Well, yeah, I've covered a little of these guys before. I do like their stuff (at least partly a function of having gone to school at UCSC), and I asked questions before about their country/western stuff before so now it's the rock 'n' roll stuff. Because I took a CD of their stuff on my weekly bike ride.
After I got back, I composed 11 questions. And there is a theme, so question 12 is, what's the theme? [Joel: The theme is this album]
Strange Interlude: It's highly likely I will do a David Gates edition because he popped into my mind while on my ride with the GD CD. Question 13 is: Why? That makes it my standard baker's dozen of questions. [Being a bad person, I'm going to leave this one unanswered for now]
Don't ask my why I like to do a baker's dozen. I just happen to like that expression. I have no idea why. I just do. And with that, on to the questions:
1) See that girl. What is she doing while whistling and singing? [KG: She's barefootin' along and carryin' on]
2) I'm staring out of a hotel window. What's just about to happen? [Dr. Weevil: The cops are going to kick the door in]
3) She wore boots of leather and a breath of cologne. Where did she sit? [I'm going to give Joel a mulligan on this one for being so close; she sat by a mirror which was a window for her]
4) Who can jump like a Willys in four-wheel drive? [Dr. Weevil: Sugar Magnolia]
5) Who goes in and out of a garden? [Joel: St. Stephen]
6) If their walls are built of cannonballs, what should you hear? [Nightfly: Uncle John's Band]
7) What time does this old engine leave Central Station? [Dr. Weevil: Quarter to nine]
8) If black-eyed girls giggle when I smile, where am I? [KG: Mexicali]
9) Without a warning, what did you do? [Joel: Broke my heart]
10) On what night do you crank up that old Victrola and put on rockin' shoes? [Joel: Saturday night]
11) What trailed me from Reno? [Dr. Weevil: Twenty hounds]
Posted by Ken S at December 1, 2007 05:35 PM | TrackBack (0) |I should probably check the CDs, but off the top of my head:
2. Cops are going to kick the door in?
4. Sugar Magnolia?
7. Quarter to nine?
11. The dire wolf?
Not sure about any of these, but some should be at least partially correct.
Posted by: Dr. Weevil at December 1, 2007 05:47 PM6: Uncle John's Band
Dr. Weevil: 1,2, and 3 correct, 4 is not.
Thornharp, correct.
1 - she's carrying on. She's also barefoot.
8 - Mexicali, three days ride from Bakersfield.
I could probably figure out a couple more if I fired up iTunes, but I'm lazy
Posted by: KG at December 1, 2007 08:57 PMCorrect and correct
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 2, 2007 08:02 AMNow I remember (still haven't relistened):
11. Twenty hounds.
Posted by: Dr. Weevil at December 2, 2007 09:51 AM3) She sat by a window, I believe. Overlooking a garden where no-one may come, because no-one may stay.
5)St. Stephen.
9) Broke my heart.
10) Saturday night.
Posted by: Joel at December 2, 2007 10:41 AMDr. Weevil: Correct
Joel, yes on 5, 9, 10. Not quite on 3 but very close.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 2, 2007 10:55 AMPersonal GD Trivia:
My sister took guitar lessons from Jerry Garcia, when he taught at Dana Morgan's music store in Palo Alto, circa 1965 as I recall. She said he was more interested in showing off what he could do than teaching her anything. Then Mom got a look at him and that was the end of the guitar lessons!
:-)
Mom got a look at him and that was the end of the guitar lessons
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 2, 2007 11:22 AMI was going to answer #6, but Thornharp already had it. Did anyone else notice that there are only 11 in this baker's dozen? :)
Posted by: Joel at December 3, 2007 06:25 AMRead the text above the numbered questions a little more closely, son.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 3, 2007 06:38 AMWopops! Must be senility kicking in. (You know, that happens after a certain age.)
Is the theme that all the songs are on "Skeletons from the Closet?" (I don't recall #1 even after NF got it, so that could be a dumb guess.)
Posted by: Joel, President of Catholics for Xenu at December 3, 2007 08:20 AMIndeed they are. But Question 13 is the toughie...
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 3, 2007 08:25 AM#6 - you should hear Uncle John's band.
Posted by: nightfly at December 3, 2007 10:26 AMI am so bummed I missed this! I love the Dead. I don't know the answer to remaining lone question, however.
Posted by: Maggie May at December 3, 2007 11:32 AMI was considering a Dead version of the music trivia, Maggie... but with such a crowded field I've been hemming and hawing about putting it up. I don't like stealing other people's thunder if I can help it. =)
Posted by: nightfly at December 4, 2007 07:08 AMWell, Mott the Hoople is still wide open...
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 4, 2007 07:36 AMI don't think I can get 13 questions out of Mott the Hoople's catalogue.
Posted by: nightfly at December 4, 2007 03:19 PMThey have a catalogue? I've heard, like, one song ever by them.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 4, 2007 03:43 PMIt's more of a pamphlet, but I suppose "catalogue" is the technical term. Also, I hadn't noticed that thornharp got #6 way before me. (Sorry, man.)
Posted by: nightfly at December 5, 2007 12:40 PM