Some of you old timers and veterans may remember a few years ago when former O’Neals regular Brian asked his girlfriend Meghan to marry him via quizzo questions. Well just a quick update. Their 1 1/2 year old daughter Lily visited Santa last night, so I thought I’d share. Awwww.
Abe Lincoln kicks ass. Here is Abe’s written version of that short but powerful speech. The speech was not given shortly before or shortly after the Battle of Gettysburg. It was actually given at a ceremony for a new graveyard for the Union soldiers. Previous to Lincoln’s speech, the Oration was given by Edward Everett. It lasted over 2 hours and was well received. Lincoln’s speech lasted just over two minutes. Some scholars have said that Lincoln’s speech was inspired by Pericles funeral oration. To see a video history of the battle, click here.
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JGT quizzo player, regular on the Philly Comedy circuit, and all around swell guy Kent Haines made a recent appearance on Comedy Central. Check it out above.
We kick it off at Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. where any team that can knock off the Jams wins $15 extra in addition to the $25 gift certificate. We then move on to the Black Sheep, where we had a nice turnout last week considering our monthlong break. Action starts at 8 p.m.
It was on this date 31 years ago that Jim Jones ordered his followers to “drink the Kool-Aid”, and over 900 people died. Above is an interview with one of Jim’s sons, Stephan, who was on the Temple’s basketball team and thus out of town when the massacre occurred. He talks about his father’s madness, how he and his brother once conspired to kill their father, and how he has come to grips with his father’s legacy. Here is an interview with Stephan back in 1978, almost immediately after the tragedy.
Answers after the jump.
Who famously said, when refusing the money for winning the 1926 Nobel Prize, “I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize.”
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This is just priceless. Came across it while I was doing research for F. Lee Hoover, 1920s comic who performed last night at the Khyber (and went over quite well, I must say). It is an article written in the Ladies Home Journal in 1921, saying why jazz was ruining the country.
“Jazz is worse than the saloon! Why?” I asked.
“Because it affects our young people especially,” said Mr. Bott. “It is degrading. It lowers all the moral standards. Unlike liquor, a great deal of its harm is direct and immediate. But it also leads to undesirable things. The jazz is too often followed by the joy-ride.”
If there is one thing that really sticks in my craw, it’s a bunch of sober youngsters listening to jazz and then going out joy riding! This madness must end! I’m just glad the right wing is coming down on the side of decency and putting an end to this threat which, if left unfettered, will almost certainly lead to the downfall of our great nation.
Hey gang, great show tonight (Monday) at the Khyber. Matt Ruby from New York, Benny Michaels, Dave Terruso, and the Feeko Brothers. There are also rumors of an appearance from 1920s comedian and a VERY special celebrity appearance. Action starts at 8:30 p.m. at the Khyber, and tickets are only $5 a pop. $1 PBRs, $1 Miller Lites, $2 Lagers, and $2 Whiskey and Cokes. Hope to see ya tonight!
