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Welcome to the Euchre Club of Chicago weekly newsletter -- a collection of
event information, club news, gossip, advice, and things that amuse us from the
Internets. And there's no truth to the rumor that we were thrown out of the mosh
pit at Lollapalooza.
If you have ideas, gossip to divulge, humorous thoughts, abject praise,
rampant criticism, ideas to improve the club, or you're just kinda lonely and
want to talk, send a note to euchrechicago@yahoo.com.
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Picture Tells A Story ... |
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... and now
the story of the ECC Anniversary Tournament at Sea is even better. Thanks to our
shutter-happy members, we now have even more pictures of last month's cruise for
your viewing pleasure.
Relive the
excitement by going to our
website, and clicking on "photos" to see the link to the Anniversary Party
pics.
Of course,
you also can use the website to check your average, look ahead at special events
in the club, and read previous editions of this newsletter.
And if you
took pictures on the cruise, we'd love to see them, and share them with
everyone. Send them to us in an email at euchrechicago@yahoo.com or bring them
on a CD Rom to any play venue. We promise not to upload the ones that make your
butt look big.
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| BREAKING
NEWS: Market Days |
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The last
thing the ECC wants to do is make you choose between playing euchre and watching
Jennifer Holliday on stage at Northalsted Market Days.
As a
result, there will be NO PLAY at Charlie's this coming Sunday, August
10th.
Play will occur as scheduled at Big Chicks on Saturday the 9th, however.
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| This
Week's Weather: Lucent |
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This week's
weather provided by the meteorologists at WFLD-TV
Fox Chicago.
TUESDAY 86 / 69 Partly Cloudy
WEDNESDAY 84 / 65 Partly
Cloudy
THURSDAY 82 / 65 Cloudy
FRIDAY 82 / 63
Sunny
SATURDAY 80 / 61 Sunny
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| Variation Night: I Got Six |
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In our ongoing attempt to keep making game play interesting for ECC members,
our next Variation Night is Sunday, August 17th at Charlie's.
It'll be an encore of a favorite from last year, the Six- Game Variation.
Players will play six games of euchre (instead of the usual five), and drop
their lowest score. That's right, no need to worry about that Festering you got
in game 4!
And as a reminder: No, your scores from variation night do not count in your
overall average. There's been some flip- flopping on this for the past few
years, but we've put our foot (feet?) down.
If you have any other questions, please ask Sunday director Geoff Dankert.
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| Dates to
Remember |
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Sunday,
August 10: NO PLAY at Charlie's
Friday, August 15: Beginning of
Bicycle Grand Prix Of Euchre, Doubletree Hotel Oak Brook (details
below)
Sunday, August 17: Variation night: I Got Six (see
above)
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| The
World Series Of Euchre |
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Sick of
those endless poker shows on TV? Wondering why no one's come up with the "World
Series Of Euchre?" Well, guess what? Someone has. And it's coming to Chicago's
suburbs!
The Bicycle
Grand Prix World Series of Card Games is holding an open tournament at the
Doubletree Hotel in Oak Brook on the weekend of August 15th. It's expected to
attract players from across the country.
Registration
costs $99 per person, and the website promises $10,000 in guaranteed cash
prizes. That could buy you a whole bunch of pitchers.
For more
information or to register, click
here. Let's show 'em how we play!
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| Overheard At Euchre |
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"Would
you care to milk me?" - ECC member Andy Ulman. He makes more friends with
that line, honestly ...
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| Congratulations! |
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Congratulations to the following winners!
Tuesday, July 29th: -- Reggie Owens with a 55!
Wednesday, July
30th: -- Michael Meadows with a 55!
Saturday, August 2nd: -- Paul
Zehren with a 54!
Sunday, August 3rd: -- Phil Forbes with a 51!
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| Ask
Hoyle |
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Dear Hoyle --
At a table I was watching recently, one of the players
decided to go alone, and while he didn't say "I'm going alone," he started to
push the down pile across the table. However, before he could finish the push,
the player to his left played his first card. Does the loner play out, or do all
four participants play the hand? - 4 In The Hand
Dear Four:
Under the standard rules of card play, the hand commences as
soon as the player to dealer's left lays down his/her first card. If a loner has
been declared prior to that, then the loner plays. But it's not "legal" to
declare a loner AFTER that first card goes down.
That's why it's critical that you announce your loner intentions clearly to
the table BEFORE the hand is played, without relying on non-verbal cues such as
pushing the down pile. As always, your sexy venue directors are on hand to
adjudicate any disputes, but let's remember that what brings us together is a
friendly card game, and a little direct communication can help keep it that way.
If you have a question about Euchre strategy, ECC club rules,
relationships or just life in general, send an e-mail to resident
expert Hoyle at euchrechicago@yahoo.com. We promise
all e- mails are anonymous.
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PR
Recap: Threads And The City
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ECC
member Geoff Dankert already misses Wesley on Project Runway:
After
the model pick, Heidi sends the designers home to wait for Tim Gunn to take them
out for a "night on the town." Jerell hopes they're going to a nice restaurant,
while Rocker Stella thinks it'll be one of Tim's favorite clubs. Evidently, none
of them has seen the show before, so they're all stunned when Tim herds them
onto a double-decker sightseeing bus.
They're
to snap pictures of New York at night and fashion an evening look inspired by
one of the photographs. Back at the workroom, Tim is worried by the
can-can-esque ruffles on the front of Emily's dress, but she's not listening.
Leathery Blayne tries to teach Tim street "lingo," and hearing Tim say "Holla at
yer boy!" makes me die a little inside.
Judgment, and oh my God, the guest judge is Sandra Bernhard! Quick, what
do Joe Dennis and I have in common with Sandra Bernhard? (Answer later) Terri
Who Looks Like Donna Summer In A Good Way turns out an amazing street look, but
Kenley wins with a colorful fitted dress with asymmetrical skirt.
Jesus,
Nina looks fantastic.
When
Miss Kors calls Hunky Keith's wet-magazine- inspired frock "toilet paper caught
in a windstorm," I worry that another cute gay guy's about to bounce. But no,
Emily pays the price for not listening to Tim Gunn. She and her ZZ Top earrings
are auf'ed.
Next
time: Fabric theft! Gay-bashing! Blayne's never heard of "Sgt. Pepper!"
(Answer: yes, we're all from Flint. Holla!)
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