Prize Packages for the Recent FFT Contest in September

Here are the prize packages which are going to the winners of the recent month-long Friday Funday Trivia contest:

3rd place winner Teresa gets the following:

• Fork in the Road by Neil Young
• Paper Airplane by Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur by Blur
• The Deluxe Edition of Seven and the Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran
• Working on a Dream by Bruce Springsteen
• Back to Now by Labelle
• The audio CD version of the book "John Lennon: The Life"

2nd place winner Rich gets the following:

• Obsessed with Hollywood: Test Your Knowledge of the Silver Screen
• Standard Guide to Golden Age Comics
• "The Kids in the Hall: Season 4" DVD
• 3 DVD set "Gorehouse Greats Collection"
• Icon by The Scorpions
• Back on Top by Van Morrison
• Sly & the Family Stone's Greatest Hits
• 2 disc Collector's Editions of "Pablo Honey" and "Amnesiac" by Radiohead 
• Playlist: The Very Best of Steve Vai

1st place winner Michelle gets the following:

• "And the Grammy Goes to..." by David Wild
• The photography book "The Police: 1978-1983"
• Obsessed with TV: Test Your Knowledge of Every Channel
• "Crash: The Complete First Season"
•  A promo DVD screener containing 3 episodes of "Community"
• Icon by Barry White
• The Deluxe Edition of "I Am... Sasha Fierce" by Beyonce
• CD copy of Christmas with the Rat Pack
• The Best of Bob Dylan
• Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics by India.Arie
• The Essential Modern Records Collection by Etta James
• The Remix Suite by Michael Jackson
• The Best of the Great American Songbook by Rod Stewart
• Accelerate by R.E.M.
• One More Love by David Guetta
• Hot Sauce Committee Part Two by The Beastie Boys

Congratulations again to the three of you and I hope you enjoy your prizes!

Thursday Thirteen #75: Movie Quotes Trivia, 80s Style

Below are 13 quotes from movies made during the decade of Pac-Man and Parachute Pants. How many of these do you recognize? You can leave your responses in the comments section. On Friday, I will reveal the answers.

Also, please take a moment to vote in the current Michael Vick poll to your left. If you'd like to share your thoughts about your vote, you can do so in the comments section of the post directly below this one.

1. I loves Harpo, God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead 'fo I let him beat me.

2. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

3. Is this turnout weak or what? I had at least 70 more people at my funeral.

4. God got Wendy's periods reversed. About every 28 days she starts acting nice. Lasts about a weekend.

5. Oh, this your wife, huh? A lovely lady. Hey baby, you must've been something before electricity.

6. Winky Dinky Dog - isn't that beautiful? C'mon, say it with me: Winky... Dinky... DOG! Oh, yes. Oh, oh oh...

7. No more yankie my wankie. The Donger need food.

8. Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in, where a man dressed up as a *bat* gets all of my press? This town needs an enema!

9. Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues.

10. And I want the rest of you cowboys to know something, there's a new sheriff in town. And his name is Reggie Hammond. So y’all be cool. Right on.

11. All you have to do is follow three simple rules. One, never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two, take it outside. Never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary. And three, be nice.

12. I got a question. If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?

13. No, I don't hate Balboa. I pity the fool, and I will destroy any man who tries to take what I got!

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Web Find: Wait I Know This!

While on an Internet surfing safari earlier this week, I found a new blog that I will surely be visiting on a regular basis... Wait I Know This!. Authored by Eric Chilton, a broadcasting veteran who currently serves as the chief meteorologist at WFMY News 2 (a CBS affiliate in central North Carolina), "Wait I Know This!" goes back in time to revisit our favorite music, movies, and TV shows. Some of the posts I've read so far include ones on Sonny & Cher, Mork & Mindy, Bosom Buddies, and Paul Peterson (Jeff Stone of The Donna Reed Show).

In addition to the blog, Eric also hosts a podcast which is also called "Wait I Know This!". A TV trivia and interview show, Eric and his various co-hosts have had a variety of stars from yesteryear as guests. Some of the performers they've interviewed include Lana Wood (Natalie's sister), Don Grady (Robbie on My Three Sons), Kathy Garver (Cissy on Family Affair), and the aforementioned Paul Peterson. The podcast normally airs live every Sunday night. However, since they did a special "on-location" broadcast this past Friday, the podcast's next episode will be on Sunday January 18th at 6 PM EST. If you miss the live airings, don't worry because you can always listen to the archived shows by going to the blue "Talk Shoe" widget in the upper right corner of the blog.

Whether you grew up during the time when TVs had "rabbit ears" or if you're a member of the cable generation, be sure to check out Wait I Know This! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Thursday Thirteen #62: 1970s Movie Quotes

Thirteen Movie Quotes From the 1970s

Below are 13 quotes from movies made during the decade of Pong and the Pet Rock. How many of these do you recognize? You can leave your responses in the comments section. On Friday, I will reveal the answers.

