31 December, 2010
2010 Trivia Championship
Written by Lazers
edited by Hilts
J&B returned to Salerno’s in defense of its 2009 Championship. This is the roster of rascals, riff-raff and rogues chosen to defend:
Stix (aka Big Tit aka Stix)
Nitenurse (aka Nurse Stix)
Mothers (aka Head Cruncher)
Peppys (aka Hammer)
Lazers (aka Lazers)
Moho (aka Moho)
Mike Trivia (aka MG)
Chemical Man (aka Chemical Man)
Hilts (aka Hilts)
It took a bit of time for all of the teams to pour into Salerno’s, but the result was that 9 teams would be involved in the battle. In addition to J&B, the combatants included Auntie Joanie, Sharks, Shake & Bake, Garzilla (without Garzilla), Southside Avengers, See You On Tuesday, Porch, and Cobblestones.
As the anticipation built, some teams (including J&B) faced an immediate obstacle in the form of the Filibustering Waiter- the table would have to provide a credit card for the drink tab, but if we wanted to switch to a cash tab, he could close out the credit card tab and start the cash tab, though we could restart a credit card tab but would have to provide another credit card and blah blah blah. After his lengthy tab explanation to us, the waiter moved to the next table, where the same filibuster began with the preface, “As I just told that table, blah blah blah.”
It being Championship Night, the rules of the game have been altered a bit. There will not be halves or even quarters- tonight we will play 3 periods of 7 total categories. This twist seemed to confuse even Benkowski, as the distribution of categories went from 2-3-2 through a few evolutions until finally settling on 3-2-2 (with the food served after the 1st period). I think some of the permutations did not add up to 7.
Also tonight- no Free Point spaces, and only 2 throws per team (distance for the throws determined by the period of play, with the throw line moving further and further back from the box).
Of course, Benkowski’s son was on hand for a live version of the Music category.
First Period: Classic Brands/NFL 2002/Name that Tune Pt I
This NFC QB led the league with 23 fumbles?
This AFC player had a 99-yard kick return?
This Kansas City QB had a 99-yard touchdown pass?
This NFC QB led the league with 23 interceptions?
This AFC QB led the league with 4,689 passing yards?
This AFC RB led the league with 21 rushing touchdowns?
This AFC RB led the league with 115.8 yards rushing per game?
This AFC WR led the league with 107.6 yards receiving per game?
The Classic Brands category had a few decent questions but overall was too easy to be Championship caliber.
Minor controversy when J&B decides to utilize one of its “throw the ball” options. A cord (microphone? TV camera?) was draped across the destination box. I don’t know if Hilts requested it to be moved or moved it himself, but Benkowski ruled that other teams already had faced the cord obstacle during their “throw the ball” tries, so J&B would have to do the same. Hilts nails the points anyway.
A “Ladies Only- Most Occupied Piercings” contest led to the following (paraphrased) exchange at the J&B table:
Pepys: “This is not championship caliber.”
Moho: “He uses games like that to bring in lower quality players.”
Pepys: “I thought that’s why he had Music categories.”
That’s why they call him Hammer.
Not wanting a repeat of last year’s poor food service fiasco, Benkowski preps the kitchen when the end of the first period was approaching with yells of “Red Alert” several times. Although the pizza was slow in reaching the buffet table, the red alerts helped, and a good portion of food trays were ready at the end of the period.
With J&B and Cobblestone tied for the lead after the first period, Benkowski decided to hold a coin flip to determine which of those teams would get first access to the food. Unfortunately, as Benkowski updated the scoreboard (on his new grease board!), he didn’t notice that Garzilla had already pounced on the food table. Behind much booing from the crowd, Benkowski shoos them away, noting “it’s a trivia game, not a beauty pageant” (in reference to Garzilla’s roster that featured a decent collection of women).
J&B loses the coin flip and gets to eat second. The filibuster position never comes into play.
Second Period: Name that Tune Pt II/Celebrity Year of Birth
No questions noted from this period, but J&B was in third place at the end of it.
Third Period: I Love the 70s/2010 Late Night TV
70s- Billy Beer- was related to what politician?
2010 Late Night TV aka What’s On TV on New Year’s Eve/Day mixed with Movies Recently Watched by Benkowski. Not a championship caliber category!
Stix (aka Big Tit aka Stix)
Nitenurse (aka Nurse Stix)
Mothers (aka Head Cruncher)
Peppys (aka Hammer)
Lazers (aka Lazers)
Moho (aka Moho)
Mike Trivia (aka MG)
Chemical Man (aka Chemical Man)
Hilts (aka Hilts)
It took a bit of time for all of the teams to pour into Salerno’s, but the result was that 9 teams would be involved in the battle. In addition to J&B, the combatants included Auntie Joanie, Sharks, Shake & Bake, Garzilla (without Garzilla), Southside Avengers, See You On Tuesday, Porch, and Cobblestones.
As the anticipation built, some teams (including J&B) faced an immediate obstacle in the form of the Filibustering Waiter- the table would have to provide a credit card for the drink tab, but if we wanted to switch to a cash tab, he could close out the credit card tab and start the cash tab, though we could restart a credit card tab but would have to provide another credit card and blah blah blah. After his lengthy tab explanation to us, the waiter moved to the next table, where the same filibuster began with the preface, “As I just told that table, blah blah blah.”
It being Championship Night, the rules of the game have been altered a bit. There will not be halves or even quarters- tonight we will play 3 periods of 7 total categories. This twist seemed to confuse even Benkowski, as the distribution of categories went from 2-3-2 through a few evolutions until finally settling on 3-2-2 (with the food served after the 1st period). I think some of the permutations did not add up to 7.
Also tonight- no Free Point spaces, and only 2 throws per team (distance for the throws determined by the period of play, with the throw line moving further and further back from the box).
Of course, Benkowski’s son was on hand for a live version of the Music category.
First Period: Classic Brands/NFL 2002/Name that Tune Pt I
This NFC QB led the league with 23 fumbles?
This AFC player had a 99-yard kick return?
This Kansas City QB had a 99-yard touchdown pass?
This NFC QB led the league with 23 interceptions?
This AFC QB led the league with 4,689 passing yards?
This AFC RB led the league with 21 rushing touchdowns?
This AFC RB led the league with 115.8 yards rushing per game?
This AFC WR led the league with 107.6 yards receiving per game?
The Classic Brands category had a few decent questions but overall was too easy to be Championship caliber.
Minor controversy when J&B decides to utilize one of its “throw the ball” options. A cord (microphone? TV camera?) was draped across the destination box. I don’t know if Hilts requested it to be moved or moved it himself, but Benkowski ruled that other teams already had faced the cord obstacle during their “throw the ball” tries, so J&B would have to do the same. Hilts nails the points anyway.
A “Ladies Only- Most Occupied Piercings” contest led to the following (paraphrased) exchange at the J&B table:
Pepys: “This is not championship caliber.”
Moho: “He uses games like that to bring in lower quality players.”
Pepys: “I thought that’s why he had Music categories.”
That’s why they call him Hammer.
Not wanting a repeat of last year’s poor food service fiasco, Benkowski preps the kitchen when the end of the first period was approaching with yells of “Red Alert” several times. Although the pizza was slow in reaching the buffet table, the red alerts helped, and a good portion of food trays were ready at the end of the period.
With J&B and Cobblestone tied for the lead after the first period, Benkowski decided to hold a coin flip to determine which of those teams would get first access to the food. Unfortunately, as Benkowski updated the scoreboard (on his new grease board!), he didn’t notice that Garzilla had already pounced on the food table. Behind much booing from the crowd, Benkowski shoos them away, noting “it’s a trivia game, not a beauty pageant” (in reference to Garzilla’s roster that featured a decent collection of women).
J&B loses the coin flip and gets to eat second. The filibuster position never comes into play.
Second Period: Name that Tune Pt II/Celebrity Year of Birth
No questions noted from this period, but J&B was in third place at the end of it.
Third Period: I Love the 70s/2010 Late Night TV
70s- Billy Beer- was related to what politician?
2010 Late Night TV aka What’s On TV on New Year’s Eve/Day mixed with Movies Recently Watched by Benkowski. Not a championship caliber category!
Scores after 3 periods:
Cobblestone 1520
Sharks 1510
J&B 1250
Porch 1020
Garzilla 950
Garzilla 950
Avengers 910
Auntie J 800
Tuesday 690
Shake & Bake 600
Benkowski holds a lottery to determine the order in which competitors will select from 13 final category options: 2000s Entertainment (available twice, either A or B), 1990s Entertainment (A or B), 1980s Entertainment (A or B), 1960s Entertainment (A or B), Chicago Locations, Northwest Indiana Locations, NBA 1980s, NHL 1980s, or MLB 1990s.
Not sure where J&B landed in terms of getting to select its category, but Moho suggested picking the NHL; however, that category leaves most of the team on the sidelines. Despite concerns that its questions could cover “TV/Radio Facts from Benkowski’s Career”, J&B selects 1980s Entertainment A.
Assumed 2 correct wins wager with a bonus for all 3 correct. J&B wagers 791, enough to beat the 4th place team if they double their score.
NBA 1980s (Shake & Bake):
From 79/80 through 88/89 seasons, the only player to win 3 NBA MVP awards?
87/88 season- LA player led the league with 13 rebounds per game?
81/82 season- led league with 9.65 assists per game?
2000s Entertainment A (Tuesday):
Co-hosts for the 4th hour of “The Today Show” are Kathie Lee Gifford and who?
2003 Pixar movie was one of the top grossing movies for 27 weeks?
Who sang “Circus”, which charted during 2008-2009, peaking at #3?
MLB 1990s (Auntie J):
1997- hit 56 HR with 147 RBI?
1995- hit 50 HR with 52 doubles?
1996- AL Cy Young winner with 20-10 record?
1990s Entertainment A (Avengers):
During 95/96 TV season, “Roseanne” kicked off a string of sitcoms at 7:00 (CST)- which sitcom ended the string with its 8:30 (CST) airing?
1999- who played Trinity in “The Matrix”?
1991- who sang “Joyride”?
1960s Entertainment A (Porch):
During 64/65 TV season, the top ten rated shows featured 5 sitcoms. Two of those featured female leads- name one; and name a male lead from one of the other three shows?
1968- who played Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”?
1966- who sang “Summer in the City”?
2000s Entertainment B (Garzilla):
Up to 2006- who played CJ on “West Wing”?
2003- name the heist movie that featured Donald Sutherland?
2000- it charted up to #3- who sang “Kryptonite”?
1980s Entertainment A (J&B):
Who played George on “Mr. Belvidere”?
1985- three movies topped $100 million box office receipts- all were part of a series of movies (2 sequels, 1 initial)- name two?
1980- who sang “Please Don’t Go”?
NHL 1980s (Sharks):
85/86 season- Gretzky had 52 goals and 163 assists. What player led the league with 68 goals that year?
81/82 season- Gretzky had 92 goals. What player finished second with 64 goals?
85/86 season- which goalie won the Vezina Trophy?
1980s Entertainment B (Cobblestone):
On “Full House”, what actresses played DJ and Stephanie?
1985- “The Color Purple”- top billed actor and actress?
1980- sang “Woman in Love”?
Gentlemen?
xmas
First time Ive been to sister.3's for xmas in along longtime. mu family tend sto go there every year. In the past few years, however, Ive been in California for break or went to Gf's family. So, been a long time.
This yeasr I was only able to go for a little bit - Mom, who is getting really old, felt she couldn't go. We tend to circle around Mom a lot thesedays, so it was an easy decision to go to the party just for a little bit - then break out w. a plate for my Mom.
Stayed for an hour. Internal dialouge about the race of time fruits up this for you: the cycles of growing noted in that when the preent day 20-30 yo's were kids, they made every Xmas. Then, when they get their first boy/girl/friends, they skip town for a few years. And, then, as they near 30 again .... theyr eappear. So, funny to see so many growing faces again.
A similar thing happened when the boys and girls, spread out throughtout all of the three sets of frenz i tend to go on about here (that would yes be the Old Guard; but heavy strains evolved in both the the Middle Guard and the Young Guard). Whne they hooked u w. a new girl/boy, they immed. dissapeared for a metter of months - until that old 'wall/other/keroscene around' deal inevitably appears.
Funny - not even in those most incorrigible of acts has this dynamic failed to appear.
This yeasr I was only able to go for a little bit - Mom, who is getting really old, felt she couldn't go. We tend to circle around Mom a lot thesedays, so it was an easy decision to go to the party just for a little bit - then break out w. a plate for my Mom.
Stayed for an hour. Internal dialouge about the race of time fruits up this for you: the cycles of growing noted in that when the preent day 20-30 yo's were kids, they made every Xmas. Then, when they get their first boy/girl/friends, they skip town for a few years. And, then, as they near 30 again .... theyr eappear. So, funny to see so many growing faces again.
A similar thing happened when the boys and girls, spread out throughtout all of the three sets of frenz i tend to go on about here (that would yes be the Old Guard; but heavy strains evolved in both the the Middle Guard and the Young Guard). Whne they hooked u w. a new girl/boy, they immed. dissapeared for a metter of months - until that old 'wall/other/keroscene around' deal inevitably appears.
