End of Summer Bar by Bar Rundown

Good week this week. Two first time winners, Savage Ear stays red hot, a bounty is claimed, things continue to rock on at North Star, and the Magnus-Jams rivalry is alive and kicking at the Vous. With summer winding down, I thought I’d do a little rundown of how things are shaping up these days at each bar.

NORTH STAR– Really liking this room, and the North Star seems to be happy with how things are going so far. Some weeks, when the artists are up for it, we’re gonna get live music here too. See ya Monday at 7 p.m.

O’NEALS- Hitting an “end of the Summer lull”, so things aren’t as packed as they were a few weeks ago. Regardless, nobody is touching Savage Ear right now. Now that they’ve cut some dead weight (Greg and Toddfather), they seem to really be hitting their stride.

CITY TAP HOUSE– The very definition of the calm before the storm. Been quiet the last couple of weeks, but in two weeks you won’t be able to buy a seat. Of course, I didn’t do myself any favors by opening with an Elvis round. I think the kids at Penn these days look at Elvis the way we look at Glenn Miller. With Rock ‘n’ Roll as dead as Big Band music, Elvis doesn’t hold nearly as much relevance as he held even a mere 20 years ago. It’s interesting to note. Just my two cents.

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS– Apparently the formula for constant success at quizzo is great food and drink specials. Who knew? The Rendezvous did. Furthermore, about 5 years ago, when things were a little shaky there, they didn’t pull the plug. Glad to see that place rocking each and every week. One of my favorite places to host quizzo. My only regret? What happened to the Inglorious Barristers? I miss those guys.

BLACK SHEEP– Lots of parity these days, with 3 winners in the past 3 weeks. Can your team make it 4 outta 4 this Wednesday?

UGLY AMERICAN– Speaking of parity, things are still wide open at Ugly American. 8 different winners in the past 10 weeks. If your self confidence needs the boost a quizzo victory can provide, this is your best bet.

BARDS– Things have just been wild at Bards lately. Rap battles, potheads, faceoff fights. This is the wildest quiz on the circuit right now.

Get in on the fun this week!

Listen to JGT on the Radio Tonight

Hey kids, pics and other quizzo stuff will be posted tomorrow. I gotta get ready for tonight. In the meantime, please listen to me tonight on the radio. I will go on the air at 8 p.m. It will be on 97.5 the Fanatic. You can listen here.

In the meantime, if you have not voted for me yet, please do so! Just go here, scroll down and fill in the captcha, and then vote. Also, please join my “Give JGT the Dream Job” group on facebook. I want to get to 250 by the time I get on the air tonight. Help me get there! Thanks!

A Fairly NORML Quiz Tonight

Hey gang, just a reminder that we’ll have a very interesting quiz tonight. We’ll have a guest host from NORML at the Bards at 10:15 p.m., with 2 drug rounds. There’s also a $25 bounty on Steak Em Up. Any team that finishes first and beats Steak Em Up walk with a $25 bounty prize in addition to the $40 gift certificate. Things have been NUTS at the Bards the past few weeks. I expect tonight to be no different. Also, Dollar corn dogs at Ugly American at 8 p.m. ANd french fry faceoff at both spots.

ALso, Kristy and Koob will be hosting an all-90s quiz tonight at Drinker’s Old City, with a Wild Card Round on My So Called Life. Action starts at 8 p.m. Hope to see you tonight!

Quizzo Tonight!

Let’s face it, it’s the end of summer and there ain’t a whole lot of people in town. Therefore, there is also no better time to secure yourself a quizzo win. Now, if you want to play with the big boys, come on over to the Locust Rendezvous, which has stolen the crown from the Bards as the place with the most top tier teams. Action starts at 6:15 p.m. On to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m. Things have been a little quiet the last 2 weeks. I expect the same this week. THerefore, if you are looking for glory (and a $40 gift certificate) I suggest you head into the Black Sheep tonight.

The Questions This Week

Gonna use the same questions on Wednesday I used Monday and Tuesday. That way, if any teams want to make a run at the bounty on Thursday night, they can do so. If you’ve already played this week and want to play again, that makes you a huge nerd, that’s fine, but you cannot play on Wednesday. I’ll have all new questions on Thursday, and you are more than welcome to play then. Cheers, and hope to see ya this week.