Sunday open thread

Johnny has some out-of-towners gigging with him this weekend, it'd be rude to run a whole newsroom while they are here. Entertain yourselves. Tell tall tales of the sea iffen you want.

Late night open thread

FYI, Johnny will be making an appearance Wednesday at the Devils game vs. Montreal. He'll be signing autographs and giving photo opportunities, patting kids on the head and giving hockey tips to the fans and if need be, The Devils. He's also waiving his sizeable appearance fee.

See ya there.

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Saturday morning cartoons......sort of.....but not really

OK hipsters, if you're anything like Johnny, you love to mock those old 1950's training films they showed kids in school back then to teach children how to be good citizens, good students, they right way to be popular, the wrong way to live your life and of course, help you find the vocation that is right for you. Here is one of those films that tries to make kids taking industrial arts classes not feel so badly about themselves, to not live with the 'shop class stigma' as it were. BUT, the reason we're bring it to you is the hilarious job of commentary the Mystery Science 3000 crew does breaking down the film and the people portrayed in it.

Here now, the 1950's film "Why Study Industrial Arts?"

What is it with Jersey City, idiots, and BB and pellet guns?

As you'll recall, two moron teens tried to use a bb gun earlier this year in a spawled robbery attempt, and now a Jersey City woman, minding her own business was shoveling her walk, like a good citizen does when two asshats started plinking her with a pellet gun.

The 65 year old woman victim (and nice you cowards, shooting a 65 year old female instead of someone like Johnny who would have sauntered over and put you in intensive care) was shoveling near Ocean and Myrtle Avenues Thursday just before 9 pm when two males shot her in the hand, armpit and thigh. She described these losers as:

17 to 20 years old. One was about 5-foot-10 and wearing a green jacket and beige pants while the other was wearing an all blue denim outfit

If you have any info please give the Jersey City police a ring.

Late night open thread

Both engines are missing from the US Air jet that belly flopped so elegantly in the Hudson River on Thursday. If you see 'em laying around, or you fish 'em outta the river, give 'em back, no using them for coffee tables.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with SNEAKER PIMPS!

Every band gets their name from somewhere, The Doors got theirs from Aldous Huxley's 1954 book 'The Doors of Perception'. The Rolling Stones got theirs from a Muddy Waters song. Sneaker Pimps got their name after reading an article the Beastie Boys published, about a schlep they hired to track down vintage gym shoes for them.

Sneaker Pimps started in Merry Olde England, Hartlepool to be exact, in 1995. The trip hop band consists (or consisted) of Kelli Dayton, Chris Corner, Liam Howe, Joe Wilson, and David Westlake. Dayton, the lead singer was excused from the band after the band released the album 'Becoming X' in 1996.

The band is still performing and recording today with some fresh electronic tracks.

From the album 'Becoming X' here is the wonderfully slinky and smokey track 'Six Underground'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE POLICE!

Did you know that neither Sting nor Andy Summers or Stewart Copeland had anything to do with the crazily named albums The Police came out with in the late 70's and early 80's? Its true. They had no input over the names Regatta De Blanc, Zenyatta Mondatta or Outlandos D'Amour. It was Miles Copeland, Stewart's brother, and band manager who had creative control of the album names. Do you recognize the name Henry Padovani? He was the fourth member in the 'original' lineup but left before they hit it big or released Outlandos D'Amour. The Police also performed under the names Strontium 90 and The Elevators in those early early days in the mid 70's.

Here is the current lineup we all know and love with 'Walking on the Moon', a song Johnny got his best friend's cool-o daughter hooked on when she was 5.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with WANDA JACKSON!

More than overdue, the Queen of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson this week was voted into the Rock and Roll Hal of Fame in the builders, or early influencer category. A protege of one Elvis Presley, Jackson had hits with not only rockabilly, but also country and western as well as gospel. The Oklahoma tornado still performs today, and lives in Oklahoma City.

The Jersey City Desk would like to congratulate the first lady of rock and roll and an incredible trendsetter on her induction.

Here's Wanda Jackson with 'Hard Headed Woman' from 1958

Take it away this morning

It's your call as to what we discuss. The bitter cold, the plane crash, the weekend, whatever you want...

Late night open thread

Did you ever look at your zipper, or any zipper and see the letters YKK on it? Ever wonder why that is? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer.

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