Category: Trivia

“Timothy”: Cannibalism You Can Dance To

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Today as I was updating the StalloneZone and listening to 70’s music, a song came on that I hadn’t heard in years.  “Timothy” was a one-hit wonder for a group called The Buoys.  It peaked at #17 which is pretty amazing considering that many stations banned it because of it’s references to cannibalism!  You read that right, cannibalism.

Written by Rupert “The Pina Colada Song” Holmes, it tells of three miners trapped by a cave-in and when the rescue team finds them there are only two.  Although it’s never explicitly said that the two ate the third, the lyrics make it pretty clear.

Trapped in a mine that had caved in
And everyone knows the only ones left
Were Joe and me and Tim
When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Were Joe and me

Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don’t I know?

Hungry as hell no food to eat
And Joe said that he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat
Water enough to drink for two
And Joe said to me, “I’ll have a swig
And then there’s some for you.”

Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?

I must have blacked out just around then
‘Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy
Timothy…

Of course when radio station managers realized that the song was about cannibalism they’d pull it from rotation, but by then it was too late.  Kids were calling in to request it.  Stations that refused to play “Timothy”, faced the fact that the competition would.  Word of mouth continued to spread and “Timothy” rose up the charts.

I can remember it was the talk of all my friends who thought the song was too cool.  Yeah, eating a co-worker is cool.  What can I say?  We were kids.  Although I have to admit I still like the song.  You might too and you can listen to it here.

Top Unscripted Moments of the Decade

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TV critic, Matthew Gilbert posted up his choices for the TOP 14 Unscripted TV Moments of the Decade.  Using just his list here are My Top Ten:

10. Susan Boyle’s first song on “Britain’s Got Talent”: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover and all that.  Pip, pip, cherio.

09.  Jon Stewart on “Crossfire”: Stewart took them to task for being “theater” — about time someone did!

08.  Susan Hawk attacks Richard Hatch on “Survivor”: It was a jaw-dropping moment and one that had everyone talking.  Still makes me smile to think about it.

07. Joe Jackson works the red carpet at the BET awards: Michael had just died and Joe Jackson is at the awards pushing his new record label?  Grieving, indeed.

06. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake at the 2004 Super Bowl: A lot of people thought it was the breast best part of the Super Bowl!

05. Police taser a Florida student: “Don’t tase me, bro!”  Need I say more?

04. Tom Cruise jumps on Oprah’s couch: Want to bring your brilliant career to a screeching halt?

03. Sully’s plane lands safely: The first unscripted moment to make the list that is positive any way you look at it!

02. Howard Dean screams, is remixed: Dean would have been better off just jumping on Oprah’s couch.

01. The morning of Sept. 11, 2001: Nothing else came close to being #1.

Click here to see the full list or here to see how his poll results.

Big Day Saturday

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Tomorrow should be a great day. I’m starting out at the beautiful JBI studios in downtown Holly Hill.  I’ll be serving as co-host for John Beatty’s $10 Head Sketch Saturday.  John will be drawing live on UStream as fans request their very own sketches.  These broadcasts are a lot of fun, so even if you don’t plan to purchase a sketch, drop on by and join in.  Details are here.

Then after a full day with Big Beatty, I’m going to join my brother, Boobyboo and nephew, Bartledoo, to watch UFC 105 live [for free] on SPIKE.  Let’s take a look at the card and my predictions:

  • Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson vs Aaron Riley.  I’m going with “The Real Deal” for three reasons: 1] I’ve seen him fight  2] He has a slightly better record and 3] He has a nickname.

  • James “Lightning” Wilks vs  Matt “The Immortal” Brown.  I’m thinking that “Lightning” is going to strike and “The Immortal” won’t be.

  • Michael “The Count” Bisping vs Denis Kang.  Kang may go the distance, but it will be “The Count” getting the victory that, uh, counts.

