But I was able to pull a few things together in time to put on another installment of
THURSDAY THIS AND THAT:
Got an extra $25 Grand you don't know what to do with? Well, then you might want to check out this eBay auction:
Polaroids of the original prints taken by The Beatles personal photographer Tom Murry also there is a personal inscription from Tom Murry himself.
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Now this is kinda cool ... if you happen to have access to a TV this afternoon ... Memphis Music Hall of Fame is in Jeopardy!
(Well, Actually it’s “On” Jeopardy! Scheduled to Air Thursday, March 28)
Memphis, TN … The recently launched Memphis Music Hall of Fame is in a category unto itself …
a Jeopardy! category, that is.
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame is scheduled to be category on the hugely popular, nearly-50-year-old game show. The show is scheduled to air today, Thursday, March 28.
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Now this is kinda cool ... if you happen to have access to a TV this afternoon ... Memphis Music Hall of Fame is in Jeopardy!
(Well, Actually it’s “On” Jeopardy! Scheduled to Air Thursday, March 28)
Memphis, TN … The recently launched Memphis Music Hall of Fame is in a category unto itself …
a Jeopardy! category, that is.
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame is scheduled to be category on the hugely popular, nearly-50-year-old game show. The show is scheduled to air today, Thursday, March 28.
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame category on Jeopardy! will present five questions … or we should say, “answers” … relating to some of the 2012 inaugural inductees into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, who include many of the greatest musicians in history. Inductees for 2013 have yet to be announced. The Memphis Music Hall of Fame category will air during the critical “Double Jeopardy!” round of the March 28 program.
Publicists for Sony Pictures Television, producers of Jeopardy!, of course, would not confirm whether a “Double Jeopardy!” answer appears in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame category, or whether knowledge of such possible Hall of Fame inductees as Elvis Presley or Isaac Hayes actually help the three contestants seal a Jeopardy! victory. Viewers will have to tune in for those answers.
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame was launched in 2012, with a November 29, 2012 Induction Ceremony. The Hall is administered by the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum. Twenty-five inaugural inductees were inducted the first year, and include (in case you want to study up for the Jeopardy! program) Jim Stewart & Estelle Axton, Bobby Blue Bland, Booker T. and the MGs, Lucie Campbell, George Coleman, Jim Dickinson, Al Green, W.C. Handy, Isaac Hayes, Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmie Lunceford, Professor William T. McDaniel, Memphis Minnie, Willie Mitchell, Dewey Phillips, Sam Phillips, Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Rufus Thomas, Three 6 Mafia, Nat D. Williams, and ZZ Top. The 2013 inductees will be announced in late Spring, and inducted in Fall, 2013. Additional information about the Memphis Music Hall of Fame and its prestigious inductees is available at www.memphismusichalloffame.com.
Jeopardy! debuted in 1964, and was created by Merv Griffin. On September 10, 1984, it returned to television as a daily syndicated series featuring current host, Alex Trebek. For additional information about Jeopardy!, visit www.jeopardy.com. Since its debut, the syndicated version has won a record 30 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award, and both TV Guide and GSN have ranked it as the second greatest game show of all time. Each episode features three contestants, and, unlike all other TV game shows, Jeopardy! is unique in that host Alex Trebek reads a category answer, and contestants must, then, phrase their response in the form of a question. For example, should Trebek state, “This city’s legendary musicians changed the musical complexion of the world forever,” a winning contestant, of course, would buzz in and respond, “What is Memphis?”
When I was on jury duty a couple of weeks ago, confined to the waiting room, I watched "Jeopardy" for the first time in YEARS ... and was surprised how well I did, playing the game mentally. (I actually kicked ass that day ... and shocked myself!) I was especially pleased to see the final answer of the game be something to the effect of "Not only their longest single, but this Beatles song also spent the longest amount of time at #1". Every contestant knew the answer to be "Hey Jude" (which was also a bit surprising, seeing how young they all were.) This is the final round where you wager a portion of your winnings thus far and the guy in the lead (who had a pretty commanding lead) was challenged by the closest runner up who wagered ALL of her earnings and thus was able to double her money. That put her within a couple of hundred dollars of the leader. Incredibly, even though he got the answer right, he had only put $4 on the line!!! (Cracked me up!) He still managed to win the game with something like $13,000 ... but he had to be panicking when he saw her catch up so quickly!
Neat to see the brand new Memphis Music Hall Of Fame, a fairly new organization, rank high enough on the list for this kind of special treatment. Kudos to Jeopardy for keeping things fun and interesting. (kk)
John Madara would get a kick out of this -- I'm glad I now know the correct lyrics to "At The Hop." I always thought they were singing "......wet your lips and get your chicken......" (Let's not even go there!)
John Madara would get a kick out of this -- I'm glad I now know the correct lyrics to "At The Hop." I always thought they were singing "......wet your lips and get your chicken......" (Let's not even go there!)
Recently dug "Happy And Me" by Don and the Goodtimes on YouTube. It's not one of my favorites from '67, but a couple of people mentioned soundalikes - no one cited The Beach Boys, who obviously have a very strong influence on Don Ciccone and friends' pop style.
Bobster
Don Ciccone enjoyed his greatest success with The Critters ("Younger Girl", "Mr. Dieingly Sad", "Bad Misunderstanding", "Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me") and then later as a member of The Four Seasons (that's Don singing along on their '70's comeback hits "Who Loves You" and "December, 1963".)
Don Ciccone enjoyed his greatest success with The Critters ("Younger Girl", "Mr. Dieingly Sad", "Bad Misunderstanding", "Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me") and then later as a member of The Four Seasons (that's Don singing along on their '70's comeback hits "Who Loves You" and "December, 1963".)