Answers & Points - Lyrically Speaking - 1/9/09

[littlebeast13]

For this year's first installment of Free For All Friday, we're gonna play a little Bored Buddy hide and seek! There have been LS games before that used titles and artists with BB handles, but this one will operate just a little differently. Each of the following 15 songs has the Bored name of at least one BB hidden somewhere in its lyrics (Obviously, not the set that I have chosen to post!). For each song in which you find a hidden BB, you will get a bonus point, making the non-JJC max score for this game 45 points!

A few ground rules for this game:

You may only use a certain BB once. This will prevent any BB's with names that show up a lot from being used multiple times.

You may only use the BB's well-known Bored handle, or commonly used nickname (None of those pet names that only a few people use, not that I'm singling anyone out here like, oh, Fanny). Numbers in a handle obviously are to be ignored.

Only BB's who are currently in the expanded rankings edition (250+ posts) may be used. This will keep anyone from invoking names of BB's nobody remembers.

You may, and are in fact encouraged to use my most recent expanded rankings list while playing this game. You will find it here:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13265

I will accept any nicknames I use in the rankings since I only use common ones....

Happy searching! This game closes sometime after 7 AM CST on Monday morning.....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, and 1 point for each song in which you find the hidden BB....



1. Jocko says yes and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standin' in each other's way

2. The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home

3. They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else

4. Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' uptown

5. She'll take a tumble on you,
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue

6. Are you going to take me home tonight
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out

7. So please
Believe in me
When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stain'd bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles

8. The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away

9. Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time

10. Flyin' high we never took the time
To stop and feel the need
Funny how those years go by
Changing you, changing me

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

12. I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

13. Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

14. Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

15. You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give

[Estonut]

1. Jocko says yes and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standin' in each other's way

Spoiler

New Mother Nature - The Guess Who - BB better not be Cal from "come to call" - I came back to this one. It's been bugging me since I started. No other BBs were "hidden" as part of a word in the lyrics. I was just about to submit this as Cal/call, when I realized that the preceding line has "takin' over," which I'm now sure is the one you meant. Bastard!

2. The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home

Spoiler

Against the Wind - Bob Seger - oldernow

3. They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else

Spoiler

My Life - Billy Joel - Second Chance

4. Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' uptown

Spoiler

Black Water - The Doobie Brothers - Catfish

5. She'll take a tumble on you,
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue

Spoiler

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes - gretagarbo

6. Are you going to take me home tonight
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out

Spoiler

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen - Fanny

7. So please
Believe in me
When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stain'd bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles

Spoiler

Tin Man - America - Sir Galahad

8. The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away

Spoiler

Sloop John B - The Beach Boys - corn

9. Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time

Spoiler

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey - smokey

10. Flyin' high we never took the time
To stop and feel the need
Funny how those years go by
Changing you, changing me

Spoiler

Too Hot? - The IDunnos - shade

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

Spoiler

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers - Ace

12. I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

Spoiler

Camp Grenada - ancient song, but I think Adam Sandler did it, too - Ulysses

13. Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

Spoiler

Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet - sunflower

14. Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Spoiler

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles - plasticene

15. You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give

Spoiler

Red Rubber Ball - Simon and Garfunkel - starfish

[peacock2121]

Spoiler

2. The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home

AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGER

3. They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else

MY LIFE - BILLY JOEL - SECONDCHANCE

10. Flyin' high we never took the time
To stop and feel the need
Funny how those years go by
Changing you, changing me

TOO HOT, TOO HOT? - NO CLUE

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

THE GAMBLER - KENNY ROGERS - ACE

12. I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

HELLO MUTHA, HELLO FATHA - NO IDEA

14. Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - THE BEATLES - PLASTICENE

15. You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give

RED RUBBER BALL - SIMON AND GARFUNKLE - STARFISH

[starfish1113]

Spoiler

1. New Mother Nature - Guess Who - "It's the New Mother Nature takinover..."
2. Against The Wind - Bob Seger - "I'm oldernow but still runnin' against the wind"
3. My Life - Billy Joel - "I never said you had to offer me a second chance..."
4. Black Water - Doobie Brothers - "Catfish are jumpin'..."
5. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes - "She's got gretagarbo something something something..."
6. Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen - "Left alone with big fat Fanny..."
7. Tin Man - America - "the tropic of Sir Galahad"
8. Sloop John B - Beach Boys - "Now hoist up the John B.s t-bones"
9. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey - "Just a small town t-bone..."
10. Too Hot - Kool and the Gang - "Everybody run for shade...."
11. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers - "In his final words I found an Ace that I can keep..."
12. The Curse of the BAM green room - The Hotseaters - "And of course there is Marley, he freaked out and rode away on his Harley..."
13. All You Can Eat - The Yummies - "So I went to my room and what did I see, a pound of peeled shrimp and one single Pea."
14. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Beatles - "Plasticene porters with looking glass ties..."
15. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle - "Now I know you're not the only ME in the sea..."

