Trivia Tuesday!!!

OK kids......
hot one out there today so I'll make this short and sweet.
First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the cool man in blue,
will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints.....
--Roman Catholic who had planned on becoming a priest.
--One eye is a different color than his other eye.
--Naturalized U.S. citizen.
--not afraid of ghosts.
--almost married Princess Leia
--Academy Award nominee

Marty
Morristown, IN

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

....ok....
not sure what's going on here.....?
but there's nothing worse than a Hoosier Disneyhead.

Marty
Ft. Wayne, IN

From the people who brought you TANG.....

....coming to a Red Planet near you on Aug 6th!

Marty

Honey....can the boat wait until next year??

http://www.wibitsports.com/products/combinations/246/sports-park-60

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!!

HHEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS.......
Chuckie!!

Mr. Chaz Pollard was the first one in this week with
John William "Johnny" Carson.

--Initially born in Corning Iowa before moving to Nebraska.
--I always wanted a Johnny Carson Suit when I was young.

Didja know...
-major investor in the DeLorean Company and owned one.
-sold his house to John McEnroe....price plus 6 tennis lessons.

Enjoy these....




Marty

You know you're from Milwaukee when......

......the out takes!!

Marty
Warren, MI

I may buy a Ford.......

.....reminds me of the Vega.

Marty
Ft. Wayne, IN

Trivia Tuesday......

Nothing up my sleeve......
PRESTO!!

First one in this week to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the "magic man" above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints.....

--Born in the Hawkeye state.
--While in the service during WWII....
   he had an undefeated boxing record.
--not good with alcohol.
--had his own clothing line.
--part time drummer.
--3 sons.
--4 wives.
--once the highest paid in his field.

Marty
Elkhart, IN

The World's a Big Blue Marble.....

....when you see it from out there.

Marty
Bourbonnais, IL

I said to myself.....

"Self.....

Marty

Screamin' Jay's......

......white illegitimate stepchild.
(enjoy the sax solo!)

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!

Mr. Daniel McNally (son) was the first one in this week with
the one and only Mr. George Michael Steinbrenner III!!

--Mr. "Red/White/Blue" was born on July 4th!
--not only a Buckeye....but was an assistant to Woody Hayes.
--also an Assistant Football coach at Northwestern and Purdue!
--attended Culver Military Academy in Howe, IN.
--bought the Cleveland Pipers which was an ABL Basketball team.
--hired the first African-American basketball manager in professional basketball (1960)
--fired him two weeks later and replaced him with Billy Martin (just kidding)
--2009....George Steinbrenner H.S. opened in Lutz, Florida.

Marty
Minneapolis, MN

You know you're from Milwaukee when....

Hey....pass me a beer!!

Marty
Rush City, MN

Happy 4th Day of July!!

Marty
Mercer, WI

Trivia Tuesday.....

Happy Fourth of July people.....and welcome to the first TT of July.

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name 

Mr. Red/White/Blue above will win this week's 

GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!!

Hints....

--was born a Buckeye!

--has a Masters Degree in P.E......really!

--track/field star....wanted to go to the Olympics.

--played College Football.

--married only once.

--not a fan of facial hair.

--owned a basketball team.

--financed several Broadway Plays.

--has a H.S. named after him.....really!

--worth a Billion and change when he died.

Marty

Iron Mountain, MI

Stay cool!!

Marty
Vinton, IA

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

....your stock guy pulls up in a converted 1912 International Fire Truck.
Complete with original hand carved wooden spoked rims!

Marty
Vinton, IA

Who's crazier.....

..........me or Ann Curry??"

The whole Ann Curry thing this week reminded me of this from 30 Rock.

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!

Mz. Maggie Pollard was the first of many
with this week's whack job.......
Mr. William Gary Busey!!

Thought the Cub uniform would garner me some Ron Cey guesses.....
but again you all proved that you are way smarter than me
and had way too much time to watch the movie "Rookie of the Year".

Only has one class to go to graduate from College.

Marty

mmmmmm...mmmmmmmmmm.

Whatchasay?

Marty
Rush City, MN

God Only Knows.....

....how Brian made it all the way
to age 70 this past week.
McCartney called him to wish him a
Happy-B-Day.



One of Sir Paul's favorite songs.

Marty
Vinton, IA

Trivia Tuesday.......

Ok....
may be a tough one for you Southsiders out there....
but here goes!!

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the big-leaguer
above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints....
--Attended KSU on a sports scholarship.
--Missed graduating from college by "this much".
--You can hear him in Grand Theft Auto... for you youngsters out there.
--Has a pilots license.
--Good drummer who has played in several bands.
--Black Belt Martial artist.
--Academy Award Nominee.
--Married twice.....divorced twice.

Marty
Vinton, IA

Smoking is Glamorous!

Marty
Bourbonnais, IL
(only 6 months til Xmas!)

Fun at the old ball game.....

Marty

Not your Father's Slip 'n Slide......

I fully expect to see this set up at John's today.

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!

Well DYN-O-MITE!!
Mz. Maggie Pollard was in this week with
Ann Hart Coulter
and James Carter "Jimmie" JJ Walker.

Thanks for all of your Herman Cain and
Herman Cain's "son" guesses.....
but there's always next week losers.

Jimmie still has the silver dollar given to him
as a tip from Yankee great
Mickie Mantle.

Marty
Goreville, IL

Hate changing leafs in your table??

$50,000 can fix that.

Marty
Owensboro, KY

The one and only.....

.....Albert Brooks.

Marty
Seymour, IN

Trivia Tuesday Twofer......

Happy Twofer Tuesday people.....
It's been awhile since I've done a twofer so here we go.

