"Ain't Got No Scrubs"

For 7 Seasons Scrubs has been getting a raw deal. One reason was that SCrubs is made by Touchstone who is owned by Disney who owns ABC. But... ..Scrubs is on NBC! This is one of the reasons why Scrubs is the only show not shown in HD. Touchstone doesn't want to pay for it, because they don't get any money off the first runs of the show. NBC, doesn't want to pay for it either, they dont get any money off the DVDS or reruns. SO, NBC has knocked poor Scrubs to different nights and time slots over it's 7 years. Once, it didn't run till Mid-season and most times it doesn't air till November or October. The other reason was so-so ratings at best. This season was going to be different though. You see series creator and writer was promised by NBC, that they could come back for a 7th and final season. It was down to the wire at the end of last year,and oddly enough ABC was going to be pick it up if NBC didn't. But since the show always got lousy ratings it was almost cancelled two or three other times. Despite the ratings the fans are very loyal. Like many of the shows I love, the fans are hardcore, but it never hit real mainstream and we had to live in fear of it getting axed all the time. Scrubs fans were fired up for season 7! Bill Lawerence and star Zack Braff had promised to return to the shows routes where it was more grounded. There was going to be a tad more drama like in the earlier seasons. The final 19 shows would also bring back various wacky characters we met over the years. Now like it or not, there is a writers strike, and Bill Lawerence has joined the striking writers. The network wanted him to rush together a last show the week before the deadline, but he refused. There are roughly 5 shows that have not been written yet. This was going to be when the story got wrapped up. Many people think the strike will go to June or July. At this point all the contracts of the actors will be up and Scrubs will never get a true final show. After, all these years. All these close calls the shows plug will still be pulled before we find out of JD gets that hug from Dr. Cox, The Janitors name, if JD will ever man up and not be a deadbeat dad, or if there is more than just "guy love" with JD and Turk. Lawerence, has promised to do his best to get the final shows made for the fans. He said he will go to ABC in hopes they will air them if NBC doesn't, or put them straight on DVD. That however, would require use of the hospital set (its actually and old hospital) and all the cast members signing on. That is likely not going to happen. It just sucks for Scrubs fans and although he writers will eventually win and get their way. The fans are likely to lose once again. Lawerence will live off his SCrubs and Spin City money and the fans will be screwed. Kicked in the balls by both the studio and the writers.

"The Habs and Hab Nots"

Since many of my readers are hockey fans, I figured many would find the FORBES ranking of the NHL team's fairly interesting. Looks like Toronto is still #1. As long as they don't cave in and start paying CAndian money instead of the weak American bucks, they will stay that way.
Those pesky Rangers are #2, and our own ORange and Black are #6.
Montreal is #3.

Here is the List

"232 Candles"

Price has gotten together with the owner's of Jerseys (Aka The Tank, Sharkys) for what should be a fun night for a good cause. Here is Price's message.



"This Saturday is the 232nd Marine Corps Birthday. Jersey's American Pub has been gracious enough to let us have a B-day bash starting at 8pm.There is NO COVER and we will be having raffles, a silent auction, 50/50's and great drink specials all night. Yellow Fin will also be playing between 9 and 1. WE WILL BE DONATING MONEY FROM THE EVENTS TO THE INJURED MARINE SEMPER FI FUND!!!! This charity assists wounded Marines and their families during their trying times. Please come out and support this good cause. For more info, check out Jersey's on my top friends. "

The raffles sound pretty awesome actually. Apperently one of the people that shows up at the bar regularly work for the Philadelphia Flyers and has donated some stuff to win!. The stuff is LIKELY to include, Jerseys, signed sticks, pucks, and Phantoms Tickets! Another prize will be a mountain bike, some sort of chair (it sounded cool when Price said it but I forget!) and some other stuff.

There will be drink specials and live music. DOnt know much about Yellow Finn, but I have heard they are pretty good.

