Dia Tres.......

Looking for cool shells and rocks.....with no competition for miles.



Dan, Molly, Erin & Kate.....strike a pose.

Neat view of part of the wave pools and lazy river.......


Katie poses with her 1971 Grandma Nancy white rimmed sunglasses.......

I give the Grandma Nancy sunglasses a spin.....while sporting a vacation goatee.


Marty

The eagle has landed......

All passports and kids accounted for.....
Days 1 and 2 are in the book...
No sunburn blisters yet....
and all of my webpages are in Espanol...but we'll manage.

Flying on the day after Thanksgiving is the best kept secret out there...
No traffic to the airport...
No lines at the security checkpoint....
No delays getting off.


Katie and Molly enjoying the pool...... right on their balcony.......

Dan and Mar in front of a cloudy, but picturesque sunset.....

Erin and Mar toasting our landing...and Erin's first (legal) Margarita......


Katie sneaking Erin's first (legal) Margarita....

just moments before the waiter.....

tackled her.

Marty

When I retire.......

Fri, Nov 27
Sunny. Warm. 88°F 73°F

Sat, Nov 28
Mostly sunny. Warm. 88°F 74°F

Sun, Nov 29
Sunny. Warm. 88°F 73°F

Mon, Nov 30
Sunny. Warm. 86°F 72°F

Tue, Dec 1
Sunny. Warm. 85°F 72°F

Wed, Dec 2
Sunny. Warm. 85°F 71°F

Thu, Dec 3
Mostly sunny. Warm. 84°F 70°F


.........I want to be a weatherman in Puerto Vallarta.

(I could even be a Wal-Mart greeter here!)

Marty

We have a Weiner!!!

Just when I was focused on beating my evil nemesis Jim Farrell this week.....
I now have a "sleeper cell" at the University of Iowa that.....
BAM! hits me out of no-where with this week's correct answer.....JACK RUBY!

Kellie Rogers.....you need to go back to studying and beer bongs....
and then check your mailbox for your GRAND PRIZE!!

That's right.....Jack Ruby...the first TV Reality Star!!
(not Jack Benny....good try bro....I thought you were a detective?)
was the correct answer this week and of course his claim to fame was the prime-time shooting death of
Lee Harvey Oswald .....
46 years ago last Trivia Tuesday.

Interesting pic.....
Jack heading back after a lunch break to his Sanity Trial in 1966....
where Jack pleaded with the jury to rule that he was sane!?!
Trial was requested by his family and ordered held by the State of Texas.
He was found sane and sent back to prison to finish serving his 1964 death sentence.
Ruby would be dead within 6 months from lung cancer.
Ironic that the building behind Ruby is the Texas School Book Depository Building from where Oswald (allegedly) shot Kennedy.


The day after Kennedy was shot.....Oswald's kitchen with (L-R) Oswald's mother holding his daughter....family friend doing dishes...Oswald's wife Marina with other daughter next to her.


The infamous shot.....




Another view.....



I don't remember this one.....but heard that they were great live!

FYI.....Ruby's $16 Fedora .....
just sold at auction a few weeks ago for over $50,000.

Marty
Not Xmas shopping.....and warmer than you!

Happy Birthday.....CHA...CHA...CHA...

In fairness to all of the goofy B-Day pics

that I have put up thoughout the year for others......
here is one that my family has chosen for me.

I'm not sure what I miss more.....

those shorts...

the mustache....

or my black hair!?

Happy Turkey!!
Marty

Google Chrome........

.......for dummies.

Marty
New Castle, IN

Trivia Tuesday......

Here we go again.....
First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to name the above gentleman with the microphone......will be this week's GRAND PRIZE winner and will have TT bragging rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints.....
Chicago boy....grew up around Roosevelt & Halsted.....graduate of the Chicago Public Grade School system, but never attended H.S.....nicknamed 'Sparky'......was an airplane mechanic in the Air Force during WWII.....was once a singing waiter in L.A......very patriotic.....worked-out a lot....a notorious fighter....lost part of his finger in a fight....never married.....considered by many to be a national hero.....died at age 55 of lung cancer.....in jail.


Marty
New Castle, IN

Give me 6 minutes!!

Pretty incredible animation...
almost unbelievable if you click HD.

Marty
Monrovia, IN

Careful what you put on YOUTUBE.......

......because you might end up conducting a College Band at Half-Time!!

Marty

Excuse me waiter........

.....but there's a fish in my soup.

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!

