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Well, I'm off...

#1 Post by frogman042 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:06 am

and an addition to that I leave today for the Big Apple and my shot in the Hot Seat.

Last night I had the best send-off I could imagine - I got to play trivia with TheConfessor and Hermillion here in Austin - wow - talk about a powerhouse table - it was really an honor to have been able to be with them! I've posted some photo's of the evening here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11155423@N ... 327478084/

If anyone is in NYC over the next few days, I can't guarentee we can get together but if you PM me, I can see if the schedules work out.

Finally, whatever happens in the Hot Seat - I want to thank everyone for the great advice, words of encourgement and support - I feel I'm already a winner by getting a chance to interact and even meet with so many heavy hitters of the trivia world. To play with some of the best players and to have a Kevin Bacon Trivia number of 1 through them to virtually every other trivia champ is just too cool.

I'll probably have only very limitted internet access from this afternoon until after Friday, but I'll poke my nose in the bored if I get the chance and will probably be able to post some info about the experience (sans results) sometime next week.

---Jay (Two infinity and beyond!!!!)
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#2 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:11 am

Run the stack!
Suitguy is not bitter.

feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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#3 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:29 am

Good luck! And next time the three of you get together, make it a million dollar triumvirate.
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#4 Post by idream » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:52 am

Good luck, frogman!

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#5 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:12 am

Good luck frogman!

Nancy, your hair looks really pretty at the longer length. :)
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Re: Well, I'm off...

#6 Post by marrymeflyfree » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:12 am

frogman042 wrote:and an addition to that I leave today for the Big Apple and my shot in the Hot Seat.
Woo hoo! Kick some trivial booty! Break a leg! Or a brain cell, as it were!

And most importantly, have a great time. :-)
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#7 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:13 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Good luck frogman!

Nancy, your hair looks really pretty at the longer length. :)

I think Ed's hair is a lovely length too.
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#8 Post by T_Bone0806 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:28 am

GO GET 'EM!!!!!!!!!!!
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#9 Post by T_Bone0806 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:29 am

GO GET 'EM!!!!!!!!!!!
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#10 Post by JBillyGirl » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:32 am

You go and take 'em for all they've got. Best of luck!
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#11 Post by SportsFan68 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:40 am

Good luck!
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#12 Post by tlynn78 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:14 am

Above all, have a fantastic time. And kick 'bam hiney.


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#13 Post by nitrah55 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:14 am

Go get 'em!
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#14 Post by sunflower » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:25 am

Have fun and enjoy the 10:30 am "lunch"!!!

And just think, as frustrating as the day can be as people are picked out of the green room...they could sit downstairs under the stage forever. You are better off waiting in the green room with the soda, cookies and bathroom. You are. You will get on the show, that is for sure, and it's not worth stressing over the order. People in my green room were all worked up (including me) and it wasn't at all worth it.

Relax, have fun, enjoy it and come home with lots of money!! :)
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#15 Post by elwoodblues » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:27 am

Good luck, Jay. Bring home the big check.
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#16 Post by mrkelley23 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:29 am

Live in the moment, man.

Take lots of pictures.

Then take a lot of moolah.
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#17 Post by Hotseat Or Bust! » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:33 am

Best of luck Frogman!! Have fun!!
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#18 Post by gsn309 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:33 am

Good luck Frogman!!

(from one Tribe mem. to another!!) :lol:
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#19 Post by bondguy007 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:40 am

Best of luck, man. Have a blast!
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#20 Post by Boiling Mad Frog » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:45 am

Here's to hoping you know the difference between a Hot Seat and a hot pot.
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#21 Post by mellytu74 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:10 am

go, Jay! Go, Jay!
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#22 Post by mom2five » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:15 am

Best of luck to you, Frogman!

Take home the million!

Whoo!
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#23 Post by Bob78164 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:45 am

frogman042 wrote:and an addition to that I leave today for the Big Apple and my shot in the Hot Seat.

Last night I had the best send-off I could imagine - I got to play trivia with TheConfessor and Hermillion here in Austin - wow - talk about a powerhouse table - it was really an honor to have been able to be with them! I've posted some photo's of the evening here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11155423@N ... 327478084/

If anyone is in NYC over the next few days, I can't guarentee we can get together but if you PM me, I can see if the schedules work out.

Finally, whatever happens in the Hot Seat - I want to thank everyone for the great advice, words of encourgement and support - I feel I'm already a winner by getting a chance to interact and even meet with so many heavy hitters of the trivia world. To play with some of the best players and to have a Kevin Bacon Trivia number of 1 through them to virtually every other trivia champ is just too cool.

I'll probably have only very limitted internet access from this afternoon until after Friday, but I'll poke my nose in the bored if I get the chance and will probably be able to post some info about the experience (sans results) sometime next week.

---Jay (Two infinity and beyond!!!!)
Good luck, and above all else, have a great time! --Bob
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#24 Post by secondchance » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:46 am

Go for it , Jay! You know you can DO IT!!! :D
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#25 Post by Beebs52 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:56 am

The best of luck Frogman! Beat their butts!
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