[UPDATE: The lovely Linda nails the entire quiz. Major kudos and props, dear! And since I can't answer any of hers, I've added them to the end of the quiz to see if anyone else can.]
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kind of early for the weekend, and kind of treacly, but so what? I still like a lot of his stuff. And as the first (unnumbered) question of today's edition for you Y-chromosome-afflicted guys out there, which has already been asked of me by the Sainted Bride and by my buddy Julie: Have you had your PSA checked recently? Seriously, DO IT already. I'm serious. Especially for you guys over forty (I'm looking at you Bingley).
Okay, morbidity aside, here are some relatively simple questions. In fact, it's an accountant's dozen of them. Because we all know those silly bastards can't frickin' count. Bakers toss in one just to be nice, but accountants are just mathematician-wannabes who couldn't hack it. Don't give me no crap about it, you know it's true.
Anyways, here goes:
1) Four parter: What runs through my instrument? What's in my soul? What has my life been? And what am I? [Julie and Linda: (a) his blood runs through my instrument; (b) his song is in my soul; (c) my life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man; (d) I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band]
2) We went to have ourselves a drink or two but couldn't find an open bar. So what did we do? [Nightfly and Linda: We bought a six-pack at the liquor store and drank it in her car]
3) Deeper than any forest primeval, what? [Nightfly and Linda: I am in love with you]
4) Lucky at love (maybe) but every time you think you've got it straight, what happens? [Nightfly and Linda: You fall]
5) Now that the lonely nights are over, how do we do this? [Nightfly and Linda: How do we make love stay]
6) Hard days I'm traveling alone for too long. What am I doing? [Linda: I'm missing you]
7) Despite the doubts you harbor, you might do what? [Linda: Believe in me]
8) She's got a way of getting so inside you that you think she's gonna steal your soul. But what doesn't she do? [Linda: She don't look back]
9) The only girl I've ever loved has gone away. What doesn't that heartless bitch realize? [Linda: That along with her she took my heart]
10) Love when you can, cry when you have to. Why? [Dave and Linda: Because that's part of the plan]
11) My lady sent down a poem, written on the back of a leaf. Strange chick. Where did she find that leaf? [Linda: Monterey]
12) South California, your sun is too cold, and it looks like your hills have been raped of their gold. So where am I going? [Dave and Linda: Illinois]
13) What fall every time a lover has to face the truth? [Julie and Linda: Stars]
14) Follow the dreamer, the fool, and the sage. To where? [Linda: Back to the innocent age]
15) Let's talk tears for a minute. In Dan's case, they start to rise, they form in his heart, then they fall from where?
16) The letters and calls got you climbing the walls, and everyone wants this.
17) In one of his songs, Dan writes "praying the wind doesn't blow too hard" because he was living in one of these...
18) He's on the run, from something he's begun, be he can't seem to do what?
19) Don't forget what your failures have taught you or else what?
20) She drew a bath and then what happened?
21) Same song as #6, the spell is broken and what falls free?
10) That's a part of the plan.
(Fucking plan)
12) Illinois.
Posted by: Dave E. at December 20, 2007 08:17 PM1) A- His father's blood B- His father's heart? C- A poor attempt to imitate the man (his father) D- A living legacy to the leader of the band
13) Stars
Can't think of any more right now -- brain's fried. (I do much better on the weekends, Ken!)
:-)
Posted by: Julie at December 20, 2007 08:29 PM#2 -bought a sixpack at the liquor store (and drank it in her car)
#3 - I am in love with you (well, with Ladybug, anyway)
#4 - you either cry, or fall. I forget which verse
#5 - make love stay
Those are the ones I certain of, the rest are for the resident fans like Lisa and Tracey. My mom would be proud of me.
Posted by: Nightfly at December 20, 2007 08:43 PMWell - not proud of my grammar, but of my trivia skillz. Sorry Ma.
Posted by: Nightfly at December 20, 2007 08:44 PMWow. That was QUICK.
