Trivia Tuesday Twofer.....

Should be pretty easy people if you
just stop and think about it......

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

Lad on the left.....
--Considered one of the greatest ever....
--Was in the Coast Guard
--Had the best "neighbor" ever....
--Has been a pilot for over a half century
--Has a airport named after him
--Hall of famer....

Lad on the right.....
--Considered one of the greatest ever....
--Once missed it by "this" much...
--Married and divorced.......x's 3.
--Once won a $1,000,000 from Ford
--Hall of famer....
--Warhol liked him...
--I met him a couple of times.....


Marty
Nashville, TN

Good Morning......

.....so that's where Tang comes from.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Funny Money.....

Benny's getting a facelift......
send all of your old ones to me as they
will no longer be good.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Jill......I love you!!

The girlfriend Maribeth doesn't know about.
A week away.....place your bets.

Marty

Waaa...waaa.....waaa...........

So maybe I'm the only one who collects
famous retailer trading cards.....
BUT IT MADE ME A BIG WINNER THIS WEEK!!!!

Aaron Montgomery Ward was the answer for this week.
--He published the first general merchandise mail order catalog in 1872
--His offices were originally on North Clark St.

Probably a Starbucks now....
which ironically,
I was in my first Starbucks on Saturday.
Not a fan at all of coffee or tea.....
but the girls ordered some "Shittachino"...
and it tasted like a shake to me.
Maybe that was French for "shake"?
I am now a fan......I know....
welcome to the new millennium.

--Richard Sears copied Ward's catalog and came out with his copy in 1896




--Big fan of expanding and preserving Lake Park which was renamed Grant Park in 1901
also a fan of stopping future construction in the park.
--Ward was known as the "Watch Dog of the Lakefront".....
led the landfill expansion also.
Lake Michigan originally was positioned just to the east of the train lines that ran behind the Art Institute.
--The expanded Grant Park was built on a lot of the construction debris left from the Chicago Fire of 1871.
--His head, among other retailers, line the Retailer Hall of Fame outside of the Merch Mart.




Ward built his tower before Sears did.....
it was on the corner of Madison/Michigan.
It's still there but they cut off the tower and made it condos.....read below.
http://designslinger.com/2012/12/17/six-north-michigan---montgomery-ward--co-tower-building.aspx



FDR was not a frequent shopper......
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-seizes-control-of-montgomery-ward



He's currently chilling on North Ravenswood Ave.
in the Rosehill Cemetery....
which is a another subject....
for another week.


Marty
Washington D.C.

Landmarks.....

OK....
so here's my nickel Chicago Architectural tour...
all courtesy of my Comfort Suites 26th floor vantage point.
 

Cool figure chiseled into the 333 N. Michigan Ave building.....
there is one on the north and south side of this building
about 40 stories above Michigan Ave.
Built in 1928
Chicago landmark
Owned by the Wirtz family.....(yes that Wirtz family)
They are sinking $25 million dollars into renovation.
http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20120926/CRED03/120929850/wirtz-family-to-renovate-michigan-avenue-tower

Another cool gem out my western windows......
(no pun intended)
the 35 East Wacker Dr. building.
Also known as the Jewelers Building.
Unbelievable detail all too many floors up to notice...
Built in 1927
Chicago Landmark.
Initially had the first 23 floors to parking.
Had a car elevator to lift a jewelry salesman's car from the street level
all the way up through the center of the building directly into
an upstairs office for security reasons.
Once considered the tallest building in the World outside of NY.
Top part of dome was originally a restaurant and now is the
showplace of architect Helmut Jahn.
Helmut designed the Thompson Center and the
United Terminal 1 at O'Hare Airport.

Not a Chicago landmark.....but I love what Donald has done to the place.

Marty
Princeton, WV
Only 8 months till Xmas.

Parkwhiz.com

Receipt for #400503

Franklin Self Park Garage

Apr 20 at 12:00pm to Apr 21, 2013 at 12:00pm

Franklin Self Park Garage
180 N. Franklin St.
Chicago, IL 60606
Parking managed by: Central Parking
Confirmation #400503
Amount paid: $9.41
Purchased by Martin McNally on April 18, 2013

Ok.....so the best part of my weekend was the parking.
Yes....you too can park in downtown Chicago for
 .39 cents an hour.

Checkout parkwhiz.com
I prepaid online for an indoor, secured garage near Franklin/Lake......
$9.41 for 24 hours.....do the math people.

Just across the river from the Merchandise Mart....
About a half mile north of the WilliSears Tower.

I'm all about the parking with me.
(Remember.....
I drive to Cleveland to watch the Sox for the $3 parking)
Several independent lots all over the city available with this site.


Marty
New Cumberland, WV

Trivia Tuesday!!!

Is it Tuesday already?!?!

Well leggo....
First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly
name the man with the pigeon shit on his head.....
will win this week's GRAND PRIZE
and TT Bragging rights for the next 7 days.

Hints....
--Started his business on north Clark St.
--Has his own garden in Grant Park
--Helped to make a park out of a landfill
--His poopy head is outside of the Merchandise Mart
--Forbes ranks him as one of the Top 20 most influential
    business men of all time.
--Currently "resides" off of north Ravenswood Ave.

Marty
Chesterfield County
Chester, VA
Home of the Chesterfield Cigarette

My Kinda Town.....

Sooooooo.......
While Maribeth was out in Vegas this weekend "investing" our nest egg.......
I decided to take Molly/Katie and go explore Chicago for the weekend.

I will be delighting you with all of my new Chicago facts and finds for the rest of this week.

Find #1.....The Comfort Suites at 320 N. Michigan Ave.
http://www.comfortsuiteschicago.com/

They recently rehabbed an old office building and turned it into a hotel.
Right in the middle of the Loop just south of the river.

Used my points and due to the fact that I use Comfort hotels when
I travel to other great cosmopolitan cities such as Akron and Ft. Wayne.....
they upgraded me to the "Presidential Suite".

Now most of the time when I get upgrades with Comfort....
it usually means extra towels, hot water and a remote that works.

Not here in Chicago.....
top Penthouse....26th floor with 2 beds/2bathrooms/dining room/kitchen/loft and outdoor patio.
I felt like Snoop Dogg on 4/20.

Pic above is from the patio in panoramic mode.....

More tips to follow......

Marty
Chester, VA

The Bat Cave.....

Marty

Summer vacation idea......?

Six Flags Great Delhi India.

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!

Well it hurts me to announce that we have a winner this week.....
But it hurts so good.

Mary Pollard was the first among thousands in this week with none other than....
Mr. John (Cougar) Mellencamp pictures here with his Joker GF.....Meg Ryan.

No real middle name....
other than I found a " J" as a middle initial but no significance to it.

--He calls Seymour, Indiana home.
--Rejected the Brad Pitt role in "Thelma and Louise"
--Wrote several of his songs with co-writer and boyhood friend George Green who recently passed away at age 59 due to a rapid forming small cell lung cancer.
   ........mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wonder how he caught that??
--Grandfather at 36.....which I think is mandatory in Indiana.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Another reason why I don't watch TV.......

Nashville, TN

Marty

My useless tip of the day......

Marty
Nashville, TN

Trivia Tuesday........

Happy Tuesday!!

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

Hints.....
--I was in his hometown a few weeks ago.
--Was 18 when he ran off and got married to his pregnant girlfriend.
--Was a Grandfather in his mid-30's.
--Has appeared in several movies.
--Rejected one movie that could have been his big break.
--Collaborated with his childhood friend for years.
--Divorced three times and holding.
--Currently dating the joker.
--Down to 3 packs a day from 5.....
--I give him 2 more years.

Marty
Nashville, TN

9,999,999 tears to go.....

Another "stuck in my head tune".....
Talented married couple that are way too underrated.

Bruce wrote for the likes of Tim/Faith...
George Strait and the Dixie Chicks.
(Travelin' Soldier)
His songwriting brother was married to
one of the "Chicks".

