A Few Quick Notes About the Next Couple of Weeks

The lovely Cookie and I are headed on vacation (attention would be burglars: the dog will stay at the house, and housesitting will be performed by Mike Minion, who owns at least two machetes that I am aware of). We leave tomorrow morning for Hawaii, which is where we met many years ago. Should be a pretty awesome vacation. While we’re gone, you will be in capable hands. I host quizzo tonight, then Mike Minion takes over for the rest of the week. Please be sure to make his life a living hell treat him with care and respect. Next week, the Sandman takes over for the week.

I will occasionally be updating the site during the trip, but not often. There is a question of the week this week but not next week. I’m trying to stay offline as much as possible. I haven’t decided yet on what I’ll do about winners pics. I’ll get them up when I can but won’t be in a huge hurry to do so (I’m on a freaking vacation to get away from you nerds, not to post your frikkin’ pictures on the internets!) Basically, expect the site to be run fairly loosely while I’m gone, but there will still be good quizzes. Vaughn and Mike are both experienced at this and both run a good quiz.

Also, I want to thank you guys for putting up with me the past few weeks. To afford a vacation I took on a 40-hour a week job for a few weeks in addition to quizzo and needless to say, as a man of leisure, such labors put me in a foul disposition. So sorry if I was a bit grumpy this past few weeks. Something tells me two weeks on a beach without a trivia question in sight should work wonders for company morale.

Also, I definitely want to thank everyone who came out to the City Tap House last night for the Invitational. We were bestowed with a beautiful night to be outdoors and were treated to some great music by the Toy Soldiers. Steak Em Up won, but everything else went well.

Alright, well I’ll be at quizzo tonight but by tomorrow night I will be drinking mai-tais while wearing ridiculous shirts and listening to steel drums. Aloha!

FAQ About JGTSI

Who: You, me, and the Toy Soldiers

What: 3rd Annual Johnny Goodtimes Summer Invitational

When: Today (Sunday) at 6 p.m.

Where: City Tap House (3925 Walnut Street).

Why: Why not? Let’s have some fun.

Other details: $10 a pop. Tons of prizes, great live music, and a damn fun quiz. Teams can be up to 8. Your team must have qualified to play, but if you and a friend want to play, feel free to swing by. I’m sure there will be a few teams who could use an extra person or two. See ya tonight!

JGTSI Update: Food and Drink Specials

Just talked to Andy. We have got some AWESOME prizes and specials lined up for Sunday. $3 Sierra Nevada Pale Ales, $3 Sly Fox Weisse, $4 Jack’s Cider cans and $6 Spiked Watermelon Lemonade. As for food, we’ve got $10 Smoked TriTip Beef Sandwiches with slaw and fries, $10 spiced wings, and $10 margherita pizzas. In addition to sick prizes for the winners, I’m gonna have Phillies tix to give away, as well as tix to City Tap House’s upcoming Crab Fest (this thing looks awesome, and TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb are incredible). For our show, we’ve got a couple of members of another great local band, the Toy Soldiers.

Here are the teams who have accepted their invites thus far. I have two more team spaces still available. If you’ve earned an invite, let me know if you want to attend. Also, if you just have one or two people who just want to play, though didn’t qualify as a team, let me know and I’ll throw you on a team that needs some players.

  1. Duane’s World
  2. Team Popesack
  3. Steak Em Up
  4. Madame Butterface
  5. L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics
  6. Sidecardigans
  7. Mysterious Mr. Mapother
  8. ET: The Extra Testicle
  9. Ruby Tuesday
  10. Ukraine in the Membrane
  11. Interim Team Name
  12. Sharktoberfest
  13. Born Again Quiztians

(If you find any errors in the list, please let me know.) I am still waiting to hear from Bengali Tiger.

Since there are a few openings, some bubble teams are in. Lucky Cat, Death of a Care Bear, and Avenue Hustlaz, if you read this, holla atcha boy (johnny at johnnygoodtimes.com) and lets get you on the list. Gonna be a lot of fun. More deets coming tomorrow. And your last chance to earn a wild card bid is tonight.