When I retire.....

I hope to have lots of time on my hands to annoy my neighbors!

Marty

Vermont, WI

They should call this the "Weeble"

Coming 2014.

Marty
Spooner, WI

Pluto a planet?

Marty
Savanna, IL

Video of the Week......

Spock's a stoner.

Marty
Madison, WI

Ukraine's Got Talent......

Cool......
but it takes forever to get a drink!

Marty
Loves Park, IL

CHA...CHA....CHA.....

Taking a well-deserved Holiday TT break this Tuesday......
and shouting out a CHA...CHA...CHA....
to Jam-Master Dan rocking into his second decade!!

Marty
Rockford, IL

Drop it like its hot......

Marty
Goreville, IL

Turtle Burgers!!

Enjoy your BBQ!!

Learn how to make these....
by a redneck cook!!

Marty

Goreville, IL

So a dog walks into a bar.....

Marty
Goreville, IL

We Have a Weiner!!

Mz. Maggie Pollard was in just ahead of continuing winner Tim McNally
and put an end to his nonsense by guessing
Creedence Clearwater Revival......nice!

Thanks for all the Beach Boys guesses......
but you can't just pencil whip TT.....
do your homework people.

The name....
CREEDENCE--was from the first name of a friend of Tom Fogerty's...
with an extra "e" thrown in.

CLEARWATER--came from an Olympia Beer commercial!
For all you youngsters out there.....good cheap beer back in the day.
CCR sounds better than
Creedence Artesian Revival anyways.

REVIVAL--came from the dedication of "getting the band back together"
after several members returned back from military duty.

John and Tom Fogerty were brothers.
Tom died from AIDS in 1990 at age 48.....
contracted from blood transfusions for back ailments.
All members grew up together.....
but a bitter breakup means probably no reunion.


Never had a #1 hit.....but a TON of others..
Youngsters...
Give this a listen.....they never get old
http://www.last.fm/listen/artist/Creedence%2BClearwater%2BRevival/similarartists

Marty
Goreville, IL

The Cubs should sign this guy.....

Marty
Joliet, IL

Payback's a bitch......

Especially when you have almost 12 million hits on YouTube.

Marty

Savanna, IL

Trivia Tuesday!!!

Well this is a TT first.....

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name
the BAND that these 4 young gents represent.....
will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and
TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints....
--In Rolling Stone's TOP 100 artists of ALL TIME list!
--California based.
--2 of these 4 lads.....are Irish brothers.
--Hall of Famers.
--Only lasted 5 years.
--They never had a #1 single.

Marty
Loves Park, IL

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

....I'm just assuming.

Marty
Joliet, IL

By a neck.....

Two down....one to go.
I'll Have Another......Paid $8.40 to Win.
Bodemeister needs a longer neck.


Marty

Doh!!!

No matter how times I watch this.....

I still chuckle.

Marty

We have a TRIPLE CROWN Weiner!!!!

So either my brother Tim got my blog password over our Derby weekend.....
or he has nothing to do at work!!

For the 3rd week in a row.....
he is this week's Grand Prize winner with the answers
Elvis Aaron Presley and Wladziu (or Vładziu) Valentino Liberace!!

Thanks for all of the Jerry Lee Lewis and Les Paul guesses....
but you know what that'll get ya!

Don't forget the Preakness tomorrow....
I'll Have Another??
5-2 odds.

Marty
Joliet, IL

CHA...CHA...CHA.....already!

Better late than never.....
Good Golly Mz. Molly just turned the big 16 this past Tuesday.

I apologize for being late...
but coming off of the big bash last weekend....
this week seems like one never-ending Birthdaypallooza!!

Marty

SLO-MO Popcorn....

Time waster.....
but I enjoyed.....
.......now curiously hungry.


Marty
Loves Park, IL

Tuesday Trivia Twofer.....

OK......first TWOFER in awhile.
Mr. Rocker on the left needs no introduction......a freebie this week.
Mr. Rocker on the right might be a little tougher.
Need formal names for both.

Mr. Rocker on the Right Hints....
--He is a cheddar-head.
--Played a lot of his early shows in strip clubs.
--Has even rocked out with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
--Has played for Popes and Queens and Ed.
--Both of these rockers were the highest-paid performers at one time.
--....and lastly, appeared on Oprah.

Marty
Savanna, IL

Missed it by "that" much.....

Marty
Monticello, IN

Happy Mother's Day!!

Marty

Now for our next act.....

Table Juggling!!

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!

Well if only Mr. Tim McNally had all of this luck at the track last week.....

He was the first in AGAIN this week with the one and only....

