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.
Here's how it'll work. I'll start off listing a couple of lines from a Beatles tune. Next poster who recognizes those lines post the following couple of lines and the song title. That poster will then lists a couple of lines from another Beatles or Beatle member's songto keep the game going. * If you want to list more than just a couple of lines, that's cool too.
But I'm looking for just songs performed by the Beatles - or songs performed by Beatle members after the band broke up.
Here's an example:
Post#1:
"You know its' up to you,
I think it's only fair..."
Post #2:
"Pride can hurt you too,
Apologize to her"
She Loves You
"Well the undertaker drew a heavy sigh,
Seeing no one else had come,"
Post#3:
"And a bell was ringing in the village square,
For the rabbits on the run."
Band on the Run
"So we sailed on to the sun,
Till we found the sea of green..."
Okay, you got it? Continue the lyrics from the previous post, enter the song title, then start with lyrics from a new song.
If a song was previously listed, that's okay - songs can be listed more than once.
If there are multiple replies to the same song, go with the first one.
In keeping with the TV shows theme, let's recall old variety shows.
First one that comes to mind is the Ed Sullivan show. That was a Sunday night staple. Of course, who could ever forget the Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show.
I also remember the Sonny & Cher show. Remember that one and how they'd always end with show with "I Got You Babe"?
And when I think way, way back - I remember the Lawrence Welk show - with the bubbles floating in the background.
What other variety shows can you remember? Come on, think hard. Not all of them involved music as some were comedy shows such as Rowan and Martin's Laugh In show.
Do you remember regular guests or characters from the shows? Does the name Topo Gigio ring a bell? List the variety shows you remember and any memories you have of the show - like watching the Rolling Stones perform on Dean Martin's The Hollywood Palace show (I had to look that one up).
You guys (and chicks) rock! 700+ posts on The Color of Music thread! Give yourselves a hand.
Honestly, I had "bloggers block" on Sunday night and pulled up the draft of The Color of Music and posted it. Little did I know that it would be so popular! I was pleasantly surprised when I signed in on Monday morning and saw there had already been over 200 posts.
One reader meticulously went through all the posts and came up with the following list of Nominations For Special Consideration by the Academy:
Best first post – jaydee for Black Magic Woman - Santana
Best obscure post – KAN for Ruby Baby – Donald Fagan
Most unique angle – DITW for Peter Brown co-writer of White Room
Most delightful post – Tankobu for 1,2,3 Red Light – 1910 Fruit Gum Company
Most classic post – kate for Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin
Best jazz post – Tankobu for When Sunny Gets Blue by Kenny Rankin
Best multi-media post – Tankobu for Thank You for Being a Friend – Andrew Gold with Golden Girls Memory tribute to Bea Arthur
Best video post – bamboohouse808 for Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
Best Beatles post – Rod’s Big Bro for list of classic selections
Best post in moderation – tie between jaydee for Blue Suede Shoos – Elvis and Carl Perkins and uji for Brown Shoos Don’t Make It – Frank Zappa and the MOI
Most encyclopedic knowledge – tie between KAN (w/&SoK) and Anklebiters
Best self-evident song title post – jaydee for Black is Black – Los Bravos
Best hard rock post – hemajang for Summertime Blues – Blue Cheer
Best Hawaiian posts – Ynaku for many kine, esp. OTR by Bruddah Iz, Waimanalo Blues by Billy Kaui and Country Comfort / Gabby Pahinui and Nanakuli Blues – Don Ho and Pretty Red Hibiscus – Cazimeros and North Shore Reggae Blues – Uncle Willie K
Best two-fer – Tankobu for Red Roses for a Blue Lady – Wayne Newton
Best multiple-list bomb drop – tie between EMM386, Syxx, Volleymom2, Anklebiters
Best cross-era/cross-genre posts – Kuya d. for Hawaiian, Country, Rock, R&B and Pop
Best-tasting post – bamboohouse808 for Black-eyed Peas
Best same-sex couple post – BananaFysh for Indigo Girls
Best regionally-specific ethnic post – jaydee for Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
Best new poster – David in Oregon for When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold - Elvis
Best once-only post – ukuhead for Orange World – Jake Shimabukuro
Best threat - ducksinthewind for “Rodney, if you do this again, i will hunt you down and play Doris Day records until you cry like a little girl.”
Best blog topic – Uncle Rodney for Color of Music
Coolest trivia item - KAN for the origin of Black Hole Sun - a sculpture in Seattle.
Best Sig Other post – tie between Sweetie of KAN and BananaFysh Wife
Best sequential theme – BananaFysh for 529-31 Black, Black Horse&Cherry Tree, Black Bass
Best late arriver post – NeedaHobby for #597 Cherry Poppin Daddies
Furthest stretch – jaydee for Mr. Greenjeans – didn’t he sing for Capt. Kangaroo?
Best Local Artist post - NaPueo for Linda Green
What can I say? This reader took the time to read all the posts and come up with these nominations. Mahalo! * I added in the last bullet.
Then it got me thinking - growing up in the Baby Boomer generation exposed us to the most exciting times in music. I mean, wasn't the birth of Rock 'n Roll right in the midst of the Baby Boomer generation?
Being the youngest of 4 boys, I was exposed to music at an early age. My Big Bro bought mostly Rock records while my second oldest brother was more into Pop. And of course I listened to all their records.
IIRC, the first LP record I bought was Peter, Paul, & Mary's 10 Years Together.
Even found the receipt:
Paid a whole $5.18. Wish I knew the year...
And my first 45 RPM was Hey Jude by the Beatles:
Flip side - Revolution:
But back to the topic, wouldn't you agree that Baby Boomers are, if not the most, very knowledgeable when it comes to music? After all, we were part of the evolution of Rock 'n Roll. But not just Rock 'n Roll, but everything from pop to disco to punk to local music.
What is it about our generation that allowed us to compile so much musical knowledge?
Maybe it was perfect timing whereas the generation before us had just a couple genres of music to choose from and the generation after us had too many genres of music to choose from. Our generation had just the right number to make music a main staple of our daily lives.
Yes, today is tax deadline day. The dreaded April 15th.
First of all, my big bro sent me this tip: Get a free taco at Taco Del Mar today only. Go to this site to get your coupon. Taxes Suck, Tacos Don't
Now how about we honor tax day with protest songs! (while enjoying a free taco). Doesn't have to be about taxes necessarily, any protest song.
This is a protest song that I always liked - especially with the play on words - by of all bands, Bread. I couldn't find a video so here's the lyrics:
This Isn't What The Governmeant
Sure gets funny thinkin bout money
Makin my daily bread,
The more you make, the more they take
You never seem to get ahead,
You break your backs just to pay your tax
Then you don't like the way that its spent,
Somewhere back we jumped the track
This isn't what the governmeant...
Bet my now I've made a hundred thou
But I ain't saved a dime,
The IRS came out best
They got my money every time,
It can't be fair when the millionaire
Never has to give them a cent,
Sad to say we've lost the way
This isn't what the governmeant ...
Then the war , don't know what for
Somebody said it had to be fought,
I'se sposed to go but I said no
cause I'se afraid I might get shot,
But here I am on my hands and knees
Scrubbin in my dungarees
I got burned but I finally learned
This isn't what the governmeant
If anyone can find the song or video, post the link and I'll post it here.
Here's a few videos for you:
Since we were talking Beatles on our previous post:
What's your favorite protest songs? @KAN, this should be right down your alley (get sweetie involved too). There's a ton of them out there, especially from the 60's. Can't think of any right now? Then what memories do you have of listening protest songs?
