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Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2014

Mets – Willets Point Jan 17 2014 10:59 AM

There was a tv show inspired by Jim Bouton's Ball Four, created by and starring Jim Bouton himself. It aired on CBS in 1976 and was cancelled after 5 episodes. I feel that I should know about this since I've read the extended editions of Ball Four and he probably would've mentioned it in there, but if he did, it didn't leave an impression.

Edgy MD Jan 17 2014 11:14 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

Bouton has written about the show, as has famed Newsday TV critic Marvin Kitman, and they both consider it to be an unambiguous disaster, and since they co-created the show, and the former starred in it and the latter wrote for it, that's saying a lot. They even got Kitman's fellow Long Islander Harry Chapin to do the theme song. [youtube:2lpa8hpa]zHnmmMzvmqo[/youtube:2lpa8hpa]

Benjamin Grimm Jan 17 2014 12:16 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

Clever how he gets the title into the last line of the song. "That's what I'm playin' ball for."

MFS62 Jan 17 2014 08:31 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

The Quinniapiac University sports teams are the Bobcats. I thought they were the Polls. Later

cooby Jan 18 2014 05:43 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

I remember that show a little. I remember looking forward to it and then being vaguely embarrassed about it but I don't remember why

Edgy MD Jan 18 2014 05:12 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

Because it was about skirtchasing. May have been novel in the book but on seventies TV, guys with fruity heads of hair and proud of their chest hair laying lines on young women were sort of everywhere.

Ashie62 Jan 18 2014 05:51 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_Four_(TV_series) With Ben Davidson as Rhino Rhinelander...

Mets Guy in Michigan Jan 18 2014 08:31 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

I remember that show a little. I remember looking forward to it and then being vaguely embarrassed about it but I don't remember why Do you remember Tug McGraw's short-lived comic strip that appeared in Newsday? I forget what it was called -- might have been "Scroogie" - but I think the team in the strip was called the Pets. OE: Found it! [url]http://www.comictreadmill.com/CTMBlogarchives/2004/2004_Individual/2004_01/000191.php

cooby Jan 19 2014 12:29 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

We did not get Newsday when I was a kid but I remember hearing about the comic strip. Looks good!

MFS62 Jan 19 2014 12:51 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

According to a radio commercial (GEICO?), Lloyd Bridges appeared in over 150 movies. I just remembered him from Sea Hunt on TV. Later

Vic Sage Jan 22 2014 02:16 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

you didn't remember him from HIGH NOON? I had the same experience as Cooby, re: BALL FOUR tv show. Much anticipation, then "wow this sucks". TV Shows with a baseball background have not worked (or even been tried) very often, other than the recent EASTBOUND & DOWN. EASTBOUND & DOWN (2009-2013) - 4 seasons; 29 episodes BACK IN THE GAME (2013) - 12 episodes BRONX IS BURNING (2007) - 9 episodes CLUBHOUSE (2004) - 11 episodes HARDBALL (1994) - 9 episodes BAY CITY BLUES (1983) - 8 episodes BAD NEWS BEARS (1979-80) - 2 seasons; 26 episodes BALL FOUR (1976) - 5 episodes

Frayed Knot Jan 22 2014 03:04 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

I remember watching one episode of BALL FOUR (probably just part of one in fact). What I remember was a set so cheesy that a JHS prop committee could have made a more realistic looking dugout with about 40 bucks and some leftover paint. The plot was one adapted directly from the book where a pitcher hits a HR thus winning a prize for some random fan, and before he was able to make his trip around the bases his teammates concocted a scheme where they'd fake a letter from the winning fan promising a cut of the prize to the player. To make it more convincing, the players throw in the touch where the fan mis-spells the recipient's name. It would have been bad even if you didn't know the plot going in.

Edgy MD Jan 22 2014 07:18 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

I mostly enjoyed Bay City Blues. I mean, it was promising, but only four episodes aired and I doubt I got through more than one complete one*. Steven Bochco show bringing Hill Street Blues' realism to the sticks. Even had Dennis Franz as the hard-boiled pitching coach, and you don't get a bigger Bochco signature than that. Sharon Stone played a baseball Annie, and Bubba from Forrest Gump played a prospect. The Mary Tyler Moore logo featured the cat in a baseball cap. [youtube]94FilxzVnsk[/youtube] *Don't believe I made it any further into Ball Four than any of youse either.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 22 2014 07:46 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

I think I watched 1 episode of Bay City Blues. It was all going OK until some ballplayer's father got cancer or something and he was morose and crying and stuff and I was like, "there's no crying in baseball"*. *-before this line was stolen by Jimmy Duggan.

