I almost forgot to mention that my dawg (K-Fed in the hizzouse, yo!) is turning 28 today. That new album is gonna drop next munf, and den we’ll see where all y’all haterz is at, boyyyyyyyyy! Word to ya Mutha.
Month: March 2006
Question of the Week
On March 21, 1980, JR Ewing was shot by an unseen assailant. That assailant turned out to be a character named Kristin Shepherd, who was played by the daughter of what famous singer?
Odds and Ends
Played quizzo at the Dark Horse last night with Palestra Jon, the lovely Ginger, and her boyfriend. A sad performance, as I missed, “Who said that religion is the opiate of the masses?”, a question I’ve probably asked ten freaking times (I wrote Nietsche, the answer is Marx.) Our team name was Dick Cheney: The Fat Montgomery Burns. After a little research this morning, I found out that I wasn’t the first one to come up with the striking resemblance between the two. Here’s a photoshop done in Cheney’s debate with John Edwards.
As stated previously, I am currently in 25th place in the bracket contest. Are you brackets screwed? Here is a really funny music video called “Bracket Man”, that will make you feel better for doing your research and still sucking. Also, it should make you feel better to know that Sports Illustrated had Kansas in the Final Four (they lost in their first game). Thanks to Todd for sending in Bracket Man. Oh, and finally, congrats to DJ Chris R for having the best set list. He wins the $40 gift certificate to the Devil’s Alley.
Johnny Needs Pizza Eaters
Hey gang, as you know I am in the midst of THE GREAT PIZZA HUNT 2006. But this is not a mission I can accomplish all by myself. I need people to assist me in eating and judging various pizza spots (I’m only asking you to join me for one spot, not for all of them). Believe it or not, this is not a pathetic attempt by me to troll for dates. I am looking for guys, gals, groups, and even Jerseyites to help me find Philly’s best pie. If you are free at lunch any time and wanna grab a slice, drop me a line. And don’t say no just because I look like a total toolbox in the above photo.
The Bracket Standings
JGT, employing a strategy that entailed trailing early and then coming back in dramatic fashion, is in 25th place out of 37 teams after the first week of action. He had dropped to 35th on Saturday, but still has 7 of his Elite 8 still in play. Here are the top ten.
Niederdeppe 50
Last Place was Last Year 47
Pittisin2006 46
Boobies 45
Odabashian 45
Knicks are an 11 Seed* 45
Artist Philosopher Engineer 45
Team LBI 44
Peep my Pittsack 44
6 teams tied for 10th.
*My favorite team name in the tourney.
Jam Master Sean Continues World Domination
Johnny is fuming with jealousy as his quizzo understudy, Jam Master Sean, continues his rise to the top of the national stage. Jam Master, who hosts quizzo on Tuesdays at the Dive, was recently featured in a story on the Fox News website. This comes only weeks after he was on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Which leads to the obvious question: Why is he only being featured in conservative circles? Where will we hear from Jam Master next? On the Rush Limbaugh Show?
Johnny Starts the Hunt at Pietro’s
Johnny Goodtimes began THE GREAT PIZZA HUNT OF 2006 on Friday, getting a pie at the Pietro’s on 17th and Walnut with well respected pizza enthusiast (and roommate) Trivia Art. Let’s start with ambiance: Pietro’s looks ok inside, but it doesn’t have much of it. Lots of plastic plants and paintings that look like they were bought from Ross Dress For Less. I did, however, like the tall tin ceilings. They had televisions showing tourney games (a plus!), which seemed sort of strange with opera music providing the soundtrack. The crowd was young and attractive, including a hottie at a nearby table who was speaking a foreing language, like French or Spanish or Aramaic or something. But this wasn’t a trip to find hottest foreign honeys, this was THE GREAT PIZZA HUNT OF 2006, so let’s move to flavor: First off, Coke. There is a major Coke problem in this city. Seriously, it seems like a lot of bars and restaurants in this city put aspirin or something in their Cokes, because it tastes chalky and awful. So I was happy to discover that Pietro’s Coke was aspirin-free and tasty. The pie came out, and it looked beautiful. White mozarella cheese, thick chunks of tomato in the sauce, big thick pepperoni’s. And it tasted almost as good as it looked, especially the thick pepperoni’s. I tore through four slices in a hurry. Finally, service. It was ok. Not bad, but certainly not personable. Typical late lunch service. The Johnny Goodtimes Final Grade for Pietro’s on Walnut was the same as Trivia Art’s: 3 pepperonis out of a possible 5. A good solid selection to start THE GREAT PIZZA HUNT OF 2006.
Johnny To Begin the Great Pizza Hunt
Yo peeps, heading outta the crib to grab some pizza. Think I’m heading to Joe’s. Will be back with a full report either today or tommorrow. I’ve got a lot of pizza to eat in the next few weeks. But don’t worry ladies. I’ll be spending even more time at the gym to make sure that I don’t lose this girlish figure with all that pizza.
(P.S. About the bod-yeah, it is steroid free.)
Just when you thought she couldn’t get any hotter…
\About the tourney brackets
I dunno why this is being such a pain in the ass, but if you are having a problem signing up for the bracket challenge, just send me an email, and I can send you an invite that should get you in, no problem. Please try to get your request in to me by 10:00 a.m. Thursday, as that will probably be the last time I check my email before the tourney begins. Also, if anybody wants to watch some tourney games during the day tommorrow, I’ll be at Barrister’s (1823 Sansom) starting at 2 p.m.
Related: Sign Up for Johnny Goodtimes Bracket Challenge.