IF that isnt enough Carl will be there.


So, come up and have a drink, or if you dont drink thank some marines for all they have done for our country.

Feel free to ask questions on here about the even.

"All the Pretty Little Green Things"

Not unlike that "meat" found in a ziplock bag in the back of my fridge recently. Tucker's World has gone green!


Here are a list some other cool green things.


1. The Hartford Whalers old jerseys.
2. Kermit
3. Monopoly Houses
4. The Apple Jolly Ranchers
5. Pickles
6. Slimer
7. The really tight sweater an insanely hot girl was wearing earlier today in line at Wawa.
8. The Field at Citzen's Bank
9 Ed Greene

"Stratford Gets Wet"

My hometown of STratford finally came to their senses and voted to be able to serve booze. I really never understood why always shot this down and remained a dry town for so long. I mean right down the White Horse Pike you have tons of bars. So, you could littreally stand next to a bar in STratford.

Basically, they are just squandering a chance to lower taxes. I *THINK* they are going to have 3 liquor licences and they wont go to existing businesses. That chains, or a nice quiant resturant (Id prefer) can exist with a bar. There is plenty of room in a mostly empty shopping center! A great location right off the train!

Finally the good people have gotten off their horse and buggy, sent out the tellagraphs, and the people have spoken. Time to have a good 'ol time!

I highly doubt the town will turn into a bunch of drunks or anything. Just a great chance to woo new businesses

"Tucker's World Goes Green"

To follow in the footsteps of NBC, Tucker's World is going Green this week. I was touched when the studio put the lights out during the Eagles broadcast in order to prove that we need to conserve. I was even more excited to learn that movie star and former Vice President Al Gore will be on 30 rock this week! In fact all the Thursday Night comedy shows are going to be about Global Warming!


I figured I had to do something to jump on the band wagon so I didn't have to sit at the loser table at the next Bloggers convention. So, in order to brainstorm I took the day off of work and drove around and around. I came home finally after and was about to turn Tucker's World green! But, I did get sidetracked because I left the TV on when I wasn't home and they were running a movie that caught my interest on HBO. It took me awhile to change the format, because my computer locks up. That happens when I leave the computer on for a long time which I usually do. Now, it was time to start telling people how to live their lives.


Did I mention Al Gore will be on 30 rock this week?


Tips
#1 If you are watching the game over your friend's house, there is a good chance you are drinking beer. Make sure when you "break the seal" not to flush. Leave your piss till the end of the night. Just keep filling it up. One flush is better than countless after the seal is broken!

#2.Everyone wear green on Thursday!

#3. Carpooling is fine, but I think you need to step it up more than that. You should shower with your fellow car pooler. This will give you a chance to not only save water, but intimate time to discuss ways we can conserve. At the very least you can come up with the most fuel efficient way to go to work. Even if that means no left turns.

#4. If you live in an apartment complex. Drive around and try to figure out what neighbors leave their doors unlocked. If you find a door unlocked go into their place. Rummage through their personal belongings till you find their finical statements. Make sure that you mark them up to show them ways to save. Its important that when you do this, that you wear all black and put a hood over your head. We don't need people knowing who we are. This isn't about getting praise, its about saving the world for the children's children's children's so they can live in harmony with the spacemen that will land here in the not too distant future.

#5. Make a Dioramas. Maybe use the planet as the center piece. I think Styrofoam would work great to capture the planet earth.

#6. Get green lightbulbs and replace EVERYBULB with them. I mean, light posts outside, the ones indoors, nightlights. Than at 8:30pm on Thursday when Al Gore is on 30 rock. Everyone at once turn on your lights. All of them! Come together as one world for one cause. What an amazing site it will be everyone with their green lights on at the same time.

"Gone Jamie Gone, Gone Gone!"

My friend Jamie (known as Duke on this blog). Has moved to the sunshine state for work. Yes, the man who puts on sunblock to go to WaWa has moved to the hottest most sunny state in his free nation.

Duke and I go way back to when we were kids. Our parents were quite involved in our local church, and thats how we met. I can remember one time with Duke and I driving to a miniature golf outing (Our whacky pastor, Pastor Jack thought it would be cool to drive all the way out to Lancaster to play mini golf. He was right!) we were in the back of my parents station wagon and facing backwards in the Ford Tarus. The whole time we talked about transformers. I was doing my dead on Starscream voice (which was ruined when I hit puberty and just being total nerds while the other guys were talking to the one cute female in the car. Duke used to wear these glasses with this black band on the back to keep them from falling off his face. Kind of like the the basketball players used to wear.


Many years later, Duke got contacts, but pretty much we still talked about dorky stuff and didnt in favor or talking to people who don't have a penis. Now he has moved away, because he is a jerk.


Many, years of memories. Including being there for his "lowest point of his life" which happened when he had party that no one showed up to. He was really drunk and saying it was "The lowest point of his life" and we left him there.

He also worked for a shady painting selling company which provided many laughs and still does. He was the first person locally to have his own place and took over for the headquarters from "My parents basement". Jay and Jenna made a baby there, Duke got his balls cupped (and god know what else) and his apartment really brought many people together.

Many other memories include my times down the shore with Duke, drunken nights at his other apartment, Duke's hot but mildly crazy girlfriend from South Philly and playing and a NHL video game on my computer every Friday for a year.


Jamie was famous for his "Jamie 180" when he would be really passionate about something, and than months later take the polar opposite view on it. So, maybe he will say he DOESNT HATE new Jersey in a year and move back. BUt, honestly, I think we have seen the last of Duke as a South Jersey resident.

We will all miss Duke, and hope he doesn't get eaten by a gator. I want everyone to comment on their most memorable Duke moment. It is OKAY to cry when typing it. But, I am not going to say that it isn't very gay.

I have to hit the Publish Post comment,because I have something in my eye.....

"For a Service Problem Press 1"

Day 1

I have a rough day in the last two hours of work. When a truck that has really expensive Blueberries on it decides to take 8 hours to get from DC to Vineland, NJ. So, I stop by maybe fav. watering hole and get some grub and a few beers. I make sure I am in home in time for the new How I Met Your Mother (and all the other shows I watch Monday). I settle down back in my apartment in hopes to whach HIMYM and forget about my crappy day.

I cant do that. My cable is out. So, is my internet. I call up to see what can be done and the robot voice tells me it will be a long wait. But, it would be better if I logged on the internet and reported the problem. Clearly, I can't do that. So I got to my parents to watch HIMYM and the rest of my Monday shows.

I returned home, still no cable or anything.


Day 2
I call in the morning. The dude on the phone assures me that he will send someone out to fix the problem!

They tell me the dude will be out around 5-9. I tell them that I wont get home till 530-6pm. So, please dont send him at 5pm.

At this point I think I know what the problem is. They have my apartment number WRONG for my service address, but right for my billing address. A year ago, they cut my cable feed because I came up as someone who doesnt pay( I do, they looked off the incorrect service address) so they cut my line.

I tired MANY times to make sure it wouldnt happen again. I always feared it would. Around 7pm, I doze off and finally wake up at 7:45 with my cell phone clutched in my hand. I call Comcast and they seem fairly Annoyed that I am calling, since its not 9pm yet. I call at 8:46 and the robot voice tells me my appointment is for Oct31 (the next day). I get a live person. They tell me the tech hit code 1, for the reason not to come out. Code 1- means Weather. It was chilly,but insanely clear out that night. I asked if they no longer come out if it rains now. She said, they wouldnt climb a pole, but I told her they should at least have told me they weren't coming and that who knows if they had to climb a pole. Also, that the weather was amazingly nice. The lady is FLA, and tells me she understands my frustration (I kept using the word asshole) and that she also is a "consumer".

