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Martian · 01-21-2006, 04:37 AM

God of Thunder, you're right. I knew taht one, too; why I said Signals, I'll never know.

YYZ is actually Pearson International, Toronto's main airport and the only international one in the GTA. It's right off the 401; when driving the highway, you'll sometimes find yourself with landing jetliners overhead.

Fly · 01-21-2006, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by God of Thunder

Keeping with Rush, the songs of 2112 were inspired by what writer?

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky?

pan6467 · 01-21-2006, 07:37 AM

Just because the titles are so close, I'll say Arthur C. Clarke and 2001 A Space Odyssey

God of Thunder · 01-21-2006, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyman

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky?

Admit it, you had to look that up to see if you spelled it correctly??

Doesn't matter, because you're wrong.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan6467

Just because the titles are so close, I'll say Arthur C. Clarke and 2001 A Space Odyssey

Good guess...but no.

Hint, it's a female.

Martian · 01-21-2006, 09:42 AM

Oh, I meant to answer that one. They were inspired by that relativist everyone loves to hate, Ayn Rand.

As I'm quite sure of this, we'll move on.

Janis Joplin lived hard; she famously claimed there were only two people who could outdrink her. Who were they?

EDIT - Should mention too, due to the relative obscurity of the fact, one of the two will do; if you can name both though, go for it.

God of Thunder · 01-21-2006, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martian

Oh, I meant to answer that one. They were inspired by that relativist everyone loves to hate, Ayn Rand.

Yes indeed, they were.

Fly · 01-21-2006, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by God of Thunder

Admit it, you had to look that up to see if you spelled it correctly??

yup.........i admit it.........i looked it up and cross referenced it and am still wrong.

damn it anyways

pan6467 · 01-21-2006, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martian

Oh, I meant to answer that one. They were inspired by that relativist everyone loves to hate, Ayn Rand.

As I'm quite sure of this, we'll move on.

Janis Joplin lived hard; she famously claimed there were only two people who could outdrink her. Who were they?

EDIT - Should mention too, due to the relative obscurity of the fact, one of the two will do; if you can name both though, go for it.

hmmmmmm.......

Kris Kristofferson (I just like the name....lol)

and

I'll go with Jim Morrison as the other.

Martian · 01-22-2006, 04:55 AM

Kris Kristofferson is enough to move forward.

The other was Jerry Lee Lewis.

pan6467 · 01-22-2006, 05:56 AM

Ok we'll make this one really easy, Joe Walsh, Chrissie Hynde, Joan Jett, and Terri Nunn (of Berlin), all are said to have come from what Ohio city?

alpha phi · 01-22-2006, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan6467

Ok we'll make this one really easy, Joe Walsh, Chrissie Hynde, Joan Jett, and Terri Nunn (of Berlin), all are said to have come from what Ohio city?

Well seeing as how only one of the four
was born in Ohio....Chrissie Hynde (Akron)
There must be something more....
I'll have to guess...
Cleveland
Because that is where the Rock and Roll hall of fame is

pan6467 · 01-22-2006, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpha phi

Well seeing as how only one of the four
was born in Ohio....Chrissie Hynde (Akron)
There must be something more....
I'll have to guess...
Cleveland
Because that is where the Rock and Roll hall of fame is

Close enough.
Actually, all 4 were supposedly from the Akron area at one point in their lives.

alpha phi · 01-22-2006, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan6467

Close enough.
Actually, all 4 were supposedly from the Akron area at one point in their lives.

I was reading the Akron/Canton area was, and is a hotbed of music talent.
So with that name two current stars from Canton Ohio

Edit: the city I live in is named Canton
When the city leaders were looking for a name
they had taken a recess
a couple of people went outside
one of them read a name plate on the bridge
It had been manufactured in Canton Ohio
That's how we got our name.

pan6467 · 01-22-2006, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpha phi

I was reading the Akron/Canton area was, and is a hotbed of music talent.
So with that name two current stars from Canton Ohio

Edit: the city I live in is named Canton
When the city leaders were looking for a name
they had taken a recess
a couple of people went outside
one of them read a name plate on the bridge
It had been manufactured in Canton Ohio
That's how we got our name.

I'll recuse myself because I live in Canton and know both. Hard not to in this city.

alpha phi · 01-23-2006, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan6467

I'll recuse myself because I live in Canton and know both. Hard not to in this city.

