Hi, everybody. Hope you're having a great week. I love MS Word. I misspell a word and it automatically corrects it. Most of the time. I had a great birthday party. Photos are below.

Today's quote is from a current show. Who said:

"What you call love was invented by guys like me to sell nylons."

? If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your answer below. Thanks for leaving a comment.

Congratulations to angelsxo, SweetPeaSurry, Mattevt, Hoeech, geroge91910us, karlmeszaros, and big_haircut82, who all knew that Mr. George Feeny of Boy Meets World said:

"You shrewd little observer of the human condition!"

If I missed anybody, please let me know. It was from the pilot episode. I figured the last blog was all about me, so I used a quote from one of my favorite shows

TV.Com News: OK, so, I was going along, removing n/a's from crew members in one of my guides, when I decided to go back to some of the episodes I had already done to make sure it was working. Turns out, it wasn't! I don't know, maybe I've always done it wrong. I clicked on the box next to the name, hit edit, then hit save. After I did that the (n/a) below changed to (). I figured I was done. Apparently not. If you have any tips, please clue me in.

One of the regular cast of performers on the show The Entertainers was Tessie O'Shea. I found it interesting that when I tried to add her name to the cast, it didn't show up. All that appeared was a numeral 4. However, after confirming the submission, her name showed up in the cast list just as it was supposed to. I can only guess that the apostrophe in her last name throws off the TV.com system. A glitch. Go figure.

tvking has a quote on his blog. Go see if you know it. The answer is in the comments, so don't peek.

Golden Girl: Check out Scene on TV - The Editor's Blog for some great Estelle Getty moments.

Hockey, Schmockey: As my Canadian friends no doubt know, Hockey Night In Canada is having a contest to choose a new theme song, after losing their 40-year-old theme to a rival network. Any Canadian citizen can enter a composition. You can listen to several entries at the link. One of the most unusual entries is also getting the most attention. A song titled Hockey Scores was written as a joke, but caught on with the Goons at SomethingAwful.com, making it the most viewed entry in the contest. It includes sounds of cats, sheep and babies. I must admit, I like the ending-a horn sounds, as if a goal has been scored.

It's Not Over Yet!: Before we forget my birthday , I wanted to post a few pictures from my party. A friend took the pics, had them printed, and put them in an album for me. It was a great gift! Now I've downloaded the pics from her sd card. Unfortunately, I just realized I don't have all of them. I may add more later. BTW, I didn't want to post pictures of my friends' faces without their permission, so I cropped the pictures to show certain elements of the party.


My 1970s-theme decorations took the form of flowers, As in Flower Power. Also notice the brightly colored paper. That's the 1970s Quiz I shared a couple of blogs ago. I didn't grade people, but they seemed to enjoy it.


I bought several bunches of silk flowers at Wal-Mart. They looked pretty good. Notice the Lava Lamp in the background. I borrowed two of them from a friend and put them on the food table. Very groovy.


Most of my friends gave nice gifts. A few went for laughs.


I let my son set up Rock Band in the next room. That's him playing "The Hand that Feeds." We just missed him head-banging. His hair was flying!

I'll try to post more pictures later.

Virtual Vacation: I can't go on a real vacation, so I'm going on a virtual one, and I'm taking you with me. Today we're going to Georgia, USA.


Watson Mill Bridge State Park
Photo by Martin LaBar


Forsythe Park, Savannah
Photo by Q.T. Luong

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Hi, everybody. Hope you're having a great day. "This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it." (I didn't make that up.) If you haven't taken the 1970s Quiz, go HERE before you do anything else.

Today's quote is from a show that aired mostly in the 1990s. Who said:

"You shrewd little observer of the human condition!"

? If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your answer below. Thanks for leaving a comment.

Congratulations to AprilFox, angelsxo, geroge91910us, SweetPeaSurry, and karlmeszaros, who all knew that String (person 1) and Dom (person 2) of Airwolf said:

" String: More Dom, I need more speed!" Dom: "Forget it! We're 30% past maneuvering speed now!"

If I missed anybody, please let me know. Get it? I'm at Airwolf level now.