Very clever, lb!

[MarleysGh0st]

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

Spoiler

The Gambler - Kenny, uhhhh, Kenny the guy with the beard

[DaveSenior72]

1. Jocko says yes and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standin' in each other's way

Spoiler

New Mother Nature/No Sugar Tonight--The Guess Who (takinover)

2. The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home

Spoiler

Against The Wind--Bob Seeger (oldernow)

3. They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else

Spoiler

My Life--Billy Joel (second chance)

4. Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' uptown

Spoiler

Black Water--The Doobie Brothers (Catfish) Heard this song twice consecutively on my way home from work last night (station surfing)

5. She'll take a tumble on you,
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue

Spoiler

Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (gretagarbo)

6. Are you going to take me home tonight
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out

Spoiler

Fat Bottom Girls--Queen (Fanny) Heard this one twice while I was at work last night

7. So please
Believe in me
When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stain'd bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles

Spoiler

Tin Man--America (Sir Galahad)

8. The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away

Spoiler

Sloop John B.--The Beach Boys (John9826???)

9. Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time

Spoiler

Don't Stop Believin'--Journey (smokey)

10. Flyin' high we never took the time
To stop and feel the need
Funny how those years go by
Changing you, changing me

Spoiler

Too Hot--Kool & The Gang (shade)

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

Spoiler

The Gambler--Kenny Rogers (Ace)

12. I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

Spoiler

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah--Allan Sherman (Ulysses)

13. Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

Spoiler

Cheeseburger In Paradise--Jimmy Buffett (sunflower)

14. Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Spoiler

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds--The Beatles (plasticene)

15. You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give

Spoiler

Red Rubber Ball--Simon and Garfunkel (starfish)

WOW...quite a game, lb!!

[Sir_Galahad]

Spoiler

1. No Sugar Tonight - Guess Who - Takinover
2. Against The Wind - Bob Seger - Oldernow
3. My Life - Billy Joel - Second Chance
4. Black Water - Doobie Bros. - Catfish
5. Bette Davis Eyes - Bonnie Tyler - Greta Garbo
6. Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen - Fanny
7. Tin Man - America - Sir Galahad
8. Sloop John B - Beachboys - Corn
9. Don't Stop Believin - Journey - Smokey
10. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang
11. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers - Ace
12. Hello Muddah - Allan Sherman - Ulysses
13. Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet - Sunflower
14. Lucy In The Sky - The Beatles - Plasticene
15. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle - Starfish

Cleverly done, lb. [ applause ]

[mntetn]

This was fun!

1.
2. Against the wind, Bob Seger, oldernow
3. This is My Life, Billy Joel, second chance
4. Old Black Water, Doobie Bros, moon
5. Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes, gretagarbo
6.
7. The Tin Man, America, Sir Galahad
8. Sloop John B, the Beach Boys, corn
9.
10. Too Hot, Kool and the Gang, shade
11. The Gambler, Kenny Rogers, ace
12. Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (a letter from camp), Allan Sherman, ulysses
13.
14. LSD (Lucy in the sky with diamonds), the Beatles, plasticene
15. Red Rubber Ball, the Cyrkle, starfish

Blanket WAG on the rest: Rhapsody in the Rain, Lou Christie, takinover

[clem21]

Aw crap, I don't know ANY today. So either I'm a moron who needs to start listening to more music or the entire world's against me. I think it's the latter. Everyone's out to get me. It's all a conspiracy. So I'm going to give the middle finger to The Establishment by playing anyway! Screw You Mr. Man!!!!!