You might have to answer it if nobody can

Or tell them if they got it right, if I'm not on.
I just learned this yesterday when I was on the
Hall of fame site,
thought it was pretty cool.

pan6467 · 01-23-2006, 02:42 PM

Well if noone else will answer:

There's Marilyn Manson, for sure.

Macy Gray, and the O-Jays. But not sure if those are the ones you are looking for though.

alpha phi · 01-23-2006, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan6467

Well if noone else will answer:

There's Marilyn Manson, for sure.

Macy Gray, and the O-Jays. But not sure if those are the ones you are looking for though.

Yep!...Marilyn Manson and Macy Gray were the ones.
Manson is a lot younger than I thought.

Your turn!

pan6467 · 01-23-2006, 10:25 PM

In Billy Joel's video "Tell her about it", the Ed Sullivan guy introduces Billy and the band by what name?

Fly · 01-24-2006, 07:47 PM

can't fuckin' find it............

pan6467 · 01-25-2006, 12:18 AM

BJ and the Affordables is the answer.

Name 2 of the 3 bands Crosby, Stills and Nash came from.

The_Jazz · 01-25-2006, 06:40 AM

The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield.

In what city did Hank Williams, Sr. spend his last night (bonus points for the name of the hotel)?

Martian · 01-25-2006, 02:18 PM

I have a hunch that it's Knoxville, but I can't name the hotel.

Didn't he die on the road?

The_Jazz · 01-25-2006, 02:52 PM

Knoxville is right, and it's the Andrew Jackson Hotel. There's some debate as to where he actually died. He was certainly unconcious on his way out of Knoxville and might have been dead.

Next?

Martian · 01-25-2006, 06:52 PM

Sorry, I meant to get back to this sooner.

How about this one :

All Along the Watchtower is one of Hendrix's biggest hits. It's also not his song. Who wrote it?

balderdash111 · 01-25-2006, 07:18 PM

Wasn't it Bob Dylan?

Martian · 01-26-2006, 05:09 AM

It was Bob Dylan.

You're up.

balderdash111 · 01-26-2006, 07:13 AM

Hm, ok....

Here's what I think is an easy one.

Explain the story behind the title of the song "Badge" by Eric Clapton

God of Thunder · 01-26-2006, 09:45 AM

The story goes that George Harrison was sitting across from Eric when he was writing it.

He mis-read the writing, since he was viewing it upside down. Eric was writing the "bridge" portion of the song.

Eric thought it was funny and named the song "Badge"

I'll lob out a softball question since I am checking in during lunch and will be away from my desk the rest of the day.

Sticking with Beatles, why did Paul choose the Hoffner bass?

balderdash111 · 01-26-2006, 10:27 AM

Guessing - because it was easy to play lefty?

God of Thunder · 01-26-2006, 01:27 PM

Close enough. He picked it because it looked good flipped over. Not a lot of left-handed basses were out then and so he picked it because of it's symetrical design.

You're up, balderdash111

balderdash111 · 01-26-2006, 07:15 PM

Ah.... well I am better at guessing than I am at posing new ones...

Ok, here's one....

What former member of the Del Fuegos is now a popular kids music maker?

Martian · 01-27-2006, 04:46 PM

Hell, I figured there must be one other person who'd know this. It was Dan Zanes.

Alright, let's get a new one out there...

When Rivers Cuomo was in high school, he went by a pseudonym to avoid ridicule for his admittedly odd real name.

What did his classmates know him as?

Martian · 01-28-2006, 03:41 PM

Nobody? There's another hour for someone to come in at the last minute and take it, then we move on to another one...

EDIT - No? Okay. Well, Rivers went by Peter Kitts. Kitts was his stepfather's surname and Peter he chose for himself. How about this one, then...

The lyrics of the Pearl Jam song Yellow Ledbetter are completely indistinguishable. Eddie, who slurs as a habit, is totally incomprehensible on this track; thus, nobody really knows what it's about aside from Mr. Vedder, who to date isn't telling. We do, however, know what the name is a reference to.

What is the name a reference to?

Fly · 01-28-2006, 10:30 PM

it was in honor of a Chicago friend of Eddie's named Tim Ledbetter.

right?

Martian · 01-29-2006, 07:30 AM

Right you are.

Fly · 01-29-2006, 08:44 AM

okay............what was the name of the band that Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard (now in Pearl Jam)were in before Mother Lovebone?

bonus points if you can name the other members as well.