Mr.Louis Eugene Wolcott aka Louis Farrakhan.





"The Charmer" dropped his studies to be a nightclub singer....
but then had to drop his singing and playing to become a member
of the Nation of  Islam.






Love him or hate him.....
you gotta love his rambling against Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes.
Not too many people could keep Mike down.

Marty

Man VS Goose....(part duex)

.......may the force be with you.

Marty
Mattoon, IL

You won't see this on the Red Line......

Marty
Goreville, IL

Happy Trivia Tuesday to you......first email to unobuckeroo@aol.com
to correctly name "Mr. Angry Young Man" above.....will win this week's
GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints.....
--Received his first violin at age 6.
--H.S Honor Student and Track Star.
--Went on to play with orchestras and symphonies.
--Once had a song on the Billboard Charts for 5 years in a row!
--Studied initially to be a music teacher....
--Dropped his studies to become a night-club singer.
--I need his full birth name......it's easier to spell.

Marty
Monticello, IN

Last of the Derby....

...a wedding proposal.


Also.....check out the link below from last years Derby.
Where's Waldo?.......zoom in and stalk.
http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/76888

Marty
Monticello, IN

The Party is Over.....

So after a long weekend here at the Derby....
Here are some leftover pics from a great weekend.
165,307 attendance on Saturday alone was a new record.....too crazy.

I overheard an old-timer at the betting window today say....
"You know you had a good Derby weekend.....
if you wake up on Sunday morning......."
.....and then he walked away.
I was waiting for the punchline....
but I think that waking up on Sunday morning was the punchline.

Mr. Calvin Borel....
who lost me more money this weekend than my '68 Nova.....
may have had a horse with a broken ankle in "Take Charge Indy" on Derby Day.
X-rays are set for Monday......sorry for the bad tip.

 Tim celebrating his $2.80 winnings...

FRONT ROW!!!!!

Leaving on Derby Saturday.....

I started coming here in 1982 with "Gato del Sol"....
I have invested in and have seen most of these over the last 30 years.

So much for "playing names".....
Mr. LUCKIE CHUCKIE was not so "fuckie lucky" Chuckie Pollard.
(say that 10 times fast!!)

Token annual postcard shot....

I now have my own bookie at the Outlook Inn in Luhville.....
best bar in Luhville.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/outlook-inn-louisville

 Only in Luhville.....

Railbird Tim looking REALLY close for a winner.

Heading home....

Marty
Luhville, KY

Happy Cinco de Derbyo....

Wow....
The Derby on Cinco de Mayo...and also the same day as the "Super Moon"!!
I think the Mayans got it all wrong and are off by about 6 months or so.
The world might end today.....
so I'm going for broke!

So Day 2 of Luhville is always the "educational" part of our trip.
Which allows our bodies to filter the alcohol from Day 1 and save us some money from going back to the track for the Oaks Race.

So.....
off we go to the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville which is about 160+ years old.

Lots of Civil War veterans are buried here....
part of this is a National Cemetery.

We found the Colonel....
ironically you can smell chicken from the KFC that is only a few blocks away.

Really incredible architecture for the day....
lots of mausoleums built into sides off hills which make it look like little "cottages" next-door to each other.

I found this one interesting.....
incredible to think that most of these headstones have stood up to the elements for all of these years.

It is right in the middle of Louisville on 300+ acres.....really a sight to be seen.
Opened in 1848 and inters close to 130,000 people with only space for an additional 10,000.
Sadly.....most of these people have never been to a Derby!!

Marty
Infield,
Luhville, KY

We've Got an Exacta.....

This is a TT first....
A picture of both the TT winner 
and the TT answer in the same shot!!


Yes.....
Mr. Tim McNally was the first and only one in this week 
with Mr. Patrick Alan "Pat" Day....
my favorite jockey.


Thanks for all of the Willie Shoemaker and Rick Pitino's "dad" guesses....
try again next week.


Mr. Day once was in the money in every race one year here except for the Derby Race.
We all did well that day and ended up bumping into him in the parking lot.
Couldn't have been nicer.


He also won 8 out of 9 races at Arlington in one day.


Marty
Luhville, KY

2 days of "handicapping" begins.....

Post Positions were picked on Wed.....

