What do Pickles Dillhoefer, Bud Weiser, and Lil Stoner all have in common? They all made the iSportacus Phillies All-Time All Name Team.
J-Roll leading the All-Star voting? A disgrace.
BMT is fired up about the Ray Emery signing.
Raul Ibanez says you can test his hair for steroids. Wait a second…
A pleasant surprise at last night’s quizzo at the Bard’s as the originator of American quizzo, Pat Hines, made a rare appearance. For those who don’t know, Pat moved to Northern Ireland last year with his wife and two kids. He was back in town for 10 days and decided to check out one of my normal quizzes for the first time ever (he did attend the Summer Slam in 2004.) We had a beer after quizzo, and Pat says that he’s enjoying Northern Ireland, though he does miss Philly. He just finished getting his teaching certificate over there, and is hoping to begin teaching soon. He talked about the very first quizzos in the US, held at a bar in Wildwood called O’Shea’s, with nothing but Irish questions and Irish people playing. Pat, who is not from Ireland, needed an assistant to help him come up with relevant questions about rugby, the Dail Eireann, and so forth. And in case you’re wondering, yes, those are still his questions being asked at New Deck and Fergie’s. Oh, and his team came in an impressive 3rd.
My feelings about the group Phish are well documented. In fact, if you google “Phish Sucks”, my blog comes up 2nd, behind some blog called balloon-juice (That’s right kids, my blog is almost as popular as balloon juice!) So I have to admit that this video has thrown me for a bit of a loop (as has the fact that my old-school hip hop brothers in arms, Koob and the Sandman, both like Phish). Needless to say, I think Jay Z is one of the best rappers of the past 15 years (though not a big fan of “Big Pimpin”, one of the songs he does here.) As a bitter old man trapped in a (somewhat) young man’s body, this has really thrown out of the neat and orderly, black and white way I like to look at the world. I mean, what’s next, a Toby Keith/Big Daddy Kane collaboration?
1st PLACE-Spock’s Cock
2nd PLACE-Bend Over and I’ll Show You
3rd PLACE-Deacon’s Blues
1st PLACE-Emesis Nemesis
2nd PLACE-Same Name as Last Week
3rd PLACE-Why’s John’s Rum Gone
The DOC, who turns 41 today, burst onto the hip hop scene in 1989 with the Dr. Dre-produced album No One Can Do It Better. Allmusic gave it a 5 star rating and it looked like he was going to be a major rap superstar. But shortly after the album was released, he was involved in a car accident and shattered his larynx. His rap career was ruined, and he has since stayed behind the scenes, ghostwriting songs for Dr. Dre. Here is an interview done with the DOC a few months ago.
Just a quick reminder that there is a $20 bounty on the Jams heads tonight at the Rendezvous. If you can beat the Jams (and come in first place) you’ll get $20 cash in addition to your gift certificate. Action starts at 6:15 p.m.
Some of you old schoolers may remember our 2006 hunt for the best pizza in Philly. We had a lot of fun, and ate a lot of pizza. Well, I’m about ready to do it again. Some spots we will be sure to hit again, such as our 2006 winners Tacconelli’s, Tony’s, and Mama Palma’s. But I want to try some new places too. And this year we are going to add the excitement of moving pictures to our hunt! That’s right, we’re gonna drag out the video camera to various spots around the city. So now the rest is up to you. Where should we go to find the best pizza in Philadelphia? Let me know in the comments.
Chester Burnett was born on June 10, 1910. What was he better known as?
Liam Neeson is in talks to do an A-Team movie next year. I think he’s a decent choice as Hannibal, but I think Tommy Lee Jones would be better. Bradley Cooper (never heard of him) is in talks to be Face. I’d prefer Pierce Brosnan. That leaves two roles to be filled: Murdoch and B.A. Baracus. I think Jim Carey would be perfect for Murdoch. Common is rumored to vying for the Baracus role. No way. Common is a great rapper, but he is far from badass. If you’re gonna go the rapper route, I would say Ice Cube. Otherwise, I would say Chad L. Coleman, the guy who played Cutty in The Wire, would be perfect. Then again, why not simply hire Mr. T to play Baracus? So what is your dream A-Team Movie lineup? Post it in the comments.
