Win Free Quizzo Bowl IV Tickets!

This Saturday is Quizzo Bowl IV, the annual masters-of-quizzo competition hosted by none other than Johnny Goodtimes.

As part of a promotion for that, yours truly will be hosting a round of quizzo tonight on Philadelphia history at Bards (20th and Walnut) at 10 p.m. I’m pretty sure the Philadelphia Will Do readership pretty much overlaps with the quizzo-playing population, so come down and hear me stutter through a few questions about my favorite topics. (If you read this blog, you should get at least a couple of them easily.)

And the headliner of this year’s Quizzo Bowl is Black Elvis. Black Elvis! There’s no reason to miss this, except that my team is going to win so you’re not gonna.

And, hey, you can do it for free: After the jump, Johnny has graciously provided three free pairs of Quizzo Bowl tickets that you, the reader, can win, if you just answer a question.

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Leftovers: Nude Protest Somehow Awful

• There was a nude protest in front of the Burberry store today by PETA. As intrepid quizmaster Johnny Goodtimes shows in the photograph at right, though, it was the worst nude protest ever, not even including any nudity. Those girls must be cold, though. Somebody throw a bear rug over them to keep them warm, or something. [Johnny Goodtimes]

• We Americans love our crap, but apparently we have a limit! The Inquirer’s Madhusmita Bora reports today that business is extremely slow for those who opened carts and kiosks at malls for the holidays. Your pre-paid phone cards and cheap jewelry just don’t have the same pull they used to. [Inquirer]

• The Flyers made another trade today, sending a draft pick and a player you’ve never heard of for another player you don’t know. I don’t know about you, but I’m prepping for a Stanley Cup parade already. [The Phanatic]

• Premarital sex is normal. Thank God. Unless he’s pissed. Then I don’t know what to think. [AP/CNN.com]

Leftovers: Go Westbrook!

• Brian Westbrook misses practice today; team says he’ll play Sunday. Let’s hope so. [Inquirer]

• JGT thinks Larry Mendte has a dark family secret. [Johnny Goodtimes]

• Earlier this week, super-hip/super-awesome Fishtown bar Johnny Brenda’s opened, and here’s a 411 with how it went from hip dive bar to seemingly awesome music venue in a fairly short amount of time. [Philebrity]

• I have no idea what prompted this quasi-hit piece on Enrico “The 700 Level” Campitelli in the Inquirer from Frank Fitzpatrick today, but I do have an idea of what the Inquirer doesn’t get: EVERYTHING. [Inquirer]

• The best part about mocking self-published authors on your blog? Sometimes, they write in the comments. [Citizen Mom]

Blogicized: Money Woes?

• Is the Delaware Republican Party going broke? Would make sense. After all, they’re supposed to be the more fiscally responsible party, right? [Delaware Watch]

• Hey, guess what? There are rats! In the city! And not just in the subways! [Metroblogging Philadelphia]

• Remind me that, if I ever get into an argument with my cell phone company, not to write a missive as long as most PW cover stories — 3,396 words — about it. [Phillybits]

• Wait, I’m supposed to make fun of this, too, aren’t I? Right? Well, a commenter took care of it for me: “Um, I don’t even know where to begin. You kids make it that much easier for me to move. Oh well, good luck with what may very well be the sweat pants of all -ists.” Ba-zing! [Phillyist]

• JGT Update: In Chicago, heading to storm-damaged St. Louis soon. [Traffic.com Roadtrip]

Leftovers: JGT’s Big Top

• Be sure to check out Johnny Goodtimes’ Roadtrip Blog, which he’s doing for Traffic.com as a part of some promotion. You may remember that I posted this early last month. If this isn’t the strangest thing to come out of my blog, I don’t know what is. [Traffic.com Roadtrip]

• What’s scarier in this story: That Penndot managed to put up a sign that says TRUKC, or that said sign costs $3,100. Mhmmm, let’s go with the latter. [AP/NBC 10]

• The now ex-Lehigh student who robbed a bank last December has pled guilty. [AP/The Express-Times]

• The hottest fad in Philadelphia is, of course, barbershop. Baby on board, something, something, Burt Ward. [KYW 1060]

• The Tasty Baking Co. has sold out to the Donald. Well, sorta. The Donald paid Tastykake $1.4 million for the option to purchase the site. It’s like a personal seat license for a casino! [Daily News]

Blogicized: God Bless America

• For anyone who has taken Joe Vento’s “advice” to heart and is interested in becoming a citizen of our fair country, here’s some advice: England is also known as Great Britain, and JUDICIAL = JUDGES. [Tinapopo]

