Here’s my latest in today’s Metro. By the way, I am quite excited to have my photo so close to Chuck D, Professor Griff, and Flava Flav. If you just glanced at the paper real quick and then looked away, you might think I was a member of Public Enemy. Anyways, now it’s your turn. What are some things that men should never say to women?
Month: January 2008
Around the Horn, brought to you by Scrapple
- The Blue Yak recently posted some great Top 10 lists, including top 10 prison survival tips and top 10 bizarre moustaches.
- This mixtapesbringsmiles blog is kind of fun and a good way to hear some new tunes.
- France’s oldest World War I soldier died at 110. A couple of years ago he said, “War is something absurd, useless, that nothing can justify.” Typical French pinko pantywaister! War rules! Pass me some freedom fries! These colors don’t run!
- You may remember that I went to Scrapplefest last year. Well, I have a feeling that scrapple afficianardos cannot be pleased about the latest scrapple development: Vegan scrapple. (via Foobooz)
Announcement Sunday
Signed the paperwork today. It’s official. Announcement of the venue coming on Super Bowl Sunday. It’s gonna be awesome.
White Power
Here’s a hilarious site I recently came across, stuffwhitepeoplelike.com. It reminds me of an old favorite, blackpeopleloveus.com. And while we’re at it, we might as well throw in the top 10 rap songs that white people love.
Somebody shoot me
This is terrible. All we can hope is that he is the next Barry Zito. Good job, Twins. Sure you couldn’t have gotten some more worthless junk in return? Pathetic. Here’s the reaction in Minnesota. They are trying to stay positive: The Twins have been known to surprise us before. Who would have thought that the prospects received back in the Frank Viola trade would help push them to a World Series championship just two years later? Who could have known that the prospects brought over in the Chuck Knoblauch deal would help form the foundation for putting them back into contention after a horrible dry spell in the late ’90s? Needless to say, they are euphoric in New York. And here in Philly, we are obviously miserable. The sounds of our “small splashes” never sounded so small. This is a tidalwave, causing a flood that will submerge the rest of the National League East for six or seven years. Baseball’s best pitcher belongs to the Mets, set to anchor the rotation for years to come while canceling out our best hitters head-to-head. The Mets are trying to build a champion, the Phillies are trying to screw over their best player while telling us we should be excited about Pedro Feliz.
I Finally Watched Godfather 2
Yes, now that I have seen Godfather 2, I can admit to you that I had never seen it before. Pretty shameful. In fact, I haven’t seen the first Godfather since high school, so I may have to follow up with another viewing of that soon. Anyways, Godfather 2 is considered by IMDB voters to be the 3rd best movie ever. I don’t know if I’d go that far, though I did think it was a stunningly wonderful movie. Pacino brought a shrouded mood to every seen he was in, and John Cazale was terrific as Fredo. It was obvious that he was going to get whacked in the end, but it was still upsetting. The beauty of the film was that you hated just about every major character in the film at one time or another, and you sympathized with every major character at one time or another. I thought the only weakness of the film was the somewhat farfetched return to Italy to take out Don Ciccio. And I’m not sure I understood why Michael decision to go into the Marines at the end was so significant. Did I miss something? All in all, though, a wonderful film, and perhaps even my second favorite mob movie of all time. Goodfellas is still, in my mind, the best. A-
PREVIOUSLY IN THE CLASSIC MOVIE PROJECT: North by Northwest.
Trivia News
- Our friends in Denver just had their annual Geek Bowl, and it appears to have been a rousing success. Not to brag or objectify, but I would like to note that the majority of our volunteer staff in the front lobby were HOT LESBIANS. And they were very active so technically our lobby was a cauldron of Hot Lesbian Action. Yes!!!!!!
- The City Paper talked to Ken Jennings last week.
- There is going to be the 6th annual Sports Trivia Bowl in Norman, OK, this weekend. It will be hosted by, are you ready for this, Uwe von Schaman, who I distinctly remember kicking for the Dolphins when I was a kid. Anybody know where I can find a cheap flight to Norman? I want to be with Uwe!
What the Duck?
As you might remember I had a decent experience on Ride the Ducks last year, despite my better judgement. Well, Walt Sherman of Shut the Duck Up has had no such experience. He hates the damn ducks, and he’s trying to do something about it. What’s he trying to do? It’s hard to tell from this video, but it looks certifiably insane.
Around the Horn, Brought to you by Tex Cobb
- No sooner are we done talking about Raising Arizona than Tex Cobb is in a great piece by Phil Sheridan. Turns out that he just earned a degree from Temple. Again, a great piece. Read it if you haven’t already.
- You know how things starting going downhill for Britney when she married K-Fed? Well, I seem to remember Michael Jackson started to jump the sanity shark after his hair caught on fire. Or maybe it was when he became friends with Corey Haim. Of course, if he had actually been singing, he woulda put the flames right out. Science is weird.
- Every once in a while, Philly Mag puts out a damn good issue. The current one is that issue. Restaurant rankings, an article about Larry Brown, and an article by Matthew Teague that really does a good job shining the light on the union situation in Philly. And I’m not gonna pretend like I didn’t read the Alycia Lane article. Speaking of her, D-Mac is reporting that she was making out with Booker on the dance floor of the Grape Street Pub over the weekend. That’s it! It’s over for her and I! I will not date any woman that hangs out in Manyunk!
Quick QB Note
Just talked with the lady at the venue. I sent a proposal on Friday. She looked over it and said it looks good, but she has to make sure her business partner feels the same way. I am supposed to call back at 4 and I am hoping to have something in ink manana.