Hey gang, I’d really like to show more old classics at the Trocadero, but I need to know if people would come to support them before I pitch them. I know there are a lot of classics out there that people have never seen on the big screen. So let me know if you would come out on a Monday night to see Dr. Strangelove, which is in the top 20 ranked films of all time on IMDB, by voting in the poll on the right.
Powers was lucky. He had broken his back.
If you ever decide to jump over the St. Lawrence River in a car, I highly suggest you do so in a 1970s Lincoln Continental. Apparently, those things fly like birds. Thanks, Duff, for sending this in. If you see something funny or amazaing on the net for me to post, just send it to me.
Vote for the Average Homeboy
Now, as you all know, JGT is down with YouTube legend Average Homeboy. Therefore, I want you to vote for Blazin Hazen on YouTube, so that he can appear on Good Morning America.
Happy Birthdays
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.”
Spinal Tap It Is!
Spinal Tap won the vote, with with 29% of 158 votes cast, edging out Rushmore. So Spinal Tap wil be the film showing on November 27th. Thanks for voting, gang. And remember, you can’t dust for vomit.
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.
BCS: Bull Crap System
I’m assuming the BCS is desperately hoping that Rutgers loses to West Virginia in the final game of the season. Otherwise, they will be left out of the college football championship for one simple reason: they weren’t good enough in July, which is really when the NCAA championship should be decided, don’t you think? Since the coaches didn’t have them ranked back then, they can’t have them at #3 now, despite the fact that they play the exact same schedule as Louisville and beat Louisville. Why was Louisville allowed to move to #3? Because they were ranked in the top 20 at the start of the season. If Rutgers goes undefeated, then a team eligible for the BCS will be one of two college teams to win all of its games and still won’t get to play for the national championship. Which is patently absurd! If the Big East isn’t good enough to play for the national championship, then they shouldn’t be in the freaking BCS!
Of course, Rutgers in the championship game would be hard for the NCAA to sell. America hates the underdog. That’s why Rocky fizzled at the box office, and why the the first two rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament are a yearly failure. Yeah, it would be a hard sell, a team that lost by scores of 61-0, 50-0, 80-7, and 42-0 in coach Greg Schiano’s first year turning it around and playing for a national title five years later. I mean, I doubt it would be the greatest f****** sports story ever since the Miracle on Ice. Of course, if the NCAA had been in charge of the 1980 Olympics, they probably would have just handed a forfeit to the Russians since they were so much better. Idiots.
Congrats Trivia Art
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.
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Question of the Week
Who starred as James Bond in the original 1967 film version of Casino Royale, Phineas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, and the Phantom in the original Pink Panther?
Ed Bradley 1941-2006
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.