Got this email from fellow quizmaster John this morning:

So what do you do when an actual fight breaks out at Quizo? I don’t
think there’s a three-ring binder for that one.

This actually happened at Downey’s tonight. Some a****** who wasn’t
playing was shouting out answers, I asked him to stop like five times,
the bartender asked him to stop, and finally in the middle of Round 2
one of the other players just walked over and took a swing at the guy.
Clocked him right in the side of the head. Bouncers were called, et
al. Stopped the game for a good twenty minutes.

That’s priceless. If the guy who got punched decides to sue, I honestly think that we should raise funds for the attackers defense team.

What kind of animal killed an Australian baby named Azaria Chamberlain on August 17th, 1980? Also, check back here at 3 o’clock today, as a big announcement is forthcoming.

It was on this day in 1962 that Pete Best was dumped as drummer for the Beatles, so I’ve been tooling around, trying to find some kool Pete Best sites and interviews. Here’s an interview he did in 1965. Here’s a pretty good story followed by a Q&A from 1995. Here’s a guy writing that Best deserved to get sacked for Ringo. What is Pete up to today? Rockin’ and rollin’.

Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to two of the most influential people of the last 250 years. First, we have Napoloeon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French and King of Italy (remember, he designed their flag). But his death is the casue of more speculation than his birth, as many people think he was poisoned. Here’s an interesting article on that. Also celebrating a birthday today is Ben Affleck, star of the box office sensation Gigli. If anyone out there has seen this movie, please give me a review. Here’s what the critics said when it came out. This is pretty funny.

There will be no quizzo at the Black Sheep this week, as they are closed for a few days. Just letting ya know.

Hey, here’s an article written by my former radio partner, Nat “The Truth” Jones, about his bitterness surrounding the Trojan War. I think you’ll enjoy it.

So, the Trojan War. Have you heard about this debacle? Do you know anything about this? Man, the Trojans really dropped the ball on that one, didn?t they? I know it was a long time ago and things have changed, but let me just start by saying that if I had bet money on the Trojans to win that war, I would?ve been totally livid with the outcome. Allow me to set the stage:

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Alright gang, there’s a lot going on right now, so let me get it organized into a neat little package for you. Letters of complaint to the editor of Philly magazine (lplatt@phillymag.com, with a copy of said letter being sent to johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com)) are due by 11:59 p.m. Sunday night. They do not have to be solely about quizzo, they just have to have some mention of the Quizzo exclusion in them. The writer of the best letter gets $50 cash. The “Best Golf Porn Title” contest also ends on Sunday. Best title for a golf porn (starring, of course, Tag Ridings and Jenna Jameson) wins a $15 gift certificate to Good Dog. “Is that all? Fifteen bucks?” Yes, that’s all. Get over it. If you are hoping to earn points to help your team Beat the Champs, remember I must have physical or photographic evidence by next Sunday, August 21. Also, I would love you to send me some of your favorite photos that you have taken of Philly. I’ve got a really neat idea for the Big Event, but I can’t do it without you. Please send photos to beatthechamps@yahoo.com or johnny@Johnnygoodtimes.com.

Fair enough. Somebody asked me why my letter to the editor of Philly Mag isn’t posted on the site. The reason is, well, because I finally just wrote it. Man, I hope it’s the best one. I really don’t feel like doling out $50. If you wanna a shot at the fifty beans (no, I’m not gonna give it to myself), then send your letter of complaint to lplatt@phillymag.com.

Larry,

In your opening statement of the most recent addition of your magazine, you imply that the “Best Of” isn’t an attempt to stroke the collective egos (and wallets) of your advertisers. And then you ignore one of the few things that this city is the undisputed world capital of. We have pretzels, we have cheesesteaks, and we have QUIZZO! What other reason are we, your readers, to infer that you left this out of your “best of” edition other than that it a) isn’t advertised in your magazine? Is it b) lack of popularity? Hardly. This event has been going on for years in this city, and bars throughout the region are filled to capacity on the slowest days of the week with people anxious to test their wits against one another. Could it be c) If it doesn’t make a sound in a Stephen Starr restaurant, it doesn’t exist? Perhaps. Or is it d)a lack of awareness? I hope not. If so, I highly encourage you to change the name of your magazine, because you simply don’t know this city and you are doing it a disservice by carrying its name. I look forward to hearing your answer. This question is a weekly double, and a correct answer is worth ten points.

Sincerely,
Johnny Goodtimes

Well, after all of his bitching and whining, JGT finally got some ink. Thing is, he got it in Oregon. Do some of you grizzly old quizzo veterans remember Roy the Inquizzinator, the man who filled in while I was in Mexico? Well, he’s moved out to Oregon and started his own Quizzo empire (only he calls it quizzy), and just got a pretty good article written about him. There’s talk of his humble starts in the JGT Empire. It’s a damn shame the Oregonian has a better idea of what’s going on in this city than a magazine called Philadelphia. Which reminds me, YOU HAVE UNTIL SUNDAY TO WRITE YOUR LETTER TO THE EDITOR of Philly Magazine, complaining about the exclusion of quizzo in their best of edition. Not only will I be forever indebted to you, but the best letter gets $40 cash. Hell, let’s round up. Let’s make it $50. Just mail your letter of complaint to lplatt@phillymag.com, and send a copy to johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com. Wanna say thanks again to the people who have written so far.

The rivalry between the Champs and one of the winningest teams of all time seems to be heating up. The Champs have informed me that they will be playing at the ‘Vous tonight. Don’t know if you saw them call out the Jams last week, or the heated exchange on the comments section, but things have started to turn ugly. Johnny is expected to sign his first musical act for the show today, so stay tuned.