Hey y’all. I write this blog post in the very Highball herself. Tonight’s rundown will be brief and to the point—TWAS FUN. Sometimes I get the flop sweats because of my inherent desperation. NOT TONIGHT. The secret? I think I’ve finally found the correct drug cocktail to successfully deliver me through a two hour pub quiz. Hint—an Excedrin, Dr Pepper ribs, and three Cokes.

Thanks for Tivoing LOST and coming out tonight. Don’t tell me what happens.
Have I mentioned the Dr Pepper ribs? Sweet Christ they’re delicious. For reals, if you make it to the Highball, do not deny yourself. They’re this grand fusion of syrup goodness and delicious meat. I got my beard sticky afterwards from scooping up sauce with a bone (from an animal!) and spooning it in my mouth. Highball bosses, you can quote me on that—“so good you’ll revert to Stone Age behavior!”

Round one was full of moans and groans—did you not remember Jack Black in Bongwater? Man oh man, sounds like a great flick. Here’s the IMDB synopsis: “David is an aspiring artist and a pot dealer, and he falls in love with constantly smoking Serena. Serena gets jealous and goes off to New York with heroin-addicted Tommy, and David wants her back.” It also stars Luke Wilson, Brittany Murphy and Andy Dick. CLASS FLICK.

Round two was the Lesbian Round. I think I said “Lesbian Round” about thirty times in five minutes. The third round regarded the A-Team, the loveable crusading high-concept Vietnam vets. One team (My Hands Are So Sticky I Have to Wash Them) got every single one correct. Good job! Among many others, you knew that yes, Murdock (who is a fugitive, yes?) did INDEED win a trip to Hawaii on Wheel of Fortune. How did I miss out on that show? Wait, yes, I remember—I was too busy pooping myself and eating fuzz.

So I let my friend James out of his cage for a little while and he read Round Four. The Root Round.

This motherfucker got to see Pee Wee this weekend.
Round Five was a fun round—TV spin-offs. You all enjoyed my factoid about the mom from Family Matters being the elevator operator on my favorite show Perfect Strangers. You DID enjoy it, you told me with your eyes!

Round Six concerned cults. We managed to get through the whole Blue Oyster Cult question with not a single “cowbell” reference. Whew, I feel like it’s a new decade already.

Round seven was the thick accents round. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’ve seen Master Pancake Theater’s take on two of the movies listed—Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Really, you haven’t lived until you’ve heard Keanu attempt to say “Bukovina.”

Round eight was the definite decider. After several weeks of close ones, The Fighting Okazaki Fragments pulled off first place, defeating their old rivals Lupus With The Lid Off (second) and challengers from the north, My Hands Are So Sticky I Have to Wash Them.

That’s all I have for this week. Here are some pictures I took. I had a great time. I love you. Catch up with me at the Twitters or fan this quiz at Facebook (where you can tag yourself in the photos you see on this blog).

My favorite team name of the night– Catcher In The Rye II: Live Free, Die Phony.

Back again, it’s The Debasers.

Those Bitches were FUNNY.

And Dem Bitches #8 weren’t far behind.

Lt. Dan’s Legs.

Crystal Ballers.

Titty Copter.

The Crows.

They’re one of the two teams to have perfect attendance, they’re my pals and tonight they were Sitting Plus Six.

I promised that the last placed team would get a prize. At some point I wound up with a Wiener Whistle, some sort of Oscar Meyer promo piece. This is the lovely Tara from Sitting With Six beaming with pride.
Enjoy your whistle!

Third place went to my new friends out of Denver, My Hands Are So Sticky, I Have To Wash Them. Enjoy your stay in Austin!

It was close, but perennial winners Lupus With The Lid Off took second, only down by ONE point.

And tonight’s winners—they’ve come in second TWICE here at the Highball, once in a tiebreaker dance-off that nearly killed my computer (and, thus, existence). They are The Fighting Okazaki Fragments, your new champions. See y’all next week.
Tonight’s Scores!

The Fightin' Okazaki
Fragments	              76
Lupus With The Lid Off	      75
My Hands Are So Sticky
I Have to Wash Them           65
Titty Copter	              60
Lt. Dan's Legs	              58
Crystal Ballers	              53
The Debasers                  53
Catcher In The Rye II:
Live Free or Die Phony        51
Dem Bitches #8	              50
The Crows    	              48
Those Bitches	              47
Sitting with Six	      45