Happy Birthdays

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Happy Birthday to former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, who is best known for having the name Felix Frankfurter. Are you kidding me? What a kickass name! Thanks, Felix Frankfurter, and happy 124th birthday. We have another very special birthday today, as Judge Wapner turns 87! Sadly, the Ol’ Dirty Bastard would turn 38 today if he were still alive. Here is a hilarious story of a nerdy white guy who used to get calls intended for ODB, since they both had the name Russell Jones.
Jones began to notice a pattern in the calls. There would be a few weeks of calm, and then the phone would start ringing five or six times a night. When this happened, Jones would say to his wife, “I think the O.D.B. did something.”

Great Show Tonight

In addition to quizzo tonight, there is going to be a terrific comedy show. 16 of Philly’s best comedians will be competing to appear on an upcoming show on Comedy Central. Comedians include Wheel of Terrific regulars Chip Chantry and Pat House. BEst part? It’s free! Just make reservations by calling 215-496-9001. The show starts at 8 p.m., and will be at Helium, (2031 Sansom), which is right around the corner from the Bards. Show should wrap up around 10:15, giving you time to make it to quizzo. So check it out. I have seen a bunch of these guys live, and they are really good. This will be a great show.

Congrats Trivia Art

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Trivia Art got much love from the Inky’s blog of record, Blinq: But Foobooz takes the prize for best-tended food blog. Food, drink and deals is Arthur Etchells’ beat, and if he was working the city desk, he’d be a cop reporter. There’s always something newsy, like the latest post, which informs us that Le Bec Fin has just received five stars from Mobil Travel Guide.
RELATED: Foobooz.

Ed Bradley 1941-2006

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I’ve been kind of surprised at how shaken up I’ve been by the news of Philly native Ed Bradley’s death. I mean, I don’t know what it is, but I just got a lump in my throat when I heard he died and then I cried all the way through the 60 Minutes special last night. Maybe it was because my dad used to always watch 60 Minutes when I was a kid, and I’ve watched it on and off ever since, so I guess I heard Bradley’s voice a lot more than I realized I had, and am just sad that I won’t hear it any more. I was particularly moved by this line from Wynton Marsalis: “Oh, man. You know, they say that soul is when you have the ability to make other people feel better about being alive, regardless of their condition. And he possessed that in such abundance.”

Related: Washington Post obit for TV legend.

Sports Trivia

Alright, guys, I’m gonna post the pics from last week with a sports trivia question underneath it. Sorry it took so long to get started today but the server crashed. Anyways, I’m gonna post a question and you post the answer in the comments section. One guess per person.

Remember to vote!

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Yo, peeps, where ya at? We democratizin’ and s***. Vote for which movie you wanna see at the Troc on the 27th by looking on the right side of the page and voting. Word. Coming later this afternoon: The Week in Review.

Happy Birthday Eve!

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Rumors of a love affair between rapper Eve and local quizmaster Johnny Goodtimes continue to circulate wildly in Goodtimes mind. “Yeah, things are going pretty well for Eve and I right now,” said Goodtimes, who has been sniffing a lot of glue lately. “So today, for her birthday, I’m going to be taking her somewhere real nice, like Applebee’s or maybe even Red Lobster. Anywhere she wants to go, provided I have coupons to said restaurant.” And for dessert? “Well, let’s just put it this way,” said a coy quizmaster. “For dessert, we’ll be going somewhere that starts with a ‘D’ and ends with a ‘N’ and has ‘airy quee’ in the middle.”

No go Toronto

Yeah, I blew it. I came home last night thinking I could line up a last minute flight. And I could have. But the tickets to participate in the tourney were sold out by then, so it looks like I’ll be sticking around Philly this weekend. Anybody know anything fun going on?