J & B again in action

written by Lazer

names edited by Hilts

J&B made its debut at The Dirty Sock on south Roberts Road tonight, and what I most learned tonight is that I don’t know how to get to 93rd and Roberts Road without directions. The pre-game had already begun when I arrived, as Benkowski was surveying the crowd to vote on the categories for the first half. To my dismay, he already culled opinions for “Baseball 2009”, which received only a lukewarm response. C’mon people- it’s Opening Day (at least in Philadelphia)!

Benkowski has a nice setup at The Dirty Sock- a large grease board, on which he had listing space for 12 teams, and a large pegboard, on which we learned trivia was sponsored by Budweiser (I think…although that didn’t mean any prizes were being handed out). The Dirty Sock features league play, and one team had accumulated around 16,000 points already. Hmmm…how many weeks would it take J&B to catch them?

The only tricks were of the “throw the ball” variety. A small basketball hoop was set up for throws in both the second and fourth quarters (with the classic box handling the other two quarters).

J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Stix, Hilts, Gf and Lazers

The Competition: league players Team America, Window Lickers, and Fat Chuckies. There was one “at large” team in addition to J&B- Cheyenne Sunrise (featuring one older guy who once commented that he shouldn’t have smoked so much dope before trivia).

First half: Music ’64-‘01/News/Chicago Area

7600 W Touhy- in which town are you?
2000- sang “Kryptonite”?
1979- disco queen sang “No More Tears” with Barbra Streisand?
1976- sang “Dream Weaver”?
1967- sang “Happy Together”?
1964- sang “Mr. Lonely”?
2001- sang “When It’s Over”?
(that last song had points awarded when a gal from another team sang 10 seconds of it)

A “Ladies Only Roll the Ball” challenge results in the Cheyenne Smoker recruiting the waitress to roll on his behalf. As she crouched down to roll, the half of the bar behind her was exposed to plumber’s crack. Now why couldn’t Newbie ever have done that for us?

Benkowski also spent some time during the game trying to get the tall girl from Window Lickers to take off her coat. He must have read the Las Vegas trip summary from 2003 (or was that 2002?).

Scores at the half: J&B 1080 Window 1080 America 540 Chuckies 510 Cheyenne 480

No voting for the remainder of the categories.

Second half: Celebrity Birth Years/Musical Terms/Genesis

That latter category would encompass the Bible, the band, and the gaming system.

The year the band Genesis formed?
What is the distance in pitch between two notes called?
Genesis’ only #1 hit in the US- 1986- 2 words?
Names of Adams and Eve’s two sons?

Scores after two halves: J&B 2110 Window 2030 Chuckies 1480 America 950 Cheyenne 870

Choice of final category: Baseball 2009, Fast Food in America, or Celebrity Birth Years

To pacify my early tantrum over baseball not being a first half category, J&B selects Baseball 2009. After briefly weighing the effects of three teams wagering with league ramifications in mind, J&B still bets the classic.

Final Questions-

Baseball 2009- The Sports Illustrated 2009 season preview issue lists projected starting lineups for each team. What player is expected to start:
Toronto shortstop?
Texas 3rd baseman?
Houston 3rd baseman?

Fast Food-
In 1970, which fast food restaurant was the first to have a drive-thru window?
What was the first year for the Big Mac in the US?
How many herbs & spices in the secret blend of Kentucky Fried Chicken?

Celebrity Birth Years-
Elle MacPherson?
Warren Beatty?
Teri Hatcher?

While Peppys nails at least one of the celebrities (or at least her birth year), let’s see how well prepared Moho and Nevin are for their rotisserie leagues. Gentlemen?