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I had a nice guided tour around Red Hook the other weekend from Nathan Michel.

― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 20:42 (eighteen years ago) link

what's the matter, were you afraid to go yourself?

― club soda (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 22:27 (eighteen years ago) link

What happened to all the people interested in trivia? Laurel and I were the awesome Gang of Two and we kicked ass.

― Candicissima (candicissima), Thursday, 28 July 2005 03:40 (eighteen years ago) link

Well, one of us kicked ass, anyway. Candissima wasn't kidding about knowing her '80s shit, yo.

― Laurel, Thursday, 28 July 2005 11:55 (eighteen years ago) link

i wanted to go but it was too hot and i wasn't feeling well (and other excuses).

― club soda (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 28 July 2005 11:58 (eighteen years ago) link

next time, i promise.

― club soda (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 28 July 2005 11:58 (eighteen years ago) link

I stared uncomfortably at everyone in the bar til 8:30 and didn't see either of you! What, my OIA shirt was too faded to spot?

My friend Steve and I swept the 3rd World Dictators and Name That Year (heh heh, World Series matchups) categories but were gutted by those load-of-ass music video clips at the end. You had to have been a 10-year-old shut-in at the time to recall Ebn Ozn and Kim Wilde, I'm guessing, and I was a collegiate Minutemen fan. Cripe!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:32 (eighteen years ago) link

You had to have been a 10-year-old shut-in at the time to recall Ebn Ozn and Kim Wilde

that explains me then.

― club soda (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:33 (eighteen years ago) link

And most of the 'populists' here!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:34 (eighteen years ago) link

hey, that ebn-ozn record is damn good.

― club soda (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:35 (eighteen years ago) link

C and I were wearing exactly what we said we'd be, and I stood around by myself from about 8 until she arrived at 8.45, maybe? Don't know what happened. I didn't see any apparent redheads but bars are dark, obv. Too bad, because we might have had a chance as The Gang of Four.

― Laurel, Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:39 (eighteen years ago) link

tis OK. How'd you do on the dictators? Did you finish out of the money?

I won't dispute Ebn-Ozn's virtues, not having thought about them in 20 years, but NO movie questions all night? (except the year of The Empire Strikes Back -- oooh, obscure)

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:40 (eighteen years ago) link

You had to have been a 10-year-old shut-in at the time to recall Ebn Ozn and Kim Wilde

I got Kim Wilde, but not the other one. I was younger than 10 in the 80s! (Born in '81)

We were about 50/50 on dictators and years. I knew '86 though. I'm from NYC -- I know about some Mets in '86! And I got '80 because of Empire Strikes Back and I wasn't even born then!

Next time, we'll kick ass as The Gang of Four for sure.

― Candicissima (candicissima), Thursday, 28 July 2005 13:31 (eighteen years ago) link

I did get Garbage Pail Kids and Joe Isuzu.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 July 2005 13:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Those were easy! I was obsessed with David Leisure a.k.a. Joe Isuzu a.k.a. Charley on Empty Nest when I was a kid. He was the best!

― Candicissima (candicissima), Thursday, 28 July 2005 13:54 (eighteen years ago) link

My friend invoked Empty Nest, and I only thought of Leisure's name this morning.

The last time I was in Magnetic Field, it was a gay bar called Friends circa '99.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 July 2005 14:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Let me know if you guys do this again... I couldn't make it this time around but my gf lives around the corner.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 28 July 2005 15:42 (eighteen years ago) link

sorry i couldn't make it, was up on the north side with britshes ladyfriend. maybe next time? or if you guys wanna venture up that way, i know pete's candy store has a quiz night too.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 28 July 2005 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link

You only suggest Pete's because it's in Wburg and that's where your pink-cheeked British miss lives. Which location makes it hugely inconvenient for me (and probably Candissima, too).

Full disclosure, Stence, and drag yer ass out next time. ;)

― Laurel, Thursday, 28 July 2005 16:29 (eighteen years ago) link

(Okay, I am partially dissembling because I can catch the 48 bus to Wburg without TOO much trouble, but it's still a lot further away than downtown Bklyn.)

