First of all, I want to thank everyone who donated to our annual toy drive. We were able to get gifts for EVERY child on the list, which was just awesome. In fact, Cheri said they actually added a few kids to the list because we got such an awesome response! To everyone who contributed: I can’t thank you guys enough. It really is awesome to be surrounded by so many giving people.
Plenty of other things to talk about as well:
Date is set for Quizzo Bowl XIV. It will be on January 27th at the World Cafe Live. I will have more info next week and tickets will go on sale next week as well. Be sure to check back then.
Pics of last week’s winners are up on the Facebook page. If you wanna see me scream about politics, follow me on twitter.
In addition to Quizzo Bowl on the 27th, Geek Bowl will be in Boston this year, so it would be awesome to have several of our Philly teams there. It’s an incredible event, with over 1000 people playing quizzo. Hit me up if you want more details. We’re going to have at least two teams from Philly attending, but the more the merrier.
Thursday was our last quiz at Industry. Sad to say, they are closing their doors on December 31st. It’s a shame, truly one of my favorite bars in the city. Dave and Lisa are not only great bar owners, they’re great people, and it’s been awesome working with them for over 10 years between Good Dog and Industry. I do not have any solid leads at this point for where I’ll do a new quiz, but I’ll start looking right after Christmas. We’ll be somewhere new in either January or February.
As for next week, here is how our schedule is looking. Note that Birra will start half an hour earlier than usual:
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Dunno if you folks heard the sad news, but Industry is calling it quits after 5 1/2 years. I’ve been hosting there most of that time, and it’s been a total pleasure. Much of the staff has been there the whole time as well, so I’m gonna miss the hell out of Anna and Riley and the whole rest of the crew. And as some of you old timers know, my relationship with Dave and Lisa goes back almost 15 years, since the Good Dog opened. It goes without saying that I love working with those guys and am bummed that the band is breaking up, but I will undoubtedly be spending my fair share of time in the coming years hanging out in Good Dog.
As for what does this mean for quizzo, well I just found out two days ago so I haven’t had much time to figure out a game plan. If I had contingency plans for this kind of thing, I wouldn’t be much of a “man of leisure”, now would I? I’m not gonna sweat it too much until we get through the holidays, but I’ll start snooping around a bit. I already had a couple of spots that I thought were interesting that had reached out to me recently, so I’ll check with them. We’ll have a new spot locked down in January or February. As for Industry regulars, after tonight, I’d say your best two options in terms of what’s somewhat nearby would be O’Neals and Birra.
We’ll have one last chance to all hang out together, tonight at 6:30, for the holiday spectacular. Hope you’ll join us.
What 2003 film about Hanukkah starred Mario van Peebles and Andy Dick?
The Phillies traded Freddie Galvis today and also signed Carlos Santana. What does that mean for the future of the franchise? Find out on Monday night at 6 p.m., when the great Jayson Stark, just arrived from Winter Meetings, talks about both deals at our store, Shibe Vintage Sports. And while we’re at it…you always get free shipping from the store with the code “quizzo”. So get something cool for the sports fan on your list and support Philly business (more importantly, support me, Johnny Goodtimes.)
It’s an opportunity to talk baseball with one of the most knowledgeable baseball minds in America, while at the same time finding a gift for the sports fan on your list. Hope to see ya Monday night at 6!
Action starts at Industry at 6:30, with Koob at the controls. I’ll be hosting at Birra tonight at 8 p.m. And Koob’s on at Bards. Hope to see ya tonight!
Chip and I are hosting a terrific holiday show on Monday night at the GoodGood Comedy theatre, and tix are a mere $5! We’ve got two hilarious comedians in Shane Gillis and Harley Lacroix, and the wonderful Jillian Markowitz playing Christmas songs on the ukelele. We’ll also be bringing back one of the most legendary games in vaudeville history: The Wheel of Terrific! You do NOT want to miss this show. Hope to see you Monday night at 9 pm!
Who was the Carologinian Emperor from 881-888?
SIDECAR
O’NEALS
LOCUST RENDEZVOUS
FOUNDING FATHERS
INDUSTRY
BIRRA
BARDS
If you want to sign up for our 3rd annual toy drive, go here and fill in the blocks beside the child you want to buy a toy for. You can then drop your toy off at our store (wrapped or unwrapped, either is fine), Shibe Vintage Sports on 13th and Walnut, and get 25% off anything in the store in return for your kindness…or if you’d prefer to get it shipped there, the address is:
Shibe Sports
137 South 13th Street
Phila, PA 19107
If you choose to just mail it, let me know and I’ll send you a discount code so you can shop from the store online. Please have the gift arrive by December 22nd.
The organization that organizes the toy drive is PPEHRC, who does terrific work for the poor and homeless in Philadelphia and elsewhere. You can also help them by hating Dallas….click here to find out how. Thanks a million in advance for your generosity!