This is an old Dickie Lee song.....
Dickie's video looks like a bad karaoke night at Roccos' Pub.



Marty
Nashville, TN

Sunday Matinee......

Give me 5 minutes here.....
Disney would be proud!

Marty

Commercial of the Week!!

Ship your pants!!

Marty

Waa...Waa.....Waa......

All I can say is that.....
you're all a bunch of losers
and don't know your Adlai's (I, II or III's)
from a hole in the ground.

--Mr. Roger Joseph Ebert was the
"Cub Reporter" in Tues pic.....
(not Chris O'Connor or John Tesh!!)



--Carey Estes Kefauver was the
"Man on the hot seat"

--U.S. Senator from Tennessee
--Carey sought the Presidential nomination twice (1952/1956)
--Was Adlai Stevenson II's VP running mate in 1956.
--Lost to Eisenhower and Nixon.
--Enacted laws to break up exorbitant profits rung up by
Drug Companies back in the early '60s.
Forced these companies to provide accurate information about new drugs and stopped cheap generic drugs being marketed as "break through" medication using a new trade name.
--Worked hard and partied harder.
Notorious drinker and smoker....
Feeling ill.... still went to work and
suffered a heart attack on the Senate floor......
died two days later at age 60.
Should have taken a couple of generic aspirin.

But don't you feel bad.....
even though you are a loser....
you now have something for your dinner party this weekend.

Marty
St. Louis, IL

Summer Vacation Idea......

Marty
Sullivan, MO

Song of the Week......

...............just TRY getting this song out of your head.

Rockfield, KY
Marty

Trivia Tuesday!!!

Trivia Tuesday Twofer!!

I don't expect any winners this week.....
just thought this pic was cool.
First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name
the interview/interviewee above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE
and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Cub Reporter.....
--an altar boy
--liked MAD Magazine
--didn't marry until 50
--dated Oprah


Man on the hot seat.....
--tried to be President.....twice
--V.P....once
--was a Senator.
--good work ethic
--drank and smoked too much.
--you can thank him for Generic Drugs.


Marty
Rockfield, KY

Cha...Cha...Cha!!

Someone I know is a nifty Fifty today!!
Cha...Cha...Cha!!

Marty
Dongola, IL

Still have eggs???

Hardboiled scrambled....
Impress your friends.

Marty

Mangobbler!

....I've been laughing for a week.

Marty

We Have a Wiener!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Cool himself......Dave O'Connor
was the first of many in this week
with the other Mr. Cool....
James Byron Dean

--Hometown is Marion, IN
--His first TV appearance was in a Pepsi commercial.

Marty
Nashville, TN

How it's made......

......marbles.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Wait for it......

......you know how I like my spelling and grammar.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Trivia Tuesday!!!

Last in my series of TT ping-pong stars.
First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the paddling nerd above will win
this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints....
--A Hoosier
--Was in a Pepsi Commercial
--Rumored to have played "both sides of the net" if you will....
--Has a postage stamp
--His two front teeth were fake.
--Once majored in Pre-Law.....before switching his major.

Marty
Nashville, TN

The Star Nosed Mole......

.....and more info than you can imagine.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Hoppy Easter!!

My favorite Easter song written by my favorite Jew.
The same Jew who wrote my favorite Christmas song.
......go figure.

Marty

Delicious.......

Marty

We've Got a Weiner!!!

Co-worker Tim Reilly is the first in this week with the one and only.....
Sir Elton Hercules John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight)

Mz. Pollard was a close second.....
and just when I thought I had
you all on the Hercules piece of this.

--Played Rush Limbaugh's wedding for a cool million.

Marty
Clarksville, IN

Holy Dumbo Drop!!

Warning.....
Don't watch during breakfast.

Marty
Ferdinand, IN

Reminds me.....

....I need a haircut.

Marty
Kansas City, KS

Trivia Tuesday!!!

Here we are....
Another Tuesday....
and another Ping-Ponged themed challenge.

