Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
In a couple of weeks, I’ll be in Atlantic City as part of the World Tavern Trivia Championships. The team that recruited me for their squad, Stir Crazy, is one of the top trivia squads in the Hudson Valley, and they had an open spot on their roster for me. This is good. I’m ready…
Read MoreFor those of you who have followed my blog for the trivia recaps (and have grumbled because there haven’t been as many trivia recaps as of late), something happened over the weekend that I was not expecting under any circumstances. I got the call. Yes, I got the call. Well, it wasn’t a call. It…
Read MoreWow. Trivia Bowl XII, the Capital District’s competition of the best bar and tavern trivia teams. And with the team list whittled down to 30 squads, this would not be a game for the weak of heart. And for my Street Academy team… I had some last-minute scheduling cancellations. I can’t fault anyone for that…
Read MoreI’ve participated in almost every Trivial Bowl, the Capital District’s preeminent team trivia championship. My Street Academy trivia team has claimed Trivia Bowls III and VI, for which my team became only the second of three trivia teams to claim the coveted trophy multiple times (Lynch’s Mob and Stern Fans also claimed the trophy more…
Read MoreThree months ago, the trivia company Geeks Who Drink offered a solicitation in the reddit form r/albany, asking for people who might be interested in hosting games for their company. A bit of background. Geeks Who Drink hosts trivia games nationwide, and they even have a cable television show. And even though I have a…
Read MoreI haven’t played competitive team trivia in a while – mostly because of other projects that have sapped my time – but when a trivia host contacted me and asked if I would be interested in participating as a “ringer” for a team in an upcoming Capital District charity event, I said sure. And with…
Read MoreSaturday afternoon. Over two dozen teams at the Holiday Inn Express in Latham for the sixth annual summertime trivia championship. And I had to make sure that a pattern didn’t continue. See, the Street Academy trivia team has won three of the previous five trophies – all in odd-numbered Summer Bowl events. And then we’ve…
Read MoreEvery year, the competition for the Capital District’s trivia elite becomes more and more acute. And there are only two trophies worth winning for the bar and tavern trivia teams – the big bowl from February’s Trivia Bowl, and the summer classic “Silver Shaker” of Summer Bowl. And today is the day for Summer Bowl,…
Read MoreOver the weekend, I received this message from a trivia player in the Hudson Valley. And although I wasn’t sure how to respond… I do have some ideas, based on my personal experience in playing bar and tavern trivia. Here’s the tweet in question. @chuckthewriter Do trivia hosts have the right to discriminate against repeat…
Read MoreI want to take you back a decade, before we start this year’s Trivia Bowl recap. A decade ago, the “Trivia Nights Live” game was called “Team Trivia,” and was played every Tuesday night at the Hooters in Crossgates Mall. Thirty to forty teams participated each week, including one team who showed up, got hammered,…
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