June 18, 2012
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Links here are good only for the week of June 18. After that... is anybody's guess.
"Here Comes the Sun" -- George Harrison, Beatles, 1969;
Richie Havens,
1971.
And June 20... the first day of summer.
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Here comes the sun!
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Name That Tune: Neil Diamond:
We had thousands and thousands of entries in the BBHQ Neil Diamond
edition of "Name That Tune." (OK, not thousands; but we had a slew!) But
no one... no one named all of them. Fooey! We'll put the quiz in our
Trivia Library, and give you another shot at it. We'll have a
link to the quiz next Monday.
Last week's Trivia Teaser:
1. According to recent Congressional testimony by John Galvin,
of the the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), part of the Department of Labor,
which of the following is NOT considered a green job by the BLS?
sweeping the floor at a solar power factory
driving a school bus
working as an antique dealer
working in a bicycle shop
a lobbyist for environmental issues in the oil industry
they ALL are green jobs
now you've gone too far; none of them qualifies
We caught many of you on this one. But this is why there are so many
"green" jobs reported. According to the government, they're all
green jobs.
2. He was one of the great boomer-era disc jockeys, working in New York,
and heard all over the country. In fact, he still hosts a show on Sirius
radio. He is our favorite Cousin Brucie
3. From our Lyrics You Know You Know collection, fill in the last line:
"I just can't get over losing you
And so if I seem, broken and blue
walk on by."
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Three more coming up, below.
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BBHQ Shorts:
Quick Takes on Items in the News:
05/01: EPA director's approach to enforcement: "crucify them"
04/12: the real war on women
04/03: a "strong majority"
Glance at the BBHQ Shorts
here.
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Lighten up... we're taking it easy during the summer.
Give a man a flame and he is warm for a day.
Set him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life.
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One of the great "novelty" songs of the 60s. Nothing serious; no hidden
message; just pure, silly fun. This is the video version of Ray Stevens'
"A-hab the A-rab."
Click the graphic for the BBHQ Monday Morning Upper:
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This Week with the Chicowitz
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This week, Hershel remembers when the music was fun:
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See... we didn’t have to worry about being “politically
correct” back
then. We did not worry that some people may be offended by our silliness.
It was generally harmless. There
were far fewer over-educated, over-employed, over-paid pointy-headed
sociologists supposedly looking our for what‘s good for us. (‘Course, the
cynic in me would note that so many of the current over-educated,
over-employed, over-paid pointy-headed sociologists are boomers.)
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You can read the entire essay here.
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Here are three questions from the BBHQ Trivia Cloud:
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There
are no prizes here... it's all just for fun.
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Members can play all of our trivia games in
The BBHQ Trivia Library.
The BBHQ Trivia Contest returns in the Fall.
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Rebuilding the BBHQ Essay Collection
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This week we feature another story in our "Teach, Preach, and Nag"
series.
The Boomers' Greatest Immorality
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Boomers are often criticized for being selfish, self-centered, fat, and
lazy. I would disagree with the part about being lazy. But maybe... I
guess a lot of us are. Critics claim that we have dumbed down our schools
and coddled and abandoned our kids. To those critics I say, "Make up your
mind." But they have a point. Though one other thing trumps all those.
There is one thing for which we will never be forgiven, one immorality
that makes all the other shortcomings of our generation insignificant.
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Click here
to read this story.
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If you are not already a member, please consider joining us. Membership
at BBHQ provides you with access to lyrics to 750 boomer-era songs, a BBHQ
Time Capsule Report, access to hundreds of boomer stories... and lots
more. Come on... it's 9 bucks a year.
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The BBHQ Joke of the Week
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You may have to read this one twice... but it's worth it.
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The pastor was preoccupied with how he was going to ask his congregation
for more money to repair the church. Therefore, he was annoyed to learn
that the regular organist was sick and a last-minute substitute had been
brought in.
The substitute asked the pastor what he should play.
"Here's a copy of the service, with the hymns identified" said the pastor,
impatiently. "You'll also have to think of something to play after I make the
announcement about our finances."
During the service, the pastor paused and said, "Brothers and Sisters, we
face a great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected
and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please
stand up."
At that moment, the substitute organist played "The Star Spangled Banner."
And that is how the substitute became the congregation's full-time organist.
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Brush Up Your Webster - featuring Madam Red Dot
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School's out for the summer! Madam Red Dot is on vacation.
If all goes as planned, Madam Red Dot will return the Monday after Labor
Day.
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So... brush up your Webster!
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Have a great week. We'll share the fun again next Monday.
- the Boomer Crew at BBHQ
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