Remember That Song? – 9/30/11

Can you name the artist and song: You take my breath away Love thinks it’s here to stay Last Song: “No One is to Blame” by Howard Jones: You can look at the menu but you just can’t eat You can feel the cushions but you can’t have a seat Cool “Unplugged” version Video

Daily Trivia – 9/30/11

Question: What American League team won a World Series despite a 29-52 regular-season road record? Last Question: What show featuring the exploits of everyday folks was hosted by luminaries like Byron Allen, Mark Russell and Fred Willard? Answer: Real People Before all the reality show crap that is out there now, we had Real People. [...]

One-Hit Wonders of the ’80s: 1981 – Rachel Sweet

“Everlasting Love” by Rex Smith and Rachel Sweet “Everlasting Love” was originally recorded by Robert Knight in 1967, and a more recent version was done by Gloria Estefan in 1995. The Rachel Sweet version peaked at #32 on August 22, 1981. Sweet was paired with Rex Smith who had reached #10 in 1979 with “You [...]

Daily Trivia – 9/29/11

Question: What show featuring the exploits of everyday folks was hosted by luminaries like Byron Allen, Mark Russell and Fred Willard? Last Question: What two Matt Dillon films did Francis Ford Coppola shoot back-to-back in Tulsa? Answer: The Outsiders and Rumble Fish Francis Ford Coppola had not intended to make a film about teen angst [...]

Remember That Song? – 9/29/11

Can you name the artist and song: You can look at the menu but you just can’t eat You can feel the cushions but you can’t have a seat Last song: “Valley Girl” by Frank Zappa with Moon Unit Zappa: On Ventura, there she goes She just bought some bitchin’ clothes

One-Hit Wonders of the ’80s: 1981 – Jim Steinman

“Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” by Jim Steinman Jim Steinman is best known for writing and producing Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell albums, as well as Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, Air Supply’s “Making Love out of Nothing at All” and Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”. Early [...]

Daily Trivia – 9/28/11

Question: What two Matt Dillon films did Francis Ford Coppola shoot back-to-back in Tulsa? Last Question: What mints were hyped in ads that boasted: “Fresh breath speaks for itself”? Answer: Certs Certs have been a fixture at grocery and convenience store registers since 1956. Here is an old commercial where people would argue whether Certs [...]

Remember That Song? – 9/28/11

Can you name the artist and song: On Ventura, there she goes She just bought some bitchin’ clothes Last Song: “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler: And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you Only Hold Me Tight

Daily Trivia – 9/27/11

Question: What mints were hyped in ads that boasted: “Fresh breath speaks for itself”? Last Question: What 1987 Billy Crystal movie earned an Oscar nomination for gruff Anne Ramsey, who’d lost parts of her tongue and jaw to throat cancer? Answer: Throw Momma from the Train Anne Ramsey was most famous for her roles as [...]

Remember That Song? – 9/27/11

Name the artist and song and complete the lyrics: And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you ____ ____ __ _____ Last Song: “Xanadu” by Olivia Newton John: A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu