This Week’s Pics and Scores

NORTH STAR

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  1. Always Finish 4th 111
  2. We’re Kind of a Mess 109
  3. Inkspot 94

SIDECAR

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  1. No I in Quizzo 109
  2. In the Lead 104
  3. Fatty Calves 87

O’NEALS

2015-01-13 21.51.19

  1. House Lunch 124
  2. Encyclopedophiles 109
  3. Savage Ear 107

CITY TAP HOUSE

  1. Jesters of Tortuga 116
  2. Underground Bard 109
  3. 2nd Place Rob Lowe 92

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

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  1. #1 Government Competitor 120
  2. We Prefer to Stand 116
  3. Dr. Julius Strangepork 113
  4. Synchonized Trampoline 113

BLACK SHEEP

  1. Must Love Pogs 115
  2. Juanny Bad Times 108
  3. Duane’s World 105

INDUSTRY

2015-01-15 20.40.09

  1. Self Contained Hootenanny 115
  2. Imaginary Pablo and the Goat 112
  3. Dynamic Duo 111

BARDS

2015-01-15 23.09.30

  1. Serbian Donkey Cheese 107
  2. Legends of the Hidden Salami 101 
  3. Seal Team 69 100

Ray Didinger to Speak at Shibe Next Saturday

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It isn’t often that you get to hang out with a Hall of Fame football journalist the week before the Super bowl. This is one of those times. Ray Didinger will be answering your questions and signing copies of his new book, the New Eagles Encyclopedia at Shibe Sports on Saturday the 24th at 5 p.m. The event is free, and snacks and liquid refreshment will be provided.  Hope to see you there!

Bounty Bowl at Industry

bountyBounty is on for tonight at the Industry, as any team that knocks off Imaginary Pablo wins an extra $25 in addition to the normal gift cert. Action starts at 6:30.

On to Bards at 9:15 p.m. Last week, Gabe won all by himself in a remarkable performance. Can he repeat? Has he made any friends since last week? We’ll find out tonight.

 

Quizzo Tonight and Camden Hip-Hop


Rendezvous at 6:15. Black Sheep at 8:15. You know the deal.

Also, in things which none of you guys care about but I do, I’ve been all about Camden hip-hop this week. I started by watching this really interesting documentary a few days ago about Camden. Not many people take a good hard look at from this angle. I like that this documentary shows it from the point of view of those who live in the streets of Camden. The fish-eye lens thing is a bit disconcerting, but the doc overall is worth a watch.

And it turned me on to a lot of talented rappers in Camden. One of them, above, is the Legendary Shakil. Really love everything about this video (which is NSFW due to cussing), starting the intro where he points out how people talk all about the negativity surrounding Camden but nobody ever searches for talent there. I love how personal the song is, and how while he expresses how dangerous the city is, he still also expresses pride for where he’s from. Pride for Camden? Who would have imagined such a thing exists. But it does, and it’s real, and it’s in your face. Which, as someone who has been listening to hip hop for almost 35 years, is why I fell in love with this type of music in the first place. It took me places I never would have gone otherwise, and it showed me the world from a point of view different from those I got at home, school, and among my peers. It’s since turned into pop music at a mainstream level, but if you dig through the crates a bit, you can still find plenty of what made the music so great in the first place. The Legendary Shakil is an example of that.

(Relax, there won’t be a music round on Camden rappers coming up soon.)

Pics and Scores from This Week

NORTH STAR

  1. Popesack 105
  2. Stillmaniacs 102
  3. Inkspot 94

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  1. Jitney Spears 101
  2. In the Lead 95
  3. There’s No “I” in Quizzo 93

O’NEALS 

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  1. Augustus James is Better Than Lebron 112
  2. Savage Ear 111
  3. Encyclopedophiles 93

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS 

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  1. Denim Chicken 110
  2. Hispanic at the Disco 107
  3. For Fox Sake 94

BLACK SHEEP 

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  1. Duane’s WOrld 115
  2. Must Love Pogs 112
  3. Tequila Mockingbird 106

INDUSTRY

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  1. Imaginary Pablo and the Goat 119
  2. Sundevils 113
  3. Why Can’t Us 86

BARDS

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  1. Still Not Cold Enough for a Hipster Beard 119
  2. Serbian Donkey Cheese 104
  3. I Wish This Microphone Was a Giant Donkey Dong 103

Comcast Quizzes in 2015

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Here ya go, the full calendar of our Comcast quizzes for 2015. These have been a lot of fun. Everyone who plays gets a $5 voucher to use at the surrounding shops, and it’s BYO and buckets of ice are provided to keep your drinks warm. Pretty great deal. Looking forward to doing these again in the New Year. First one is Tuesday, January 13th at 5:30 p.m.