TV.Com News: I forgot to mention last time that I have another editorship. I finally snagged the much-sought-after (jk) The Entertainers. Nobody remembers this show. I read about it on Bob Newhart's web site, but I later realized that the write up there was taken directly from my handy companion, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. There wasn't much more available.

Party Time: Most of you live too far away to come to my '70s Theme Birthday Party, so I'm bringing it to you. First, the decorations:







Now, the food. A friend of mine is catering the party. These are actually some of the items on the menu, although the pictures are not hers.









And finally, the music.



Stairway to Heaven

Hotel California

I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet

Thanks for coming to my party! Have a good time.

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I don't have time to do a "real" blog right now, but my previous "50" blog has 50 comments, and I'd like to keep it that way. Anyway, Friday is my birthday, and Saturday we're having a party with a 1970s theme. I made up this quiz that I'm going to have on the tables to keep people busy while I'm eating cake. See how you do. Click the SPOILER under each question to find the answer.

1970s Quiz

News:

1. In 1974, Patricia Hearst, the daughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by which organization?
a. The Weathermen
b. Symbionese Liberation Army
c. Black Liberation Army

***SPOILER***
2. Four students were shot and killed during a Vietnam War protest in 1970 at which American university?
a. Columbia University
b. University of California at Berkeley
c. Kent State University

***SPOILER***
3. The Iranian hostage crisis began in which year? (It was also the same year Ayatollah Khomeini assumed control of Iran.) a. 1977
b. 1978
c. 1979

***SPOILER***
4. Due to the Watergate scandal in the early 70's, President Richard Nixon:
a. became the second president in history to be impeached. b. became the first president in history to resign from office. c. spent eight months in the federal penitentiary.

***SPOILER***
5. Who was Jimmy Carter's running mate in the 1976 Presidential election?
a. Walter Mondale
b. Lester Maddox
c. Edmund Muskie

***SPOILER***
Sports:

1. Which baseball team won three consecutive World Series in the 1970s, becoming only the third team in history to win at least three in a row? a. Oakland A's
b. New York Yankees
c. Cincinnati Reds

***SPOILER***
2. The 1972 Summer Olympics were marred when members of an Arab terrorist group kidnapped and eventually killed 11 Israeli athletes. Where were the games held? a. Mexico City
b. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
c. Munich, Germany

***SPOILER***
3. The Seattle Seahawks took the field in the newly constructed Kingdome in what year?
a. 1976
b. 1977
c. 1978

***SPOILER***
4. What women's sport officially became part of the Olympic program in the 1976 Olympic Games. a. Basketball
b. Softball
c. Volleyball

***SPOILER***
5. In October 1975 Mohammed Ali fought this boxer for the third time in a bout that was promoted as the Thrilla in Manila.
a. George Foreman
b. Ken Norton
c. Joe Frazier

***SPOILER***
Television:

1. On The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary was employed at broadcast news station: a. WJM b. WGM c. WFM
***SPOILER***

2. In the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, teacher Gabe Kotter taught "the Sweathogs" at this school:
a. James Buchanan High School b. George Washington High School c. Franklin Pierce High School
***SPOILER***

3. On the crime series Kojak, the favorite sweets of Detective Kojak were: a. jelly beans b. lollipops c. tootsie rolls
***SPOILER***

4. When Happy Days premiered in 1974, Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) had an older brother who mysteriously disappeared in season two. The missing brother's name was: a. Mike
b. Bob c. Chuck
***SPOILER***

5. On Starsky and Hutch, Antonio Fargas played the wisecracking informant known as: a. Honey Bear b. Teddy Bear c. Huggy Bear

***SPOILER***

Music:

1. In 1976, who had a one-hit-wonder with "Disco Duck"?
a. Donna Summers
b. Rick Dees
c. Wilson Pickett

***SPOILER***
2. This song was not only the top single of 1973, but it was also heard many years afterwards whenever American soldiers came home from war. The subject became a symbol for freedom. What was this hit?
a. Time in a Bottle
b. Killing Me Softly With His Song
c. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

