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It’s noon on Thursday, and I’m heading home.  I’ve just driven 3 1/2 hours from Quebec City to the Canada-USA border, and after a quick pit-stop at the duty free store (by the way, did I mention that the Canadian dollar is now at par with the US dollar?), it was time to visit the…

First things first.  It really felt good returning to Elbo Room for he first time in two weeks.  Everything seemed to be back to normal for me.  Cassidy the energetic server already had my diet cola and my food order all set, and I had some pre-game chitchat time with members of the Get That…

Due to the fact that I had something scheduled today – which precluded my going to the Elbo Room last night – and my teammates not being able to attend either, we did not participate in the game Thursday.  Thankfully, host General James provided me with the winning results; Team Schooled won for the night,…

I don’t know what keeps me coming back to TGI Friday’s in Stuyvesant Plaza for team trivia.  Every time I bring myself to go there, it’s a new setup.  Two years ago, it was a game where the questions were pulled out of a Trivial Pursuit box and the host / waitress would go around…

Playing competitive team trivia means that you have to be receptive to any possible answer at any time. Even if you think you know the answer, it could actually lead to a different response when applied. Does that make sense? Probably not. Unless you heard the final question last night at Elbo Room. First off,…

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…