1. I think that I am familiar with the fact that you are going to ignore this particular problem until it swims up and bites you on the ass!

2. Oh come off it, MAJOR. You put me right off my fresh fried lobster, do you realize that? I'm now going to go back to my bed, I'm going to put away the best part of a bottle of scotch... And under normal circumstances, you being normally what I would call a very attractive woman, I would have invited you back to share my little bed with me you might possibly have come. But you really put me off. I mean you... You're what we call a regular army clown.

3. I'm worried about passing Mr. Mason's class and you busy signifying.

4. I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!

5. I know a woman who looks like a bullfrog but that don't mean she's the damn thing's mother.

6. This is for Allah. And it's goin' way out there, sucka.

7. Zero point two... Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

8. My mama didn't raise no fool. Now I got enough attention span to know what's happenin'. What's happenin' is I can recognize a poverty pimp when I see one.

9. We're finally getting out of this turkey town, and now you wanna crawl back into your cell, right? You wanna end up like John? You just can't stay seventeen forever.

10. Would ya just watch the hair. Ya know, I work on my hair a long time and you hit it. He hits my hair.

11. I'm gonna take this right foot, and I'm gonna whop you on that side of your face... and you wanna know something? There's not a damn thing you're gonna be able to do about it.

12. Aw come on, you're not gonna say that now! You're not gonna say that now! You're gonna pull that hen house shit? Now when the vote... the Chief just voted - it was 10 to 9. Now I want that television set turned on *right now*!

13. Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever.

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Totally 80s Music Quiz

As a heads up, BeckEye has an 80s music trivia quiz posted at her blog (see the link below). It's broken up into 3 parts (song lyrics, music videos, and general music). The answers won't be posted until Friday so you still have time to play.

http://thepopeye.blogspot.com/

Check Out This Lyrics Quiz

If you guys and dolls have the time, you should check out the lyrics quiz that BeckEye has posted at her blog The Pop Eye. There are a total of 36 lyrics samples (nine for each decade from the 60s through the 90s). Within each decade she has the lyrics broken out into 3 levels, based on the degree of difficulty.

My "old school" badge is clearly showing because my success on her quiz has been declining with each decade. I'll keep plugging away, maybe something will rattle loose from the crevices of my cranium. She plans on posting the answers next week.

Retro Jingle/Slogan Quiz At Pop Art Diva's Blog

If you have the time, swing over to Pop Art Diva's blog and play her retro jingle/slogan trivia game. Along with the trivia, she has a soundboard installed where you can listen to a few jingles from year's past.

New Blog Alert: Extensive Music Trivia

After visiting Layla's Classic Rock Faves the other day, I found a new blog called Extensive Music Trivia. This should be alot of fun for all of us music trivia buffs. The following text explains the games/rules and is taken directly from the blog author's first post:

Questions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Answers on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

All questions will be based on artists or songs that have been on the Billboard charts. The artist will have had to place on the charts at one time in their career in some capacity to qualify.

All questions and answers have been thoroughly researched and will originate from 1951 to present, with the majority originating between 1956 – 1986. Questions will vary in degree of difficulty and will come from the following genres: pop, rock, soul, smooth jazz, R&B, country, disco, soundtracks and instrumentals.

All trivia quizzes are worth 100 points with the point allocations per question given under each question.

You cannot consult the Internet for the answers (the Honor System). If you consult the Internet, that defeats the purpose. With the Internet as a resource, there is no trivia of any kind, which is why it is banned.

Cartoon Trivia Tie-breaker

Since Julie and Sarah both got 12 out of 15 correct in the recent cartoon trivia game, it all comes down to a tie-breaker to determine which one is the queen of cartoon trivia. The first one of them to contact me at ultfan67@yahoo.com with the name of the cartoon character below will be the winner. Good luck to both of you.

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Note: Beware of question #2, because it's a toss up. Although it lists two bands who are NOT from Australia, you can only choose 1 answer.

Thursday Thirteen #18: Grease Is the Word

Thirteen people who appeared on stage in the musical Grease
When it comes to long-running theater properties, "Grease" is in a class by itself. Not only do performers get the chance to sing and dance, but some are afforded the opportunity to portray teenagers when in reality they are probably getting ready for their 10-year high school reunion (at the very least). Below are 13 famous names who treaded the boards in the play about life and love at Rydell High.

1. Adrienne Barbeau- best known for playing Bea Arthur's daughter Carol on the sitcom "Maude", Barbeau was the original Rizzo in the 1972 production. For her role in "Grease", Barbeau was nominated for a Tony Award (Best Featured Actress In A Musical).

2. Barry Bostwick- Bostwick (Spin City, The Rocky Horror Picture Show) originated the role of Danny Zuko in the play's original Broadway run. Just like Barbeau, Bostwick was also a Tony Award nominee (Best Featured Actor In A Musical).