1. Jocko says yes and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standin' in each other's way

Spoiler

Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
Thousandaire and Estonut

2. The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home

Spoiler

I Can't Believe I'm Still Auditioning For This Damn Thing - The Marleys
Marley's Gh0st

3. They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else

Spoiler

I Can Put My Ace In Your Hole (Explicit) - The Innuendos
Ace

4. Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' uptown

Spoiler

Uptown Girl 2 (The Ballad of Littlebeast and Kay) - Timeless Love
LB13 and Kayrharris

5. She'll take a tumble on you,
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue

Spoiler

Hey, Hey! I'm Not Into That Kind Of Thing Argh! Mmmmmmphhhh!!! - Billy Badass
Where's Fanny

6. Are you going to take me home tonight
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out

Spoiler

I Meant Personality, Not Genitalia! - Keep Your Pants On (Would be a great band name btw)
1DrunkenIdiot

7. So please
Believe in me
When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stain'd bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles

Spoiler

I'll Get That F***ing Grout Out If It Kills Me (explicit) - Beebs and The Beebettes
Beebs

8. The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away

Spoiler

Sailor Christie Had Too Much Wone - The Crossdressers
christie1111

9. Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time

Spoiler

I Wanna Go Back To Vegas - The Mini Gamblers
mini
Did you know Verne Troyer apparently has a sex tape now...I'm not sure how this relates to anything (Mini-Me?) but I heard about it recently and just wanted to let you all know how far we have collectively sunk. Happy day.

10. Flyin' high we never took the time
To stop and feel the need
Funny how those years go by
Changing you, changing me

Spoiler

Stop Sniffing Glue Clem! - Clem's Mom
clem21
My mom was very unreasonable when I was a kid.
This sounds kinda like Sweet Caroline but I'm pretty sure it's not and I can't pass on the opportunity to make a quasi-funny toking up joke. Now where's my Hashish??

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

Spoiler

Hey Can I get Some Of That Hashish Too? - Booch The Mooch
Booch
Another irrelevant thought: Do any of you remember that Navy kicker who missed the 18-yard field goal and lost the Army/Navy game? This was sometime in the early-mid 90s but my memory isn't that accurate. But he was a punch-line for a while, poor guy. Anyway his name was Bucchianeri or something like that and they called him Booch. I wonder what happened to him...

12. I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

Spoiler

I think I may have heard this somewhere...hmmm..hang on, was this the Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda song? Y'know "Here I am in Camp Grenada, We'll be playing when it stops raining, My brother's wetting the bed please disregard this lettah etc.?" I haven't heard that in years but I think this might be it...I'll go with it
Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda - Whoever the F*** sang Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda.
I'm gonna go with peter5858 just 'cuz it's a pretty common name

13. Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

Spoiler

I'm Not A Necromancer But I Did Stay At A Holiday Inn Express Last Night - Cranky Ghosts
ghostjmf

14. Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Spoiler

Hot Clem - All The Girls In The World
clem21 (I know this is against the rules, I'm just intentionally disregarding them.)

15. You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give

Spoiler

Bite Me World - Hater Peacocks
Peababe

[littlebeast13]

OK, Clem just broke the JJ Cale points scoring machine.......

lb13

[Clem's Personal Point Whore]

OK, Clem just broke the JJ Cale points scoring machine.......

lb13

So just go ahead and give him the full 45. Don't make me beg. Although I can if you want me too. Do you want me to?

[littlebeast13]

OK, Clem just broke the JJ Cale points scoring machine.......

lb13

So just go ahead and give him the full 45. Don't make me beg. Although I can if you want me too. Do you want me to?

I don't know, you just look like some stuffed shirt to me. I expect Clem's lackeys to be cute college co-eds....

lb13

[Clem's Personal Point Whore]

OK, Clem just broke the JJ Cale points scoring machine.......

lb13

So just go ahead and give him the full 45. Don't make me beg. Although I can if you want me too. Do you want me to?

I don't know, you just look like some stuffed shirt to me. I expect Clem's lackeys to be cute college co-eds....

lb13

Fine, are you happy now.

Just give him the damn points.

[megaaddict]

Cool game! Thanks!!

1. Jocko says yes and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standin' in each other's way
No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature -- The Guess Who -- sky?

2. The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home
Against the Wind -- Bob Seger -- oldernow?

3. They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else
Surrender -- Cheap Trick -- macsdaddy?

4. Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' uptown
Black Water -- Doobie Brothers -- Moon

5. She'll take a tumble on you,
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue

6. Are you going to take me home tonight
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out
Fat-Bottom Girls -- Queen -- Fanny

7. So please
Believe in me
When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stain'd bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles
Tin Man -- America -- Sir G.

8. The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sloop John B -- The Beach Boys -- Corn

9. Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time
<brain telling me I know it but not what it is>

10. Flyin' high we never took the time
To stop and feel the need
Funny how those years go by
Changing you, changing me

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

12. I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

13. Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

14. Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds -- Beatles -- plasticene

15. You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give

[minimetoo26]

I could think all day and not get much more than this...

1. Jocko says yes and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standin' in each other's way

Extremely familiar!