― Laurel, Thursday, 28 July 2005 16:31 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm avoiding anything with "Eighties" attached in future!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 July 2005 16:32 (eighteen years ago) link

i mentioned her in my post!? yeah i don't even live up there but the b48 is one of many transport options.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 28 July 2005 19:08 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm sorry I missed, but I was out of town. I went in there this past Wednesday to check it out and they told me they weren't going to do it again for another three weeks, they were taking a break from trivia.

― k/l (Ken L), Saturday, 6 August 2005 23:23 (eighteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Trivia is back at MF next Wed, but dunno if I can make it...

And holy crow, the Trembling Blue Stars are playing there 9/29.

http://www.magneticbrooklyn.com/calendar.php

The Pete's quiz is on Wednesdays.

http://www.petescandystore.com/quizz.html

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 16:27 (eighteen years ago) link

I'd like to do Mag Fields quiz again, if only cos I can bike there. Wburg kind of a pain for me, tho still possible.

Anyone else interested in hitting Mag Fields on 9/7 for the next quiz?

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 17:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Anyone else interested in hitting Mag Fields on 9/7 for the next quiz?

i'll go, if you remind me about it.

― stckhlm cnd (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 21:29 (eighteen years ago) link

I might be up for it.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:34 (eighteen years ago) link

TONIGHT! Who's in?

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:00 (eighteen years ago) link

Sorry, I gotta go to BAM to see this Nick Ray film on Jesse James that's otherwise unavailable. :(

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:10 (eighteen years ago) link

i'll try to make it.

― renegade bus (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:26 (eighteen years ago) link

NEW YROK SUCKS DICK

― NOIZE FAG, Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Morb, you suck. Candissima, k/l, anyone else??

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:30 (eighteen years ago) link

trembling blue stars are playing again on the 29th!

― renegade bus (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:39 (eighteen years ago) link

oh never mind, i was under the impression they'd played in august.

― renegade bus (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:40 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm monetary challenged this go around. I have to go home and eat ramen. When's the next one?

― Candicissima (candicissima), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:46 (eighteen years ago) link

Two weeks from tonight; the quiz is every other.

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:57 (eighteen years ago) link

I might make a last minute appearance.

― k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:04 (eighteen years ago) link

Do any of you guys ever shop at the Park Slope Barnes & Noble?

No drinks or quizzes tonight for meee.

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:06 (eighteen years ago) link

i've been to that barnes & noble.

― renegade bus (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:10 (eighteen years ago) link

Eich bin ein Brooklyner

― Fushigina Blobby: Blobania no Kiki (ex machina), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:38 (eighteen years ago) link

I shop at the B&N at Christmas, or if they get new baseball books before anyone else.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link

I work there.

Have you read Praying For Gil Hodges, Morb?

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:41 (eighteen years ago) link

No, I'm vaguely aware of it. I run into far too many nostalgic 60something Dodger fans to have much interest in it!

I check out the remainders and Travel sections most often.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Last chance to change yr minds, people. Pub quiz is tonight, I believe at 8pm although no one's answering the phone at the bar. I'll be wearing, oh hell, cuffed jeans and god only knows what else. JBR, do you think you and I could recognize each other on sight? Look for me outside, I'll be smoking if at all possible. I've medium-brown long hair with a blonde streak, JBR is dark headed and v curly, right?

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 19:56 (eighteen years ago) link

dark headed and curly, that's me.

― renegade bus (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 20:01 (eighteen years ago) link

although i have a bad sinus headache developing... if i can knock it out in the next couple of hours i'll see you there.

― renegade bus (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 20:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh for god's sake, I'm not going if no one else can be counted on to turn up -- I don't mind having a drink for its own sake but in that case I'll go somewhere with a garden. I'll check the board until just before I leave, so drop me a line here, would you please?

― Laurel, Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:39 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm in the neighborhood, so i'll most likely be there around 8-ish. is that your real e-mail adress? i can mail you my cell number.

― renegade bus (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Yep! The email is real, sorry I seem to have missed this comment up till now. You feeling okay, beating the headache?

― Laurel, Wednesday, 7 September 2005 22:38 (eighteen years ago) link

still got the headache, but i should be okay to hang for a little while. i'll be leaving in a minute.

― renegade bus (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 22:49 (eighteen years ago) link

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