Funny - not even in those most incorrigible of acts has this dynamic failed to appear.
Burn
Gorgeousflights of horrid destruction -
planned flites of 800-900 heavy bombers (which means, a heavy heavy raid - gone are the days of nuclear strikes) -
(good/bad)-
didnt pan out-
instead, 'weather', 'communications', 'effective countermeasures'-
whatever jibber you use to communicate plans not going rite-
meant that the planned heavy strike of 800 heavies actually was somewhere in the range of 200 planes-
yeah, plans can be like that-
and a second strike, rushed into planning stages a few days later, was but to be around 350 planes -
but it turned out to be, say, 150.
The War, must be won.
Destruction loses the war.
But, the repeated use of massed flight of heavy bombers to do - do what - burn the world down? This loses wars. Destroys the peace. Loses the war.
It loses the war. div>
21 December, 2010
On Weeping
Devin Hester gloriously returns kicks for TD's on MNF- I mut be in Evanston watching the game w. Rocky. Was @ the crib w. the family a bit, but then we went to a bar to watch the balance of the game. Parking lot, snow covering up it all, chill. Drinx were great after the first deep mistake - some drink that was impossible to drink except those who actually think beer tastes good.
But Roxx gave me a good one. He got pretty drunk, and out came a "Hey - do you weep?" Of course, i weep every day - I really do. And, as we agreed, as we get older, we weep more. For me, weeping is totally ok - it's a mans thing to do. Why? Dad would weep - not as much as i do these days. But the fact that this man - of course, The Arch Man as far as I'm concerned growing up - meant that to me, weeping is just a part of being .... well, a manly man. True.
But we agreed, generally yes
- how this scene was shot and the music involved mixed w. the plot of the movie
-or
- the touch of a sentence or paragraph in this or that book
-or
- a particular full of life memory
-or
whathaveyou.
I'll amidt I was a little worried that ever more I weep - but seconded, unbidded, and extremely similar thoughts about it - have eased all worries. Hey, Jesus wept, correct? Why can't we?
But Roxx gave me a good one. He got pretty drunk, and out came a "Hey - do you weep?" Of course, i weep every day - I really do. And, as we agreed, as we get older, we weep more. For me, weeping is totally ok - it's a mans thing to do. Why? Dad would weep - not as much as i do these days. But the fact that this man - of course, The Arch Man as far as I'm concerned growing up - meant that to me, weeping is just a part of being .... well, a manly man. True.
But we agreed, generally yes
- how this scene was shot and the music involved mixed w. the plot of the movie
-or
- the touch of a sentence or paragraph in this or that book
-or
- a particular full of life memory
-or
whathaveyou.
I'll amidt I was a little worried that ever more I weep - but seconded, unbidded, and extremely similar thoughts about it - have eased all worries. Hey, Jesus wept, correct? Why can't we?
20 December, 2010
if y dont tri, y wont be dissapoint'd
All my life, finishing anything off. Anything. The rue of me. Decades go, and ideas that were heavier than Atlas's load finally are shoehorned into a workable format - then decades go tho and here I am.
Films are an easy deal. I have, easily, 20 2-3m films purely to go. Well, the shots were thought out - but the shooting sites, angles, actors... not there. But in what format? Burnishments of Monty Python adorn my epaulets, so that solution - hey, no plot, no punchlines, and be as out there as you want to. Then there are the need for actors. I always thought fair ground would be to use my nieces and nephews a lot - but they have grown up, need the time themselves, and although they deeply love their uncle, it's hard to gather them. Plus, the need for female actors. Dudes will not blanche @, say, a fart joke. But when it comes time to ask a girl to do a riff on cuckolding ..... I cant ask my nieces to do that (I know, I should, and the artists out there are disappointed in me, but...)
Music is another aspect - and a much easier arena to produce.
It's been a year now since I learned how to play the guitar at this level (I'll say it now - I can play, at a beginner level -but i am a guitarist now, no doubt). At first I was overjoyed just to be able to play some cords. But the deal now is, of course, to write my own stuff - which, of course, I have. I had soe riffs, but now some of these riffs have been linked in ways that I accept. Now, Ive written songs when I was in grammer school (advantages of growing up a punk rocker) - but these are the first, y'know, actual tuneful songs to be produced.Films are an easy deal. I have, easily, 20 2-3m films purely to go. Well, the shots were thought out - but the shooting sites, angles, actors... not there. But in what format? Burnishments of Monty Python adorn my epaulets, so that solution - hey, no plot, no punchlines, and be as out there as you want to. Then there are the need for actors. I always thought fair ground would be to use my nieces and nephews a lot - but they have grown up, need the time themselves, and although they deeply love their uncle, it's hard to gather them. Plus, the need for female actors. Dudes will not blanche @, say, a fart joke. But when it comes time to ask a girl to do a riff on cuckolding ..... I cant ask my nieces to do that (I know, I should, and the artists out there are disappointed in me, but...)
Music is another aspect - and a much easier arena to produce.
There's ,more. I can play, yes - but over the years Ive collected many instruments. Now, It's not like Blackies "music room" - but i do have a piano, a snare drum, tambourine, washboard, various whistles and fifes, maracas, and my own imagination. So - have instruments, have a little bit of ability, and---- have the Audacity program that allows me to record stuff. The last addition was this deeply beautiful microphone - a stunner - that really nicely records what I play and sing.
For me, then, I should start reeling off song after song. Not great songs, i know - simple - but in my decades of being a rocker and artist, I fully realise simple is totally and completely equal to complex. It's all there.
But I have to put up my stopgates. It just can't be 'making music' - it has to be silly and cause a laff. So, as a small little hedge against my frenz - who love me deeply, i know- finding my music boring - my band consists of, rite now, me, Bolo, and Mom: Fassbinder - which originally started as 'The Pasolini Trio'. So, w. a blind dog and an 88yo woman as bandmates, Im 101% hedges against any criticism.
But also, just about any chance of actually presenting a song that has actual access to any accolades is impossible in this mode as well.
Said it before, but Rocky told me he expected a lot of art to be produced by me during my unempolyment period. He brought up a similar Blackie period where Banksy's and Shermans and Donovans were produced - in his style. His prompting has stuck in my head. I have to just get on w. it.
19 December, 2010
card gone
Taken away from me at the library was the library card i'd had since 2005 - Gf had made it for me. I had not has a lib. card since 1991 - the original Bolo had chewed through a library book on Japanease baseball I had. Since I was penniless in those days, I couldnt pay for the book.
Fast forward to 2005, when I met her working at her library. When we were start to get chummy, I'd sometimes hang around the front desk. I asked her finally, to look me up - an lo' - no trace of me in the system. She made me a new card on the spot - finally writing my name w. a marker on it.
You know. Kinda sentimental. Little bit. Always loved that card. But today i got something from Mt. greenwood Library and the librarian there couldn't get the machine to read the fading bar code on it. She took my card away- despite my asking for it - and I had to stand there, suddenly being overwhelmed by very deep and ever deepening saddness, as she made me a new card. I was watching my old card laying there out of reach.
I said thanks and smiled. Walked out the door into the night. Alone on the street, I could express my saddness a little more openly.
I know. She's a long time ago, now. But I am a bit sentimental. Plus there's that weepiness that seems to come easy to me at times. I know - not a good thing.
Fast forward to 2005, when I met her working at her library. When we were start to get chummy, I'd sometimes hang around the front desk. I asked her finally, to look me up - an lo' - no trace of me in the system. She made me a new card on the spot - finally writing my name w. a marker on it.
You know. Kinda sentimental. Little bit. Always loved that card. But today i got something from Mt. greenwood Library and the librarian there couldn't get the machine to read the fading bar code on it. She took my card away- despite my asking for it - and I had to stand there, suddenly being overwhelmed by very deep and ever deepening saddness, as she made me a new card. I was watching my old card laying there out of reach.
I said thanks and smiled. Walked out the door into the night. Alone on the street, I could express my saddness a little more openly.
I know. She's a long time ago, now. But I am a bit sentimental. Plus there's that weepiness that seems to come easy to me at times. I know - not a good thing.
army of one.army strong.be all you can be.
The ending of 'dont ask dont tell' will only result in a stronger armed forces. Other countries experiences in having gay warriors serve generally has gone off well. The broadening of horizons of the kids who do Americas - my - fighting will make them better at all things, including fighting. The quality of the human material available to our services should go up. The massive over strain on all branches, resulting in deployment after deployment in fighting zones for our fighting kids, will be alleviated a bit by the new fighters (although it actually has a lot already - a dual combo of things -1- the drawback of our Iraq deployed forces are down to 50k - from 140k during the Surge -2- the terrible economy means more people to fight.).
With the Senator Sanders Filibuster last week and this vote, sometimes politician are kool and do good things.
17 December, 2010
organicwatch
The soccer program I'm involved in is a real good thing - why even tho' I haven't taught @ the school since 2006 I'm still one of the coaches. Getting kids to play sports while they are young - especially girls - is a great thing (please note parents and someday parents)- having them involved in a on a team makes the rewards even greater - physically, mentally, spiritually, etc ... rewards verifiable and obvious. And whenthey are city kids, w. all the stresses that encompasses...However, we - kids and the coaches - are just humans. Food is a concern - the coaches LOVE Macdonalds. Lovve it. We have it all th time, and we treat the kids to Macdonalds after Saturday games. Some of my favourite memories are there - that 2009 group playoff win over raF? Gloriously did I buy #1's or whatever my girls wanted @ the Mac's on Lincoln and 4900n. Beat a freshman boys team this Eall? Macs. Hey hey hey - going to practice, this Fall, practically every day going in I got a $1 Coke and a $1 Mcdouble. gotta have stomach full so I wont hurt during practice.
Arriving @ practice one random day this Fall and offhandedly telling fellow coach Pito "God I eat too much Macs" and he verifying "I know, I know.". So, I realise we should be making better role models for our kids, rather than opining on Macs.
So, saw "Food Inc." this week. Didnt horrify me so much as to the horrid quality of food served in America - I really kinda knew that, obviously. But in terms of "Hey, this is an arena where you can fight the power, Hilts", it has resonated inside me. So, slowly, I'll start to check out organic stuff - I'll go slow. I know - Im just so cheap. But I will.
And the greater response from inside me centers around the garden. The last two years the garden has been cheap. Pumping out tomatoes, etc - but @ 30% of were it should be. One of the suggestions for 'saving the planet' was to use yr on garden. So, tis spring, it will be expanded by another footinto the grass - and I will get double crops out of it.
However another problem. We compost so much stuff - egg shells, tea bags, coffee grinds, veggie stuff left over, etc ... and Im sure it is plumped full of nonorganic fertilizers from before. Also, I always bought a few bags of 'manure' - but now realise that, like the compost, it's probly full of antibotics etc etc etc.. So, what to do? Organic compost, obv. - but what about our cherished family composting? What to do?
Well, finally, thinking on the matter.
16 December, 2010
try
Went to a school today to see if I could get some sorta job -they have an open library position, so I was hoping. Wasn't used to getting up that early anymore (0720h !!) - but did actually get some sleep in the nite before and was fresh enough. I was put in charge of two classes, and oversaw one class in an assembly.
Went well. I liked the school - I was suprised, actually, that things were so in control. Grammer schools, for me, are tuff as hell - kids tend to be ansy and scattered and wanting to play all day (much do I prefer the high schools - HS kids, generally, are much more chill.) However, this school was well run. Kids respectful, working, writing, behaving - what a change from the last school I was at (oi!). They also had an actual library - although I was a "librarian" @ my last school, I didn't have a library (conducted classes in their own class). Here, however, they have a really nice - albeit MESSY - space. The collectionof books was somewhat old and very very thin - it would be incredible to be able to build the collection.
Funny. Real nice school. Library of possibilities. I want the job.
Went well. I liked the school - I was suprised, actually, that things were so in control. Grammer schools, for me, are tuff as hell - kids tend to be ansy and scattered and wanting to play all day (much do I prefer the high schools - HS kids, generally, are much more chill.) However, this school was well run. Kids respectful, working, writing, behaving - what a change from the last school I was at (oi!). They also had an actual library - although I was a "librarian" @ my last school, I didn't have a library (conducted classes in their own class). Here, however, they have a really nice - albeit MESSY - space. The collectionof books was somewhat old and very very thin - it would be incredible to be able to build the collection.
Funny. Real nice school. Library of possibilities. I want the job.
15 December, 2010
an opportunity
Decided to go after it. Kahla years ago advised me to get a job I should go to the schools w. resume in hand and try to talk to the principal. So, last week and this week - when I could jab myself out in the afternoon- I visited a bunch of mainly Southside side grammer schools w. posted open full or half library positions. There were only four full positions available (600 schools?) and maybe 14-15 "half" or ".5" positions. These ".5" positions would require me to work half the week at one school and half the week at another other (BUT - fulltime!!). To confuse the matter further, there are "E Track Schools" (four of which have .5/library position) which run on another schedule - and can only be matched w. another E Track school.
