The new Roots album is released today. What was the name of their first album, released in 1993?
Month: April 2008
Kickin It With Lucia in VA
Headed down to Virginia on Saturday to spend some time with my niece Lucia (almost ten months!), and will probably stay till manana. Lucia has started crawling and clapping her hands and standing up (with support) in her crib since I last saw her!
Dunno if I can get photos of last weeks winners posted until I get back, since I don’t have a computer on me (I’m on my friends mom’s computer). In the meantime, here’s a few things to kick around:
- My latest on Kerrie Lee’s blog is about today’s weird news, including the latest giant squid info.
- Went to the Sixers game on Friday and was amazed that it wasn’t a sellout. In fact not even close. What’s the problem? This is an exciting team with lots of loveable players, from rookie phenom Thaddeus Young to workhorse Reggie Evans to point guard/savior Andre Miller (the better half of the AI trade, if you ask me). The team tanked hard in the 2nd half yesterday, but hopefully can pull off another upset at Detroit on Tuesday.
- Today is Harper Lee’s 82nd birthday. She has not written a single book since 1960s To Kill a Mockingbird. Here is a very good piece on her and her friendship with Truman Capote.
Mussolini
It was on this date in 1945 that Mussolini, 5 of his guards, and his mistress were executed. There has been a strange cover up with the love letters between Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci. Time magazine reported on their letters in 1952, as the letters were taken over by Italian authorities despite a legal fight by Petacci’s relatives to reclaim them. Many of those letters were stolen while in the custody of the Italian government. Another interesting conspiracy theory: that Mussolini was killed by undercover British agents. Oh, and one more interesting thing about Mussolini: Like Hitler, he fancied himself an artist.
Little League B-Ball Sponsors Needed!
Still looking for companies to help sponsor my basketball awards banquet. We have a pamphlet we hand out to the 200+ people who come to the event, plus you will get recognition on this site. It is $10 for a quarter of a page, $20 for half a page, and $30 for a full page ad. 100% of the money goes back into the program. Special thanks to Foobooz, the Philadelphia Rock Paper Scissors League, Bard’s, and Lazaro’s, who have all signed on as sponsors so far. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact me. Thanks!
Scoreboard, Brought to You By Ern Mania!
O’NEALS
- Jonesin’ For Sam 105
- This Is Not a Bus 103
- Young Old and Restless 97
- We Got Nothin’ 92
- Suck IT Super Tuesday 85
BARDS (Tuesday)
- Sofa Kingdom 115
- Just the Tip 91
- Narkotyzing 88
- Hillary’s Downstairs 73
- Girls Gone Oscar Wilde 59
LOCUST RENDEZVOUS
- But My Mom Says I’m Cool 85
- The Jams 81
- 1022 76
- Susan’s Peters 76
- Tom & Kathleen 72
BLACK SHEEP
- The Axis of Evil Knieval 97
- Duane’s World 88
- CatDog 86
- Surrender Hillary 76
- Queef Latina 75
GOOD DOG
- Oakwood Revisited 89
- I Did Blow With Barack 88
- Tallstones 81
- Ku-nu 80
- We’Re Not Bank Tellers 79
BARDS (Thursday)
- Hurtin’ Bombs 102
- Sofa Kingdom 101
- Anal Bum Covers 98
- Don’t Sit in Front 94
- Western Omelette 92
Around the Horn, brought to you by Andre Igoudala (Video NSFW due to Cussing)
- Check out my latest post on Kerri Lee’s blog. This one’s about strange festivals in May.
- Quick note to Chet Bumstead: If I am flirting with a couple of cute girls after quizzo at the Bards, please don’t don’t grab my ass and scream “Come on honey, I’m ovulating.” It really hurts my already very, very weak game.
- First the questionable goal, then the questionable penalty call. Did the Flyers get hosed last night?
- Let’s Go Sixers! I’m actually gonna be at the game tonight (My first ever NBA playoff game). Look for me on tv. I’ll be the guy whose seat is about 200 yards from the court. Still, it should be a blast.
Darth Ern Retirement Party Tonight
Well gang, Darth Ern is retiring from his job to spend more time at the Death Star. I am sure that everyone here wants to send Darth retirement wishes below, so feel free to do so. And if you want to see the Prince of Darkness in person, his retirement party is tonight at the Locust Rendezvous, starting at 5 p.m. Best wishes Darth!
Happy B-Day Ginger!
Johnny’s good friend and occasional co-host (as well as Philly’s official Queen of Beer) the Lovely Ginger turns 30 today. That’s right 30. Girl, you’ll be a woman soon! Anyways, if you wanna wish Ginger (aka Suzanne Woods) a Happy Birthday, hit her up at Myspace. And if you wanna wish her a happy b-day in person, she’ll be holding court at Jose Pistollas between 6-8 p.m.
JGT Joins Forces With…Kerri-Lee Halkett???
The world is a strange place, people. I’m going to be a contributing blogger at Kerri-Lee’s blog over the next few weeks, and I posted my first bit today. I met Kerri Lee yesterday and all she talked about was how much she loves D-Mac. Does that mean I can convince Kerri-Lee to join me, D-Mac, and the gang for a little American Gladiator viewing starting next month? Of course not. She has better sense than that. But due to a momentary lapse of reason she has allowed me to blog on her site, and it should be fun.
Ben Franklin: Serial Killer
Here’s my latest in the Metro about Ben Franklin being a serial killer. I think that a lot of people will just think I’ve lost it, but this is actually a true story. Here’s a newspaper article about it when it first occurred. Also, the woman from the Ben Franklin House in london who was nice enough to get back to me also said this: There is still ongoing research being done at the Department of Archeology at University College London on the bones to determine exactly where the surgical school was (the bones were found in what was the garden) and what surgical techniques were used.