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

Fall back tonight......

(or is it fall forward?)

......and sing along!!
http://www.netnebulo.hu/loituma_clock.swf

Marty

We have a Weiner......

No to.....
Gail Sayers...
Gale Sayers...
or even Gayle Sayers....Sawers or Sanders.....or Gail King for that matter.

No to Adrian "LEWIS" Peterson.....nice try Kelly.

Double NO to O.J. and/or Bart Simpson....

The Grand Prize Winning answer is one Mr. Lovie Lee Smith,
current head coach of your..........Chicago Bears.
Pretty impressive HS football player....as a coach......not so much.

This week's winner is Molly Maley......
TT rookie and "former" friend of Molly Flynn.
(A little TT tip from me to you all.....
Be verrrry careful about asking friends to help you out with the TT answer...
because they may just email me the correct answer 57 minutes before you do!!)

Molly....please send me your info/address and your GRAND PRIZE will be on it's way shortly!!

Marty
Lincoln Park, MI

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

Marty
Ft. Wayne, IN

Wrivia Wednesday!!

OK....
a day late and a laptop short....lets go!!

First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the above gentleman...
will be this week's GRAND PRIZE winner and have WW bragging rights for the next 6 days!!

Hints....
Well known Chicagoan.....his mother is blind...
4 years or so older than me....middle name is Lee.....
was an awesome High School linebacker....
on an awesome High School Football Team....
below is his H.S.'s season record.

REGULAR SEASON SCORE
Winona 43-0
Sabine 54-0
Union Grove 66-0
Hawkins 55-7
Como-Pickton 63-0
Union Hill 60-0
Harmony 73-0
Leverett's Chapel 62-0
Mount Enterprise 71-0
Carlisle 91-0

STATE PLAYOFFS SCORE
Mildred 65-6
Axtell 55-0
Moody 38-0
Groom 28-2

TOTALS 824-15

Marty
Macomb, MI

BSOD!!!!

If you have ever gotten the dreaded "Blue Screen of DEATH" on your computer screen....then I don't have to tell you what kind of day I had today.

Stay tuned tomorrow for the first installment of "Wrivia Wednesday"!!

Marty
Galva, IL

Only 30 shopping days until my birthday....

Come on people.....you're running out of time!

http://www.scubacraft.com/experience/videos.html

Marty

Song of the week......

Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na,

Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na.

Marty

Get 'em while they're HOT!

http://store.glennz.com/ufo.html

$20.

Marty

We have a Weiner.....

Molly Flynn rings in with the first of many correct answers and takes home this week's GRAND PRIZE. It will be arriving on your doorstep shortly.

Mr. Michael Joseph McNally (no relation) was the correct answer...all 150lbs. of him.

Michael Joseph McNally [Minooka Mike] (September 13, 1893 - May 29, 1965) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1915 and 1925. Listed at 5' 11", 150 lb., McNally batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Minooka, Pennsylvania.

A clever reserve infielder and basically a line drive hitter, Mc Nally entered the majors in 1915 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them five years before joining the New York Yankees (1921-1924) and Washington Senators (1925). His most productive season came with the 1920 Red Sox, when he posted career-highs in games (93), runs (42), hits (80), stolen bases (13) and on-base percentage (.326), while hitting a .256 average.

In a 10-season career, McNally was a .238 hitter (257-for-1078) with 169 runs and 85 RBI in 492 games, including 16 doubles, six triples, one home run and 40 stolen bases. As an infielder, he made 415 appearances at second base (181), third base (167), shortstop (60) and first base (7), while posting a collective .951 fielding percentage.

McNally also played on five American League pennant winners, appearing in the World Series with Boston in 1916 and for New York in 1921 and 1922, though he did not play in the 1915 and 1923 Series. In nine appearances, he hit .200 (4-for-20) with one RBI, two stolen base, four runs, and stole home plate in Game One of 1921 Series.

Following his playing retirement, McNally managed in the minor leagues from 1927 to 1938 for the Binghamton Triplets (1927-29), Wilkes-Barre Barons (1930-32, 1937-38) and Williamsport Grays (1933-36). He posted a 872-781 record for a .528 winning percentage, including four first places and the 1934 New York-Penn League championship title with the Williamsport Grays. After that, he worked during almost two decades for the Cleveland Indians as a scout and farm club director.

McNally died in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania at age 72.



Marty

Lansing, MI

WOW!

Amazing that this ship can with stand this pressure.....
especially the jolt at the end!