Fun to drive around the South side, especially in neighbourhoods I rarely go. Mad at myself because because even thou it is important that I get a job, It still takes maximum effort to even get up so I can visit these schools before they close for the day.
But, finally, I have a chance. Tomorrow I go to a school that has a full open position. Since I cannot legally sub, I will "volunteer" and they will see if they want to hire me. It is very important - there are just about zero jobs, and if I don't get a break here tomorroww....or, to use Napoleon's "Is he Lucky?", meaning When he gets a chance, will he make the most of it?
But, a chance. So, good.
Fun to drive around the South side, especially in neighbourhoods I rarely go. Mad at myself because because even thou it is important that I get a job, It still takes maximum effort to even get up so I can visit these schools before they close for the day.
But, finally, I have a chance. Tomorrow I go to a school that has a full open position. Since I cannot legally sub, I will "volunteer" and they will see if they want to hire me. It is very important - there are just about zero jobs, and if I don't get a break here tomorroww....or, to use Napoleon's "Is he Lucky?", meaning When he gets a chance, will he make the most of it?
But, a chance. So, good.
11 December, 2010
09 December, 2010
emptybottle
ANother Monday nite @ the bottle. Missed the last few weeks, determined to make sure this week, bouyed extra by positive read in Reader. So, we went, making time @ Dragons before weighs slipped and bows pointed Bottlewise - Dragon, Me, and Jacob.
Two bands we did see - late for openers. The nites Starchilds were "Talk Normal", a two girl group featuring odd tunings, playing the guitar behind the pickup, lots of vocals stylings/shoutings/emotives, drumming on a specially made set. Lovely to experience. Never know what y'll get - lucky this week.
Two bands we did see - late for openers. The nites Starchilds were "Talk Normal", a two girl group featuring odd tunings, playing the guitar behind the pickup, lots of vocals stylings/shoutings/emotives, drumming on a specially made set. Lovely to experience. Never know what y'll get - lucky this week.
And the thought: So hard am I trying to learn up the guitar - and then these masters, both playing and conceptually, make me feel like I'm speaking like a child w. an instrument in my hands. No prob - I realise that it's a long war, and the power IS in my hands. Is kool. But so far to go.
Also saw "Buke and Gass", or some named band. They were very good - but not as swell as Talk N. And the Jacob show - he loved this band so much he started to talk to the girl ((2 members - one on a toy acoustic (seriously), and the other on a demibass/guitar)). After some banter, Jacob threw out something that made her freak a little - like he does. All in good show, however.
I’m Crushing Your Head (redux)
Written by Lazers
names edited by Hilts
J&B returned to Salerno’s while riding a long overdue one-game winning streak (courtesy of Bill and MG…plus a player who had a “cup of tea” with J&B back in the 90s). Fortunately, Salerno’s is relatively quiet, as Benkowski left his microphone in Oak Forrest (no repeating questions tonight!).
J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Stix, Hilts, Dragon, MG, Lazers and…for the Final Question only…the return of the 90s era “cup of tea” player…Chem's friend Mothers.
The competition: Sharks, Peeps, Awesome, and Auntie J
First half: 90s Sports Champions/William Shatner/The Globe (the tabloid, not the Earth)
’97 Red Wings won Stanley Cup by beating which team in the finals? Flyers
’96 Bulls won NBA Championship by beating which team in the finals? Seattle
Shatner player “Stan Fields” in what Sandra Bullock movie? Miss Congeniality
Shatner had a recurring role on what 60s TV medical drama? Dr. Kildare
Lynda Carter of “Wonder Woman” fame currently has career as? (hint: t.s.)
Scores at the half: J&B 960 Auntie J 870 Sharks 750 Awesome 610 Peeps 260
By halftime, J&B had taken on the new project of providing a nickname for the daughter of the restaurant’s owner. She again was sitting at the bar- white sweater, jeans, ponytail, stripper boots- causing erections. The project would not reach its conclusion on this night- we can do better than “Boots”.
Second half: NFL 2010/90s Country Music/Steve Martin & Teri Garr
Only NFC QB with over 3,000 yards passing this season? Rodgers
Only NFC RB with over 1,000 yards rushing this season?
Only NFC WR with over 1,000 yards receiving this season?
NFC player that leads the NFL with 11 ½ sacks?
NFC player that leads the NFL with 7 interceptions? guy on Eagles
Scores: J&B 2070 Awesome 1510 Sharks 1450 Auntie J 1370 Peeps 900
J&B wins the random number lottery and will get to pick its final category first from: Everybody Loves Raymond, Leslie Nielsen, Eva Longoria, Male Celebrity Year of Birth, Hamburger Chains, Presidents, or Female Celebrity Year of Birth.
J&B wagers the classic and selects Female Celebrity YOB despite the protests of MG, who wanted to select Presidents.
Female Year of Birth:
Pat Benatar?
Christina Aguilera?
Aretha Franklin?
Raymond:
Ray Romano Year of Birth?
Show ran from 1996-2005: how many episodes?
In the 80s, Brad Garrett won $100,000 on this talent-oriented show?
Presidents:
Dan Quayle was VP for which President?
George Washington Year of Birth?
Which President was between Jackson and William Henry Harrison?
Male Year of Birth?
Emilio Estevez?
Usher?
Jermaine Jackson?
Leslie Nielsen:
Year of Birth?
Was born in what country?
Career breakthrough was on this Disney TV miniseries in the 60s?
Hamburger Chains:
Year Burger King started?
Year Hardee’s started?
Year White Castle started?
Gentlemen?
J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Stix, Hilts, Dragon, MG, Lazers and…for the Final Question only…the return of the 90s era “cup of tea” player…Chem's friend Mothers.
The competition: Sharks, Peeps, Awesome, and Auntie J
First half: 90s Sports Champions/William Shatner/The Globe (the tabloid, not the Earth)
’97 Red Wings won Stanley Cup by beating which team in the finals? Flyers
’96 Bulls won NBA Championship by beating which team in the finals? Seattle
Shatner player “Stan Fields” in what Sandra Bullock movie? Miss Congeniality
Shatner had a recurring role on what 60s TV medical drama? Dr. Kildare
Lynda Carter of “Wonder Woman” fame currently has career as? (hint: t.s.)
Scores at the half: J&B 960 Auntie J 870 Sharks 750 Awesome 610 Peeps 260
By halftime, J&B had taken on the new project of providing a nickname for the daughter of the restaurant’s owner. She again was sitting at the bar- white sweater, jeans, ponytail, stripper boots- causing erections. The project would not reach its conclusion on this night- we can do better than “Boots”.
Second half: NFL 2010/90s Country Music/Steve Martin & Teri Garr
Only NFC QB with over 3,000 yards passing this season? Rodgers
Only NFC RB with over 1,000 yards rushing this season?
Only NFC WR with over 1,000 yards receiving this season?
NFC player that leads the NFL with 11 ½ sacks?
NFC player that leads the NFL with 7 interceptions? guy on Eagles
Scores: J&B 2070 Awesome 1510 Sharks 1450 Auntie J 1370 Peeps 900
J&B wins the random number lottery and will get to pick its final category first from: Everybody Loves Raymond, Leslie Nielsen, Eva Longoria, Male Celebrity Year of Birth, Hamburger Chains, Presidents, or Female Celebrity Year of Birth.
J&B wagers the classic and selects Female Celebrity YOB despite the protests of MG, who wanted to select Presidents.
Female Year of Birth:
Pat Benatar?
Christina Aguilera?
Aretha Franklin?
Raymond:
Ray Romano Year of Birth?
Show ran from 1996-2005: how many episodes?
In the 80s, Brad Garrett won $100,000 on this talent-oriented show?
Presidents:
Dan Quayle was VP for which President?
George Washington Year of Birth?
Which President was between Jackson and William Henry Harrison?
Male Year of Birth?
Emilio Estevez?
Usher?
Jermaine Jackson?
Leslie Nielsen:
Year of Birth?
Was born in what country?
Career breakthrough was on this Disney TV miniseries in the 60s?
Hamburger Chains:
Year Burger King started?
Year Hardee’s started?
Year White Castle started?
Gentlemen?
PART II
BLOGGER RITE NOW NOT ALLOWING ME TO PUT IN SCOND HALF
06 December, 2010
Reading
Love Dan Savage. Always read his column --total highlight. Had an interesting letter on cuckolding which led him to write about the book Sex at Dawn, the Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by C. Ryan and C. Jetha. Book - just started it - is fantastic. Basically the early thesis (again, im on p40) is that in th huntergather days everything was shared - guys had several sexual mates, women also had several sexual mates. It was w. the advent of agriculture - about 8-10,000 years ago - that lead to private property - and "monognmy" as one of the forms of private ownership (woman as property).
The authors thesis is that "manogomy" (and other sexual practices - there are many things discussed in the book...)has only been around for maybe 5% of humans beings existance. Hence, the many "wierd" and "fucked up" ways of expressing sexuality -well, some people feel they are 'wierd' and 'fucked' - have their genesis in these prehistoric days.
This mite be a book club selection.
Also reading another Nick Hornby book How to be Good. Pretty good. Love it, actually - love everything Horny writes. Haven't read it all - but on picking this one up, the idea that I should read everything I haven't yet - is a good idea.
The authors thesis is that "manogomy" (and other sexual practices - there are many things discussed in the book...)has only been around for maybe 5% of humans beings existance. Hence, the many "wierd" and "fucked up" ways of expressing sexuality -well, some people feel they are 'wierd' and 'fucked' - have their genesis in these prehistoric days.
This mite be a book club selection.
Also reading another Nick Hornby book How to be Good. Pretty good. Love it, actually - love everything Horny writes. Haven't read it all - but on picking this one up, the idea that I should read everything I haven't yet - is a good idea.
Cafe
Remember when so much time was spent in coffee houses? Rogers Park especially - Panini panini (sp), Cinema Cafe, and Enuiu. Well, Enuiu is closed (horrible, me viewing that place as an historical place. Again: this is here we swan/walked/hunted/take a souvinier.), Jinx in Wicker Ark is gone (as well as that really famous one - that whareouse place on North Ave just East of the Big Intersection ((North/Milwaukee/Damen)) ).
However, some still exist. Lovely Andersonville still rocks Kopi on Clark. Jacob and I went to Kopi last week to kill a few hours. These days we be poor - if it was 3m ago, I'd spring for the bill, make sure we ate there, and we w/out any cares. These days? Before we went to kopi, we stopped @ Mac D's so we could line our stomachs first w. a $1 Mcdouble. Made Jacob pay the $1 for hisown. These days I have to watch my cash.
Into Kopi we went. Kopi was always kool - but also tilted a bittine the gay way. (Andersonville's a little gay). However, tonnes of chixx also frequented the place - which means The Eternal Chase after Women has some purpose in going into pansexual places such as Kopi. But - knowing the gay past of the place - we were thinking - "It'll just be a slew of guys, and no chix to rapp w." However, it wasn't - were chix there, tho' we didnt talk.
Instead what happened was that I played guitar the whole time. Wasnt sure it would be kool, but then jacob paraphrased "Dude, it's a cafe, and it's a koolone at that - they'll tell you to stop." He wa srite. Played quiet, played joyfully, wasn't obnoxious (rither of us), left a tip, want to go back again - w. th guitar. Was fun, and reinded me of being - again - 20. Was kool. Forgot how enjoyable. Plus .... chix are about.
However, some still exist. Lovely Andersonville still rocks Kopi on Clark. Jacob and I went to Kopi last week to kill a few hours. These days we be poor - if it was 3m ago, I'd spring for the bill, make sure we ate there, and we w/out any cares. These days? Before we went to kopi, we stopped @ Mac D's so we could line our stomachs first w. a $1 Mcdouble. Made Jacob pay the $1 for hisown. These days I have to watch my cash.
Into Kopi we went. Kopi was always kool - but also tilted a bittine the gay way. (Andersonville's a little gay). However, tonnes of chixx also frequented the place - which means The Eternal Chase after Women has some purpose in going into pansexual places such as Kopi. But - knowing the gay past of the place - we were thinking - "It'll just be a slew of guys, and no chix to rapp w." However, it wasn't - were chix there, tho' we didnt talk.
Instead what happened was that I played guitar the whole time. Wasnt sure it would be kool, but then jacob paraphrased "Dude, it's a cafe, and it's a koolone at that - they'll tell you to stop." He wa srite. Played quiet, played joyfully, wasn't obnoxious (rither of us), left a tip, want to go back again - w. th guitar. Was fun, and reinded me of being - again - 20. Was kool. Forgot how enjoyable. Plus .... chix are about.
Suntimes reminds me of those days...
Once in awhile you'll see former students and players I coached in the newspaper - here's some story on grade inflation in CPS. In th sunday print version there was a picture of her.
For me, very cool. Always great to be reminded of great times. My favourite team I have vever coached was the JV spring girls 2008 team. Again, we got to the quaterfinals of the City playoffs before we we topped by the #1 team @ that time. But the girl in the story - she was freshman back then, and because of her obvious maturity and skill I put her in the defense. She was always a bright spot- sunny attitude in practice, in class: everywhere. And it was fun to watch her grow and take on different roles as she changed from 14 to 15 to 16. Miss those days. Wish I had another crack @ that team - I know Id do a much better job now.