• If you’re wondering, a post on this very blog has led to noted quizzo host Johnny Goodtimes traveling around on a giant billboard for Traffic.com. Philadelphia Will Do: Changing lives. [Johnny Goodtimes]

• Carlos Ruiz is now the Phillies starting catcher. Let’s let him stay there. [Beerleaguer]

Leftovers: Who Woulda Thunk It

• The drought watch is over! I’m sure those along the riverbanks are thrilled. [KYW 1060]

• Apparently, there’s a superhero quizzo at the Franklin Institute tonight. Featuring QuizzoMan, who I am sure will be used as a (grade school joke alert) robot boss in Mega Man later this year. [Johnny Goodtimes]

• New Jersey doesn’t have a budget yet. And the state’s going to shut down all the casinos, beaches, etc., if one doesn’t pass. Jon Corzine bought a cot for his office. No, really. [Inquirer]

• Neither does Pennsylvania. Ed Rendell bought 500 hoagies for his office. Okay, not really. [KYW 1060]

• If you ever wanted to hear Chris Webber quote Old School, your wish has been answered. [Mr. Irrelevant's Sports Blog]

• Headline in the Inquirer: “Why not a gay Superman?” [Inquirer]

Leftovers: JGT, RPS Champ

• I got a call on Saturday night when I was heading out the door from a friend. “Hey, we were just at the Rock Paper Scissors championship,” he said. “Guess who won?” I asked if he did. “No, Johnny Goodtimes! He won a thousand dollars!” I’m not positive on this, but normal people do not receive these kinds of calls. [Johnny Goodtimes]

• A Montco lawmaker wants to ban cell phone use while driving. Then, he’s going to ban riding a motorcycle without talking on your cell at the same time. [KYW 1060]

• Sorry, A.I. haters! Ed Snider did not order a trade of the Lilliputian 76ers guard, although he did tell Billy King to stop signing shitty players. [Daily News]

• A rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation — as opposed to the ones just floating around — was moved to the African American Museum for a Juneteenth celebration. Accompanying it were impersonators of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and Lucretia Mott. How does one go about hiring a Lucretia Mott impersonator? Are they in high demand? [Inky]

• Oh, yeah: The Yankees are in town this week. Uh oh. [Beerleaguer]

Leftovers: In My Day, Halfballs Cost A Nickel

• Hey, oldies! Remember halfball? No? Oh, wait, no, of course not. Well, to jog your memory, there’s a documentary being made about that, kick the can, jump rope, hopscotch and all those other games that we kiddies can’t believe actually existed. Photo by Kristin Wolak. [South Philly Review]

• The statue-inspiring film star himself, Sly Stallone, had his 60th birthday bash over the weekend. Sly would watch that halfball documentary and still have no idea what halfball is. (Rimshot.) [AP/Yahoo!]

• Could Johnny Brenda’s be replacing Johnny Goodtimes as the one and only savior of Metro? Time will only tell. [Foobooz]

• Sorry for being behind on the possible Philadelphia ban on foie gras proposed by Myspace City Councilman Jack Kelly. Here’s a big ol’ recap. [Politics Philly]

• If you’re wondering which senators and representatives are in favor of the anti-gay marriage amendment to the Constitution, here’s a helpful list. [AMERICAblog]

• Speedier cheap rail to New York City is possibly coming! Of course, by “cheap” they mean “still expensive, but not quite as bad as Amtrak or a plane.” [Inky]

• And, finally, America must not want the world to get too into our own brand of football, as we’ve sent Ivy Leaguers to Japan to them how it’s done. Actually, Ivy football is lots o’offense, not much defense, so this might work. [KYW 1060]

Blogicized: ‘In The Itchy & Scratchy CD-ROM, Is There A Way To Get Out Of The Dungeon Without Using The Wizard Key?’

• If you’re into this sort of thing, you can wail on some nerds this weekend since the Wizard World convention is in town. Or, uh, you can go to the convention and see Kevin Smith and Jim Lee. Either one. [Phillyist]

• Yes, Philadelphia sure needs a Philadelphia Journalism Review. Perhaps we can staff it with bloggers. [PressThink]

• It’s unanimous: Nobody in Philadelphia wants Gavin Floyd anymore. Sigh. [Huge Tiny Mistake]

• And, hey, let’s throw some plugs: Johnny Goodtimes at the Planetarium; Philebrity Beach Party in, uh, Northern Liberties.