1. Daddy Long Legs 30-1

2. Optimizer 50-1

3. Take Charge Indy 15-1

4. Union Rags 9-2

5. Dullahan 8-1

6. Bodemeister 4-1

7. Rousing Sermon 50-1

8. Creative Cause 12-1

9. Trinniberg 50-1

10. Daddy Nose Best 15-1

11. Alpha 15-1

12. Prospective 30-1

13. Went the Day Well 20-1

14. Hansen 10-1

15. Gemologist 6-1

16. El Padrino 20-1

17. Done Talking 50-1

18. Sabercat 30-1

19. I'll Have Another 12-1

20. Liaison 50-1

The race will be run on Saturday
with a 5:24 p.m. CST post time.

The eagles have landed.....
my favorites for Saturday are in yellow.


Marty
Luhville, KY

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

Happy 100..... Kim Il Sung.
You don't see a lot of graffiti in North Korea.

Marty
Jacksonville, IL

Trivia Tuesday!!!

Welcome to the first TT of MAY!!!! 

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the 

little hoopster above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE 

along with TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints.....

--Cannot slam dunk....but led his underlings to over 8000 wins!!

--Had his issues with drugs and alcohol.

--Is now 'born-again".....who isn't!?

--I have a picture with him and I.....nice guy!

--He has is own bobble head.

--State Champion wrestler in H.S.

--He is in the Hall of Fame.

Marty

St. Louis, MO

Dog vs. Wolf.....

Marty
Lake of the Ozarks, MO

Who needs money?$?$?$?

Marty
Rocky Mount, MO

Bad 80's video of the week.....

Good song though.....

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!!

Well one Mr. Daniel McNally
(son not brother) knows the
difference between Bob Gibson and Chuck Berry
and is this week's TT Winner!!
Maybe that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame visit last year paid off!

Chuck threw out the first pitch of a Cardinals game last year.
.....and at age 85, he still plays at a club just outside of St. Louis once a month.

Go to Amazon now and buy this if you don't have it.....
The Great 28....is must have.

http://www.amazon.com/Great-28-Chuck-Berry/dp/B000002Q61



Maybe my favorite Chuck song.....
that you never heard of.
"DEAR DAD"
Google the lyrics and you'll understand what a great lyricist Chuck is.




You youngsters out there NEED to watch.....
 "HAIL!! HAIL!! Rock and Roll."
Great CB documentary that is now 25 years old and mesmerizing....
Not only because of the music but because of the great behind the scenes footage and interviews.
Worth it just to see a young "Jersey Shore" Bruce Springsteen
a duet with Chuck and Julian Lennon
and a bitch fight between Chuck and Keith Richards.

You can watch it all on YouTube for free.....
Part ONE is below....


My second favorite Chuck song.....that you never heard of.
"I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU"


Marty
Savanna, IL

News at 11.......

Marty
Alton, IL

Taking the Tube.

Is this the future?

Marty
Springfield, MO

Trivia Tuesday!!!

You never can tell who will appear in
Trivia Tuesday!!
First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the right-handed hurler above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints...
--Like Don Zimmer.....he too started playing back in the 40's.
--Is one of my favorites!!
--Spent his Senior Year in H.S. serving time for armed robbery.
--Once trained to be a beautician.
--Still active and playing today.
--Played in Chicago in the early 50's.
--Spent another 18 months in jail in the early 60's.
--Was invited to the White House by Jimmy Carter.
--Served some more jail time later the same year.
--Considered the greatest of all time.
--He is in the Hall of Fame.....first.

Marty
Rocky Mount, MO

To Infinity.....and Beyond!!

.....only 7 months until my
B-Day....wonder if they have
this in a 2-XL?

...may I suggest the Full Screen/HD version of this.

Marty
St. Louis, MO

The first Jet Ski.....

...now if this could only cut grass too.

Marty

A couple of reasons to quit drinking.....

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!!

Well yes.....if it isn't the one and only "Popeye"...
former Cubs Manager Donald William Zimmer.

Thanks for all of the Ed Farmer and Nellie Fox guesses....
but please people....READ THE HINTS!!
.....and these HINTS led to a rookie named
Mr. David O'Connor to his first TT win!!

I think you now have some new competition out there people!

--born in Cincinnati, OH.
--played for the Cubbies in 1960-61
--managed the Cubbies from 1984-86
--NL Manager of the Year in 1989
--was drafted in 1949 and currently a coach with the Tampa Bay Rays.
--married his wife at Home Plate before a minor league game.
--at age 22....he was hit by a pitch that knocked him out for almost 2 weeks.
--he lost 50 lbs....had 3 holes drilled into his head to relieve the pressure
and was told he was finished in baseball.

Marty
Macomb, IL

Man VS. Goose......

I know you're laughing....

Marty
Jasper, IN

Chance of rain this afternoon.....

.....don't forget your Nubrella!

http://www.nubrella.com/

Marty

Davison, MI

Trivia Tuesday!!