Todays version of the print Suntimes brings a column by Cheryl Lavin. She used to have a great relationshi type column way back - and then dissapeared. She has been back for two years or so - but she really is not back. The column now is not as interesting (it used to be younger issues - now, it's middle age issues) as itused to - but I still read it.
So, todays column by Lavin has a story of a reunion 30 years in the making (typical column fare these days in Lavin). However, what caught my eye is that it involved people from St. Rita HS, right about the time I was going there. The names have been changed, of course - but reading between the lines, my guess is that there is a heavy chance I know these two people - im sure I know the girl. However - completely can't tell. I'll put this colum out on FB and see if the rita people can't figger out the two.
For me, very cool. Always great to be reminded of great times. My favourite team I have vever coached was the JV spring girls 2008 team. Again, we got to the quaterfinals of the City playoffs before we we topped by the #1 team @ that time. But the girl in the story - she was freshman back then, and because of her obvious maturity and skill I put her in the defense. She was always a bright spot- sunny attitude in practice, in class: everywhere. And it was fun to watch her grow and take on different roles as she changed from 14 to 15 to 16. Miss those days. Wish I had another crack @ that team - I know Id do a much better job now.
Todays version of the print Suntimes brings a column by Cheryl Lavin. She used to have a great relationshi type column way back - and then dissapeared. She has been back for two years or so - but she really is not back. The column now is not as interesting (it used to be younger issues - now, it's middle age issues) as itused to - but I still read it.
So, todays column by Lavin has a story of a reunion 30 years in the making (typical column fare these days in Lavin). However, what caught my eye is that it involved people from St. Rita HS, right about the time I was going there. The names have been changed, of course - but reading between the lines, my guess is that there is a heavy chance I know these two people - im sure I know the girl. However - completely can't tell. I'll put this colum out on FB and see if the rita people can't figger out the two.
03 December, 2010
Stones from Rockit
Seems he should blog about this. Dangerous thing for me - hearing isolated Keith tracks, and the though popps up int me head ... "hey, i bet I can play that... doesn't seem too hard...." realising now it's not so much in the playing f it - it's in the writing someting new. That's it.
On saying Goodbye
Been loving the comic book "Y: The Last Man". Originally published by DC via their Vertigo line, it was a 60 issue run cntered in a world where EVERY MALE DIES, except for ...... well, lets just say. except for two : a monkey, and a human named Yorick Brown. It follws Yorick and three compainans - a doctor who mite be able to clone Yorick to keep the human race alive, 355, a secret agent trying to keep Yorick alive, and Yrricks pet monkey.So - I will say - it very much is a comic book. The art isnt especially the drawing point. The plots involve typical comic fare - "oh uh, now we have to go all the way to San Fran to get this piece of the puzzle - uh oh, now to Australia, now to ..... But, having written that - I'll tell you i LOVED this series.
I was @ Scottsdale library when I first came across it. Earlt August. They have the 60m issue run collected in 10 seperate 'omnibus type' issues, w. about six issues of the original comic in each of the ten omnibus issues. "Hm" methinks "Well. Let me get the first issue, since it seems it mite be interesting. Wait - let me get the first two, incase it's actually good."
Again - I loved it. I ran through those first two 'omnibus' issues that nite, then went back the next day to get issues 3-7. I had too many books out to get #8 that day - so i had to wait YET another day to take me up to #8.
But then the problems - Scottsdale didn't have #9 or #10- I'd have to get it from another library in the system. The way the library system is set upnowadays is that they really have to share resources - it's too expensive for individual libraries to have all books in their collection. It's a problem @ all libraries, not jusy Chicago. So what CPL does is stock almost every branch library w. Y the LAst man #'s 1 and 2 - and then if the people like it, they have to order it interlibrary loan from one of the few libraries that have the issues. Fact is, while most branches have #'s 1 and 2 - there are only FOUR COPIES of #10 in the entire system. So. Took a little time.
Volume #9, via interlibrary loan, came and I decided to save it for my trip to Louisville to visit w. the Iversons. Read it one the bus trip down. That takes us to August what, 20th? Then came the huge wait - till last week. Took me 3m to finally get to the last issues and FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT in this comic series. But now, it's all over.
Two favourites things, of many. One glorious, one deeply saddening. The glorous? Love the artists way when they draw the facial and body expressions of the women when they first encounter Yorick - remember, the woman survivors of whatever killed all the men are incomprhensively shocked to come face to face w. what they thought didnt't exist - an alive man. It happens 5-6 times in the book,and I loved every time. Acyually, it was the garbage truck driver's and then Yoricks mother's expression that actually drove me to fall in love w. this series - espeially the moms. I'd reread thise panels in the early days ......
And, finally, the later days. The end of days. The end of the Last Man. In the final issuse, it's time to say goodbye. Goodbye to all the characters. Good bye to the Monkey (one of the saddest and unexpected scences in literature for sure .... but also right, and what was supposed to happen). And, finally, to Yorick ......
In the end, despite the tears of loss and goodbye, there was one last time to say "Damn! Of course! How did I forget??"
Winner plays winner of Italy-USA tomorrow in the Stadium.
Neice.1 and Nephew.2 have been organizing a Friday after Thanksgiving soccer game involving the hicago Fire's supporter groups. They have been doing it @ for awhile - I think this was billed as "Fourth Annual". Both of them are good @organizing things. This year a little different - instead of playing @ the local field (St. Christina's- arrainged to play on the field by one of their olld soccer coaches in grammer school), we actually got to play on the Fire's practice field to the west of the stadium. Cold!
Per usual - i got there late - Per usual, I sat down every few minutes. So out of shape - stunningly so, even tho' im not fat. Then again, i was playing amidst a field full of 20-25year old kids.
A funtime had by all. I got a few touches, but benerally speaking, I knew that if I played a lot my team would lose - Im terrible. It was good to see something the kids set their mind to that got done. Plans already for the fifth annual.
Per usual - i got there late - Per usual, I sat down every few minutes. So out of shape - stunningly so, even tho' im not fat. Then again, i was playing amidst a field full of 20-25year old kids.
A funtime had by all. I got a few touches, but benerally speaking, I knew that if I played a lot my team would lose - Im terrible. It was good to see something the kids set their mind to that got done. Plans already for the fifth annual.
30 November, 2010
Thanksgiving Day, always a day
Had the glorious opportunity to actually have a crib on the northside for a few days - Dragon having gone to New Orleans to visit family for the holidays. So = me have crib. Of course, bombing runs, 800 plane raids, great fires raised in various parts of the city = but no success. Usual.
But, despite the shocking losses on day previous - grevious(sp) - i rode home in the Strasser for Thanksgiving. Hear me now - I felt like a vet from The Pacific returning home - vacant, damaged, etc... but home i was.
Sister.4 was doing all of the work -w as to make sweet potatoe stuff, but ended up staring @ the wall. Too bad. Typical me.
So, th guitars. It was a Thanksgiving unlike any other, thanks to the music. I really wanted to organize a little concert, as there were two guitrs, drums, maracas, tambouines, washboard, etc etc etc. In years past the kids always did stuff. however, all we did was basically just jam the whole time. My bro-in-law actually brought an old mini guitar he had bought for Nephew.1 20 years ago over to give to neice.5 - so, three guitars.
But - no concert. No verve had I to get it done. But - unique thnaksgiving this year - music creation. Didnt go the way i'd panned, but sounded ok...
But, despite the shocking losses on day previous - grevious(sp) - i rode home in the Strasser for Thanksgiving. Hear me now - I felt like a vet from The Pacific returning home - vacant, damaged, etc... but home i was.
Sister.4 was doing all of the work -w as to make sweet potatoe stuff, but ended up staring @ the wall. Too bad. Typical me.
So, th guitars. It was a Thanksgiving unlike any other, thanks to the music. I really wanted to organize a little concert, as there were two guitrs, drums, maracas, tambouines, washboard, etc etc etc. In years past the kids always did stuff. however, all we did was basically just jam the whole time. My bro-in-law actually brought an old mini guitar he had bought for Nephew.1 20 years ago over to give to neice.5 - so, three guitars.
But - no concert. No verve had I to get it done. But - unique thnaksgiving this year - music creation. Didnt go the way i'd panned, but sounded ok...
28 November, 2010
never
Went to Empty Bottle for thir free Monday nite shows. Hey: unemployed, free, chance to hang w. Dragon. Problem is, the band skinda suck. Well, this Onday they did. Very proficient, all three bands - just not very interesting. Plus .... the sound @ bottle really was parta the problem. All just blended in together mushy.
So, the revelation - yes, good enough bands and all that, but if it was me trying to make up live electrified music for an audience, the sound has to be more distinct - they actually have to hear the instruments themselves.
Will go back to free Monday nite bottle. Were chix there. Dragon and I went w. Jacob a few weeks ago. Jacob is the Wildecard in social situations because he will not juste break ice, he will shatter it - handy when trying to chat up birds. However, he can also come off very off putting to a lot of people - so, Wildecard. That nite a few weeks ago he ended up talking w. some guy. This MOnday Dragon and I joked "Where was Jacob this week? He won't be missed - he'd just be talking to sooe homeless guy." (much laughter...)
Hdd two drinx - no cider, so i got some awful beer and then some different awful beer. Yuk.
So, the revelation - yes, good enough bands and all that, but if it was me trying to make up live electrified music for an audience, the sound has to be more distinct - they actually have to hear the instruments themselves.
Will go back to free Monday nite bottle. Were chix there. Dragon and I went w. Jacob a few weeks ago. Jacob is the Wildecard in social situations because he will not juste break ice, he will shatter it - handy when trying to chat up birds. However, he can also come off very off putting to a lot of people - so, Wildecard. That nite a few weeks ago he ended up talking w. some guy. This MOnday Dragon and I joked "Where was Jacob this week? He won't be missed - he'd just be talking to sooe homeless guy." (much laughter...)
Hdd two drinx - no cider, so i got some awful beer and then some different awful beer. Yuk.
22 November, 2010
Fassbinder
Seems Fassbinder (the rock and roll group - check out the Myspace for this band - pretty spare, but .... ) will be amking its first apearance in hilts living room on thanksgiving. Years past th kids would rummage through my acres aof cloths,a nd since Ive been an eclectic dresser for several decades now, there's lota stuff for th kids to play dressup with and look totally goofy. We used to little skits - but since this year I can actually claim to be an actualy musician - and Neice.1 is as well - nd I have a collection of instruments now - we we'll stwitch to a music show this year.
The 8 kids, Bolo, Mom and I are the memebrs of Fassbinder (original single put out under 'Pasolini Trio' moniker here:
The 8 kids, Bolo, Mom and I are the memebrs of Fassbinder (original single put out under 'Pasolini Trio' moniker here:
No kids in that song- but they will be in the rrst of them. There are problems some of the kids are not, un, quite the freak that their uncle is - so i totally see the three boys not being 'kool enough' to get involved. I have a feeling all 5 girls - if they are allowed by their parents - will take art.
one plan is o come uo w. a totally original song, centered about Gramma. Then maybe 2 covers - Ive been practicing "What yr doing" by the Beatles, which I first started playing Thurday, and it's one of those songs where the riff gets under yr skin - and so it is SO HARD to walk by the guitar and not pick it up. Playing guitar is very often a great joy. But so much work remains to be done.
I'm hepped up for this Thanksgiving. Should be fun to play w. the kids.
Was lovely
...and the thoughts, lovely just. Made my aduly bookclub debut, having rea donly 40% of the book. It was Ice Berg Slim's Mama Black Widow. I've always loved autobio's and novels by African Americans because truely they offer a slice of life I never knew existed. When I was younger, especially - constantly reminded by reading what a DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE different peoles have here - and my thoughts are not the universal thoughts of ths country.
But - the book club. Good showing - Gallo, Homes, Dagwood, Rocky, Jbird, The Hen, and Army Z's girlf (who am I missing?). Funny, because these dudes wanted some sorta ALLCOCK party, where girls are not allowed. Therew as some quibbling about this or that girl invited - but even though it was a gay book and a gay movie, don't we want that female element involved in the discussion -WAIT WAIT WAIT - I just ralised that 100% of these fuxs are married, and so .....
Oh. we did more that laugh when the word "mit" was used in the book and all that - we ate and drank goodly. Gallo had jubbled up the dished ths nite, and the Deustch fare was fairly fantastic. Loved it. Kraut and suusages and all that. Loved it. Also good to dehouse myself and hang out in evanston - watched Bears game thursday nite @ Rocky's w. Gallo.
So - proximo beis I actually read the book fully.
But - the book club. Good showing - Gallo, Homes, Dagwood, Rocky, Jbird, The Hen, and Army Z's girlf (who am I missing?). Funny, because these dudes wanted some sorta ALLCOCK party, where girls are not allowed. Therew as some quibbling about this or that girl invited - but even though it was a gay book and a gay movie, don't we want that female element involved in the discussion -WAIT WAIT WAIT - I just ralised that 100% of these fuxs are married, and so .....
Oh. we did more that laugh when the word "mit" was used in the book and all that - we ate and drank goodly. Gallo had jubbled up the dished ths nite, and the Deustch fare was fairly fantastic. Loved it. Kraut and suusages and all that. Loved it. Also good to dehouse myself and hang out in evanston - watched Bears game thursday nite @ Rocky's w. Gallo.
So - proximo beis I actually read the book fully.
The Pratzen Heights
My life, early on it seems now to do a slite juxtaposition w. Austerlitz, present sitution w. me on the heights, but before the huge counterattack that left the Russian army in shambles rambling backwards in defeat.
Funny, Ive hard a lot of experience being unemployed - but this time surely is worst. I'm too old, these days, and my 2/20 vision on the future hurting, and bad. Earlier days, I was young and couldn't care less. However, the loss of that one girl, who was looking to get married and have babies several yars ao (and did that) when I wasnt yet - (and am still not) - ready for - has totally changed my mind on maturing and all that. I was happy last year that I actually made $10k+ than her (smugishly happy, tho' I knew she'd bnever find out - or care)- but this year it will be .... $80k less than her. That's actually not the big deal, tho'
The added point is that I would really like to buy this house when I can. However, being unemployed destroys that- they wont give any sorta loan to the jobless. So, unless I get hooked up soon, I sense I may lose anychance to buy this house - which my mom wants me to do eventually.
And the unemployment benefits!! I get somethinglike $390/week in unemployment insurance. Now, I ve bnever gotten this before - kinda funny - but since I cannot even substitute (econ.s so bad that they stopped newly unemployed teachers from signing up, since so many recently unemployed teachers had already signed up to do it), I'll take it. I have lotsa bills - $330 for corba a month, rent, food, etc etc... so Im gonna have to start budgeting soon. That'll be fun - I love to budget and do w/out - but, again, something new since I started piling up the cash 15y.a.
So I dunno. There are very scarce jobs available in CPS. I may be screwed forever. But, on I go. Again scouted what was available in CPS, am willing to work in the worst enviroment - and started looking seriously again today.
Sitting arounf may have been ok for earlier years - but I gotta get going.
Funny, Ive hard a lot of experience being unemployed - but this time surely is worst. I'm too old, these days, and my 2/20 vision on the future hurting, and bad. Earlier days, I was young and couldn't care less. However, the loss of that one girl, who was looking to get married and have babies several yars ao (and did that) when I wasnt yet - (and am still not) - ready for - has totally changed my mind on maturing and all that. I was happy last year that I actually made $10k+ than her (smugishly happy, tho' I knew she'd bnever find out - or care)- but this year it will be .... $80k less than her. That's actually not the big deal, tho'
The added point is that I would really like to buy this house when I can. However, being unemployed destroys that- they wont give any sorta loan to the jobless. So, unless I get hooked up soon, I sense I may lose anychance to buy this house - which my mom wants me to do eventually.
And the unemployment benefits!! I get somethinglike $390/week in unemployment insurance. Now, I ve bnever gotten this before - kinda funny - but since I cannot even substitute (econ.s so bad that they stopped newly unemployed teachers from signing up, since so many recently unemployed teachers had already signed up to do it), I'll take it. I have lotsa bills - $330 for corba a month, rent, food, etc etc... so Im gonna have to start budgeting soon. That'll be fun - I love to budget and do w/out - but, again, something new since I started piling up the cash 15y.a.
So I dunno. There are very scarce jobs available in CPS. I may be screwed forever. But, on I go. Again scouted what was available in CPS, am willing to work in the worst enviroment - and started looking seriously again today.
Sitting arounf may have been ok for earlier years - but I gotta get going.
20 November, 2010
book club!
Was never involved w. anysorta book club I wa an active participant in besides school based ones whene we read kids stuff. Now I am. Trying to finish up "MamaBlack Widow" for tonites events, which included company, dinner, book discussion, and "Fox and his Friends" - combo combo combo diner/book/fassbinder club club club.
Kool. Strange rules. Heard that originally no women were allowed - then there was one thought he crax - then not ...then....... to quote one of the members when i asked him ((@ a party years ago where chix were swimming)) if I should fone Blackie to come over and he said basically "Why ask a dude to comever - so may women here). Since Im slitelt woman starved - the rest of these dudes - the ones who say no women - are all married anyway, s they dont understand fully. Should be a good time. Am excited. AM missing the St. Rita- Lake Zurich State 7A Football semifinals to make it (Went to Rita game last week, know they will wiin this week, and am fearful of the Wheaton-Warrenville State Final game next week in Champaign- and am going if Rita wins tonite (they will).
Kool. Strange rules. Heard that originally no women were allowed - then there was one thought he crax - then not ...then....... to quote one of the members when i asked him ((@ a party years ago where chix were swimming)) if I should fone Blackie to come over and he said basically "Why ask a dude to comever - so may women here). Since Im slitelt woman starved - the rest of these dudes - the ones who say no women - are all married anyway, s they dont understand fully. Should be a good time. Am excited. AM missing the St. Rita- Lake Zurich State 7A Football semifinals to make it (Went to Rita game last week, know they will wiin this week, and am fearful of the Wheaton-Warrenville State Final game next week in Champaign- and am going if Rita wins tonite (they will).
17 November, 2010
fingerless
Love to play rough w. Bolo - he rolling on his back, 'biting' my hands, growling, all in good mood as we goof off. Since he went blind about ayear ago, this game is a little dangerous for me - Bolo can no longer see exactly where to leave off his bite so he actually doesnt bite me. So, 5-6 weeks ago, he bit me when we were playing and its effects have lastet to this day. He came down hard on my hand and cut up my left pinkie bad.
At first I figgered the pain would go away - then started to fear (before i knew it was infected) it was some sorta carpel tunnel syndrome from playing guitar (really - I feared i'd have to quit plaing to save my hands). Then I figered it was broken - it hurt so damn bad. SO BAD. I mean anytime I would happen to clip my pinkie against a table as i was walking by, fex, I'd be overcome by the terrible pain and would yake 30s of concentaration for the pain to pass. Yes, I know - im not having my leg amputated w. anestetics - but it was a real hurt and a real bother. twice in waves of 2 days the pain overall was just rotten.
Finally went to doc, told me it was infected, and heat would have to be applied to it - I guess i idnt get antibotics ecause of the wwhole over perscription of them etc etc etc.
Pinkie still hurts. Still slightly ballooned up, reddish, and skin falling off of it. Looks horrible. However, guitar is easier now and things are seeming to heal slowly.
Finally went to doc, told me it was infected, and heat would have to be applied to it - I guess i idnt get antibotics ecause of the wwhole over perscription of them etc etc etc.
Pinkie still hurts. Still slightly ballooned up, reddish, and skin falling off of it. Looks horrible. However, guitar is easier now and things are seeming to heal slowly.
the beta band
Rockit had a slite slip about finding the first betaband chanson he care'd about or what. My first moment of listening to beta was special - i remember it to this day. w. blackie. @ his crib. he was so into getting all the latest goos stuff, he always liked to dj w. the latest hits. Id never heard of them before, ans he slipped on that EP w. their first three 45's on it - he played their wonder hit, the song that will always 'make them' (tho', this moment, the name of it is forgottn - oh wait, dry the rain!!). The song itself starts lazily, struming and low, but builds up and up and up - and then, in the midst of the song, there is this moment, when a single horn sounds out, complementing .... and for me that was the extreme genius moment - this song is incredible!
Switch later to gallos, a random Sunday nite, and me having gotten the 3 EP's Lp dry the rain is on. Played it for Gallo, just the two of us, Shipley off somewhere, were their kids @ that point?? -- and that moment, the horn, flows up. Gallo, ' who has never heard the song before, suddenly lets out a "UHHH!!" and kicks hs leg out to indicate this song is incredible!
Switch later to gallos, a random Sunday nite, and me having gotten the 3 EP's Lp dry the rain is on. Played it for Gallo, just the two of us, Shipley off somewhere, were their kids @ that point?? -- and that moment, the horn, flows up. Gallo, ' who has never heard the song before, suddenly lets out a "UHHH!!" and kicks hs leg out to indicate this song is incredible!
16 November, 2010
BOB's brothers
So deeply did I love Band of Brothers - such an experience. Not here and now to go on about it - but ti was one of the more deeply felt -by me - art werkes ever. Loved it. lately Ive finally gotten around to enjoy two of BOB's children - as in HBO miniseries on war.I'd read the Rolling stone article "Generation Kill" back when it came out - still a RS subscriber back then - and deeply love dit. well written, interesting, and an excellent cast. I don't know why I didnt read the book when it can out - su cant understand why I didnt - and I also mided the HBO series about it when it came out. But last month, @ the Sulzer, there it was in DVD - so I figgered id try the first few episodes and see if it was worthit - and yes , very much so.
Just loved it. It didnt slay me to absolute death like BOB - but i put that to the time of my life and how i interpret my life through art - but th impression it has left on me rite now is tremendous. Again, like BOB, you are in a small band of men in deeply dangerouz situatons. You spend hours w. them, share their laughter, "share" their danger, triumphs, problems, frustartions, etc etc etc... Again, i felt like I was in this unit - part of the brotherhood. When the mimiseries (7 episodes) ended, I wanted it to continue - so the book was checked out of the library (the West Town branch - it's housed in that beautiful old Wiebolts building on Chicago Ave. that they wre gonna tear down 15ya but the city saved - thanx). I'm nearing finishing - but dont want it to end.
So - military stuff - i love it. the teamwork, the results, the weapons, the solutions, the situations - fetish i have for that stuff. but other fetishes - bodily functions - show up. So may jokes about shitting, etc... Love it. But what struck me most was the how all the marines - although doing a good job as Marines - also know that the situation is kina fucked up. Again and again the thought "What would we think if some other army came to the USA and started 'doing what we are doing' " came up. One of my favourite scenes comes up w. this thought - in the midle of the city, w. women around, the Marines just shit out i public. Funny.
So, 506 PIR, let 1st Marines Second Battalion join the Pantheon(sic) of my fave military units. There are Winters, Liptons, Cobbs, Dykes, Martins, etc etc etc rive throughout the 7h. Do see it.
I watched BOB mainly w. 2 sets of people. When it was first out, i went to those September and October 2001 Sunday's @ the Gallos. I watched the first seven episodes there - but had to wait a year to watch the last three. Joker got the DVD eries, so The last three episodes I watched w. him -especially during those very dark times in my life (some girl or other...). SO, for me, I wanted to watch The Pacific w. eithe the Gallos or Joker Gallo has BO demand, so we planned to watch it that way bit by bit over a 2m period or so. When we finay looked for that first episode - it wasn't on demand!!! However, the same week it was put out on DVD - and I luck upon the first four episodes. ow - what to do - wait for Gallo? Joker? I decided to just go ahead and watch the first four and go from there. It's to hard to plan things these days, and i knew I wouldnt be able renew it - so i just watched the first two episodes.
Good? Very. As good as BOB or Gen Kill? Nope - not yet, not close. Only 1/5 through it - and loving it - but it's definitely in third place. Part of it may be that it is a hoge pge about he war in th Pacific. BOB and G.K. were true stories about the units in action. Pacifc, i believe (/fear), is more of a compilation, or greatest hits, or American units. So, @ Guadalcanal, the two most famous massacres of Japanese men - one a flanking maneuver on the beach and the massacre on the ridge - this nit is in the middle of both. Not sure if they were -but the battle sconce's of these two battles are extremely ell done and actually give you feel for those two battles.
See it too.
Mr. J&B
Written By Lazers
names edited by Hilts
J&B was back at the trivia version of “The Waltons”, aka Salerno’s (“good-bye J&B”, “good night, J&B”, “good night, John Boy”…), where wins have been few since the 2009 Championship.
Prior to the game, Benkowski visits the J&B table and asks MG about being around one of the Huck Finn locations. MG indicates that he lives near there, and Benkowski indicated he saw MG walking past it and thought, “I think that’s Mr. J&B.”
The competition: Awesome, Auntie J, Peeps, and Team Chicago
First half: Scary Movies/Music ’77 and ‘97/Celebrity Year of Birth
names edited by Hilts
J&B was back at the trivia version of “The Waltons”, aka Salerno’s (“good-bye J&B”, “good night, J&B”, “good night, John Boy”…), where wins have been few since the 2009 Championship.
Prior to the game, Benkowski visits the J&B table and asks MG about being around one of the Huck Finn locations. MG indicates that he lives near there, and Benkowski indicated he saw MG walking past it and thought, “I think that’s Mr. J&B.”
The competition: Awesome, Auntie J, Peeps, and Team Chicago
First half: Scary Movies/Music ’77 and ‘97/Celebrity Year of Birth
1977- sang “Car Wash”?
1984 scary movie was Johnny Depp’s first flick?
1981- scary movie “An American ________ __ ______”?
As you can see from that last one, it was not Benkowski’s strongest night for questions.