Martian · 01-29-2006, 09:33 AM

They played in Green River with Bruce Fairweather (also of Mother Love Bone) along with Mark Arm and Steve Turner, currently of Mudhoney. I think there's someone else too, but I can't put a name to it. In any case, they were on the Sub Pop label before they broke up; I don't remember why they split, but I'm pretty sure the animosity between Cobain and Pearl Jam later was something to do with it.

What can I say? I went through a big Seattle grunge phase when in my teens.

Let's stick to the theme here for a bit..

Seattle grunge was popularized in the early nineties by four groups, collectively known as the big four. Of the four, Pearl Jam is the only group still together today; Nirvana died with Kurt and the other two broke up in between.

Who were the other two groups?

balderdash111 · 01-29-2006, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martian

Seattle grunge was popularized in the early nineties by four groups, collectively known as the big four. Of the four, Pearl Jam is the only group still together today; Nirvana died with Kurt and the other two broke up in between.

Who were the other two groups?

I'm going with Alice In Chains and Soundgarden.

Martian · 01-29-2006, 12:34 PM

Nicely done.

Soundgarden broke up in (I think) 1997. It was that old demon that seems to plague successful acts, creative differences. Several of the members went onto other groups, the most renowned of which was Chris Cornell, who currently fronts Audioslave.

Alice in Chains died in 2002, when Layne Staley was found dead of a drug overdose. I don't think any of the former members have done anything noteworthy since, although they did reunite (with a guest vocalist) to play a benefit for tsunami victims in 2005.

You're up.

balderdash111 · 01-29-2006, 12:59 PM

Ok....

Mark Knopfler, guitar player extraordinaire, has released albums under at least 3 names (possibly more), not including session-type work done for other musicians.

List three.

Bonus question: name the charity band and song for which Knopfler contributed lead guitar work.

01-21-2006, 04:37 AM	#161 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	God of Thunder, you're right. I knew taht one, too; why I said Signals, I'll never know. YYZ is actually Pearson International, Toronto's main airport and the only international one in the GTA. It's right off the 401; when driving the highway, you'll sometimes find yourself with landing jetliners overhead. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-21-2006, 07:37 AM	#163 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Just because the titles are so close, I'll say Arthur C. Clarke and 2001 A Space Odyssey __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

01-21-2006, 09:42 AM	#165 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Oh, I meant to answer that one. They were inspired by that relativist everyone loves to hate, Ayn Rand. As I'm quite sure of this, we'll move on. Janis Joplin lived hard; she famously claimed there were only two people who could outdrink her. Who were they? EDIT - Should mention too, due to the relative obscurity of the fact, one of the two will do; if you can name both though, go for it. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame Last edited by Martian; 01-21-2006 at 10:02 AM..

01-22-2006, 04:55 AM	#169 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Kris Kristofferson is enough to move forward. The other was Jerry Lee Lewis. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-22-2006, 05:56 AM	#170 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Ok we'll make this one really easy, Joe Walsh, Chrissie Hynde, Joan Jett, and Terri Nunn (of Berlin), all are said to have come from what Ohio city? __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

01-23-2006, 02:42 PM	#176 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Well if noone else will answer: There's Marilyn Manson, for sure. Macy Gray, and the O-Jays. But not sure if those are the ones you are looking for though. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

01-23-2006, 10:25 PM	#178 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	In Billy Joel's video "Tell her about it", the Ed Sullivan guy introduces Billy and the band by what name? __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

01-24-2006, 07:47 PM	#179 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	can't fuckin' find it............ __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

01-25-2006, 12:18 AM	#180 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	BJ and the Affordables is the answer. Name 2 of the 3 bands Crosby, Stills and Nash came from. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

01-25-2006, 06:40 AM	#181 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield. In what city did Hank Williams, Sr. spend his last night (bonus points for the name of the hotel)?

01-25-2006, 02:18 PM	#182 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	I have a hunch that it's Knoxville, but I can't name the hotel. Didn't he die on the road? __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-25-2006, 02:52 PM	#183 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Knoxville is right, and it's the Andrew Jackson Hotel. There's some debate as to where he actually died. He was certainly unconcious on his way out of Knoxville and might have been dead. Next?

