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[red dog 1]

What was Humphrey Bogart's middle name?

[First Speaker]

1. Deforest?

[red dog 1]

5. Yep

[Effete Snob]

2. Is Mel Brooks living or dead?

[GP6971]

4. Alive. n/t

[Chipper Chat]

3. When Singin Jimmy Drake signed with Dot Records

He changed his name to ________ ,_________

[red dog 1]

7. I had to look this one up because I was curious

I wonder if anyone will get it?

(I think I still have the 45-rpm record)

[Chipper Chat]

8. I did not expect anyone to get it.

My band recorded on the same label when he was singing Jimmy Drake

[red dog 1]

6. What city was folksinger/songwriter/novelist Richard Farina from?

[Harker]

12. New York, I think. n/t

[Jade Fox]

53. Wasn't he Cuban? nt

[red dog 1]

59. Yes, he was 1/2 Cuban - his father was from Cuba

[First Speaker]

9. Who was Ted Williams' commanding officer in Korea?

[VGNonly]

52. John Glenn?

[First Speaker]

54. Bingo!

[red dog 1]

10. What was the title of Jack Kerouac's first novel?

[Harker]

11. The Town & the City.

I prevented the owner of the first used and antiquarian bookshop where I worked from putting a clothbound 1st edition of that book on the dollar clearance shelf.

Fun memory.

[red dog 1]

13. WinnerWinnerChickenDinner

(I forgot, you prefer salad)

[Harker]

16. With a little vinegar and oil dressing, if you please! n/t

[red dog 1]

14. I wonder what a clothbound 1st edition of that book would be worth today?

[Harker]

15. So do I.

He got $500 for it without a dust jacket, circa 1987.

[red dog 1]

17. You saved him $499

[red dog 1]

18. How long did Elon Musk attend Stanford before dropping out?

[red dog 1]

19. How many brothers did Wyatt Earp have & what were their names?

[tavernier]

25. In the movie Tombstone he had two.

One was called Virgil and I don’t remember the other.

[tavernier]

38. Sam Elliott played Virgil.

The other brother was killed by the bad guys. He was played by one of the actors who was an astronaut on Apollo 13. I don’t remember a third brother?

[red dog 1]

41. Yes, he had only 2 brothers in Tombstone

(But that's not the number of brothers he actually had)

[Harker]

47. Bill Paxton played Morgan Earp, and Fred Haise in "Apollo 13."

I don't remember a third brother depicted in "Tombstone."

[red dog 1]

20. What college did Harlan Ellison attend?

[red dog 1]

21. What was Jack Ruby's nickname?

[Harker]

28. Ooby Dooby Ruby?

That's his nickname now.

[red dog 1]

34. Really?

(I hadn't heard that one)

[Harker]

43. I made it up, Red.

Maybe "Fido"?

[red dog 1]

44. No, keep guessing

[Harker]

46. Rover. Rex. Bowser?

[red dog 1]

48. Nope

Wasn't Bowzer in Sha Na Na?

[Harker]

50. Yes, he was.

I'm blanking on popular dog names...

[Harker]

45. I made it up, Red.

Maybe "Fido"?

[red dog 1]

42. Hint: It's a common name for dogs

[red dog 1]

22. Why did Jerry Garcia's Mom sell her home & move with him & his brother from San Francisco,

where he was attending Balboa High School, way up to western Sonoma County?

(For Extra Credit)
What did he hate most about the move?

[VGNonly]

73. His father died

while fishing in Northern Cal.

[red dog 1]

74. True, but that had nothing to do with Jerry's mother moving with him to Cazadero

(His father died in 1947, and the move to Cazadero was in 1959)

[Brother Buzz]

89. Jerry Garcia, the mischief maker, and was gonna get in big trouble at Balboa

The miserable long drive to school, or maybe the isolation and the rain.

[red dog 1]

90. You got It, Bro

He was getting into fights at Balboa High School & was missing school a lot

[red dog 1]

23. What well-known actress graduated from Harvard magna cum laude with a degree in

East Asian Studies?
(In 1989)

[skypilot]

24. Jodie Foster?

*

[red dog 1]

32. Nope

(Good guess)

[miyazaki]

49. Mira Sorvino

[whistler162]

26. Who was David Nivens batman?

and name a common film

[Harker]

27. Peter Ustinov.

I'll work on a film that featured them both.

[whistler162]

29. Name the actor who played his former

commanding officer in the Longest Day.

[Harker]

33. I haven't seen that one in so long that I can't remember him being in it.

Sounds like a part for Dirk Bogarde.

[First Speaker]

55. A guess--Robert Mitchum?

[Not Heidi]

30. Linda Hunt is unique in Oscar history. Why?

[Harker]

31. Only Best Actress winner in the role of a male? n/t

[Not Heidi]

35. Yep, but even more:

The only actor of any gender to receive an Oscar for portraying a member of the opposite sex.

[Harker]

37. Ah. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress...

I still haven't seen "The Year of Living Dangerously" some how, but I recall her being highly appreciated for her skill.

[Not Heidi]

39. An excellent movie. I recommend it. n/t

[Harker]

40. I've been looking to catch up on good ones I might have seen in the theatre, but missed.

I accept your tip, and will borrow a copy soon.

