Since Taft became the first President to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in 1910, every President but one has thrown out a  first pitch at some point in their Presidency. Which President said he was too busy to throw out a single first pitch? (Hint: This one is a fun question but hard to find to answer. You’ll find it on wiki.)

Alright gang, I’m off to DC to watch the doctor operate in the Phils opening game. Sweeeet!!! I am extremely excited. If you want to see how the trip is going, feel free to follow @isportacus on twitter. Speaking of sports, wow, how about this McNabb deal? See what my thoughts are and leave your own two cents on isportacus. 

Also, remember that Mike Minion will be hosting his quizzo tonight. First at Ugly American at 8 p.m., then at The Westbury at 10:30 p.m. I think Mike does a very good job with the questions, and of course the basketball game will be on at both bars. 

The first PhilaGuerilla comedy show, which went down in my back yard on Friday night, was a lot of fun and a major success. We’ll have some video in the coming days. To find out when the next Guerilla Comedy show in Philly will be, follow @philaguerilla. Go Phils!

Here’s a post I just put up on iSportacus. I think you’re gonna dig it. It’s the recipes and histories of the most famous foods from the homes of the Final Four teams.

After we played Mike’s quiz at Ugly American (very hard but very fair quiz), we went to New Wave. Good trivia, written by Pat, though I like MIke’s questions a little bit better. (Oh, and no 2nd place prize, which is kind of lame.) One question we missed was about Westworld, which I had never heard of until last night. Anybody see this film and care to give a movie review in the comments? Is it worth watching? The trailer makes it look completely insane and kind of awesome. Just curious.

Yes, I know it’s nasty out. You’re thinking, “If only drinking and answering trivia questions could help clear those clouds away”. Well guess what? They can! I have been told by certain “Sources” that if you attend quizzo tonight, the entity in charge of such things is going to bless us with a beautiful weekend. But only if you play quizzo tonight. So hey, it’s in your hands.

Action starts at O’Neals at 8 p.m., where the Ear is coming off an upset of Lambda, then moves on to the Bards, where there is usally room for you and your squad to grab a table. If you have a big team and have a hard time getting a table, this is the spot for you. Action starts at 10:15 p.m. Hope to see ya tonight!

And in the meantime, let me know who your favorite Phillie is.

 

Congratulations to Meritage, who won the foodie quiz I did at Whole Foods on Friday night. A very cool event, and all of the money went to a great program called the Whole Planet program. Learn more about it here. Thanks to Jen for putting it on and thanks to Whole Foods for having me. Since we were in Jersey and there were few regulars, I expect to maybe se a few food questions tonight.

I know there are a lot more films that could go here, but these are four of my personal favorites in this category. Any more, post them below in comments (btw, must give all praise due: this was inspired by a John Finger tweet yesterday.)

Mike Minion is hosting quizzo tonight, and I think I might play. Anybody interested in playing? Action starts at Ugly American (where I am thinking of playing) at 8 p.m. Mike will also be at the Westbury tonight at 10:15 p.m. It is Mike’s quiz, even though I am promoting it here, so there is no chicanery involved. He has said that his quiz will have a bit less pop culture than mine and be slightly more difficult. We’ll see. Anyways, get at me if you want to either play with me or against me. I would suggest against, since truth be told, I am not very good at quizzo. There, the cat’s out of the bag.

Last week a veritable Nor’easter didn’t allow enough people to make it out to Ugly American for a game, but we had a nice turnout at the Westbury, and here were the top 3 scores. I’ll have photos up on the site this week of the top finishers.

1. Cathy Drove 91
2. No Duane, No Problem 88
3. Reser”vous” Dogs 74

Hope to see ya tonight!

Almost 30 years later, and still one of the greatest beats in hip hop history.