Once again this week, it’s up to you. You tell me what the Wild card, 50/50, Speed, Music or Picture Round should be tonight. Post it in the comments and let me know what you wanna see. We start at Ugly American at 8 p.m. $3 fries, $2 Lagers, and $1 corn dogs. That’s tough to beat. We move to Bards at 10:15 p.m. $3 Fries and $4 for 20 oz Harps, as well as $2 Lager Light bottles. Hope to see ya tonight!

Back in business tonight, and it looks like there will be no monsoon like there was last Wednesday.* Hoping we get a good crowd tonight. Action starts at Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m., then moves to Black Sheep at 8 p.m. $2 Pabst 16 oz. and $3 Peronis at the Vous, and a new special each week at the Sheep. There will be a science round, so be sure to get a science geek on your team.

*Btw, I do want to thank everybody who came out last Wednesday night. You people are nuts awesome and I appreciate you coming out on such a miserable night. Needless to say, we had light crowds due to the weather, but geesh, the fact we had anybody at all is amazing to me. Thanks.

-Think you’re going to enjoy my latest piece in the Philly Post. Yesterday I went to the library to find some old Christmas ads, and boy did I find some doozies. Dwarf parrots, giant kangaroos, and the prospect of a booze free Christmas were among my finds. You’re going to enjoy this piece.

-In England, the problem of iphones has driven one quizmaster so batty he’s decided to make a Google Proof quiz.

“Now people are using their phones all the time. It’s a shame because it defeats the whole purpose of the quiz, which is to test your own general knowledge.”…Downloadable software, such as Shazam, can be used to help easily recognise the artist and track of pop songs. But Mr Bray has confounded would-be spoilsports by digitally masking his chosen soundtracks before he plays them to the crowd.

It’s nice to know that quizmasters all over the world are all dealing with the same issue. I used to call people out for using their phones. Now I don’t even bother. I simply insure that they don’t win. In fact a team last week should have won at one of the quizzes, but one of them was on their phone for much of the final round, so I just deducted 25 points from their score to make sure they lost. Were they cheating? Don’t know, don’t care. If the phone is out, you’re losing 25 points. Boom.

-A couple of recent Phillies pieces I did you might enjoy. First of all, the tragic tale of former Phils pitcher Bo Belinsky. He had bombshell girlfriends, plenty of money, and his life was a nonstop party. But when his career was over, he had no direction, and spent the rest of his life trying to find one. The next story is one of those great “What ifs” that make being a sports fan so much fun (and htis Eagles season so frustrating). What if the Phillies had never traded away Ferguson Jenkins?

 

Looks like the holiday rush is in effect. Set a new record for attendance at North Star last night. We get the ball rolling tonight at O’Neals at 8 p.m. Been off the charts the last few weeks. Hope to keep it going tonight. $3.50 margaritas and Mexican beers. On to the City Tap House, where the youngsters will appreciate tonight’s picture round. Action starts at 10:15 p.m. $10 gets you a pizza and a Sly Fox. Hope to see ya tonight.

If you like arcade games, you should probably be at North Star tonight. Per Erin M’s request, we will be doing an arcade round. Action starts at 7 p.m. 1/2 hummus and mussels, and $3 Kenzingers. And remember, free parking in the back. Hope to see ya tonight!

I was in a thrift store a couple of weeks ago, and as usual I drifted over to the books. I opened a random book ( I think it was about Nixon) and this note fell out. I thought it was kind of cool, not only for the interesting and somewhat inspirational message, but I love the fact that the person took the time to pen this knowing that it might be years before someone read it. It’s part crazy, part serendipitous, somewhat religious but mostly just kind of cool. Here is the text of the note…

“I want” in purusit of material things- Satan said I want my own kingdom…in pursuit of good “I want to” help old people, orphans, etc. Satan uses that too. If you truly want to, you will you won’t be saying I want to. “I’m going to” is yet another tool for Satan to keep you from action. Don’t say it, don’t think about it, Do it!

It’s up to you. Last week my buddy Dan suggested “Seinfeld line or Song Title,” and that’s what we went with. What will it be this week? That’s your call. Either tell me on facebook or post below in the comments. You can post ideas for a 50/50, Speed, or wild card round.

As for the quizzes themselves, we start at Ugly American at 8 p.m. Six different  winners in the past seven weeks. It’s wide open at the UA. And remember, $1 corn dogs, $2 Lagers, and $3 fries. If you wanna run with the big dogs, head on over to the Bards at 10:15 p.m. $3 fries and great beer specials. Hope to see ya tonight!

We’re back in action tonight at the North Star with an all-new quiz. Gonna mix it up a bit this week and go with the same quiz on Monday-Tuesday, followed by a new quiz for Wednesday-Thursday. (Probably resort to old format again next week, but let’s see how this week goes.) The theme for this week is an old favorite…Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll.

Quiz starts tonight at 7 p.m. Mussels and hummus are both half-off and Kenzingers are $3. Plus I’ll have some drink tix to give away, as well as tickets to an upcoming North Star show of your choice. And if you’re coming from outside the Fairmount area, no worries…parking is free in the back. Hope to see ya tonight!

I hope everybody has a safe and happy holiday. Cheers, JGT

Been doing a bunch of sport stuff lately that I think is pretty good. Give it a look and a listen, if you would.

Here’s a column I did in the Philly Post about how exciting DeSean Jackson is, and how corporate curmudgeons just don’t get him.

I behave like a curmudgeon in our latest podcast.

The Eagles facing a Bill Belichick coached team with a cocky backup QB starting, coming off an upset of the Giants. Sound familiar? It should. It happened in 1991, with Jim McMahon at the helm.

Is the man behind the Eagles disastrous season…Rich Kotite?