This September, we're not quite ready to say goodbye to summer! Join us on the lawn at 4250 N. Paulina. We’re bringing the jams — inviting some of our favorite (and future fave) guest musicians to mix things up. You bring the jelles — stories of looking for greener grass, coveting your neighbor’s ass, and other times you got a little bit jealous. Read more about it from Vince:
I am in this super challenging, invitation-only trivia league. (HMU if you want a referral, nerds!) I was on Indianapolis’ The Brain Game TV show in high school, and I love some hard, Trivial Pursuit-style general knowledge questions.
But here’s the thing. It turns out, at this level, I am not that good.
There are 5 divisions you can be in in this league: A, B, C, D, and E - best to worst. I’m a D. Every once in a while I’ll work my way up to C for a couple seasons before getting knocked down. Once I fell down to E (and I #$%&ing crushed those losers!) But mostly I hang out right in the middle of D (BYO middle school joke.)
And for several seasons it made me miserable. I mean, the goal of a game is to win. And this season I went 11-12-2. In D. It’s not like I’m ever going to make it to A. Or even B. I’m never going to be the best. So why bother?
Unless...maybe...there are other reasons to play? Or to do anything...than just being the best?
All month at Gilead we’re telling stories of being jelly. Of the people who are smarter, faster, or cooler than you (me). Of the person you once were or the person you could’ve been. And this week: the spirituality of losing. Who could I be if I stopped trying to be the best? What could I do, if I didn’t need to win?
Let’s talk about it, you over-achievers. Sundays 5pm.