Dave got both of those right.
Julie get 3 of 4 on #1 (part b not right) and #13
Fly gets 4 of 4, and I won't subtract for talking smack about his Gramma.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 20, 2007 08:51 PMVery cool! Love it!!
Here goes:
1 A) Blood, B) Song, C) A poor attempt, D) A living legacy to the leader of the band.
2) Bought a 6 pack at the liquor store and drank it in her car
3) I am in love with you.
4) you fall
5) make love stay
6) missing you
7) believe in me
8) she don't look back
9) along with her she took his heart
10) be who you must that's a part of the plan
11) somewhere around Monterey
12) return to the fold . . . Illinois, I'm your boy
13) stars
14) back to the days of the innocent age
Right from the hip, how'd I do? Big Dan Fan here!!
Posted by: Linda at December 20, 2007 09:30 PMVery cool! Love it!!
Here goes:
1 A) Blood, B) Song, C) A poor attempt, to imitate the man D) A living legacy to the leader of the band.
2) Bought a 6 pack at the liquor store and drank it in her car
3) I am in love with you.
4) you fall
5) make love stay
6) missing you
7) believe in me
8) she don't look back
9) along with her she took his heart
10) be who you must that's a part of the plan
11) somewhere around Monterey
12) return to the fold . . . Illinois, I'm your boy
13) stars
14) back to the days of the innocent age
Right from the hip, how'd I do? Big Dan Fan here!!
Posted by: Linda at December 20, 2007 09:31 PMWhen I think of a Dan Fan, I think of a slightly different band.
You know what this means, doncha?
Posted by: Nightfly at December 20, 2007 10:31 PM(Bows to Linda, the Fogelberg Trivia Goddess)
Posted by: Julie at December 21, 2007 04:42 AMWOOT! Righteous, Linda!
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 21, 2007 05:26 AMWow! As usual, I missed it! Linda kicked the crap out of it before I even saw it. I knew many of them, but not like Linda.
Good thing anyway, seeing as I can't count and all. I won't give you crap, Ken. It IS true. I still use my fingers.
Posted by: Maggie May at December 21, 2007 11:05 AM;)
As Mort Sahl used to say, "Is there anybody we haven't offended yet?"
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 21, 2007 11:25 AMIt's Linda, back again. Had so much fun with your trivia I thought I'd have a little fun back at ya. So more Dan Fogelberg song trivia.
1) Let's talk tears for a minute. In Dan's case, they start to rise, they form in his heart, then they fall from where?
2) The letters and calls got you climbing the walls, and everyone wants this.
3) In one of his songs, Dan writes "praying the wind doesn't blow too hard" because he was living in one of these...
4) He's on the run, from something he's begun, be he can't seem to do what?
5) Don't forget what your failures have taught you or else what?
6) She drew a bath and then what happened?
7) Same song as #6, the spell is broken and what falls free?
Only seven... :)
Posted by: Linda at December 21, 2007 06:33 PMI'm dying here...
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 24, 2007 03:41 PMMerry Christmas Eve...
Need a couple of hints? Answers can be found on these albums:
The Wild Places, Twin Sons of Different Mothers, Phoenix, Netherlands. I know, I know, I went back a little ways.
I think that covers it. Need more help?? Can't believe I've stumped ya. Here's another hint. A person's name (woman) is involved in one of the answers.
Posted by: Linda at December 24, 2007 08:28 PM6) the windows steamed
7) chains
My favorite Fogelberg song, by far. I have that album on vinyl. (That's those big black CDs, for you youngsters.)
Posted by: Angie Schultz at December 26, 2007 06:55 AMCorrect! Here's another hint for one of the q's--the woman's name that appears in one of the answers belongs to one of Dan's ex wives. Here's yet another hint. One of the songs featured above is Power of Gold. Separate Q from the previous clue I just gave you....
Posted by: Linda at December 27, 2007 09:32 PM