Than Chris Arter comes over and we eat candy and watch a spooky movie and Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on DVD. Im glad he came over, because my night was shot pretty much.

Day 3

Finally the guy comes out around quarter of 8. He is wearing Devil horns (for Halloween I assume, although I think most COmcast workers have them naturally). He told me that they basically disconnected my cable again,b ecause I didn't show up as a customer. He tought me some random tricks on my digital box.

After that I met price and rick for trivia night at Jersey's. Thankfully they took 20 bucks off my bill. But even still Comcast is evil and most of their workers or morons.

"Its the End of the World As We Know It"

Gore in 08! Read here, another reason that Al Gore should run and be our next president.

"One Grand Post Man"

In August 2002 before "blog" was a household name. Tucker's World was born. Through out all the posts that were lost when the original Tucker's World went crazy on me (if you click on the August 2002 links they are all re-posted under one post), ones I deleted and a few that were eaten for reasons unknown by Blooger and this is post # 1,000!

Yeah that's right !


I had to actually double check a few times in my mind that its been over 5 YEARS that this blog has been going on. That makes me 23, and just about to embark on my last year of college. I have to say, I am quite a different person that I was back than.

So, much has happened into the last 5 years, and that's saying a lot since I think I lack some life experience since I rarely travel outside of this area.

There have been ups and downs, laughs, bad grammar, and I have pissed off at least 4 of my friends on here to the point that they weren't talking to me for a while. That is less than one per year which is seriously not that bad. Kind of strange though the odd vibe that a blog can give off. I think if I said some of those things in person people would just laugh it off. But the blog soap box gives you some kind of different power or tone I guess.


I have blogged about elections, hurricanes, relationships, death, Flyers, and featherless chickens.
I brought people who haven't talked to each other in years together some how, and have had some weirdos comment on here. I have had others lurk for years before I realized they actually read my blog.

There was all the blogs about Superman Returns leading up to it, and than I never actually talked about the movie after I saw it or reviewed. Nobody cared.

There was the time that I actually started letting comments in on the blog, which opened up a wave of insults, threats, and occasional spam.

Many blogs have risen and fell since Tucker's World started with great big bang. TERMINUS died and than came back as ZOMBIE TERMINUS (okay its TERMINUS 2, but research shows that one of my readers REALLY loves Zombies) .


We watched every Philly team suck together and blog about it. Okay, I don't blog about the Sixers or the Eagles, but it didn't stupid them from sucking for the past 1,000 posts.


Hmm..lets see if I can sum up all the readers lives in the past 5 years. I might have made some of this stuff up.

Drew: Became a lawyer and wanted to murder me a few times because of stuff I wrote here. He also moved to COllingswood but still tells me he is not gay (causing me much interpersonal turmoil when I made accepted him being gay). He breaded up than bearded down, than bearded up again. I think he watched an entire 365 days worth of Dr. Who in the past five years. He is also adopting "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide" for the big screen and selling the script to the suits in Hollywood.

Duke:
He dated some hot chick from South Philly and all he got was her damn cat. Mr. Boots came into our lives amidst a shattered relationship. Once I left the door open at Dukes apartment and he escaped. Things happened so quickly and Mr. Boots was missing for about 30 minutes, Duke was about 15 minutes away from punching me. That is a total of two cats that weren't my own that I accidentally slipped passed me into the great outdoors, but I am happy to report neither died. Now he is moving to Florida, because he is a jerk.


Jenna:

She had a kid, quit the Sears outlet, found buried treasure, moved in with Jay, and had her own blog for awhile. Actually she had two blogs. One about whacky stuff and one about her kid.

Jay (aka Jason aka Lima Beanz)

He switched jobs a few times, and now molds the minds of the young. He has a kid. He also punched a zombie in the face once for money. Another time just for the sake of punching a Zombie in the face. He also once threatened to murder me or cripple me I forget.

