Congrats to The Rapscallions, who took second place at trivia last night. That raises our total gift certificate stash to $70, to be spent in conjunction with two upcoming plate parties at the Saucer. As you can see from the picture above, Pete the Trivia Guy was mightily impressed with our knowledge.
With the other Downtown team disbanded, Cliff Clay-vin and Yoko officially joined the Rapscallions. They proposed changing the name to “Rapscallions for Gay Polygamy,” an idea shot down in about 0.1 second.
In other news… discovered the website of one of the best blues bands in the city, The Eric Hughes Blues Band. Check it out if you enjoy the blues.
Dead Elvis Week starts this Saturday and runs through Sunday, August 19. Check out the official website for a calendar of events.
Wondering what Adam “Pacman” Jones will be doing while he serves out his year suspension from the NFL? Turn on Spike TV Thursday night at 8 and you’ll find out. He’s signed a contract to be part of TNA Wrestling, the pro-wrestling company that is the closest thing WWE has to a competitor. There are conflicting reports as to whether he will be wrestling. TNA co-founder Jeff Jarrett says Pacman will wrestle (and has been training Pacman in the ring), but the NFL says wrestling would violate his football contract.
The Dempseys play the Madison rooftop tomorrow night. Always a great show, but with a predicted high of 101 I may skip this one.
I’ll post some pics of National Night Out later today.