***SPOILER***
3. This song was a gentle ballad that was number one for three weeks in 1974. It was also the theme song for the love story of the year in the movies. What was this hit?
a. Seasons in the Sun
b. The Way We Were
c. Love's Theme

***SPOILER***
4. Who sang 1972s "You are the Sunshine of my Life"?
a. Stevie Wonder
b. Bobby Sherman
c. The Temptations

***SPOILER***
5. Who sang the cla$sic rock anthem, "Stairway to Heaven"?
a. Boston
b. Cream
c. Led Zeppelin

***SPOILER***

Hi, everybody. Wow! You have really overwhelmed me. Over 100 comments on my last blog! And hardly any of it was spam. Thanks! Let's get to today's quote. This is from a show that aired in the 1980s. It's a dialog between two people, and I took out a name so it's not too easy. Who said:

Person 1: "More ______, I need more speed!" Person 2: "Forget it! We're 30% past maneuvering speed now!"

? If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your answer below. Thanks for leaving a comment.

Congratulations to Hooech, SweetPeaSurry, angelsxo, AprilFox, amy2310, and MacAle, who all knew that Endora of Bewitched said to Darren (or Durwood):

"Very well. Just consider yourself lucky that you are not at this moment an artichoke."

If I missed anybody, please let me know.

TV.Com News: Well, I finally reached level 50. Thanks to everybody who expressed an opinion concerning my new avatar. The overwhelming choice was for Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore). Quantum Leap got a few votes, because it's ubercool looking, but there wasn't a single vote for Kukla, Fran and Ollie. That was a tip of the hat to early television. It's one of the earliest shows I remember watching.

Nifty Fifty: In honor of reaching level 50 at TV.Com I thought I'd honor other things that have to do with 50.

Fifty is the atomic number of tin.



A Golden Jubilee is the Fiftieth year in a monarch's reign.



Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler had Fifty First Dates



The Kennedy Half Dollar is worth Fifty cents (last I heard).



Ulysses Grant is on the Fifty Dollar Bill (I hear tell).



Fifty is the jersey number of basketball great and all-around-nice-guy David Robinson



There are 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.



Hawaii was the 50th state to join the United States.



That's where the TV show's title came from.



There are Fifty, Nifty United States. Click the map for a USA Geography Quiz.



And in an amazing coincidence, I turn Fifty next Friday.

Virtual Vacation: Of course, we're going to our 50th state, Hawaii. Have fun!

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Level 50, 6%

Hi, everybody. Hope you had a good weekend. I didn't do much of anything. On Friday, my holiday, I watched TV marathons and didn't even get dressed until 3:00 pm. On Saturday I was all set to do housework, but while loading the dishwasher I bent over and my back went out. I spent the rest of the day trying not to move. Kind of hard when I still had to do laundry and fix dinner. Anyway, my back still hurts, but it's a lot better. Enough whining. Let's get to the quote. Today's quote is from show that aired mostly in the 1960s. Who said:

"Very well. Just consider yourself lucky that you are not at this moment an artichoke."

? If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your answer below. Thanks for leaving a comment.

Congratulations to george91910us, amy2310, karlmeszaros, and angelsxo who all knew that Cosmo and Wanda of The Fairly Odd Parents said:

"This episode was brought to you by the society for healthy colons. Yay, colons!"

If I missed anybody, please let me know. Actually Cosmo says the first line, and Wanda joins in to praise colons. This is a pretty funny kids show that my son happened to be watching the other day when I heard this line.

TV.Com News: I'm pretty close to level 50. I might get it when some subs are reviewed. Any ideas for my level 50 avatar? I want to go with something special. Here are some I'm thinking about. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know.

1. Quantum Leap

2. Mary Tyler Moore

3. Kukla, Fran and Ollie

Secret Lives: As you may remember, I listed some of the people whose guides I edit and other favorite actors in Google Alerts. Whenever the names I have chosen pop up in the news I'm set an email with a link to the article. However, there are times when some unsuspecting citizen will land in my inbox simply because they share a name with a celebrity. For example:

William Daniels is running for Commissioner in Knox County Tennessee.
Carol Kane is a Supervisor of Beach Control in New Jersey.
William Sanderson is an Assistant District Attorney in Schenectady, New York.
Ben Savage is a police officer in Oakdale, California.
And William Baldwin is a sex offender in Washington state. This was an interesting story. This Baldwin moved into a neighborhood and failed to register as a sex offender. Word got out, and a woman beat him senseless, claiming to have seen him talking to her daughter. She later admitted that he hadn't really talked to her daughter. The woman is being charged, but the community is rallying in her favor. Billy-boy has been arrested for not registering with the local authorities.