Marty
Lincoln Park, MI

Gotcha!

Stop the bus!

Proof that 9 seconds can "almost" change your life....
See.....now your bad day isn't so bad, is it?!

Marty
Hoopeston, IL

Trivia Tuesday......

Keeping with the timing of the "Fall Classic".....

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

Hints....
Pic was taken at Comiskey Park in 1925....teammate of "The Babe" on both Boston and the Yanks.....won 3 World Series.....same initials and middle name as yours truly.

Batter up!

Marty
Atlanta, IL

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

Obviously.... an important hot dog trailer in Union City, IN!

Marty
New Berlin, IL

Habba Babba.....

Just stupid enough to enjoy!

Marty

It coulda happened......

Marty
Olivet, MI

We have a Weiner.....

Couple #1... from the 1960's.....
LBJ and Carol Channing!

Couple #2... from the 1980's....

Princess Diana and John Travolta!!

Couple #3... from the 1970's.....

Betty Ford and Marty Allen!!



The Venue....

"Entrance Hall" at the White House 1903

"Entrance Hall" at the White House (present)

Mr. James Farrell (with mucho help from his beautiful wife Kelly) is this week's BIG GRAND PRIZE WINNER!! He was the first to correctly email me the correct answers to this weeks TT. Your GRAND PRIZE adorned with a lovely Simpson's stamp will be on it's way shortly.

This week's TT was brought to you by....
The White House Museum website which is pretty cool stuff!!

http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/


Marty
Union City, IN

Old Picture of the Day........

"Flyover" Grant Park, Chicago, IL 1911

Just when you think that you have mastered Trivia Tuesday.....
you need to check out this guy's blog......

http://old-photos.blogspot.com/

Each day he posts an old picture from history.
On Saturday mornings, he posts a "Mystery Person" which has people from all over the world guessing in realtime.

Interesting yes.....solvable NO!

I click on every Sat morning to track.....but have not had a correct answer yet.

Also..... there are no GRAND PRIZES like my contest.

So on the other hand.....why bother.

Marty
Scottsburg, IN

P.S. I did steal my Helen Keller pic from him a few months ago.....mmmmmmm!

Meet George Jetson......

Ok....kinda cool....

if I had no legs.
But they probably don't have one in my size... and what about....

• Steps?
• Bathroom?
• Snow?
• You drop your pencil?
• Hot days?

Come back to me when you figure those out.

Marty
Austin, IN

Trivia Tuesday SIX-PACK!!

Dancing with the Stars.......
6 Dancers...
3 Decades....
1 Dance Floor

OK gang.....

First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com will take home this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days.

All past TT GRAND PRIZES were shipped out last week....and I had to take out a Home-Equity loan to square up.....so this week will be more challenging.....
so pay attention to the rules!

• I need the first and last names of all 6 dancers above.
• I need the decade in which each couple are dancing.
• I need the official name of this "dance club". (BE SPECIFIC!)

Hints....

"Dancers"......NO hints for the dancers....you either know them or you don't.

"Decade".......NO hints....if you know the hoofers....then you will know the decade.

"Dance Club"...OK.. so it's not Studio 54 or Cagney's...but it's been around for over 200 years.

Marty
Olivet, MI

Can you hear me now?

Marty
Necedah, WI

Song(s) of the week.....

A Richard Thompson twofer...
Marty

Veinte y Dos Anos!!

1979 Queen of Peace H.S. Ring Dance


Yes Ladies & Gentlemen.....

22 years of wedded bliss!

We are off to Pepe's Tacos to celebrate!

You are all invited to come and "Chicken Dance" around our table!

Cha....Cha....Cha.

Marty

We have a Weiner.....

OK.....
So what part of Jerry "VaLEEintino" Lewis doesn't belong!?!?
--And....when I give you clues like "Mr. Light Loafers"/Milwaukee/CSO.....
you need to take that and run to GOOGLE immediately!!
--And....if you are still using a Radio Shack Tandy 1000 computer and are unable to get Google....then you need to run to Best Buy immediately!!
--And...Mr. Farrell....you were semi-correct with the Jimmy Durante and "Lee Liberace" entry...but my research showed that only his closest friends called him Lee....with his real first name being Wladziu.....
the TT judges would have even taken Walter....
so unless you have more "details" about your 'Lee' entry...
the ruling will stay as follows:

This week TT NEWBIE Molly Flynn steals the Grand Prize with the first correct email with the first and last names of both.....

