Merry Christmas to all of the Community. Looks like we made it through another year (No thanks to all of the Loobies in the world) and are looking forward to a happy and prosperous ’08. Hey at least we will be rid of dubya soon. So as we say on the 2way. Have a Merry Merry, and A Happy Happy, and Keep Mary Happy.

After careful tabulation with my abacus and beads and using the Gregorian calender I present the final totals for the Quarter and the Year.
These Have been Ran thru the Hal 9000(What are you Doing Dave?) and TRS 80 Super Computers and certified by the accounting firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe.

The Quarter:

1st place RtG 49pts
2nd Place TIE HS/Izzard 13.5 pts
3rd Place Jek 8.5 pts
4th Place MR 4pts
5th Place Sunn 2pts
6th Place Zook 1 pt.
Randalf your $25 Prize card is coming. E-Mail me your new Address

YEAR END

1st Place Randalf The Great 125.5 Points
2nd Place Huskysooner 39 Points
3rd Place Izzard 23.5 Points
4th Place Sunn 18.5 Points
5th Place Ttop 14 Points
6th Place Jek 13.5Points
7th Place Robo and Zook Tied with 1 Point each.
And lets Don’t Forget M Rambler with a whopping Negative 2 Points.

PRIZES

1st Place $50 Gift Card
2nd Place $40 Gift Card
3rd Place $30 Gift Card
4th Place $25 Gift Card
The Gift Cards are your choice of either Wal-Mart, Chilli’s, Applebees, iTunes, Napster, Or Bass Pro Shops.

Please E-Mail me jjgates@peoplepc.com your Choice and Mailing Information.
Thanks to all for playing along. Maybe I will throw out the occasional Trivia Question next year. Happy Holidays all.

…. and I’m way behind….. I don’t know if I can get away with blaming the weather, but, I’ll give it a shot….. Not only was I without power for a full week, two days after OG&E replaced the downed lines and had everything up and running, I had power spikes and loss of power again with damage to a computer, a DVD player, and a couple of other electrical items….. Seems OG&E didn’t repair the ground/return line properly at the pole, and, it broke/burned causing a floating ground situation….. Needless to say the results were not pretty…… They did show-up the next day, which surprised me, as I thought it was going to be another week or so since they still had ice storm damage repair going….. It appears they got it fixed right this time, but, I still wonder when I pull in the driveway if I am going to have power or not…..

Anyway, I hope everybody has a great Christmas….. I’m deep into trying to get ready to head out to Seattle Monday for a few days away from here…..

OK Friends this the one that you have been waiting for, The final Music Trivia Quiz for 2007 and probably for good. I really don’t have time to keep up with it, and it seems that after a couple of days interest is lost in each quiz so I appreciate each and every one of you who took time out to participate this year, I hope that it helped to broaden your musical knowledge a little bit and made you dig out some of those old records and books. Remember if it hadn’t been for artists like Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry there would not be artists like Nickleback or Poison.
QUIZ 12.16.07

1.This group was formed in 1972 in NYC, and has been eligible for the R&R Hall of Fame(BS) since the first induction class but since the people who nominate artists for the Hall have a problem with members of this group they will probably never get in.
2. This group owes it success to one of the founding members of the group in question #1 who discovered them in 1985.
3. This Beatles song was credited to Lennon/McCartney, But was almost word for word taken from a poster.
4. This English Metal group has been called the “Loudest Band in the world“.
5. This Oklahoma Native and mother of a 70’s country star wrote one one of Elvis’ biggest hits. Who is she?, what Country Star is her son? For extra credit, what Former US Senator is related to her?
6. This artist recorded such songs as “Elvis Is Everywhere” and “Don Henley Must Die“.
7.This motor City Rocker recorded his first hit in 1966 a song originally recorded by a band that featured Suzi Quatro and Glenn Frey. Before becoming a Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man.
8. Probably the funnest Inside joke in rock & Roll History this band was formed in 1967 and consisted of David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls.
9. This group was originally The Sparrow.
10. Pete Townsend put this one hit wonder together in 1969. The lead guitar player went on to play in Wings during the ’76 Wings over America tour. Who were they? and who was the Guitar Player?. Extra credit: What song did he perform during the Wings Tour?

10 Points Plus 10 Extra Credit(5 Pt’s Each).

Back to the above ground electric lines….. Here, in Oklahoma, they are on the ground…. Over 600,000 customers without power, which includes yours truly since Sunday night around 10 pm….. That’s households and businesses, not people…. You would need to multiply by 2 or 3 or so to get a ballpark figure on the number of actual people affected by this….. Needless to say, I’m very irritated at the power companies….. I don’t care how much it would cost to place the lines underground, I think it would be cheaper in the long run, and, around here I think that would be a short run….. we have had major outages 7 times this year….. The most critical time that you need power and it’s guaranteed you won’t…. Arghhh!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be posting few and far between until I have power back at the HQ, which, by the way, has a huge 30 foot branch of a hickory tree laying on top of it….. The cause of all this is a major ice storm, which is still going on, with 3″ to 6″ of snow predicted for this week-end….. I really don’t expect power to be back up for at least 7-10 days…. I am using the computer at work to post this and might just have to move in here as the power is still on…… So, it’s up to those of you with power to keep things going….. I’ll post when I can…..

