Author: aetchells

New Shyamalan Movie Out in a Month


Hey remember that movie that they kept shutting down Rittenhouse for? And remember how Marky Mark wore his Red Sox hat when he ate at Smith and Wollensky’s? Well, that movie is coming out soon, and it looks pretty damn interesting. I didn’t really mind Signs or The Village like a lot of people did, but when he did a movie about mermaids I thought he had officially jumped the shark, and I wondered if his next movie would be about unicorns and warlocks. But hopefully he gets back on track here. Whattya think? After checking the trailers (here’s another one), do you think it’s gonna be good?

A Couple of New Spots

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Trivia Art and I hit up a couple of new spots last night. First we tried Time, the place where Ludwig’s used to be. It was weird being in Ludwig’s without pictures of old German leaders on the wall. The setup was still similar, in terms of where the bars and tables were, so I still felt like it was a just a cleaned up Ludwig’s. The beer was more reasonable than I had been led to believe, as they have an 11-1 am Happy Hour, so I got a Leffe Brown for only $4. It was a pretty decent spot for a drink, and the only problems I had with the place were music related: it’s kind of a dark, mellow, candlelit place where you should talk in hush tones. Therefore, the fact that it has a jukebox kind of sticks out like a sore thumb. Some places should have jukeboxes, some shouldn’t. This place shouldn’t. Also, this is the kind of place that should be playing jazz or possibly ambient music. It absolutely should not play three straight Styxx songs, like they did last night. There is a time and place for Styxx, and Time wasn’t the place (Yes, I know I’m clever.)

Then we headed off to Apothecary for a drink on their opening It was pretty cool. The drinks are definitely interesting, using ginseng, absinthe, cucumbers, and a variety of other unusual ingredients. The one I got, the Booty Collins, employed cayenne pepper, and it was excellent. This is a great “fun drink while you wait for your table at Lolita” spot. The drinks are expensive ($10-$15), but the ambience is fun (the bartenders dress in old timey bartender gear) and they seem determined to keep out Jerseyites, Manayunkers, and other assorted riff-raff.
RELATED:Read more about Apothecary in today’s City paper.

Quizzo News and Notes

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  • Quizzo apparently starting to take off in Charlotte. I went to Charlotte once. It is basically an entire city of Kildare’s fans. I would love to involve them in a city vs. city smackdown so we could kick their asses.
  • Ken Jennings almost gets to ask Jewel a question.
  • Some sort of big quizzo event going on at Bally’s Beach Bar in Atlantic City on June 7th at 3 p.m. Should be about a $5,000 pot. Don’t have a lot of details yet, but will let you know as soon as I do.
  • Just have to have to acknowledge one of the teams from last night. The Cornbread Mafia, after seeing the goat video and the question of the week, were convinced that the wild card round was going to be on goats. So they printed out about 8-10 pages of goat facts, and studied them thoroughly in the hours leading up to game time. Sadly, there were no questions about goats at last nights quizzo, but the team is now a veritable fountain of valuable goat info. If you have any goat related questions or concerns, please direct them to the Cornbread Mafia.

Toughest Questions from Last Week’s Quizzo

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  1. Most asteroids in our solar system are in a circular belt found between what two planets?
  2. Which of the following is completely landlocked: a) Laos b) Cambodia c) Vietnam d) Burma
  3. John Smoltz recently became the 3rd pitcher to record 3000 strikeout while playing for the same team. One retired in the 1920s, the other in 1970s. Who were they?
  4. This Mozart opera caused an uproar in Vienna when it was released because of its satire directed at the aristocracy. It had characters named Count Almaviva and Rosina.
  5. Which of these flowers is pollinated by beetles and not bees?

    6. a) daisy b) magnolia c) marigold d) snapdragon

  6. This famous female novelist was born in Germantown in 1832.
  7. This new orleans sandwich is made with a type of bread similar to focaccia, and contains olive salad, salami, capicola, and provolone.
  8. This 2000 movie was based on a spec script originally written for X-Files, and was directed by James Wong.
  9. Edward Bulliver Litton wrote a book about the last days of what city?
  10. List the seven presidents born west of the Mississippi.

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