Just want to thank all of you who made it out last night. WTF? History was made, as I cancelled my first quizzo since the Nick’s Roast Beef days. Network executives are not happy about these summer ratings. And the question is being asked: Has JGT jumped the shark again?
Month: June 2008
Taking the Gloves Off
- Quizmaster Chris vs. Big Daddy Graham. Currently one regular segment features him (Big Daddy) telling the Greater Philadelphia area what snack he’s going to eat, and then we all get to hear him chew it. I swear I’m not making that up. Orson Welles is clearly not running things over there.
- Bill Clinton vs. Vanity Fair.: “[He’s] sleazy,” he said referring to Purdum. “He’s a really dishonest reporter. And one of our guys talked to him . . . And I haven’t read [the article]. But he told me there’s five or six just blatant lies in there. But he’s a real slimy guy,” the former president said.
- Dick Cheney vs. West Virginia. (Note to West Virginia: lighten up.)
- Rick’s Steaks vs. The Reading Terminal Market.
Larry Mendte in Better Days
Long before this whole Alycia Lane debacle broke out, Larry Mendte took a few moments to talk to johnnygoodtimes.com readers about the false rumors his dad spread about watching TV in the dark, bananas in the fridge, and the ghosts at the General Wayne Inn. Incidentally, JGT’s attempts to make Lane jealous by writing for Kerri-Lee’s blog (today: I pay homage to Chuck Barris) have been entirely unsuccessful.
Question of the Week
Around the Horn
I posted some of the World’s Strangest things on the Kerri Lee blog today. I highly recommend the link to the world’s strangest mating rituals.
The neuroscience of optical illusions.
Happy birthday to the Beaver, Jerry Mathers. Here’s a clip from Good Morning America last year where they interviewed all of the surviving members of the cast.
Oh, and it looks like Hillary is dropping out of the race.
RIP Bo Diddley
Suck It Trebeck Wins at Bards
Jams Win (Repped by Larry, Darryl, and Darryl)
Who played JR on Dallas?