Sunday, May 27, 2012

The Retro Mix Playlist for 5/26/12: Artists We Think Should Be in the RRHOF


Show Theme: Artists we think should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with my niece Pam co-hosting

6 pm hour

Rock and Roll All Nite- KISS
Hey, Western Union Man- Jerry Butler
You Lost the Sweetest Boy- Mary Wells
Free- Chicago
Born to Be Wild- Steppenwolf
All Day Music- War
Minute by Minute- The Doobie Brothers
The Hucklebuck- Chubby Checker
Stupid Cupid- Connie Francis

With or Without You segment #1:
Messin’ with My Mind- Labelle
Somebody Love You Baby (You Know Who It Is)- Patti Labelle

Limelight- Rush
Love Is a Battlefield- Pat Benatar
Tell Me This Is a Dream- The Delfonics

7 pm hour

Hot Stuff- Donna Summer
Heartbeat City- The Cars
Fly Like an Eagle- Steve Miller Band
Ghetto Child- The Spinners
Rainy Night in Georgia- Brook Benton
You Belong to Me- Carly Simon
Wheel in the Sky- Journey
Pucker Up Buttercup- Jr. Walker & the All Stars

With or Without You segment #2:
Stay- Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
I Know You, I Live You- Chaka Khan

Daisy Glaze- Big Star
Pride and Joy- Stevie Ray Vaughan
Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing- Lou Rawls

8 pm hour

I Want Your Love- Chic
Ghetto Life- Rick James
Crazy on You- Heart
Your Cheating Heart- Patsy Cline
She Didn’t Say Nothin’ at All- Johnnie Ray
Love Is Like a Baseball Game- The Intruders
That’s Entertainment- The Jam
Bang a Gong (Get It On)- T. Rex
Sara Smile- Hall & Oates
Silver Threads and Golden Needles- Linda Ronstadt
Sweet Seasons- Carole King
Star Baby- The Guess Who
Are You There with Another Girl- Dionne Warwick
Too Many Fish in the Sea- The Marvelettes
Bad Reputation- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Ghetto Child by The Spinners



Saturday, May 26, 2012

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: TV Twosomes Pt II


Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place- David: 47 pts  ... outstanding job!
2nd place- Becky and Michelle: 41 pts each
3rd place- Teresa: 39 pts

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.




 1-5

1. 2 pts- Beavis & Butthead (What is the name of the high school attended by these two characters? 2 bonus pts)- Highland High
2. 2 pts-  Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (Lois & Clark was also acceptable)
3. 2 pts- Phineas & Ferb
4. 2 pts- The Abbott & Costello Show (if you put either just their last names or their full names, I still gave you credit)
5. 2 pts- Chico & the Man


6-10

6. 3 pts- Scarecrow & Mrs. King
7. 2 pts- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (if you put either just their last names or their full names, I still gave you credit)
8. 2 pts- Ren & Stimpy
9. 2 pts- Khloe & Lamar (if you put their full names, I still gave you credit). (The man in the pic has won two NBA championships as a member of what team? 2 bonus pts)- The Los Angeles Lakers
10. 4 pts- Ned & Stacey: This sitcom ran on Fox from 1995-1997 and starred Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing. The premise involved a marriage of convenience between an exec who needed to be married in order to help his image at work and a writer for the Village Voice who was desperate to move out of her parent's house. Reruns of this show currently air on The TV Guide Network.

11-15

11. 3 pts- BJ & the Bear
12. 4 pts- Jake & the Fatman
13. 2 pts- Hope & Faith
14. 2 pts- Kenan & Kel (The theme song for this series, titled "Aw, Here It Goes", is performed by what rapper? 3 bonus pts)- Coolio
15. 6 pts- Dog & Cat: This short-lived cop show ran on ABC in 1977. It starred Lou Antonio as a veteran undercover detective for the L.A.P.D. who is teamed with a rookie (played by Kim Basinger).

David was the only player to get this correct.

The Best Intentionally Funny Answer of the Week goes to Dina whose answer was, "The Future Mrs. Alec Baldwin & Her Creepy Stalker". 

In case you were wondering, "Dog and Cat" is a slang term used by police officers to denote a male-female partnership.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Friday Funday Trivia: TV Twosomes Pt II


Below are 3 montages containing 15 photos of TV shows named after the two main characters. Each TV show has the word "and" in its title. You have to correctly identify the TV shows. To enlarge the montages, click on them.

Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total).

Also, don't miss out on the chance to pick up extra points by answering the 3 bonus questions in the quiz!

If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the following rules before playing:

* The game is pub style so looking up the answers, using friends/family for help, etc. is not allowed.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers to me will earn 2 bonus points. 

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Friday night (5/25) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Saturday, May 26th.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue about a photo, feel free to come up with an intentionally funny answer. Although you won't get credit for a correct answer, you'll get a thumbs up from me for originality, execution, and showmanship. What can I say, I love to be entertained and I'll take it any way I can get it!

Have fun and good luck!



