a night on the road often involves sitting in the dingy hotel/nearby bar, making small talk, receiving free or discounted beer, and playing the bar trivia game.

this is the trivia game, many have it, that features photo hunt and a wheel of fortune type knockoff and things like that.

anyway, the way these work is that you bet a percentage of your points (1/4, 1/2, all) and work to get 3 million points, which is the minimum required for bonus round qualification. categories include general, food and drink, entertainment, music, sports, and perhaps one other.

being that we work in sports, we often think that we should answer sports. but when it comes down to it, i think i know more music trivia than sports trivia at this point in my life. or perhaps, there's just less trivia-game worthy music trivia to know.

anyway, i got as hot as i've ever gotten in music trivia last night. and the net result was 45 million points. "...this grunge band had hits with rooster..." and i didn't need to read anymore. "...this country artists american recordings was his first..." and i scream johnny cash.

it was incredible. absolutly unreal. ass whoopin-riffic.

and so was the highlight of my july 4 weekend. lovely beloit indeed.