First of all, like whoa, where did everyone come from? One week after I actually had to cancel a quizzo, I bet we had the most players we’ve had in 6 months. Just about every quizzo was packed to capacity, and we actually had to turn people away at Bards last night. Anyways, the action was just as crazy, as The Jams finally fell to But My Mom Thinks I’m Cool W/ Lambda after a 6 week ride, and the Girls of IPA pulled off a huge upset at the Black Sheep, holding off a mad run by Duane’s World in the final round. A perfect round in Round Four would have meant perfection by the Sofa Kingdom on Tuesday, but a multiple choice question about Kombucha denied their dreams of destiny. A controversial decision at the Good Dog, as JGT, after conferring with the Good Dog staff, gave half credit for Man Full of Anger instead of Man Full of Trouble, allowing Obviously You’re Not a Golfer to earn a tie with the Penn 15 Club. The Golfers then took the win in OT. The week was bookended by a thrilling, 97-93 win by L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics over the Young, the Old, and the Restless and the only blowout of the week, the Hurtin Bombs 108-87 victory over I Like Birds at the Bards on Thursday. A pretty thrilling week, as 4 of the 6 matches were determined by 4 points or less.

• Got another celebrity judging gig lined up! That’s right, I’m going to be judging the Dirty Sketch competition at the Khyber next Monday. (Warning: Bad words will pop up if you click here.) Listen, if you have an event coming up and need a celebrity judge, I’m your guy!
• Bounty Bowl at the Rendezvous this week. The Jams have actually won 6 in a row, but I didn’t bother counting ’til this week. $20 cash in addition to gift certificate for any team that beats ’em.
• Things this past Tuesday were brutally slow, but reports of quizzos impending demise were greatly exaggerated, as Wednesday was decent, and both spots were packed Thursday. Best chance for a table at quizzo this week: O’Neals and Bards tonight.
• On Wednesday, Ginger’s IPA club (read: beer drinkin’ women, above. Btw, see if you can find Trivia Art in that photo.) will be playing at the Black Sheep. Again, there will be numerous attractive single women who love beer at the Black Sheep on Wednesday. But you’ll just be there for the questions.

Only thing on anybody’s mind these days is this heat, so I’m gonna post pics of last week’s winners with questions about heat underneath. One guess per person.

Got some really cool news, gang. As part of their annual summer solstice celebration, I will be hosting a summer quizzo at the Kimmel Center on Saturday, June 21st at 10 p.m. This is gonna be really cool, as it is part of their 15 hour party ringing in the summer season. There will also be a band playing between rounds. Tickets for the entire show, including jazz, juggling, violinists, a drag show, a drum circle, and much much more, are only $10. This entire event is going to be incredible, and I am really excited to be a part of it. Hope you guys can make it!
DETAILS ON THE EVENT HERE.

The man who put the rock in rock ‘n’ roll died today at age 79.

Gonna post pics of last week’s winners. Since the big news story in Philly today is about Larry Mendte, all questions will be about famous Larrys. One guess per person.

Using the same journalistic tools used by Malkin, I was able to see through Dunkin’ Donuts and Rachael Ray’s sly attempt to comfort the enemy. I think you’re gonna like this one.

Hey gang, great event going on Saturday night. Some of you joined me at the bowling parties in South Philly last year and we had a blast. Well, this year there is another bowling event at the same place, with the added incentive that all of the money goes to a great charity. The Urban Nutrition Initiative, which is a university-community partnership based at Penn, tries to make inner city youth more aware of the importance of good nutrition, and helps the kids grow gardens at a number of schools in the area. For more info on the charity, click here. The event is $25, and starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Hope to see you there!

Well, details are fairly scant, and pretty much all I know about the event is from their tickets page. The basics are:
June 7, 2008
Bally’s Beach Bar
1900 Pacific Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ
Registration starts at 1:30 p.m., with game starting at 3 p.m. It should last about 3 1/2 hours. Let me know if you are interested in putting a team together and I’ll let the guy running it know how many folks are coming up from Philly. There is a $2,000 pot, but I don’t know how much goes to the winners. I think it’s $20 a pop, and teams are up to 10.