Music Stars Batting for Charity
Rock music star Alice Cooper (left) cringes as he stands a little close to country singer John Denver as he swings the bat during the Kenny Rogers charity softball game in Las Vegas, Nevada. The celebrity team defeated members of the local news media, 20-19. The game, attended by nearly 4,000 at the University of Nevada baseball stadium, was a benefit for the Nevada Special Olympics.
DATE PHOTOGRAPHED May 30, 1977

Even Mr. James Farrell couldn't believe his own guess this week.....but YES.... he is the ONLY correct guess this week!!
Your Grand Prize will be on it's way shortly.

"Mr. Man without sunglasses".......
is none other than Vincent Damon Furnier.....aka ALICE COOPER!!!

• Cruising through the great state of Michigan....you can catch his radio show.
• Not only was "No More Mr. Nice Guy" ...a great hit....
  it was also a great HINT last Tues.
• Donated thousands of dollars back in the 80's to restore the "HOLLYWOOD" sign in LA...dedicated one of the letter "O" 's to his good friend GrouchO Marx.
• Kicked his DAILY 2 cases of Bud and a bottle of Whiskey diet....
  and took up golf!! Considered by many to be of Pro-ranking.
• In Michigan....he is the Ditka of local commercials......very humerous.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Interesting clip with Alice on The Muppet Show.....proving my "weed theory" from an earlier post!
  
  
  

"Mr. Shades with the bat".........
is none other that Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.......or aka JOHN DENVER!!

• (Sorry all of you George Michael guessers out there.....George would have only been 14 at the time of this photo.....try again next week!!)
• Also a big drinker who should have taken up golf....but instead he took up flying.
• FIRST BIG HIT......"Leaving on a Jet Plane" made famous by Peter, Paul & Mary
  
  
  
  LAST BIG HIT.....on a beach outside of Pacific Grove, CA.
  
  Marty
  Darlington, WI
  
  

Say CHEESE!!

Just a quick (albeit sad) reminder to get your Photo Xmas Cards ordered!!

Marty
Michigan City, IN

(.....and NO...I don't know these people.)

......and you thought I had too much time on MY hands!

WARNING!!
Don't drink and spoon!
Rated PG-13!



"Didja hear that clapping sound?"
Marty

Trivia Tuesday Twofer.......

OK.....
No more Mr. Nice Guy.....first email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the above 2 gentlemen will walk off with this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT bragging rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints.....
"Mr. Man without sunglasses"
.....Michigan boy....more of a golfer than a ball player....huge singing sensation in the 70's......Bob Dylan thought that he was an overlooked songwriter..... currently has his own radio show....dated Raquel Welch.....friends with Pat Boone and GrouchO Marx......acted in JC Superstar.....has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....first name is Vincent.

"Mr. Shades with the bat"......
......also a huge singing sensation in the 70's.....also an actor and a drinker.....hosted the Tonight Show several times as well as the Grammy's....took his Dad's car and drove to L.A to start his music career (while only a Jr. in H.S.).....his Dad retrieved him and the car...and he finished H.S.....Ironic twist that his first hit song would tie into is swan song.

Marty
New Castle, IN

Happy Birthday .....CHA...CHA....CHA!!

Look who's turning the BIG 40 today.....
and she went out to get this haircut to celebrate!!


Happy B-Day Mrs. Flynn!!

Marty
Union City, IN

You know you're in Indiana when........

Marty

Song of the week........

Billboard Top 40.....
before Christmas....
is my prediction.

Marty

We have a Weiner!!

"Lady in the Big Chair".....none other than Judy Garland.

OK....it was a tough week....and I must admit,
I received more winning answers than I thought I would.....
but the BONUS person was the tie-breaker this week.

........ANNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDD the GRAND PRIZE WINNER is
Kellie Rogers, dialing in from the University of Iowa....
when she should have been doing her homework.
(GO HAWKS!!.....wtf happened last week?)
She claims she had no help.....and I believe her!!
Please email me your mailing address
and your *BONUS* prize will be on its way shortly!!

"Mr. Short Guy in a Dark Suit"...........
Mr. Mickey Rooney...here pictured with his wife Ava Gardner.....
wait......AVA GARDNER !?!?!
How does that happen.....a little out of his league isn't he???
Got to give him credit....he got her first at 19!
She could have done better than Mickey and married somebody like bandleader Artie Shaw or even Frank Sinatra.......
oh wait.....
she did....she was married to both of them.
But turned down several marriage proposals from Howard Hughes!?

"Mr. Dark Guy in a Light Suit (with loafers)"........
Mr. Johnny Mathis would be the correct answer.....not Nat Cole!

**Bonus **
"Ms. Denture-Wearer on the far left".....

Comedian Martha Raye.....

