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It's the Saturday Night Scoreboard Show on a Rivalry Saturday

Ohio St. 30
Michigan 27 2OT
Whining about referees after last's week's aforementioned "Who's got it better than us!?" videos make the Michigan coach with the Woody Hayes glasses look like a sniveler

Ped State 45
Michigan State 12
Just awful a low-quality program like Ped State gets to play in the B1G title game

Pittsburgh 76
Syracuse 61
The highest scoring game in modern college football history

Georgia Tech 28
Georgia 27
The Rambin' Wreck with 14 unanswered points in the 4th quarter equals heroic victory

Vanderbilt 45
Tennessee 34
The Commodores with 14 unanswered points in the 4th quarter equals heroic victory plus breakfast at the Loveless Cafe

USC 45
Notre Dame 27
USC certainly is an unappealing bowl opponent at this point in the season

Alabama 30
Auburn 12
Meet the new boss...

New Hampshire 64
Lehigh 21
Lehigh, destined to win the Patriot League every year and get waxed in the first round of the 1-AA playoffs

Central Arkansas 31
Illinois State 24
Central Arkansas hung back at the dorm watching cartoons all morning and got a late brunch. They showed up for the 4th quarter, scored 24 points and went back home

The Jersey City Desk Game of the Week®
Wofford 15
Charleston Southern 14
Johnny did not have his Wofford shirt on when Devin Watson had two interceptions in the 4th quarter to give the Bulldogs the victory and a second round playoff game next week. For his efforts Devin Watson may loot and pillage Spartanburg SC for the next 24 hours

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FYI, if you've enjoyed the song Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie on Thanksgiving, Johnny thought you might enjoy the story that started it all. Read the news story and then listen to the first part of the song and you're all caught up.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JEFFERSON AIRPLANE!

Ya know, every time Johnny uses the word hippie on the Jersey City Desk he gets a scolding email or two and catches shit for it. They remind him of their contribution to the culture and music. Sooooo, ok, here's some Jefferson Airplane and the classic and always welcome 'Someone to Love' and Johnny's not just leaving this here as some kind of bait for hippies to get lured here for a great tune and take offense at the word hippie because bait piles are not allowed by the state.

Eric Cartman would have a hard time being a blogger.

Hippies, they wanna save the earth but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad...

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE MOODY BLUES!

Johnny dearly loves this song and this line, written by bassist John Lodge, is one of his all-time favorites:

So if you want this world of yours
To turn about you
And you can see exactly what to do
Please tell me
I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band

The Moody Blues and 'I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS!

Now, since this terrific song landed in 1978 we haven't heard much from the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. We're not sure what kind of daredeviling they may have been up to lo these last few, well, decades or if they even still live in the Ozarks. What really matters, Johnny thinks, is the great song with the cool guitar riff running through it. 'Jackie Blue' wrapping up another Music Series. Just a helpful hint on this song though, keep to the studio version. You do not want to hear the singer singing this without proper technological magic. Go on, Johnny dares you.

SERIOUSLY, who decided, COOL, that's the band's name?

Also, this is the long version you've perhaps never heard. You might have a couple WTF moments if you're singing along ie THOSE AREN'T THE FUCKING WORDS!

8 years

Yes fans of the Jersey City Desk, Johnny has been putting down the stories that move Jersey City for eight years today. The big stories, the little ones, the quick mentions of those who make Jersey City a better place and the longer pieces on those who don't. Over these last eight years Johnny has tried to learn about the topics before speaking out of turn. To this end caution has been a good friend to Johnny as he lets stories play out, no assumption from all those years in Michigan at the Ypsi City Desk where he pretty much knew from habit what might happen. He's eagerly learned about things like bodegas aren't party stores, what freeholders are and New Jersey's quirky election set-up as well as oddities like in New Jersey citizens can't better their lives with ballot petition initiatives. He's done copious amounts of research on Jersey City and New Jersey.

In eight years Johnny has seen the good, the bad and of course the ugly. He'll keep on bringing you his opinionated version of events in New Jersey's hottest and coolest city. He'll never lie, he'll never make shit up but he will bring the thunder when necessary. Honest opinion, that's Johnny's promise to you.

Thank you for being part of Johnny's journey, readers, it's always ever been about you.

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Not so much a food coma, but more of an overall bodily malaise from eating.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Best weekend of the year, for Johnny's money. Four days (and let's now count Wednesday night as a party night) to eat and watch sports and go to movies and see friends and family. It's the traditions that count and Johnny is all about tradition on Thanksgiving.

As always, on Thanksgiving morning a little ditty about Stockbridge Massachusetts, where the dump is closed today.

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A little pre-Thanksgiving fun