3. Chubby Checker- the King of the Dance Songs (The Twist, Pony Time, Limbo Rock, etc.) appeared on Broadway as the "Teen Angel" during the mid 90s revival of the musical.

4. Micky Dolenz- the ex-Monkee played Vince Fontaine on Broadway during the mid 90s revival.

5. Peter Gallagher- the "O.C." star was a replacement Danny Zuko during Grease's original run.

6. Richard Gere- before achieving movie stardom, Gere played Danny during the original London production of "Grease" back in 1973. He also served as an understudy for several roles in the original Broadway production.

7. Ilene Graff- best known as the mom on the ABC sitcom "Mr. Belvedere", Graff was a replacement "Sandy Dumbrowski" during the play's original run.

8. Jasmine Guy- best known as "Whitley Gilbert" on the long-running college sitcom "A Different World", Jasmine played Rizzo during the mid 90s revival.

9. Marilu Henner- the actress, talk show host and best-selling author was a replacement "Marty" during the 1970s.

10. Mimi Kennedy- best known as "Abby" on the sitcom "Dharma and Greg", Mimi was a replacement "Jan" during the original run of Grease.

11. Ilene Kristen- currently starring as "Roxy" on the ABC soap "One Life To Live", Ilene originated the role of the peppy Patty Simcox on Broadway in 1972.

12. John Travolta- years before playing Danny Zuko on the big screen, he was a replacement "Doody" during the original Broadway run.

13. Tracey Ullman- the award-winning actress/singer/comedienne appeared as beauty school dropout Frenchy during the 1979 London revival.

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Thursday Thirteen #2: Song Remakes

Thirteen Hit Songs You May Not Know Were Remakes. The song title is followed by the artist who had the hit. The original artist is in parentheses. I Love Rock & Roll- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (The Arrows) Good Lovin’- The Young Rascals (The Olympics) Bette Davis Eyes- Kim Carnes (Jackie DeShannon) Cum On Feel the Noize- Quiet Riot (Slade) Everytime You Go Away- Paul Young (Hall & Oates) Mickey- Toni Basil (Racey)* Tainted Love- Soft Cell (Gloria Jones) Nobody But Me- The Human Beinz (The Isley Bros.) Don't Turn Around- Ace of Base (Tina Turner) Love Hurts- Nazareth (The Everly Bros.) Louie Louie- The Kingsmen (Richard Berry) Nothing Compares 2 U- Sinead O’Connor (The Family) Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac) * Racey was an all-male group from the UK. Their version of "Mickey" was titled "Kitty". How many of these did you know were remakes? Links to other Thursday Thirteens! (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!) 1. Chris tells you about 13 books he's recently read 2. JennieBoo devotes her TT to classic quotes from filmdom 3. Karina gets you hot & bothered with 13 steamy music videos 4. Nancy tells us what she loves about man's best friend 5. TopChamp shares 13 holiday snaps (photos) 6. ThommaLynn shares her favorite TT posts (some are hers, the rest are others) 7. In this time of war, Ed has a special video TT 8. qtpies7 has 13 important tips for parents of teen drivers 9. Dana's TT involves quotes from one of her favorite movies. See if you can guess what it is. 10. Alisonwonderland's TT clues you in on her potential reading list

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Recap of The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Trivia Show

As some of you may know, I didn't do Spin City on May 5th because I was in Bay City taking part in the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Trivia Show. Although it wasn't easy, the team that I play on (The Groove Masters) made it 5 victories in a row (one of my teammates referred to us as the New York Yankees of music trivia). I will say that two key differences are that:

1. We don't have an overbearing owner throwing insane amounts of cash at players past their prime.
2. We didn't get exposed in the 2006 playoffs by a team that has a man with a fondness for Marlboro Reds as its skipper.

For various reasons, some members who played on our team in previous years were unable to compete this time. However, we gained some new members who were able to chip in and help lead us to victory.

Gary (Dr. J) Johnson and Wayne (Priz) Przybylski do an excellent job of putting together the contest. The contest is made up of song segments, performance video, still pictures, lyric handouts, etc. This most recent contest also featured portions of rounds devoted to Wilson Pickett, The Dave Clark Five, and Marty Robbins. In the past, the questions covered the 1950s through the 1980s. However, this last time there was a dramatic drop in questions related to the 1970s and 1980s. Since a majority of the players grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, I think the change in focus is a good move. Some of the sample questions in the most recent contest were:

1. What two non-Beatle rock stars appear on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
2. What was Bo Diddley's 1st single to hit the Billboard pop chart?
3. What group originally recorded "Black Magic Woman"?
4. Who wrote the song "Do Wah Diddy"?
5. In terms of Billboard chart performance, what were the top 10 most succuessful albums of the 1970s?

For information on the trivia contest and Michigan Rock and Roll, please check out the following link:

http://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/Default.aspx