UPDATE: Answers added just like in the one above, because I'm an impatient cuss.
Well, yesterday I took my normal bike ride, after working for hours on the solar heating system for the pool. I thought I had fixed it, but there was one small leak left. Grrrr. That's really irritating. Anyway, I couldn't come up with anything so I thought I'd just give it a rest overnight and see what popped into my poor little pea brain.
So this morning I went to work (working on the weekend sux, btw) and tried to come up with something in the middle of running assays and equipment and such. Didn't happen. Then about four hours into it, the Sainted Bride called to say the solar panels were spewing vast quantities of water. Grrr2. Well as it turns out, being on the brink of exhaustion from this kind of nonsense, I was already tired of work for the day so I said "piss on it" and went home a little while later. Not that I accomplished nothing at work, I did accomplish some, but my heart wasn't in it so I trucked for home to confront TASKS OF HOME REPAIR™.
Turns out that I'm basically incompetent at such things, kinda like Tim Taylor. I can do some stuff, but my jerry-built fix for the solar panels came unglued. So to speak. I think I have it patched for the moment but I will need to rethink the system for the mid-term. Long-term solution, of course, is to hire professionals who know what they're doing to do it right. Unfortunately, that requires positive cash flow, which will require kids getting out of college and becoming self-supporting. Which will happen in due course, but not right now.
All of which is a long-winded way of saying that I got nuthin', so the R'n'R Trivia quiz for the day is Ricky Nelson.
Which is in no way intended to be a slam on the late Ricky, he did some fun and cool stuff, stuff good enough to be covered by others. Stuff I like. Unfortunately, it has become rather hip to consider the entire Nelson family unhip. Tragic, I know, but there you have it. And being the totally unhip person I am, I am hereby doing a Ricky Nelson Trivia.
Couple of small asides:
1) Not long after Ricky died, I read an article in the local fishwrap about older women marrying younger men. I was amused to read the woman who told how, when Ricky Nelson died, she had to explain to her young hubby who he was.
2) Yeah, I joke about how old I am but in point of fact, Ricky's brother David is older than my mother. I know, that doesn't mean I'm not old, just not quite as old as some of you whippersnappers think. Hell, for that matter, Elvis was older than my Mom.
Anyway, with that out of the way, here are some Ricky Nelson Trivia questions, starting easy and getting (I hope) progressively harder:
1) Where did I go to reminisce with my old friends? [Lisa: I went to a garden party. Unfortunately, Yoko showed up.]
2) What do I own in every port all over the world? [Ricki: I own the heart of at least one lovely girl]
3) You make me happy when skies are gray. What are you? [Rob: You are my sunshine - and I didn't cheat on this one, I've heard Ricky's version]
4) You flashed those big, brown eyes my way. What did I say? [Ricki: I said "Hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart"]
5) Where do fools rush in? (BOTH answers required for full credit) [Lisa: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, and where wise men never go (possible the actual lyric is, as Lisa says, dare not go)]
6) Never, ever be, just couldn't be what? [Answer: Never, ever be, just couldn't be anyone else but you]
7) She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes. What was I? [Answer: Poor little fool. Oh yeah, I was a fool. Uh huh. Some things never change]
8) I'm lonely as I can be. What am I waiting for (while I'm hoping that you'll come back to me)? (Minor hint: This song is more associated with another artist, but I've heard Ricky's version and it does credit to the original) [Answer: I'm waiting for your company, because "I'm Walkin'", yes indeed]
9) Well, I've been waitin' ever since eight, guess my baby's got another date. What am I again? [Answer: Stood up, brokenhearted again]
10) They got no way of knowing how lonesome I can be. What do they call me? [Answer: They call me a teenage idol]
And as one last cheater, because I haven't actually ever heard the song but I found it while checking my lyric recollections and it sounded interesting, I assume it's from a movie soundtrack but I really don't know and I thought I'd throw it out to see if anyone knows it:
11) Purple light in the canyon, that is where I long to be with my three good companions. Who? [Angie: My rifle, my pony, and me]
Posted by Ken S at August 12, 2007 01:13 PM | TrackBack (0) | Category: Rock 'n' Roll Trivia2. The heart of a lovely girl? (Or something like that; it's from Travelin' Man).
4. Hello, Mary Lou; goodbye, heart.
Posted by: ricki at August 12, 2007 01:23 PMyeah, again, I got nothing
Posted by: KG at August 12, 2007 01:35 PMRight on both counts, Ricki.
KG: You're so young. I'll try to come up with another one for you soon.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 12, 2007 01:42 PM3) My Sunshine. Didn't remember Nelson doing that one. In Louisiana, the former Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis version is the only one we ever hear.
Posted by: Rob at August 12, 2007 02:12 PMThanks Ken, I've actually been thinking of doing one of these as sort of a cross over: 80s hair bands that sing about being cowboys... lot of songs there, as it turns out.
Posted by: KG at August 12, 2007 02:31 PMThanks Rob! I was trying to remember that, I knew someone not normally associated with music had performed it but I couldn't remember who.
KG, do tell. That doesn't sound familiar to me but I bet I'll recognize something (from osmosis, if nothing else).
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 12, 2007 02:58 PMJimmie Davis was a country music singer of some note before and after he got involved in politics. He served non-consecutive terms. That, in a nutshell, is the extent of my country music knowledge. If not for the Louisiana connection, said knowledge would be zero.
Posted by: Rob at August 12, 2007 03:21 PM80's Hair Bands that have songs with cowboy themes:
Bon Jovi
Telsa
Metallica
Poison
There's a couple of others, but kinda blanking at the moment, need to go back through the collection a bit.
Posted by: KG at August 12, 2007 04:04 PMI can't believe no one's gotten #1. It's a garden party.
And the only Ricky Nelson song I know.
Posted by: Lisa at August 12, 2007 06:05 PMAnd is #5 where angels fear to tread and wise men dare not go?
Posted by: Lisa at August 12, 2007 06:06 PM#8 is you from Walking After Midnight?
Posted by: Lisa at August 12, 2007 06:07 PM#1 yes, #5 yes, #8 no (sorry, my dear Lisa)
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 12, 2007 06:11 PMHmm. On reflection, I see that #8 does bear a resemblence to "Walking After Midnight" but it's not so. I'm going to add a little bit.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 12, 2007 06:17 PM#11) My rifle, my pony, and me.
I have this song on a CD of movie and TV western themes. In fact, it's the title of the CD -- an import from Germany.
From Rio Bravo, by the way. Good song, great movie.
Posted by: Angie Schultz at August 13, 2007 08:45 AMBy the way, that CD is still available, though pricey. You can hear a snippet of the song, too (if you have Windows Media Player, which I don't).
Did you know that Barnes & Noble's website allows you to search for song titles? I don't think Amazon has that. Unlike Amazon to miss a trick.
Posted by: Angie Schultz at August 13, 2007 08:51 AMThere's a couple of others, but kinda blanking at the moment, need to go back through the collection a bit.
Posted by: Wire at August 15, 2007 08:50 PM