I have found exclusive video of these 4 at their last Christmas Concert together....complete with audio and great choreography.....please click below!

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/RYrqpA03o09rIxjb

Marty
Michigan City, IN

Sweepin the clouds away......

OK....
so it wasn't always a Sunny Day on Sesame Street...
Remember David from the early days of S.S.??
Yeah you do...he was the guy who took over Mr. Hooper's Grocery Store
after Mr. Hooper died.,,,,he also voiced several early Muppet characters.




Well....here's what happened to David....aka actor Northern Calloway.

In his early thirties, Calloway slowly began to exhibit signs of bipolar disorder which led to a nervous breakdown on the morning of September 19, 1980 in Nashville, TN.
He beat his hostess with an iron rod, giving her serious head and rib injuries.
He then fled into the suburbs of Nashville. Along the way, he smashed a plate-glass window and storm door at one house and did extensive damage to the interior of another, destroying the family's collection of fine crystal, smashing a television set and breaking light bulbs with his bare hands. He also stole a backpack from a first grader and smashed a windshield with a rock.

He was arrested after hiding out in a couple's garage, screaming "Help! I'm David from Sesame Street and they're trying to kill me!" Despite this incident, Calloway continued to work on Sesame Street. Calloway's final years on the show were marked by periods of declining health and ability punctuated by episodes of erratic behavior; during these years, Calloway reportedly bit music coordinator Danny Epstein during an on-set fight, and he once appeared unannounced at actress Alison Bartlett's high school and proposed to her.

Calloway left the show in 1989, and died in January 1990. The circumstances surrounding Calloway's death remain unclear. Some sources report that he died of stomach cancer, although his family never officially announced the cause of death. 'Unfortunately, Calloway's family rushed him to the closest hospital that happened to be a psychiatric hospital, which created rumors that Calloway had died in an asylum'. He was then taken to Phelps Memorial Hospital in North Tarrytown, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 41. In his authorized history Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, author Michael Davis claims that Calloway had been a patient at the Stony Lodge psychiatric facility in Ossining, NY at the end of his life, and had died after going into cardiac arrest during a violent altercation with a staff physician. A coroner's report listed Calloway's official cause of death as exhaustive psychosis, now more commonly referred to as excited delirium syndrome (EDS). He was survived by his wife and their only child.

Unlike Will Lee, who had played Mr. Hooper, no mention of his death was made on Sesame Street as at the time of the character's leaving, Calloway was still alive.
He was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery.

Mr. Jim Henson....
creator of the Muppets died at age 53 of pneumonia. A work-a-holic who never wanted to bother people.....were traits that unfortunately led to his demise.




Joe Raposo....

I know ....you're saying WHO?

He was the resident composer at Sesame Street and The Electric Company...
and wrote the following hits....
"Sesame Street Theme Song"
(with Toots Thielemans on harmonica)
"C is for Cookie"
"Not Easy 'Bein Green"
"Has Anybody Seen My Dog?"
"Somebody Come and Play"
"Would You Like to Buy an 'O'?"

As well as "bouncy instrumentals"......


Died at age 51 of cancer.....
was close friends with Frank Sinatra and Leo Durocher.

Even sadder........

He also penned....
the theme from "Three's Company"
the theme from "The Ropers"
"Sing.....Sing a Song" by the Carpenters.

Maybe not seeing 52 was a good thing.



Marty
(aka Guy Smiley)
LaPeer, MI

Happy Birthday......Cha....Cha....Cha.

Big Bird and friends are 40 years old this week.....
and although I was on the older end of the Sesame Street demographics
('7' and pre-Snufalufagus) I do remember my Mom having Sue, John and I sit down in the back bedroom of the Kilbourn house to watch the first episodes.

I was sooooooo much more mature than that "kids show"....
and into The Banana Splits and The Monkees by then.....
but I do have some of my favorites Sesame Street clips below.

















Pretty cool for a kids show.....
probably due to the weed smell coming from the Muppeteer's room.

Marty
Macomb, MI

Trivia Tuesday Threeeeeesome......

It's that time again people....another installment of Trivia Tuesday!!
This week I will need all 3 singers pictured above.
First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com
will take this week's GRAND PRIZE!!
(EXTRA BONUS if you can name the person seated on the far left!!)

Hints.....
"Ms. Lady in the Big Chair".....
Star of stage and screen.....was once known as Ms. Gale.....was once the highest paid entertainer in Vegas.....I am older now than she ever was.....married 5 times....born in Minnesota and died in England.

