Yeah, I’m working on the Week in Review, but it’s slow going b/c I actually went out the last two nights. And by went out, I mean, didn’t go anywhere but hung out at whichever bar I finished up quizzo at. Think I’m gonna take it easy tonight afer B-ball practice. Also, men who regularly play quizzo: I’ve got your New Year’s Resoluton all taken care of. Don’t worry about it. I have a very exciting goal for 2007 and you are going to help me achieve it by being better people. Details forthcoming.
Month: December 2006
Flagpole Sitting
A lot of people asked me about flagpole sting after last night’s question, “What fad was Shipwreck Kelly the king of?” There were tons of people climbing flag poles back then, so it must have been kool to look up and just see a bunch of people perched like birds all over the landscape as you made you way to work. Anyways, here is the best write up on it I could find.
Thursdays with Ginger
JGT: Old age and bitterness has caused me to become a rather dull stick in the mud who rarely ventures outside my freezing cold fortress. Therefore, in an effort to keep the website lively, I have brought on beer lass and local bon vivant Suzanne Woods (aka “The Lovely Ginger), who is always out, drinking good beer and eating great food throughout the city, despite having absolutely no money. She knows “what’s up” and is, quite frankly, much hipper than I. She also knows lots of hot chicks, as she is the force behind “In Pursuit of Ale“, the female beer drinking club in Philly. Here is her first of what will be a weekly column every Thursday.
For those of you who haven’t met me, I’m Ginger, Johnny’s leading “lovely assistant.” He coined that not me….I’m sort of his Vanna White. She actually has it much easier than me. I don’t think Pat Sajak is nearly as high maintenance as Johnny.
What do you think?
The lovely Ginger and I hit the road today, looking for a place to hold Quizzo Bowl 3. We started at the Mummers Museum. If I held it there, we would do it on Sunday, January 28th or Saturday, Feb. 3rd. Tickets would be $20, but that would include all you can drink (beer, well drinks, and wine). We’d have snacks, but no real dinner food. We also checked out the Golden Palace, that crazy looking Chinese place in South Philly. Big and tacky, with a great stage. It’s BYO, but I would probably try to get a beer sponsor, and make it $15 all you can drink beer. Of course, you could also order off the menu. Again, Sunday the 28th. And then there is the World Cafe. The only date they can give me is friday, January 26th. Don’t know why, but something about a friday jsut seems weird. Tix would probably be $12-$15, but you’d have to pay for your own booze and food. Of course, it is the nicest facility with the best acoustics. Not sure if I could get the Crowd Pleasers, though, b/c they usually play at Bob and Barbara’s on fridays and don’t know if they could get out of it. Anyways, please give me your thoughts below. Would a friday work, do you think? Also, we will shortly have our first post from Ginger on our first ever “Ginger Thursday.”
Hmmmmm
I liked the Mummer Museum suggestion. I just spoke with them on the phone. I think I’m gonna go check out the space now and see if I think it’s big enough for our purposes. I’ll keep you updated.
Did it work?
Several people have asked me this week if my search for a frontier woman paid off. Well, I wouldn’t say it paid off, per se, but I definitely got some fun responses. For example: I am up to my winter weight and can shoot a gun. I can also russle up some squirrels and make you the best gosh darn squirrel soup u ever had. Can I bring along my man and the 10 young’uns with us though? Another tried to sell me on her attributes: I have a conestoga wagon, 3 oxen, 25 lbs of boiled potatoes, a whittlin’ knife and an iron skillet. And one tried to sell me on her heritage: have you found someone to take your trip with you? well, if not i maybe of help…it is rumored that i am a tiny part blackfoot. i might just be able to get the savages to cut some slack.
Who says frontier romance is dead?
Around the horn
-Nickelback is so talented that some of their songs sound exactly the same! Celine Dion and Nickelback. If we do suspect Canada of having WMDs, I don’t care how shaky our intelligence is, I say we bomb them back to the middle ages.
–Jessica Simpson blows it on stage.
–Doc Watson’s reopens! As part of their grand opening, they are running a contest. First 120 teenagers into the attic get a free tuna melt. I keed! I keed!
–Phillies trying to land Freddie Garcia, which would be awesome, though we might have to give up Aaron Rowan.
Happy Birthday Steven Wright
Happy birthday to comedian Steven Wright. Here are a few of his great one liners:
All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
How do you tell when you’re out of invisible ink?
I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Half the people you know are below average.
“Did you sleep well?” “No, I made a couple of mistakes.”
What’s another word for Thesaurus?
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms
with me. I said, “Well, what do you need?”
I wear my heart on my sleeve. I wear my liver on my pant leg.
I xeroxed a mirror. Now I have an extra xerox machine.
Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the
ocean would be if that didn’t happen.
I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.
For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier…I put them in the same
room and let them fight it out.
QUick question
Still in talks with the World Cafe Live about QB3. Hoping to work something out, but we haven’t found a date that works for both of us yet. If it can’t be worked out, does anyone know of any place that serves booze that can fit 300 people seated? Don’t worry, it’s definitely gonna happen, but I just wanna cover all my bases. If you know of any good spots, please leave them in the comments below.
Eagle fans humiliate themselves on National Stage (again)
On Monday night Eagle fans at the Linc got a chance to show the world that not only are they obnoxious and rude, but also complete f****** idiots who don’t know the game of football. And boy did they make the most of it! When Jeff Garcia, who threw for 312 yards, 3 TDs and no interceptions, went down after a couple of hard hits in the 3rd quarter, Eagle fans cheered. Yep, there were our fans, in front of a national audience, cheering an injury to their own player. I mean, at least Michael Irvin played for the other team! The neanderthals then booed when Garcia stayed in the game. Why? Because they think AJ Feeley is the 2nd coming of Joe Montana. Yes, that AJ Feeey, the one who couldn’t beat out Jay f****** Fiedler for a starting job in Miami. Yes, they were booing a QB who has twice thrown for over 30 TDs in a season b/c they think their savior is one who has thrown 19 TDs in his entire career. Of course, these are the same fans who thought all season that the real problem with the team was McNabb, who is one of the best QBs in the NFL, so what should we really expect from their feeble minds? I hate to say it, but the idiot fans of this city don’t deserve a parade.
***Btw, did someone at ESPN read my blog and want to piss me off? Was I the only one who noticed both a feature story on the booing of Santa before the game and two long interviews with Rocky?