Ed
5 years ago he was making weird jokes and wondering about the lives of the crew to make up for the fact that he hates his job. Now he makes weird jokes and wonders about the lives of the crew to make up for the fact that he hates his job.

Rick
I ruined his life.

Joe
Is a vet, and never has read my blog. When I mentioned it recently he said. "You seriously still have that thing"

Tom
Found out the meaning of life and wrote it down on a piece of paper, but it blew out the window of his UPS truck before he could remember it. It flew down 295 never to be seen again. However, there is a River rat that has started a cult following along the Delaware River. Of course Riverats can't read or talk so that doesn't even make any sense at all!

Rob
Hit someone with his car, but he was a Devils fan so we all just laughed about it.

Ben
CAme over to Duke's a lot and talked about tv shows I don't watch. He also paid Jay to punch a zombie in the face.

TL
I still have no idea who this dude is!

Chris Arter
A South Jersey Music Legend. One day he will be in the south Jersey hall of fame next to the Garden STate Parkway trolls, and that creepy Asian dude that hands out stuffed animals at local bars.

Dan K.
Moved up to a higher tax bracket now he sits in a big house on a hill. Him and Jessica have 9 computers.

Price

Got married, but his wife was eaten by a lake monster. Price did his best to save her, but what are you going to do?

"Cookie Monster"

This is a really good ready for any Flyers fan. The store of Danny Briere's early days in the NHL. AT one point all 29 teams could have taken him from Phoenix for the least about possible to pay an NHL players. All 29 teams refused. Also, Buffalo gave up Christ Gratton for him@!http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=4db085ae-8464-49fe-ae59-751e0f941e7b

"OK Computer"

Don't know who to vote for in the 2008 election? Well Ed gave me a link that might help! It basically takes all that annoying thinking out of selecting your ideal person for the new president of the Unite states. Click here to find out what the computer say you should vote for. I did this and they said I should vote for Rudi, than right after that its all democrats. HIlarry was first than DONT CALL ME OSAMA OLA BAMA, some other dude, and about 5 other Democrats. That dude from LA & Order was at the bottom. Um, OK Computer, but Id rather still vote for Al Gore! What did everyone else come up with?

"Counting Penguins"

So the Flyers and Penguins both came into the NHL in 1967. Last year the Flyers kept saying it was it was 40 years of Flyers hockey. Not seasons mine you, but years.

Okay, no way it was 40 YEARS of hockey, because they started in fall of 1967, not 1966. SO this fall will be 40 years of Flyers hockey. Also, there were NEVER 40 seasons either. They did not play for the the 2005-2006 season. So, thats really LAME to consider that a "season" you didnt give us any hockey! By that logic the Sopranos would have had like 9 seasons, counting all the years new shows weren't aired as seasons. Maybe they would sell the season sets and some would just be blank discs?

Anyway, what is even more amusing is that the Penguins who again were in the same group of expansion teams in 1967, are doing a big deal for their home openers for it being 40 years of Penguins Hockey. Because it is!

Yeah, I now some people debated me on the who how many seasons were there thing. IF you don't believe me think how we realized the millennium is actually 2001, because start counting at 0. Same thing. When the Flyers started hockey in fall of October that had not been around for a year already, so fall of 1968 was one year later of them starting. Still don't believe me. Write every year from 1967 on a piece of paper (I actually had to do this to prove this very point once) and number each year. That comes out to 40 seasons, but you have to take one away because of the lock out. THe Flyers campaign from last season was clearly YEARS not seasons. Seasons is a stretch at best, but years was always a boldface lie. Its impossible for these two teams to have different 40 year benchmarchs in their history.

Oh yeah and 1985-1986 will always be the season that Pelle died.

"Season Over"

Cold bats. Thats basically what did us in. The hot bats of Philly were just non-existant in the 3 game playoff series. I knew the Rookies had better pitching, but I figured we would just win by getting into a slugfest.

