Since Taft became the first President to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in 1910, every President but one has thrown out a first pitch at some point in their Presidency. Which President said he was too busy to throw out a single first pitch? (Hint: This one is a fun question but hard to find to answer. You’ll find it on wiki.)
Let’s Go Phils!
Alright gang, I’m off to DC to watch the doctor operate in the Phils opening game. Sweeeet!!! I am extremely excited. If you want to see how the trip is going, feel free to follow @isportacus on twitter. Speaking of sports, wow, how about this McNabb deal? See what my thoughts are and leave your own two cents on isportacus.
Also, remember that Mike Minion will be hosting his quizzo tonight. First at Ugly American at 8 p.m., then at The Westbury at 10:30 p.m. I think Mike does a very good job with the questions, and of course the basketball game will be on at both bars.
The first PhilaGuerilla comedy show, which went down in my back yard on Friday night, was a lot of fun and a major success. We’ll have some video in the coming days. To find out when the next Guerilla Comedy show in Philly will be, follow @philaguerilla. Go Phils!
The Mystery Round
Extremely tough Mystery Round on Thursday. Only 3 teams figured out what all of the answers to these questions had in common. See if you can. The topic is ENTERTAINMENT. Click “More” to see the answers.
- This is the second largest city in Italy.
- It’s a slang term for a toilet or a low level drug dealer, heard regularly on The Wire.
- This was Andrew Jacksons nickname.
- This drama, produced by David E. Kelly, aired on CBS from 1992 to 1996, and took place in a town called Rome, Wisconsin.
- One of the first real tricks most people learn on a skateboard, you hit the tail end of your board against the ground, causing the whole board to pop up with your feet still on it.
- This group, descended from Vikings, ran northern France, much of England, and parts of Italy from the 10th century to the early 13th century.
- This female comedian was the show of the show Grace Under Fire.
- You’ll find this town, known as Derry Church until 1906, 14 miles east of Harrisburg.
- This former WWE interviewer and announcer wasn’t really mean at all.
- What is the Mystery Round about?
Jams Win Only Blowout of the Week
First Place: The Jams (repped by E.G. Robinson)104
2nd Place: The Worst that Could Happen…Happened: 82
3rd Place: Inglorious Barristers 82
5th Estate Wins at O’Neals
First Place: 5th Estate 85
2nd Place: We Got Nothin 83
3rd Place: FBC
Goodtimes Leaving Quizzo to Host Late Night Show on WIP
Well, folks, we’re going full circle. I started hosting quizzo as a way to try to break into radio, and after several years, I’m finally getting that chance. After nagging them weekly for years, I think the head honchos at WIP finally gave me a latenight (2-6 a.m.) slot just to make me go away. Squeaky hinge gets the grease, I suppose. I will be also writing on the WIP website, and the crazy hours make doing radio, writing, and hosting quizzo all but impossible. Sadly, quizzo is the one that’s got to go. I’m sure I’ll have a more emotional goodbye in a couple of weeks, when I host my last quiz, but for now I just wanted to share the news.
I will still be hosting a Quizzo Bowl annually, so nothing will change there, and though it’s not yet finalized, it looks like Mike Minion will be taking over several of my quizzes. This is not an immediate departure. I will host two more weeks of quizzo before I step down, and the radio show will not debut until April 15th. I hope some of you will burn the midnight lamp with me from 2-6 a.m. More details on the radio show will be forthcoming. To read Dan Gross’s write up on this news, click here.
VOTE: Who is the Greatest U.S. President of All Time?
Final Four Foods
Here’s a post I just put up on iSportacus. I think you’re gonna dig it. It’s the recipes and histories of the most famous foods from the homes of the Final Four teams.
VOTE: Best American Novelist of the 20th Century
The criteria was they had to have more than one hit novel (sorry J.D. Salinger) and had to be born in the US (sorry Ayn Rand). These are not my four favorite American novelists, but these are the rock stars of 20th century novelists. The first three were no brainers, the last one came down to Vonnegut and Kerouac, who I personally like better but didn’t have as impressive of a track record. Also, head over to iSportacus to vote on where you think McNabb is headed.
Westworld
After we played Mike’s quiz at Ugly American (very hard but very fair quiz), we went to New Wave. Good trivia, written by Pat, though I like MIke’s questions a little bit better. (Oh, and no 2nd place prize, which is kind of lame.) One question we missed was about Westworld, which I had never heard of until last night. Anybody see this film and care to give a movie review in the comments? Is it worth watching? The trailer makes it look completely insane and kind of awesome. Just curious.