Edgy MD Jan 22 2014 08:14 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

Yeah --- two episodes coming back to me. One has a ballplayer with all arm and no control getting taken out for a party with the Annies, with perhaps the coaching staff hoping it'll loosen him up. He takes the mound afterwards and throws two or three hummers in there before puking in his glove. The two or three pitches are enough to impress the organizational scouts, and he gets called up to the bigs --- which is weird, because they try and impress on you that Bay City is Nowheresville Like getting callled up from Savannah or something --- if the Mets Sally League Team wasn't in Savannah but in Lakewood. Anyhow, he gets called up, gets shelled in his first appearance, and then dies. I don't remember how. The next episode features the guy's funeral, and the coaching staff goes out for a drink, and Dennis Franz says something sardonic to the manager, like, "It's a shame about the kid dying and all, but he's still our best arm for Tuesday." The manager answers that the organization has a surprise, and indeed they do. They've signed an old MLB vet and they're sending him down to Bay City to get his arm in shape. The guy's an asshole who big leagues everybody, including his son who is on the team and YOUWERENEVERPROUDOFMEDAD!!! The guy wins a game but I think you're right, and cancer comes next.

MFS62 Jan 22 2014 09:49 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2

Vic Sage wrote: you didn't remember him from HIGH NOON? Nope. When I read that, I hadn't seen High Noon in about 50 years. Later dgwphotography Jan 23 2014 04:02 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I remember that show a little, but I remember a different opening.. One that showed a close up of Bouton pitching, and his cap flying off? Mets – Willets Point Jan 23 2014 09:31 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Leaf Phoenix, the child actor from the 80s and brother of River Phoenix, and Joaquin Phoenix, adult star of several well-regarded films I haven't seen, are the same person. Yes, I'm sure I'm the last person in the world to put this together. Thanks to Terry Gross and Fresh Air for the epiphany. themetfairy Jan 23 2014 09:45 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The band Five for Fighting got it's name from the hockey term for a major penalty. Mets – Willets Point Jan 23 2014 09:48 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 themetfairy wrote: The band Five for Fighting got it's name from the hockey term for a major penalty. Oh, that makes sense now that you mention it. And Five For Fighting is not even from Canada. MFS62 Jan 23 2014 04:04 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 You can make "healthy turkey burgers" in a bacon bowl. Honest. That's what the ad said. Later John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 27 2014 11:29 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Three things you might not have known until 2014 about about the movie BREAKING AWAY: 1. The actors who played Dave Stollers' parents, Paul Dooley and Darbara Barrie, are both still alive & in their 80s. 2. Dooley & Dennis Christopher had previously played father-and-son in an earlier movie, A WEDDING. 3. The actress who rats on Kath to her fratty boyfriend during the serenade scene, was married offscreen to Dennis Quaid, who played Mike. Edgy MD Jan 27 2014 11:35 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Dennis Quaid had a pre-Meg Ryan marriage. This thing is a thing I did not know. Mets – Willets Point Jan 27 2014 11:38 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 You're correct. I didn't know any of these things. I should rewatch Breaking Away and see if it is as good as it is in memory. Edgy MD Jan 27 2014 11:40 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 There's virtually nothing about that film that isn't very very good. Possibly the best sports-themed film ever. Frayed Knot Jan 27 2014 11:40 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I knew Dooley & Barrie were still living, but did not know of the 1st Quaid marriage. Looking it up, it was his first marriage but her, P. J. Soles, second. They had met the previous year filming THAT WINNING SEASON. Both, not surprisingly, were playing older than their supposed 19-ish characters in BREAKING AWAY, Quaid was 25 when the movie came out, Soles was 29. They divorced after five years, no children. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 27 2014 12:27 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Streaming on Netflix! I found it a better alternative to the Grammies. Ceetar Jan 27 2014 12:28 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Streaming on Netflix! I found it a better alternative to the Grammies. I was watching curling on NBC sports. Mets – Willets Point Jan 27 2014 12:49 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Ceetar wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Streaming on Netflix! I found it a better alternative to the Grammies. I was watching curling on NBC sports. Curling on NBC sports? That's National Broadcasting of Canada, correct? Ceetar Jan 27 2014 01:11 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Mets – Willets Point wrote: Ceetar wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Streaming on Netflix! I found it a better alternative to the Grammies. I was watching curling on NBC sports. Curling on NBC sports? That's National Broadcasting of Canada, correct? I believe it was in Vegas of all places too. MFS62 Feb 20 2014 07:05 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Hip Hop music started on Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1520_Sedgwick_Avenue Later HahnSolo Feb 23 2014 06:19 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The songwriter and producer for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" offered The Fixx, Bryan Ferry, and Billy Idol the opportunity to record the song. All declined and it was then offered to Simple Minds. Idol would later record the 80s anthem for a greatest hits collection. Edgy MD Feb 24 2014 11:43 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I had the same trouble shopping around for an artist to perform "Don't You (Forget about Cle')." cooby Feb 26 2014 12:34 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The one daughter in Reba is married to Edgy MD Feb 26 2014 01:50 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Somebody check on Cooby. Ceetar Feb 26 2014 01:57 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The answer is apparently [url]http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305272/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Nick