Author: aetchells

Quizzo Bowl News

Alright, so here’s where we stand as of now. I went down to the Navy Yard this morning to look at the Urban Outfitters space. Unfortunately, I would need to hire their sound people, and that is way too expensive. So that’s out. I then called the PhillyCruise people, because they have another nice spot down there. Again, too expensive. The Kimmel Center sounded really into it, but then surprisingly dropped out at the last minute. In better news, Trivia Art gave me a good hookup and I’ve got some people looking into venues. Also, thinking about looking into that giant Chinese restaurant in South Philly, New Golden Palace. They have a stage and tons of room, we could do a Chinese theme, and then have an afterparty maybe at Connie’s Ric Rac. The Blue Horizon is still there for the taking if nothing comes through in the next couple of weeks, so if worse comes to worse we’ll do it there again. If anybody has any suggestions, drop them below in comments.

Quizzo Tonight

We kick off at O’Neals, where Steve-O will be hosting his first Johnny Goodtimes Quizzo Spectacular (I have a private gig). For those of you wondering where you can grab a seat, O’Neals has been pretty wide slam open for the last couple of weeks. Should have no problem getting a table. Kick off at 8 p.m., then I will be hosting at the Bards at 10:15 p.m., as usualy. Hope to see you tonight.

Hot Chicks With Douchebags Writer Getting Sued by Douchebag

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Thought some of you might find this amusing: that the guy who gave us hotchickswithdouchebags.com is getting sued by a douchebag who says that he has suffered humiliation due to being called a douchebag. Also, thought I’d point you in the direction of the short piece I did on Drexel students embarrassing themselves on ESPN today and my thoughts on the Roots becoming the Jimmy Fallon house band.

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Final Voting in Alf Landon Contest

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Alright, kids, it comes down to our top 3 vote getters in the Finals of the 1st Annual Alf Landon Bad Writing Contest. Just to refresh your memories, the purpose was to write a terrible opening paragraph to a non-exisent novel about former Presidential candidate Alf Landon. After a brief (ok, long) interlude, I told the top 3 vote getters that they each had to come up with a new Alf Landon sentence. Their new entries are below, and after that you can vote for your favorite. Voting closes Thursday at Noon.

  • WILLIAM: Alf Landon had wooden legs, but his feet were real.
  • BENNY: Alf Landon never fully grasped how and why the leaves would change to an autumn brown in the Fall seasons, and in the end it cost him everything.
  • BILL: “Alf Landon” is an alias. His real name is Johnny Goodtimes.

Just Because…


…I bet you haven’t heard this one in a while. Am I the only one who was surprised that M/A/R/R/S didn’t have a more successful career built around repetitive entreaties to make the music even louder and old Space Program videos? And bonus question: whose voice is being sampled in the song, saying “Pump Up the Volume”?

Tying the Bengals=?

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I think that “Tying the Bengals” has a certain ring to it. It reminds me a lot of “jumping the shark”, except in sports. “I thought the Patriots really tied the Bengals when Tom Brady got hurt.” It also reminds me of “biting the big one”, like going to a bad show and then saying, “Boy that one really tied the Bengals.” Or dying. “You hear about Tony? Yeah, that poor son of a bitch tied the Bengals last night.” I like the concept of “Tying the Bengals” becoming a cliche phrase. What should it mean?