Football Hall of Fame Quiz: 2 members of the Pro Football Hall
of Fame have last names beginning with ”A” and also finished their
careers with the Dallas Cowboys in the early ”70s. Name them.
Answer below.
Elvis
It was at 2:20 p.m., on August 16, 1977, that the King died. He
had stayed up all night, doing his partying and racketball thing
with his buddies. Finally, at 6 a.m. on the 16th, he started
ingesting massive amounts of various chemicals and did that until
about 8 a.m., at which point he tried to get some sleep. But,
unable to do so, around 9 a.m., he told his 20-year-old
girlfriend, Ginger Alden, that he was going to read in the
bathroom.
Ginger then went to sleep and, awakening around 2:20 p.m., was
immediately concerned that the King wasn”t there. She found
him lying on the floor of the bathroom, instead. There were
already signs of rigormortis when he was discovered but,
nonetheless, Elvis”s aides and medical personnel tried to revive
him for an hour before officially pronouncing him dead.
What was Elvis reading? “The Scientific Search for the Face of
Jesus.” It was revealed later that his body contained butabarbital,
codeine, morphine, pentobarbital, Placidyl, Quaalude, Valium
and Valmid. Yup, that”ll do it. Throw in a couple hundred
peanut butter and banana sandwiches and you”ve got a truly
potent mixture.
Elvis was actually scheduled to marry Ginger on August 27 at his
next concert. But his mind was also on a book which had been
published on August 12, written by 3 of his ex-bodyguards,
which was the first to chronicle his drug abuse and obsession
with firearms, among other things.
President Carter issued a statement: “Elvis Presley”s death
deprives our country of a part of itself. He was unique and
irreplaceable…(and) changed the face of American pop
culture…he was a symbol to people the world over, of the
vitality, rebelliousness and good humor of this country.”
Elvis” body was placed in a mausoleum alongside his mother in a
public cemetery in Memphis, but after an attempted break-in, the
two were moved to Graceland…father Vernon joined mother and
son about two years later.
Elvis and Nixon
And then there is the bizarre episode of December 21, 1970,
when Elvis checked into a DC hotel under the name Joe
Burrows. The next day, he appeared unannounced at the White
House, requesting a visit with President Nixon.
Elvis had a fascination with law enforcement and was looking to
lend any support he could to aid in the war on drugs.
Nixon obliged…he was more bemused than anything else by the
whole request…and Elvis entered the Oval Office, clad in a
crushed purple velvet suit and gargantuan gold belt. At Elvis”
request, Nixon designated him a “special assistant” in the Federal
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. And it was then that
the now famous picture of the two was taken.
One-Hit Wonders, continued
[Artists whose only Billboard Top 40 song was also a Top 10 hit,
covering the period, 1961-75. Chart release date and peak
position included.]
David Rose “The Stripper” 6/62 #1
Merrilee Rush / The Turnabouts “Angel Of The Morning”
6/68 #7
Crispian St. Peters “The Pied Piper” 7/66 #4
Kyu Sakamoto “Sukiyaki” 5/63 #1…song put Mothra to sleep.
The Sensations “Let Me In” 2/62 #4
Shep and the Limelites “Daddy”s Home” 4/61 #2
The Shadows of Knight “Gloria” #10 4/66…they actually had
a #39, “Oh Yeah,” but “Gloria” is such a great air guitar song,
I had to mention it.
The Shocking Blue “Venus” 12/69 #1
The Silkie “You”ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” 11/65 #10
Beatles contributed to this song…and of course recorded it
themselves.
The Singing Nun “Dominique” 11/63 #1…now this is an
embarrassing admission, but I”m pretty sure this was my first
”45. Heck, I was only 5! What did I know?
Skylark “Wildflower” 3/73 #9
Smith “Baby It”s You” 10/69 #5
Hurricane Smith “Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?” 12/72 #3
Sammi Smith “Help Me Make It Through The Night” 2/71 #8
Joanie Sommers “Johnny Get Angry” 6/62 #7
The Statler Brothers “Flowers On The Wall” 12/65 #4
Fans
The New York Times” James McKinley Jr. had an article
recently on the behavior of sports fans; or rather, sports fanatics.
Drawing on a multitude of studies, the following conclusions can
be drawn.
–Fans become so tied to their teams that they experience
hormonal surges and other physiological changes while watching
games.
–Personal self-esteem rises and falls with a game”s outcome with
losses “affecting everything from getting a date to winning at
darts,” said one professor.
–A University of Kansas study did find, however, that sports fans
suffer fewer bouts of depression than do those uninterested in
sports.
–Fan psychology has been traced to primitive times when we
lived in tribes. Said one Arizona State professor, “Our sports
heroes are our warriors.”
–We are more likely to wear a team logo after victory than
defeat.
–Fans claim credit for team”s success; distance themselves when
losing. “We won” vs. “They lost.”
–Univ. of Georgia study shows testosterone levels in male fans
rise after a victory…drop after a defeat.
–A psychologist at Univ. of Illinois found that among zealous
male and female fans, the level of arousal is comparable to what
fans registered when shown erotic pictures.
Cultural Craziness
John Leo, writing for U.S. News & World Report in the 8/21
issue, had a column on various true events which serve as
examples of our pitiful focus on political correctness.
In one instance, it seems that a tiger was the emblem of Thomas
Lake Elementary School in Minnesota. Leo writes, “Officials
there decided it was too mean and violent-looking, so they asked
the students to pick a new symbol from a list that included a
sweet-looking tiger and some school supplies. The students
voted for the school supplies – a pen, a pencil, and a
ruler…Thomas Lake Elementary, home of the Fightin” School
Supplies.”
Top 3 songs for the week of 8/17/63: #1 “Fingertips- Part 2”
(Little Stevie Wonder) #2 “Blowin” In The Wind” (Peter, Paul
& Mary…communists) #3 “(You”re The) Devil In Disguise”
(Elvis Presley).
*Johnny Mac tells me that last Thursday the Golf Channel was to
cover the first round of the Buick Open, live. Instead, they
replayed Tiger Woods” mediocre 70. So Hal Sutton”s wife tuned
in, thinking she would see her hubby, as did other spouses. But
not these days; nothing but Tiger. The backlash is starting
Football Quiz: Herb Adderley, CB, Green Bay ”61-”69, Dallas
”70-”72. Lance Alworth, WR, San Diego ”62-”70,
Dallas ”71-”72.
Next Bar Chat, Friday…JFK”s illnesses.
