As of 0830 this morning I am no longer a over the road truck driver. I have taken a new job in town (OKC) starting 05.Sep2007. I have seen enough of the country to last a lifetime, and decided it’s time to see my home for a while. Mrs. J.J. is Extremely Overjoyed with this […]
This group formed in 1968 is one of the most sucessful progressive rock bands in history, in 1983 they reworked their musical style on their album which was titled after the record company’s catalogue number for it. one hit from this album’s video has several different versions and back when MTV played videos one never […]
“Fast as a Kentish oyster “, i.e. hermetically sealed. Kentish oysters are proverbially good and all good oysters are fast closed. “No more sense than an oyster”. Oysters have a mouth, but no head. Oyster Part. An actor who appears, speaks, or acts only once. Like an oyster, he opens but once. This may have […]
” To kiss the hare’s foot” means to be too late for anything, to be a day after the fair. The hare has gone by and left its footprint for you to salute. A similar phrase is “To kiss the post”. Also, “Harefoot”. Swift of foot as a hare. And in case you missed the […]
Mutton Chops are in! I’m trying to start a movement here, you see. Now all I require is for each of you to let ’em grow. Then we can all be the new Super Friends. * Super power sold separately.
THE BIG ELVIS QUIZ This weeks quiz is dedicated to the Biggest Elvis fan that I ever met P.L. Rest In Peace. For die hard Elvis fans this one should be easy. 1. In his career He only won 3 grammys, what were they for? 2. What was Elvis’s 1st #1 song? 3. What month […]
As most of you know we lost a charter member of our community this week MR’s Brother P.L. He never made a post but he influenced some of mine, and helped give me the love and knowledge of Music that I use in doing my quizzes. His service will be on Saturday August the 18th […]
Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes co-wrote Shine On, Harvest Moon. Norworth also co-wrote a song in 1908, with Albert Von Tilzer, that thousands of people sing every day in the United States for approximately six months out of the year. 4 Points
I know most of this community aren’t into sports, but I found this quote interesting: “And if nothing else, we can say that Bonds is truly the greatest steroids hitter in major league history. I know, I know, that’s a stupid statement, satisfying to no one… but then again, as Chuck Klosterman pointed out rather […]
Service and taking pride in doing a good job in this country. We went out to eat last night the restaurant did not have certain items ready that should have been, the cooks were playing grab A*@ in the back and the wait staff was having to make up excuses for them. They were apologising […]
His new group is called “Satellite Party” Who is he? What other bands did he front? What Festival did he and 2others found as a farewell concert for one of his bands? 4 Scrabble pieces, I mean points.
Geber, the Arabian, was the greatest alchemist of the 11th century, wrote many treatises on the “art of making gold” in the usual mystical jargon cause he would have been killed if found out by the church… hence “Giberish”. This is an example: “Sed tamen salis-petrae LURU MONE CAP URBE Et sulphuris.” This should be […]
Been super busy the last three days with car trouble, VA appointment, setting up my new HDTV system, mowing, etc., etc….. I hereby promise that by tomorrow evening this post will be replaced with the new quiz and I’ll get all needed comments made and a new points update…… Gotta go, still got a few […]
Who would think One of the fathers of “Grunge” would jump on the James Bond Theme Bandwagon. Who is he? What groups was he in? What Movie? What song? 4 Points.
As of 7.28.07 RtG 18 SUNN 10 MR 9 HUSKYSOONER 6 JEK/IZZARD 5 TTOP 3 MR -10 or something like that Come on everyone you all need to Hulk up RtG is 2 away from winning again. If he wins again I am going to have to adjust the point system and you don’t want […]