
Alright, I finally got the 411 on the auction yesterday. It was a silent auction, so I had to leave before I saw how much I was worth. The winning bid to go bowling with me was $50, which ain’t great, but could have been worse. Here’s the funny part: I saw a couple of cute girls who were up for bid, and their prices were pretty low. So I figured I’d bump their values up a few bucks. I mean, hey, it’s for charity, right? There was another hour left in the bidding when I left, so I was sure I’d get outbid on both. I didn’t. I don’t know what was up with the other dudes at the party, but somehow I won both. So yeah, I got three freaking dates out of this thing. I sort of know the one girl who bid on me, but I’ve never seen the other two in my life, so I think these will be my first ever blind dates. I’m going to a Flyers game on Saturday, I think, then I’m going to some play in a few weeks. I’ll be sure to keep you posted.
RELATED: Johnny auctioned off for charity.
News and Notes

Just got back from WIlmington where I watched the Super Bowl with my family. Am starting on the final story for QB3. Will have it up by tommorrow morning. (also gotta work on tonight’s Wheel of Terrific, so if I don’t get it up this afternoon, it’ll most def be up manana morning). Gonna recount all the scores to make sure we got ’em right and then post final standings tommorrow.
The pic above is a pretty wild one of the now infamous “Dumping of the tickets”, when the dancer was supposed to dump glitter on me and accidentally dumped out all of the raffle tickets on me instead. I had my eyes closed when it happened, and when the tickets hit my face, I was like, “That is big glitter.” It wasn’t until after I was done dancing that my simple mind finally realized what had happened. At the afterparty, somebody said, “You know that you’re going to need to make the dumping of the ticekts an annual part of Quizzo Bowl, don’t you? That was amazing.” And so, a tradition is born.
As for the Super Bowl, I still can’t decide what was worse: the commercials, the announcers, or Rex Grossman. I really didn’t laugh at any of the commercials, Grossman shoulda been pulled after the first interception, and Phil Simms is the stupidest man alive in America. In a night marked by incredibly worthelss “insight”, his best remark came when one of the cameramen got plowed over by a receiver. He said, honestly, “You can’t get scared down there, you can’t get cabin fever.” Yes, that is correct, Phil. You can’t get cabin fever down there. SInce cabin fever occurs when you are alone, indoors, and in the midst of freezing weather, it is extremely hard to catch when you are surrounded by 80,000 people, you are outdoors, and you are in Miami.
Beetlejuice tonight!

Alright gang, time to turn it up to 11. Yeah, you partied all night Saturday and all day Sunday. Well, it is time to kick it into overdrive. We’re showing Beetle Juice tonight at the Trocadero (1003 Arch Street), a movie which I am ashamed to admit that I have never seen. It all begins with a $3 you call it Happy Hour from 6-7 p.m. The Wheel starts spinning at 7:30 p.m., and there is movie trivia at intermission. Hope to see you there!
Kingdom Reigns Supreme!

The Sofa Kingdom won Quizzo Bowl 3 on Saturday night, in a match filled with intrigue, heartbreak, and controversy. Of course, there was more than just quizzo, as we had a ukelele player, a human pretzel, burlesque dancers, and a jazz band (the Kenny Gates Trio) that absolutely ripped it. Oh, and then there was Flashdance. Please feel free to leave your thoughts and recollections below, and I will be back on Monday with a full recap of the festivities and final scores of all of the teams. We got some great pics, but if you got any photos of the event PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE email them to me, so we can put all of them together in the same place. Thanks!!!
Tonight’s the Night
Doors at 6:30 p.m. Kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Champ crowned at 10:30 p.m. After party at Devil’s Alley at 11 p.m. BRING IT!!!
Giveaways

Another sweet prize that we’ll be raffling off on Saturday night: A dinner for two at Marigold Kitchen (501 S. 45th Street), whose chef, Michael Solomonov, was named Philly Magazine’s “Best New Chef” in 2006. In addition, I’ve got a gift certificate to the Black Sheep for $40, and a certificate to the Bards for $40. I also have tickets to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden and a $100 gift certificate to Gayle. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and show starts promptly (for once) at 7:30 p.m. Then, after the Bowl, we’ll be heading to the Devil’s Alley 19th and Chestnut for the Gangsta Party. It’s gonna be a fun night!
Chip and i doing Comedy Show at the Troc on February 17!

Chip Chantry, featured in last week’s Philadelphia Weekly, will be headlining the JGT Comedy Spectacular at the Trocadero on Saturday, February 17 at 10:30 p.m. TIx will be $5 cheap! Gonna be a great show. Will give you more updates in the coming weeks.
Info on QB3

Alright, here’s some stuff that I’ll tell you about Saturday night, so we’re all on the same page. The doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show will be starting at 7:30 p.m. sharp, so get there before then. There are going to be a variety of acts. Brie Wildau will be playing ukelele, the One Man Show David Smith will be putting on, well, a one man show, and the Kenny Gates Trio will be playing jazz between rounds. At halftime, the Bawdy Girls will be performing.
Number one most asked question: Will there be a beer special? Yes. They will have a $3 Troegs special and a $3 Lager special. As for the quizzo, it will be 12 questions instead of the usual 10. It will be a bit more difficult than usual. Keep in mind, there will be around 40 teams there, so it will also take a little longer to grade than usual. However, with the jazz band playing, I don’t think you’ll mind. I am expecting the event to run from 7:30 until about 10:30. I will not be rapping at this event.
There is an afterparty/JGT B-day party after quizzo. It will be taking place at the Devil’s Alley (1907 Chestnut). Everyone showing a ticket stub will get happy hour prices all night. Parties are fun.
There will be random giveaways throughout the evening, including gift certificates to several local restaurants and bars, tickets to the Adventure Aquarium, and the grand prize giveaway, a $100 gift certificate to Gayle (617 S. 3rd Street, between South and Bainbridge), Chef Daniel Stern’s place which was named “One of the Hottest New American Restaurants” by Bon Appetit magazine last year.
RELATED: Quizzo Bowl in today’s City Paper.
Win a date with JGT Tonight!

I know a lot of you beautiful women out there are thinking to yourselves, “There is no way in hell I am putting up a bid for a date with Johnny Freaking Goodtimes.” But ladies, please try to remember, this…it’s for the children. Wu-Tang is for the children. The fundraiser for Urban Blazers starts at 6:00 p.m. tonight at the Irish Pub (1123 Walnut). I prayed to the baby Jesus last night that at least one person bid on a date with me, b/c if I get zero bids I am going to cancel Quizzo Bowl and just stay in my room and cry all weekend. So there, ladies, you have to bid on me, or Quizzo Bowl is cancelled!
And I am hoping to make an appearance there, but I will still be at quizzo tonight, though I may be a little late.
Jams Cruise at the Vous

The Jams (aka Barbaro and the Glue Factory) took a perfect score into the final round, then finished with a 109 to take home an easy 109-89 win over Not So Much a Quiz, More a Way of Life. The Jams are expected to make a strong showing on Saturday. They finished 5th in QBI, and 3rd in QB2.