Swisher. Though I don't know where Cooby went mid-sentence. cooby Feb 26 2014 04:00 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Sorry! I didn't know it didn't take, my phone kept doing funny things! She is so cute! Edgy MD Feb 28 2014 08:32 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The Average White Band: only half white. And originated in Dundee, Scotland. cooby Mar 01 2014 09:10 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I always thought they were from Pittsburgh Edit: Looked it up; I was thinking of Wild Cherry John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 01 2014 09:17 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I thought everyone knew the AWB were a multiracial Scottish band. themetfairy Mar 01 2014 10:45 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 For some reason I thought they were from South Africa. Mets – Willets Point Mar 01 2014 11:55 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I can't say that I know a single thing about The Average White Band. themetfairy Mar 01 2014 12:04 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 [youtube:1q2cq25y]FnH_zwVmiuE[/youtube:1q2cq25y] Frayed Knot Mar 01 2014 12:25 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Mets – Willets Point wrote: I can't say that I know a single thing about The Average White Band. Other than the fact that they seemed to take off after fine-tuning their name from the Mediocre Caucasian Combo, neither do I. Mets – Willets Point Mar 01 2014 12:28 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Frayed Knot wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: I can't say that I know a single thing about The Average White Band. Other than the fact that they seemed to take off after fine-tuning their name from the Mediocre Caucasian Combo, neither do I. I don't know if Average White Band has a tribute band, but Mediocre Caucasian Combo would be a good name for one. Typical Paleskinned Consort may work as well. d'Kong76 Mar 01 2014 01:11 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I remember The Average White Band, but don't recall them. I could've told you The Bay City Rollers were from Scotland, but not TAWB. That's pretty lame on my part. themetfairy Mar 01 2014 02:07 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT! Mets – Willets Point Mar 01 2014 03:47 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Is it true that the Bay City Rollers just looked at a map of Michigan and said "Hey, that sounds like a cool place!"? themetfairy Mar 01 2014 04:06 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 That's the story I always heard. And FWIW, Wikipedia says it's so. Ashie62 Mar 01 2014 04:55 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Ashie1 was a Bay City Rollers screamer... Edgy MD Mar 01 2014 07:38 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Also worth knowing about AWB --- besides that porno logo in the video posted above --- is that the success of "Pick Up the Pieces" prompted James Brown's Famous Flames to release an answer record billed as The Above-Average Black Band. An instrumental with an answer record! John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 01 2014 07:48 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I did not know that until I learned about it in 2014. d'Kong76 Mar 01 2014 08:08 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 themetfairy wrote: [youtube]FnH_zwVmiuE[/youtube] I like that song, didn't know it was TAWB until NOW!! Mets – Willets Point Mar 01 2014 08:34 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 themetfairy wrote: [youtube]FnH_zwVmiuE[/youtube] Oh, THAT tune. It's like in every movie/tv show that wants to show that they're in the '70s. I'm pretty sure the album with that logo was in my father's record collection. He also had albums by Nicolette Larson that my mother claims he only bought because he found her attractive. Regardless, I don't recall him ever playing any of his records except for The Beatles and Irish folk music. Mets – Willets Point Mar 01 2014 08:37 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Edgy MD wrote: Also worth knowing about AWB --- besides that porno logo in the video posted above --- is that the success of "Pick Up the Pieces" prompted James Brown's Famous Flames to release an answer record billed as The Above-Average Black Band. An instrumental with an answer record! [youtube]ePdGD3H_dCY[/youtube] A Boy Named Seo Mar 02 2014 11:21 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 One of my closest friends in the world came out to me Friday night. I felt so happy for him and could feel an immense sense of liberation and release from him, and felt, too, like I really know the dude even better now. Wonderful thing. Fman99 Mar 02 2014 03:11 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 That's cool. Certainly fits the thread title. Frayed Knot Mar 02 2014 05:13 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 A Boy Named Seo wrote: One of my closest friends in the world came out to me Friday night. Oddly, when I first read this I saw one of my closet friends, which is not what you wrote ... and yet it was. John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 02 2014 06:45 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 A Boy Named Seo wrote: One of my closest friends in the world came out to me Friday night. I felt so happy for him and could feel an immense sense of liberation and release from him, and felt, too, like I really know the dude even better now. Wonderful thing. Yeah, it felt great. d'Kong76 Mar 02 2014 07:27 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Yeah, it felt great. Happy you two worked that out! Mets Guy in Michigan Mar 02 2014 09:28 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Mets – Willets Point wrote: Is it true that the Bay City Rollers just looked at a map of Michigan and said "Hey, that sounds like a cool place!"