I know that just last week I dedicated this column space to my father and you might be tiring of him at this point. I also celebrated him and other June 1, 1919 “items” during a recent live gig on my YouTube channel. It was either do a rerun this time or provide you with something new and exciting so I opted for putting some of the game questions in print for your reading and pondering pleasure, or pain. (Not sure how exciting this will be but it is new.)
I put questions in the game about June 1, 1919 (his birth date) and June 10, 1991 (his death date) plus just general trivia and info about my father. The questions are not “all dad, all the time” in other words.
As I've done in the past, I shall spell out the numbers prior to each question and the answers will be provided at the end. I guess that's a good enough intro so let's get this show on the road! (As usual, this might not be super grammatically correct either and would not win a technical writing award.)
One: Who was the president when my father was born? Two: This type of music is sometimes called hot jazz or traditional jazz. It's a style based on the music that developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th Century.
Three: On June 10, 1991 this artist, turned original American Idol judge, could be heard booming across the radio waves with her number one song called “Rush Rush.” She was also known for doing a dance number with a cartoon cat.
Four: This person who was born on June 10, 1933 Became a prominent criminal defense lawyer after defending Dr. Sam Sheppard, who had been accused of killing his wife in Cleveland Ohio in 1954, at his re-trial. This more or less launched him into the spotlight. Later in life he would sit on OJ Simpson's defense team as well.
Five: This person also shares a June 1 birthday with Blaine Houserman but was born in 1926 in Mt. Airy North Carolina. The setting for his number one television show was in that area too although he used a fictional name for said town. What is this actor's name and for fun, name the fictional town based on Mt. Airy.
Six: This actress shared a birthday with my father but was born in 1926. In one of her most famous movie scenes, many clutched pearls when her dress was blown in an upward manner. Of whom do I speak?
Seven: When originally established in 1790 Congress authorized the THIS to protect the nation's revenue through enforcing tariff laws and preventing smuggling. As the nation grew though, so did the mission-set of the nation's oldest federal sea service. My father was in this branch during WWII. Of what do I speak?
Eight: These items were known as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operations during war time. The main purpose of the USCG Tars and Spars entertainment shows was to sell these and raise money for the war effort. My father was in the Tars and Spars show and performed in many major American cities.
Nine: This actor played the track coach in the movie Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. He was a member of the Coast Guard Tars and Spars show during WWII and performed along with my father. His last name puts one in the mind of a particular type of salad.
Ten: On January 15, 1919 two million gallons of THIS flooded Boston Massachusetts when a storage tank burst, drowning 21 and injuring 150. What a BITTER and not so Sweet story.
Eleven: On January 18, 1919 a particular peace conference opened to draw up the treaties formally ending WWI. In what City did this take place? Twelve: In 1919 the Battle of George Square unfolded in this Scottish city. Troops were deployed against the protesters for fear of a Bolshevik-style uprising.
Thirteen: In February of 1919, this political party was formed in Italy. Many think that the Belly O the Beast is being run by this type of party and has been for decades. Fourteen: Oregon was the first state to tax gasoline in the year 1919. How much was this tax? Fifteen: On June 2, 1919 this theoretical physicist married his cousin who was 3 years his senior. Talk about “relativity” huh?
Sixteen: This Academy Award winning actor, who many associate with chauffeuring an aging southern Belle to and fro, was born on June 1, 1937. Seventeen: On June 1, 1831 James Clark Ross was the first European to visit the magnetic “version” of this region on the globe—no offense to Flat Earthers!
Eighteen: On June 1, 1916 Louis Brandeis was appointed to the Supreme Court here in the Belly O the Beast. What was his claim to fame, other than that? What made this event different than other appointments in other words?
Nineteen: On June 1, 1985 500 Hippy travelers clashed with police on their way to an illegal festival in Wiltshire. It was the first major test of an English Heritage ban on midsummer festivals at the desired location. Where were the hippies heading for the celebration?
Twenty: On June 1, 1947 A tornado killed an estimated 30 people and left over 500 people homeless in this STATE which is heavily associated with an airport utilized by the CIA for drug trafficking from Latin America.
I think that's all I can fit for the week. I hope you get these answers all correct. I try to just have fun with it and am not really out to stump the audience, so to speak. I have to remember to tell you how I'm in YouTube “jail” in my next column. I can't go live from my regular “Lisa Houserman” channel for a very STUPID reason, I might add. At least I have a topic for next time. (I've been using a second “secret” channel for the live gigs. It's called, “Lounging with Lisa” on a YouTube search. Look for me in cartoon form if you so desire. The other channel is just under my name. Would love to “see” you there and soon!)
THE END (Interstate Crosscheck, AIPAC, “War is a Racket” by General Smedley Butler, “Where did the Towers Go” by Dr. Judy Wood)
Answers: One: Woodrow Wilson. Two: Dixieland. Three: Paula Abdul. Four: F. Lee Bailey. Five: Andy Griffith and Mayberry. Six: Marilyn Monroe. Seven: Coast Guard. Eight: War Bonds. Nine: Sid Caesar. Ten: Molasses "Great Molasses Flood." Eleven: Paris. Twelve: Glasgow. Thirteen: Fascist Party. Fourteen: 1 cent. Fifteen: Albert Einstein. Sixteen: Morgan Freeman “Driving Miss Daisy.” Seventeen: North Pole. Eighteen: He was Jewish. Nineteen: Stonehenge More info: Police set up a roadblock seven miles from Stonehenge. This was dubbed “The Battle of the Beanfield.” Twenty: Arkansas. More info: Many rural communities were hit by the tornado and destroyed. The storm's path was an estimated 20 miles long, and could have been up to 10 miles wide. The airstrip in question was near Mena Arkansas which was utilized by the CIA for drug smuggling purposes. There are many documentaries and books about that operation.