"Mr. Short Guy in a dark suit".....
Has one of the longest careers of ANY actor....has an Oscar...an Emmy..and a Golden Globe.....currently lives in CA with his 8th wife....."Born-Again" after an angel visited him at a Coffee Shop.....once claimed that "HE" was the inspiration for Mickey Mouse.....wife #5 was found dead in bed next to Mr. Short's friend, in an apparent murder/suicide....committed with Mr. Short's own handgun......mmmmmmmmmmmm?

"Mr. Dark Guy in the light suit (and loafers)".....
Texan, who was a star athlete in H.S. ....planned on being an English and P.E. teacher....was "discovered" singing in a San Fran Jazz club at 19...and had to choose between the Olympic tryouts or going to N.Y for his first professional recordings.....golfer with 6 holes-in-one.....favorite singer of Johnny Carson.....never married......
you WILL hear him around the Holidays!

**Bonus **
"Ms. Denture-Wearer on the far left".....by numbers.
(7) times that she was married.
(2) stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
(1) Presidential Medal of Freedom Award
(0) Legs at the time of her death.


Marty
Cedar Springs, MI

.....and you thought I had too much time on MY hands!?

Welcome to the FIRST installment of an ongoing new feature I would like to call....

".....and you thought I had too much time on MY hands!?"




I love how he doesn't move his pick-up truck.....
but then again....
he is a "World Champion"!!

Marty
Necedah, WI

Kids....will be kids!

Oh yeah, sure.....laugh when it's not your kid!

Marty
Indianapolis, IN

Don't worry.......

Marty
Sellersburg, IN

We have a Weiner!!!

Bouncing back from an embarrassing loss last week.....
Molly Flynn rings in first in front of many to score this week's GRAND PRIZE!!
It will arrive shortly!!

Mr. "Thinker in the Hat"......
is Mr. Carl Reiner....who was instrumental in the early days of television sit-coms with "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and was on "Your Show of Shows". Directed "Oh GOD!" with George Burns and also directed most of the early Steve Martin movies in the 80's.
His son is Rob Reiner who played "Meathead" on "All in the Family".

"Mr. "Where's Waldo with the bling"......
is none other than Robert Culp who co-starred with Bill Cosby in the 60's TV hit "I-Spy" along with several "Columbos" and other TV dramas of the 70's. Came back in the 80's to guest star in "The Greatest American Hero" which lasted for 3 years. Other appearances include....The Cosby Show/Golden Girls/Everybody Loves Raymond.



Mr. "WTWWA?"......
Mmmmmmmm.....what can I say.....
Mr. Jesse lasted only 1 year at the University of Illinois in 1960....and then transferred to North Carolina Ag/Tech. He claimed that it was due to U of I's racial bias which included him being unable to play Quarterback ...even though he was a star QB in High School.

This claim may have been exaggerated due to the fact that the starting QB for Illinois that year was African/American.

Jesse left at the end of his second semester after being put on academic probation.....
can I get an Amen?

Marty
Sellersburg, IN

I finally found my bike......

Marty
Sellersburg, IN

Song of the week.....

Original video "one-take" of "A Boy Named Sue"....
which is actually a poem by Chicagoan, Shel Silverstein.

Johnny only read it over once or so before trying it out in front of the inmates at San Quentin Prison in Califronia, 1969.
This "one-take" ended up being Johnny's biggest selling hit....
spending 3 weeks at #2 in 1969.

Silverstein also penned several cool/bizarre Childrens Books as well as other songs.
(Unicorn Song-Irish Rovers/Sylvia's Mother & Cover of the Rolling Stone-Dr. Hook)

Marty
Michigan City, IN

Trivia Tuesday Threeeeesome........

The not-so Mod Squad....
One of these things is not like the others.....

Sooooo....
Time again for another episode of Trivia Tuesday.
First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the 3 gentlemen in the above picture will win this week's GRAND PRIZE!!!

Hints....
"Mr. Thinker in the Hat".....
instrumental in early television sit-coms...owns 9 Emmy Awards...has a meathead of a son..I wonder what he is "really" thinking?

"Mr. 'Where's Waldo' with the bling".......
instrumental in early television action/drama shows....married 5 times....
was going to be J.R. in Dallas if Larry Hagman didn't re-sign a contract extension....was once in an episode of Hardcastle & McCormick.

"Mr. Where's the White Women At?".....
had nothing to do with early television....his father was a professional boxer....middle name is Louis....ran a couple of unsuccessful bids for the Presidency....star quarterback in H.S.....turned down a professional baseball contract to go to the University of Illinois on a Football scholarship.

Marty
Redgranite, WI

Now that Halloween is over......

