There WILL be a quiz at North Star on Labor Day (there will not be one at Sidecar.) Action will start at 7 p.m. and it will be hosted by the Sandman. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.
Month: August 2014
French Fry Thursday Tonight!
We kick it off at Industry at 6:30 p.m. Probably gonna be a bit quiet before the holiday, so this is a great opportunity to get a win. $3 craft beer specials, terrific food, and typically plenty of parking nearby. Great bar, highly worth checking out if you haven’t been lately.
On to Bards at 9 p.m. $3 Lagers and the legendary Michael behind the bar. We’ll have french fry faceoff and Name That Tune candy giveaways at both bars. Hope to see ya tonight!
Quizzo Tonight
You know the deal. Rendevous at 6:15. Black Sheep at 8 p.m. See ya tonight!
No Question of the Week This Week
Question of the week is on vacation this week. However, today is Pee Wee Herman’s birthday. So that may come into play at some point at tonight’s quiz.
Tickets to Made in America to Give Away Tonight; Outdoor Quiz at Tap House
I’ve got two tickets to the Made in America concert to give away tonight at O’Neals quiz, a value of over $200. Action starts at 8 p.m. And if you’re a fan of cartoons, do not miss this quiz! $3.50 margaritas, and a $50 gift cert for the winner.
On to City Tap, where we’ll be quizzin al fresco tonight. We’ve been having a lot of fun with it the past few weeks and it looks like another gorgeous night tonight. Action starts at 10:15 p.m. See ya tonight!
Back in Effect
We’re back in action tonight after a thrilling JGTSI last night at the Field House (details coming tomorrow or Wednesday). We start it at the North Star at 7 p.m. Great food specials and a great chance to get a win. On to the Sidecar at 9:30 p.m. You know how we do. Great bar, fun quiz. Hope to see you there!
Everything You Need to Know About the JGTSI V
WHO: Teams that earned an invite by scoring the most points over the past 8 weeks, as well as teams that earned a wild card slot.
WHAT: The 5th Annual Summer Invitational, one of the four majors on the JGT Quizzo Circuit. (the others being Autumn and Spring Invitationals, as well as Quizzo Bowl).
WHEN: Sunday, August 24th at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Field House (1150 Filbert).
WHY: Why not? A great chance for the regulars to get together, have a few cold ones, answer a few question, and listen to some good tunes.
DID YOU SAY TUNES? Yes, the Tom Moon Trio will be playing jazz between rounds.
WHAT’S THE COVER? $10 a pop. PER TEAM? No, per person. Gotta pay for the band and for prizes. It’ll be well worth it.
WILL IT BE FUN? Gee, I dunno, quizzo, live music, great drink and food specials, big prizes…Of course it will be fun!
WHAT’S THE TEAM MAX? 8 players.
I WANNA GO BUT DIDN’T MAKE THE CUT. CAN I? Yes! You can’t bring a full team but several teams will be short of 8 players, so if you and a friend or two want to attend, I’d be happy to team you up with a crew that needs a couple of players.
WHAT ABOUT ETERNAL GLORY? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ETERNAL GLORY? Of course there is. Here are the previous four JGTSI winners:
2010: Steak Em Up
2011: Specific Jawns
2012: Popesack
2013: Popesack
Ok, so here’s the latest look at the RSVPs.
TEAMS THAT ARE IN:
- Duane’s World
- #1 Government Team Competitor
- Jitney Spears
- Popesack
- Inkspot
- But My Mom Says I’m Cool
- Exhausted Nihilists
- The Champs
- Must Love Pogs
- Underground Bard
- In the Lead
- Shadynasty
MAYBES
- Savage Ear
- Stillmaniacs
- Serbian Donkey Cheese
Lemme know either way by emailing me at johnny @ johnnygoodtimes . com.
Question of the Week
Begun in 1948 by sculptor Korzak Ziolkowski, a memorial dedicated to this man is still under construction. Who is he?
Wildcard Week Begins Tonight!
Action starts at North Star at 7 p.m. On to Sidecar at 9:30 p.m. A great opportunity to earn yourself an invite to Sunday’s Big Event, and these are both very winnable quizzes. I am back in town tonight, so let’s do it to it.
Final JGTSI Scores
Here ya go. We are all wrapped up, and here are our scores. Teams in yellow in line for a bonus prize, teams in orange made the cut. Teams in green are on the bubble (if any teams ahead of them decline their invite, they’ll get one). And if you’re in blue, don’t worry. You’ve got one last chance this week. It’s wild card week. Every team that wins gets an automatic invite.
As for the event itself, those who made the cut will get an invite soon. It will go down this Sunday at 5:30 and feature great specials and live music. Details coming soon.