Month: April 2011

Koob and Kristy Back at the Khyber Tonight

We enter week 7 of the JGTSpI, and there is no doubt about it: you’re best bet to score a first place win and earn an invite is by playing tonight. Not only is it a fun quiz, but the food is terrific, and the beer specials are sublime. I heartily encourage you to attend. Action starts at 7 p.m. It is a pop culture quiz, and I’ve heard it has a “nerd” theme for tonight.

All-Philly Quiz Tonight at the Kimmel!

That’s right folks, all of the questions at tonight’s Kimmel Center quiz will be about the City of Brotherly Love. Last night we had a lot of fun with music and art, and tonight we’re gonna keep it going with questions about Philly music, landmarks, sports, and famous Philadelphians. Should be a lot of fun. How well do you know your hometown? Find out tonight! And yes, every team that shows will get a bonus point in the JGTSpI.

Jackie Robinson and the Phillies on Phillysportshistory.com

After a couple of years at iSportacus, the gang and I decided it was time to move on. We had some fun and did some good pieces, but there is such a glut of general sports blogs in the area, it was tough to stand out. So I started thinking, what is something we’ve done well on this site and is unique enough to stand out? A quick scan of the site, and happening to catch a few minutes of Ken Burns Baseball on tv the other night, gave me my answer. We’ve decided to give the sports blog thing another shot, but from a different angle. We’re going to take current events and match them up against history.
  • Not that everything on the site has to be timely. Take, for instance, this piece on the Fast Life and Strange Death of Big Ed Delahanty, a former Phillies star who was certifiably insane. Doesn’t really tie into anything, but it’s damn sure interesting to learn how he died at age 35.
Anyways, I hope you’ll check it out and see what you think. And be sure to check us out on facebook as well. Finally, we are definitely looking for stories so if you come across anything interesting on your daily voyage around the cybertubes, shoot me a line. ANd if you like any of the stories on the site, please “Like” them for facebook. Cheers! -JGT

Quizzo at the Kimmel Tonight! Art and Music is the Theme

We had our first of three Kimmel Center quizzos last night, and it was…interesting. There was a show going on on the roof floor that was a bit loud, but they got done fairly early, so the last two rounds went pretty smoothly. The volume wasn’t really an issue, people could still hear me, but it was just interesting to play with ambient noise descending from the heavens in the background. We’ll time it tonight so that we have more time to ourselves w/o background noise. Nonetheless, it’s a great spot for a quiz and Duane’s World came away with the win last night.

Tonight an all-new quiz, this time on Arts, Humanities, and Music. It’s gonna be a lot of fun. We’ll kick off shortly after the Eiffel Tower light show at 10 p.m. We will be located on the main floor just beyond the Tower. Yes, they have a bar and snacks, and yes, this quiz (and tomorrow’s quiz on Philadelphia) will count towards the JGTSpI. In fact, tonight I will give 1 bonus point to each team who shows up. Have some very cool prizes to give away to the winners as well. Hope to see you tonight!

French Quiz Tonight at the Kimmel


All things France will be on the table tonight at quizzo at the Kimmel Center. French cuisine, French celebrities, French history, French sports, etc. Should be a lot of fun. We’ll be starting the quiz right after the Eiffel Tower light show, which kicks off at 10 p.m. And keep in mind, if you are looking for regular quizzo, you can play tonight at the Ugly American at 8 p.m. and the Bards at 10:15 p.m. with Mike Minion. All quizzes are opportunities for your team to earn points in the JGTSpI. Hope to see you tonight!

Tripleheader Tonight

Lights out at the City Tap House last night. Literally. We were getting ready to start the quiz, when BOOM-out went the lights. The emergencies kicked on, but the crowd was too big to do an acoustic set, so we’re rescheduling for tonight. Action starts at 10:15 p.m. But first we hit our regular Wednesday spots. At the Rendezvous, there are several big time teams desperately in need of a Top 2 finish this week to get themselves back in the mix. Action starts at 6:15 p.m. $3 Victory Hop Devils and $2 Bud Lights. On to the Black Sheep, where after several months of people hanging from the rafters, we had a quiet crowd last week. This might be a good week to grab a table. Hope to see ya tonight!

Quizzo Tonight

We enter week 6 of the JGTSpI with a lot on the line. For teams on the outside looking in, it’s almost do or die time. And your best chance to win just might come tonight, as both bars have almost unheard of parity. 7 different winners in the past 8 weeks at O’Neals, with 6 different winners the past 6 weeks at the City Tap House. Both of these bars are ripe for the taking. Action starts at O’Neals at 8 p.m., and City Tap House starts at 10:15 p.m.

Went to the Quizzo documentary (The Legend of the Sofa Kingdom) last night at the Painted Bride, and it was really, really good. I had seen the rough draft a few months ago and not really been crazy about it, but the crew went back to the drawing board and really revamped the whole thing. The result was a light, punchy movie with a lot of personality. Great job by Dave, Steve, and Sarah. Furthermore, if anybody needs me, I’ll be on IMDB. I’ll probably stop using facebook now and just hang out there, with all of the other famous movie stars.