I'm taking my cue from the guy on the right....

Marty
Necedah, WI

Gimme a break......

Having a lazy day today.....

enjoyed an extra 60 minutes of sleep...

and stealing sweets from "Dorothy's" bag....
it reminded me of this story I heard recently about the Kit-Kat bar and the Japanese Market.

Click on the below link...and then click on Download MP3.
http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/30/kit-kat-big-in-japan/

As much as I love the Kit-Kat....

something just not right about the Soy Sauce Kit-Kat.....

but I could give the Kit-Kat Pumpkin a spin.

Marty

Original — (different taste & texture in different countries)
Pickled Plum: Japan
Bubblegum: Japan (made with blue chocolate)
Mango: Japan. (made with yellow chocolate)
Rose: Japan
Lemon vinegar: Japan
Kit Kat Fine Dark — UK, Spain & Germany variant of Kit Kat Dark Chocolate
Kit Kat Cacao 61% — Japan — newer version of Kit Kat Bitter with 61% cocoa content
Kit Kat Sakura (Cherry blossom) — Japan —
Kit Kat Cacao 72% — Japan — dark chocolate petits with 72% cocoa content
Kit Kat White Creme — US permanent edition — current version of US Kit Kat White made with vegetable oil based candy coating rather than pure white chocolate
Kit Kat White — Japan & Spain
Kit Kat Iced Tea — Japan
Kit Kat Caramel and Salt — Japan
Kit Kat Cucumber — Japan
Kit Kat Kinako (soybean flour) — Japan
Kit Kat Wa Guri (Chestnut flavour) — Japan
Kit Kat Green Tea (Matcha) — Japan
Kit Kat Milky White — Germany variant of Kit Kat White Chocolate
Kit Kat Mint — UK permanent edition, US limited edition — mint flavoured milk chocolate coating
Kit Kat Mint Chocolate — Australia — mint green colour wafers
Kit Kat Apple — Japan
Kit Kat Orange — UK permanent edition, US, Japan, Malaysia limited edition.
Kit Kat International Recipe — Malaysia, Singapore and selected East Asian countries — The chocolate was made from Ghana cocoa beans and thus had the tendency to melt down very easily when compared to Kit Kat Original.
Kit Kat Café Latte with Hokkaidō Milk — Japan
Kit Kat Kiwifruit — Japan
Kit Kat Strawberry — Japan
Kit Kat Peach — Japan
Kit Kat Caramac — UK
Kit Kat Chocolate Overload — Australia — Milk Chocolate outside, chocolate creme filling and chocolate wafers
Kit Kat Gold — Japan — petits with fudge-like covering and dusted cocoa powder on outside
Kit Kat Noisette (Hazelnut) — Germany
Kit Kat Lite — India — two finger bar with 50% less sugar
Kit Kat Carb Alternatives — US — low carb version with 50% less sugar carbs
Kit Kat Low Carb — UK
Kit Kat Cantaloupe; Japan
Kit Kat Pineapple; South Africa
Kit Kat Cappuccino; Poland & UK
Kit Kat Triple Berry; Japan
Kit Kat Mango; Japan
Kit Kat Azuki (Red Bean); Japan
Kit Kat Green Grape Muscat; Japan[18]
Kit Kat Caramel Macchiato; Japan (September 2008)[19]
Kit Kat Zunda - mashed edamame beans; Japan (only in Yamagata prefecture)
Kit Kat Hascapp - Hokkaido blueberry; Japan (only in Hokkaido prefecture)
Kit Kat Soy Sauce - "Tokyo Limited Edition" ; Japan
Kit Kat Yakimorokoshi - grilled corn; Japan (only in Hokkaido prefecture)
Kit Kat Jyagaimo - potato; Japan (only in Hokkaido prefecture)
Kit Kat Daigakuimo - candied sweet potato; Japan
Kit Kat Kobe pudding - "Kobe Limited Edition" ; Japan
Kit Kat Houjicha - Japanese roasted tea ; Japan
Kit Kat Kokuto - Black sugar ; Japan
Kit Kat Watermelon and Salt ; Japan
Kit Kat Pumpkin ; Japan
Kit Kat Edamame (Soybean) ; Japan
Kit Kat Banana; Canada
Kit Kat Lemon Chocolate ; Japan (Valentine's limited edition)
Kit Kat Cookies & Chocolate ; Japan
Kit Kat Cookies PLUS ; Japan
Kit Kat Dark Chocolate; Italy
Kit Kat White Chocolate; Italy
Kit Kat Apple Vinegar; Japan
Kit Kat Veggie; Japan [18] K