Article of the Week - Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs
Sold Pixar to The Walt Disney Company
for $7.4 billion in 2006

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs was co-founder and previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney.

In 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group (later renamed Pixar) from Lucasfilm's computer graphics division for the price of $10 million, $5 million of which was given to the company as capital.

The new company, which was originally based at Lucasfilm's Kerner Studios in San Rafael, California, but has since relocated to Emeryville, was initially intended to be a high-end graphics hardware developer. After years of unprofitability selling the Pixar Image Computer, it contracted with Disney to produce a number of computer-animated feature films that Disney would co-finance and distribute.

On January 24, 2006, Jobs and Iger announced that Disney had agreed to purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. When the deal closed, Jobs became The Walt Disney Company's largest single shareholder with approximately seven percent of the company's stock.

In the late 1970s, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak engineered one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. Jobs directed its aesthetic design and marketing along with A.C. "Mike" Markkula, Jr. and others.

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Final Quiz of 2011. Returns January 3rd!

It was the final quiz of 2011 at Bootz Saloon on Tuesday night as the bar takes a break from trivia next week and returns on January 3rd 2012.

And Better late than Pregnant took honors as the final winners of the year...

While Bootz "R" Walkin rolled in the runners-up spot.

He also had a birthday to celebrate so Quizmistress Naomi jumped in for his pic.

And finally the best team name accolade went to regulars Jeff & Laura the Prancin' Dancers...

Quiz night returns in January! Merry Quizmas to all!

Until next time Oak Creek, drink while you think...

Tuesday December 20th, 2011 scores:

1. 38 Better late than Pregnant
2. 32 Bootz 'R' Walkin
3. 23 Han John K
4. 22 URICK
5. 16 Jeff & Laura the Prancin' Dancers
6. 09 Boot Scootin Boccery Yeehaawww

Article of the Week - Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor
Doing so on his radio show in 1934,
he was the first person to introduce
the song "Santa Claus is Coming to
Town" to the general public.

Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, singer,actor and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five daughters.

His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname, "Banjo Eyes". In 1933, the artist Frederick J. Garner caricatured Cantor with large round eyes resembling the drum-like pot of a banjo. Cantor's eyes became his trademark, often exaggerated in illustrations, and leading to his appearance on Broadway in the musical Banjo Eyes (1941).

His charity and humanitarian work was extensive, and he is credited with coining the phrase and helping to develop The March of Dimes.

Indicative of his effect on the mass audience, he agreed in November 1934 to introduce a new song by the songwriters J. Fred Cootsand Haven Gillespie that other well-known artists had rejected as being "silly" and "childish." The song, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", immediately had orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day. It sold 400,000 copies by Christmas of that year.

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Mike Hunt. He's here somewhere!

Another entertaining night at Bootz Saloon saw Naomi return to host trivia night. And it was exciting stuff in the end as, following a wager bonus round, two teams tied on top with 48 from 60 points.

Ultimately The Fuzzy Jakes - with Herpes won the night top prize in the tie breaker...

That meant Have you seen Mike Hunt?, who were having way too much fun with their team name - would settle for second place...

And following a reading mishap from the Quizmistress team ITSME got the best team name accolade, although they weren't quite as fond of having a team photo...

And the show rolls on next week!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Tuesday December 13th, 2011 scores:

1. 48 The Fuzzy Jakes - with Herpes
2. 48 Have you seen Mike Hunt?
3. 38 "It's too easy!"
4. 33 ITSME
5. 32 Le Asian and Big White
6. 18 Team Nameless