Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JEFFERSON AIRPLANE!

We were sad to see Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington passed away in a car accident a couple days ago in California. We're losing so many of the good ones. Here's Jefferson Airplane with 'Somebody to Love' from 1970.

Fare thee well Hoboken

If you live in a low lying area of Hoboken, which would be most of it, the city says you might want to move your cars to higher ground and are offering up discounted rates to make it so at two municipal garages. Dawn Zimmer is a mayor with a plan:

"We've activated our emergency response team, our CERT team," Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said.

She assures residents that the city is doing everything it can to warn and help them.

"Working with our chiefs and just making sure getting all of our barricades pre positioned," she said. "If we have to close the roads, we will close the roads."

We hope the bathtub doesn't overflow this time friends but be prepared, it might.

Here in Jersey City the city is planning on barricading access to certain problem streets that may begin to flood. If this happens sources tell Johnny the JCPD will head to that flooded area and use cool cop weapons and guns and shoot at the offending waters to get them back into the Hudson.

Too much pork for one fork? We'll just see about that

Weather got you down today bunky? Well this storm is supposed to pull out of here early tomorrow morning leaving us with temperatures in the low to mid 70's which is perfect for this weekend's Big Apple Barbecue in Madison Square Park. The top pitmasters from all over these United States will be bringing their special rubs and sauces and cooking it all up for you. Hit that website up above for more info. The fabulous Marcia Ball will be performing on stage Saturday at 4:30 which is well worth the FREE price of admission (gulping pigs extra). Come one come all and leave no fingers unlicked!

Late Night open thread

Movie mistakes night:

In the movie Back to the Future, When Marty is writing the letter to warn Doc before he goes into the future, the word "disaster" is the only word in the last line. Yet when Doc shows Marty the letter when it has been all taped up and yellowed 30 years hence, "terrible disaster" is the last line. Also, the handwritring in each letter is different (i.e. Marty's signature). They are two different letters.

Time for Jersey City, After Dark

Sounds like Governor Christie's teevee gets Comedy Central just fine

Sources now say "The Governor" may name an interim senator to Frank Lautenberg's seat. Jon Stewart is even moar powerful than Johnny had imagined. If you haven't seen last night's Daily Show where Stewart uses Christie's own words on what kind of person would hold an expensive election one month before the general election was fabulous. Note the questions as far back as 2009 were exactly in reference to what he'd do if Frank Lautenberg passed away while in office:

OK, sounds like we need to discuss this Tropical Storm Andrea

Hey we're getting an 'A' storm and not the lower alphabet lettered storms like Sandy and Irene. Tropical Storm Andrea is expected to being its long drenching trek up the east coast today from the greater Boca Grande Florida area (Hey Miller's Marina, The Pink Elephant and the Laff-a-Lot it's been a while!). The first parts of the storm may arrive later tonight and Friday and Friday night being complete washouts. A possibility of four inches of rain from this storm is what makes it so dangerous. Water water water and 40 mph winds. If you live in a low lying area, or you need to MOVE THE PATH TRAIN CARS TO HIGHER GROUND hint hint, now is the time to prepare. Keep and eye to the sky and an ear to your teevee or radios.

Late night open thread

TIme for Jersey City, After Dark

Anyone surprised at A-Rod showing up again in a list of drug cheats?

Or Ryan Braun in Milwaukee or ANY of the other cheats about to be named and suspended by Major League Baseball? We've known since Barry Bonds allegedly went from a 7 1/4 hat size to an 8 in one offseason. We've known since Sammy Sosa suddenly forgot how to speak English before Congress. We've known since Rafael Palmeiro lied to Congress. Mark McGwire admitted to it. There are no surprises anymore as so many have been caught juicing or offering up such ridiculous defenses you just know. Like Amanda Bynes swearing up and down she doesn't smoke the reefer.

Which makes ole' A-Rod sound like an even bigger fool when after being named by Sport Illustrated in 2009 said famously:

"The only thing I ask from this group today and the American people, is to judge me from this day forward. That’s all I can ask for."

OK, here we go. In the words of Robert Shaw in The Sting "Not only are you a cheat, you're a gutless cheat as well." How long did you wait after saying those words did you head back to Dr. Feelgood in Miami? Well Dr. Feelgood took copious notes and he's ready to spill on you and your "not Tic-Tacs". You made millions by cheating to get an advantage on other players. How proud you must be. Johnny cares not who else did it, he'd broom their sorry cheating asses too. Hopefully your time in New York and anywhere else is done. The Yankees will probably never get their "investment" in you back ever even if they sue for the unused portion of your contract.

Thus far Bud Selig has been an absolute failure as a commissioner. He now stands on the precipice of where baseball goes from here. Are there long suspensions and some even 100 game suspensions (we'd hope without pay) coming for some big names? Or will the bigger punishments come against the smaller names like Mets minor leaguer Cesar Puello or the Yankees Francisco Cervelli who also may be suspended in all this. Which is it Bud? If it were up to Johnny he'd channel his inner Kenesaw Mountain Landis and broom them all for good. Probably a big reason he's not in charge.

Late night open thread

This fall will see the re-release of The Wizard of Oz in a remastered 3D version of the 1939 classic. This new IMAX 3D is so good the poppies will put you to sleep and it will actually snow to wake you back up. SCORE!

Time for Jersey City, After Dark

Famed music venue Maxwell's in Hoboken will be closing at the end of July

The famed FuHo club has a long history of being a go to spot for Hudson County rock and rollers for a very long time. Todd Abramson the Maxwell's booking agent and co-owner said they could have renewed their Hoboken lease but decided it was time to leave with the changing nightlife trends of the Mile Square City. Said Abramson:

"But after much thought, given the changing nature of Hoboken and the difficulties of trying to run a business in this town, we decided it was time."

So long Maxwell's, but before you go maybe you could get with Roose Bolton and Walder Frye and have a couple wedding events in there before you close.