Well....

with the Sox in 2nd place and the Cubs in last...

There is no better week to feature this gentleman above.

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name

"Mr. Cheek full-0-Chew"

will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and

TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days.

Hints....

--Born North of the Ohio River.....barely.

--Spent a lot of time North of the Chicago River....

--This boy of summer started in the '40's.

--Still involved in MLB today....

--Married his H.S sweetheart on the field before a game...

--Has several holes in his head....

--Turned down several QB college scholarships...

Marty

Saginaw, MI

"I know it's Monday"....and a CHA..CHA..CHA!!

....and I know you hate your job
....but it could be worse.



On the brighter side....
A BIG Happy 44 to "NASCAR Timmy"!!

Marty
Ferdinand, IN

Around the World in 10 Days.....

Marty

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

This is a A.P.S.A......

....Awkward

....Public

....Service

....Announcement.

Marty

We Have a Wiener!!!

First of all let me say that Maggie Pollard has admitted to getting help with this week's puzzler....which is legal in the TT Official Rules......

but I'm just glad she admitted that she has a 1970's car weakness that I plan on

exploiting in weeks to come.

Mr. Peter Edward Rose.....

aka "Charlie Hustle" turns the "BIG 70" tomorrow!!

--He won that AMC Pacer by being AP's Sportsman of the Year

--Born in Cincinnati, OHIO.

--Spent 5 months in a Marion, IL prison on his tax charge issues.

--Has appeared (believe it or not) several times on the WWF.

--Due to his banishment from Baseball....his number cannot be retired.!!

Here's to all you PACER fans out there...

THE PACER PAGE

http://www.amcpacer.com/

Marty

Marty's Tip of the Day......

....don't text and walk.

Marty

Warren, IN

No more ice cubes in my beer.......

Japanese beer brewer Kirin came up with this idea

to keep your ice-cold brew colder.... longer..

Beer with frozen foam.

The foam is very cold at -5 degrees Celsius,

which, according to Kirin, can help keep the beer below it ice-cold for roughly thirty minutes.

Marty

Gas City, IN

Trivia Tuesday Threefer!!!

Going with the "Threefer" this week in hopes that I can THREE-PEAT!

First email to unobuckeroo.com to correctly tell me

the answers to the following 3 questions:

1. Name the "Chuck Pollard with Bangs" fellow above!

2. Also need his official nick-name.

3. Name the type of car that he is trying to "key".

Hints.....

--He slides head first into another decade later this week.

--Born north of the Ohio River......barely.

--Was once in the U.S. Army Reserves.

--Once spent about 5 months living down near me in Marion.

--Fought several times on WWF.

--Knows his numbers....but his can't be retired.

Marty

Anderson, IN

Tomorrow I will buy GOOG....

.....Monday it will drop in price I predict so Tuesday I will finally invest

(in a share or two!)

Go to the White House on Google Maps....and drop your yellow "Street View" man on the White House and start your tour!

Marty

Jasper, IN

Happy Easter.....and a CHA-CHA-CHA!!

Back when Andrew Lloyd Weber has hip.........

was that Richard Simmons playing King Herod?


.....another year wiser!????

Marty

All with a pair of glasses.....

Each time I see something cool Google does...

I always think I should buy some stock.

......and then I always think that the price is too high.

.....but what's too high anymore?

Google Share History...

April 2005 $180

April 2006 $417

April 2007 $471

April 2008 $574

April 2009 $395

April 2010 $525

April 2011 $544

April 2012 $632

Marty

Two for two baby!!!

Maybe I should move to California....

ever since I have been here I have been on a roll!!

Thanks for all of your Phil Mickelson guesses...

--yes, he's a golfer.

--yes, he was a Sun Devil.

--but no he didn't kill his wife....

and dump her remains while "fishing".

His H.S. golf teammate Scott Peterson did though....

and that is another thing Modesto is "famous" for......wackjobs!

Scott currently resides in San Quentin, CA....prison.

Check out this story from Chowchilla, CA which was just south of me.

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/chowchilla_kidnap/index.html

So pretty out here that you don't think evil lurks.....but it does.

But as I head back to Gacy, Dahmer & Speck land......

I guess evil lurks everywhere!!

(...and for you youngsters out there....

Gacy, Dahmer & Speck isn't a law firm.)

Marty

Home

My new company car.....

Marty

Oakland, CA

Now for something completely different....

.....back before there was OSHA.

Marty

Ripon, CA

Trivia Tuesday!!

So why is it warmer today in Modesto, IL than in Modesto, CA?

