Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Trivia Tuesday TWOFER......

Nothing to do with Apple "computers" this week so Tim should not have a leg up on anyone. First person to email me at unobuckeroo@aol.com and correctly name the 2 gentlemen above, will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT bragging rights for the next 7 days!

Hints...
One of these gentlemen has written several great songs including one that holds the record for most U.S. airplays....first name is Harvey and was born in the Bronx....wrote his first # 1 hit for his group in 1958....involved in a car wreck in the mid-70's that almost killed him leaving him with over 700 stitches in his head and face....is listed in the Top 100 in Rolling Stones' list of "Greatest Artists of All Time"....his 9-year old son died of leukemia.... bi-polar and considers himself insane....won't be eligible for parole until he is 88.

The other gentleman.....was an avid gardener....had a sister who lived in Illinois....musician....record producer....film producer...included in "Rolling Stones' Top 100 Guitarists of All Time"....married twice....first wife went on to marry his best friend...his second wife was a Record Company secretary....played guitar for ELO & Cheech & Chong...once in a band called Wonder Wheel....huge fan of sports cars and motor racing...owned 1 of 100 produced McLaren F1 sports cars, which was capable of doing 240 mph and costs almost 4 million dollars at the time of production....no longer with us.


Marty
Cedar Springs, MI