VOTE: Music Round Tonight?



I’ve had a lot of music rounds this past week, and I gotta say…it serves as a pretty good equalizer. Pretty much every quiz has had like 5 or 6 teams within one question heading into the final round. So I’m leaving it up to you guys. Have you had enough music, or are you wanting more? Remember, if you play on Monday, this will affect you too.

As for tonight, we kick it off at Ugly American at 8 p.m. We move to the Bards at 10:15 p.m. Both spots have been rocking lately. Hope to see ya tonight!

Quizzo Bowl Thank Yous


It’s been a few weeks since the big day, and I’m still coming back down to earth. What a fun night, and it wouldn’t have been possible without a lot of people. If I miss anybody, I am terribly sorry. I’ll be honest: I work hard to make this thing happen, but if it wasn’t for the following people and places it would all be for naught.

The Lovely Cookie. As you can imagine, I am not a very fun person to deal with in the weeks leading up to this thing. Cookie does a terrific job of letting me pout, drive myself crazy, and scream at my computer without thinking I am out of my mind.

Chip Chantry. Every year Chip puts in a ton of time to help make this thing work, and by involving him  more in the production, I feel like the last two bowls have been two of our best ever. He helped write the opening song, he did the engagement game, he helped shoot the promo video and he graded papers. It is no secret that I think that Chip is a comic genius, and he has been instrumental in taking this from a trivia event to a full fledged show.

Fastball Bob Gutierrez and Johnny Greattimes. Needless to say, Bob doesn’t have anything else to do on a Saturday night, seeing as he has no job and no friends, but it’s still great to have him on board. And Greattimes, well he’s living my dream job…he’s a wrestling referee (seriously) as well as a tremendous sketch comedian (Bob and Greattimes are both part of Secret Pants). Both were extremely generous with their time and talents in making this thing happen.

Kristian Paradis and the Cavatina Calypso Band. Let’s not kid ourselves, these guys were worth the price of admission by themselves. They were mindblowingly awesome. Contact me if you want their info. If you ever host anything fun, you should probably hire these guys.

DJ Starr (Incredibly, that is his real name). As he has for 5 straight years now, DJ took incredible photos of the evening. If you are ever looking for a photographer for an event, this is your dude.

The World Cafe Live. Great venue, and incredibly easy to work with. I liked rotating venues, but the World Cafe is just so great to work with, and is such a great spot, that I just don’t see a reason to go anywhere else.

Brittany, Dan, and Jenn. They were our graders for the evening. The hardest work and least gratifying job of the whole evening is grading papers. The fact that they were willing to volunteer to do it just floors me. Such a huge help. I can’t thank these guys enough. I also want to thank my parents, who make the trip up each and every year to support me in this event. Normally my mom helps grade papers, but this year I was glad that she got to take a year off and just enjoy the show.

Rennie Harris RHAW, which was led by my buddy Raphael Xavier. These guys were phenomenal. I had worked with Raphael once before, and for the 2nd straight time he delivered with a tremendous troupe that were energetic and a heck of a lot of fun. If you ever need dancers for anything, please let me know and I’ll pass along Raphael’s info. He’s a pleasure to work with.

All of the celebs in the Celebrity Round. Needless to say, these are all extremely busy people. The fact they were willing to take a few minutes to do this is extremely cool. Thanks to Zoe Strauss, Elton Brand, Jenn Carrol, Hurricane Schwartz, Rhea Hughes, Todd Glass, Irish John, Keen Kweder, Larry Mendte, and Pierre Robert. I also want to thank Victor Fiorillo at Philly Mag who was instrumental in lining up several of these celebs.

All of the bars who contributed gift certificates to the event. Sidecar, Bards, POPE, Pub and Kitchen, Locust Rendezvous, City Tap House, and O’Neals.

And of course, I want to personally thank each and every person who attended. This show is a celebration of the quirky community we have built over the years, and it’s a real dream to be able to put on a show this big and this fun with such a great crowd of people in attendance. Your support is greatly appreciated. Thanks again. And what the hell? Let’s do it again next year.

Cheers, JGT

The 15 Funniest Things Bobby “The Brain” Heenan Ever Said

This is neither here nor there, but I was working on a 50-50 round, and thought about using Bobby the Brain Heenan for it. Well, I decided I couldn’t really use The Brain because too many of his lines contained wrestlers names, but I was laughing my head off at some of his one-liners, so I thought I’d share. He and Gorilla Monsoon were the greatest 1-2 combo is announcing history for any sport, if you ask me. Keep in mind, he was the ultimate bad guy wrestling manager so he wasn’t particularly politically correct.

  1. “Hulk Hogan’s entrance music is my second favorite song of all time. All the rest are tied for first.”
  2. “Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more English you get out of him.”
  3. On Kerry von Erich: “He is the only man I know of who can hide his own Easter eggs.”
  4. On Lou Ferigno’s speech impediment: “Hey, he speaks pretty well for a guy who just ate two pounds of crackers.”
  5. “That was a legal move. It was a Greco-Roman hair pull.”
  6. “Brass knuckles come in handy at the movies when that guy behind you can’t shut up his ugly kid.”
  7. “His Dad’s Italian, his Mom’s a German Shepherd.”
  8. “If women were meant to be wrestlers, why do we have kitchens?”
  9. “She was voted Best-Looking at the Indiana School for the Blind.”
  10. “You ever see Old Yeller, Monsoon? I love a good comedy.”
  11. “The main difference between Boss Man and his Mother is the beard. His Mother’s is much thicker.”
  12. “She should get arrested for impersonating a lampshade.”
  13. “If they made brass knuckles legal, it wouldn’t be cheating!”
  14. “Next week I’ll be on the Cartoon Network with pictures of your last date.”
  15. “The biggest difference between kids and dogs is that you can’t put kids down. It’s illegal.”

If You Love Music, You Have to Play Quizzo Tonight

Two music rounds, one of which is one of my favorite rounds ever. A crazy quiz, with a geography round as well. This is a really, really fun quiz. Do not miss it. A couple of quick thoughts: first of all, be sure to get your question of the week. Secondly, if your team is looking for a win, North Star is probably your best shot. We’ve got some good teams so far, but no dominant team yet. If you are going to play at Sidecar, get there early. Way early. Like an hour to two hours early. Seriously. It’s that packed.