Bob Knight Quiz: What years did he win his 3 NCAA titles?
Whom did he beat? Answers below.
Fatima
On Saturday, May 13, Pope John Paul II journeyed to Fatima,
Portugal for the beatification of Jacinta Marto and her brother,
Francisco. [Beatification is the last formal step before
sainthood.]
It was back on May 13, 1917 that Jacinto and Francisco (7 and 8-
year-old shepherd children), along with 10-year-old Lucia dos
Santos, reported that the Virgin Mary appeared above an olive
tree in Fatima and told them 3 secrets. The first two are to have
foretold the end of World War I and the beginning of WW II, the
second, the rise and fall of Soviet Communism. For decades, the
mystery concerned the third prophecy. For many believers, the
last secret was to foretell the end of the world.
So it was that on Saturday, the Pope and his second in command,
Cardinal Angelo Sodano (who presided over John Cardinal
O”Connor”s funeral service), addressed a crowd of some 60,000
in Fatima. It was then revealed that the third secret had to do
with the assassination attempt on John Paul”s life back in 1981.
Sodano said “the interpretations” of the children spoke of a
“bishop clothed in white” who, while making his way amid the
corpses of martyrs, “falls to the ground, apparently dead, under a
burst of gunfire.”
The description recalled the attempt on the Pope”s life which
occurred on May 13, the same day as the first of the reported
Fatima visions.
Sodano explained that John Paul credited the Virgin of Fatima
with intervening and saving his life. He quoted the Pope as
saying a “motherly hand” guided the bullet”s path, enabling the
“dying Pope” to halt “at the threshold of death.” Upon hearing
this, most of the crowd burst into applause. But some were like
the 33-year-old car salesman. “What they said all happened in
the past. This isn”t a prediction. It”s disappointing, I think
there”s more.” [Yes, some are never satisfied.]
In his homily on Saturday, the Pope said, “I desire once again to
celebrate the goodness of the Lord toward me when, severely
struck on that May 13, 1981, I was saved from death.”
The Pope first learned of the secret a few days after he was
elected in 1978. He did not announce it himself because he was
“personally involved.” Vatican officials did not say why it
wasn”t revealed after the 1981 attempt.
Francisco and Jacinta died a few years after the vision from the
influenza pandemic. Lucia revealed in writing the first two
secrets in the 1940s. The third secret was put in a sealed
envelope and sent to Rome more than 40 years ago. Because of
the 2nd secret, Fatima became a shrine for anti-Communists
during the Cold War.
Lucia is now 93, a Carmelite nun. As you can imagine, her
meeting with the Pope on Saturday was quite emotional for both
of them.
[Sources: Victor Simpson / AP, Alessandra Stanley / New York
Times.]
The Guess Who
Yes, where else but Bar Chat could you have the Virgin of
Fatima and The Guess Who in the same edition?
Founded in Winnipeg in 1962, The Guess Who became Canada”s
premier singles band. Buddies Chad Allan and Randy Bachman
started out as Allan and the Silvertones, then the Reflections, and
later (to avoid confusion with a Detroit group of the same name)
they became Chad Allan and the Expression. Finally, in ”65 they
renamed the group Guess Who.
The first hit for the group was a cover of Johnny Kidd and the
Pirates, “Shakin” All Over,” and Guess Who toured the U.S. as
part of Dick Clark”s Caravan of Stars Revue (primarily with the
Turtles and the Crystals). [Keyboardist Bob Ashley had stage
fright, so the Crystals once pulled him on stage during their act
whereupon Ashley broke down. He then quit the group.]
In the summer of ”65, Burton Cummings joined the group and
after Allan left in ”66, Cummings became the lead vocalist and
focal point.
The Guess Who were always very proud of their Canadian
heritage and, unlike other groups of the era, they refused to move
to Los Angeles, opting to stay in Winnipeg. Author Irwin
Stambler (“The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock, and Soul”) writes,
“Like most Canadians, they grew up with mixed feelings about
the neighbor to the south. They were affected by music and
other trends in the U.S., but even in their early years absorbed the
resentments about the long shadow cast by the more powerful
country.”
In 1968, the group landed a regular spot on the CBC-TV show
“Where It”s At,” hosted by Allan. They were still having trouble
cracking the U.S. market in a big way, however, until producer
Jack Richardson mortgaged his house to pay for the quartet to
record in New York. [Today, Richardson would say “Screw it”
and open up a day-trading account instead.] He produced the
first big hit, “These Eyes” which peaked at #6 in 1969.
By 1970, Guess Who sales totaled $5 million, largely on the
strength of its third album, “American Woman,” which contained
the #1 title track, as well as “No Time” which hit #5.
But at the height of their success, Cummings and Bachman
feuded bitterly, Bachman, having converted to the Mormon faith,
found the band”s hedonistic lifestyle offensive. In July 1970, he
left, eventually forming Bachman Turner Overdrive. After his
departure, Guess Who only had 2 top ten hits (“Share the Land”
and “Clap for the Wolfman”). In 1975 they disbanded.
But wait, there”s more! The original cast of The Guess Who are
together again, getting set to launch a 23-city tour across Canada
(beginning in St. John”s May 31). Cummings, Bachman, bassist
Jim Kale and percussionist Garry Peterson, along with one or
two others, will attempt to recreate the magic.
Said Kale, “There”s been a lot of water under the bridge. And
the water”s a long way down the stream man, there”s several
desalination plants put into place, many tons of chemicals been
dropped in to purify everything. All the nonsense is over. We”re
all big boys now and it”s nice to grow up and have a good time
with people that matter in your life.” Negotiations for the tour,
however, were no cakewalk.
[Sources: The Globe and Mail, “The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia
of Rock and Roll,” and my friend, Harry Koza. Harry, if you
catch them during the tour, drop us a line.]
Top 3 songs for the week of 5/13/72: #1 “The First Time Ever I
Saw Your Face” (Roberta Flack) #2 “I Gotcha” (Joe Tex)
#3 “Oh Girl” (Chi-Lites).
Quiz Answers: Knight won in 1976, beating Michigan, 86-68;
1981, against UNC, 63-50; 1987, versus Syracuse, 74-73. The
last time IU was in the Final 4 was 1992.
As I”ve mentioned before, I like Bob Knight but his actions of
the last few years have gone over the edge. Clearly, IU
administration officials cratered on Monday as Knight was given
a whopping three game suspension and fined $30,000. He was
also told to issue an apology to the athletic department staff he
has berated and threatened in various incidents. University
President Myles Brand said there would be a “zero-tolerance
policy” and another embarrassment would result in Knight”s
immediate dismissal.
Next Bar Chat, Friday…the lowly Porcupine.
