We got it started on Monday with Jackass 2 at the Trocadero. The Wheel of Terrific was, well, a disaster. And therein lies the beauty of the Wheel. It is usually either a laugh riot or a really awkward 15 minutes, which is almost as fun, b/c when it starts going downhill Chip and I just get more obnoxious to amuse ourselves. The games were mostly the same as games that have killed in the past. But there were a lot of hipsters there, and laughing out loud is expressly prohibited in the hipster handbook. The awkward silence was especially pronounced during “Horny Robot Jenga”. This monday we’ll be showing Snakes on a Plane.

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This week Ginger talks about her first Mummers experience and gets called dirty names by her sister. Enjoy!

I woke up at 5:30 in the am and decided I would cheer on the mummerific clowns at Broad and Washington. I thought things were kicking off at 7:45. There I was, of all things to be early to, I took to the bleachers at 7:43 and waited. And waited. I can’t remember the last time I saw so many bleach-blond moms in eagles jerseys feeding their children bologna sandwiches. But those Oscar Myer children were adorable. I got sick of waiting and sold my soul to corporate america for a crappy cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee, returned to the bleachers and waited some more. Finally sometime around 9:15, they start dancing. Kicking things off with “Living on a Prayer.” Followed by “Rosalita.” When C & C’ Music Factory’s “Everybody Dance Now” came on, I had to make my exit –I got called into work. But I had been inspired.

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Yo peeps, I’m out the door. Gonna see Rocky Balboa with my Little Brother. I’ll let you know how is. I’ll have Week in Review and Ginger up manana. And Snakes On a Plane on Monday at the Troc, and then back to back Jack, which is gonna be FREAKING AWESOME. Details to follow soon.

I just got this email from my friend Meghan at the PSPCA. If you or any of your friends are looking for a dog, please let her know ASAP. Thanks!
PAWS, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP. We have a Female, Mix Pit Bull named Thea currently in our care that needs foster care. She was scheduled to get euthanized until I found her and she started licking my hand. I stopped the authorization so I could try my best to save her life. Now I really need your help. She came in on 1/9, with an open wound and scars on her leg after being injured in some way. We have had her on medication until the stray hold was up, but we simply do not have the resources to keep her in our care. We desperately need someone to step up to the plate and help her get what she truly deserves. When most dogs come to shelters, they are shaking and scared, trusting no one. This poor girl acts like nothing is wrong, wagging her tail and giving neverending kisses, while dangling her leg, maybe it’s because she knows I’m trying to save her.
We cannot keep her through the weekend, therefore we need to find her foster care by the end of the day Friday, 1/12 or she will be placed to sleep.

Please do not let this happen, contact me immediately at (215)852-3999 or at mgarber@phillypaws.org. If I had a camera handy I would take a picture so you could see how beautiful she is. If you cannot help, please pass this to someone who you think can.