? I've been to Bay City. It kind of smells. There is a huge sugar beet plant that I toured with the boss this year. Pioneer Sugar is made there! It's got a nice little downtown. No sign of the Rollers. A Boy Named Seo Mar 02 2014 10:13 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 d'Kong76 wrote: Yeah, it felt great. Happy you two worked that out! I love you for you, Jonny Lunchbucket. cooby Apr 13 2014 05:45 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 My sister knows Paul mccartneys father in law Edgy MD Apr 14 2014 07:42 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The NHL still has an active Hartford Whaler. metsmarathon Apr 14 2014 11:27 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 the empire strikes back is a much scarier movie for a 4-year old than a new hope. go figure... the scary part, though, is not that darth vader sliced off luke's hand, but that darth vader told him he's his father!!! an iconic, pivotal line which, by the way, minimm talked over forcing me to rewind. twice. Mets – Willets Point Apr 14 2014 11:45 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I saw Empire Strikes Back when I was 6 and insisted that Darth Vader was lying for three years until Yoda confirmed that he's Luke's father in Return of the Jedi metsmarathon Apr 14 2014 12:29 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 i'm now trying to figure out where i go next. it's been about 3 months since he saw epIV. do i bust out the ewoks right away to show him that it's all ok (and ignore hte scary-ass old man with electricity-fingers)? or let him ruminate on the awful inocence of young annie, and how that mop-headed pod racer'll eventually grow up to be that guy. ultimately, i think the solution is going to be whatever puts off the scariness of the epIII climactic duel the longest. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 14 2014 04:59 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 On the one hand, Episode 1 is long, boring (pod racing notwithstanding), and pretty narratively-extraneous, to boot. On the other hand... "Younglings!" "Younglings," dude. See, that's why we're holding off on the series for at least another year or so-- so we can go Machete Order with minimal psychic trauma. metsmarathon Apr 15 2014 09:03 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 machete order makes more and more sense, and following up epVI with epI for more fill-in backstory. i think minimm will like the more animated yoda in epII. i do need to rewatch it soon to judge how scary it might be for him. ditto epIII. he's getting over his nightmares. at night, he just tells his brain to think of nice things, like flowers or chocolate. he totally came up with this on his own (or maybe his teachers at school), btw. smart kid. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 15 2014 05:22 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 God, kids are great. Your kid is great. metsmarathon Apr 15 2014 07:52 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 yeah. he frustrates the hell out of us at times, but then busts out with something like that, and it's like all is (mostly) forgiven. MFS62 Apr 16 2014 09:31 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The famous emblem on the hood of Rolls Royce cars is "The Spirit of Ecstasy". Later SteveJRogers Apr 17 2014 09:28 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Been driving my car for about 5 years now, did NOT know the panel below the coin holder was the pull out cup holder until this morning. Fman99 Apr 17 2014 10:13 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: we can go Machete Order. Brilliant stuff right there. Ceetar Apr 17 2014 10:20 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Fman99 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: we can go Machete Order. Brilliant stuff right there. This is way too much thought imo. I may just have my kid watch them sequentially,1-7, just because I know it'd annoy people. dgwphotography Apr 17 2014 12:30 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Fman99 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: we can go Machete Order. Brilliant stuff right there. I hadn't heard of this before, and it does make a whole lot of sense. metsmarathon Apr 17 2014 12:50 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Ceetar wrote: Fman99 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: we can go Machete Order. Brilliant stuff right there. This is way too much thought imo. I may just have my kid watch them sequentially,1-7, just because I know it'd annoy people. if you watch them sequentially, you're watching them out of order. from a story-telling standpoint, machete order is rather hard to beat. i'm going to throw this out there, if only to maybe force this thread to be spun off... what if you watched episode 1 first, and then went machete order...? 1. aw look at the cute kid. (and please do your best to look away from jar jar) 2. hey, that whiny guy is related to the cute kid 3. father, no!!! 4. what hte hell happened to that cute kid? 5. where did it all fall apart? 6. redemption, conclusion, and so many ewoks Ceetar Apr 17 2014 12:55 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Might as well split it off, this is one of those endless-discussion internet things isn't it? How To Watch Star Wars. I'd probably just default to release order, since that's the order I watched them in. (Theoretically anyway, I don't actually remember when I watched the first ones prior to their re-release in the 90s) I've got quite a few years before I deal with this anyway, And will have to factor in 7.. and 8/9? Might there be logic to watching 7/8/9 first and then watching 4/5/6 as a prequel of that? I guess it depends if they're good or not. Edgy MD Apr 17 2014 01:17 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Alternatively, you can skip the films and just stare at the poster night after night. [fimg=700:3ap1ql95]http://loyalkng.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/star-wars-band-kiss-princess-leia-hon-solo-r2d2-c3po-darth-vader-luke-skywalker-.png[/fimg:3ap1ql95] Benjamin Grimm Apr 17 2014 01:28 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I've literally watched hundreds of movies with my son, who is now 17, dating back to 1914's Tillie's Punctured Romance, but have never watched any of the Star Wars films with him. Star Wars is obviously not much of a passion for me, but I think if I were to watch them, I'd go with release order. Mets – Willets Point Apr 17 2014 01:59 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The long-lasting debate over the order of The Chronicles of Narnia offers little hope the order of Star Wars will ever be resolved. Ceetar Apr 17 2014 02:17 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Mets – Willets Point wrote: The long-lasting debate over the order of The Chronicles of Narnia offers little hope the order of Star Wars will ever be resolved. There's debate over the Chronicles? Why wouldn't you just read them in order if you wanted to read them? Mets – Willets Point Apr 17 2014 02:22 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The long-lasting debate over the order of The Chronicles of Narnia offers little hope the order of Star Wars will ever be resolved. There's debate over the Chronicles? Why wouldn't you just read them in order if you wanted to read them? There's publication order, there's the order Lewis wrote them in, and then there's an internal chronological order, so you've got three options of which order to chose from. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chron ... ding_order TheOldMole Apr 19 2014 03:01 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 British cartoonist Ronald Searle, as a Japanese prisoner of war, worked on the bridge over the River Kwai. Benjamin Grimm Apr 19 2014 05:19 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 And I just learned that The Bridge on the River Kwai was based on a true story! d'Kong76 Apr 25 2014 06:29 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I just saw a list of the top ten surnames in No. America and Patel is #6? I don't think I have ever even heard that name before. It's Indian. Smith Brown Lee Wilson Martin Patel Taylor Wong Campbell Benjamin Grimm Apr 25 2014 06:43 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 It's very common in India. There are dozens of kids named Patel in my son's high school. d'Kong76 Apr 25 2014 07:24 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I did not know that, until 2014! Frayed Knot Apr 25 2014 07:32 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I knew it was Indian, I knew it was common. #6 overall surprises me -- Wikipedia says it's only 174th although that was as of the 2000 census so that it's grown since is certainly likely. What's your source on this? John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 25 2014 08:04 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 d'Kong76 wrote: I just saw a list of the top ten surnames in No. America and Patel is #6? I don't think I have ever even heard that name before. It's Indian. Smith Brown Lee Wilson Martin Patel Taylor Wong Campbell This could also be a list of most popular baby first names in Brooklyn. Ceetar Apr 25 2014 08:20 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 According to babycenter this year. Rank Male Female 1 Liam Maya 2 Braxton Mila 3 Ethan Sophia 4 Elliot Caroline 5 Jacob Isabella Edgy MD Apr 25 2014 08:42 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 d'Kong76 wrote: Smith Brown Lee Wilson Martin Patel Taylor Wong Campbell That also looks like a solid list of high-end guitar manufacturers. Ceetar Apr 25 2014 09:57 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 More baby names stuff, apparently everyone is naming their boys with names ending in 'n' [url]http://io9.com/america-why-are-you-all-naming-all-your-boys-like-this-1561328070 Vic Sage Apr 25 2014 10:50 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Edgy MD wrote: Alternatively, you can skip the films and just stare at the poster night after night. [fimg=700]http://loyalkng.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/star-wars-band-kiss-princess-leia-hon-solo-r2d2-c3po-darth-vader-luke-skywalker-.png[/fimg] i already do that, since the original 1-sheet hangs on my wall. Machete order is brilliant; then episode 1 as a supplemental prequel, then the animated Clone Wars series, if you're a completist, and then the holiday special, but only if you've been diagnosed with a severe mental condition. Mets – Willets Point Apr 25 2014 11:45 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 [youtube]pCjMGOvMghY[/youtube] Meanwhile, I'm wondering if these DVDs are legit. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 25 2014 04:43 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I knew something like six Patels in high school, 20 years ago (JEEZUS). Wong is actually the surprising one in that last name list for me. I've known hundreds of Chinese in my life, and no more than one or two Wongs that I can recall. (LOTS of Chens and Chans, though.) TheOldMole Apr 26 2014 03:33 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Where's Johnson? Benjamin Grimm Apr 26 2014 04:33 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Oh, you doesn't has to call him Johnson. His name is Raymond J. Johnson, Jr. But you can call him Ray. Or you can call him Jay. Or you can call him Sonny. Or you can call him Johnny. But you doesn't has to call him Johnson. dgwphotography Apr 26 2014 05:31 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Benjamin Grimm wrote: Oh, you doesn't has to call him Johnson. His name is Raymond J. Johnson, Jr. But you can call him Ray. Or you can call him Jay. Or you can call him Sonny. Or you can call him Johnny. But you doesn't has to call him Johnson. Oh God, I thought I was the only one who remembers that routine... [youtube]qoYsfbq3vMc[/youtube] TheOldMole Apr 26 2014 01:56 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 A quip that's stuck with me for some reason, during the 70s, I guess, when there were about a dozen guys named Johnson in the NBA, and some reporter asked an assistant coach named Johnson to name his all-Johnson team. His reply -- "Well, I'd start with Kareem Abdul-Johnson..." TheOldMole Apr 26 2014 01:58 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Johnson vindicated! Most Common Last Names in the U.S. Rank Name Occurrences 1. Smith 2,376,206 2. Johnson 1,857,160 3. Williams 1,534,042 4. Brown 1,380,145 5. Jones 1,362,755 6. Miller 1,127,803 7. Davis 1,072,335 8. Garcia 858,289 9. Rodriguez 804,240 10. Wilson 783,051 According to this list, Patel is 591, beaten out even by Richards, in there at 212. And this one really surprises me: MUHAMMAD ranks # 2379 d'Kong76 Apr 26 2014 02:36 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 My list was No. America .. I think from a wikipage. Frayed Knot Apr 26 2014 03:00 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 TheOldMole wrote: Where's Johnson? Some folks say he's up there still. Frayed Knot Apr 26 2014 03:01 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 d'Kong76 wrote: My list was No. America .. I think from a wikipage. If that list includes all of North American then it must be all those Mexican Patels that skewed the data. d'Kong76 Apr 26 2014 03:11 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I messed up, here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mo ... th_America Edgy MD Apr 26 2014 04:57 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Well, I would guess a large chunk of the Patels would be in Anglo-Canada. But how do we get a North American list and no Spanish names? OE: I see. Looks like Kong's list comes not from North America, but from Ontario. MFS62 Apr 28 2014 07:24 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 My normal body temperature is between 97 and 98 degrees F. The nurses at the Hospital kept re-checking last week when I went in for surgery. Kept coming up with the same readings on different