I Want A Golden BarFy!
The BarFly Awards are this Sunday, and at the risk of sounding like Veruca Salt – I want a Golden BarFy! Sure, it’s an honor just to be nominated for Town’s Terrific-est Trivia Jockey, but I also want glory . . . in the form of a shiny trophy! I would love a vote from you – here’s how it works. Ballots are cast by text – standard rates apply, so if it’s free for you to text, then your vote will also be free. You can only vote once per category, though you may vote in as many categories as you wish.
This Sunday, April 11th, between 8 PM & 10 PM . . .
TEXT THIS: barfly 9d
TO THIS NUMBER: 41411
There is indeed a space between the word “barfly” and my code, “9d”. If you want to vote in multiple categories, just leave a space between my code and the next one. For example, maybe you also want to vote for Cedar of Sewickly’s, and not just because he’s nominated for Funniest Bartender, but also because he gives fast and incredibly friendly service to Tuesday night Triviologists. In this case, you wil text : barfly 9d 2a
You can even do a test text now (I just did!), it’s just that votes won’t start counting until Sunday at 8. You will receive a return text which states “U voted 4 Shannon Donaldson, ‘Shanrock’s Triviology'” as confirmation, and the deed is done! Please pass along this information to anyone you know that would be interested in giving me a shout-out. It may be silly that I want this title and trophy so bad, but I do! I love to make the trivia, and it would be ever so grand to win an honor for it. Frankly, it would also be kinda embarrassing to lose in a category whose title I invented (trivia jockey). Check out the complete list of nominees and instructions here. In fact, let me know if you recommend any other nominees, because most of my votes are up for grabs, since I’m not familiar with many of these people. As soon as the voting opens, I will send out a reminder message on this newsletter, on my Facebook page (& my Triviology group page), on Twitter, and post it on ShanRocksTrivia.com – basically I’m gonna blitz it!
A group of people who are already basking in the glory of a fresh win are The Moops! They took the night at Saturday’s Seinfeld quiz . . . and a barful of Soup Nazis, Genghis Khanstandyas, Van Buren Boys, and especially the runners-up,Yadda Yadda Yadda, really made them work for it! I will post pictures as soon as possible (my hard drive crashed, so my computer is MIA for now). Check out details on my next lunar quiz and an upcoming fundraiser below . . .
Upcoming special events:
Fundraiser for PSU Education Abroad (to aid the elderly in Nicaragua)
Saturday, April 17th @ 6:00
Schmizza Pub & Grub @ 415 SW Montgomery
*Details to follow . . .
Pooh, Whos & Wild Things (a pub quiz about kid books)
Monday, May 3rd @ 7:00
Ella Street Social Club @ 714 SW 20th Place
Hosted by Margaret
Triviology champions for the week of 4/5/10 – 4/9/10:
Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside
*closed for Easter
Monday @ 7:00 (The Wire: The Quiz)
714 SE 20th Place
B & B ENTERPRISES
Monday @ 8:00
2221 SE Hawthorne
TEAM EVIL JESUS
Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
LINDA IS A WHORE
LINDA IS A WHORE
Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
LINDA IS A WHORE
Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
BAVARIAN CREME ILLUMINATI
Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
OH, BALLS!
Thursday @ 9:00
Thanks for playing with me, everybody!
Your trivia jockey,
Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806
“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman