What was your best memory of this year's Superbowl XLIV?
The game? The commercials? The halftime show?
Yeah, baby! The Who performing their hits during the halftime show with an awesome laserlight/fireworks show.
But in case you missed it, here's the replay:
Told you it was awesome.
Now, Lance from Wassap Wit Dat and Shauna from Odds & Ends are probably wondering who are the Who. Or they recognized one or two songs: Lance: Hey, wasn't Pinball Wizard an Elton John song? Shauna: Hey, I know that song - it's from CSI.
I'm sure all the MLCers remember what the Who was first known for, right?
Need to jolt the memory? You have to watch this video all the way to the end.
I love the songs with the (I don't know the word for it) keyboard sounds, such as:
Brings back some memories, doesn't it? I don't recall them every playing here. Are you a fan of the Who? Have a favorite Who song? Have any Who trivia? Who memories?
Bonus: Here's my favorite Superbowl XLIV commercial:
A TEST FOR OLD KIDS I was picky who I sent this to.. It had to be those who might actually remember. So have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us "old kids" !
01.After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind? ________________.
02.When the Beatles first came to the U.S. In early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show..
03"Get your kicks, __________________."
04."The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________."
05."In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________."
06.After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we "danced" under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the ' _____________.
07."Nestle's makes the very best . . . . _______________."
08.Satchmo was America's "Ambassador of Goodwill." Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.
09.What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________..
10.Red Skeleton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, "Good Night, and ____ ____ _______."
11.Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.
12.The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ & ____________.
13.In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the music died." ' This was a tribute to ___________________.
14.We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.
15.One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the ______ _______.
Okay, I'm sure you all got at least 12 of the 15 correct, right? But go ahead and answer them if you'd like.
But after you answer them, leave another old time trivia question. Then the person who answers that one will leave an old time trivia question for the next poster. The topics can range from commercials, tv shows, slogans, bars, etc.
And if you're not doing anything this Saturday, stop in to Hawaiian Brian's Lounge and join me, Paula, sally, and other MLCers for Powerhouse.
Bobby Vee (born Robert Thomas Velline, April 30, 1943)
Vee's career began amid tragedy. On "The Day the Music Died" (3 February 1959), the three headline acts in the line-up of the traveling 'Winter Dance Party', Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed in the crash of a 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza v-tailed aircraft(- registration #N3974N) near Clear Lake, Iowa while en route to the next show on the tour itinerary in Moorhead, Minnesota. Velline, then aged 15, and a hastily-assembled band of Fargo, North Dakota schoolboys calling themselves The Shadows volunteered for and were given the unenviable job of filling in for Holly and his band at the Moorhead engagement. Their performance there was a success, setting in motion a chain of events that led to Vee's career as a popular singer.
I'm reaching way back here. Growing up, I shared a bedroom with my second oldest brother (not Rod's Big Bro - he's the oldest) and of course, used to listen to his records. One on the records that I seemed to listen to - or remember the most - was Bobby Vee's The Hits of the Rocking 50's. Maybe I was just trying to emulate my brother, but Bobby Vee's music grew on me. So, I'd just like to share some of the music that I listened to growing up.
Take a listen to these songs. Do you recognize any of them?
Do these songs bring back any memories? No? Well, I hope you enjoyed just listening to them. They don't bring back a lot of different memories to me, but rather takes me back in time - back to listening to my brother's records in our bedroom.
Last weeks entry about A New Breed of Mall Vermin brought up an interesting topic with an MLC reader. He states:
I enjoy reading your blogs. This week it was about mall pests, now please do one about all the begging and panhandling for donations in Hawaii. Its at an all time high, kids out on the street w/fishnets, neighbors going door to door, guys on the street holding signs, foodbank, heart assoc, all asking for $$$. And the list goes on and on and this is suppose to be the riches country in the world.
I replied that he has a good point. In our day, we earned the donations. Whether it be via car washes, selling huli-huli chicken tickets (and usually picking up and delivering the chicken on the day of the benefit) or selling sweet bread, candy, what have you. The point is - we worked for it and the person donating got something out of it.
The reader agreed and went on to say:
Back in the 40's/50's when I was a kid we worked for our spending money..... washing cars, mowing lawns, etc. There were really no big organizations asking for $. Its a different world we live in now. And now everywhere you turn, somebody is asking for $. The latest is some group at the KCC farmers market who set up a table for $ and food. And coming up when booking airline reservations online there is a box to click on to make a donation. I could go on and on.
And I agree with him wholeheartedly.
What is especially irritating are those people who stand at intersections with fishnets asking panhandling for donations. They stick the fishnet right up to your car window - invading what I would deem "your personal space".
Now I can see where the people asking for donations are stationary - and it's up to you to approach them and give a donation if you wish - like the Salvation Army kettles at Christmas time.
But it's the aggressive solicitors that ask for your donation with nothing but maybe a simple "Thank You". Perhaps they could pass out a coupon for a free hamburger or soft drink with every donation. But that would mean that they'd have to work to find someone who would be willing to sponsor their charity. And that would take work.
And that's just it - again, they want our money without doing any work for it!
What happened to the work ethic? Don't you feel so much better earning donations for your charity, rather than simply begging for it?
This weeks Friday 5 questions are courtesy of Friday5.org. Thanks scrivener! And if you're on Twitter, be sure to follow scrivener.
So feel free to cut and paste the questions and answer them or just answer them by number. And don't hesitate to leave additional comments after your answers pertaining to this weeks question: Hoops.
When did you last feel you were required to jump through meaningless hoops to get something you wanted?
When did you last feel you were required to jump through meaningless hoops to get something you wanted?
Tough one. At the airport I have to jump through many hoops, but I wouldn't consider them meaningless - with all the terrorist plots nowadays. Better safe than sorry I always say.
What kinds of hula hoop memories do you have?
Ah, the hula hoop. I remember I had a big pink (yes, pink) one. I could sway that thing around my hips and using the arm-tuck maneuver, get the hula hoop up to my neck. And I could sway it down to my knees, but pumping back up to hips took a lot of work.
Don't know if I could still do it today. My mid-section isn't so concave anymore. LOL
One thing I always wanted to do was open up a hula hoop to see what kind of little rocks or balls were inside that made the "shoop-shoop" sound.
How do you feel about basketball?
I hate basketball. Maybe because the hoop we had growing up was smaller than the regulation size. I think my dad had it made at work. And the backboard was about the size of a stop sign. And when I used to play against my brother (not Rod's Big Bro), he used to cheat and knock me around. Made me hate the game.
What do you think of hoop earrings?
Unlike basketball - I love hoop earrings. Especially the big round kind that the girls used to wear in the 60's - maybe with a few beads threaded through them. There's just something about big hoop earrings that I'm attracted to.
What’s your favorite Whoopi Goldberg movie?
Being that I'm not much of a movie person, I'd have to say Ghosts where Whoopi acted as Oda Mae Brown. That whole movie was good. At a conference I attended in San Diego, the opening guest was Whoopie Goldberg. It was something to see her in person. Good fun that lady!
Well, there you have it: hoops. What's your take on hoops?
And don't forget, this Saturday - The Beat happening at Paparazzi with 3 live bands: Wasabi, King Pins, and Soulz. If you make it down there, look for me and Paula.
