Tuesday, December 27, 2016

No Trivia Tonight, See you next year!

Hi all,

There is no trivia tonight.
 (Frank's is still open - come on in and say hi to the crew!)

I hope to see you all next week and next year!

(Incidentally - can 2016 just knock it the fuck off?  I have neither the strength or the stomach to compose another In Memoriam for people who were important to my childhood.  This damn year. . . )

John Scalzi on Carrie Fisher.
On George Michael.

PAX!

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Happy Hollidizzle! Trivia Tonight! (also, ugly sweaters. . . )



Merry Christmas, Chappy Chanukkah, Festive Yule, Mirthful Kwanzaa, and Happy Holidays!

Week 2 of our PUT THE X IN XMAS fest happening tonight!
All Christmas/Holiday/At Least Vaguely Winter Themed Music!

Plus, our normal, awesome quiz!

This is run by Last Call directly - if you've already worn yours to another event and its all stained or stinky, fear not!  All you have to do to enter is to post the pic on Twitter with the hashtag #QuestionTheSweater and you'll be entered to win a $ 100.00 Visa Giftcard! 
(The rules don't demand this, but if you do post a pic, please add @lastcallneohio and @aktrivia so we can see it too!)

Tonight's Q:

What do Hanukkah, the Playstation game Xenogears and Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy setting all have in common?



Answer IN PERSON, after 7:50.


Remember, this is the NO-BOOZE WINNING non-quiz.
Check Frank's Facebook page for the shotworthy question!
Excelsior!
-tpn!


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Our company store.
I published a book!
Remember, this is the NO-BOOZE WINNING quiz.
Check Frank's Facebook page for the shotworthy question!





Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Let's Put the X in XMAS! Trivia Tonight!


Tonight is the start of our 4th Annual Trivial Xmas Party!

(I play Christmas/Holiday music and we all drink and eat.  Like you do.)

Come on out!



Tonight's Q
Named the #1 Worst Christmas Song Of All Time by Esquire and others, (Although Patsy and Elmo knocked it out in Jezebel's 2011 rankings) Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime has been around for 37 years.  (!)

Forbes ran some numbers and came up with an estimate.

How much money does Sir Paul earn from this song, per year?

Answers, in PERSON, after 7:50!

ALSO - Congratulations to our local teams who made it to the regional finals:
Octospock, Kitty City (feat. e=MC Awesome), and the overall third place finisher: Princess Leia's Buns!
This is their SECOND time in the top three this year, earning them a bid to LUDIMENTIS in the spring.

I could not be prouder.

(My heart grew three sizes this post!)



Remember, this is the NO-BOOZE WINNING non-quiz.
Check Frank's Facebook page for the shotworthy question!

Excelsior!
-tpn

Frank's Place is at 594 W. Market St. Akron OH 44303 Their Facebook Page. And another.
Your weekly link roundup:
Last Call USA NEOhio - Facebook
Last Call Productions - Facebook
Last Call USA's Weekly HINTS
Last Call USA's Trivia League
check LEAGUE SCORES here.
ROB at Last Call
You are HERE.
Our company store.
I published a book!





See us on Eventful!

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Happy Birthday, Akron!

I saw a post online that said today, December 6, is the 191st anniversary of the founding of Akron.
The original platt from 1825



I couldn't find an independent verification of this, but then I found two possible sources:

The Wikipedia entry for Simon Perkins, which states
" Also in 1825, he and Paul Williams (a settler from Connecticut) donated 100 lots of land to the state, thus founding the City of Akron. It was recorded on December 6, 1825 at the Portage County seat of Ravenna. "
Unfortunately, the only work cited in this entry is a book on the history of Cleveland, which has an entry on Perkins.  Of course, his entry there has NO MENTION of Akron at all. 

One other book I found cites this date, but it's an astrology book.

I did find a mention of today being the city's birthday in a court case from the 1960s (the historical society was suing the city over a skating rink in a public park) so I think we can use the date, or at least as an "observed" birthday.

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AKRON!



TONIGHT'S PRESHOW QUIZ:
An Oscar-winning producer and writer has also made a name for himself in voice-over work, with parts in Babe: Pig in the City, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.  
None of these are his main job.
He was nominated for a Grammy for his first album.  

He celebrates a birthday today. 
Who is he, and what is the name of his second album?



ANSWER in person, after 7:50 for a prize!



Remember, this is the NO-BOOZE WINNING non-quiz.
Check Frank's Facebook page for the shotworthy question!


Excelsior!
-tpn

Frank's Place is at 594 W. Market St. Akron OH 44303 Their Facebook Page. And another.
Your weekly link roundup:
Last Call USA NEOhio - Facebook
Last Call Productions - Facebook
Last Call USA's Weekly HINTS
Last Call USA's Trivia League
check LEAGUE SCORES here.
ROB at Last Call
You are HERE.
Our company store.
I published a book!




See us on Eventful!


Akron in 1870