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Birds flying high You know how I feel Sun in the sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin’ on by You know how I feel It’s a new dawn It’s a new day It’s a new life For me And I’m feeling good (CUE HORNS AND ORCHESTRA!!) That’s right. I’m treating this tournament as…

It’s been seven days since the Elbo Room trivia tournament was overshadowed by what has become colloquially known as “The Map.”  I’ve taken my lumps from my fellow trivia competitors, and even had to delete a couple of “threats” sent to me via this blog.  I’ve even shut down the initial post – which is…

The fact that I’m writing this blog post means that what I did has been bothering me for a while now. I’m not perfect.  I’ve made mistakes.  And Thursday night, at the Elbo Room trivia tournament finals, I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life. No, I’m not talking about my team missing…

And it all came down to one night.  Eight trivia teams battled for twenty-two consecutive weeks.  Every team had their ups and their downs.  And now, it’s all about the money.  I’m all right jack, keep your hands off of my stack.  Don’t give me any of that do goody-good . Eight teams in the…

This is it, kiddiwinks.  The final week in the Elbo Room tournament, and while six teams – Stern Fans, Schooled, Street Academy, Sneaky Petes, the Flabbies and Just the Tips – are locked in for next week’s finals, this is the last week for five teams to snag the final two playoff spots.  So with…

It’s Sunday afternoon, the day after the Trivia Bowl.  In the past 24 hours, I’ve had no less than six people contact me, asking if I’m okay, if I’m on the side of a bridge or if I’m curled up in a ball for having lost the Trivia Bowl. Make no mistake.  Losing Trivia Bowl…

It was the gathering of the greatest Capital District trivia teams and experts.  All of them braved the cold weather and any last-minute Wikipedia cram sessions to gather at Wolf’s 1-11 restaurant for the seventh annual Trivia Bowl championship. I don’t mind telling you.  It was a day I knew would come – the last…

With two weeks left to play, the competition is getting fiercer.  And now that there’s a Trivia Nights Live Facebook page, the smack-talking between teams is no longer limited to the comments section of this blog. And while some trivia teams are locked into the final round and decided to take the night off –…

And now we have come to the day. That glorious, magnificent day. The day when 40 trivia teams from around the Capital District, the brainiest brains of bar and bacchanalia, all gather at Wolf’s 1-11 for the seventh annual Capital District Trivia Bowl. What is Trivia Bowl? Back in 2005, when the game was only…

Yowza, yowza, yowza. No, I’m not quoting the refrain from Chic’s classic dance track “Dance, Dance, Dance” (you know, the hit they had BEFORE “Le Freak”).  It’s an old reference to a motion picture called They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? The film chronicles the story of a dance marathon that seems to last for weeks…