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Here are a bunch of songs which some people believe contain subversive or hidden messages when you play them backwards. In addition to the answer of one of this weeks questions, (Stairway to Heaven) there is are also a couple of them that people took to believe that Paul was dead (I’m So Tired and Revolution 9). Go here to find a bunch more clues that, when taken together, prove that Paul is dead. I also love the fact that the Pokemon rap has Satanic messages in it, and that Weird Al uses it on purpose.

Hey kids, I was interviewed by Nicole Brewer of CBS3 today. They just put me on Skype and started asking questions. I don’t know if it was the shirt or the angle of the camera, but I look like I weigh about 350 pounds. It’s the camera angle, right, gang? RIGHT?

Been a lot going on lately. Here are a few things to check out if it’s your first time here in a while.

• Me and Ginger’s adventure to the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
• Vote in the very closely contested “Things you hate” poll.
• The Fish/Not a Fish Round seen on the Samantha Brown Show.
• The infamous WNBA Player or Porn Star Round.

We’ve also started taking a daily quiz where you see how you stack up against me. Check these out and let me know how you do in the comments section.

• Longest things.
• The Number 7.
• Wrestling Dolls.

For those of you that are here for the first time, a few things you should know about me:

• I played basketball against Iverson in high school.
• I was Philadelphia’s 2006 Rock Paper Scissors Champion.
• I solve mysteries.

Alright kids, I’m heading down to the ballpark, but I wouldn’t leave you without a few great sites to visit this afternoon.

• First of all, if you have never seen Awkward Family Photos, you’re welcome. Funniest site I’ve seen in a while Thanks to Matt for letting me know about this one.
• Second, if you’re a baseball geek, I came up with a really tough baseball quiz. See how ya do.
• If you haven’t been to the website of notorious Philly legend Arthur Kade, please do yourself a favor. It is a brilliant site, as I still can’t tell if this is a put-on or not. I just can’t imagine a guy like this could walk around Philly and not get the living s*** kicked out of him every day if this was for real.
• Here’s my latest in the Metro about strange upcoming festivals. For more info on these festivals, see below:

1. Intercourse Rhubarb Festival.
2. Illusion Alpaca Auction.
3. Kinetic Sculpture Derby.
4. Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling.

Just curious.

Hey kids, you might remember when Samantha Brown came to Black Sheep and got booed when she tried to ask questions. Will it be a black eye for the city, or will it be kind of funny, or will they try to pretend like it never happened? And how will they make it seem like our Wednesday night quizzo is taking place on a weekend night? We’ll find out tomorrow night. Show comes on at 10 p.m. on the Travel Channel. For more info, go to her website.

The head of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution, this radical left wing Frenchman was born on this date in 1758 and beheaded in 1794.

Hey kids, a few quick notes before we part ways for the weekend. First of all, congrats to Quiz on Your Face, who became the first team other than the Jams to repeat at the Vous since last June (But My Mom Says I’m Cool). Next week, they will try to be the first team to win three straight other than the Jams since 2006. New quiz going up on Comcast On Demand Saturday, so be sure to check it out. I think the entertainment one goes up next, so go to On Demand>>Free Movies>>Trivia and Games>>Quizzo. Also, keep in mind that the new quiz starts at Ugly American next Thursday night at 7:30 p.m., so I’ll finally get off my lazy butt and do two sets of questions again. As for fun upcoming non-quizzo stuff, the Sly Fox Goat Races are Sunday, and I am doing stand up Monday night, so maybe I’ll see you at one of those. Finally, be sure to find out what wrestling manager Stan van Gundy looks like and how the Phillies got started in 1883 by going to isportacus. Have a great weekend, everybody.

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Crimson and Clover, by birthday boy Tommy James, has always been one of my favorite songs. James was the lead singer of the Shondells, who also had a hit with the song “I Think We’re Alone Now” (pre Tiffany). Funny story. When I was living in Hawaii, me and my friends used to always go to the restaurant where my girlfriend waited tables (Durty Jakes) for karaoke night. Me and a buddy of mine would sometimes do a duet of “I Think We’re Alone Now”, complete with us tumbling to ground and doing a Kid ‘n’ Play dance. Well, one night after we performed it, an older gentleman walked up to us and said, “I was in the band that did that song, and I have never seen it performed like that in my life.” The guy had been a member of the Shondells in the early days of the band. I asked him, “Did you do Crimson and Clover?” Sadly, no. He said that he had left the band before Crimson and Clover came out. It was the highlight of my music career until Eve said that “White boy got skills” after I dropped a few bars at an open mic at the 5 Spot about 6 years ago (true story.)

The government is going retro, trying to alert people to the dangers of swine flu in old fashioned PSAs like the one you see above, narrated by the same guy that narrated those films we had to watch in Driver’s Ed class about drinking and driving. “Dottie had a heart condition and she died” is one of my favorite lines ever uttered in a Public Service Announcement. Oh, and remember to get duct tape and plastic to guard against dirty bombs, and a gas mask to protect you from SARS.