Encore Question of March 16th, 2002.
Played at The Frog & Firkin in North York Ontario.
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Tonight I'm playing with a group of five, Richard BERGIE, Kimmo KAV, Dave COITIS, Bill JOK (after earning over 10 million Players Plus points as MADDOG, tonight he registers a new name) and Marla NOWAY (changing her name each game) all to my left curling around the bar. I'm playing two boards since just past 8:00pm.
My game so far had gone like this: TuneUp....ROCKET...4500/5000...4th/14...in six or seven way tie. ..........LITBOX...5000/5000...cowins with JOK and METLCA...hey two boards, why not split a guess? OnBeat...ROCKET...12250/14000...2nd/14...KAV, NOWAY, ROCKET, LITBOX and COITIS win round. .........LITBOX...12750/14000...1st/14...our group pulled away from the rest of the bar. 8 right and 1 wrong as we were squeezed into a wrong answer by Shakira's new album being named 'Laundry Service' yet the closest choice was 'Dirty Laundry' and her single 'Whenever Wherever'...Don Henley's 'Dirty Laundry' was the correct answer...too bad as Shakira was the answer to our best win a few years ago. JukeBox...ROCKET...17386/20000...2nd/14. ..........LITBOX...18352/20000...1st/14...LITBOX wins round...our big group was still outvoted for some topics. Triviaoke...ROCKET...20836/28000...4th/13. ............LITBOX...21324/28000...2nd/13...KAV wins round and takes lead. I barely make 20000 stumbling around with many -250s.
The answers come up and I bookmark Siouxsie & The Banshees and Blondie and also remember The Cars as usually I can only retain two choices. I should know this anyway. Richard says '4' but for the last two weeks that's been the answer.
Encore Question:...Money$ Too Tight (To Mention) was the debut single of this new wave band.
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Well no problem this week. After dictating the title I had to blurt out the answer even before reciting the rest of the question. I knew this on many levels having danced with a girl to a remix of this tune from Hannibals/Joe Grinders days before they had NTN. I make sure we're all in and signal to the COSMO/METLCA/CAPER table.
Correct Answer:...3. Simply Red
[NTN Extra Fact:...The group had it's first #1 hit in the US with 'Holding Back The Years'.]
Tonight's song was actually the first song released but 'Holding...' chartered first. 'Money' was actually a cover of The Valentine Brothers song and they were an American soul group so that's why there's references to US President 'Ronnie Reagan's' economic policies. I was on vacation in England in 1985 and stopped by the building of Rough Trade Records in London to ask on the intercom on the gate if English actress Yootha Joyce (tv comedy Man About The House) was the mother of The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce and Simply Red's drummer Chris Joyce but the receptionist didn't know. Mike and Chris are brothers from Manchester. Years later searching the internet revealed that Morrissey just liked English comedies and Carry On movies even putting Yootha's picture on one of The Smiths singles but they weren't related to Yootha. Did I say I had tonight's answer covered?
I'm right and everybody held their position in the bar. I finish 2nd and 4th with 31986 for LITBOX and 31254 for ROCKET. No individual standings were given tonight. The bar is 14th in North America with a 31636 average. I earn 3000+ Players Plus points on both boards for meeting this week's standard of 20000. KAV wins with 32508.
Here's how the rest of the bar did: Player preEncore Final Rank KAV 21672 32508 LITBOX 21324 31986 COITIS 21189 31783 ROCKET 20836 31254 BERGIE 20435 30653 NOWAY 19137 21051 JOK 18264 27396 METLCA 18107 27161 CAPER 15155 22733 CHAMPS 14828 X 7414 COSMO 14801 22201 HALI 12760 19140 BURNSI 11325 X 5663 MOMO 6426 X 3213 had already stopped playing.
Other games:...I start the evening with 1687800 Players Plus points for ROCKET and 125500 for LITBOX.
7:30pm...Countdown...4425/15000...10th/10...I earn 500+ points...I'm 6532nd in NA...bar is 255th...I'm here in time for the last six questions...BERGIE wins.
8:00pm...Countdown...ROCKET...10622/15000...1st/11...1000+ points...I'm 1929th in NA...bar is 400th.
................LITBOX...7268/15000...8th/11...1000+ points...I'm 4477th in NA...(I get this board working in time for the final eleven questions.
8:30pm...Countdown...ROCKET...12636/15000...3rd/9...2000+ points...I'm 109th in NA...bar is 10th in North Amercia with a 12612 average.
...................LITBOX...12644/15000...2nd/9...2000+ points...I'm 108th in NA...COSMO wins on the last question.
9:00pm...Wipeout...ROCKET...9720/15000...4th/15...1000+ points...I'm 951st in NA...bar is 10th in North America with a 9640 average.
................LITBOX...9729/15000...3rd/15...1000+ points...I'm 943rd in NA...BERGIE wins.
9:30pm...Countdown...ROCKET...13466/15000...2nd/15...1000+ points...I'm 53rd in NA...bar is 13th in North America with a 13123 average.
..............................LITBOX...13482/15000...1st/15...1000+ points...I'm 52nd in NA.
This game was not a Wipeout as they spent the first few minutes taking a survey about Playback! Wow something we care about. I answered that the games were too difficult. Surprised? Well why should I have to carry a music encyclopedia every Saturday night to have a chance at getting the Encore answer? I enjoyed the questions in the Joe Grinders era more.
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