74 degrees and sunny. Can’t pick a better day to go to the ballpark. In the meantime, check out my latest in the Metro (I wonder if people are looking down at that clock on 17th and Chestnut) or read more about the Californian, the ship that failed to come to Titanic’s aid. The captain, Stanley Lord, became the scapegoat for the Titanic disaster. There is a still a vigorous debate about whether or not the Californian could have saved the passengers of the Titanic.

It was on this day in 1943 that Albert Hoffman took the first ever dose of LSD and went for a bike ride. In case you are wondering, Albert is now 102 years old and going. He thinks that LSD is “medicine for the soul” and that it shouldn’t be outlawed. Here’s an article on him that was done two years ago by the New York Times. In honor of this day, I highly encourage you to do hallucinogenics before returning to work this afternoon. It will make the work day just fly by, and the boss will be impressed by your “outside the box” ideas.

• I assume you saw the Colbert Report last night, with Nutter and Ben Franklin. If not, check it out.
• Speaking of Nut, here’s a pretty interesting article about him and his decision to support Hillary in the NY Times.
• Traci Lords pitched a sitcom to award winning comedy writer Ken Levine. Here’s how it went down.
  We met her at her manager’s office and to answer the obvious first question – she still looked pretty great. Not smoking hot but she made the transition into legal age very nicely. However, one thing was painfully apparent after two minutes – she was seriously unfunny.
• Bill Cosby is coming out with a rap CD. The first single off the CD is a song called “Stop, Puddin’ Pop, and Lock It.”

Trivia Art made an appearance on Throwdown with Bobby Flay last night. Things went pretty smoothly until the 1:49 mark, when Art says of the sandwich, “It was an explosion of taste in my mouth.” Needless to say, he will not live that line down for the remainder of his natural life. It is, without question, my favorite TV moment since Bill Henley told Miss America that she had a nice box. Next time you see Art, be sure to tell him that seeing him on TV was like an explosion of taste in your mouth.

Remember in Middle School, when you heard that Guns ‘N’ Roses were coming out with a new album, Chinese Democracy, and you just knew it was going to kick ass? And remember how now you are in your 30s and it’s been 10 years since you drank six shots of whiskey in a half hour while listening to Use Your Illusion II? Yeah, well anyways, now that you’re old and have children and thought that the latest Kenny G album was “satisfactory, if a little overproduced”, I have news: Guns n’ Roses is coming out with a new album called Chinese Democracy.

Ken Jennings is listing his favorite bands in each state, and I gotta admit, I’m amazed at how many good bands Ken Jennings knows. In Pennsylvania it’s the Roots, and in New York he throws out Public Enemy but gives it to Velevet Underground. Then he makes a call that really makes me think that he and I are two peas in a pod: Virginia: Okay, I’ll be damned if I’m going to put Phish and Dave Matthews Band right in a row. Screw you, jam bands. Does the Carter Family count? Fine, GWAR then. GWAR could chew Dave Matthews up and spit him out. Now, I don’t really like GWAR, but the fact that he gave it to a somewhat obscure heavy metal band over the dreadful DMB gets MAJOR props from me. He also gave Connecticut to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who I think are a bit overrated but still think it’s amazing that a Mormon from the middle of nowhere has heard of them.

In Florida, I disagree (Skynard over Tom Petty in my book), but am impressed that he trashes the garbage from there. Florida is clearly the First State of Sucky Bands. Creed, Matchbox Twenty, Limp Bizkit…and that’s before I even get to the boy bands.

In Hawaii, he goes with Pepper, which is wow. I am amazed that he’s heard of them. They are from Kona (the town I lived in), and I saw them live once with about 25 other people. This is like seeing your buddies high school band getting props from Ken Jennings.

In Maryland he goes with Good Charlotte, but is quick to point out that they are the only group from Maryland he’s ever heard of.

All in all, a pretty impressive list. (Stumbled onto via D-Mac.)

…that didn’t realize that Alan THicke had a son who is a singer? I just found this out. This song is downright awful, but kind of hilarious because I just pretend that Alan Thicke is singing it.

A day after Joey Vento demanded an apology from Mayor Nutter, he got one (below). And hey Joey, congratulations on your cheesesteaks finishing 35th in the city! Might wanna spend a little less time in front of the cameras with that turd eating grin on your face and a little bit more time in the kitchen, since people in Philly are giving your steaks about as much respect as they give a Steak ‘Um. Just kidding. 35th is pretty good. I think you get a trophy for that.

RELATED: Ya Slippin’ by BDP.

There is a kid in South Jersey who is going to take you out. This hit list of his was obviously not a joke, but a real terroristic threat, and I’m sure the newscasters are giving their “serious solemn faces” when giving this report, even though it includes Chuck Norris. I remember in the 8th grade when I said something smart-ass to a girl in my Latin class named Karen R. She stood up, looked me dead in the eye, and said, “I’ve put together a hit list, and your name is next.” Then she dramatically stormed out of the room. Everybody in class did that “oooooooh” thing, but nobody thought to call the cops.
UPDATE: The terrorist kid in South Jersey and a bunch of his buddies recently took on Chuck Norris in a fight. Here is some exclusive video of what happened next.

He plays quizzo at a place called the Fox and the Hounds in LA (apparently not part of the chain). And apparently he’s not as dumb as he looks. His team finished 2nd.