Of course there will be a lot of hatred toward the team the next 48 hours, and people will just be doing the Eagles chant till the next tim the Phillies enter the playoffs. But, I am still proud of the Phillies and what they did this year.

I think maybe somehow these guys were just overwhelemed by it all. Not to make excuses but honestly although I hoped I never thought we would win the World SEries. We just weren't good enough yet.

I did however say from the start of the season that we would make the playoffs. That we did, and its just one step closer to winning it all. Most these guys will be back next season and be able to take this experience away with them.

There will be many questions of the next 72 hours, some long faces, anger towards the hitters and Chase could become very hated in Philly. People wont even the 1-3 birds to get their minds, but that might be a good thing.

You can add one another 4 months at least to our championship drought in Philly.

It was a great ride with an all too famliar ending. But the fans will just have another scar and life will go on. The Phillies never quit and thumbed their nose at the slamming they got from the haters all season long. One wonders what could have happened had the Padres made it. One wonders what could have happened if we didn't yank our starter in game 2. Now it is the off season for the Phils and we have to go through an entire off season, pre-season and the never ending regular season just to get back to this spot.

But, such as life in the land of scars, and wondering about past events. Each fan will grow a little wiser, maybe more cynical. Dry your eyes with your rally towels Delware Valley and as Tony Soprano once said. "Focus on the good times"

"New-BrierERA "

Flyers kick of the 2007-2008 season in less than two hours. Of course I am staying up to see the orange and black. Although, Briere wont be wearing the A, it will be everyone's first chance to see him in action. For those of you in dreamland by the time the puck drops feel new the COMCASTIC people at CSN are running the game tomorrow night in primetime. The excitement is high for me! Despite the fact many experts are placing the Flyers in 10 or 11th place in the Eastern Conference this season. The only which way is up from here.

"Free Hugs"

I wish I could find a picture to upload, but I cant get it to do that you might have to flip to picture 11. Anyway here is the link.Pretty much sums up the Eagles season, right? Jeesh, he is the leader of the team. They got the snot kicked out of them Sunday Night. He is hugging a player on a rival team and looks like he is crying on his shoulder. I guess they felt bad about all the beatings they gave him. But, shouldnt he be mad? Showing some sort of leadership? Ugh, thank God for the ORange and Black coming back. Thank god for the PHils, lame Eagles, lame on the way to lame, lame, lame.

"MVP!"

2005 Rookie of the Year Ryan Howard

2006 MVP Ryan Howard

2007 MVP Jimmy Rollins ?!?!?

Let's hope so. Jimmy despite getting crap early the season for not being a "good lead off man" has been solid all season long. People started to snicker when he said they were the team to beat. But Jimmy never flinched. He carried the team when Chase went down and when Howard was hurt. I don't think there is anyway that Jimmy will get shut out of this honor this season. Not unless William Penn is the guy who makes the call on the MVP of the 2007 season. Hats off to Jimmy stealing bases like crazy and getting tripples out of singles.

Jimmy you are the Tucker's World MVP this year if that makes you feel any better at all! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP!

"The Team to Beat!"

"If Not For Me For Them"

They try so hard all season. Running around picking up balls. They sit out in the sun looking hot with their sexy little legs. They sit in the chair during games that are like 4 hours long sometimes. If you lose today they will be crying and sad. Come on Phillies win it for the ball girls, they deserve to be fetching balls in October.

"Waiting"

We cannot build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we can keep incarcerating and keep incarcerating — pretty soon we’re not going to have a young African-American male population in America. They’re all going to be in prison or dead. One of the two.” John Edwards. WOW! John Edwards said that ! I am waiting for the media to rip him up. I know that the liberal media is a big myth, so I am sure they wouldn't give someone like that a pass just because he has a "D" next to his name! I am just going to sit and wait for the media blitz! I bet it will be a huge hot topic! He might have to go to rehab. Im sure Jesse Jackson will demand him to say he is sorry. No way the un-biased media will let this one slide!