2. The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home

Against the Wind, Bob Segar, nope on the BB

3. They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else

My Life, Billy Joel, I can't keep Movin' Out from pushing this song out of my head, so fuggedaboud the BB deal (I saw him in concert. I believe I mentioned that yesterday. )

4. Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' uptown

Black Water, Doobie Brothers, Catfish

5. She'll take a tumble on you,
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue

Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes, Nope

6. Are you going to take me home tonight
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out

Fat Bottomed Girls, Queen, Fanny

7. So please
Believe in me
When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stain'd bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles

Tin Man? Whatever it's called. The guys who sang Horse With No Name. Not Bread, but mellow. Nope on the BB

8. The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away

Why is that kids' rhyme I went to the Animal Fair, the birds and the bees were there stuck in my head now? Nope

9. Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time

Don't Stop Believin', Journey, Nope on the BB

10. Flyin' high we never took the time
To stop and feel the need
Funny how those years go by
Changing you, changing me

Sounds like ABBA. But nope

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

Very familiar!

12. I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda, Allen Sherman, nope

13. Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

Cheeseburger in Paradise, Jimmy Buffett (part of his cottage industry nowadays), nope

14. Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, The Beatles, not whoever Fanny calls Lucy

15. You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give

I'll probably know this when I see this.

Well, this was massively sucky! If I knew enough to get the song I rarely knew enough of the song to get the BB. And a repeat of the "I saw him in concert" schtick. So no soup or JJCP for me, I bet!

[Carmelo Anthony]

1. pass

2.

Spoiler

"Against the Wind", Bob Seger; "I'm older now but still running against the wind"

3.

Spoiler

"My Life", Billy Joel; "I never said you had to offer me a second chance"

4.

Spoiler

"Black Water", the Doobie Brothers; "Catfish are jumpin'"

5.

Spoiler

"Bette Davis Eyes", Kim Carnes; "She got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs"

6.

Spoiler

"Vitter Makes Me Twitter", Debra Jean Palfrey; "I changed your diapers, you gave me your silver Camaro"

7.

Spoiler

"Tin Man", America; something about "the Tropic of Sir Galahad"

8. familiar, but I can't place it

9.

Spoiler

"Don't Stop Believin'", Journey; "A singer in a smokey room"

10.

Spoiler

"Too Hot", Kool and the Gang did the original, but Keith Sweat did a version about 10 years ago; "Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade"

11.

Spoiler

"The Gambler", Kenny Rogers; "I can see you're out of aces"

12.

Spoiler

"Camp Grenada", Allan Sherman; "He reads to us from something called 'Ulysses'"

13.

Spoiler

"Cheeseburger in Paradise", Jimmy Buffett; "Eating sunflower seeds"

14.

Spoiler

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", the Beatles or Elton John; "Plasticene porters with looking glass ties"

15.

Spoiler

"I Couldn't Care Less", Patty and the Apathetics; "For all the times you didn't care, I should call you Thousandaire"

[minimetoo26]

I swear I could have gotten most of these if I weren't so frickin' hopeless at concentrating these days. Too much going on in the background, I guess....

[littlebeast13]

I swear I could have gotten most of these if I weren't so frickin' hopeless at concentrating these days. Too much going on in the background, I guess....

If you could just get your mind together......

lb13

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

I'm going to do the BB portion of today's quiz mostly by staring at the link you provided. I'm not sure it's kosher, so I'm disclosing it up front. I will not peep in protest if you take away all my BB points. Except the one about me. I would have got that anyway.

1. Jocko says yes and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standin' in each other's way
No Clue and the smart-ass answer well seems to be dry, too. I don't look forward to a day without smartassitude, so hopefully this doesn't keep up.

2. The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home
Bob Seger (maybe with the Silver Bullet Band?) - Against the Wind. "Living to run and running To Live" hopefully means me

3. They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else
My Life - Billy Joel "Never said you had to offer me a second chance". Yes, I think calling Billy Joel dreck is an insult to dreck, but that is a stance born not of ignorance but of excessive familiarity. Just as being in the NYC metro area gets you an unfair advantage as far as getting on a certain tv show, growing up there and listening to the radio has its inherent DISadvantages. So does being a 12-or-so-year-old boy when there's a pretty bad show on tv with the word "bosom" in its title. One never loses hope. Like the hick at the Nickelodeon who thinks the train is going to be off-schedule sooner or later.

4. Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' uptown
Black Water - Doobie Brothers "Catfish are jumpin'"

5. She'll take a tumble on you,
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes. I can't quote you the exact line with the Minus 5 on here in the background but I know there's a line about Greta Garbo. Something about standoffishness I think.