equipment. Later RealityChuck May 04 2014 09:18 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The Rosetta Stone has text on it in four languages: Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Demotic, and English. The English text is on the sides and reads "Captured in Egypt by the British Army in 1801" on the left side and "Presented by King George III" on the right. dgwphotography May 09 2014 01:10 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Louis' Lunch in New Haven claims to have originated the hamburger in 1900, and the great grandson of the original owner makes them the same way today: on toast, with only tomato, onions and cheese as garnishes. It was the best burger I've ever had - the potato salad was even better.... metirish May 09 2014 01:32 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 dgwphotography wrote: Louis' Lunch in New Haven claims to have originated the hamburger in 1900, and the great grandson of the original owner makes them the same way today: on toast, with only tomato, onions and cheese as garnishes. It was the best burger I've ever had - the potato salad was even better.... certain I have seen that place featured on one of those Food Network shows....looked delicious.........I remember the toast and condiments... d'Kong76 May 09 2014 01:49 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Looks interesting, except no suds lol ... http://www.louislunch.com/menu.php dgwphotography May 09 2014 03:25 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I heard about it this morning on one of the local morning shows - I hadn't heard of this place. The owner said that they use a proprietary blend of 5 meats varieties, and that the meat is roughly a 92/8 lean/fat ratio. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 09 2014 05:58 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 dgwphotography wrote: Louis' Lunch in New Haven claims to have originated the hamburger in 1900, and the great grandson of the original owner makes them the same way today: on toast, with only tomato, onions and cheese as garnishes. It was the best burger I've ever had - the potato salad was even better.... Right? Nice beer selection at the pizza place across the street, if the urge for (upscale) suds proves undousable. TheOldMole May 12 2014 06:18 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I've been to Louis - good burger. It is mentioned in the Whiffenpoof Song -- From the tables down at Morey's, to the house where Louis dwells... But that's not what I signed on here to vouchsafe. This is: Mammals are more closely related, DNA-wise, to fungi than to plants. MFS62 Jun 10 2014 07:40 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 From a tv ad (PetCo) - they sell sunscreen for dogs. Later TheOldMole Jun 14 2014 05:36 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 David O. Selznick offered to finance Vittorio deSica's neo-realist classic-to-be, The Bicycle Thieves, if deSica would put Cary Grant in the starring role. Ceetar Jun 14 2014 06:35 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 themetfairy Jun 15 2014 11:45 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 There is a high end chocolate factory about ten minutes away from my house, that makes delicious products and is very generous with their tasting samples. Their huge array of products even includes chocolate covered bacon. This is dangerous knowledge to have.... Frayed Knot Jun 15 2014 05:46 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 There are towns near the eastern edge of Brazil that are closer to Sierra Leone in west Africa than they are to certain parts of Brazil. Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 17 2014 07:38 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Those child-proof caps on prescription medications? If you turn them upside down they work like regular screw-tops. I had no idea... MFS62 Jun 25 2014 06:40 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The Playboy bunny outfit (including the ears and tail) was the first service uniform registered with the US Patent and Trademark office. Later MFS62 Jun 29 2014 09:07 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 There's a Wonder Woman museum in Bethel, Ct. http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Wond ... 582015.php Later RealityChuck Jul 02 2014 09:58 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The MV Chauncey Maples, a medical ship that treats those on the lakeshore of Lake Malawi in Africa, is the only ship still afloat (though it's currently in drydock for repairs) that fought in World War I. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 09 2014 07:29 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 "Hand of Glory" from the Smithereens' first album is a cover song. [youtube:134npuje]vICfhtD9vy8[/youtube:134npuje] seawolf17 Jul 09 2014 07:48 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Coney Island is not an actual separate island. Mets – Willets Point Jul 09 2014 07:52 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 seawolf17 wrote: Coney Island is not an actual separate island. But it once was separated from Brooklyn proper by a creek that was filled-in Mets – Willets Point Jul 09 2014 12:20 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The building where the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire took place is still standing and in use by NYU. I'd always assumed that was a newer building on the same site. Frayed Knot Jul 20 2014 09:17 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Singer Daryl Hall's given name: Daryl Hohl Vic Sage Jul 21 2014 10:31 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Mets – Willets Point wrote: Coney Island is not an actual separate island. But it once was separated from Brooklyn proper by a creek that was filled-in Coney Island Creek was filled in about 50 years ago or so with the construction of Shore Parkway. They used the dirt from construction of the Verrazano bridge to fill it in, making the island a peninsula. Now the western part of the Creek opens into Gravesend Bay and the eastern part into Sheepshead bay. The west end stops at Shell Road before the east end starts again in the Manhattan Beach area. It can be crossed into Coney by bridges on Cropsey Ave and Stillwell Ave, and Ocean Parkway and Coney Island ave both run right over the landfill, straight into the middle of the island. http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/coneyi ... rk/history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island_Creek We locals referred to the western end as "shit's creek", not only because of its sludge-like composition, but because that's