Tonight’s music round is fairly inspired. I think it’s one of the more interesting ones I’ve ever put together. Some teams loved it last night…other teams not so much. It’s well worth a play. The topic is still international, and it’s an interesting quiz. We had a thriller at the Vous and a late comeback at the Sheep.

Action starts at Industry at 6:30. $3 beer specials and terrific food. On to the Bards at 9 p.m. $3 Lagers and always a good crowd. French fries and candy to give away. Hope to see ya tonight!

The Jesters of Tortuga decided yet again to do something I hate more than cheating…they formed a Super team, complete with Kenney, Garbo, and Jam Master Phil. I gave them an out before the game (give Garbo to another team) to avoid punishment, but they decided against it. And so, therefore, due to their obstinance, they will have to be punished. Harshly. And so they will not earn any points over the next five weeks. Which means that if they win at the Bards, the 2nd place team will get the 5 points, 2nd place 3, etc. So it makes the Bards and City Tap House quite attractive options if you’re looking for JGTSpI points.

Got a wild one on tap for tonight, as week 2 of the JGT Spring Invitational rolls on. Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. Black Sheep at 8. See ya tonight!

It’s time for the annual tradition of the JGT Bracket-tacular. Click here to get get started. (If you don’t have a Yahoo account already, it takes about 30 seconds to create one)

This year we’re doing it through Shibe Sports, the sports store some friends and I opened on 13th Street. (I’ll have more details on the store in the next couple of weeks. Gonna do our big redesign in early April, after which I’ll be promoting the  hell out of it.) Got gift certificates to give away to Milkboy, Industry, and Sidecar as prizes, as well as a $75 gift certificate to Shibe and a $25 gift certificate to Kermit’s Bake Shoppe for the first place team. And yes, there will be a 50th place prize again this year. So be sure to get your brackets filled out before Thursday at noon!

We’re gonna be going with an International Flair on a quiz week which begins with St. Patrick’s Day. All questions will be about foreign countries, languages, customs, etc. We kick it off tonight at North Star at 7 p.m. On to Sidecar at 9:30 p.m. Each team member wearing green will earn their team a point in the JGT Spring Invitational Standings. See ya tonight!

NORTH STAR

First Place: Popesack 114

2nd Place: Inkspot 95

3rd Place: Always Finish 4th 94

SIDECAR

First Place: Chuffed to Bits 113

2nd Place: Side Fartigans 91

3rd Place: Side Cardigans 89

O’NEALS

First Place: Encyclopedophiles 113

2nd Place; Optimus Prime Numbers 110

3rd Place: Savage Ear 106

CITY TAP HOUSE

First Place: Jesters of Tortuga 114

2nd Place: Underground Bard 94

3rd Place: IPAs 76

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

First Place: Synchronized Trampoline 115

2nd Place: The Jams 107

3rd Place: #1 Government Competitor 89

BLACK SHEEP

First Place: Duane’s World 107

2nd Place: Jitney Spears 80

3rd Place: Crimea River 78

INDUSTRY

First Place: Why Can’t Us 94

2nd Place: Exhausted Nihilists 85

3rd Place: Surly Rabbits 77

BARDS

First Place: Leaky Mingebox 118

2nd Place: Jesters of Tortuga 109

3rd Place: C. Butt 91

My buddy Noah is headed down from New York on Sunday to host a great trivia event at the World Cafe Live. The Big Quiz Thing is a very entertaining quiz (heavy on the music and movies). Any teams that play will earn 2 points in the JGTAI, and any teams that finish in the top 3 will earn the points that typically go with such a finish.

The winners will walk with $100, 2nd gets $50, and 3rd and 10th (yep, 10th) get $25. You can purchase tickets here. They’re $8 in advance, $10 at the door, which I know is the right price for you cheap bastar savvy consumers. You can get tickets here. So let me know if you wanna play. I’d like to put a team together myself.

Week 1 of the Spring Invitational wraps up tonight, as we quiz and do some french fry face-offs at Industry and Bards. Always great beer specials at Industry, which starts at 6:30, and $3 lagers at Bards, which starts at 9. And Industry is a bar where you’ve got a great shot of winning if you’re trying to get a jump start on the leader board.  Expect a few Irish questions, in honor of the Erin Express St. Patrick’s Day.

Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. Black Sheep at 8:15. Week 1 of the Invitational. Get your game face on!