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I enjoy watching Bar Rescue on Sunday nights.  The Paramount Network often airs Bar Rescue marathons on Sunday, leading up to the new episode in the evening.  Nightclub entertainment expert Jon Taffer goes into a failing tavern, yells at the owner, yells at the staff, yells at the kitchen crew, and then helps them by…

Thanks to COVID-19, so many things are out of my life for the moment. But surprisingly, there’s one thing that has returned. Competitive team trivia. I shall explain. Kevin Baker and the Trivia Nights Live team have put together an online version of their popular trivia game, and teams from all over America can play…

The morning of Trivia Bowl XVI, my friend Ed – he plays on the team A Few Cards Short of a Deck – contacted me and asked if I wanted to join them, as they had an open slot.  Ed knew that I wasn’t going in this year due to my broken ankle, but he…

I’ll admit it.  I haven’t played as much competitive team trivia as I did in years past.  With the exception of tournament games or a challenging “friendly” competition, I’ve reduced my weekly trivia night play. But when my friend Loretta – a member of the trivia team A Few Cards Short of a Deck –…

If you want to help a good cause, and you and your friends have a wealth of trivia knowledge trapped in your collective cerebellums, may I suggest that you participate in this upcoming fundraiser at Skyloft in Crossgates Mall on October 19. The event, “Real Men Wear Pink,” is a Saturday afternoon trivia tournament, and…

True story.  About fifteen years ago, I needed to get away from some stress in my home life.  Someone had told me about a competitive team trivia game at the local Hooters in Crossgates Mall.  I had never played competitive team trivia before, so I tried it out.  Finished in third place among 35 teams…

Yesterday, I saw that one of my buddies, John Longton – we broadcast Albany Patroons games together and he’s part of the Two Buttons Deep website – posted on Facebook that he would be a fill-in host for a trivia game at the Across The Street Pub in Albany. And I thought to myself –…

Definitely a surreal moment. I’m at Trivia Bowl XV … and I’m not playing the game. And I’m okay with this. See, because of scheduling conflicts – I had a 5pm start for the Albany Patroons game Saturday evening – there was absolutely no way I could stay for the trivia tournament and get to…