01-25-2006, 06:52 PM	#184 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Sorry, I meant to get back to this sooner. How about this one : All Along the Watchtower is one of Hendrix's biggest hits. It's also not his song. Who wrote it? __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-25-2006, 07:18 PM	#185 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Wasn't it Bob Dylan? __________________ A little silliness now and then is cherished by the wisest men. -- Willy Wonka

01-26-2006, 05:09 AM	#186 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	It was Bob Dylan. You're up. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-26-2006, 07:13 AM	#187 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Hm, ok.... Here's what I think is an easy one. Explain the story behind the title of the song "Badge" by Eric Clapton __________________ A little silliness now and then is cherished by the wisest men. -- Willy Wonka

01-26-2006, 09:45 AM	#188 (permalink)
God of Thunder Talk nerdy to me Location: Flint, MI	The story goes that George Harrison was sitting across from Eric when he was writing it. He mis-read the writing, since he was viewing it upside down. Eric was writing the "bridge" portion of the song. Eric thought it was funny and named the song "Badge" I'll lob out a softball question since I am checking in during lunch and will be away from my desk the rest of the day. Sticking with Beatles, why did Paul choose the Hoffner bass? __________________ I reject your reality, and substitute my own -- Adam Savage

01-26-2006, 10:27 AM	#189 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Guessing - because it was easy to play lefty? __________________ A little silliness now and then is cherished by the wisest men. -- Willy Wonka

01-26-2006, 01:27 PM	#190 (permalink)
God of Thunder Talk nerdy to me Location: Flint, MI	Close enough. He picked it because it looked good flipped over. Not a lot of left-handed basses were out then and so he picked it because of it's symetrical design. You're up, balderdash111 __________________ I reject your reality, and substitute my own -- Adam Savage

01-26-2006, 07:15 PM	#191 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Ah.... well I am better at guessing than I am at posing new ones... Ok, here's one.... What former member of the Del Fuegos is now a popular kids music maker? __________________ A little silliness now and then is cherished by the wisest men. -- Willy Wonka

01-27-2006, 04:46 PM	#192 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Hell, I figured there must be one other person who'd know this. It was Dan Zanes. Alright, let's get a new one out there... When Rivers Cuomo was in high school, he went by a pseudonym to avoid ridicule for his admittedly odd real name. What did his classmates know him as? __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-28-2006, 03:41 PM	#193 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Nobody? There's another hour for someone to come in at the last minute and take it, then we move on to another one... EDIT - No? Okay. Well, Rivers went by Peter Kitts. Kitts was his stepfather's surname and Peter he chose for himself. How about this one, then... The lyrics of the Pearl Jam song Yellow Ledbetter are completely indistinguishable. Eddie, who slurs as a habit, is totally incomprehensible on this track; thus, nobody really knows what it's about aside from Mr. Vedder, who to date isn't telling. We do, however, know what the name is a reference to. What is the name a reference to? __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame Last edited by Martian; 01-28-2006 at 05:40 PM..

01-28-2006, 10:30 PM	#194 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	it was in honor of a Chicago friend of Eddie's named Tim Ledbetter. right? __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

01-29-2006, 07:30 AM	#195 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Right you are. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-29-2006, 08:44 AM	#196 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	okay............what was the name of the band that Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard (now in Pearl Jam)were in before Mother Lovebone? bonus points if you can name the other members as well. __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

01-29-2006, 09:33 AM	#197 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	They played in Green River with Bruce Fairweather (also of Mother Love Bone) along with Mark Arm and Steve Turner, currently of Mudhoney. I think there's someone else too, but I can't put a name to it. In any case, they were on the Sub Pop label before they broke up; I don't remember why they split, but I'm pretty sure the animosity between Cobain and Pearl Jam later was something to do with it. What can I say? I went through a big Seattle grunge phase when in my teens. Let's stick to the theme here for a bit.. Seattle grunge was popularized in the early nineties by four groups, collectively known as the big four. Of the four, Pearl Jam is the only group still together today; Nirvana died with Kurt and the other two broke up in between. Who were the other two groups? __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-29-2006, 12:34 PM	#199 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Nicely done. Soundgarden broke up in (I think) 1997. It was that old demon that seems to plague successful acts, creative differences. Several of the members went onto other groups, the most renowned of which was Chris Cornell, who currently fronts Audioslave. Alice in Chains died in 2002, when Layne Staley was found dead of a drug overdose. I don't think any of the former members have done anything noteworthy since, although they did reunite (with a guest vocalist) to play a benefit for tsunami victims in 2005. You're up. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

01-29-2006, 12:59 PM	#200 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Ok.... Mark Knopfler, guitar player extraordinaire, has released albums under at least 3 names (possibly more), not including session-type work done for other musicians. List three. Bonus question: name the charity band and song for which Knopfler contributed lead guitar work. __________________ A little silliness now and then is cherished by the wisest men. -- Willy Wonka