During the 1st half, a cute brunette sits at the bar for dinner. She has been around before, but she was particularly noteworthy tonight, wearing a little skirt with either high dark boots or stockings. Dressed like that, could she have been coming from anywhere other than a shift at one of the local strip clubs? Benkowski informs us that she is the owner’s daughter, and J&B now has a huge distraction for the rest of the night (at least some of J&B). She was named “Skirty”.
Scores at the half: J&B 1030 Awesome 860 Chicago 800 Peeps 560 Auntie J 490
Second half: QB Year of Birth/TV 1988/Military Camps
Fort Knox- what state?
Fort Hood- what state?
Camp Pendleton- what state?
On “Empty Nest”- what actresses played the two daughters?
2nd highest rated non-comedy TV show of 1988?
On “Growing Pains”- occupation of Alan Thicke’s character?
On a TV question, J&B guesses incorrectly when MG quickly answers prior to consulting with the rest of the team. As punishment, the “&” is taken from him, the nickname now whittled to “Mr. JB”.
Some guesses for the TV 1988 category: “Marcus Welby MD” and “Columbo”.
Scores after two halves: Chicago 1700 J&B 1570 Auntie J 1510 Awesome 1310
Peeps 990
Final category options:
60s Entertainment
70s Music
90s TV
80s Radio (red flags go up for J&B)
Celebrity Gossip
In the News
Current Major League Baseball
Current National Football League
Instead of the “guess a number” draft, teams were allowed to select their categories in reverse order of their scores. J&B will wager to beat the 3rd place team by 1 if it doubles.
90s TV (Peeps):
On “Roseanne”- what actress from a famous family shared a controversial same-gender kiss with Roseanne?
On “Northern Exposure”- who was the female lead that once dated Mark Grace?
On “Murphy Brown”- what political figure was written into a guest appearance on the show after derisively mentioning it in a speech?
Celebrity Gossip (Awesome):
Taylor Swift’s new song allegedly is about this entertainer?
Christina Aguilera allegedly had a fling with what Lindsay Lohan ex?
When Bill O’Reilly feuded with Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar on “The View”, who was the surprise peacemaker?
In the News (Auntie J):
An ad promoting a November 9th event with several motivational speakers includes these 2 Superbowl winning quarterbacks?
General Motors agreement with what car dealership just ended, rendering all of these cars as “used”?
A British company has invented a follow-up to the bulletproof vest- what did they make?
70s Music (yes- this lasted for J&B):
Sang “Little Green Bag”?
Sang “More More More”?
Sang “5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)?
80s Radio (Chicago- big mistake, fellas):
WMET had a promo in which the program manager imitated Peter Gabriel so well that what competing radio station complained?
On Q101- all shows from the morning to afternoon drives had the same dj act as fill-in, when needed- who was it?
In 1987, when Benkowski went on vacation, what Blackhawk filled in for his radio duties?
Nobody selected the other categories, but brief summaries and one question will be provided here:
Current MLB (aka Benkowski watches game four of the World Series)
Current NFL (aka Benkowski watches some football games last Sunday)
60s Entertainment: In what movie does Raquel Welch kiss another famous actress, and who was that actress?
Gentlemen?
(Part II to include details of the 2010 Trivia Championship)
PART II
Part II
First half answers:
Rose Royce
A Nightmare on Elm Street
An American Werewolf in London
Second half answers:
Kentucky
Texas
California
Kristy McNichol and Dinah Manoff
Murder She Wrote
Psychiatrist (side note: Benkowski does not accept the J&B guess of psychologist)
Final:
Peeps- 990- 90s TV- guesses Ellen DeGeneres (no), no guess for the 2nd question (no), and Bill Clinton (no)- all 3 incorrect- didn’t hear the wager, but probably “thanks for playing”.
Awesome- 1310- Celebrity Gossip- guesses John Mayer (correct), Samantha Ronson (correct), and Elizabeth Hasselbeck (correct)- all 3 correct- with wager plus bonus up to 5410 and the lead.
Auntie J- 1510- In the News- did not catch any of their answers, but they did not win their wager and fell to 390 points.
J&B- 1570- 70s Music- guesses George Baker Selection (correct)…
(let the controversy begin: When given the second question, Benkowski provided the option of learning either the first or last letter of the answer. J&B (ok…Stix) selects the first letter, which Benkowski gives as “T”)…guesses Andrea True Connection…. Benkowski staggers, not sure what to do, pointing out that he gave the first letter as “T”…Stix baffled as to what Benkowski could be getting at…Lazers and Cheial Man thinking the band name might actually be True Connection and should say that…turns out Benkowski was looking for “The Andrea True Connection”…did I hear someone from Awesome suggest that J&B should be allowed to use their Fluff?…Benkowski decides that J&B will get a different question, says a song lyric and asks for the next lyric…Art knows the song but not the next lyric...
…(no), and The Presidents (correct)- two correct- wagered 1451- up to 3021.
Chicago- 1700- 80s Radio- guesses WLUP (correct…duh), Tommy Edwards (correct), and Denis Savard (no)- wagered 1441- up to 3111.
With their stalkerazzi- esque knowledge of Celebrity Gossip, Awesome is victorious tonight!
1984 scary movie was Johnny Depp’s first flick?
1981- scary movie “An American ________ __ ______”?
As you can see from that last one, it was not Benkowski’s strongest night for questions.
During the 1st half, a cute brunette sits at the bar for dinner. She has been around before, but she was particularly noteworthy tonight, wearing a little skirt with either high dark boots or stockings. Dressed like that, could she have been coming from anywhere other than a shift at one of the local strip clubs? Benkowski informs us that she is the owner’s daughter, and J&B now has a huge distraction for the rest of the night (at least some of J&B). She was named “Skirty”.
Scores at the half: J&B 1030 Awesome 860 Chicago 800 Peeps 560 Auntie J 490
Second half: QB Year of Birth/TV 1988/Military Camps
Fort Knox- what state?
Fort Hood- what state?
Camp Pendleton- what state?
On “Empty Nest”- what actresses played the two daughters?
2nd highest rated non-comedy TV show of 1988?
On “Growing Pains”- occupation of Alan Thicke’s character?
On a TV question, J&B guesses incorrectly when MG quickly answers prior to consulting with the rest of the team. As punishment, the “&” is taken from him, the nickname now whittled to “Mr. JB”.
Some guesses for the TV 1988 category: “Marcus Welby MD” and “Columbo”.
Scores after two halves: Chicago 1700 J&B 1570 Auntie J 1510 Awesome 1310
Peeps 990
Final category options:
60s Entertainment
70s Music
90s TV
80s Radio (red flags go up for J&B)
Celebrity Gossip
In the News
Current Major League Baseball
Current National Football League
Instead of the “guess a number” draft, teams were allowed to select their categories in reverse order of their scores. J&B will wager to beat the 3rd place team by 1 if it doubles.
90s TV (Peeps):
On “Roseanne”- what actress from a famous family shared a controversial same-gender kiss with Roseanne?
On “Northern Exposure”- who was the female lead that once dated Mark Grace?
On “Murphy Brown”- what political figure was written into a guest appearance on the show after derisively mentioning it in a speech?
Celebrity Gossip (Awesome):
Taylor Swift’s new song allegedly is about this entertainer?
Christina Aguilera allegedly had a fling with what Lindsay Lohan ex?
When Bill O’Reilly feuded with Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar on “The View”, who was the surprise peacemaker?
In the News (Auntie J):
An ad promoting a November 9th event with several motivational speakers includes these 2 Superbowl winning quarterbacks?
General Motors agreement with what car dealership just ended, rendering all of these cars as “used”?
A British company has invented a follow-up to the bulletproof vest- what did they make?
70s Music (yes- this lasted for J&B):
Sang “Little Green Bag”?
Sang “More More More”?
Sang “5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)?
80s Radio (Chicago- big mistake, fellas):
WMET had a promo in which the program manager imitated Peter Gabriel so well that what competing radio station complained?
On Q101- all shows from the morning to afternoon drives had the same dj act as fill-in, when needed- who was it?
In 1987, when Benkowski went on vacation, what Blackhawk filled in for his radio duties?
Nobody selected the other categories, but brief summaries and one question will be provided here:
Current MLB (aka Benkowski watches game four of the World Series)
Current NFL (aka Benkowski watches some football games last Sunday)
60s Entertainment: In what movie does Raquel Welch kiss another famous actress, and who was that actress?
Gentlemen?
(Part II to include details of the 2010 Trivia Championship)
PART II
Part II
First half answers:
Rose Royce
A Nightmare on Elm Street
An American Werewolf in London
Second half answers:
Kentucky
Texas
California
Kristy McNichol and Dinah Manoff
Murder She Wrote
Psychiatrist (side note: Benkowski does not accept the J&B guess of psychologist)
Final:
Peeps- 990- 90s TV- guesses Ellen DeGeneres (no), no guess for the 2nd question (no), and Bill Clinton (no)- all 3 incorrect- didn’t hear the wager, but probably “thanks for playing”.
Awesome- 1310- Celebrity Gossip- guesses John Mayer (correct), Samantha Ronson (correct), and Elizabeth Hasselbeck (correct)- all 3 correct- with wager plus bonus up to 5410 and the lead.
Auntie J- 1510- In the News- did not catch any of their answers, but they did not win their wager and fell to 390 points.
J&B- 1570- 70s Music- guesses George Baker Selection (correct)…
(let the controversy begin: When given the second question, Benkowski provided the option of learning either the first or last letter of the answer. J&B (ok…Stix) selects the first letter, which Benkowski gives as “T”)…guesses Andrea True Connection…. Benkowski staggers, not sure what to do, pointing out that he gave the first letter as “T”…Stix baffled as to what Benkowski could be getting at…Lazers and Cheial Man thinking the band name might actually be True Connection and should say that…turns out Benkowski was looking for “The Andrea True Connection”…did I hear someone from Awesome suggest that J&B should be allowed to use their Fluff?…Benkowski decides that J&B will get a different question, says a song lyric and asks for the next lyric…Art knows the song but not the next lyric...
…(no), and The Presidents (correct)- two correct- wagered 1451- up to 3021.
Chicago- 1700- 80s Radio- guesses WLUP (correct…duh), Tommy Edwards (correct), and Denis Savard (no)- wagered 1441- up to 3111.
With their stalkerazzi- esque knowledge of Celebrity Gossip, Awesome is victorious tonight!
05 November, 2010
true
rewatched 'the unbelievable truth' yesterday. hadnt seen it it many years - 15+- and i kept remembering when i watched it first. in many ways, a time capsule back to 1990. the neighbourhood of then - rogers park - was really felt by me sitting there watching. and what ahood back then - not quite the old neighbourhood growing up, where every face was a familier one - but my old saying back then - a walk up sheridan road will result in a meeting w. some friend or other every tiime- evokes for me that place in time. that hood being rife w. familiers on every block spread out. loved it.
changed all. i still am through that hood these days, but rarely. a new crowd -neice and nephew and another- actually live there these days. should make it up more. but the grounds are so different.
whatever - it always changes. but the foundations of back then - so young i thought that these were permenant things. time goes so slowly back then - maybe it seemed forever. but...
changed all. i still am through that hood these days, but rarely. a new crowd -neice and nephew and another- actually live there these days. should make it up more. but the grounds are so different.
whatever - it always changes. but the foundations of back then - so young i thought that these were permenant things. time goes so slowly back then - maybe it seemed forever. but...
26 October, 2010
manga - Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Been reading lotsa manga lately. Been exploring the Subarb libraries for hard to get movies (i know, redbox or whatever, but i like free from CPL, so I search and wait and plot...). The Oak Lawn library - heavily used by many people i know finally i use it thissummer. They have a lot of book that the CPL system doesn't have - or @ least easy rite there access to stuff, instead of driving up to Portage Park or visiting the BEE branch (Have to for Slim) I lucked out browsing when i got The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshiro Tatsumi. Wacked out subject matter - sex slaves, prostitution, murder, orgies, abortion, porn, crime, voyerism - Of Course a massive favouite of mine. I read it on a driving trip to KC to watch Manchester United play and I didnt want to sto reading it. Deeply compulsive. Like the subjects he writes about.It's interesting to see how the Japanese manga market works - here you have these 8 page spread, there you have a different type of magazine, here is this type of mange, etc etc etc... Since i dont have to backing in the history of it, it's all very interesting. For example, Push Man was erilized in a magazine - most of the stories are told in 8 pages. Yoshiro also wrote a book about the history of manga and his involvement in that history in A Drifting Life.
This is a full book - not a collection of comix - and it follows Yoshiro as he got into the comix business - and how the business changed. fascinating hitory of something I never would have thought of as interesting - thehistory of mange and it's genres - but great. it's also kool to follow his life story - espcially having read Push Man - you eally wanna find out where this dude got som out there. Long hauling ass book - but well worth it.
Try Push Man.
