Hey, Goodyear: 'Ice Cube's a pimp'

In the early 90's rapper Ice Cube released the track "It Was A Good Day"
Comedian Donovan Strain believes Ice Cube's "good day" was January 20, 1992
An organization called Good Day Blimp is trying to convince Goodyear to fly their famous airship on January 20th







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(CNN) -- There's a classic rap song from t early 1990s called "It Was a Good Day" where Ice Cube chronicles 24 hours of peace and happiness on the otherwise rough and dangerous streets of South Central Los Angeles.
Twenty-four hours when he didn't have to shoot his AK-47. When he won a ton of money gambling.
And when he had lots of sex.




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Naturally, the only part of the song I can relate to is the fact that he ate breakfast.
Of course, Ice Cube's "good day" was purely fictional. It's just a song. And if you want to have a quick listen, my best advice is to wear headphones because it's definitely not safe for work.
(That said, mom, if you are at home, feel free to blast it loud and be all gangsta. Invite the neighbors. Get funky.)
But what if this was real? What if Ice Cube really did have a good day. When might that have been?
The answer: January 20, 1992.
At least according to 28-year-old stand-up-comedian Donovan Strain.
In early 2012 -- 20 years after the song was originally released -- Strain, with presumably nothing better to do between gigs, actually pinpointed this specific date by piecing together key facts from the lyrics.
"It only took me 30 minutes," he wrote me in an e-mail. "I did all the research on my iPhone while I was upside down on my couch."
Really, I'm encouraged by his general lack of effort. Strain may or may not have burned an entire calorie while, once again, proving all good things in life can be accomplished in half an hour.
And probably without pants.
Strain later posted his research on Tumblr where, perhaps, somebody would find a noble application for this otherwise completely useless information.




Because ... the internet.

And amazingly, because we are living in truly magical times, somebody actually did.
A few weeks ago, four longtime friends got together and launched an online fundraising project based on Strain's research and Ice Cube's Song. They're calling it the Good Day Blimp.
I spoke with two of the project creators, Jon Barco and Andy Dao, and they explained that their goal is to raise a bunch of money and then guilt-trip (my words) the Goodyear company into flying their iconic airship high in the sky on January 20 while spelling out in lights: ICE CUBE'S A PIMP.
This, referencing key lyrics from the song:
No helicopter looking for a murder / Two in the morning, got the Fat Burger / Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp / And it read "Ice Cube's a Pimp."
Basically, these guys want to make Ice Cube's good day the best day. For everyone!
And, to do so, they're aiming to raise at least $25,000 through Crowdtilt that they will then donate to the South Central Los Angeles charity, A Place Called Home, which works to provide a safe, positive, family environment for at-risk youth.
But Goodyear must agree to fly the blimp and light up the sky with ICE CUBE'S A PIMP.
Essentially, it's corporate extortion for a good cause.
Andy Dao told me they want to "rally the masses to donate money ... in hopes to put enough social pressure on Goodyear."