Jimmy Durante....and Wladziu Valentino Liberace.

Your GRAND PRIZE adorned with a lovely Simpson's Stamp will be on your doorstep shortly....you will need to share with Judy or I will tell!!

Plenty of entries from Danny Kaye...to Jerry Lee Lewis to Mickey Rooney!?!?
(For the love of God people....do you realllllllllly think that Mickey Rooney made more money than Elvis or The Beatles?
If I could suspend you for a week....I would)

Jimmy Durante.....appears annually in Frosty The Snowman!

Jimmy and a young Frank Sinatra.....

--On August 4, 1955, The Jimmy Durante Show was the venue of the last performance by the famous Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda. Miranda fell to her knees while dancing with Durante, who instinctively told the band to "stop da music!". He helped Miranda up to her feet as she laughed "I'm all out of breath!". "Dat's OK, honey, I'll take yer lines" Durante replied. Miranda laughed again and quickly pulled herself together, finishing the show. However, the next morning, August 5, Carmen died at home from heart failure.




I remember thinking as a youngster that Liberace was this cartoon act for old folks in Vegas....but vividly remember seeing him doing the following Boogie Woogie on the old Mike Douglas show....and on Carol Burnett a few weeks later. Probably one of the greatest ever. Also remember him being VERY funny and a smart ass on Carol Burnett.



Amusing piece from the 40's.....

• Liberace died at age 67 in 1987 in Palm Springs, CA
• Liberace movie to start filming next year starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon....to be directed by Steven Soderbergh......really!
  

Marty
Chicago, IL

No money down.........

Marty
Ottawa, IL

The Games from Ipanema......

Maybe if our Streets & Sanitation workers could dance (and "work") like
Rio's Streets & Sans workers.....
we might have won it.

Marty
Redgranite, WI

Trivia Tuesday TWOFER......

Glad that you dared to return to Trivia Tuesday.....
This week's gentlemen are two individuals that I never thought would land on a negative together....but here we go!

First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly give me BOTH the first and last names of these 2 individuals will win the GRAND PRIZE and TT bragging rights for the next 7 days!
I also apologize but the Gift Redemption center is a little behind on shipping out the GRAND PRIZES.....so you past winners be patient as they are all going out this week!

Hints....

• "Mr. Hat & Cigar".......dropped out of school in the 8th grade to become a ragtime piano player....also a major recording artist......appeared several times on Broadway.....had is own TV show in the 50's.....once had a singer/dancer on with him in a sketch that "killed"....literally.....married twice...first wife died on Valentine's Day.....all ages still hear him in a Xmas TV special that plays EVERY year....Ha....cha...cha....chaaaaa!

• "Mr. Light Loafers".....originally from the Milwaukee area....had a twin who died at birth....also a piano player.....played with the CSO at age 20....has played from the White House to Vegas....was once the highest paid entertainer in the WORLD (surpassing even Elvis and the Beatles).....has been on everything from the Ed Sullivan Show....to The Muppet Show....from The Monkees to Saturday Night Live.....his middle name was Valentino.....remember I need his FIRST & LAST name.

Marty
Morenci, MI

TONIGHT AT 10........

WARNING......
News for the "13 and older" Blog follower......

Marty
Olivet, MI

No more training wheels......

As soon as they make one for motorcycles......I'm in!!

Marty

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

Where do I start?

Marty

We have a Weiner.....

First one in this past Tuesday was....SHARON MCNALLY!!
She correctly named Mr. "One Plate"...W.C.Fields...
and Mr. "Two Plate"...Groucho Marx.
GREAT JOB....and your GRAND PRIZE will be arriving shortly.

MR. "TWO PLATE"......Groucho Marx.....

• One of the Marx Brothers Comedy Team
• Once pointed his finger, like a six-shooter, at Elton John, who commented "Don't Shoot Me....I'm Only The Piano Player". This line turned into the title Elton's #1 album of 1973.
• Queen's two huge albums from the 70's...."A Night at the Opera" & "A Day at the Races" were both named after two Marx Brothers films.

MR. "ONE PLATE"........W.C. Fields....

• On the cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album.
• Turned down the role of the Wizard in the "Wizard of Oz".
• Fields' next-door neighbor, Anthony Quinn's 2-year-old son, drowned in Field's lily pond during a social call.

Marty

Coal Valley, IL

Bzzzzzzzz.......

Cover your beers this weekend.

Who needs an Epipen? (Timoteo?)

http://www.epipen.com/


Marty

Chatham, IL