  • Mike “Quick” Swick vs Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy.  It should be a fast paced fight so I’m naturally favoring “The Quick”.

  • Randy “The Natural” Couture vs Brandon “The Truth” Vera.  “The Natural” should score the win and that’s “The Truth”.

Hopefully my predictions will be as good as Beatty’s sketches.

21st Century Einstein

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Here’s a survey that I took part in via my Facebook page after I saw my buddy, John Beatty, had taken it. According to the results I am a 21st Century Einstein.  I guess I would take more pride in the results, if not for all the mistakes in the summary:

You not just smart in the brain, but also in your common sence. You always no what to do, and everyone goes to you for answers. You brain is… a big balloon! Not literally! It’s full of information. You love learning about things, and you like to read. There’s no stopping you in this world. Be who you want!

“You not” instead of “You’re not”.  Smart in the brain??  “Sence” instead of “sense”.  “No” instead of “know”… and so on.  Well, I do like to learn new things and read.

Me, a Running Back?

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Here’s a survey that I took part in via my Facebook page.  According to it I am most like running back, LaDainain Tomlinson, of the San Diego Chargers.  Me, a running back?  Maybe for short yardage in my high school days.

The part that does sound like me [or at least I hope it does] is:

You are most likely a fair and understanding person who tends to access situations with a clear head.  You probably get along best with people who are down-to-earth and see things as they are.

While I like the assessment of my personality, couldn’t they have found just one CHICAGO BEARS player that met the description?

Survey Says

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Here’s a survey that was sent to me via my Facebook page:

1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? Diet Coke

2. Where was your profile picture taken? School

3. Can you play Guitar Hero? Never tried

4. Name someone who made you laugh today? John Beatty

5. How late did you stay up last night and why? 11:30… Watched “The Ultimate Fighter”

6. If you could move somewhere else, where would it be ? North Carolina / Tennessee area

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks? Yep.

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you? My wife lives in the same house.

9. Do you believe ex’s can be friends? Maybe with each other.

10. How do you feel about Dr Pepper? It’s not a bad third or fourth choice.

11. When was the last time you cried really hard? Probably at my grandmother’s funeral

12. Who took your profile picture? A very brave photographer

13. Who was the last person you took a picture of? My niece and her newborn son.

14. Was today better than yesterday? Yep, but not as good as tomorrow.

15. Can you live a day without TV? Sure, but why deprive myself a little pleasure?

16. Are you upset about anything? Just the length of this survey

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it? Yep.

18. Are you a bad influence? Never. Seldom. Okay, maybe on a rare occasion.

19. Night out or night in? Mostly night in.

20. What items could you not go without during the day? Computer and cell phone.

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? My niece and her handsome newborn son.

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say? “USATODAY: David Letterman reveals affairs, extortion attempt”

23. How do you feel about your life right now? I am blessed.

24. Do you hate anyone? Nope.

25. If we were to look in your facebook inbox, what would we find? Nada.

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass? Without a doubt.

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before? Yeah, but they were wrong about some other things, so take it with a grain.

28. What song is stuck in your head? “Some Like It Hot”… heard it on the way to work this morning at about 5:50am

29 . Someone knocks on your window at 2:00 a.m., who do you want it to be? Anyone in a dream.

30. Wanna have grandkids by the time you’re 50? Fifty? LOL. If so, it had better happen within the next 20 days.

31. Name something you are doing tomorrow? Chaperoning at a homecoming carnival and a homecoming football game.

32. Do you think too much or too little? Too much about too little.

33. Do you smile a lot? Is all the time a lot?

The Science Quiz

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I saw this Science quiz at Bill Crider’s Pop Culture Magzine.  Like Bill, I got all the answers right.  And like Bill, I thought:

“No wonder. It’s incredibly simple. The surprising thing, however, is that I did better than 90% of the public. That doesn’t make me feel smart. It just kind of makes me wonder about the rest of the people who took the test.”

