.

The following was taken from Dicker’s Geeks Who Drink website (yes, Denver’s head quizmaster is named Dicker). If anyone would care to respond, I heartily invite you to go to Dicker’s website and start talking smack.
Hey, Philly: When did you guys last have a championship that was at any level above a father & son game, 1983? Talk all you want about the body bag game but lets face facts, it PALES in comparison to THE DRIVE. The most talented athlete to come out of there isn’t even real, but the guy that played him is…though he’s a 60 year old man getting busted in foreign countries with enough HGH to make Barry Bonds blush, boy Philly’s battin’ a thousand in the “we’re almost great” category.

You can remember what that’s like right? Well, at least what its like to bat .300, I never thought we’d ever have to say “PLEASE COME BACK JOHN KRUCK!” So keep swingin for the fences kids, because come quiz time, we’re gonna whomp you like you’re a hooker and we’re Charlie Sheen on an 8 ball and a 6 pack of PBR tall boys! Later ya bastards!
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That bowling party I was tellig y’all about is a go. Being put on by some members of Narcotizing Dysfunktion, including Badmintonstamper Philabuster, this is the best deal of any party I have ever heard of in my life. $10 for all you can drink and all you can bowl. Here’s the release:
Basically, we’ll provide all you can drink beer, all you can eat fresh Philly pretzels, and free bowling on 12 lanes. We’re capping entry to 150 people, so everyone should get plenty of rollin’ in. We haven’t finalized the DJ line-up yet, but we promise it’ll be first-rate BadmintonStamps approved goodness. What do they call it? indiedance.cocainesexjams.thebangers? That music..

‘Cause we need to know how much booze to buy & how many people are coming to keep the party under control, we’re doing advance ticket sales. To buy tickets, click here. Please buy your ticket ASAP!
Friday, May 11th, 2007
9PM – 1AM
16th & Shunk
Philadelphia, PA, USA
$10

Alright, the City vs. Smackdown is starting to come together nicely. We have venues confirmed in Denver, Seattle, DC, Toronto, and here. I think I have a venue all ready to go, I just have to confirm this afternoon. Will let you know as soon as it is confirmed. It is gonna start as an invitational. I will be offering certain teams invites. Once that is done, I will open it up for other teams to enter, if there is any room left. I need a little help from you guys though. I need to know if you wanna keep it on the cheap or if you wanna play for big money. I can charge $5 a head, and winner walks with $250 ($75 for second), or we can go $10 a head and winner gets $500 ($150 for 2nd). That would be in addition to the $250 (currently) you will win if you beat all the teams in the other cities. There is limited seating, and I expect us to have a crowd of about 100-125. This is not a Quizzo Bowl type thing. No band, no dancers, just damn hard questions and some damn good teams. If you think your team is gonna win, I would suggest going $10 a head. Please answer the poll below if you plan to play.

-Yeah, today is the Bard of Avons b-day, and to celebrate, you might wanna think about seeing some of the shows in the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, which is currently going on. I think. Their website is kind of confusing, or more likely I’m just dumb. But I think the shows take place at 2111 Sansom Street, and it lasts through mid May. For more info, click here. Tonight, the Comedysportz crew takes on Shakespeare. They are an incredibly talented bunch, and I’m sure it’s gonna be a funny show.

-Rock Paper Scissors season is kicking off at Bob and Barbara’s (15th and South) tonight at 7 p.m. And yes, I did check with the Jam Master before I posted this.

-I pick on Philadelphia Magazine a fair amount, but I must give credit where credit is due. I thought Jason Fagone’s column this past month on Brian Tierney was pretty damn good. (Yeah, I know it came out like a month ago. I’m a slow reader.)

Philly just got trashed by New Orleans governor Ray Nagin. And to be honest, I’m kind of glad. A city that has turned its back on recycling deserves to get smacked in the face. That being said, be sure to recycle! You don’t need a bin to recycle, you just can get a trash can and write recycling on the side.