The JGT Invitational Continues Tonight

jgtinvite Week 2 of the JGT Summer Invitational rolls on tonight at Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. and Black Sheep at 8 p.m. Both were quite competitive last week and I don’t expect anything different this week. At the Vous, pints of Hook and Ladder Flashpoint Pale Ale are only $3, and bottles of Miller High Life are $2. And lemonade flavored vodka shots are $2 as well. Unlike last week’s grape shots, chilled lemon vodka sounds pretty good right about now. Here’s our Top 10 heading into tonight’s action.

  1. Steak Em Up 15
  2. Duane’s World 10
  3. Group W 8
  4. Magnus ver Magnusson 6
  5. Different Name Every Week 6
  6. L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics 6
  7. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion 6
  8. Savage Ear 5
  9. Newman’s Own 5
  10. 7 tied at 3

Westward Quiz-ho, Episode 1


Some of you may remember that back in January the members of Sofa Kingdom, Jam Master Phil, and I headed out to Denver for their Geek Bowl. Well, I shot plenty of video while we were on our trip, but unfortunately, I lost my recharger while I was there. So I’ve sat here with all this great footage and no way to put it on my computer. Well, I finally broke down and spent $100 for the new recharger, and I’ve started to edit the video. Today I present Episode 1, where we get drunk on the plane, enjoy all Englewood, Colorado has to offer, and stay out later than we planned.

Giving Away Phils Tickets Tonight at O’Neals; $80 For Winner at Bards

money_1We kick into full gear for Week Two of the JGT Summer Invitational. If you haven’t played yet, no worries. There is still plenty of time left to get onto the Leader board. In fact, only 24 teams have scored yet, and there are 25 spots open, so even if you have zero you are still in good shape.

And as if getting yourself on the board wasn’t enough to entice you to play tonight, there’s this: I have two tickets to give away to the Phillies at tonight’s quizzo. And not just any Phils seats, these are sweet seats in section 136. Gonna give ’em away randomly tonight, so you gotta be at O’Neals to win them. Also, O’Neals has had decent crowds but not huge ones, so your shot of getting a seat there is pretty good, and the competition isn’t quite as fierce as it is elsewhere. Action starts at 8 p.m.

As for the Bards, well, it’s quite simply your best bet to score points. Yeah, Steak Em Up is the perennial favorite, but there is a rotating cast of characters claiming 2nd and 3rd Place most weeks. Furthermore, there is currently a $40 bounty on the Steak, so if you are able to somehow knock them off, you’re going home with 5 points and $80. That’s tough to beat. Bards starts at 10:15 p.m. $2.50 Lagers and Miller Lites.

Thoughts on the New Pee Wee Herman Movie

peeweeI am at once overjoyed and a bit concerned about the new Pee Wee Herman movie. In case you haven’t heard the good news, Judd Apatow has signed on as producer of a new Pee Wee Herman flick. While I am thrilled that one of the most hilarious and remarkable characters ever in film history is returning to the big screen, I am also a bit concerned for a number of reasons. First and foremost is Judd Apatow. I am not really that crazy about his movies. Superbad, Talladega Nights, Anchorman are all way overrated, and Step Brothers is one of the stupidest movies I have ever seen.

Apatow is going to demand raunch, and that could turn this film into a dud. Now, I know that Pee-Wee’s original character on stage was a little crude, and it’s possible that it could translate to the big screen. But there was something sweet about Pee-Wee’s naivete in Big Adventure; when that was taken away we got Big-Top Pee Wee, which did for Pee Wee what Godfather 3 did for the Corleone’s.

However, I don’t want to sound like a negative Nellie. I am extremely excited about this project. Apatow does bring plenty of clout to the project, and it is going to be big time. Furthermore, Pee- Wee is going to be co-writing it. (I am thinking about sending in a spec script myself. Why not? I dare say that few people know the Big Adventure movie as well as I do.) Further, after Pee Wee showed him the scripts he already had and which were a little zany, Apatow pointed him in the right direction.

But after Mr. Apatow read these scripts, Mr. Reubens said, “He was more interested in something closer, in the same vein and the same genre, as ‘Big Adventure.’”

What Mr. Apatow wanted, Mr. Reubens said, was “a reality-based world and a linear road movie.”

This is great news. Pee Wee on the road is a proven formula. Now if we can only get Tim Burton to direct it…

Quizzo News and Notes

jgtlogo5One week done, six more to go. A great week one, and an interesting scoreboard. Still plenty of time to score, so if you didn’t score this week or didn’t get a chance to play this week, don’t sweat it. There is plenty of time left. A few things to keep in mind for next week. Despite the holiday, there WILL be a quizzo at the Westbury Monday night at 10:30 p.m., and you CAN earn points toward the Invitational by playing there. On Tuesday at O’Neals in addition to the already lucrative $50 first prize, I will be raffling off two Phillies tickets in Section 136. These are awesome seats, so be sure to make it to O’Neals. Your best chance to get on the board? Probably Tuesday night. Neither O’Neals or Bards was packed on Tuesday, and a score of 66 earned a team a point at the Bards. Alright, gang, have a great holiday and we’ll see ya next week!