where the mob often dumped bodies. We could see the cops dragging the creek every once in a while, when i was attending Mark Twain JHS (the creek ran behind the school, which was next to Kaiser Park). But it was mostly a ship graveyard. I remember there used to be a yellow submarine stuck there; it was said to have been built by somebody around there, but eventually abandoned. seawolf17 Aug 01 2014 12:45 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The drummer from Foghat lives here in East Setauket. d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 08:28 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I found out something yesterday afternoon that I didn't know and thought I'll have to post that later and then I forgot to and now I can't remember what it was that I didn't know that I then knew so technically I guess i still don't know it so never mind. Ceetar Aug 02 2014 02:59 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 d'Kong76 wrote: I found out something yesterday afternoon that I didn't know and thought I'll have to post that later and then I forgot to and now I can't remember what it was that I didn't know that I then knew so technically I guess i still don't know it so never mind. I think you missed the "Getting Old" thread. d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 04:39 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Thought of that too, but then forgot. Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 09:01 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Frayed Knot wrote: Singer Daryl Hall's given name: Daryl Hohl I think I can come up with the reason he changed that with one guess. cooby Aug 04 2014 09:01 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 IKEA doesn't seem to have a "customer reviews" section on their website Benjamin Grimm Aug 04 2014 09:08 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 That's probably wise, when everything they sell is cheap crap. cooby Aug 04 2014 10:00 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 That's what I kinda figured too. I saw something in Good Housekeeping I liked but wanted to see what others thought, lol... Ceetar Aug 04 2014 12:21 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's probably wise, when everything they sell is cheap crap. well not really. I'd put positive reviews up on stuff. in fact, i'm pretty happy with most things I've gotten there. John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 11 2014 01:33 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 16: Number of Smarties in a standard cello-wrap TheOldMole Aug 14 2014 08:20 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Leon Russell played piano on "Monster Mash." TheOldMole Aug 14 2014 08:20 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Leon Russell played piano on "Monster Mash." Edgy MD Aug 14 2014 10:26 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Darlene Love sang backup on it. Fman99 Sep 12 2014 07:45 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Tommy Tutone of "Jenny/867-5309" fame was the name of the band, not a person. The lead singer's name is Tommy Heath and the original name of the band was "Tommy and the Tu-Tones," later shortened to Tommy Tutone. Edgy MD Sep 12 2014 09:02 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The back jacket cover of Please Please Me features the Beatles' originals credited to "McCartney/Lennon," rather than "Lennon/McCartney." Also on that record is "Baby It's You," the only Bacharach song the Beatles recorded. It's credited to "David/Williams/Bacharch." But that isn't Hal David partnering with Burt there, but rather Hal's older brother "Mack." TheOldMole Sep 12 2014 10:29 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Tim Moore, who played the Kingfish on Amos and Andy, went from grade school dropout to skilled comedy writer, selling material to, among others, W. C. Fields. Ceetar Sep 13 2014 01:02 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 what happened to the home repair thread? did we have one? I learned I have a cartridge sink, and how to get at said cartridges. lucked out in that removing them and cleaning them up a bit seems to have fixed the leak when the handle wasn't tight so I don't ahve to go out and get replacements. d'Kong76 Sep 13 2014 01:16 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I don't remember one, but it's a good idea. I have a leaky faucet I've been neglecting. I'll spend a minute trying to find a "happy" spot where it stops dripping and then I settle for the least amount of dripping. I have another odd plumbing problem. My wife and I don't use the same shower. I use one on the second floor and she uses one on the first floor. My shower constantly clogs up. Liquid Plumber or a plunger work fine and one or two showers later it's clogged again. I have no freakin' hair except for body hair. Her shower never clogs and is directly under my shower so I assume they eventually empty to same place. Ceetar Sep 13 2014 03:04 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 d'Kong76 wrote: I don't remember one, but it's a good idea. I have a leaky faucet I've been neglecting. I'll spend a minute trying to find a "happy" spot where it stops dripping and then I settle for the least amount of dripping. I have another odd plumbing problem. My wife and I don't use the same shower. I use one on the second floor and she uses one on the first floor. My shower constantly clogs up. Liquid Plumber or a plunger work fine and one or two showers later it's clogged again. I have no freakin' hair except for body hair. Her shower never clogs and is directly under my shower so I assume they eventually empty to same place. try a snake maybe? Or maybe you're not running the hot water long enough after the liquid plumber? I'm now trying to rapolsture a cat perch. Also trying to spell.. Using the carpet I pulled up in the nursery. but it's arounded perch and not working so well, plus I think my staple gun doesn't do the really long staples and as such I can't really wrap it correctly. bleh. Oh well, I don't imagine the cats care if it looks nice. d'Kong76 Sep 13 2014 03:25 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I don't have a snake, but I suppose I should get one. Ceetar Sep 13 2014 03:56 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 d'Kong76 wrote: I don't have a snake, but I suppose I should get one. they're also good for mice. d'Kong76 Sep 13 2014 04:03 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Thankfully, the wildlife has been staying outside. Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 13 2014 04:22 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Fman99 wrote: Tommy Tutone of "Jenny/867-5309" fame was the name of the band, not a person. The lead singer's name is Tommy Heath and the original name of the band was "Tommy and the Tu-Tones," later shortened to Tommy Tutone. And "Jenny" is the name of Tommy's guitar. We saw him play several years ago as part of an '80s show with ABC, Wang Chung, Cutting Crew and I think one more. It was a fun night! Tommy told us Jenny was the guitar, and we could visit him at his merch table after the show and hold it. Pretty cool! TheOldMole Sep 15 2014 02:22 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Al Pacino's grandparents came from Corleone, Sicily. Mets – Willets Point Sep 21 2014 11:57 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Doc Severinsen is not only still alive, but still actively performing. d'Kong76 Sep 21 2014 01:00 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 TheOldMole wrote: Al Pacino's grandparents came from Corleone, Sicily. I've heard that, always dismissed it Hollyurbwood legend. Frayed Knot Sep 21 2014 01:12 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I always assumed that Corleone was a fictional town. Never occurred to me to even check to see if it was real. d'Kong76 Sep 21 2014 01:30 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 I assumed it was fictitious too. HahnSolo Sep 23 2014 11:12 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Mets – Willets Point wrote: Doc Severinsen is not only still alive, but still actively performing. He and Paul Schafer should tour together. Frayed Knot Sep 23 2014 05:05 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The Roman legions would attempt to enforce loyalty within a unit by killing every tenth member if there was any disloyalty. It's the origin of the word, Decimate MFS62 Oct 13 2014 07:08 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 As heard on Good Day New York this morning: All distances to other places from New York City are measured from Columbus Circle. Later seawolf17 Oct 13 2014 07:30 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 As heard on Good Day New York this morning: All distances to other places from New York City are measured from Columbus Circle. Later That's a really neat fact. Thanks for sharing that. Edgy MD Oct 13 2014 07:51 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 And to think people actually knock Columbus' legacy. John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 13 2014 07:51 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Any Trouble's wonderful "Playing Bogart" which I used to think was the most original song I ever heard, is a cover song. Mind blown. Trubs: [youtube]D6XDKvWlpKU[/youtube] Original: [youtube]WP1QqAARG8U[/youtube] Fman99 Oct 25 2014 08:20 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Leslie West, guitarist from Mountain, has something in common with my father, in that he graduated from Forest Hills High School in beautiful Flushing, NY. They are also just five months apart in age... I'll have to ask Fdad if he recalls a rocker named Leslie Weinstein in his graduating class of 1200 or so students. Ceetar Nov 13 2014 07:42 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Ceetar wrote: what happened to the home repair thread? did we have one? Dishwasher replacement yesterday. Took the old one out Sunday, installed the new one yesterday. and it works! hah. I just need to redo the water connection because I've got crazy water pressure and it drips a little. need some of that connection-goop. Also need a strain relief thingy for the junction box. The previous dishwasher was hardwired and wrapped in a ton of electrical tape, and the wires were stripped a little too far imo, want to cover that up. Mets Guy in Michigan Nov 23 2014 10:18 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Aretha Franklin is very much associated with Detroit, and lives in the area. I've been spending a lot of time in the city this year, and thought I'd make a cool Motown mix iTunes playlist for the now-frequent two-hour drives. I've been renting from the library a bunch of Motown compilations -- and kept thinking "Hey, where's Aretha?" Finally did a Google search on her name and Motown -- and discovered she was never part of the Motown team! She recorded on Columbia then Atlantic. Whoa. Mind blown. So in all my research for this, I learned that the Motown operation was pretty neat. Berry Gordy had songwriting teams that would come to work each day, write cool songs and decide which of the label's artists would record them. There was lots of competition between the songwriters also between the artists. Smokey Robinson was of course and artist, but also wrote a ton of songs for others, especially the Temptations. Cool stuff. The Motown Museum -- Hitsville, U.S.A. -- is just north of downtown and I'll have to check it out. cooby Nov 23 2014 10:36 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Please do, and post about it! Meanwhile, I found out recently that Doc McStuffins is voiced by the actress that plays Director Vance's daughter on NCIS. I looked it up because Doc has such a cute giggle MFS62 Nov 23 2014 12:22 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 cooby wrote: Please do, and post about it! Meanwhile, I found out recently that Doc McStuffins is voiced by the actress that plays Director Vance's daughter on NCIS. I looked it up because Doc has such a cute giggle Funny, the shows we watch when we're watching the grandkids. Doc McStuffins is one of them. :) Later TheOldMole Nov 27 2014 08:26 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 Pavlov never used a bell. Madoff's Mets Nov 27 2014 07:01 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 When goldfish swim with their head pointed downward and their tail upward that is an indication of constipation. Remedy : Feed the constipated goldfish canned peas. It works as a laxative. MFS62 Dec 04 2014 07:50 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 My auto insurance rates were increased when I reached 71 years old. Allstate does it whether or not your driving record is good. That new rate stays in effect for 5 years. My agent told me the newer policies can increase every year after 71. Later Edgy MD Dec 12 2014 08:20 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The female member of the nihilist gang in the Big Lebowski: Aimee Mann. cooby Dec 14 2014 08:20 AM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The lyrics Elton John sings on "Circle of Life" are not the same as the ones in the movie. themetfairy Dec 14 2014 04:33 PM Re: Things You Didn't Know Until You Learned About Them in 2 The U.S. Postal Service has its own police department.