…picking on Republicans for a while after this, but I gotta mention it. George Bush fell off his freaking bike again. This is like the 12th time he’s fallen off his bike since taking office. In fact last year, he inspired a question of the week. He really needs to find a new hobby. Maybe jigsaw puzzles or tae-bo or something.

The bad news is that a federal judge is ordering a reporter to jail for not divulging sources, which is absolutely horrifying, since it seems like the kind of thing that happens in North Korea, not in the United States. The lone silver lining is that evil human being Karl Rove (see “racist attacks on McCain, 2000”) could find himself in hot water because of it. Also, can anyone tell me why Robert Novak isn’t in any trouble? That’s the part I really don’t get.

The Man in Black will be in concert tonight at Fergie’s at 10, raising money for the most ridiculous cause in the history of the world. Tommorrow night, a Midsummer Night’s Madness will be taking place, with Belgian band the Present and quizzo member KiaRash’s band the Red Masque performing at the Allens Lane Art Center in Mount Airy. Show time is 8 pm and tickets are $20. If you have an upcoming music, stage, or comedy event, I would be more than happy to post it on the website. Just shoot me an email.

On July 6, 1887, an American militia forced Hawaiian King David Kalakaua to sign, at gunpoint, the Bayonet Constitution, giving American businessmen firm control over the Hawaiian government and leaving the Native population without a voice. The thing that’s interesting about this is that there is currently a controversial bill being presented by Hawaiian senator Daniel Akaka which would recognize the the nation’s 400,000 Native Hawaiians in the same way that it recognizes American Indians and Alaska natives. Some citizens of Hawaii see the bill as divisive, and many Native Hawaiians oppose the bill because they (and this is admirable, though impractical) think that since the land was seized illegally, it still belongs to them and should be reverted to an independant nation, not a state.

Hey, you can vote for either Brett Myers or Billy Wagner to make the All-Star team by clicking here. One Phillie who won’t be making the team will be Jason “32 Degrees” Michaels. His new theme song when coming up to hit will be NWA’s F*** the Police. Michaels, who previosuly wore number 22, will now wear #187.

Mean Gene Overland of the Notorious Missing Heads Crew was the winner of the “Pick Johnny’s Motto” contest, coming from behind on the final day to overcome Mike, who got a bad hangover at Quizzo Bowl (He’s the dude in back with the beard). Gene’s “Where the Geeks Have No Shame” was the winner, barely knocking off Mike’s “JGT Quizzo: Slightly Kooler than Dungeons and Dragons” by 85 votes to 83. Wanna thank everybody for coming up with mottoes and for voting for your favorite. I’ll try to have t-shirts done soon, but I might have to wait until I get a Monday night slot. In the meantime, Mean Gene gets a $20 gift certificate to the Bards.

The point of Live 8 was not just to see a free concert, but to raise awareness of hunger in Africa, and hopefully to try to do something about it. In keeping with that spirit, it will cost each player $1 to participate in quizzo this week, with 100% of the proceeds going to the United Nations World Food Program. You are welcome to donate more, of course. At the end of the week, I will post on the site how much we raised.

What was the name of the building where the first ever Republican National Convention was held in 1856?

Just wanted to send a shout out to one of my favorite hip hop producers of all time, the RZA. Here’s a really good audio interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air a couple of months ago. And here’s a pretty interesting interview with Bobby Digital in the Onion. It’s also Huey Lewis’s birthday, but really, who gives a s***. In Atlantic City last year, I did meet Lewis’s drummer, and have a signed drumstick.

I arrived at the Parkway at about 11:30. My friends (Chet, Rob, Jesse, and Logan) had been there since 6, but I had hit silence on my phone when they had sent my wake up call. So I was gonna have to slice thru the crowd. They were near the front of the trees on Eakins Oval, and people were not overly pleased to let me slip thru. I got my first, “What the f*** is wrong with you” at around 11:48 as I slipped past a girls blanket. Finally, after about 45 minutes, I slithered up to my friends. By this time the show had already started.

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