25 October, 2010
Bombshell…or not?
written by Lazers
edited by Hilts
J&B was back in action at Salerno’s for a little tune-up heading into the Queen of Martyrs trivia coming up on Saturday. During pre-game discussion, J&B finds out that Benkowski and Rich Koz once shared the same agent, who once put them in a room together and told them to “create something.” I think that’s how we ended up with “Goodfellas”.
J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Stix, Hilts, MG, Dragon, and Lazers
The competition: Awesome, Sharks, Peeps, and Auntie Joanne
First half: NFL 2010/Old Love Songs/Blonde Bombshells
Born 1984- appeared in “Horse Whisperer”, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and “Iron Man 2”?
Died 2007- was a stripper, centerfold, and reality TV star?
Born 1982- appeared in “The Piano”, the X-Men movies, and “True Blood” on HBO?
Born 1976- appeared in “The Hot Chick”, “The House Bunny” and several “Scary Movies”?
Born 1975- appeared in “Devil’s Advocate” and “Monster”?
Died 1967- appeared in “The Fat Spy”, and daughter Mariska Hargitay was in the back seat of the car during the accident in which she was killed?
Died young in 1937- the original blonde bombshell got her big break from Howard Hughes?
Born 1989- appeared in “Remember the Titans” but best known for TV “Heroes”?
That last question actually was the very first question of the night, given to Team Awesome, which features a young blond girl, young guy, and an older guy. After the question was answered, one of the guys told Benkowski, “if you said born in 1986, I would have guessed BombShell” (the blond girl on the team). One of the Sharks loudly asks, “she’s a bombshell?” BAM!
Scores at the half: J&B 1000 Sharks 970 Auntie J 870 Peeps 720 Awesome 380
Second half: TV/Really Big Countries/Fattening Beer Products
1st largest country- even after the split- at 6.5 million square miles?
2nd largest country- at 3.8 million square miles?
3rd largest country (per Benkowski)- at 3.7 million square miles (think Asia)?
4th largest country (per Benkowski)- at 3.7 million square miles?
5th largest country- at 3.2 million square miles?
6th largest country- at 2.9 million square miles (though not every square mile of what you think is included goes into that area)?
7th largest country- at 1.2 million square miles (think Asia)?
8th largest country- at 1.0 million square miles (think New World)?
9th largest country- at 1.0 million square miles (the largest land-locked country)?
10th largest country- at 967,000 square miles (think Africa)?
I don’t think any of us, including Benkowski, understood the clue for the 6th largest country.
Scores into Final Question: Sharks 1960 Auntie J 1770 Peeps 1420 J&B 1390
Awesome 960
After its less-than-stellar second half, J&B wagers 1301 with no rationale other than knowing it needs all 3 answers correct and a lot of help for a shot to win tonight. Benkowski is disturbed by the many hearts filled with the word “’shell” on J&B’s wager sheet. Unbeknownst to Benkowski, Hilts had become infatuated with BombShell from Team Awesome, bombshell or not. (bombshell-Hilts ed)
The draft:
1- Sharks select 80s Movies
2- Auntie J selects Celebrity Obituaries
3- Awesome selects Halloween
4- Peeps select Music 2000s
5- J&B selects Male Celebrity Year of Birth
Nobody selects NFL 95.
80s Movies (quote from what movie):
“What kind of belt do you have?”; “Canvas. JCPenney. $3.98. You like?”
“I’m staying. Hear that New York? The frog is staying!”
“Wheel of Fortune. Look at the studio filled with glamorous merchandise. Fabulous and exciting bonus prizes. Thousands of dollars in cash. Over $150,000 just waiting to be won as we present our big bonanza of cash on Wheel Of Fortune.”
Celebrity Obituaries- 2010 (age of death, within 2):
Barbara Billingsley?
Simon MacCorkindale (from “Falcon Crest”)?
Jorge Gonzalez (former wrestler and Argentine basketball player)?
Halloween:
Is the eve of which Christian holiday?
In the Legend of Bachelor’s Grove- what caused the 2nd noise heard by the girl?
In what decade did the Legend of Resurrection Mary begin?
Music 2000s:
Sang “Wifey”?
Sang “Girl on TV”?
Sang “I Wish”?
Male Celebrity Year of Birth (with 2):
Elijah Wood?
Ben Affleck?
Mike Myers?
NFL 1995:
Best record in the league (13-3)- what team?
Won the Superbowl against Pittsburgh?
Current college coach was “Comeback Player of the Year”?
Gentlemen…and Vaughn?
Part II
First half answers:
Scarlett Johansson
Anna Nicole Smith
Anna Paquin
Anna Ferris
Charlize Theron
Jayne Mansfield
Jean Harlow
Second half answers:
Russia
Canada
China
US
Brazil
Australia
India
Argentina
Kazakhstan
Sudan
(Note: the website I used for reference had China and the US in the opposite order)
Final:
Awesome- 960- Halloween- guesses All Saints Day (correct), boy hung upside-down, feet scraping car (no), 1960s (no)- only 1 correct- wagered 950- down to 10.
J&B- 1390- Male Celebrity YOB- guesses Wood 1984 (no), Affleck 1968 (no), Myers 1964 (close enough)- only 1 correct- wagered 1301- down to 89- that’s almost 9 times greater than Awesome’s score- J&B in the lead!
Peeps- 1420- Music 2000s- I didn’t hear their guesses, but all 3 were wrong- wagered it all- thanks for playing. The J&B Magic Number is 2.
Auntie J- 1770- Celebrity Obituaries 2010- guesses 94 years old for Billingsley (correct), 80 years old for MacCorkindale (no), 38 years old for Gonzalez (no)- only 1 correct- wagered 1080- down to 690 and the new leaders.
Sharks- 1960- 80s Movies- guess Karate Kid (correct), Muppets Take Manhattan (correct), Rain Man (correct)- all 3 correct- wagered 1581 plus bonus for 6541 and a slaughter rule victory!
Answers:
Halloween: All Saints Day, fingers scraping car, 1930s
Celebrity YOB- Wood 1981 Affleck 1972 Myers 1963
Music 2000s- Next (Wifey), LFO (Girl on TV), Carl Thomas (I Wish)
Celebrity Obits- Billingsley 94, MacCorkindale 58, Gonzalez 44
80s Movies- all correct from Sharks
NFL 95- KC Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Jim Harbaugh
Upcoming events:
-J&B appears on Saturday, October 23rd at Queen of Martyrs school which, based upon payouts, can only be considered an exhibition event.
-Benkowski is planning a $25 per team Southside championship at The Castle on Saturday, November 6th. Is J&B going to attend?
-Thursday, November 25th- Thanksgiving- J&B eats turkey (though not together).
11 October, 2010
19 July, 2010
Hilts might have creamed
Written by Lazers
Names edited by Hilts
Plans to try trivia night at the Tilted Kilt were thwarted when those scheduled events turned into “to be determined” sites. One can only assume that the schoolgirl-garbed waitresses had had enough of the dirty old man host. As a result, J&B found itself back at the overly friendly Salerno’s this week.
J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Stix, MG and Lazers
The Competition: Auntie Joanne, Mariche, So Long Sopel, Penny Ante, Sharks, and late arrival Awesome. The Sharks were introduced as “one of the greatest teams in history.”
First half: Ireland/ABC Soap Operas/80s Music
This Irish county name also is a rhyming joke?
This Irish county is the western-most one?
It’s a county, a city, and a bay in Ireland?
This Irish county also is the 4300 W street in Chicago?
This Irish county also is a Gilbert O’Sullivan song?
All My Children” is set in this town?
“General Hospital” is set in this town?
Who played Dr. Noah Drake on “General Hospital”?
What year did “All My Children” start?
Who sang the theme to “Ghostbusters”?
After that last question-
Benkowski: “If there’s something strange, in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?”
Stix: “Benkowski!”
Benkowski: “I guess that’s better than being the something strange.”
Benkowski reprimand: “Auntie Joanne, I’m issuing you a comprehension notice- know when it’s your turn!”
Awesome (which featured two decent, tall girls) wins a “Biggest Tattoo” challenge, with the brunette girl lifting the back of her top for Benkowski to see it-
Lazers: “I didn’t see it.”
Benkowski: “If you want to see it, you have to host the show.”
Scores at the half: Auntie J 920 J&B 660 Mariche 630 Penny Ante 630 Awesome 420 Sopel 310 Sharks 290
Second half: World War II/90s TV/Celebrity Crimes
That’s right, Hilts- categories about Ireland and WWII tonight!
1940- who won the Battle of Britain (Benkowski: “The answer is an army”)?
1945- the Battle of Okinawa involved Yamato- what was Yamato?
What were the British protecting in the Battle of Britain?
The Battle of the Bulge took place in what country?
The Battle of El Alamein took place on what continent and involved what British general?
What actress won 5 Emmy Awards for “Best Actress in a Comedy”?
I don’t recall if this was a new “Ladies Only” challenge or not, but the second half did feature a “Largest Feet” challenge, which Benkowski initially tried to measure without the ladies taking off their shoes (one wore sneakers while the other wore high heels- how the hell did he think he could measure that with the shoes on?).
Scores after two halves: Auntie J 1500 J&B 1440 Mariche 1240 Sharks 1210 Awesome 1180 Sopel 710 (note: Penny Ante left after the first half)
J&B wins the “guess a number between 1 and 50” lottery and will get the first choice of categories for the live finale. The options were: Salma Hayek Movies, African Capitals, In the News, Food Facts, Current White Sox, Celebrity Year of Birth, 70s Music, 60s Movies.
J&B wagers to beat the 3rd place team by one if it doubles. No sense in playing around with the category options, either:
J&B- selects 70s Music:
1977- sang “Higher and Higher”?
1971- sang “Stay Awhile”?
1974- sang “Locomotion”?
Auntie J- selects Food Facts:
Chop Suey was invented in the US by Chinese immigrants in what state?
1st breakfast cereal produced in the US (2 words)?
Average American eats how much food in their lifetime (w/i 10 tons)?
Awesome- selects Salma Hayek Movies:
Her male co-star in “Fools Rush In”?
2002- won Best Actress for what movie?
She kills what actor in “From Dusk Til Dawn”?
So Long Sopel- selects Current White Sox:
At All-Star Break- which pitcher led team with 112 innings pitched?
Last game before Break- 4 Sox hit homers in 1 inning- name 2?
Minimum 26 innings pitched- reliever with lowest ERA at Break?
Sharks- select 60s Movies:
Movie ends with an elephant breaking John Wayne’s bed?
Movie features the song “Moon River” and George Peppard?
Music-oriented movie followed the search for Paul’s grandfather?
Mariche- selects African Capitals:
Capital of Egypt?
Capital of Kenya?
Capital of South Africa?
Benkowski never gave the News or Celebrity YOB questions. Gentlemen?
Names edited by Hilts
Plans to try trivia night at the Tilted Kilt were thwarted when those scheduled events turned into “to be determined” sites. One can only assume that the schoolgirl-garbed waitresses had had enough of the dirty old man host. As a result, J&B found itself back at the overly friendly Salerno’s this week.
J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Stix, MG and Lazers
The Competition: Auntie Joanne, Mariche, So Long Sopel, Penny Ante, Sharks, and late arrival Awesome. The Sharks were introduced as “one of the greatest teams in history.”
First half: Ireland/ABC Soap Operas/80s Music
This Irish county name also is a rhyming joke?
This Irish county is the western-most one?
It’s a county, a city, and a bay in Ireland?
This Irish county also is the 4300 W street in Chicago?
This Irish county also is a Gilbert O’Sullivan song?
All My Children” is set in this town?
“General Hospital” is set in this town?
Who played Dr. Noah Drake on “General Hospital”?
What year did “All My Children” start?
Who sang the theme to “Ghostbusters”?
After that last question-
Benkowski: “If there’s something strange, in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?”
Stix: “Benkowski!”
Benkowski: “I guess that’s better than being the something strange.”
Benkowski reprimand: “Auntie Joanne, I’m issuing you a comprehension notice- know when it’s your turn!”
Awesome (which featured two decent, tall girls) wins a “Biggest Tattoo” challenge, with the brunette girl lifting the back of her top for Benkowski to see it-
Lazers: “I didn’t see it.”
Benkowski: “If you want to see it, you have to host the show.”
Scores at the half: Auntie J 920 J&B 660 Mariche 630 Penny Ante 630 Awesome 420 Sopel 310 Sharks 290
Second half: World War II/90s TV/Celebrity Crimes
That’s right, Hilts- categories about Ireland and WWII tonight!
1940- who won the Battle of Britain (Benkowski: “The answer is an army”)?
1945- the Battle of Okinawa involved Yamato- what was Yamato?
What were the British protecting in the Battle of Britain?
The Battle of the Bulge took place in what country?
The Battle of El Alamein took place on what continent and involved what British general?
What actress won 5 Emmy Awards for “Best Actress in a Comedy”?
I don’t recall if this was a new “Ladies Only” challenge or not, but the second half did feature a “Largest Feet” challenge, which Benkowski initially tried to measure without the ladies taking off their shoes (one wore sneakers while the other wore high heels- how the hell did he think he could measure that with the shoes on?).