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the politically incorrect twosome above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE along with TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days.

Hints....
Mz. "White Woman"....
--a smart lawyer.
--never married but engaged "several" times.
--Best selling author.
--Cute.... but annoying to some.

Mr. "Where all the White Women at?".....
--is not a smart lawyer.
--worked as a vendor at Yankee stadium.
--still has a "tip" given to him by Mickey Mantle
--I have owned one of his albums.
--I have owned one of his T-shirts.

Marty
Bowling Green, KY

Coming Soon to a GUTTER near you....

.....the 

"Return of the 

GUTTER GARDEN!!!
Late Summer 2012.

A Ron Popeil Production.

Marty

Seymour, IN

Happy Father's Day!

Marty

Uncle Drew......

....has got "game".

Marty
Goreville, IL

We Have a Weiner!!!

Mz. Maggie Pollard was in the first of many
with this week's correct answer.....
Arthur Stanley "Stan" Jefferson (aka Stan Laurel)

Interesting fellow....
and half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy team.
You youngsters can Google that.

Jerry Lewis and Dick Van Dyke actually found his
phone number in the phone book and rang him up for advice early in their careers.

Marty
Louisville, KY

Holy Hoover Batman!!

Marty
Bowling Green, KY

Wanna bet??

Marty
Evansville,  IN

Trivia Tuesday......

So I know that this guy looks like everybody's Irish Uncle.....
but there is more to him than that.

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the "Irish Uncle" above......
will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints....
--Academy Award Winner.
--Writer/Director/Actor
--Married 5  times....to 4 women.
--Face is on a stamp....and a Beatles album.
--Star is on a Hollywood sidewalk....
--Phone number was always listed.

Marty
Seymour, IN

This is a long distance dedication.....

B.B. Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers Lonnie Mack and twangin' Eddy, here's my ring we're goin' steady Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire Locomotion, Poco, Passion, Deeper Purple, Satisfaction Baby baby gotta gotta gimme gimme gettin' hotter Sammy's cookin', Lesley Gore and Ritchie Valens, end of story Mahavishnu, fujiyama, kama-sutra, rama-lama Richard Perry, Spector, Barry, Rodgers Hart, Nilsson, Harry Shimmy shimmy ko-ko bop and Fats is back and Finger Poppin' Life is a rock but the radio rolled me Gotta turn it up louder, so my DJ told me (whoa whoa whoa whoa) Life is a rock but the radio rolled me At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie FM, AM, hits are clickin' while the clock is tock-a-tickin' Friends and Romans, salutations, Brenda and the Tabulations Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin' Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter Paul and Paul and Mary Mary Dr. John the nightly tripper, Doris Day and Jack the Ripper Gotta go Sir, gotta swelter, Leon Russell, Gimme Shelter Miracles in smokey places, slide guitars and Fender basses Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett, Wilson Pickett, stop and kick it Life is a rock but the radio rolled me Gotta turn it up louder, so my DJ told me (whoa whoa whoa whoa) Life is a rock but the radio rolled me At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie Arthur Janov's primal screamin', Hawkins, Jay and Dale and Ronnie, Kukla, Fran and Norma Okla Denver, John and Osmond, Donny JJ Cale and ZZ Top and LL Bean and De De Dinah David Bowie, Steely Dan and sing me prouder, CC Rider Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers, Osmond Brothers, Johnny Thunders Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah, Stephen Foster, do-dah do-dah Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl and Little Honda Tighter, tighter, honey, honey, sugar, sugar, yummy, yummy CBS and Warner Brothers, RCA and all the others Life is a rock but the radio rolled me Gotta turn it up louder, so my DJ told me (whoa whoa whoa whoa) Life is a rock but the radio rolled me At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie spoken: Listen--remember, they're playing our song! Rock it, sock it, Alan Freed me, Murray Kaufman, try to leave me Fish, and Swim, and Boston Monkey, Make it bad and play it funky. (Wanna take you higher!)

The W.L.S.version.....


Good suggestion from TT Correspondent Joe Shin.

Marty
Ft. Wayne, IN

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

Marty
Lunch with Paula and Mom.

Song of the Week.....

....not your Father's Jackson 5.

Marty
Cleaning Garage.

We Have a Weiner......

...and the winner is ME!!


Thanks for all of your BEYONCE guesses this week.
But unfortunately the correct answer is model.....
Deepika Padukone.


She's kind of like the Indian Beyonce....
ok....so not really.


I know....you're saying who!?!?!?!
...and I'm saying.....
quit your bitching....I'm on vacation!!


Marty 
Tree Planting.
.

Cha...Cha....Cha!!

Hey...
Look at which Mouseketeer is turning the BIG 22 today!?!?!
Double E turning the Double 2.

She even gets her own song!!
.....today only!!

Marty
Watersealing.

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

...............you are in Calumet City.

One-Stop-Shopping....
Gyros...
Smoothie....
Lottery Ticket.....
and a Butt-Hole to go.
(Thanks to TT correspondent Jim Farrell)

Marty
Napping.....then Jeep Shopping.

Trivia Tuesday......

Just so you know......
I'm even working on my vacation to keep you entertained.

Now for something completely different.....

Hints.....
--Stare at the red dot on this ladies nose for 30 seconds...
--Turn away and look at a dark colored wall....
--Blink....Blink....Blink...Blink.

First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name her will win!!
Tim McNally is not eligible......but thanks for this pic.

Marty
Pulling Weeds.

You say it's your Birthday......

Sgt. Peppers.....
45 years old this week.

.....and yes....

I know this is Abbey Road.
Check this out....
http://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing

Marty
Vacation.

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