Month: July 2012

Bounty Bowl Tonight


We kick it off tonight at Ugly American at 8 p.m. Great place to get a win if you need some JGTSI points. If you’re looking to deliver a knockout blow to Steak Em Up, tonight’s the night. There is now a $30 bounty on their heads. Action starts at 10:15. CRAZY heap beers at both spots. See ya there!

Big Money Tuesday


We start at O’Neals at 8 p.m. $3.50 margaritas, $50 gift cert for the winners. On to the City Tap at 10:15 p.m. Looks like it’s gonna be beautiful out tonight. Maybe let’s play outside? We’ll see how people feel when I get there. That said, we’re either playing in the back or outdoors. No more playing at the bar. $100 gift cert for the winners. Hope to see ya tonight!

Quizzo TOnight

We start at North Star Bar at 27th and Poplar. 7 p.m. $3 Kenzingers and half off hummus. On to the Sidecar at 9:15. Had a great crowd last week. Hope we can do it again tonight. No specific theme this week, but two rounds on television tonight. See ya there!

Let’s Talk About Sex in My Basement


First of all, the video above is one I did for Philly Mag. I talked with Timaree of the excellent blog Sexwithtimaree.com about why 50 Shades of Grey is awful in every conceivable way. It’s a fun interview, very short, so give it a look even if you don’t care about the book.

A few other things you might dig:

The best pics of the Phillies old home field, the Baker Bowl. Here’s Part 1 and here’s Part 2. Some really incredible pics on there.

Check out these proposals for Veteran Stadium, including a dome proposal that nearly happened.

And we’re up over 300 followers on facebook and 470 followers on twitter. Thanks to everyone who has followed, and hope some more Philly sports fans follow. We’re doing some cool stuff on there.

Quizzo Player Runs One of the Coolest Blogs in the City

GroJLart (not his real name) is a regular at one of our quizzes, and his blog Philaphilia has quickly become one of the most popular in the city. And with good reason. With the impeccable taste of Inga Saffron but the anger of  Howard Beale, GroJLart slams any and everybody who has even torn down a historical building to put up a hideous piece of crap or, worse yet, a parking lot. And he rips selfish NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yarders) who oppose awesome design plans. But the site isn’t just unbridled fury. It’s also an incredible history of the architecture of our city, and he searches far and wide to provide awesome photographs of buildings no longer standing and designs for buildings that were never built. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of history, so it comes as no surprise that this is one of my favorite blogs in the city. If you’re a fan of this city and a fan of history, it’ll be one of your favorites too. Below is an interview he did with WHYY. If you recognize him, great, but don’t let the cat out of the bag. He prefers to remain anonymous and let his work speak for him. (Of course, the video went down as soon as I posted this. Should be back up soon, so check back. It’s a great interview.)

(PS If you play my quizzo fairly regularly and are working on something creative, whether it’s a blog, stageplay, art exhibit, etc. please let me know about it. I can be contacted at johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com. I’d love to help plug it on here. Thanks!)

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