One of everyone’s favorite Christmas films is a Christmas Story. First off, here is a neat history of how Porky’s made the movie possible. It also includes a Where are they now segment. The kid who got his tongue stuck to a pole became an actor in x-rated films (SFW)! Here is a trailer for a similar film, a Christmas Gory. Thanks to Jenn for sending it in. And here is a 30 second recreation of the film by bunnies.

This is pretty good. Lost Boys star and former Julia Roberts boy toy Jaason patric played quizzo in LA a few nights ago-and apparently pissed off everybody else who was playing. Thanks, Phil, for the link. If you got any good stuff, send it to johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com.

I forgot to post this a few days ago when I was posting that Howard Zinn stuff. It’s an interview with Bill Moyers a few months before the war began. I particularly like this thought: If we go to war, we will kill thousands, tens of thousands, we don’t know how many people. A hundred thousand? We will kill huge numbers of people. And who will we kill? We will kill the victims of Saddam Hussein. If we go to war against Iraq, we are killing the victims of the tyrant. That to me creates a moral equation which is intolerable. Which raises the ugly question: If Hussein is on trial for being responsible for the massacre of 140 innocent Iraqui civilians, should George Bush be held accountable for the massacre of over 25,000 innocent Iraqui citizens?

On a different, but still controversial note, John Smallwood wrote a really good piece about McNabb’s blackness yesterday. It was in response to this write up by the president of the Philly NAACP blasting McNabb.

Going to be announced in just a few short moments. Wanna thank everybody who sent in their rant. I have come to a conclusion, aided by my two esteemed judges who shall remain nameless to protect their identities. OK, so one of them was Trivia Art. Well, we contemplated and argued and came up with what we thought were the best three. The 3rd place one is a thinly veiled assault at me, since I use Tabasco on everything I eat. It comes via the Prez. The 2nd place one was sent in by Hope. She gets the $15 gift certificate to Good Dog. And the first place one was sent in by…quick announcement, the Blue Method is playing at the Pontiac tonight at 10. I hear they rock. Seriously. Oh, and the winner was Rob. He gets the aquarium tix. Click on continue to read the rants.

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…Will be announced tomorrow. I gotta do laundry at my spot. The only sports team that I liked when I was a kid and have remained a fan of are the Miami Dolphins, and the guy that runs this spot is a big Dolphins fan, too (I didn’t hop on the Philly sports wagon until I moved here a little over four years ago). After the Fins comeback win on Sunday, we’ll have a lot to talk about.

Wow! What a great seven days to be a Philly sports fan! First, last Tuesday, the Phillies lost Billy Wagner, getting absolutely nothing in return. Then, the Sixers went on a four game losing streak that reached it’s apex last night, when in the last 30 seconds they pulled off a meltdown that was just laughable. On Monday, the Eagles not only dishonored Reggie White by quitting in the first half, but then lost Bryan Westbrook for the year. That McMahon-Moats-McMullen trio is a finally a reality! What a week! Kinda makes you want to beat a Devils fan, throw batteries, and boo Santa.

OK, so I’m a day late on this. You’ll get over it. The question is, “Did FDR know about Pearl Harbor and allow it to happen so that we had an excuse for entering a war the AMerican people were not interested in at the time?” Pretty interesting stuff.

A couple of big names on the left are celebrating birthdays today. First of all, it’s interesting to note that Noam Chomsky’s birthday falls on December 7th. He is a vehement critic of American foreign policy, and a pretty fascinating writer and thinker, whether you agree with him or not. Here is an interview with him about a month ago And here is an interesting old article in which he discusses the mainstream media, and what that entails. It is also Howard Zinn‘s birthday. Zinn is perhaps best known for the book, A People’s History of the United States, in which he pulls no punches while describing America’s treatment of other people and nation’s. It is a fantastic (if somewhat depressing) book. Here is an interview he did with Bill Moyers right before we went to war with Iraq. Here is a diss of Zinn by a man named, get this, Dan Flynn. I don’t think it’s the same one that owned Doc’s, but you never know.

I got Spanish class, but I’ll be posting stuff this afternoon. In the meantime, check out this, the dullest blog in the world.

Big ups to Brett “The Barber” Beefcake and Danielle, the now live in couple who had their first date at the Bards quizzo on December 6th, 2004 (That’s them on the left). JGT Quizzo: Where Dreams Come True. Congratulations, kids!!!