Today is the birthday of the star of my favorite movie ever recorded. No, not Francis…Pee Wee Herman turns 55! Pee Wee’s Big Adventure continues to serve as an inspiration for me. A story of following ones dreams, of finding true love, and of inspiring others. Here’s hoping you get what you want for your birthday, Pee Wee!
Uh, Hello, is this thing on?
It’s 1:30 p.m., and you guys have combined to answer one question?
Jams Win (Repped by Sofa Kingdom)
In what movie would you hear a remake of the song “Three Little Birds”?
Dork Sided Wins
Who originally sang the song “Bird on the Wire”?
Final Thoughts
Couldn’t do the Week in Review because I am in the midst of a super-secret project that is going to be totally awesome and take this jawn to the next level. I’ll have the Review up manana. But in the meantime:
-Great cover stories in both the Philadelphia Weekly and City Paper this week. This is YOUR city. What are you doing to make it a better place?
-You know how I love Reef Tha Lost Cause’s tunes. This weekend, I’m hoping to see him live at the Khyber. Saturday night, 9 pm. Who’s in?
-Trivia Art wants to know: Who has the best nachos in the city?
Introducing…the Donspiracist!
Ladies and gentlemen, I am very excited to bring to you the latest member of the jonnygoodtimes.com staff, the Donspiracist. The Donspiracist is going to be looking a little closer at some things that deserve a 2nd look. He begins with this column, on 9/11.
In his very entertaining book of essays Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, Chuck Klosterman writes about a pre-9/11 email he sent his friends asking them to make a choice. Would they rather go on blind date with someone they knew was attractive and successful? Or would they prefer to go on a blind date with someone who was attractive, successful, and “very patriotic”? Almost immediately, all his friends responded that they would date the first person. Klosterman claims he wasn’t surprised, nor am I. A quick poll of my friends and co-workers returns similar results.
Why is it that so many of us think of patriotic people as undateable? Even in this post-9/11 age where one’s willingness to express love for America is a kind of litmus test, I secretly believe patriotic people are lousy in bed and would make dull significant others.
Why?
Around the Horn, broght to you by Lucia
-Sunday is the last day to get your sequels in, so get ’em done.
–Stephen A. Smith gets demoted by the Inky. Hallelujah! A talentless hack who couldn’t write his way out of a paper bag, I really hope he quits and gets out of this city.
-It was on this date in 79 AD that Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii, killing everyone, even the hookers. But the Best Little Whorehouse in Pompeii is still there!
-Mmmm, Fast Fixins Frozen Chicken Strips. Now with mercury and shards of glass!
NEWSFLASH!!!!!!
Holy Freaking Cow! Just got an astounding message from Smackdown: American Gladiators is coming back! That’s right, NBC is putting together a new season of Gladiators! God Bless you NBC! And NBC, do me this favor: Please, Please bring back Malibu, I don’t care how old and out of shape he is now.
Castro takes the Field
A’ight, I’m headed off to CB Park to watch a little baseball. Last night’s 15-3 is meaningless. Win today and we take the series. But it don’t look good. As the moderately insane are quite aware, the Phillies always s*** the bed in the businessman’s special. And we’ve got Fabio Castro making his first start, and I’m not feeling real good about that. This is was the perfect opportunity for a fan group, though. Fabio’s Castros, a group of guys with all green fatigues and long beards. Or Fabio’s Fabios, a group of meatheads in pink shirts who have long, gorgeous golden locks
P.S. Keep those worst sequels coming! Yes, you may post more than one. We’ll vote next week.
Around the Horn, brought to you by Wilt the Stilt in Conan the Destroyer
-Here’s Entertainment Weekly’s list of the actual worst sequels ever.
-Rangers, who had struck out 30 tomes and scored two runs in their previous two games, beat the Orioles, 30-3. The best part was that the Orioles at one point had a 3-0 lead.
-This is pretty awesome. 59 year old playing on a college football team. Which reminds me, I have four years of eligibility left…
-Damn, I swear all the great concerts happen on Thrsdays, when I gotta work. Tonight, G. Love and Special Sauce at Penn’s Landing.