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		<title>Trivial Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just finished a wonderful cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii and back. Trivia games were played every day and were well attended. It goes to show you that elderly people have fun too. Let&#8217;s try some of Princess Cruise Lines’ questions. I am sure there is no licensing problem. What is the only word in ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just finished a wonderful cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii and back. Trivia games were played every day and were well attended. It goes to show you that elderly people have fun too. Let&#8217;s try some of Princess Cruise Lines’ questions. I am sure there is no licensing problem.</p>
<ol>
<li>What is the only word in the English language that ends with the letters &#8220;mt&#8221;?</li>
<li>Where were the 1936 Summer Olympics played?</li>
<li>Hitler coined his oppressive society as the Third Reich. What was the First Reich?</li>
<li>In what movie did Paul Newman play &#8220;Fast Eddie Felson&#8221; and win an Oscar for doing so?</li>
<li>Cher sang a song devoted to &#8220;Gypsies, Tramps and who?</li>
<li>What two countries fought in the 1600s in the &#8220;Bishop&#8217;s War?&#8221;</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>April Answers</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Alvin Dark</li>
<li>Buddy Ebse</li>
<li>Jose Feliciano</li>
<li>Jack Kemp</li>
<li>Edie Hart</li>
<li>Fibber McGee and Molly</li>
</ol>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate for The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez! Entries must be received by May 20, 2012. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <a href="mailto:info@aliveeastbay.com">info@aliveeastbay.com</a>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 3200 A Danville Blvd., Ste. 204, Alamo, CA 94507.<br />
<em>Employees and family members of employees of ALIVE East Bay are not eligible. Restaurant may be changed without notice.</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The umpteenth annual Kings X Trivia Tournament will be held at WPLJ in Walnut Creek on Sunday April 29, 2012 at noon. The tournament was first held at the historic Kings X restaurant in Oakland in 1978. The moderator will be a local Trivia superstar, Rich Berkery. Come down and watch, or, if you would like ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The umpteenth annual Kings X Trivia Tournament will be held at WPLJ in Walnut Creek on Sunday April 29, 2012 at noon. The tournament was first held at the historic Kings X restaurant in Oakland in 1978. The moderator will be a local Trivia superstar, Rich Berkery. Come down and watch, or, if you would like to join a team, contact me through ALIVE.</p>
<ol>
<li>Who played for the NY Giants in the &#8217;51 World Series, managed the SF Giants in the &#8217;62 World Series and managed the A&#8217;s in the &#8217;74 World Series?</li>
<li>Who played Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s husband in &#8220;Breakfast at Tiffanys&#8221;?</li>
<li>Who played a controversial version of the &#8220;Star Spangled Banner&#8221; in the &#8217;68 World Series?</li>
<li>Who was Bob Dole&#8217;s Republican VP running mate in 1996?</li>
<li>What was the name of Peter Gunn&#8217;s girl friend, played by Lola Albright, on the old TV show?</li>
<li>Every time he opened the closet door on the old radio show, mountains of junk would pour out. What was the name of the show?</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>March Answers:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Robert DeNiro</li>
<li>Ralph Houk</li>
<li>Dan Reeves</li>
<li>Lonard Bernstein</li>
<li>Sully Sullenberger</li>
<li>Grand Central Station</li>
</ol>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez!<br />
Entries must be received by April 20, 2012. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <em>info@aliveeastbay.com</em><em>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 3200 A Danville Blvd., Ste. 204, Alamo, CA 94507. Employees and family members of employees of ALIVE East Bay are not eligible.<br />
Restaurant may be changed without notice.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was in New York City when I received our editor’s request for material. So, with a New York state of mind, I submit the following: Who was the male lead of the movie &#8220;New York, New York?&#8221; Who managed the New York Yankees following Casey Stengel in 1960? Who was the coach of the ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was in New York City when I received our editor’s request for material. So, with a New York state of mind, I submit the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>Who was the male lead of the movie &#8220;New York, New York?&#8221;</li>
<li>Who managed the New York Yankees following Casey Stengel in 1960?</li>
<li>Who was the coach of the New York Giants when they lost the Super Bowl to Baltimore in 2001?</li>
<li> Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra were sailors on leave in &#8220;On the Town.&#8221; Who wrote the music for that show?</li>
<li>Who was the pilot who landed his plane in the Hudson River?</li>
<li>A famous old radio show took its title from a famous NY destination. What was it?</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>February Answers</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>&#8220;House of Blue Lights&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;The Light that Failed&#8221;</li>
<li> &#8221;Blue Moon&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Blue velvet&#8221;</li>
<li>Blue Laws</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>FEBRUARY WINNER:</strong><br />
BOBBY YOUNG OF SAN RAMON</p>
<p><strong>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!</strong><br />
<em>The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez! Entries must be received by March 20, 2012. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <a href="mailto:info@aliveeastbay.com">info@aliveeastbay.com</a>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 3200 A Danville Blvd., Ste. 204, Alamo, CA 94507. Employees and family members of employees of ALIVE East Bay are not eligible.<br />
Restaurant may be changed without notice.<br />
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I contacted our editor, Eric, from a KMart in Scotts Valley, California. Eric accused me of characterizing this drivel as a “Blue Light Special.” I&#8217;ll show him! In the 40&#8242;s, there was a song that advertised &#8220;Fryers, broilers and Detroit Barbecued Grits. What was the name of that eating establishment? Westinghouse sponsored the ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last month, I contacted our editor, Eric, from a KMart in Scotts Valley, California. Eric accused me of characterizing this drivel as a “Blue Light Special.” I&#8217;ll show him!</p>
<ol>
<li>In the 40&#8242;s, there was a song that advertised &#8220;Fryers, broilers and Detroit Barbecued Grits. What was the name of that eating establishment?</li>
<li>Westinghouse sponsored the TV show &#8220;Studio One&#8221; in the 50&#8242;s. They refused to air a Kipling classic due to the possible reflection on their product. What was the name of that Kiplng work?</li>
<li> What was Johnny Odom&#8217;s nickname as an Oakland A&#8217;s pitcher?</li>
<li> It was the weirdest movie of the late 70&#8242;s, directed by David Lynch and featuring Dennis Hopper as a hopped up Gangster. What was it?</li>
<li>What were the laws that existed in several states that did not allow alcohol to be dispensed on Sundays?</li>
<li>Speaking of Scotts Valley, who was the famous movie director who owned a house there that overlooked Monterey Bay?</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>January Answers:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Will Ferrell in &#8220;Elf&#8221;</li>
<li> Hank Bauer</li>
<li> Bob Dylan</li>
<li> The tattooed man</li>
<li> Orson Welles</li>
<li> Arnold Johnson</li>
</ol>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez!</p>
<p>Entries must be received by Feb. 15, 2012. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <a href="mailto:info@aliveeastbay.com">info@aliveeastbay.com</a>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 3200 A Danville Blvd., Ste. 204, Alamo, CA 94507. Employees and family members of employees of ALIVE East Bay are not eligible. <em>Restaurant may be changed without notice</em>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congrats to ALIVE for starting their 7th season. Keep up the good work. In keeping with this theme we submit the following: Who was the Oscar winning actor who played the killer in an unbilled part in &#8220;Seven?&#8221; (displayed as Se7en on the marquee)? The most famous starting line in the late 30&#8242;s (they played ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congrats to <strong>ALIVE</strong> for starting their 7th season. Keep up the good work. In keeping with this theme we submit the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>Who was the Oscar winning actor who played the killer in an unbilled part in &#8220;Seven?&#8221; (displayed as Se7en on the marquee)?</li>
<li>The most famous starting line in the late 30&#8242;s (they played both offense and defense in those days) was the Fordham line of 1939. One of their players was Vince Lombardi. What were they called?</li>
<li>Colossus of Rhodes and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are members of what famous group?</li>
<li>&#8220;Seven, that&#8217;s the time we leave at seven&#8221; are lyrics from a Doris Day hit song. What is that song?</li>
<li>When do baseball fans take a stretch during a game?</li>
<li>What was the name of the misfit gunmen hired to save a Mexican town, led by Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen?</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>November Answers</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Anaheim, Azusa and Cucomonga</li>
<li>Senator Claghorn</li>
<li>Edgar Bergen</li>
<li>Hudson High</li>
<li>Cecil B. DeMille</li>
<li>The Mystic Knights of the Sea</li>
</ol>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez!<br />
Entries must be received by December 20, 2011. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <a href="mailto:info@aliveeastbay.com">info@aliveeastbay.com</a>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 3200A Danville Blvd., Suite 204, Alamo, CA 94507. Employees and family members of employees of <strong>ALIVE East Bay</strong> are not eligible.<br />
Restaurant may be changed without notice.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great column last month on old time radio. We really do hint at our age when we profess to listening to radio every night in the 40&#8242;s and 50&#8242;s. TV changed all that, but we have great memories. Jack Benny would continually enter a train station. The train announcer would announce a train leaving on ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great column last month on old time radio. We really do hint at our age when we profess to listening to radio every night in the 40&#8242;s and 50&#8242;s. TV changed all that, but we have great memories.</p>
<ol>
<li>Jack Benny would continually enter a train station. The train announcer would announce a train leaving on track 5 for which Southern California cities, which never seemed to get any passengers?</li>
<li> Fred Allen would take a weekly trip up Allen&#8217;s Alley to chat with the occupants. The first stop was always at the home of a bombastic southern politician, who was the inspiration for the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn. What was his name?</li>
<li>The most unusual star was Charlie McCarthy, a comic puppet. Can you imagine being amused by a ventriloquist that you could not see. Who was the ventriloquist?</li>
<li> Jack Armstrong was the most famous daytime adventure show. What high school did Jack attend?</li>
<li>What famous movie director hosted &#8220;Lux Radio Theater,&#8221; which dramatized movies with many of the original stars?</li>
<li>The most popular radio show of the 30&#8242;s was &#8220;Amos and Andy&gt;&#8221; What was the name of their lodge?</li>
</ol>
<p><strong><br />
October Answers</strong>:</p>
<ol>
<li> Eliot Asinof</li>
<li> Charkie Sheen</li>
<li>&#8220;Shoeless&#8221; Joe Jackson</li>
<li>Charles Comiskey</li>
<li> Kenesaw Mountain Landis</li>
<li>One (2006)</li>
</ol>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez!<br />
Entries must be received by November 20, 2011. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <a href="mailto:info@aliveeastbay.com">info@aliveeastbay.com</a>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 3200A Danville Blvd., Suite 204, Alamo, CA 94507. Employees and family members of employees of <strong>ALIVE East Bay</strong> are not eligible.<br />
Restaurant may be changed without notice.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wracking our brain is no way to beat the heat, but let&#8217;s do it anyway. Who played Johnny Cash&#8217;s father in &#8220;I Walk the Line&#8221;? Who hit the first walk-off homerun in World Series history? What musical instrument did Chico Marx play? Which US President made the first radio broadcast by a President? What lodge ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wracking our brain is no way to beat the heat, but let&#8217;s do it anyway.</p>
<ol>
<li>Who played Johnny Cash&#8217;s father in &#8220;I Walk the Line&#8221;?</li>
<li>Who hit the first walk-off homerun in World Series history?</li>
<li>What musical instrument did Chico Marx play?</li>
<li>Which US President made the first radio broadcast by a President?</li>
<li>What lodge did &#8220;Amos and Andy&#8221; of radio fame belong to?</li>
<li>What famous WWI air ace spent a week on a life raft in the Pacific Ocean during WWII?</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>August Answers</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Jerome Cowan</li>
<li>Mike Andrews</li>
<li>Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg</li>
<li>Cesar Romero</li>
<li>James Stewart</li>
<li>Elian Gonzales</li>
</ol>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez!<br />
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Restaurant may be changed without notice.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[                                                   TRIVIA   Some random posers to pass away the summer: Who played Miles Archer, Sam Spade&#8217;s murdered partner, in &#8220;The Maltese Falcon?&#8221; Who was the second baseman Charles Finley attempted to fire after he made two errors in the 1973 World Series? What songwriting team wrote &#8220;Over The Rainbow?&#8221; Who played the Joker on ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>                                                   TRIVIA<br />
 <br />
Some random posers to pass away the summer:</p>
<ol>
<li>Who played Miles Archer, Sam Spade&#8217;s murdered partner, in &#8220;The Maltese Falcon?&#8221;</li>
<li>Who was the second baseman Charles Finley attempted to fire after he made two errors in the 1973 World Series?</li>
<li>What songwriting team wrote &#8220;Over The Rainbow?&#8221;</li>
<li>Who played the Joker on the &#8220;Batman&#8221; TV series?</li>
<li>Who was the star of the radio show &#8220;Restless Gun?&#8221;</li>
<li>What was the name of the Cuban boy that had to be returned to his Cuban home under the Clinton administration?</li>
</ol>
<p>JULY ANSWERS:</p>
<ol>
<li>The chalice from the palace, the flagon with the dragon and vessel with the pestle</li>
<li>Todd Helton</li>
<li>Bob Oscar</li>
<li>Ira Gershwin lyrics, but not George Gershwin music</li>
<li>Jack Lemmon</li>
<li>Tom Lehrer</li>
</ol>
<p>JULY WINNER:<br />
SORRY, MR. NOBODY WINS AGAIN! </p>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez!<br />
Entries must be received by August 20, 2011. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <a href="mailto:info@aliveeastbay.com">info@aliveeastbay.com</a>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 199 East Linda Mesa Avenue, Suite 10, Danville, CA 94526. Employees and family members of employees of ALIVE East Bay are not eligible.<br />
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More questions from last month&#8217;s tournament. Hope you enjoy them. What were the 3 drinking cups referred to in the classic &#8220;poison pellet&#8221; routine in the Danny Kaye movie &#8220;The Court jester&#8221;? Who was Tennessee University’s quarterback prior to Peyton Manning? B.O. Plenty was a character in the Dick Tracy comic strip. What did B. ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More questions from last month&#8217;s tournament. Hope you enjoy them.</p>
<ol>
<li>What were the 3 drinking cups referred to in the classic &#8220;poison pellet&#8221; routine in the Danny Kaye movie &#8220;The Court jester&#8221;?</li>
<li>Who was Tennessee University’s quarterback prior to Peyton Manning?</li>
<li> B.O. Plenty was a character in the Dick Tracy comic strip. What did B. O. stand for?</li>
<li>What was significant about the songs &#8220;The Man That Got Away&#8221; and &#8220;My Ship&#8221;?</li>
<li>Who played John Wilkes Booth on TV in 1955 in &#8220;The Day Lincoln Was Shot?</li>
<li>Now a university professor, who was the satirist who wrote and performed &#8220;Poisoning Pigeons in the Park&#8221; in 1960&#8242;s?</li>
</ol>
<p><strong><br />
June Answers</strong></p>
<ol>
<li> &#8220;Every time they play it, I have a bad game.&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;A Bridge Too Far&#8221; Laurence Olivier, Gene Hackamn, Maximilian Schell and Anthony Hopkins</li>
<li> PG Wodehouse</li>
<li>Hugh Laurie</li>
<li> The Jot em Down Store</li>
<li> Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn</li>
</ol>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez!<br />
Entries must be received by June 20, 2011. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <a href="mailto:info@aliveeastbay.com">info@aliveeastbay.com</a>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 199 East Linda Mesa Avenue, Suite 10, Danville, CA 94526. Employees and family members of employees of ALIVE East Bay are not eligible.<br />
Restaurant may be changed without notice.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had our annual tournament at WPLJ in Walnut Creek in April. Since I did the questions, I have some I can use on you nice folks. Here are this month&#8217;s questions: When hearing the Star Spangled Banner being played before a game, why did famous baseball flake Rocky Bridges say &#8220;I hate that song&#8221;? ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had our annual tournament at WPLJ in Walnut Creek in April. Since I did the questions, I have some I can use on you nice folks.</p>
<p><strong>Here are this month&#8217;s questions:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>When hearing the Star Spangled Banner being played before a game, why did famous baseball flake Rocky Bridges say &#8220;I hate that song&#8221;?</li>
<li>What 1977 war movie included in its cast 4 actors who were recipients at one time of Best Actor Oscars and who were they?</li>
<li>Who wrote the lyrics to &#8220;Bill,&#8221; the famous song from &#8220;Show Boat&#8221;? (Hint: It was not Oscar Hammerstein</li>
<li>Who played Vincente Minnelli in the TV movie &#8220;Life with Judy Garland-Me and My Shadows&#8221;?</li>
<li>What was the name of the store on the radio show &#8220;Lum and Abner&#8221;?</li>
<li>What famous couple bought the famous mansion Grey Gardens?
<li></ol>
<p><strong>May answers</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Judy Garland	</li>
<li>&#8220;Happy&#8221; Felsch</li>
<li>&#8220;Happy Days Are Here Again&#8221;	 </li>
<li>Barbra Streisand	 </li>
<li>&#8220;Happy&#8221; Chandler</li>
<li>Garry Marshall 	</li>
</ul>
<p>WIN LUNCH ON BEN!<br />
The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate at The Uptown Cafe in downtown Danville, compliments of Ben Fernandez!<br />
Entries must be received by June 20, 2011. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to <a href="mailto:info@aliveeastbay.com">info@aliveeastbay.com</a>, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 199 East Linda Mesa Avenue, Suite 10, Danville, CA 94526. Employees and family members of employees of ALIVE East Bay are not eligible.<br />
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