 1-5

1. 2 pts (What is the name of the high school attended by these two characters? 2 bonus pts)
2. 2 pts
3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts
7. 2 pts
8. 2 pts
9. 2 pts (The man in the pic has won two NBA championships as a member of what team? 2 bonus pts)
10. 4 pts

11-15

11. 3 pts
12. 4 pts
13. 2 pts
14. 2 pts (The theme song for this series, titled "Aw, Here It Goes", is performed by what rapper? 3 bonus pts)
15. 6 pts

Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Retro Mix Playlist for 5/19/12: The 1990s

Show theme: The 1990s

6 pm hour

Jump Around- House of Pain
The Floor- Johnny Gill
Jump- Kris Kross
Live and Learn- Joe Public
You Are Not Alone- Michael Jackson
A Rose is Still a Rose- Aretha Franklin
Lithium- Nirvina

The Guilty Pleasure of the Week:
Achy Breaky Heart- Billy Ray Cyrus

Salvation- The Cranberries
Spin the Black Circle- Pearl Jam
Helluva- Brotherhood Creed
Masterpiece- Atlantic Starr
Lovefool- The Cardigans
The Last Polka- Ben Folds Five

7 pm hour

U Can’t Touch This- MC Hammer
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)- Us3
(If You’re Not in It for Love) I’m Outta Here- Shania Twain
Untitled- Spain
Tennessee- Arrested Development
Bullet with Butterfly Wings- Smashing Pumpkins
Afternoons and Coffeespoons- Crash Test Dummies
Motownphilly- Boyz II Men
Different People- No Doubt
Run Around- Blues Traveler
Ordinary World- Duran Duran
Age of Panic- Senser

8 pm hour

It’s All About the Benjamins (Rock Remix)- Puff Daddy & the Family
Get It Up- TLC
Man in the Box- Alice in Chains
World Class Fad- Paul Westerberg
On and On- Erykah Badu
Georgy Porgy- Eric Benet
Emotions- Mariah Carey
It’s All Been Done- Barenaked Ladies
Lump- The Presidents of the United States of America
Just a Touch- Keith Sweat
Wonderwall- Oasis
What’s the Frequency Kenneth?- R.E.M.
It’s Only Us- Robbie Williams
Bug a Boo- Destiny’s Child

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: (If You’re Not in It for Love) I’m Outta Here by Shania Twain

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: Looney Tunes


Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place- Michelle: 50 pts ... outstanding job!
2nd place- Dane, Rich and Teresa: 40 pts each
3rd place- Ann, Janet and Josh: 34 pts each

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.

 1-5

1. 2 pts- Bugs Bunny
2. 2 pts- Daffy Duck (In the 1956 Superman parody "Stupor Duck", what is the name of the main character's alter ego? 3 bonus pts)- Cluck Trent- Props to the number of you who got this bonus question correct!
3. 2 pts- Pepé Le Pew
4. 2 pts- Tweety Bird ("Tweety Pie" and simply "Tweety" are also acceptable)
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts- Mac and Tosh (The Goofy Gophers is also acceptable)
7. 2 pts- Foghorn Leghorn (This character could often be heard singing what Stephen Foster tune? 2 bonus pts)- Camptown Races
8. 2 pts- Michigan J. Frog
9. 2 pts- The Tasmanian Devil
10. 4 pts- Ralph Phillips- Ralph was an imaginative boy who likes to daydream. He made his first appearance in the Academy Award-nominated short below (1953's From A to Z-Z-Z-Z)



11-15

11. 3 pts- Ralph Wolf- This character appeared in several cartoons with Sam the Sheepdog. Although Ralph is almost identical in appearance to Wile E. Coyote, there are some differences. The main one is that Ralph has a red nose instead of a black one. 

Michelle was the only player to correctly identify Ralph.

12. 4 pts- Speedy Gonzales- The photo above is how Speedy appeared in his first cartoon (1953's Cat Tails for Two). Two years later, Speedy was redesigned into his modern incarnation.







13. 2 pts- Marvin the Martian
14. 2 pts- Porky Pig (What is the name of this character's significant other? 2 bonus pts)- Petunia
15. 6 pts- Gossamer (Rudolph would have also been acceptable)

Friday, May 18, 2012

Friday Funday Trivia: Looney Tunes Characters


This week's quiz features 3 montages of 15 photos of Looney Tunes characters. You have to correctly identify the character. To enlarge the montages, click on them. Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total).

Also, don't miss out on the chance to pick up extra points by answering the 3 bonus questions in the quiz!

If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the following rules before playing:

* The game is pub style so looking up the answers, using friends/family for help, etc. is not allowed.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers to me will earn 2 bonus points. 

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Friday night (5/18) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Saturday, May 19th.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue about a photo, feel free to come up with an intentionally funny answer. Although you won't get credit for a correct answer, you'll get a thumbs up from me for originality, execution, and showmanship. What can I say, I love to be entertained and I'll take it any way I can get it!

Have fun, good luck, and don't ever push the wed one!


 1-5

1. 2 pts
2. 2 pts (In the 1956 Superman parody "Stupor Duck", what is the name of the main character's alter ego? 3 bonus pts)
3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts
7. 2 pts (This character could often be heard singing what Stephen Foster tune? 2 bonus pts)
8. 2 pts
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts

11-15

11. 3 pts
12. 4 pts
13. 2 pts 
14. 2 pts (What is the name of this character's significant other? 2 bonus pts)
15. 6 pts
 
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