Scores after two halves: Auntie J 1500 J&B 1440 Mariche 1240 Sharks 1210 Awesome 1180 Sopel 710 (note: Penny Ante left after the first half)
J&B wins the “guess a number between 1 and 50” lottery and will get the first choice of categories for the live finale. The options were: Salma Hayek Movies, African Capitals, In the News, Food Facts, Current White Sox, Celebrity Year of Birth, 70s Music, 60s Movies.
J&B wagers to beat the 3rd place team by one if it doubles. No sense in playing around with the category options, either:
J&B- selects 70s Music:
1977- sang “Higher and Higher”?
1971- sang “Stay Awhile”?
1974- sang “Locomotion”?
Auntie J- selects Food Facts:
Chop Suey was invented in the US by Chinese immigrants in what state?
1st breakfast cereal produced in the US (2 words)?
Average American eats how much food in their lifetime (w/i 10 tons)?
Awesome- selects Salma Hayek Movies:
Her male co-star in “Fools Rush In”?
2002- won Best Actress for what movie?
She kills what actor in “From Dusk Til Dawn”?
So Long Sopel- selects Current White Sox:
At All-Star Break- which pitcher led team with 112 innings pitched?
Last game before Break- 4 Sox hit homers in 1 inning- name 2?
Minimum 26 innings pitched- reliever with lowest ERA at Break?
Sharks- select 60s Movies:
Movie ends with an elephant breaking John Wayne’s bed?
Movie features the song “Moon River” and George Peppard?
Music-oriented movie followed the search for Paul’s grandfather?
Mariche- selects African Capitals:
Capital of Egypt?
Capital of Kenya?
Capital of South Africa?
Benkowski never gave the News or Celebrity YOB questions. Gentlemen?
23 June, 2010
noise
Lover of heavy weather, not smashing houses and people, but yes to the force of the wind on the body, the darkening of the skies, the wavering danse of the rain...
Continental summer, the sweeping mix of warm air swirling, and these violent outbursts.....
Love it.
Continental summer, the sweeping mix of warm air swirling, and these violent outbursts.....
Love it.
15 June, 2010
From Jacob
From Jacob:
I realize that my response to this issue is a little past due. The subject seems to be out of the public discourse for now. Of course i wonder if it ever really was discussed in public or was it simply broadcast on nightly news. The reason i bring up this subject is because i never once heard on any broadcast, or in public, or from any pulpit (Catholic or Protestant) how God views or judges the topic. And the answer, of course, is that God does not judge. We do. We are fallen. We trust Satan and his minions. We trust the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. God said don't eat of it or you will die. You will cease to trust my unending and enduring mercy. The apostle Paul wrote where you judge another you only condemn yourselves.
I bring this up because of its importance. I never heard from any Christian or Catholic institution or person on this subject that didn't automatically assume that what those priests did was wrong and they deserved to be punished for it. And i agree, and i'm sure that all of you agree that what those priest did was wrong. But is that spirit of judgement in us the spirit of God. I am absolutely 100 percent certain it most definintely is not. All those priests and all those ministers and all those lay people who sided with the Church and on condemning and punishing those priests have only damned themselves. God knows our hearts and minds. God knows we are all nothing but filthy, rotten law breakers. He sent his son to take the sin, the guilt of the world upon himself. Paul says that whatever could condemn us has been taken from us and attoned for by God. We are to treat the worst law breaker better than ourselves. In fact, we are to treat law breakers like they are Jesus Christ. I never once heard this argument spoken in public on any issue related to crime and punishment. Why? Because the Gospel is never preached in our time. Never!! And all of our institutions, and our entire judicial system is evil. Evil is untrusting what was accomplished for us on that cross. It is finished. Any judgement against James Peters or anyone reading this is finished. My salvation from guilt and all condemnation, from all judgement has been accomplished. I have been delivered from the bondage of the law, and i now exist in a state of perfect Grace with God. So do i now become a blasphemous hypocrite and condemn those priests? Do i love the sinner but hate the sin? Do i judge their actions. If i do i only condemn myself. "Hypocrite", god says. "I have born your guilt how can you condemn another", the Gospel cries. How can we even punish another for their crimes. It would be much more pleasing in the eyes of God if we went to jail or lost our jobs for the argument that God's eternal perfection and righteous uncondemnation (Gods judgement relievingness) and mercy and grace upon all pedophile priest because we are them. We have done the same thing. If you broke one law you've broken them all, the Apostle James declares. Not this Apostle James but the one in the Bible. If we were punished instead of those priests, that would be a righteous act. If the newly appointed supreme court justice declared that she is to be punished for all wrong doing that would be a righteous act. She knows she's done the same. And if she doesn't God declares her a liar.
Anyway, those are my thoughts on what the Gospel speaks to my heart on the matter of Catholic priest pedophilia.
08 June, 2010
Norwegian Wood
Written by Lazers
Names (and one italicization)edited by Hilts
Hopes to try Benkowski trivia (and waitresses dressed like little school girls) at Tilted Kilt again were thwarted, this time by the Stanley Cup Finals. Thus, once again, J&B found itself at the location of its 2009 Championship- Salerno’s.
J&B represented by: Chemical man, Stix, Hilts, Dragon, MG, Jacob, and Lazers
The competition: Slice of Chicago, Logan Square, Funky Monkey, Peeps, Auntie Joanie, and Sharks
First Half: Meet the Hawks/Top European Cities/Before They Were Famous
Summary of European Cities category- know your populations.
Summary of Hawks category: know your birth years and countries of origin
Mathew Perry was a top junior athlete in what sport?
(bad guess from virgin team Slice: “auto racing”)
At the half: J&B 740 Logan 720 Peeps 590 Sharks 540 Monkey 430 Joanie 390 Slice 290
Second Half: Entertainment/60s-90s Music/Recent Baseball
Summary of Entertainment category: know “Home Alone”
Summary of Baseball category: know your 2010 stats as of a couple days back
Who sang “Fly Robin Fly”?
Who sang “If You Wanna Be Happy” (60s)?
Two groups- 1 black, 1 white- who did “Twist and Shout” in the 60s?
Who sang “Stuck in the Middle With You”?
Who sang “Eyes of a New York Woman” (60s)?
In The Who’s “Fiddle About” (Tommy), who commits a crime?
Who sang “Heart and Soul” in the 80s?
This last question led to Stix seeking clarification whether Benkowski was looking for the 1984 or 1987 one, both Top Ten hits. That query was probably one of the several times that Hilts’s friend Jacobrose to his feet and announced to the crowd that Stix is a god”.
Jacob also is disciplined by Benkowski after being overheard asking, “how could anybody know that?”
During a raucous J&B chant, Benkowski: “Remember what happened the last time you did that” along with something about remembering the knives.
Scores after two halves: J&B 1780 Sharks 1510 Logan 1160 Joanie 1110 Peeps 1010 Monkey 700 and Slice left after the first half.
Benkowski holds a random draft lottery for the order in which teams will get to select their category from a group of eight: Superbowl Facts, 80s Cartoons, Celebrity Year of Birth, Miss Americas, Current TV Commercials, 80s Music, 70s Music, 90s Music.
Draft results:
Sharks are first and select Superbowl Facts:
From ’70 to the present: name a QB who won either 3 or 4 Superbowls?
From ’70 to the present: name a QB who won either 3 or 4 Superbowls?
From ’70 to the present: name a QB who won either 3 or 4 Superbowls?
Auntie Joanie is second and selects 80s Music:
Who sang: Babe?
Who sang: Lost In Love?
Who sang: Longer?
J&B is third and selects 70s Music (wagering the classic):
Who sang: Band of Gold?
Who sang: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart?
Who sang: Come and Get Your Love?
Funky Monkey is fourth and selects Celebrity Year of Birth:
Michael Richards
Farrah Fawcett
Tom Hanks
Logan Square is fifth and selects Current TV Commercials:
Is the “perfect allergy medicine”?
For 2 decades, tells us how to deal with the IRS and don’t lose sleep?
Is “revolutionizing the moist towelette industry”?
Peeps are sixth and select Miss Americas:
1984 Miss America- went on to a career in music, TV and movies?
1955 Miss America- played on TV with Buddy Ebsen and played Catwoman?
1971 Miss America- TV career on “NFL Today” and appeared in “Meet the Parents”?
The non-selected category- 80s Cartoons:
“Dungeons and _______”?
“Danger ____”?
“Best of S_____ D____”?
The non-selected category- 90s Music:
Who sang: Professional Widow?
Who sang: Miami?
Who sang: What is Love?
(Note: for that last 90s question, Benkowski said he once used that question when the Tribune was following him for a story about bar trivia, and the reporter called it the best question Benkowski ever had asked. I don’t even know how to respond to that one.)
Gentlemen?
First half answer:
Tennis
Second half answers:
Silver Convention
Jimmy Soul
Beatles and Isley Brothers
Stealers Wheel
BJ Thomas
Uncle Ernie
Huey Lewis & the News (note: T’Pau was the 87 version)
Sharks- with 1510- Superbowl Facts- guess Terry Bradshaw (correct), Tom Brady (correct) and Joe Montana (correct)- all three correct- wagered 1490- with bonus up to 6000. J&B will need the bonus to win tonight.
Auntie Joanie- with 1110- 80s Music- no guess for “Babe” (no), Air Supply (correct), and no guess for “Longer” (no)- only one correct- wagered 460- down to 650.
J&B- with 1780- 70s Music- guesses Freda Payne (correct), Kiki Dee and Elton John (correct) and Redbone (correct)- all three correct- wagered 1241- with bonus up to 6021 and an insurmountable lead. The remaining teams are playing for the Bronze.
Funky Monkey- with 700- Celebrity Year of Birth- guesses 1956 for Richards (no), 1947 for Fawcett (correct), and 1955 for Hanks (close enough)- two correct- wagered 699- up to 1399.
Logan Square- with 1160- TV Commercials- guesses Alevest (?) (no), Mary Hartley (no) and didn’t hear last guess (no)- none correct- wagered 1111- down to 49.
Peeps- with 1010- Miss Americas- guess Vanessa Williams (correct), Julie Newmar (no), and Phyllis George (correct)- two correct- wagered 1010- double up to 2020 for the Bronze.
Correct answers:
Superbowl: Sharks got 3 correct. Troy Aikman also works
80s Cartoons: Dragons, Mouse, Scooby-Doo
Celebrity YOB: Richards ’49, Fawcett ’47, Hanks ‘56
Miss America: V Williams, Lee Meriwether, P George
TV Commercials: Claritin, Roni Deutch, Kleenex
80s Music: Styx, Air Supply, Dan Fogelberg
70s Music: see J&B answers above
90s Music: Tori Amos, Will Smith, Haddaway
Solid win by a full J&B squad tonight. No current plans for the next trivia appearance, but vacation and work trips likely will keep me out of the mix until July. I’m not up for Jacob’s suggestion that J&B attend every Benkowski trivia location in the future.
First half answer:
Tennis
Second half answers:
Silver Convention
Jimmy Soul
Beatles and Isley Brothers
Stealers Wheel
BJ Thomas
Uncle Ernie
Huey Lewis & the News (note: T’Pau was the 87 version)
Sharks- with 1510- Superbowl Facts- guess Terry Bradshaw (correct), Tom Brady (correct) and Joe Montana (correct)- all three correct- wagered 1490- with bonus up to 6000. J&B will need the bonus to win tonight.
Auntie Joanie- with 1110- 80s Music- no guess for “Babe” (no), Air Supply (correct), and no guess for “Longer” (no)- only one correct- wagered 460- down to 650.
J&B- with 1780- 70s Music- guesses Freda Payne (correct), Kiki Dee and Elton John (correct) and Redbone (correct)- all three correct- wagered 1241- with bonus up to 6021 and an insurmountable lead. The remaining teams are playing for the Bronze.
Funky Monkey- with 700- Celebrity Year of Birth- guesses 1956 for Richards (no), 1947 for Fawcett (correct), and 1955 for Hanks (close enough)- two correct- wagered 699- up to 1399.
Logan Square- with 1160- TV Commercials- guesses Alevest (?) (no), Mary Hartley (no) and didn’t hear last guess (no)- none correct- wagered 1111- down to 49.
Peeps- with 1010- Miss Americas- guess Vanessa Williams (correct), Julie Newmar (no), and Phyllis George (correct)- two correct- wagered 1010- double up to 2020 for the Bronze.
Correct answers:
Superbowl: Sharks got 3 correct. Troy Aikman also works
80s Cartoons: Dragons, Mouse, Scooby-Doo
Celebrity YOB: Richards ’49, Fawcett ’47, Hanks ‘56
Miss America: V Williams, Lee Meriwether, P George
TV Commercials: Claritin, Roni Deutch, Kleenex
80s Music: Styx, Air Supply, Dan Fogelberg
70s Music: see J&B answers above
90s Music: Tori Amos, Will Smith, Haddaway
Solid win by a full J&B squad tonight. No current plans for the next trivia appearance, but vacation and work trips likely will keep me out of the mix until July. I’m not up for Jacob’s suggestion that J&B attend every Benkowski trivia location in the future.
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