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Something’s different from the last time the Elbo Room hosted a trivia tournament.  That something is that our server, Cassidy, isn’t working at Elbo Room any more. Cassidy was the best server ever at Elbo Room.  I could walk in the door and she’d have a pitcher of diet cola at our table.  If the…

Before I start the recap from last night’s game, I tip my hat to Team Razor.  The Razor, originally known as Occam’s Razor when they played at Hooters back in the day, became only the fourth competitive trivia team in the Capital District to have a perfect game – answering all 20 questions correctly.  They…

It’s back.  We’re back.  Everyone’s back. Back to the Elbo Room. Back for another round of competitive team trivia, with a big fat $2,000 prize.  $1,500 for the first place team, $500 for the second place team. If you’re not completely up to speed on what’s going on – and you’ve only read my blog…

I’ve played Talk 1300’s Saturday Night Trivia Show, hosted by Kelly Stevens, at least once a month.  Why only once a month?  Well, after you win the big prize on the trivia show, you can’t play for another 30 days.  And as you can surmise, I’m doing quite well for myself – three “wins” in…

Let me preface this by saying, for the record, this is not a food review blog.  You want to go read a food review blog – go to Daniel Berman’s Fussy Little Blog or read DerryX.  Or maybe Albany Eats or a few others.  Trust me – I’m one of those people who have no…

It’s happened in big-money trivia tournaments in the Capital District.  And recently it happened at WFLY’s bridal competition.  Someone messed up with the answer on a trivia question, and it caused a compromise in the outcome of a contest. The recent news report about an incorrect answer being scored as correct – the dress designer…

I’ve burned away two of my five attempts to be part of The Chance.  I have three attempts left. And if you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m not going to give up.  I’m not going to waste my three attempts.  I’m going to go down to New York City and try like crazy…

I take a cloth and dust off the Silver Shaker award.  If we don’t win the trophy back, at least the next recipient of the trophy will have one bereft of fingerprints and dust.  I read the base of the trophy one more time.  It still gives me a nice sense of pride. SUMMER BOWL…

This Sunday, the top trivia teams will compete in the invite-only Summer Bowl II Trivia Tournament at the Recovery Sports Bar and Grille in Troy. The winning team receives the “Silver Shaker” Award as champions of trivia, and their team name and teammates’ names are carved into the trophy base, and they receive the people’s…

Another try for The Chance.  Another knock on the door. But this time, The Chance has thrown me a curve ball. And it could keep me from reaching The Chance this year – if not forever. June 22, 2011. Another trip to New York City, another attempt to make The Chance accept me.  Before I…