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly guess the name of the
part time paddler above.....
will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and
TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints...
--Has epilepsy
--Has a pacemaker
--Has tried to commit suicide
--Net worth is north of $300 million
--Has an Academy Award
--He'll play at your wedding for $1 million dollars

Marty
Kansas City, MO

Cooler by the lake....

Mother Nature's a bitch.....
was 56* on Sat.

Marty
Goreville, IL

Egg on a stick....

Ron Popeil would be proud.....
ACT NOW !!

Marty

Nice pic Joe.

Cool pic....
even cooler photographer.

http://instagram.com/p/W_VQ0SOlGi/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa

http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!

Well even though it took her a little longer than usual this week.....

Mz. Maggie Pollard pulls it off again just minutes in front a lot of wrong guesses!!

Lech Walesa....
--Gillette offered him $1 million dollars in the early '80s to shave off his famous mustache.
He refused.....but shaved it off a few years later for personal reasons.

Stay tuned for more Ping-Pong themed Trivia next week....
so excited!!

Marty
Goreville, IL

Test Drive.....

Marty
Nashville, TN

3-Day Hangover is over!!

Thanks to all who came out to the Pub Crawl on Saturday!!
This event has gone from a few neighbors
@ The Kerry Piper a few years ago....
to well over a million people this year!!
(Maybe 100 +/-)
This really shows the power of Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/LockportsStPatricksDayPubCrawl

Pretty sure that Jackie's Pub has never had
that many people in it.....ever!

Everyone had a good time from the feedback I am getting and looking
forward to bigger and better things next year.....
better start growing out my real sideburns now.

Marty
Joelton, TN

Trivia Tuesday!!!!

Happy Tuesday
and a happier St. Joseph's Day to all of my Polish friends out there!!

Still spent from the weekend......
but this pic will do for today.
First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the "Paddling Pole" above will
win this week's Grand Prize and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days.

Hints...
--His dad died at age 34 after years in a Nazi Concentration Camp.
--Was offered a million dollars to shave off his mustache.
--He has 8 little poles....including a son named Bogdan.
--Is not Robin Williams.
--Owns a Noble Peace Prize.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Penguin Monday!!

.....long weekend
this is all I got.

This reminds me of some of my
friends and neighbors this past Saturday!

Marty
Philadelphia, PA

Happy St. Pats Day......

......a minute of the river being dyed is about all you need.

Marty

And I want to rock your gypsy soul......

Maybe my favorite song.......
ever.

Marty

We Have a Wiener!!!

Well.....
She's not only a year older this week.....but obviously another year wiser!!
Mz. Maggie Pollard was the first in this week with Michael John Douglas (Keaton)

--Worked with Henry Winkler in "Night Shift".
--First TV job was on Mister Rogers Neighborhood back in the mid-70's.
--Oldest actor to portray Batman.
--Used to date Courtney Cox.

Marty

Feelin' Lucky??

.......well do ya!?

Did I mention that it's
National Problem Gambling Awareness Month?

But don't let that slow you down.....
There's only 132,138 St. Pats tickets left as of this morning.

So get a move on.....
I get a commission if you win.

Marty
Louisville, IL

 How It Works  

• The St. Patrick's Day Raffle is played like a typical "raffle" type draw game. Your ticket will contain a unique ticket number automatically generated by the terminal.
• A limited number of 500,000 tickets will be sold. Check out the prizes and odds below:
  • 4 Prizes of $1,000,000, odds are 1 in 125,000!
  • 5 prizes of $100,000 each, odds are 1 in 100,000!
  • 500 prizes of $1,000 each, odds of 1 in 1000!
  • THAT’S 509 TOTAL AVAILABLE PRIZES WITH OVERALL ODDS OF 1 IN 982!
• The cost is $20 per ticket.
• Tickets will be sold in sequential order and will be sold throughout the state.
• The drawing will be held on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17, 2013).

Ready.....Set.....Crawl!!!!!!!

There................you have been invited.
Watch for free coupon this Friday!!

