Live 8

Live 8 is a pretty kool idea, and I think it’s pretty neat that Philly’s gonna be involved. Unfortunately, we’ve got a line up that includes Maroon 5, the Dave Matthews Band (brutal!), and the least talented man in show business, P. Diddy. I guess Celine Dion was already booked that weekend. Actually, it would be kind of neat if she performed, because I think we could really send a message to our leaders if one million people fell asleep at the same time. Also, I’m glad they added 50 Cent to the lineup. For a second there, I thought this was going to be one of those humdrum concerts where no-one gets shot.

Dolphin News

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Thought it was kind of interesting seeing this article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday. I used to work with the guy in charge, Billy Hurley, when I was in Hawaii. Thought his idea about putting “an educator in the hot tub with guests so they can look at research documentaries on a wall screen and drink margaritas together” is a little bit crazy. As a friend of mine said, “If I’m in a hot tub, I wanna be getting a b*** ***, not watching a movie about dolphins.”

Lawyers are Nice, Friendly. Hell Getting Chilly.

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In what some might see as the first sign of the apocalypse, Johnny came away from his quizzo event for a group of lawyers on Thursday night proclaiming that some lawyers are actually nice, friendly people. The Push-Its pulled off a narrow victory over the Sopranos at Rembrandt’s on Thursday in a battle for intellectual bragging rights at the law firm of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker, and Rhoads. When pressed for comment after being so warmly received by the lawyers, Johnny appeared shaken. “This whole ‘lawyers being kool’ thing has really just turned my world upside down. One of my most cherished stereotypes has been dashed.” Goodtimes then added, “At least I’ve still got Jersey drivers.”

In Memorian

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Just wanted to relive some past fun we’ve had with the Nixon administration, like last year when he got wasted and played with Team Hater and a link I had last year to some great new stuff Kissinger had just released.

I’ll get to work on this week’s stories in a few minutes. I’m still trying to get the sleepers out of my eyes. I tell you what, rainy days like this are the best ones to sleep ’till noon, aren’t they? Oh, sorry, that’s right. Friday is still part of the work week for you guys. My bad.

What a legacy

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This isn’t really that great of a story, but for some reason I just love the following sentence: Gallagher, 58, is best known for smashing watermelons with a sledgehammer. I mean, I always knew it was true, but I had just never seen it put so bluntly. Also, I derived way too much pleasure from correctly spelling some word that a 13 year old from Houston got wrong during the Scripps Spelling Bee a few minutes ago.

Because you’ve got…

I haven’t taken this one yet, but I love these things. Click here to find out what kind of personality you have. Oh, and vote in the poll, you lugheads. (Is “lugheads” an insult, or does it just mean somebody who works with cars? I mean it to be an insult, but I’m not sure.)

Hey

I gotta get going to Spanish class, but in the meantime, enjoy this funny website-the Sports pickle. It’s like the Onion, but with sports stories. Pretty well done. The guy definitely has my sense of humor. Also be sure to send in a motto for Johnny Goodtimes (scroll down). Winner gets a $20 gift certificate to the Bards. Oh, and the spelling bee is currently on ESPN.

And the Winner is…

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…going to be announced after a a few short announcements. First of all, I want to sincerely thank all seven contestants. It takes a lot of guts to get on the microphone in front of any crowd anywhere, but especially here in Philadelphia. The decisions to eliminate were tough because all seven brought something unique to the table, and were not made any easier by the fact that I sincerely liked all seven contestants. The final three had, of course, tied at Doc Watson’s last week in the voting. This time, the crowd voted one way and the judges other than myself(known only as Deep Throat 2 and Johnny Wadd, they were both on hand last night) voted another. In the end, it was a very, very close contest, but your winner of the Be the Next Johnny Goodtimes Contest is…

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