Give the test a shot.  Odds are you’ll do real well, and if you don’t do well it can be your secret.

About Me with The Monkees

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This was sent to me by my buddy, “The James” Howell.  I thought of several musicians/groups that I could use [Billy Joel, The Beatles, Bob Segar, Michael McDonald, Elton John, etc), but opted to go with The Monkees.  So using song titles from their albums, here are my answers…

 Pick Your Artist: THE MONKEES
Are you male or female: A Man Without a Dream
Describe yourself: Daydream Believer
How do you feel about yourself: I Don’t Think You Know Me
Describe your current boy/girl relation situation: Heart and Soul
Describe where you currently live: Pleasant Valley Sunday
If you could go anywhere you wanted to go: Through the Looking Glass
Your favorite form of transportation: Last Train to Clarksville
Your best friend(s) is(are): A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Your favorite color is: Nine Times Blue
Favorite time of day: Sometime In The Morning
If your life were a TV show, what would it be called: Looking for the Good Times
What is life to you: Hard to Believe
What is the best advice you have to give: Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
Thought for the Day: That Was Then, This Is Now
How I would like to die: Love is Only Sleeping
My soul’s present condition: I’m A Believer

Dead Zombie Ratings

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According to this site, the ZONE should be rated PG-13 due to using the word “dead” 9 times, “zombie” 4 times and “death” once.  Well, I do write, on a fairly regular basis, about how great the comic “The Walking Dead” is… and it is about zombies.

I guess if I’d been talking up “Hellboy” I might have gotten an “R” rating??  Oops.

Things Could Always Be Worse

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Last night the a bunch of the family met up in DeLand to see my nephew pitch for East Tennessee State University against Stetson.  Although hanging with the family was fun, the game didn’t go our way.  Josh started as pitcher and went five innings.  The score was 4-2 when he was relieved [and two of the runs came after errors].  Things went pretty much downhill after that.  ETSU went through four more pitchers as Stetson hammered in a total of 19 runs.  Final score Stetson 19, ETSU 4.  Arrgh.

After the game, when we went out into the parking lot we discovered that one of the foul balls hit out of the stadium had busted out Josh’s mom’s car’s back window.  Sheesh!  You can see that Joey was shocked at the look of his Aunt’s car!

Still, the night did have it’s moments.  It was fun hanging with family members.  And Grandma Peggy came up with a few new ones:  “They’ve got more runs than a pair of my old hose” — “That kid is swingin’ like it’s the 60’s!”

FX is a Week Away!

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We’re a week away from FX International.  My buddy, John Beatty will there as a guest along with other comic book artists, movie and tv celebs and thousands of fans.  I’ll be hanging out at Big John’s table on Friday and Saturday as he autographs and sketches.  [Oh, and if you plan to get a sketch from John be sure and print out his Big Beatty Stimulus Bucks Coupon!  It will get you five dollars off any sketch purchased!]

Speaking of sketches, I’ll be hoping to get a few more additions to my Stallone theme, as well as a couple of autographs.

Drop me a comment if you plan to attend.  A fun time will be had by all.

“He’s Mine”

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I’ve been a fan of Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead comic series since the first issue.  I generally pick up my comics once and month and invariably the first that I look to read is The Walking Dead.  Part of the reason is you never know who is safe or what is going to happen.  This series has had more jaw-dropping-I-can’t-believe-that-just-happened moments than any other series I’ve ever read.

The current issue is no exception.  There is a scene so tough to read [not because it is gory and not as much for what is happening, but more for what is about to happen] that I actually paused to think, “Kirkman wouldn’t really do THAT, would he?”  I honestly didn’t know.  After what he did to the Governor and many of the major cast members, perhaps he would.  [And no I am not going to spoil it for those of you who haven’t read the issue yet.]

Suffice it to say that the panel shown above made me as happy as when Burt Reynolds showed up with his crossbow in “Deliverance.”