Marty
Goreville, IL

Trivia Tuesday is BACK!!!!

Well...well....well......
I'm back after a well deserved rest and
back with a vengeance!!

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

Hints....
--Although this pic looks like it was
ripped from the St. Bede's photo book....
it wasn't.
--Youngest of 7 kids.....
--Has worked with Fonzie.
--It's a beautiful day in his neighborhood.
--Loves to fly-fish.
--You could consider him an old Super Hero.
--Own large ranches in 3 states.
--Was "friends" with a "Friends"

Marty
Mt. Vernon, IL

Ahhhhhhhhhhh..............

.....memories of Hancock Hill.

Marty
St. Louis, MO

Opening Day coming soon......

....can't we all just get along?

Marty

It's not easy being Green!!

Good St. Pats song from
TT Correspondent,
James Patrick Farrell.

Marty

Today's "Word of the Day" is......

Paradiddle.....
Use this in conversation
during this weekend's Dinner Parties.

Marty
Nashville, TN

March Madness......

My Final Four

Dolan...
Braz de Aviz....
Ravasi....
Turkson....

Marty
Nashville, TN

I Rove This......

Marty
Nashville, TN

Cleanup in Aisle #2.......

Good news.....
I'm back from vacation.

Bad news.....
I've got my hands full and there will be no TT today.

.....and no,
this store is not supposed to have a drive-thru.

Happy Shoveling!!

Marty
Nashville, TN

We've Got a Wiener!!!!

No pulling the wool over Nancy Jane McNally......
She was in first this week with.....
Charles Peete "Charlie" Rose, Jr.

--No relation to Pete Rose.
--Yep.....3 "e"'s in Peete.
--Maybe the only show I watch....
and he's even better on 60 Mins.

Which reminds me.....
Got a new phone app called....TuneIn Radio.
http://tunein.com/

You can also use it on your tablet....
your laptop or your Tandy 1000.
--It not only gets me all of the local radio stations....
--other stations anywhere in the world.
--all of the local police scanners
to ensure that my children are all in before curfew.
--Also....
tons of 60 Mins and Car Talk podcasts.

I will be on Holiday
and taking a "3 hour tour" with the Skipper and Mrs. Howell.
Will return on Tuesday, March 5th
with another puzzler and some
good Irish Tuneage for March.
(maybe a surprise update if I can get wi-fi)

Marty

I love Google.

So if you thought Dick Tracy's watch was cool.....
Imagine if he had glasses with wi-fi?

Only $1500....coming to a Google Store near you.
Yes.....they are now opening stores.


http://www.zdnet.com/google-plotting-retail-stores-for-the-us-7000011549/

Marty
Nashville, TN

Hot stuff!!!

.......cool pics from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory!

Which reminds me of a song.....
Sing along!


Marty
Nashville, TN

Trivia Tuesday!!!

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

Hints....
--Not related to another famous namesake.
--Watch your spelling this week people.
--An only child.
--High School basketball star.
--Known to be fiercely intelligent.
--Was going to study Pre-Med....
but instead turned out to be a lawyer.
--Was in an episode of The Simpsons.
--Among his residences.....
a 500+ acre farm...
an apartment overlooking Central Park in NY
an apartment in Washington D.C.
an apartment in Paris.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Bring on the Asteroids!!!

Marty

Nashville, TN

Willie at the Opry.....

Willie has changed a bit.....
The Ryman.....not.

Thanks to RK correspondent....Mom.

Marty
Nashville, TN

The brothers love their.....

Liam Neesons (Neeson)

Marty

It's ALL about me.....

\

Sooooo close but yet so far.
Sir Thomas Sean Connery was this week's winner!!
Couple of answers without the "Sir" and a couple without Thomas.....but I need it all to win.
Now James Bond had no real middle name.....
I may have taken that answer.....
then again....maybe not.

Better luck next week peeps.

Marty

Happy V-Day.

....to all my funny valentines out there.

Marty
De Soto, MO

Spring Training......

