My Kinda Town.......

Millennium Park(ing lot)
1965

Marty
Marion, IL

Trivia Tuesday Quartet......

I was told this past weekend......
that my TT pics have been "soft" lately...

So here goes.....
first email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly,
NOT ONLY name the 4 gentlemen above...
BUT you also must tell me what these 4 gentleman have in common.

Hints....

• all 4 have shared the same address...but that is not the answer.
• all 4 have had similar jobs.....but that too is not the answer.
• all 4 apparently don't like to smile when having their picture taken....or painted for that matter.

Marty
Bloomington, IL

5 days after Nagasaki......

Home movies from almost 65 years ago.....
shot along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki,
capturing spontaneous celebrations that broke out
upon first hearing news of the Japanese surrender.

Marty

Rain....rain.....go away.....

Make sure that you open this in FULL SCREEN!

Marty

Song of the week.......

Now that I am out of Effingham, IL....
I remembered this Ben Folds song from a few years back called
"Effington"
which was inspired by Effingham.
"Home of the Effingham Hearts H.S. Football Team"

...and if you don't own any Ben Folds....
go out and get some today.
You can thank me later.

Marty

We have a Wiener......

You either love him or hate him....
It doesn't matter to me as long as
you spell his name correctly.

Maggie Pollard was the first one in this week with none other than
Mr. Keith Olbermann!!

Your GRAND PRIZE will be on it's way shortly!!

...and I will try to get back on the winning track
next week!!

Marty
F-Nham, IL

Macy's Parade reject.....

To assist U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the United States Army will build its LEMV surveillance ship. This surveillance airship is longer than a football field. It can carry 2,500-pounds while hovering 20,000-feet above sea level at a whopping 34 mph.

LEMV will sustain altitudes of 20,000 feet for a three-week period and it will operate within national and international airspace.
They are expected to go into use by the end of 2011.
Three ships will be made, and the Army will pay 517 million dollars for this project.

Maybe my favorite niece can bring her Uncle Marty one of these home
after her Lockheed-Martin summer internship is over....
just for a weekend.

They should have designed it to look like "Underdog".......
then again....
that is probably why I am not on a summer internship.

Marty
Effingham, IL

Thought for the day.....

(Click on picture to enlarge....)

Just a thought....

(save your emails)

.

Marty

Effingham, IL

Trivia Tuesday......

First TT of the Summer......

and the first email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name

the gentleman above will be this Summer's first GRAND PRIZE winner.

I'm smelling a back-to-back win this week for.............. ME!!

Hints....

• Big baseball fan....
• Mother was hit in the head with a baseball at a MLB game...
• Related to Mike Tyson...(yes..."that" Mike Tyson)
• Wears a Size 14 shoe....
• Wrote his first book at age 14....
• Doesn't drive....
• Never married....no kids...
• Once a voice in "The Family Guy"....

Marty
Effingham, IL

Rockpile....

No Lady Gaga when I was in High School....
Cool version...

Marty

Happy Father's Day......

In Germany,

Father's Day (Vatertag) is celebrated differently from other parts of the world.

It is also called "MENS DAY", Männertag, or gentlemen's day, Herrentag.

It is tradition to do a males-only hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, Bollerwagen, pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or beer and traditional regional food, Liverwurst, Blood Sausage, vegetables, eggs, etc.

Many men will use this holiday to get very drunk,

so usually groups of drunk people roam the streets all day.

In the streets of urban regions, especially Berlin, "gentlemen parties" take place since the 19th century, excluding women and going along with alcohol consumption.

However, some fathers also spend the day with their families and refrain from getting drunk.

Happy Father's Day to all......

next year Germany!

Marty

Try not to laugh.....

Marty

We Have a Wiener!!!

YOO HOO!!
The Lakers win and so do I.....

I'm the big winner this week......
due to the fact that no one could put the ball through the hoop.

Ferdinand Lewis "Lew" Alcindor, Jr. was the answer
and although some were close....
there were no slam-dunks this week!
(Kareem Abdul-Jabbar....
even spelled correctly would not help this week)

Speaking of dunks.....
Dunks were banned in College Basketball for a time back in 1967 due to Mr. Goggles.

Speaking of Goggles....
He started to wear goggles due to one of his corneas being scratched during a game.

The Harlem Globetrotters offered him $1 million to come
play with them before heading into the NBA.

He spent some time with the Milwaukee Bucks before heading to the LA Lakers.

My favorite movie...."Airplane"

Currently fighting a rare strain of Leukemia.....smokes pot to quell his headaches.


Studied Martial Arts under Bruce Lee.

Better luck next week!!

Marty
Chicago, IL

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

.....when you Dad pulls out your loose tooth with a rocket.


Marty
Linton, IN

Video of the Week......

Finally....
a music video with helpful tips.

Diggin' Darwin Deez.

Marty
Columbus, OH

Trivia Tuesday......

Happy Graduation.....where the white women at?

Focus this week on the gentleman in the middle....

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name him
wins this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT bragging rights for the next 7 days...

Hints.....

• Almost a 13 lb baby at birth!
• Spent sometime in Milwaukee.
• Once offered a $1 million dollars to play for a novelty team.
• BIG fan of yoga.
• Acted in several movies and shows....
• Co-starred with everyone from Bruce Lee to Gary Coleman
• In one of my favorite movies of all time (not really a hint...but hey?)
• Smokes pot to relieve his migraines....(yeah right)
• I need correct spelling of name at time of picture.

Marty
English, IN

Song(s) of the Week.......

Just found my Louis Prima Greatest Hits CD
in the back of my glove compartment.....
Haven't turned on the radio in over a week.

If you don't have this....you need to get it.

