You know, I’ve got to admit, I woke up this morning …
Hmmm …
You know, that’s usually the cue for a song, hasn’t it … ? That ‘I Woke Up This Morning’ usually gets a mention in so many faux blues tunes, it’s almost a knee jerk reaction — for me, anyway — to start making something up.
Complete with a ripped off, Willie-Dixon-style, da-dah-da-DAH bass-line, just to tell you it’s a blues tune.
But at ANY rate … ?
What I was going to tell you that I’ve woken up with a tune going through my head.
In this case … ?
Well, for some reason, I’ve had Amy Winehouse’s Rehab floating across my mind.
And beyond the fact that she’s recently died … ?
I really couldn’t tell you why …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju — old friend to the Teasers that he is — stepping into the breach, and bagging 6 out o6: and along with that, giving us some eye boggling details of both MKULTRA, and the weather both in Dallas and Santa Clara. (Sounds … toasty, to say the least … )
But lets see how he — and you — do with todays questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 4th August, 1954, saw Pakistan finally decide on its National anthem: what’s the name of it?Q2) 4th August, 2007, saw the launch of NASA’s Phœnix mission: to which planet was the Phœnix heading … ?Q3) 4th August, 1958, saw the first publication of Billboard magazine’s Hot 100: what Ricky Nelson song was the first № 1 … ?Q4) 4th August is — famously or otherwise — the feast day of Saint Sithney, patron saint of mad dogs: in which English county is the small town named after him … ?Q5) And finally … 4th August, 1704, saw a joint English and Dutch fleet capture what … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 3rd August, 1960, saw which African country become independent … ?A1) Niger.Q2) More to the point from which European country … ?Q2) France.Q3) 3rd August, 1492, saw Christopher Columbus start his famed voyage to discover an Atlantic route to the East Indies: from which Spanish town?A3) Palos de la Frontera.Q4) That same day — 3rd August, 1492 — saw the King and Queen of Spain, formally expel which part of the population?A4) The Jews.Q5) 3rd August saw a weather station in Leicestershire record Britain’s highest temperature: in which year … ?A5) 1990.Q6) And finally … 3rd August, 1977, saw the US Senate begin it’s hearing into which CIA project?A6) The MK-ULTRA project.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later … !
Paul, you just HAD to throw in an obscure patron saint, eh? Har! Just for me?
ReplyDelete1. The name of Pakistan's national anthem is "Qaumi Taran". It has written by great south Asian poet "Hafiz Jalandhari". It is a combination of Persian and Urdu words.
2. Mission To Mars
3. "Poor Little Fool."
4. Cornwall
5. In the War of Spanish Succession, an Anglo-Dutch fleet captured Gibraltar.
Well, I couldn’t RESIST mentioning Saint Sithney. I mean, RABID DOGS … ?
ReplyDeleteHow could I NOT … ?
I must admit, this one was particularly hilarious. The good man was definitely the patron saint of misogynists! He deserves to be recast for the 21st Century.
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