You may have more time than you think. Christmas day was driven back to Dec. 25th from Jan. 6th by Julius I when he changed the calendar in 1752. Jan. 6th was Christmas day under the reformed calendar of Gregory XIII …reformed 1582.

Christmas Decorations: The great feast of Saturn was held in buy viagra December when people decorated the temples with such green things as they

could find. ” The Christian custom is the same transfered to Him who was born in Bethlehem on Christmas day.” The holly is known as Christ’s thorn in Germany and Scandinavia.

Christmas trees and Maypoles are remnants of the Scandinavian Ash called Yggdrasil, the Tree of Time whose roots penetrate to heaven, Niffheim and Ginnungagap

( the gap of gaps). In Ginnungagap the frost giants dwell. In Niffheim is the great serpent Niidhogg. Under the root of the Tree of Time is the home of the dead.

The Ancient Egyptians , at Winter Solstice, used a palm branch containing twelve leaves or shoots to symbolize the completion of the year. The modern custom comes from Germany.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. BLESS AND LOOK AFTER ALL THE LOOBIES.

Here are the Final Points Standings for the first round of MR’s De-Evo quiz’s….. Looks like the J-man came out on top, followed close by Izard, and Jek lost his Third Place standing to Anon by non-participation in the last few quiz’s….

J.J. – Forty-Two Point Seven (42.7) Points
Izard – Thirty-Four Point Six (34.6) Points
Anon – Twenty-One Point Three (21.3) Points
HS – Nineteen Point Seven (19.7) Points
Jek – Eighteen (18) Points
RtG – Fifteen (15) Points
Zook – Seven Point Seven (7.7) Points
Robo – Two (2) Points
Booker – One (1) Point

…..And, now the Awards (What was I thinking?): First Place: J.J. – Fifty (50) Buck Gift Certificate, Second Place: Izard – Thirty (30) Buck GC, and Third Place: Anon – Twenty (20) Buck GC…. I need the Winners to e-mail me your e-mail contact info and preferred online store to mrambler@att.net to start the Award Process. KEEP IT CLEAN or you will get a GC from Amazon.com ….. You have been warned, Peanut Boys……

Earlier this year I went to see the Spamalot musical. What a hoot! When we first walked in the theater, there was this smell. Salisbury steak? Bacon? DUH! It was fried Spam!! What a crazy thought. Here was our fancy theater serving fried Spam sandwiches. Fortunately a friend snapped a pic.

As for the musical itself, it was a good time. For me, the actual Holy Grail bits weren’t as funny as the originals (how could they be) and took some getting used to (slow speaking minus British accents). But there is much more to this musical than the Holy Grail content. It makes fun of other musicals while twisting up bits of Monty Python material. I recommend it to Python fans and anyone who likes musicals + silliness.

For those in OK, the musical is playing at the Civic Center June 3-8, 2008.

As every one knows the ’08 lections are just round the bend.

This election we are going to see history being made one way or the other. If you look at the history of the presidency, there have been only 4 instances of the out going presidents party getting elected to the following term where the candidate was not the sitting Vice president. and only once was it the Democrats.
1.James Buchanan won after Franklin Pierce’s term in 1857
The GOP has had 3
1.Rutherford B Hayes, after U.S. Grant
2.W.H. Taft after Teddy Roosevelt
3.Herbert Hoover after Calvin Coolidge.
And unless my History (Like My Counting) is flawed in each of these instances the incoming candidate was not of the same party as the majority in the House and Senate.
This election seeks to possibly change that.
Republicans: We have (In No Particular Order) Giuliani, Romney, Thompson, McCain, Huckabee, Paul, Hunter and Tancredo. The only power couple I see here might be Giuliani and McCain this would give us the 1st time that an outgoing republican wartime administration was followed by another one. Not counting Deaths and Resignations.
Democrats: Clinton, Obama, Dodd, Edwards, Richardson, Biden, and Kucinich. Here we have many historical possibilities. Hillary, The 1st Woman. Obama 1st African American. Richardson, the 1st Native American. It would also be the 1st democratic majority( White House, House, and Senate) I see 2 power couples here Clinton, Edwards or Obama, Edwards. I think whoever the candidate is they would be well served to take on Edwards as a running mate. He appeals to to the labor movement, and they will be more of a factor this election than in the past also he’s more appealing when not next to Kerry. I don’t think Clinton, Obama is a winnable combination there’s just too much history to change at once with that one, also the religious right will absolutely Bankrupt them selves to stop that ticket.
As for any third party candidates, I’m not seeing any viable names being thrown out yet. Whoever it might be they need to be putting their face out now not waiting till the last minute to get on board. I hope that someone gets out there soon it’s getting old just having the same old crap to choose from, and really the time is ripe for a viable 3rd party campaign. While the Dem’s and Rep’s fight it out a 3rd party could come in and deal with just the issues and maybe get noticed. that would be historical it self. Just my own thoughts, you guys will probably pick apart my historical facts like you do. But the point is we will see something historic this election and as an American I am proud to be a part of it. OK all you factoids pick away.

