Our 2013 Best Hosts of the Year

Hello Everyone,

It's time to reflect over the past 12 months.  Trivia has played a very important part in my life this year.  It's been one of the highlights of each week.  I've missed a few times playing due to either work, travel or overlapping duties.  However I think it's important to let each and every one of you know that I've loved meeting the new people and getting to know each of you.  I haven't gotten to keep this blog in order like I wanted.  Yet I keep working on it as I can.  Well that's enough about me and this blog, on with the real story here!

Our team has played in many locations this year and with several different hosts.  This current report is only on the Hosts of Brain Blast Trivia.  We have played with some other hosts from different companies and loved them as well.  So let me get right to the point here.  We enjoy all the hosts and the way they conduct the games.  However for our personalities and enjoyment of the game, we decided that Steve & Summer are Amazing at hosting and keeping the cheaters out of the game.  They are friendly to everyone and always there early.  Now I didn't mention there last names because not everyone wants their full names plastered all over the internet.  However if you want to go and check them out for yourselves, just drive on over to Las Trojas on HWY 53 on Tuesday nights.  You will find them with smiles on and supplies ready to go!



For those of you who don't know, this is Steve.  He is a Boston Red Sox fan.  Loved his last trip to Vegas, we know this by the smile he brought back with him and that there are very few pictures.  Except for the ones on the security cameras that can't be shown...LOL.

He enjoys smoking Rocky Patel or Melanio to relax.  I'm sure the drinks help as well :)

His greatest treasure is his son whom he spends a great deal of time with and always has the biggest smile when he talks about him.

I learned a lot about Steve when I ask him to answer 21 simple questions.  Half of them are silly trick type questions, the others were the important ones and also surprised me on a few of his answers.

At the end of this blog you will find his answers to the 21 questions. 

Now let me introduce you to Summer.
She is quite most of the time. Loves Hot Chocolate, Kayaking, playing trivia and watching Big Bang Theory. Oh and let's not forget Music!

 I'm going to have to ask her in person if she plays the guitar or not, can't seem to work that one out on my own.  Yeah, I'll just ask when I see her :)

She had "smurf" skates when she was a little girl. 

Summer's birthday is 1 day different than my own (except she is several years younger).




This was her 1st car....How Awesome is that?  I'm not sure what year she got it and the story, maybe she will share that sometime.

"Interesting fact #153 - I went to a christian high school. 93-94' we had an off-site school sponsored event and the entire group of us sang along to this song at the top of our lungs while a couple of guys played guitars. The teachers stood around and watched. I always wondered what they were thinking. Can't believe they didn't stop us. haha"



Here is one of her favorite Soul Coughing songs. Janine

 Steve chose to celebrate his Birthday with the whole crew of Las Trojas and all the trivia teams.  Now that is some dedication for sure.  As you can see from the picture, he was having a Blast!  I've been expecting to see him with a Texas Cowboy hat on soon.

I'm going to sign off with the 21 questions that I sent our Hosts of the year.  I loved reading some of the replies and chose the number 21 because of the game.  Thanks for joining us this year and see you all soon!

What's the #1 most played song on your iPod? The Tequila song that I always play as an intro at Trivia is the #1 song...however, I listen to a wide variety of music...when I'm at work, I usually have Beethoven playing since it helps me channel and focus in my writing.

20 pigeons sat on the branches of a tree. A man shot 1 pigeon with his gun. How many were left on the tree? Instantly, there were none, as the shot pigeon fell to the ground and the 19 others lifted in panicked awareness...however, as with most chaotic events, time eroded the negative memory and 21 pigeons eventually returned.

Where were you raised, and how has that influenced the person you are today?

I am a member of a military family.  Lived in Germany til I was 7 then moved back to the Massachusetts where we lived til I was 13, when we moved to San Antonio, Texas.  My father was originally from Boston, so this was very much "home" for me, even after we moved to San Antonio.  After I graduated high school in San Antonio I eventually entered the military myself.  Once I got out of the military, I moved a lot while working in the restaurant industry.  As a whole, the fact that I have lived all over the country has given me a sense of awareness of people and cultures.  I have come to appreciate with great passion how similar everyone is, yet how uniquely different we all are at the same time.  I can call anywhere home pretty quickly, and feel I am extremely flexible and adaptive to many different environments due to my experiences.

 Where do fish keep their money?

In their Eel Skin Wallets of course. This was a good answer, I was looking for RiverBank

If you could do anything at all with your life (money & responsibilities are no issue), what would you do? I would move deep into the mountains and chronicle life as a modern day frontiersman.  I believe we have lost a lot of "knowledge" in basic existence and are far too dependent on "modern day conveniences.

Which is heavier a ton of gold or a ton of silver?

Yes

What is your favorite board game?

I have always and still do love to play Monopoly...that game captures the pure essence of a free market society

How many time can you subtract 10 from 100?

ummmmm....perhaps the better question is how many times can you NOT? Only 1 time, the next time it will be from 90

Aside from food, water and shelter, what one thing could you NOT go a day without?   

The love of my son

Adam's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?

Hopefully it is Adam, otherwise Adam has more serious issues than any of us may be aware.

What would you name the Autobiography of your life?

The Uniforms of My Life

If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

As usual, always chasing the person in the first place (now I'd be in 2nd place)
If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

tough question to answer....um, I seem to be centralizing on the concept of being Jay Gatsby from the Great Gatsby...even though, he was in the end a bit deplorable, his perseverance and willingness to succeed at any cost for the pure sake of gaining the love of a woman is uniquely admirable.


It goes in dry, it comes out wet, the longer it's in the stronger it gets. What is it?

Must be a tea-bag.

What songs are included on the soundtrack of your life?

Most definitely the entire album Ten by Pearl Jam, Stay by Lisa Loeb, Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, Ode to Joy by Beethoven, Pachelbel Canon in D, Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner, and topped off with a little Justin Timberlake

What's black when you get it, red when you use it, and white when you're all through with it?
Charcoal

What is your favorite food?
Having been in the food and wine forever, this is a very tough question to answer, however...at the end of the day...I am always seeking the perfect mac and cheese

What goes up but never comes down?

a persons age

You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

this was tough....but I think the answer is Corn on the Cob

What travels around the world but stays in one spot?

Both the sun and the moon.  A stamp

What game has 21 questions, lasts just over an hour and is fun for all ages?

and don't forget free to play.....of course....none other than the Best Trivia in town...Brain Blast Trivia

Looking forward to 2014 with some friendly competition and great hosts.