White Sox Pitchers/Catchers should all be in camp by now.
First game a week from Saturday vs. the Dodgers.

Marty
De Soto, MO

Trivia Tuesday.....

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

Hints...
--A milkman before coming a sailor.
--You can call him Sir.
--Was almost a professional footballer.
--Was almost Mr. Universe.
--Wore a toupee since he was 21.
--Has smoked since age 9.
--Owns an Oscar.

Marty
Zanesville, OH

Only 3 days until Valentine's Day!!

Here's how to get yourself a Valentines.
Take notes.

Marty
Hicksville, OH
(no...really!)

Make some beer.....

http://brooklynbrewshop.com/brew-timeline#

....or....
Old Milwaukee is on sale at Jewel this week.

Marty

Choo....Choo!!

Having lost my little girl to the teenage years today.....
this reminds me that I'm ready for another little one.

MB.....whaddya say??!!

Marty

We Have a Weiner......

Both Mr. David O'Connor and I have a crush on Flo.
.....there I said it.

He was the first in this week with Stephanie Courtney
who is the actress who plays Flo from Progressive.
The pic on Tuesday was from the series Mad Men.
And she looks NOTHING like Hillary Clinton....
(Yeah!!....you know who you are!!)

Good news for Dave and I......
Flo's alter-ego in Australia is known as Kitty.
Plenty to go around.


Marty

What's wrong with this picture?

Marty
Nashville, TN

Old Milwaukee.......

Unless you live in Sherman, TX
Ardmore, OK or Glendive, Montana....
you probably didn't see this Super Bowl commercial.


Will Ferrell does free commercials for
Old Milwaukee in small markets.



Marty
Nashville, TN

Trivia Tuesday!!!

Soooooo......
I'm smelling a back to back winner for me again this week!!

Welcome to Tuesday and to another stumper.
First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name
Mz. Wallflower above....
Will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and
TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days.

Hints...
--I need her "real" name.
--I probably see or hear her daily.
--She has a degree in Criminology.
--Currently works as a cashier.
--Her alter-ego is Kitty.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Preacher man talkin' on the TV......

So I had Charlie Daniels' "Fire On The Mountain"
cassette in my Nova from beginning to end.
Haven't heard this in at least 30 years until this week.

......and remembered most of the words.
See how you do......

Marty
Nashville, TN

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

Well....well.....well.
Guess who's still older than me!?!?
Now it doesn't feel so bad being 50....
when Jimmy's 51.

Here's a long distance dedication......
sing along to Jimmy's favorite song.....
Belly of the Whale.

Which is where I may be in a few weeks
if I don't start playing nice.



Marty
Nashville, TN

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

Shhhhhhh......
Mar's going to be sooooooo surprised.

Marty

Clap for the Wolfman......

.....and clap for me
for stumping you all this week!!

Robert Weston Smith.....aka Wolfman Jack
was this week's winner!!



Before there was MTV.....
There was the Midnight Special.....
this one's for Maribeth.



Marty

Don't stop believing......

I love Space Jam.....
and that dude Journey too.

Marty
Cincinnati, OH

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

Sooooo......
Maybe I was expecting the Bullion Depository at Ft. Knox, KY
to look more impressive than a small town library.
But there it was.....standing out in the middle of a 42 acre field surrounded by layers of barbed wire.
I bet there is nothing in there......
Either way....
it's locked up tighter than.......
oh never mind.

Fun Facts for this weekend's dinner parties......
--Ft. Knox is a US Army post built in 1918 on 190,000 acres.
--Named after Henry Knox....
the first US Secretary of War.
--Has it's own H.S.on base.
--Bullion Depository holds 3% of all of the world's gold.
--Construction began in 1936....
--A few years after FDR outlawed the private ownership of gold coins by US Citizens....
--Forcing all to sell it to the Federal Reserve....which had no room to store it.
--During WWII the original Constitution and Declaration of Independence were stored here.
--Door to the vault weighs 22 tons.
--No visitors allowed...only opened once for a Congressional visit in 1974.
--Single gold bar weighs about 27.5 pounds......400 ounces.
--Its located on the corner of Bullion Blvd. & Gold Vault Rd.