Retro Nights: WGN America is at it again. A few weeks ago they gave us a week of 1970s sitcoms. This week they're airing sitcoms (and one movie) from the '80s. Too bad they don't have more to choose from.

Monday: Alf
Tuesday: Family Ties
Wednesday: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Thursday: Cosby Show
Friday: Alf again

Chuck Is Back!: My favorite reluctant spy is making an appearance in some commercials that are crossing Chuck with the movie Hellboy II. HERE is one of them.



Pop vs. Soda: Do you call your soft drinks POP, SODA, or SOMETHING ELSE? This Web Site shows the results of surveys across the country asking that question. The result is cool maps showing what people say in different parts of the country. Roll your mouse over the blue links under the map to show only the dots representing that choice. THIS MAP breaks it down by county. This is only for the US, so I'm really curious what my international friends call their tasty beverages (soft drinks only).



I read about this web site in a novel. It helped solve a murder by revealing a lie. A man said he was born and raised in Oregon (the setting of the novel), but he said soda instead of pop. My family must have been weird. I grew up in the Bay Area of California, but we didn't say soda...or pop or Coke. All we drank was Pepsi, so that's what we called it. That was before I discovered Mountain Dew. EDITED TO ADD: I scrolled down the web page and found that you can submit your preference. I don't know if they're still accepting submissions, but I did it anyway.

Do a Nice Thing Department: Visit my friend historyseeker22. She's trying to get a butterfly emblem.

Virtual Vacation: I need a vacation, but I don't have the money or the time. So I'm taking a virtual vacation and I'm taking you along. Today we're visiting noahcrash and mtjaws in Florida

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Level 49, 93%

Hi, everybody. Hope you are having a good weekend. Some of us have a long weekend (yay!). Happy 4th of July to everybody! (Everybody has a 4th of July. What else would come between the 3rd and the 5th?) And Happy Independence Day to my friends in the USA.

Today's quote is from another current show. Who said:

"This episode was brought to you by the society for healthy colons. Yay, colons!"

? If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your answer below. Thanks for leaving a comment. I'm conceding to the unconventional spelling of "yea," since "yay" seems to have taken its place.

Congratulations to Hoeech, karlmeszaros, jokipper, AprilFox, PikeBishop, and george91910us, who all knew that Commander Adama of Battlestar Galactica said:

"You're right. There's no earth. It's all a legend."

If I missed anybody, please let me know. The quote is from the pilot miniseries, which I rented and watched. It was pretty good, but I don't think I can afford to rent all the episodes.

TV.Com News: I've been adding episodes to The Entertainers, the 1964-1965 varitey show Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart and Caterina Valente seem to want to forget. For the most part all I've been able to add is the air date.

Holiday Viewing: Turner Clas$ic Movies has a Hitchcock marathon today, but tonight they are showing some "patriotic" movies. One movie they're showing is 1776, the musical starring William Daniels as John Adams. I'm not going to wait until 11:00 tonight to watch it. I've got the video tape, and it's my tradition to watch it on July 4th, if possible.

Instead of the Hitchcock marathon, I'm glued to TLC for the What Not to Wear Marathon. Can't get enough of Clinton and Stacy.

Jigsaw Party: For a little holiday fun, go HERE for a patriotic flag puzzle.

Do a Nice Thing Department: Don't forget to visit Mary's blog. She should be coming back from the hospital soon. Let's give her a great welcome.

Virtual Vacation: I need a vacation, but I don't have the money or the time. So I'm taking a virtual vacation of (mostly) the US and Canada, and I'm taking you along. Today, to celebrate my nation's birthday, we're going to Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was introduced.

Independence Hall


Colonial-like Street

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