Archive for January, 2010

I’ll Miss You, Aughts!

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Welcome to 2010! I’ll miss the aughts – they’ve been good to me. I hope you all had a blessed Festivus. I, for one, look forward to getting back to the grind, making the quizzery for you and all. For the first theme night of the new decade, we will look back to 1960, and the advertising agency of Sterling Cooper . . . Mad About MADMEN will be held tonight (1/4) at Ella Street Social Club at 7:00. Period dress is encouraged; period behavior (such as smoking while pregnant and sexually harassing the trivia jockey) is decidedly discouraged. Trophy and prizes (not including a corner office or a “new girl”) for the champions! But wait . . . there’s more! This Wednesday, the weekly quizzery will resume atPeter’s 19th Hole at 8:00. How much would you pay for all this? Don’t answer yet – this Thursday atKenton Club‘s 9:00 quiz, I’ll throw in movie passes to an advance screening of Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges! All this can be yours for the low, low price of zero dollars – do not miss it!
Thanks to a burst of post-holiday energy, I have recently done some work on my website. First, I finally updated the Hall of Fame page, so that every team’s win for the 2009 season is now fully recorded. I also added a page which lists all of the thematic quizzes I have done over the years. In light of the forthcoming Portland stop of a very special Broadway show, I have decided that the next lunar quizshall be Xanadu! Saturday, January 23rd, 7:00 at Peter’s. Leg warmers will be provided for those who gave theirs up for adoption in the 1990s.
And finally, because I like to stimulate your eyes as well as your mind, enjoy these pictures of sickly holiday sweaters from Sewickly’s:
. . . and bid a fond farewell to the final Peter’s champions of 2009, Who’s Mistress #14?:

Triviology champions for the holiday season:

Sunday, 12/20 @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
BARBARIANS AT THE GATES FOUNDATION

Monday, 12/21 @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday, 12/21 @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

FELLATIO HORNBLOWER


Tuesday, 12/22 @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
BARBARIANS AT THE GATES FOUNDATION

Tuesday, 12/22 @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
THE BUNGHOLE LIQUORS

Wednesday, 12/23 @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FULL-ON COLUMBIA HATERZ

Wednesday, 12/23 @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st

Monday, 12/28 @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday, 12/28 @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

TEAM EVIL


Tuesday, 12/29 @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
GIRLS RULE BOYS DROOL

Wednesday, 12/30 @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
WHO DAT NINJA?!

Wednesday, 12/30 @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st


Thursday, 12/31 @ 9:00
301 SE Morrision

I look forward to making beautiful trivia with you in 2010!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman