Okay, we've moved!

Since I lost my job a couple of weeks ago, I decided I'd do something constructive with that time, and the product of that toil is DSO Media, the new blogspace, record label and all-around attempt to expand the proverbial brand.

Before trivia, I used to spend my creative efforts putting out records and the like, and I really want to get back to that, both with my own projects and with others (where possible or convenient). So there's that. I also suspect that there will be more trivia-themed recordings, as well as other things that fit more cleanly into the way things are going to be done moving forward.

We can actually do podcasts now, as well as maybe the occasional online audio round or whatever else comes to mind. And the increased functionality of the new site means you can subscribe to RSS feeds in any combination, from any category, that you wish. I'm excited about this stuff, anyways.

Anyway, this space is going to fade away a little bit, so move your pointers over to

TriviaNYC.net

Okay. Finally, An Update On Dempsey's (& more)

So we had a kind of impromptu dry run last Wednesday (thanks to everyone who came by and played), and despite a few glitches, I think it went pretty well. They've really made the place a lot nicer, and though we'll not be able to split the place in two liike we used to anymore, I think it'll be a good thing anyway. What the hell, optimism is free.

I've been spending the last five days working on setting up a more permanent blogspace than this one, and I'm very close to being finished. It'll go live by tomorrow (I hope I hope I hope), and at that point I'll point you-all over that way. It's going to have a lot of things that this space just doesn't. Like a working podcast feed, extra audio rounds and regular questions, video and audio feeds, and um, me posting more regularly. It's just a wacky new thing I'm trying.

Good News, And A Sign Of Life

Hi.

I just spent a month crossing the country before getting fired from my job last week, and suddenly I'm getting all geeked up about starting up with our DSO night again. Some things:

1. We looked at some other places to run it in case Dempsey's doesn't work, and we found a couple of places that were quite interested. If we get a confirmation or any further developments come up, I'll let youse know.

2. I've heard from a couple of different sources that Dempsey's itself has actually opened. (I'm skeptical of this, given the state it was in last week, but unless they've just set up milk crates and have bus tubs full of ice and MGD or something, then this is a very good sign.) If they managed to convert a miracle and the place is inhabitable and has a working PA system again, then we're officially on for Wednesday, September 5, and unofficially on for next week (I'll bring some old trivia rounds and we'll have a check-the-new-digs-out party.

Details on both of these as they progress. Until then, I'm hitting temp ag3encies and trying to get my sense of discipline back after a month of sitting on planes and wallowing in the self-pity of having been fired. That kind of thing really takes a toll on you.

Details to follow.