I want a refund.....

Anyways....here we are with the first TT of April....

and the first email to unobuckeroo@aol.com

to correctly name the handsome chap above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints....

--Was a Sun Devil for a time.....

--Likes to fish and golf....

--Roman Catholic...

--currently resides in CA where Merle Haggard once lived.

--not a big fan of Nancy Grace.

Marty
Modesto, CA

Since I didn't win the lottery......

.......I must get my down-deposit back from Cardok.

Marty

Madera, CA

I pity the fool.....

Marty

Bakersfield, CA

What broken penguin!?

Commercial of the week.....

contributed by my favorite Orlando, FL correspondent.

Marty

Hilmar, CA

We have a WINER!

So yes.....

the largest employer in Modesto, CA is the Gallo Wineries..

and I see where most of you were going this week

with Ernest and Julio Gallo.....

but you ALL only had the Nighttrain bottle half full.

It was Ernest Gallo and Robert Mondavi of course!!

Yea for me.

--Ernest learned how to make certain wines

by researching it in the Modesto Library.

--His brother Julio died in a local car crash here at age 83...no seatbelt.

--Their Dad killed himself then.... their Mom.

--Gallo Wineries make Nighttrain and Thunderbird wines.....

but do not put their name on the label.

So since both Ernest and Robert lived well into their 90's.....

I have decided to have wine now at every meal.

...and since DG is the smallest employer in Modesto, CA

after this weekend's Grand Opening of our 10,000th store.....

I must go check on the competition.

http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/retail/1290-merced-to-host-dollar-general-ceo-for-10000th-opening

Marty

Salida, CA

California-Italian Cypress.......

I've seen these as tall as 70' this week......

how do I get one home in my luggage?

Marty

North on State Rt. 99 near Fresno

Adolf would be proud.....

The peoples wagon.

Marty

Bakersfield, CA

Trivia Tuesday Twofer!!

OK......back in action this week with a twofer.

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name

the two gents above will be with week's GRAND PRIZE

winner and have TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints....

Mr. "Toaster"...

--Dad killed himself and Mr. Toaster's mom.

--Billionaire....with a "b".

--knows a thing or two about toasting.

--married for over 60 years.

--started his business from a library after H.S. graduation.

--what's the word.....thunderbird?

Mr. "nice Kimono"

--originally from Minnesota.

--Billionaire....with a "b".

--started his business after a fight with his brother.

Marty

Modesto, CA

Gotta love technology.....

Marty

Hilmar, CA

Big Head Todd......

...is alive and well

and sexy and he knows it.

Marty

What's up Doc?

.......met Chuck Jones at a hotel in Hawaii once.

Story for another day.

Marty

45 pics of life after WWII......

.........some pretty interesting shots here.

Click on link....

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/10/world-war-ii-after-the-war/100180/

Marty

LaPorte, IN

Take your stinking paws off me......

....not like I remember it.

Marty

Lexington, KY

Trivia Tuesday!!

OK....

name all of the marching men in the picture above.

OK....not really....
I just need a break after last weekend so this week I am on hiatus.

TT will continue next week from the Golden State with all clues

"Effen Golden"!

Marty
Dayton, OH

Disney would be proud.....

......cool animation.

Marty

LaPorte, IN

The day after......

.......and all is well.

Marty

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!!

If you're in the neighborhood.....

call me.

Marty

Lockport, IL

We Have a Wiener!!!

Well good news this week....

Dave was a little earlier....

Maggie couldn't pull it off....

and Mz. Molly Flynn regains the Bragging Rights with

the one....and only.....
William Alan Shatner.

This 80-year old is still rocking.....

Marty

LaPorte, IN

You know you're in Kentucky......

Interesting story Y'all.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Y'all_Water_Tower

Marty

Florence, KY

Not your Father's Family Circus......

Marty
Richmond, KY

Trivia Tuesday!!

Welcome to TT this week......

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to

correctly name Mr. Hearthrob above....
will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and
TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints...
--French speaking Jewish Canuck.
--His recording career started in the 60's
and released an album as late as last year.
--Vegetarian Octogenarian....(say that 10x's fast)
--Married 4 times and holding.
--Giddyup....owns 300+ acres of horsies in KY.
--Owns a Golden Globe and a couple of Emmys.

--I'm smelling a victory this week!!

Marty
Dayton, OH

Less than 2 months until the Derby.

......my dream of being a jockey could be a reality.

Marty

Dayton, OH

In this corner.....

...place your bets.

Marty

....and how was your day?

$12/hour....and all you can eat.

Marty