1) According to various interwebz news reports, KOB-TV news anchor Tom Joles and longtime local investigative reporter Stuart Dyson nearly came to blows during a “heated discussion” at the station’s studios earlier this week. Which of these journalists was in a legendary Albuquerque rocanrol band as a young man? And what was that band’s name?a) Tom Joles, in Young Black Sabbath Teenagersb) Stuart Dyson, in Gutter Leavesc) Both were members of Big Damn Crazy Weight.d) Neither of these squares ever rocked out … even once. 2) How many Albuquerque Public Schools students did not meet the district’s new immunization policy and so did not attend class this week?a) 7b) Less than 50c) More than 250d) About 750 3) Sports fans in our humble burg were in for some good news when it was recently announced that a new professional sports team would soon play here. Called the Duke City Gladiators, this team will engage in a sporting ritual known as ___________________.a) Cricketb) Gladiatorial combatc) Curlingd) Indoor football 4) One of the redevelopment proposals aimed at restoring Nob Hill’s De Anza Motor Lodge to its former glory calls for the property to be rebuilt as a ____________________.a) Homeless encampmentb) Combination methamphetamine lab and car washc) Boutique hoteld) Spaceport 5) Late last week two Mormon missionaries working in Albuquerque were allegedly ________________ by a man named Erwin Smith, who they met earlier that day at a Northeast Heights bus stop.a) Held hostageb) Taken to the race track to gamble away their bicyclesc) Forced to consume Coca-Colad) Converted to a religion that features spaghetti worship.
Crib Notes: Feb. 26, 2015
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Robert Maestas
