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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 Dave Judy even reads the
weekly newsletter.
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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Daylight Savings Time - In ONE Week |
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Starting THIS Sunday, the start time at Charlie's
moves to 6:00pm! Daylight savings time begins at
2:00am on Sunday, March 9, so enjoy your extra hour
of daylight, and if the light hurts your eyes, you
can always come to Charlie's early to learn how to
play Bridge.
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Things That Amuse Us from the Internet |
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If you've ever looked at a Jackson Pollock painting
and wondered "Why didn't I think of that first?",
well, it's because you were born about 60 years too
late. BUT, thanks to a new website, you can find
your inner artist and create your very own Pollock
masterpieces.
Visit
jacksonpollock.org to create virtual works of
art that you can even print out for posterity. Your
refrigerator will never look so good.
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This Week's Weather: Fickle |
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This week's weather provided by the meteorologists
at
WFLD-TV Fox Chicago.
TUESDAY 34 / 21 Snow
WEDNESDAY 33 / 20 Snow
THURSDAY 30 / 19 Cloudy
FRIDAY 35 / 16 Sunny
SATURDAY 42 / 22 Sunny
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Tournament of Champions III |
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The third-ever Tournament of Champions will be
Sunday, April 13 at Charlie's. Sign-up begins at
noon and play begins shortly thereafter. There's no
charge to play, and there will be plenty of food to
go around (and feel free to bring your own to
share!).
At the Tournament of Champions, you won't need a
partner, but you'll be "seeded" based on your club
average that morning. If you're wondering where you
stack up right now, check out the club's website at
euchrechicago.org and click the "member scores"
link (oh, and click those Google Ads too!).
If you have any questions about the tournament,
see Sunday director Geoff Dankert. If you want to
sign up you can add your name to the list at any
play venue, or send us an email at
euchrechicago@yahoo.com.
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Dates to Remember |
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Sun, Mar 9 - Daylight Savings Time begins,
play at Charlie's moves to 6:00pm
March 12 - 16 - Spring Break!
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 - ???
Wed. Feb 27 - Kevin Jackson with a 53!
Sat. Feb 23 - Geoff Dankert with a 50!
Sun. Feb 24 - Paul Sullenger with a 56!
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The Internet is for Porn |
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Crazy Phil is at it again! If you'd like to see
one of the funniest musicals ever to grace the
Broadway stage -- at a serious discount(!), send an
email to Phil Forbes, who has tickets for the May 31
performance ranging from $18 to $61.
Avenue Q, if you don't know, is best described as
Sesame Street meets South Park. Imagine plenty of
gay subtext, puppets (and puppet sex), and songs
ranging from "The Internet is for Porn," and
"Everyone's a Little Bit Racist." Oh, and Gary
Coleman's in it too -- how can you resist!?!
For more information on the show, check out the
show's website by
clicking here, and if you'd like to reserve
tickets, see Phil at cards, or send him an email at
pforbes@marcrealty.com. Hurry -- tickets won't
last long!
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Overheard at Euchre |
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"Inch by inch can be fun!"/i> - Alex Irizarry.
Ask him yourself what it means.
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Ask Hoyle |
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Dear Hoyle,
Why isn't there a Channel One on television??
- Boy Becomes Curious
Dear BBC:
There used to be. Long before people Loved Lucy and
spoke with a horse named "Mr. Ed," there was indeed
a Channel One on your (great) grandparent's
television. Channel One was primarily reserved for
low-power, community stations serving a handful of
people. In 1948, however, the FCC decided to
reassign Channel One's frequency to mobile radio
operators. Instead of renumbering everyone's TV
sets, they just got rid of Channel One. Sort of like
"b" batteries.
And just think . . . 60 years later and we have
more than 500 channels to pick from -- and still
there's nothing on.
-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 this week's edition
of the gayest show on television, "Project Runway."
It's the final challenge: 12 looks and 5 months to
make them work. For Rami The Hotness and Big Chris,
one intermediate challenge: submitting their three
best looks to determine who joins Spiky Christian
and Jillian at Fashion Week.
That Saturn Astra must be some kind of time
machine, because suddenly it's three and a half
months later and Downtown Tim Gunn is driving one
through Manhattan to check up on our designers. He
double- parks while visiting Spiky's House of
What-the-Hell (feathered pants? huge neckpiece?)
before heading to Jillian's Land Of 1,000 Jackets.
(Time out: Heather Locklear AND Eva Longoria Parker
in THE SAME L'Oreal commercial? Awesome!) Tim then
drives the Magic Astra to Rami's place in LA. I'm
almost too busy imagining a Tim Gunn cross-country
road trip, and what he must look like at a Nebraska
truck stop at 3 AM, to focus on Rami's Joan of
Arc-inspired collection, with 30% less draping.
We're then at Chris' place - and dear God, what has
he done? Human hair as trim? "My gag reflex is
kicking in," says Tim, for the first time since
Studio 54 closed.
Everyone returns for Fashion Week Eve; smiles and
drinks all around before the mad dash to Rami and
Chris' walk-off. Nina cannot stop talking about how
dark their looks are. Ultimately, the judges reward
Rami's variety over Chris' shaggy gothiness. Chris
is auf'ed, again. Next time: Fashion Week! Spiky
freaks! Posh Spice! Can you stand it?
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