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Talk of The Town Bar & Grill
11922 West 119th St.
Overland Park , KS 66213

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11:25 AM, June 01, 2011


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20Strokes	66

Double D	63

All out of gum	58

Us	53

poster Children for Abortion	42

Smarty Pints	42

We need a new one	38

Return of the Mac (as in Bernie)	28

No-gee	22

the incredible	1

Goodnight Talk of the Town

Rogue 4

It was our last run at Talk of the Town, and we went out with a bang. Nazis, anti-Semitism, dicks in boxes, John Mayer's cock dressed in a Klan robe, shit weasels and anal intrusion with notable landmarks. Yes, last night’s quiz had it all. All the teams were loving it, and the people watching the NBA finals were just wishing I would quit saying “wiener.”

I’m not going to write too much, because last night was all about the vibe and having a great last quiz. So, thanks to all the fantastic teams, and thanks to Talk of the Town for hosting us for the past 16 weeks.

In a pub in the suburbs,

There was a laptop and free-drink coupons,

and a view of Dukes, and a team that changes its name every week.

And a picture of …

a cheating cell phone user

and three of Us.

There were super waitresses,

and a pair of righteous bartenders,

a little Smarty Pints,

and a young All out of Gum.

And a stolen mixer here,

and plenty of yummy beer,

and a grumbling Quizmaster whispering, “Don't forget to use your Jokers.”

Goodnight, Smarty Pints.

Goodnight, Dukes.

Goodnight, Us.

Goodnight, John Mayer's cock.

Goodnight, All out of Gum.

Goodnight, team that changes its name every week.

Goodnight, Ad Astra beer on tap (yum).

Goodnight, stolen mixer.

Goodnight, pub in the suburbs.

Talk of The Town Bar & Grill
11922 West 119th St.
Overland Park , KS 66213

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10:17 AM, May 25, 2011


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The Dukes	60

Mustache Ride	54

Team Kaka (caca)	47

Belated tornado rapture	41

My Favorite team	36

Chicks with Dicks	29

Brewmasters	26

Don Julio	23

"Anything is possible, Mario, you just gotta believe in it." -Luigi Mario (John Liguizamo), 'Super Mario Bros.'

Rogue 4

I like sports. I enjoy the competitive and drama that they bring to our lives. From high school football to Nascar, I find enjoyment in all of them. That is, except NBA basketball. Which I hate. I mean, HATE.

What’s not to hate? The 14-week payoffs? The blind eye toward breaking fundamental rules? The NBA has long favored entertainment over fundamentals. Or how about the comparative lack of refined skill it takes to play in the NBA? Someone might say, “Hey, 60%, you can't play pro basketball, so you have no room to talk.” Wrong. I can't do a lot of things. I can't fly a plane, make a robot, launch a nuclear missile, or make an edible meal. But I know when the people doing these things are overhyped, overpaid, and over-admired.

There is nothing competitive or dramatic about a professional sport that can be played by a drafted high schooler. That’s not sport, that is a father-son pick-up game.

No, the NBA is closer to professional wrestling than a professional sport.

Which brings me to the crux of my rant: Quizzes vs playoffs.

If you are sitting on the edge of your seat over game 4 of the next-to- last round of playoffs, which will be still going on at the end of June, you need to take stock of your life. And if you are going to expect me to pause the quiz so you can watch the OT of this infinitely long series without the distraction of me saying “Mario, Wario, or both,” you had better be the pub owner.

Despite, or perhaps in spite of my apathy for basketball, we had a fantastic quiz.

Everyone who wasn't sitting at the bar, proper, was in on Tuesday night's fun. Oh and you want competition and drama? We have competition and drama. New teams: the all-girl Team Kaka and the enthusiastic Mustache Ride. The jokers from Brewmaster and frustrated Belated Tornado Rapture made valiant attempts. My Favorite Team and the ironically named second all-girl team Chicks With Dicks were in the mix. Turns out they are each married to or dating private detectives. Which is an amazing coincidence, or maybe something I made up. Or maybe they are really all transgendered. I don't care, and I'm not checking for myself. But the drama comes from the return of The Dukes. Luke and Rachel returned to the arena in an attempt to unseat 5-week champions All Out of Gum who continue to adjust their line-up to keep the winning streak alive.

We were all foiled by Round 1's “Foiled again,” where I was surprised how many teams knew about the aluminum company Alcoa. It wasn't the correct answer, but it is nice to know you all are a well- rounded bunch. And hey, I got to say, “I'm on a fucking boat,” which is always fun. My first nod to Lonely Island.

Round 2's mash-ups were fantastic. It may interest you to learn that I take personal credit for the making of these mash-ups, and I was particularly proud of the work Idid on the Chris Isaac/ Billy Idol mash-up. In Mario, Wario, when I was asked, “When you say signature mustache, do you mean iconic or notable?” I responed " I mean, ‘signature’ and as a point of information, poorly worded or ambiguous questions are par for the course." (Please don’t sue me Michael Feldman.)

Badass questions of Round 4 allowed me to introduce Sugar Ray Leonard to the young'uns, who only know Sugar Ray as a pop band.

