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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're being courted to be
John McCain's running mate.
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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Spring Break! |
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You may notice fewer people at Euchre over the next
week. That's because a bunch of us are heading to
warmer climes this week at the first ever ECC Spring
Break!
And no, there will be no blogging (live or
otherwise) of this event.
But there might be pictures.
Maybe.
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Spend Easter with your Real Family |
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In case you're wondering, there will indeed be cards
on Easter Sunday, March 23. As is tradition, we'll
now make our annual Easter joke: Be sure to check
out Sunday Director Geoff Dankert's basket.
Come dressed as a giant bunny and play for free. And
wearing a rabbit fur coat doesn't count.
And one more reminder that playtime at Charlie's
has officially changed to 6pm.
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This Week's Weather: Astucious |
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This week's weather provided by the meteorologists
at
WFLD-TV Fox Chicago.
TUESDAY 78 / 66 Thundershowers
WEDNESDAY 79 / 66 Partly Sunny
THURSDAY 79 / 70 Partly Sunny
FRIDAY 82 / 70 Sunny
SATURDAY 84 / 70 Sunny
SUNDAY 84 / 70 Sunny
Obviously this is Fort Lauderdale's weather.
We'll sum up this week's Chicago weather for you in
one word: Craptacular. Enjoy!
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Dates to Remember |
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March 12 - 16 - Spring Break!
Sun, Mar 23 - Easter Sunday -- yes there's
cards! Sun, Apr 13 - Tournament of Champs III
Wed, Apr 16 - Next Variation Night
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Congratulations to All! |
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Congratulations to the following winners!
Tue. Feb 26 - Randy Reeves with a 53!
Tue. Mar 4 - Jason Buskel with a 50!
Wed. Mar 5 - Eric Hodel with a 55!
Sat. Mar 8 - Baily Hughes with a 49.
Sun. Mar 9 - Steve Rosemurgy with a 52!
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Overheard at Euchre |
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"After the third time I told him to use some
lube!" - Fester Hugunine. He was actually
talking about Euchre -- but you'll have to figure
the connection out yourself.
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Ask Hoyle |
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Dear Hoyle,
Is there a strategy for three-handed? -
Hates Three Handed
Dear Hater:
You may be surprised to know that there really is a
strategy for three handed -- two of them, actually.
I'm not saying they always work, and you may find
yourself playing at the three-handed table more
often than you'd like (think of it as a strength-
building exercise).
Strategy one: do nothing. Your opponents will
call trump a lot, and your opponents will get
Euchred a lot. You can sit back, enjoy your
beverage, and watch your points add up.
The passive approach doesn't work for everyone,
so the second strategy is to tread lightly. Two
handed- style aggression (calling it up every time)
will get you into trouble in three handed. When's a
good time to call trump? When you have at least two
in your hand (and you pray for a third in the
blind). If you're the dealer and everyone else at
the table has passed, then no matter what's in your
hand, pick up the up- card and pick up the kitty. If
your opponents don't have trump, and your hand is
trump-less, then they must all be buried and in the
kitty -- so you'll only make your hand better.
There's no shame in getting set at three-handed,
and some people even like a little three- way action
from time to time.
-Hoyle
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, and the answers may just
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Project Runway Recap
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ECC member Geoff Dankert recaps the final week of
the gayest show on television, "Project Runway."
We're three days before the PR Fashion Week show,
and Spiky Christian is humble? "It kind of does
matter what Rami and Jillian think about my work"
says someone with square glasses and jacked-up hair
who looks like Spiky but can't possibly be. Tim
tours the workroom, proclaims a new Jillian
stripy-sweater look "incongruous," and worries that
Spiky's collection is over-designed.
In the middle of hair, makeup and general
garment-fiddling, Jillian has a crisis: it seems her
inexperience at model casting led her to pick a
bunch of women of different heights and body types.
Evidently, that's a bad thing. "Can you focus on the
positive right now?" asks Rami, who evidently is
still here. "No," says Jillian.
After a final group hug from Tim, it's showtime!
And there's Posh! And stars of about a half-dozen
Bravo reality shows! And Christian's models are
late! No, here they are. Oh, the collections?
Jillian's is really beautiful, and her jackets are
(duh) amazing. Rami's is well constructed, and
draped for days, but his colors are a little wonky.
Spiky's is drama, drama, drama: big hats, big
neckpieces, and a feather dress that knocks me OUT.
(Ron hates, it, btw)
Judgment, and Spiky wins. La Posh calls his line
"majah" and says she'd be honored to wear anything
of his. This does not sit well with Jillian, who in
her exit interview derides her orange suit and
matching footwear. Ouch.
And our final Project Runway-related item of the
season, this week's Things that Amuse Us from the
Internets. It's SNL's look at Project Runway, and in
a word, it's Tranny-Fierce (okay, two words).
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