The disaster in New Orleans is getting worse by the hour. If you would like to help, in addition to the money we are raising through quizzo, please donate money here.

This from CNN.com: Along Canal Street, the city’s main thoroughfare, police allowed people to take shoes out of stores as long as the shoes fit. What??? They can only steal the shoes if they fit? Who’s enforcing htis rule?Officer: “Freeze looter! I’m not so sure those shoes fit. Ha! Just as I suspected! Too narrow around the ankles. You go right back inside there and you don’t come out until you find a wider pair of shoes!” BTW, we raised $65 last night in the quizzo for the cause campaign. I will soliciting donations for the Red Cross again tonight.

In a stunning maneuver, Louis Farrakhan decided to take the title of “Stupidest and most ignorant minister going” from Pat Robertson, something that only last week seemed humanly impossible. Farrakhan said that the hurricane in New Orleans was God’s way at getting back at us for attacking Iraq. Uh, Louis, don’t you thing that if God wanted to get back at us for attacking Iraq, he would have pegged Washington, not New Orleans? Yeah, I’m sure God was up there thinking, “Oh, so you’re gonna attack Iraq, huh? Well watch as I destroy Deuce McCallister’s hometown! That’ll teach ya!” Some people say that this hurricane is a sign of the apocalypse. I say that Louis Farrakhan sounding like Jerry Falwell is a sign of the apocalypse.

Also, am I the only one who notices all of these Southern politicians seem to be tripping over themselves to be on CNN, but that nobody seems to be taking a leadership role? You can’t go five minutes without hearing from another governor or Senator from down there. Don’t they have better things to do right now than chat with CNN for an hour at a time?

Finally, in regard to the looters. The food and water, I completely understand. The clothes, though wrong, at least makes sense. But I’ve seen some idiots come out of stores with televisions! What in the hell are you gonna do with a television? You are not going to have electricity for months. Where are you going to store your new 32″ TV until then, the roof? I mean, if you’re stealing a TV, I really hope you’re also stealing a generator.

Hye guys, kind of slacked on the site today. Had a private gig and then was captivated by news from NO. But on tommorrow and Friday, I’ll be back at it. As some of you know, I played against AI in high school. I had a buddy that played in the same league email me out of the blue the other day. I asked him if he could provide his recollection of the day I covered AI. He obliged. I’ll have that posted on Friday. Also, history was made on Tuesday night at the Bards. More on that soon.

Hey gang, I’m gonna be charging a buck to play quizzo for the rest of this week, and probably next week as well. 100% of the proceeds will be going to the American Red Cross to aid with the epic disaster in New Orleans. We were able to raise $250 for Africa in July, and I hope we can raise even more this time. By the way, I’ve been meaning to post the letter I received from Action Against Hunger after we donated that money. If you would like to read the letter I received thanking us for our donation, read below.

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I was watching FOXNews last night to see the coverage of Katrina. There were several guys at a table, talking about how the rest of the country shouldn’t be responsible for something that happens in the south. “This is the price they pay for living in paradise. Why should a person who shovels their driveway all winter have to take care of person who took a chance by living in a place that they know has hurricanes?” The argument was that our tax dollars shouldn’t be used to bail out New Orleans. What??? Should we just use 100% of our tax dollars for killing people and none for helping people? War good…Helping Fellow Man bad. Is this really how conservatives think, or was this just an aberration? That wasn’t even the most ridiculous thing I saw on the news last night. On MSNBC, they had one of their shows “Coming to you live from Aruba, where there have been some major developments in the Natalee Holloway case.” Are you serious? What are you guys gonna do next? “Bummer about that hurricane, but we’re coming to you live from Havana, where there have been some major developments in the Elian Gonzalez case.” Meanwhile the storm gives us ample opportunity to revisit an old debate, as some scientists think that global warming had something to do with Katrina’s intensity. Here’s an interesting piece in attytood about the federal government cutting funds in hurricane budgets, at least partially to ensure their tax cuts. Looking to help? Here’s where you can send money and volunteer your time.

In what 1970s group would you have found Osi, Cujo, and Fahizah?

Will the breakdancers be good? Will your team be overnight sensations on the quizzo circuit? Will Johnny rap? Why won’t this nasty rash go away? There’s only one way to find the answer to these questions (and 48 more), and that is to attend an event unlike any other. The Johnny Goodtimes Beat the Champs Cowgirl Breakdance Steel Drum Spectacular at the World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut). Doors Open at 6 p.m.

Here’s the teams that have earned their two bonus points (Remember you get 8 bonus points just by buying tix early). If you earned any extra points and are not on this list, please contact me at johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com. Also, for the record, this is not Quizzo Bowl II. Quizzo Bowl II will be held in January. Quizzo Bowl is a very classy event, meant only for members of high society. Beat the Champs will not be classy at all. In fact, it will be remarkable primarily for it’s lack of class. The bouergoise are welcome to attend, and to teach me how to spell bouergeouise.
Trust Us, We Know
1022
Sofa Kingdom
Team w/ Eric and Andi
Missing Heads
Lance Armstrong and the Dirty Urine Samples
River of Rocks
Cracked Eggheads
Trivia Art’s Team

If you wanna earn bonus points via scavenger hunt, I’m gonna be somewhat forgiving. Just shoot me a photo of you with your item or a link to your craigslist posting to johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com by midnight tonight. Please tell me your team name when you send me the email. After a slow start, ticket sales have really picked up lately, so this should be a really wild event! I can’t wait!

Rick Ames, Esq., is a former counsel to Dead Kennedys, Pearl Harbor & the Explosions and Romeo Void, intimate friend of Symbionese Liberation Army, frequent visitor to Graceland. He is looking for a 40-50 year old woman who enjoys sunsets, booing Mike Lieberthal, and Quaaludes.

Strengths: Ability to read other people’s thoughts, transcendental medidation, the history of dentistry

Weaknesses: You kind of caught me off guard there. I’m sure if you gave me a minute I could come up with one or two, but right off the top of my head, no, I have no weaknesses.

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