To Start off Round 6, “We 've got spirit, Yes We Do,” I enticed the whole pub, basketball watchers and all, to display Spirit Fingers as I announced the theme. Not to be outdone, a few of our non-quizzing friends from the team Us, who took a brain break this week, knowing how much I love a good heckling, showed their spirit by wagging their middle fingers at me. I love it. Fuck you, too, guys. Fuck you too.

The baby movies of round 7 was unbearable and 8 was well...random and joyus.

All out of Gum ended up edging out the Dukes by 2 points with 62 pts.

Now that was drama

A quick Note: Dan from All out of gum had to leave in round 5 to deal with a flooding basement due to the constont storms we are having. I hope it wasn't too bad.

And My thoughts and prayers go out to the unfortunate folks of Joplin MO. which is just a little south of us here in KC, that was hit by that monsterus tornado last sunday. Please go to http://www.facebook.com/joplinmo?sk=info for info.

To make a donation by phone, please call the Heart of Missouri United Way at 573-443-4523. 100% of all proceeds will be donated directly to Joplin.

Speaking of tornado the sirens are going off as I type (no shit). Laters

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Talk of The Town Bar & Grill
11922 West 119th St.
Overland Park , KS 66213

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10:12 AM, May 18, 2011


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All out of gum	74

Us	67

Smarty Pints	66

Super Vagina Jetpacks	58

Crippled Chicken	55

My favorite Team	52

Moo bear	46

Just the tip just for a second	33

Brew Masters	26

Testicles Maximus	14

Wine O's	6

rock	3

PSA from Talk of the Town: If you have two yellow balls and are not a Simpsons character, you should see a doctor...The more you know.

Rogue 4

I was so excited for this week’s quiz. No, not because it was one of the Bill Murray-themed quizes, it wasn't. We just had a plain ol' kick-ass everyday quiz. The reason for my excitement is that it is Craft Beer Week. Craft Beer Week is a celebration of small, independent and traditional breweries. What used to be called microbrewers. Here in Kansas City, we are lucky enough to have one of the best craft brewers in the country in Boulevard Beer. If you have never had it, go right now and pick some up. I'll wait.

I joined in the celebration in 3 ways: I wore my beer ingredients tie (see pictures), I talked about craft beer with my teams, and I drank craft beer. Readers of this blog will know that my craft beer of choice is Ad Astra from Free State Brewery in Lawrence, KS, and I had a belly full. Mmmmmm.

My biggest contribution to Craft Beer Week was, of course, hosting a super quiz. And why not, it is my destiny.

So we start with Round 1. Profound huh? Round 1 was about American currency, and the Round in which we had the first answer debate of the night. I was told that the $2 bill is no longer in circulation. To which I responded that this young man should head on over to the errorongenous zone at geekswhodrink.com. I love a good in-game plug.

I absolutely loved the Stream of Consciousness from Round 2. I'm pretty sure that it was the first time we have done a stream-of-consciousness round. I included the answers here so that readers could get an idea on how much fun it was.

1. Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson)

2. Gone Daddy Gone (Violent Femmes)

3. My Dad's Gone Crazy (Eminem)

4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)

5. Go With the Flow (Queens of the Stone Age)

6. I Ain't Goin' Out Like That (Cypress Hill)

7. Fool on the Hill (The Beatles)

8. Lovefool (The Cardigans)

I was surprised by how well-known the Cardigans were. I have never heard this song. In 1996, I was in full Punk-Deadhead mode. So if it wasn't the Dead, Phish, or on the Epitaph label, I didn’t know what it was.

Round 3 held the biggest shocker of the night. I mean a super shocker. Like when you get fired out of the blue for taking two-hour lunches for a year, or when someone walks in on you masturbating. Yeah, that kinda shocker.

The round had to do with TV shows that were canceled after only one episode, or in the case of Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos, which were canceled in the middle of the episode. The goal of the round was for the teams to tell me whether the shows I presented to them were real or something I had made up. The shocker came when we all learned that: Heil Honey, I’m Home: Hitler and Eva Braun have the perfect marriage, until some Jews move in next door. Was, in fact, a real show. The shocker isn't that it got canceled. No, it is that someone … actually more than just someone, a bunch of people … said, “I think this is a good idea, green light it.”

Round 4 brought everyone back down to earth by asking a question about badgers and included one of my favorite movies of all time, UHF, starring “Weird” Al Yankovic. Badgers? We don't need no stinking badgers! Hahahah! God, I love that movie. It's so punny.

Round 7, an audio round about war movies, included four more movies that I love (in case you are making a list) Dr. Strangelove, Patton, Full Metal Jacket, and Apocalypse Now. I berated the pub after the clip from Apocalypse Now … if anyone didn't know that movie from the iconic quote, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning,” they should excuse themselves for being a damn pinko Commie (which, in Kansas, is almost as bad as being a Democrat).

As a side note, the girls from My Favorite Team got a point for writing World Of Warcraft as their answer for the Patton clip, because that shit was funny.

Round 8 taught us about board games and Phil Collins, which brings us to our winners.

Us took second place over Smarty Pints by one point! And the tyrannical reign of I am all out of gum continues as they once again took first place. Where are the Dukes? We need a someone to challenge these despots.

Picture note: I tried out using "hipsamatic" for this weeks pictures.It worked for some, but without the flash I had to go back and get some standard shots. enjoy.

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