Sorry, but I am a big fan of lists (and a big fan of bars), so I”m gonna harp on this a little bit longer. Here are ten bars I think shoulda been on the list, and for the sake of being impartial, I won’t include the ones where I work.

• Cantina. Shocking that this didn’t make the cut. Great food, great margaritas.
• Nick’s Roast Beef. An oasis of calm in a sea of d-baggery, Nick’s has good cheap food, solid bartenders who know their sports, and that great roast beef sandwich. I love the Nick’s in South Philly as well.
• Jose Pistollas. Great beer selection and one of their two bars has no TVs which I am a big proponent of.
• Plough and the Stars. On the weekend, this place turns into toolbag central, but during the week it is a beautiful bar with good food and a gorgeous fireplace.
• Dirty Frank’s. How did Dirty Frank’s not make the list? This place is legendary, and I hear they have great fights on quizzo night.
• Speaking of legends, Doobie’s has great bartenders, a great jukebox, and a solid late night menu.
• Brigid’s. This is one of the city’s great first date spots. The food is great but not expensive, the ambience is cozy, and they have a lot of interesting beers.
• Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar. Only been a couple of times, but it’s a great South Philly spot with tons of character.
• The Khyber. Like the Cantina, I was shocked that this funky dive didn’t make it. An Old City institution.
• XIX. Who says a classy bar can’t make the list? Gorgeous bar, great service, and happy hour specials that make drinks here almost cheap enough for you and me.

Who do you think got the shaft?

I was hanging out with a beer owner, a brewer, two industry folks, and a local beer whiz last night, and we were discussing PW’s best bars issue. After a while we decided to put together a list of the worst bars in the city. Here’s what we came up with:

1. Fox and the Hound. A few years ago, Art and I made the mistake of watching a game there. They had country music playing instead of the game audio. We asked the bartender if they could turn the game volume on. The waitress said, “Oh we can never do anything like that without discussing it with corporate.” I’ve never been back. Terrible, terrible place to watch the game.
2. Kildare’s. Soul sucking faux bar for Jerseyites and Manayunkers on a big trip to the city. Then again, I hear they have a great quizzo.
3. Glam. I’ve never actually been in Glam, but I am 100% sure it is one of the worst bars in the city. I mean, it’s named Glam.
4. Fat Tuesday’s. Too bad Katrina didn’t wipe this place out.
5. Tiki Bob’s. When Jerseyites and Manayunkers wanna dance after a few Irish car bombs at Kildare’s, they hop in their Hummers and head here.

What places am I missing out on?

Well, I’m still smarting from PW’s slight, but I must be a bigger man (however, if I have not received a formal apology from PW in 24 hours, I will be exacting my revenge) and get past it. Each of the contributers (myself included) were asked to list 10 of our favorite bars. Here was my list (in no particular order):

• North Third
• Bards
• Oscar’s
• Good Dog
• Fish Bar at FriSatSun
• Locust Rendezvous
• Jose Pistollas
• Black Sheep
• O’Neals
• Standard Tap

Make of that what you will. In hindsight, I might have subbed the Cantina for Fish Bar, though Fish Bar is a great place for a date, on the off chance I ever have one. Still, I am shocked that Cantina did not make the cut. That was a huge oversight. Last summer, we did a poll of best bars in Philly and it resulted in the Cantina losing by two measly votes to the Standard Tap. I’ll have a list of the other bars that shoulda made the cut, those that shouldn’t have been on the list, and the worst bars in Philly later on today.

• Eagles set on trading for either Roy Williams or Chad Johnson, according to the source that broke the Asante Samuel deal.
• Steve O. is going to be on WIP Thursday morning at around 9 a.m. talking about, get ready for this, the results of tonight’s American Idol. I’m not kidding. In other news, I have just lost all respect for Steve O.
• Obama lost Ohio and Texas, and we here at JGT headquarters are pretty dejected today. In fact, there is only one thing that has cheered us up all day: The Obama mariachi song! This is real, not a spoof.
• Happy birthday wishes to Canaan Banana, Zimbabwe’s first president. He is best known for having the name Canaan Banana.

A few months ago, the Weekly approached me and asked me to tell them my 10 favorite bars for their upcoming “Beer Issue”. I happily obliged (free of charge, mind you), then today I opened it up to see which bars made the cut. I’m reading through when I came to this little gem: Fergie’s Pub. Philly’s Best quizzo (sorry Johnny Goodtimes) on Tuesday and Thursday nights… Now, this is no Philly Style Mag/Kildare’s situation. I have nothing but respect for Pat Hines, the Godfather of Philly quizzo, and nothing but love for Fergie’s, which is truly a great bar. And I’m sure that “Who hosts a better quiz, Pat or JGT?” is a perfectly legitimate argument. But not here. Not when I was a contributer to the freaking report. Rude! They also had Art and Tommy Up help with this report, and nowhere did I see that they were Philly’s 2nd best food blogger or 2nd best party promoter. Anyways, Philly Weekly, if you wanna make it up to me, I’ll let you know how. Just contact me.

BONUS THREAT! D-Mac, if you want to see Season 2 of Gladiators amongst friends without being forced to partake in a little something I like to call the “Hit and Run”, you had better make sure this gets cleared up.