[red dog 1]

51. Where was Al Capone born?

[First Speaker]

56. Brooklyn

[red dog 1]

58. Ding!

[jmowreader]

57. What ironic thing did Eliot Ness become after bagging Al Capone?

[Harker]

61. A T-man? n/t

[jmowreader]

63. No, think about what made Ness famous.

[Harker]

64. I'm still trying to find the common thread between "M*A*S*H" and

"Where Eagles Dare."

[jmowreader]

65. It's the helicopters

Bell 47 helicopters were used in both movies.

As to this question, after Prohibition Eliot Ness became a raging alcoholic.

[Harker]

66. Ah. Thanks... It might've been a long time coming on both counts. n/t

[rurallib]

86. an alcoholic

[jmowreader]

87. That he was.

[red dog 1]

60. What political party did Robert Mitchum belong to?

[Harker]

62. He was a republican't. n/t

[red dog 1]

68. Yes

[First Speaker]

67. Who saved Robert Lincoln--Abe's son--from being killed by an onrushing train?

[rurallib]

70. Booth's brother?

[First Speaker]

71. Yes. Edwin Booth, the most famous actor of his time...

[red dog 1]

69. Can you name the first two rock bands Jerry Garcia was in?

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[VGNonly]

72. The Warlocks

and Mother Mcree's Uptown Jug Champions.

[red dog 1]

75. Nope

The Warlocks came later

[red dog 1]

76. Where was Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh born?

[red dog 1]

77. Bobby Darin was born Walden Robert Cassotto.

Why did he change his name to Bobby Darin when he started making records?

[red dog 1]

78. Who was Holly Michelle Gilliam?

[VGNonly]

82. Michelle Phillips?

[red dog 1]

79. Three part question about Elvis, when he began his music career with Sun Records circa 1954

Elvis played rhythm acoustic guitar

A) Who played lead guitar?

B) Who played bass?

C) (by 1955), who played drums?

[Niagara]

80. A. Scottie Moore?

B. I don't know

C. I don't know

[red dog 1]

81. A. Scotty Moore is right!

He did indeed play lead guitar,.. Elvis played acoustic rhythm guitar.

[VGNonly]

84. What guitar player

described his own singing as "goose farts on a muggy day"?

[Harker]

85. Eric Clapton? n/t

[VGNonly]

93. Leo Kottke

all acoustic.

[Harker]

94. Ah. n/t

[VGNonly]

95. Pamela Brown

[Harker]

96. Ooh. Thank you.

It surprised me how familiar the song was despite having not heard it in roughly thirty years.

[VGNonly]

99. I saw Leo

two nights ago at the Ark in Ann Arbor.

[Harker]

107. What a treat. He and I have one thing in common.

I didn't marry pretty Pamela Brown, either.

Glad you enjoyed the concert!

[VGNonly]

108. Quirky and funny!

He only played 6-string. He also had a drummer with him, Dave King. Nice gentle snares and brushes.

[red dog 1]

88. 1) What was Curly Howard's (3 Stooges) nickname, and when did his brothers start calling him that?

2) What sport did Curly excel in while in school?

[Harker]

97. Knucklehead? Wrestling? n/t

[red dog 1]

98. Nope

(Good guesses)

Hint: It's a common nickname.

[Brother Buzz]

91. Who was Huey Lewis' stepfather?

Extra credit: Who gave Huey his first bunch of harmonicas, and what famous song did he write?

This was about 1962. He had a zillion harmonicas and he gave me a bunch of his old ones. That's how I first got into them.

[VGNonly]

100. Beat Poet Lew Wallace

Don't know about the harps, but I did meet and talk to Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gary Snyder on different occasions.

[Brother Buzz]

101. Close, Lew was his first name, and he was, indeed, a Beat Poet - Lew Wallace wrote Ben Hur

This Beat Poet was Gary Snyder's roommate at Reed College, Portland, and sadly, while visiting Snyder's retreat in Nevada County, Ca, wrote a suicide note and walked away; his body was never found.''

Curiously, In "Song of the Turkey Buzzard," arguably his best-known poem, he urged his friends to "place my meat" before the vultures in a sky burial.

[VGNonly]

103. Welch...yes!

Sometimes my thoughts doesn't catch up with my brain...me, stroke victim.

[Brother Buzz]

106. Correct, and truth be told, I initially thought you were correct until I thought about it a bit

[Brother Buzz]

102. Oh, I just noticed your Mr Natural avatar

Did you notice Mr Natural in my sig line?

Extra points if you can guess the sing (I believe) he's playing

[VGNonly]

104. Did the Cheap Suit Serenaders

play harp?

[Brother Buzz]

105. Robert Armstrong plays one, but it's not his strong suit

Hint: The song I'm thinking of was recorded in 1928 by DeFord Bailey, THE quentencial harmonica wizard.

[red dog 1]

92. What is Bryan Adams' middle name?

[Harker]

109. Wednesday?

Rick Monday (Cubs, I had a autograph model mitt)
Tuesday Weld
Wednesday Addams
Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda in Ft. Apache)
Joe Friday
Jeff Saturday (Colts)
Billy Sunday.

A trivial mind such as yours will enjoy this, I trust.

Thanks again for dredging up all the fun memories, Red.

[red dog 1]

110. I had a heavy crush on Tuesday Weld.

[Harker]

112. Nice, Red. n/t

[VGNonly]

111. What Hollywood legends never worked together,

never even met before, winning Best Actress and Best Actor for this film?