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!!!

If you like to see bodybuilders make awkward passes at Brazilian women, then this is just the video for you. Warning: This is not safe for work (there’s no sex, but there is public nudity and lots of girls in thongs), and not safe if you have any sense of decency left in your body. It’s about 5 minutes long. Thanks Pedro, for sending me this link. If you have a good link that should go on the website, just send it to johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com.

There was an article about Doc Watson’s in this past week’s Philadelphia Weekly, titled “21, I presume”. Looks like ol’ Doc’s is gonna be reopening. Other than the underage kids and the overall shadiness of the place, you gotta admit, it was a lot of fun. I doubt we’ll be doing quizzo there again, but I do hope that it gets reopened.

Yo peeps! Johnny will be back in action tonight at O’Neals and the Bards. O’Neals offers $2 Mexican beers and $3 marguarita’s during quizzo and JGT will be giving away Comedy Sportz tix tonight at both spots. And of course Pedro will be rocking the mic at the Dive. Hope to see you there!