Bernard Hopkins is going to be taking on Antonio Tarver tommorrow night in Atlantic City. Tarver is going to be playing Mason “The Line” Dixon in the upcoming Rocky movie, which is, quite frankly, the stupidest name for a bad guy I’ve ever heard. Apparently they decided against the name Hawley “The Tarriff” Smoot. If you’ve never read my interview with Hopkins from last year (before he lost to Jermain Taylor for the second time), I highly recommend it. He talks about his life in prison before he became a boxer, why there are no good white boxers, and bashes Donovan. Honestly, this is a really neat interview.
Related: Johnny interviews the Executioner.
Eatin’ Good in the neighborhood
Man, this has not been my healthiest week. Monday night I hit both Jim’s and Moriarity’s. On Tuesday, I hit Lorenzo’s on South Street. You know how their pizza is kind of inconsistent? This time it was awesome. On Wednesday I got a burger from Monk’s. I think their beer is a little too pricey, but damn, their burgers are amazing. Then, yesterday, I got another cheesesteak, this one from Oscar’s Tavern, one of my favorite bars in the city. I feel like I need to hit another great place this weekend, to keep the momentum going. Where should I go? Any suggestions? I’m thinking about checking out the Cantina El Caballito, the new Mexican place. But other than that, I’m just eating salads this weekend. Seriously. I got to get my fat ass to the gym now, big time, and then I’ll get to work on stories for this week.
Heading off to Spanish Class
A’ight, I’m Audi, but I’ll leave you with a few little nuggets. FIrst of all, wanna say thanks to everyone who’s been writing in with their “Worst movies of all time“. I’m getting a kick out of reading your comments. Also, be sure to vote in the new poll on the right side of the page about bad movies. Here’s a link to local Daily News writer Will Bunch bashing bigoted Geno’s owner Joe Vento. And finally, who hasn’t thought about a tropical island getaway? Well, I can tell you one thing. Average Homeboy has.
Johnny About Cartoon Quizzo: “I Did Not Jump the Shark!”
The Sofa Kingdom won at an eerily quiet Cartoon Quizzo at the Franklin Institute on friday, as rumors flew that Goodtimes had finally jumped the shark. Despite a small crowd, the quizzo turned out to be a lot of fun, as Johnny played the soundtracks to various cartoons (Including Gem) throughout the night and a collage of cartoons was shown on the big screen. The primary reason for the low turnout, surmised Goodtimes, was the torrential downpour at the time of quizzo (One team had to leave halfway through the game b/c their basement flooded). His critics weren’t so sure. “Yeah, right, it was the rain,” said Bobby Badtimes, “And I’m the tooth fairy. Listen, people are just fed up with Goodtimes. They thought they were gonna get a science quizzo last time, and they got “‘Every Little Beat of My Heart’ by Hilary Duff. This was payback.” There is going to be a Superhero quizzo on the 30th of June. Though Johnny will be unable to host (he’s heading back to Europe), it is believed that a visitor from another planet, known as Quizzoman, will be hosting.More details will be forthcoming.
What’s the Worst Movie You’ve ever seen?
After watching a History of Violence the other night, a movie that I think might make my top 10 worst movies ever, I started to think, what is the worst movie I’ve ever seen? It’s a tough one. I have seen Plan 9 From Outer Space, but it’s so campy, it’s kind of enjoyable. There are other remarkably bad movies I’ve seen as well. Big Top Pee Wee, Bio-Dome, Speed,and Death Becomes Her all come to mind. As does Armageddon. Zoolander is the only film I’ve ever walked out of the theatre on. I really didn’t hate Showgirls that much, but htat probably says more about me than it does about the movie. But I have to say that the most melodramatic load of horses*** I’ve ever seen is Twister. It followed every cliche ever offered up by a Hollywood film. I mean there were bad guy tornado chasers in this film, and they drove black vans. The dialogue was fingernails on a chalkboard excruciating, just one pathetically unfunny one-liner after another, interrupted by the bad storm chasers saying really mean things and two peole falling in love with a ferocious twister in the background and one of the characters dealing with the fact that her dad was killed by a tornado. Man, I hate this movie. Anyways, I want you guys to let me know what your least favorite movies are. I might even try to watch a few of them.
Question of the Week
In what city did Anton Levay begin the Church of Satan in 1966?
6-6-6-spectacular
That’s right people. Tonight we will celebrate the end of the world and have a devilsihly good time at quizzo with the 666 Spectacular. Today is a particularly good day to join the Church of Satan, “the first above ground organization in history openly dedicated to the acceptance of Man’s true nature-that of a carnal beast, living in a cosmos which is permeataed and motivated by the Dark Force which we call Satan.” Say what you will about those Satanists, they hire really good writers for the website.
The Weekly Double
Last night, my friend Suzanne and I decided to meet up with Palestra Jon and Trivia Art at Dark Horse for quizzo. But we were both hungry, so first we decided to grab something to eat. After a bit of debate, we finally settled on one thing we could both agree on: Jim’s. Jim’s is a place where I always tend to go when I have family in town, but never really seem to go otherwise. I don’t know why. Now I know what you’re thinking: Johnny, if you’re going to grab a cheesesteak, why not get one from a man who is a total bigot? Well, we weren’t in South Philly, and I also didn’t want a cheesesteak that tastes like cardboard, so we decided against Geno’s. The cheeseteak at Jim’s was delicious, as always. After dinner we headed off to quizzo, where we lost a tie-breaker for second place. Once quizzo was over, I found myself hungry again. “Anybody up for wings?” I asked. “Yes”, came the reply from Art and Suzanne. So we headed to Moriarity’s. That’s right. Jim’s Steaks and Moriarity’s wings on the same night. Praise me, people. Next week, a repeat, but with a Lorenzo’s slice!
Where do these people find me?
I received a great email yesterday. This is how it read: I work for an Entertainment and Sports Marketing firm and was wondering if you had Manute Bol’s contact information and/or his agent. It is regarding an appearance in a commercial and this info would be much appreciated. Thanks for your help.
Somebody actually asked me if I had Manute Bol’s contact information! That rules! I don’t know if it was spam or not, though. The guys e-mail address name was Burns 1. That’s a little fishy. Here’s another e-mail I received a couple of months ago: Hi Johnny, I’m working on a show for CMT called “Greatest Moments: Toby Keith” and am interested in using the photo you have on your site of Natalie Maines wearing her FUTK T-shirt (see attachment). Do you have a higher res version of this image?
I wrote her back that I did not have a high res image, but that if she wanted someone to do a lot of hating on Toby Keith for her show, I would love to. I haven’t heard back from her.
Great New Philly Food and Booze Website
When I wanna know where to take a girl on a date, or where to grab a cheap drink, or who’s got a good lunch deal, I call up Trivia Art, who has eaten at pretty much eaten at every restaurant in this town at least once and who seems to always know who has good beers for cheap. Well, fortunately for you, Trivia Art has decided to share his vast knowledge of the local gastronomic scene with everybody on his new website, foobooz.com. It’s not a place where he critiques local restaurants, but it’s a place where you can find out who has great deals on food and booze throughout the city.