It would have been simple. If Al had destroyed the Philadelphia Parking Authority, he woulda had a chance. And I don’t mean destroy it like reorganzie it. No I mean marching down to PPA headquarters with a barrel of gasoline and setting the goddamm thing on fire. Had he done that months ago, people would have said, “You know what, this Taubernberger guy is OK. I think I may just vote for him.”
RELATED: The Philadelphia Parking Authority, the most pathetic entity in the city of Philadelphia other than the Eagles receiving corps.
Month: November 2007
Should the Eagles Trade Westbrook?
This is brought to us by my good friend Duff:
The time will come, sooner than later, when Westbrook will not be the jaw dropper he is today. Two years, maybe three left. So since Kolb is three or four years from taking us somewhere (he really looks good from the nanosecond I saw), we should get top $$$ and picks while we can. The only medium term issue is maintaining the offensive line and not losing the corners. The rest can be turned over as we develop Kolb but we need to dump Westbrook or we may win just enough games to avoid a decent pick and damage Westbrook just enough to make him worthless in a trade.
I happen to agree. This team is going nowhere but down for several years, and there is no reason to make Westbrook suffer through the rebuilding. Philly has a habit of holding onto their stars until they are no longer valuable, then trading them for nothing (Abreu, Iverson, etc.). But in this case, it’s time to call this what it is. A bad team playing for next years draft. Let’s start losing, get rid of our only valuable asset for numerous draft picks, and try to build the team thru the draft like the early 90s Cowboys. Of course, with Andy’s drafting record, that might not work either.
Quizzo News and Notes
-JGT begins quizzo at Temple tonight. His quizzo at the Draught Horse (1431 Cecil B. Moore Avenue) begins at 8 p.m.
–Bounty Bowl at the Bards on Tuesday. The Sofa Kingdom has won 5 straight Tuesday night matchups and must be taken out. $20 cash bonus (on top of $40 gift certificate) to any team that can pull the upset.
-Since the apparent retirements of Satan’s Minions and Yes You Can’t, there has been a power vacuum at the Black Sheep. Though Duane’s World is the strongest team there currently, Philly Hardcore has started to make a name for itself, and any team has a chance.
-The other venue that is wide slam open is Good Dog, back in action this week after taking a week off for renovations. If you have a team that is solid but not immortal and still want the glory and the gift certificate that come with a victory, I would suggest the Dawg.
-Looking to try some new beers? I highly recommend O’Neals, one of the underrated beer spots in the city. Lots of unique beers on draft and over 100 bottles. The competition is tough, but as the Cornbread Mafia proved this past week, anything is possible.
Question of the week
Today is Guy Fawkes Day. What king was Guy Fawkes hoping to kill?
Jams Win (Repped by CHef Tell)
In his skit “The Liar” on Saturday Night Live, Jon Lovitz always claimed that his wife was this woman, who was born in Dallas in 1950.
Cornbread Mafia wins at O’Neals
What’s the name of the arena where the Mavericks and the Stars play?
pics of last week’s winners
THis week, just to salt the wound a little bit, the theme for questions is gonna be ” Dallas”. One guess per person.
Ouch!
“As Eagles fans filed out of the stadium with nearly 20 minutes of football still to be played, at least they had some clarity.
They walked in wondering whether the Dallas Cowboys were for real, having gotten to a 6-1 record without beating any good teams. They walked out knowing the Cowboys are 7-1 and still haven’t beaten any good teams.”
–Phil Sheridan in the Inquirer
Brotherly Love
Michael Nutter called out the people of Philadelphia today in a stirring speech at LOVE Park. “This is supposed to be the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection. We need to start acting like it. We need to start acting like it,” he said. WE NEED…TO START…ACTING LIKE IT.”** What are you doing to show Brotherly Love? There is still a severe shortage of men in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, which is a great way to make a huge impact on the future of the city. If that’s not your bag, why not go to philacares.com and find something that does interest you. The future of Philadelphia is in your hands. GET INVOLVED!
And speaking of Brotherly Love, I highly encourage you to watch this great 3 minute film about our beloved city.
Johnny’s returning to the Punkin Chunkin
A couple of years ago my girfriend at the time (the one who hates Houdini) and I took a romantic holiday weekend to Delaware for the Punkin’ Chunkin’. It almost turned out tragic. If you have not already read the story of the pumpkin accident that nearly ended my life, I highly recommend you read it. Last year, I went down, but got their too late for the actual chunkin and just hung out in Ocean City for a night.
Well, my old freshman roommate in college goes to Punkin Chunkin every year and this year he rented a freaking RV so that he and his friends would not have to leave the punkin field the whole weekend. You can see why we hit it off so well in college. So I’m heading down first thing tomorrow morning and will be taking plenty of pictures and some video. And hopefully this year I can avoid pumpkin tragedy.