In what city was Jimi Hendrix born?
Month: June 2007
Last weeks winners
On this date 40 years ago Jimi Hendrix pulled off one of the most electrifying stage acts ever, burning his guitar on stage. Therefore we are going to honor the guitar legend with questions about him under pics of last weeks winners.
Redcoats be gone!
It was on this date in 1778 that we returned from Valley Forge to kick the Brits out of our fair city. Here is a brief chronology of Philly’s two years of fighting those bloody Brits.
RELATED: More kickass military action this date in 1815. The Battle of Waterloo.
Greatest Comeback Ever, Huge Upset Bookend Week
Things were looking good for Steve O.and the rest of Badger Tsunami. Damn good. They had aced the first three rounds, and it looked like smooth sailing. One team they certainly wouldn’t have to worry about was Impossible to Walk in this Dreck, who had struggled through the Wild Card Round (Twins) and who had a 44 going into the final round. But as the Tsunami broke, the Dreck got hot, acing the final round. But would that be enough to move them ahead of the Tsuami and perennial powerhouses Dork Sided? FInal scores: Badger Tsunami 94, Dork Sided 98, Impossible to Walk 99! Yes! The greatest comeback in quizzo history, as Impossible to Walk overcame a 20 point deficit to win in the final round. Unheard of!
A close finish at the Bards as well, as Sofa Kingdom was conspicuously absent all week. Their chief foes, Narcotyzing Dysfunktion, were able to tack on another win, but it wasn’t easy. They had to overcome a resilient Chin Omelette team that made a comeback in the final round, but fell just short, 97-94.
No surprises at the Vous, as the Jams (aka Opus Dei and the Knights) took an early lead and cruised to a 111-84 win over If You Don’t Use It You Lose It. The Jams were one of only 2 teams to break the 100 point mark all week. Team Name had the weeks lowest score, an impressive 21.
The other team to break the 100 point mark was the Satan’s Minions, who seem to have broken out of their slump, winning for the second straight week. Gomer Piledriver and Betsy Bailed tied for 2nd, with Gomer taking the silver in the tiebreaker.
On to Good Dog, where there were no surprises. Since Johnny called them out last month, MAGMA has been on a roll, and they won on Thursday for the 4th time in 5 weeks. MAGMA scored an 89, while Ow! My Eye! finished in 2nd with 83.
There are very few times that you’ll hear me use the word “Miracle”. This was one of those time. The Kingdom was absent on Thursday, but that didn’t mean that there were no heavy hitters in the house. The Satan’s Minions, feeling cocky after their convincing win on Wednesday, were in attendance, as was the always tough Omelette and two time defending champ Hurtin’ Bombs. But the team that pulled off the victory had been playing every single week for years, and had not won since August of 2005. Rich Kotite Beats His Kids to Jock Jams scored an incredible 50 in the final round to edge the Minion’s, 97-92. The Hurtin Bombs finished 3rd with 87. The Omelette, which had a 9 point lead going into the final round, imploded and finished with an 81.
Basketball game tonight
My Little League All Star game is tonight from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, and if any of you are in the neighborhood, it would be great if you could swing by and watch a little of the game. I will be rocking it on the PA. Action is at the 17th and Christian YMCA.
Metro Column
As you may have noticed, I have been conspicuously silent about the Rock Paper Scissors Tourney. Perhaps you thought it was because I did poorly. NAY! It was because I was going to do my Metro column this week on the tourney. To see pics and to read RPS commissioner Jam Master Sean’s take, click here.
Oh and about that porn…
…I was shooting the other day: It will be shown at DIE ACTOR DIE’s dirtiest sketch contest at the Khyber on Monday night. The show is getting a ton of press: Philly Weekly write up here, City Paper write up here. I think it’s gonna be pretty funny. Or, more likely, really, really bad.
A Happy butt is a clean butt
–Britney Spears is asking her fans to help her name her new album. Among the choices are “Integrity” and “Dignity”. Hmmm. A 55 hour marriage in Vegas, a marriage to the worst rapper ever, a divorce via text message, several drunken nights in crotchless panties, several drunken nights with boobs hanging out of dress, a shaved head, and a total meltdown. I’m not sure “Dignity” is necessarily a good word choice here. How about some more realistic choices, for albums, like “Slave 4 Booze” or “Oops…I Married K-Fed”? Anybody else got some good Britney album titles?
–The video on this page needs to be seen. You have to notice how happy these people are to have a clean butt. “I don’t know how I lived before Cleanbutt.” The best part is that this is a real product. Safe for Work, but your boss may think you’ve lost your mind.
-Little League game manana. 17th and Christian YMCA. 6 p.m. We’re giving the players the trophies after the game that you guys helped to pay for this week. Thanks again for your help! Hope some of you guys can make it.
Attention baseball fans
Jayson Stark is currently discussing his new book on philly.com.
Off to Phils game
Apparently that crazed bus passenger was unable to convince me to stay away from the businessman special. To make it even more obvious that they’re gonna lose big, they are throwing out a pitcher with a 4-7 record…in AA ball. Oh, and just to top it all off, the Phils have lost by a combined score of 21-3 at the last two games I’ve attended. This should be good. Oh well, at least I can get a Schmitter.
RELATED: Follow game with Beerleaguer.