the Kitchen Sink”….. Here’s some weird and unusual one’s for the last quiz….. These shouldn’t be easy, although the subject matter is familiar….. Points awarded as noted in the questions…. I’ll get J.J. to help me count them – Maybe “Not”……

1. What are the “Seven Virtues”? (One (1) Point Each)….
2. On the other hand, What are the “Seven Deadly Sins”? (One (1) Point Each)…..
3. How are Kublai Khan and Genghis Khan related? (Two Point Three (2.3) Points)….
4. What is a “Shogun”? (Two Point Three (2.3) Points)……
5. How long is a Cosmic Year? (One Point Seven (1.7) Points)
6. How fast does the Earth travel around the Sun? (One Point Seven (1.7) Points)……
7. How big is a Hockey Puck? (One (1) Point)……
8. How wide is a Golf Hole? How deep is it? (One (1) Point Each)……
9. Why did bottles of Dr. Pepper bear the numbers 10, 2, and 4? (Two Point Three (2.3) Points….
10. What does M&M stand for? (One Point Seven (1.7) Points)…..

That’s it….. J.J. – Give me a total on the number of Points available….

Welcome to the Kollege of Musical Knowledge
Name These Big Band Leaders
By Their Big Hits of the Day.

1. Pennsylvania 6-5000
2. Take The A Train
3. Begin The Beguine
4. One O’Clock Jump
5. And The Angels Sing
6. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
7. Minne The Moocher
8. A Night In Tunisia
9. What A Wonderful World
10. Three Little Fishes

10 points.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone…… It looks like the Holiday Season is now upon us…… Embrace the Meaning of the Season and not the “Commercialism“…… Try J.J.’s T-Day Quiz below….. I’m up really early as usual and know all the answers, so, I’ll wait ’til tomorrow to give everyone in the different time zones a chance and then I’ll finish-up any unanswered questions….. Cool idea for Turkey Day, J.……..

A special quiz for turkey day
Alice’s Restaurant

1. How many “eight-by-ten color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each” were taken?
2. What was the color of the VW microbus?
3. In which town was the crime committed?
4. How far away is the railroad track from the Restaurant?
5. Who does Alice live with?
6. What is the name of the police officer in the town featured in the song
7. Why didn’t the judge look at the Colored Glossy Photographs?
8. What was the song about really?
9. What did he tell the psychiatrist he wanted to do?
10.To which bench was he sent?
11. On the back of the form he had to fill out, what did it ask if he had been?
12. When he protested the allegation that he was not moral enough to “join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages after bein’ a litterbug“, what did the sergeant say he’d do?
13. What did Arlo call the chorus ?
14.And what do you have to do to join?
15.How long did he say he’d been singing this song?
16. What should you, or a friend do if you find yourselves in a similar situation?
17.How was Arlo identified as the litterer?
18.Under how much garbage did they find it?
19. What can’t you get at the restaurant?
20.Since it was the biggest crime of the last 50 years, how many police officers and police cars were at the scene.
Extra 5 points. What year did the story happen? (hint) it was 2 years before the recording.

20 + 5 extra points Extra 10 if you sweep.

Name these 8 Supergroups.
1 Point Each.

1.Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent, Michael Cartellone.
2.Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, Dave Mason, Rik Grech.
3.Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Duane Allman, Dave Mason
4.Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker, Ric Grech.
5.Geoff Downes, John Whetton, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Greg Lake.
6.George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jim Keltner, Dhani Harrison.
7.John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman, Alan White.
8.Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, Tony Levin.

“To

stretch a point”….To exceed what is strictly right.

Points were tagged laces used in ancient dress:

viagra canadian pharmacy hence, to “truss a point,” to truss or tie the laces which held the breeches; to “stretch a point” is to stretch these laces, so as to adjust the dress to extra growth, or the temporary fulness of good feeding. At Whitsunstide these points or tags were given away by he churchwardens.

“Their points being broken, down fell their hose.” Shakespeare: Henry IV

Geometry or Physics?