Monthly Archives: June 2008

Sofa Kingdom Wins at Bards

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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This bands last two albums are 10,000 Days and Lateralus.

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Duane’s World Wins at Black Sheep

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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Who had a hit with the song “A.M. Radio”?

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Jams Win (repped by Clay Aiken’s Biggest Fans)

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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D-Mac was off on this one. This singer, best known for his covers, is best known for being the opening performer at Woodstock. He also played at Bill Clinton’s inauguration.

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Sofa Kingdom Wins at Bards

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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What Aerosmith album featured the songs “Walk This Way” (the original) and “Sweet Emotion”?

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Zombie George Carlin Wins at O’Neals

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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This band from California reached the height of their fame in 1991 with their album fear, which featured the songs Walk on the Ocean and All I Want.

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Pics of last weeks winners

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

So D-Mac wrote a short novel about the bands he hates in the comments section of Kerri-Lee’s blog. So I’m gonna post pics of last week’s winners with questions about bands that D-Mac hates. One guess per person. Oh, and nobody last week could figure out where Mission Beach is? Really?

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Real Quick

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

Running to grab some lunch with Ginger, but in the meantime, here’s me and Kerri-Lee Halkett’s least favorite songs of all time. Be back this afternoon with photos of last weeks winners.

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Scoreboard, Brought to You By Motorcycle I Saw at Reading Terminal

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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O’NEALS

  1. Zombie George Carlin 104
  2. DorkSided 103
  3. We’re Here to Kill Your Monster 92
  4. The N Crowd 85
  5. Philla Killas 80

BARDS

  1. Sofa Kingdom 113
  2. Hurtin Bombs 108
  3. The Unemployed 96
  4. El Narcotizo 90
  5. Future Fathers of Gloucester, MA 74

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

  1. The Jams 113
  2. Trust Us We Know 111
  3. Hippy Dippy Weathermen 88
  4. Epic Fail 86
  5. But My Mom Says I’m Cool 77

BLACK SHEEP

  1. Duane’s World 111
  2. Doc Eisen’s Leisure Time Products 99
  3. Axis of Evil Knieval 97
  4. Penn 15 Club 91
  5. McKie’s Hired Guns 84

GOOD DOG

  1. AAR 86
  2. Shomer Shabbas 82
  3. Fantastic Foundlings 71
  4. Pinkertons 69
  5. Underachivers 69

BARDS

  1. Sofa Kingdom 110
  2. Hurtin Bombs 105
  3. Girls Gone Oscar Wilde 100
  4. Kobe, How’s My A$$ Taste 99
  5. This is not a Bus 95

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Real Quick

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments
  • Gonna try to do the scoreboard after I get back from the bank. In the meantime, here’s a few ideas for stuff to do this weekend.
  • Oh, and I’ve got a gig coming up at the Franklin Institute in July. More details in the coming weeks. But I will tell you this: pirates will be involved.
  • And Chincoteague is on the front page of philly.com right now. Woo-hoo! Represent, represent! Ok, so actually Chincoteague for the pony penning is pretty much the stupidest summer idea ever, where a bunch of Jerseyites go so they can actually buy little Cindy a pony for her birthday. But on the other weekends, it’s a pretty neat place.

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Len Bias

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments


There is an excellent piece on Len Bias on ESPN.com this week that I think you guys should check out. Inspired me to write a short bit about his death after the jump. (Warning: Serious, non-snarky, and clumsy emoting on the site straight ahead.)

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Around the Horn

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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  • First off, anybody got any exciting plans for watching the Euro final on Sunday? Anybody know of any Spanish or German bars where people will be going wild (and where there will be Spanish and/or German women who are not celebrating a birthday that day?). Ludwig’s woulda been perfect for this. Got any good ideas, drop ‘em below.
  • Posted a thing on Kerri Lee’s site lately about the origins of common phrases and cliches. Think you might get a kick out of it.
  • There are rumblings that the Phillies were stealing signs from the Red Sox in their recent matchup. This from the Boston Globe (via PhiladelphiaWillDo): The Sox played the Phillies last week, and one major league official thought the Phillies were taking Boston’s signs. Yep, cheating got Barry Bonds 762 Home Runs, cheating got the Patriots three Super Bowl wins, and cheating got the Phillies blown out twice in three games by the Red Sox. Mon dieu, imagine how bad we’d be getting beat by the American League if we weren’t cheating.
  • The Bad News: Making a dumbass rap video about killing cops while waving a gun around will get you arrested, especially if your son is filming. The Good News: Making a dumbass rap video about killing cops while waving a gun around and getting arrested is definitely gonna help move units of your forthcoming album. The kids love it when you keep it real!

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Lucia!

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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Just because.

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Latest in the Metro

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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Here’s the latest. A lot of people did amazing things when they were my age, I still haven’t done anything amazing yet. Oh yeah, and that whole, “I forgot that today was my birthday” thing I wrote about? Yeah, it really happened. All in all, one of the best blowoff lines I’ve ever gotten. Also, one time I was in line at Ross Dress For Less in Hawaii and thought that the sales clerk was flirting with me, so I asked her if she wanted to get together for a drink sometime. She said, “Thanks”…long dramatic pause…”But nooooo thanks.” (snarky, sarcastic smile). I’m still a little bit miffed about that one.

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Impossible Round of Summer Quiz

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Arthur| View Comments

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Here is the impossible round of Saturday’s quiz about summer. Answers after the jump.

  1. On what tv show would you have found a character named Summer Roberts?
  2. Who wrote the baseball classic, Summer of ’49?
  3. JAWS is considered the first ever summer blockbuster. Who wrote it?
  4. What Canadian city has a popular tourist destination known as The Beaches?
  5. In what movie did a character named Summer Wheatley (above) run for class president?
  6. In what city will you find Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue?
  7. This 2001 film starred Janeane Garofalo and David Hyde Pierce.
  8. Paul Newman’s first ever Broadway appearance was in this 1953 play written by William Inge. The title is one “summery” word.
  9. This water ice stand at 7th and Christian has been in business since 1945.
  10. What legendary rocker had a song called the Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues?

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