Marty
Linton, IN

My Kind of Town........

Michael.....with hair and before the rings.......1984

New Roadkill feature starting today....

"My Kind of Town....."

will feature interesting pics of Chicago........

I have run into so many over the last year or so.....

I needed a way to work them in.

Marty

Hellooooooooo?????

Obviously good old Pat has everything fixed in Illinois.....
that he can fly out to Philly and catch Game 6 in Rocky Wirtz's box.
......and who paid for that?

I'm thinking about running for Governor on the "Common Sense" ticket....

Some others feeling the same........
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/06/quinn-doesnt-let-angry-mothers-scolding-keep-him-from-blackhawks-trip-to-philly.html

Marty
Marion, IL

We have a Wiener!!!!

Soooooo.....
Maybe this week's wasn't as hard as I thought....
when I get 10 correct emails...
by 10:10am....
and they are all spelled correctly....
then it's time to sharpen my pencil and get tougher next week!
So watch out!

Maggie Pollard came in seconds in front of the pack
with the correct answer....Lou Piniella!!
Your GRAND PRIZE will be on it's way shortly!!

Today at 1:20pm officially kicks off summer....
Hawks are champs..
Parade is over...
Now it's time to focus on baseball....
except we are in the wrong city this year.

And as long as these two knuckleballers are managing....
there will be no baseball parade here for awhile!

I predict that this will be Lou & Ozzie's last year....
and good riddance!

This is just another reason why they need to go away...
Can you imagine Lee Elia & Tony LaRussa rapping?


Marty
Santa Claus, IN

Get Out......

I know.....
it's almost 8 minutes....
it's in French....
it has subtitles....

...and yes I still think you'll like it!

Marty
Bellevue, MI

Happy B-Day....CHA....CHA....CHA!

Well....well....well......Mr. Ruddy!!

Look who's turning the BIG 51 today!

.

This altar boy looks like a "little Peter"......

with a dash of "Clare" thrown in.

(nice socks buddy!)

.

Marty

Burbank, IL

.

CHA...CHA...CHA...rules.

Email me a interesting/funny/embarassing photo

of someone with a B-day coming up...

unobuckeroo@aol.com

Give me at least a couple days notice..

Person should be known to the Blog's viewers...

Need to know the B-Day date....and age of victim....

and wala....your person will be famous for the day!

Trivia Tuesday......

Batter up for another sweet Trivia Tuesday....

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly
name the gentleman above
will be this week's GRAND PRIZE winner
and have TT bragging rights for the next 7 days!

WARNING WILL ROBINSON...
spelling...spelling..spelling!

Hints....

• Part owner of a Minor League Baseball Team....
• Self admitted pot smoker....
• Has done some color commentating....
• Owns a World Series ring....
• Middle name is Victor....
• Was an ALL-AMERICAN Basketball Player in H.S.
• Was an ALL-AMERICAN Baseball Player in College...
• Was Rookie of the Year...
• Played for 20 years!
• Married for over 40+ years!

Marty
Norton, Ohio

Happy B-Day....CHA....CHA....CHA.....

Look who's turning the BIG 20 today!!!
(Katie and I couldn't agree on which picture to post....
so I posted both....CHA...CHA...CHA....!!!

Marty
Bellevue, MI

Move Chinatown to 63rd & Ashland....

.....and all of your troubles are over.


Marty

Song of the Week......

Belmont Stakes...
--No Derby Winner running....?
--No Preakness Winner running...?
--Hot...Humid and maybe T-Storms by racetime...
--I like "Ice Box" (who Mom picked and "placed" in the Derby)
--Longshot...."Game On Dude"....18-1

....or better yet....
just pick a number between 1 and 12 and go bet!

Marty

We have a Wiener!!

Sticking with the North Carolina theme this week......
we have Mr. Andy Griffith as this week's answer......
with Mz. Molly Flynn coming in again with a back-to-back win!!
All Grand Prizes will be going out this weekend.....
so be on the lookout for the Brink's truck!!
(Extra Grand Prize if you can whistle the Matlock theme song....)

"Oh Andy".....
--Born in Mt. Airy North Carolina and currently
resides on the NC outer island of Manteo.
--Andy Griffith Parkway is a road near his hometown of Mt. Airy.
--Andy Griffith Signature Guitar is manufactered by Martin Guitars.
--Andy Griffith Playhouse is located in Mt. Airy
--Drove Ford's in both the Andy Griffith Show & Matlock.
--"Aunt Bee" eventually moved to North Carolina she liked it so much.
but doesn't sound as if she liked Andy too much.....
he was quoted as saying...
"There was just something about me that she just didn't like"
--Was asked by the Dems to run for Senator against Jesse Helms....
he declined.

North Carolina was pretty but glad to be "almost" home.

Marty
Waterloo, IN

One down...one to go.....

Molly's big graduation last night.....posing with her sibs.

Grandpa John and Molly strike a pose.....

Katie dreamin' big.....but has 4 more years to grow into it.

Marty
Ionia, MI

The Fly......

Marty
Beckley, WV

Trivia Tuesday.......

Ok.....

Holiday Weekend is over and it is back to work....

in guessing another TT photo challenge.

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the 50's heartthrob above will be this week's GRAND PRIZE winner and have the TT bragging rights for the next 7 days!!!

Hints...

--once the president of his College GLEE CLUB.

--has a Presidential Medal of Freedom award and a Grammy.

--on his 3rd wife....had two children....both adopted.

--once was an English teacher.

--declined to run for U.S Senator.

--did some stand-up comedy for awhile.

--"known" to drive a Ford.

--has his own road...guitar....and playhouse.

--currently lives a few "sea" miles down the road from Ocracoke Island.

Marty

Greensboro, NC