Marty
Horse Cave, KY

Trivia Tuesday!!!

Happy Tuesday!!

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name
the dapper young man above.....
will be this week's Grand Prize winner and
have TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!!

Hints....
--was an ordained minister.
--2 kids and only 1 wife!!
--you could clap for him.
--he died in his wife's arms.
--his daughter died 3 years later in a car accident.
--once had a single on Billboards Top 200.
--lots of songs written about him.
--once had his own cartoon show.
--has been in movies.
--once hosted a popular television show.

Marty
Luhville, KY

Who has a Bat Cave.....

....and an extra 4.2 million to part with?
That's a long way from the 100k opening bid.....
and a really long way from the $1 that George paid
to buy it back from the
shows producers in the 1960's.

Based on the Lincoln Futura concept car.....


Marty

George speaks from the dead.....

This has to be at least 5-6 years old.......
smart man.

Marty

Carry on.....

Imagine that.....
Four guys in their 30's who still play trombone.....

Four guys in their 30's who still play trombone and like Kansas.

Four guys in their 30's who still play trombone, like Kansas and have no girlfriends.

Jealous.......yeah maybe.

Marty

We Have a Weiner!!!!

So you just knew that the Y-Generation
would pull a win off this week......
but I am impressed by not only the numbers of winners I had this week....
but also that Dave and Jim both knew who Screech was.

Maggie
(I never schedule Tuesday meetings at 10am)
Pollard
was the first in this week with......
Dustin Neil Diamond and
James Joseph Harbaugh.

Screech used to live in Portage WI.
Harbaugh's brother in law is Indiana University's Men's Basketball coach.

Marty
Goreville, IL

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

.....sorry I don't have the video.

Marty
Falmouth, KY

Commercial of the Week.....

Cheers to Mr. James Farrell for his contribution.

Marty
Uhrichsville, OH

Trivia Tuesday Twofer!!!

Here we go with the first
TT Twofer of the year.....

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

Hints for the Side-burned Stud on right....
--may be one of the best actors of our time.
--big fan of professional wrestling.
--directed and starred in his own sex tape.
--did not write "Sweet Caroline".
--has a black belt in karate.
--was and still may be a Cheddar-head.

Hints for preppy Stud on left....
--may be one of the best actors of our time.
--Born a Buckeye in Toledo.
--He "knows Bo"
--he has 6 kids from 2 ladies.
--recently a bench manager for a
Mens College Basketball team.
--co-owns an Indy Racing Car.
--I'm not a fan.

Marty
Manchester, MI

Practice...Practice....Practice.....

Saw the Don Kelley Band on Sat night.....
and his wonderkid....
Daniel Donato on lead guitar.
Seriously might be the best I've ever heard.
Not bad for a 17 year-old Senior in H.S.

Marty
Schererville, IN

Bud in a boot......

So after a weekend in Nashville....
Mar and I realized that this might
not be the retirement town for us.

With a diet of Budweiser.....
Onion Rings ....
and Fried Bologna Sandwiches.....
we probably wouldn't live that long.

Marty
Nashville, TN

Honky Tonkin'........

........with my honey baby.

Marty
Nashville, TN

We Have a Weiner.....

........and Lance Armstrong is still a DOPE.

Glad he finally had the "ball" to admit it...
but still too late and too cocky.

He just doesn't get it.....
but Mr. Dave O'Connor does!!

His correct answer....
(in just seconds ahead of his arch nemesis Maggie Pollard)
Lance Edward Gunderson Armstrong takes it all this week.

--named after Dallas Cowboy Lance Rentzel which is the reason Armstrong may be crazy.
--Rentzel was suspended for a year by the NFL for marijuana possession.
--Rentzel was married to Joey Heatherton (Bada Boom) but screwed that up
by running around and exposing himself to little children on playgrounds.

....bring those facts to your dinner parties this weekend.

Marty
Brentwood, TN