6. Are you going to take me home tonight
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out
Fat-Bottom Girls - Queen "Left alone with big fat fanny" Didn't need the list for this

7. So please
Believe in me
When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stain'd bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles
Tin Man - America "Or the tropic of Sir Galahad" Ha. Didn't need to use the list for this.

8. The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sloop John B - Beach Boys "ate up all of my corn" Ha. Didn't need to use the list for this

9. Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey. "A singer in a smokey room"

10. Flyin' high we never took the time
To stop and feel the need
Funny how those years go by
Changing you, changing me
Don't know the song. Don't feel the smartassitude. We're effectively snowed in here and the little monkey has now officially ruined all his sippy cups by repeatedly shoving his fingers in the nipple part. We didn't realize that was the reason he was spilling so much milk until this morning, and they're all like that. I've already been called out of the office once by a pretty-darn-frustrated MrsFly to clean up intentional food/milk dumps. I need some damn smartassitude. Hm, how about "Knowing Me Knowing You, The Baby edition" - by, um, Appa. Yeah, that's the ticket

11. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers "If you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces"

12. I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.
Camp Grenada - Allan Sherman? Allie Sherman? The one who didn't coach the Giants in the 60s or 70s. I think a "bye bye Allie" chant sounds more right, so THIS must be Allan. "So he reads to us from something called Ulysses" Didn't need the list for that one either

13. Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn
Ugh. Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet I think that's right, but damned if I know enough of the lyrics of this to figure it out

14. Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles "plasticene porters with looking-glass ties" No list needed

15. You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give
Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle, Paul Simon, etc. I'm pretty sure I saw a Ben Stiller movie a few years ago with a punkish version of this on the soundtrack. "Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea" No list here either

I guess I didn't need the list as much as I thought I would. But i still definitely used it.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Apparently I think everything's about me.

[minimetoo26]

I swear I could have gotten most of these if I weren't so frickin' hopeless at concentrating these days. Too much going on in the background, I guess....

If you could just get your mind together......

lb13

I'll just let YOU coordinate all the stuff I'm doing now, and I'LL go have a leisurely lunch at Ponderosa!

[littlebeast13]

I'm going to do the BB portion of today's quiz mostly by staring at the link you provided. I'm not sure it's kosher, so I'm disclosing it up front. I will not peep in protest if you take away all my BB points. Except the one about me. I would have got that anyway.....

I guess I didn't need the list as much as I thought I would. But i still definitely used it.

I said the list was in play and could be used, so not sure why you thought you were doing wrong....

lb13

[littlebeast13]

I swear I could have gotten most of these if I weren't so frickin' hopeless at concentrating these days. Too much going on in the background, I guess....

If you could just get your mind together......

lb13

I'll just let YOU coordinate all the stuff I'm doing now, and I'LL go have a leisurely lunch at Ponderosa!

OK, I'll handle things the Beast way then, which will be to let everything just happen however it may while I slack off. Then I'll join you at The Pond......

lb13

[ToLiveIsToFly]

I'm going to do the BB portion of today's quiz mostly by staring at the link you provided. I'm not sure it's kosher, so I'm disclosing it up front. I will not peep in protest if you take away all my BB points. Except the one about me. I would have got that anyway.....

I guess I didn't need the list as much as I thought I would. But i still definitely used it.

I said the list was in play and could be used, so not sure why you thought you were doing wrong....

lb13

If I thought I was doing wrong, I probably wouldn't have done it. I thought I was doing right, but I wasn't 100% sure. Thus the disclosure.

[minimetoo26]

If you could just get your mind together......

lb13

I'll just let YOU coordinate all the stuff I'm doing now, and I'LL go have a leisurely lunch at Ponderosa!

OK, I'll handle things the Beast way then, which will be to let everything just happen however it may while I slack off. Then I'll join you at The Pond......

lb13

"Letting everything just happen however it may" works fairly well until Rain Man is involved. And he's involved in this, which requires planning meals (he won't eat where the bus is taking them,) snacks (in case he doesn't like what's offered at the other school,) pickup, concert wardrobe (usually all ready, but Stephen had his school's concert last night, and they share a dress wardrobe--why buy two of the same thing that gets worn maybe three times a year, I say?!) and staying close to the phone in case anything goes wrong today. I could coordinate a military operation more easily than coordinating something that takes him out of his routine sometimes.

I'll probably just stay with him all day tomorrow, but today I have to leave it to his teacher since it's during regular school hours. My fingers aren't uncrossing until 5:30 today.

Then I get to go to dinner with my m-i-l at 6! Oh, joy!