# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=66 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 67 --- ## [Future of the Wanamaker Organ in doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-the-wanamaker-organ-in-doubt/1012817)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-the-wanamaker-organ-in-doubt/1012817 "2025-07-29T14:08:08Z")
The future of the world’s largest functioning pipe organ is uncertain now that Macy’s is closing its Center City Philadelphia store: The Wanamaker Organ has been part of the Center City cultural scene forever, with two… --- ## [What is the WORST immediate sequel to a great film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-immediate-sequel-to-a-great-film/1018246)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-immediate-sequel-to-a-great-film/1018246 "2025-07-29T01:51:05Z")
By immediate sequel I mean it has to be within a reasonable time for a sequel (within 5-6 years at most), be a direct sequel (no in-name only, reboot or side movie) and the original has to be extremely good which makes t… --- ## [Explain this t-shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-t-shirt/1021384)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-t-shirt/1021384 "2025-07-29T00:55:40Z")
I just saw an online ad for a t-shirt. The slogan has me confused. It said the following: I NEVER DREAMD THAT DAY A GRUMPY’‘D AM BRUMP OLD MAN BUT HERE I AM HERE I’M AM KIILLIN’ IT Okay, I have the general sens… --- ## [Identify a children's story - 1970s era; hero uses "Beltane" as distress signal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-childrens-story-1970s-era-hero-uses-beltane-as-distress-signal/1021447)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-childrens-story-1970s-era-hero-uses-beltane-as-distress-signal/1021447 "2025-07-29T00:34:50Z")
I’m thinking of a story I read 50-some years ago - maybe in Boys’ Life or Children’s Digest. As the story opens someone tells the hero-kid about the holiday of Beltane which occurs on May 1st. Later, when the kid is held… --- ## [Why do new albums take so long these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-new-albums-take-so-long-these-days/1021326)
**Author:** [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-new-albums-take-so-long-these-days/1021326 "2025-07-28T17:50:55Z")
In the 60’s and 70’s, it seems like the popular bands were making a new album almost every year. Now, most big rock bands take 3-5 years between albums. What has changed? --- ## [Holding Hollandaise Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-hollandaise-sauce/1021411)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-hollandaise-sauce/1021411 "2025-07-28T16:14:50Z")
I made eggs benedict earlier and it turned out fine, but it’s always a “scramble” (haha) to get the eggs poached AND keep the sauce warm and not separate or stiffen without a lot of attention. Does anyone know a reliabl… --- ## [Non-sketch TV shows written by the cast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sketch-tv-shows-written-by-the-cast/1021388)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sketch-tv-shows-written-by-the-cast/1021388 "2025-07-28T14:06:09Z")
It’s not uncommon for a TV series to be created as vehicle for a single person who both stars in and writes the show. An example of this is Seinfeld, whose star Jerry Seinfeld co-wrote most episodes of the first two sea… --- ## [Who wrote Weird Al Yankovic's song on North Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-weird-al-yankovics-song-on-north-korea/1021405)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-weird-al-yankovics-song-on-north-korea/1021405 "2025-07-28T13:33:43Z")
It’s at the end of a John Oliver show from about 2018 – if you search for John Oliver Charlottesville North Korea, that will find it. It seems North Koreans are accordion fans (!), so John Oliver recruited accordion-pla… --- ## [Hypothetical: Thirty more years of music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-thirty-more-years-of-music/1021263)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-thirty-more-years-of-music/1021263 "2025-07-28T02:36:40Z")
Almost all of us have favorite musicians and/or groups to were cut down before their time, or just abruptly just stopped performing. Can you name one person or group you would give thirty more years of performing to? I… --- ## [Woodie Guthrie biopic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodie-guthrie-biopic/696471)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodie-guthrie-biopic/696471 "2025-07-27T21:48:15Z")
We are fortunate enough to be subscribers of the small theater company that hosted a run of “Woody Sez,” a four-person biographical sketch musical portraying the life and music of Woody Guthrie. The lead and co-creator i… --- ## [Musicians who married their collaborators' spouses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-who-married-their-collaborators-spouses/1021389)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-who-married-their-collaborators-spouses/1021389 "2025-07-27T21:26:44Z")
Eric Clapton and George Harrison became musical collaborators in the late 1960s, writing and recording many songs together. Clapton ended up falling in love with Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd, and eventually married her … --- ## [Anyone here like Bluegrass (or Bluegrass-like) music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-like-bluegrass-or-bluegrass-like-music/1021104)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-like-bluegrass-or-bluegrass-like-music/1021104 "2025-07-27T13:49:17Z")
We just heard Damn Tall Buildings live at a Music in the Mountains presentation in Bayfield, CO. They were great! Kind of amazing for a group from Brooklyn, of all places. --- ## [Jam-making advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jam-making-advice-sought/1003443)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jam-making-advice-sought/1003443 "2025-07-27T13:44:16Z")
No, discourse, this topic is not similar to “Jambalaya advice”. I just got into jam-making. I’ve made cherry/almond preserves, strawberry preserves, and apricot jam. All three of them are fabulous, but I like my jam a… --- ## [Was Heinlein into polyamory IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-heinlein-into-polyamory-irl/470827)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-heinlein-into-polyamory-irl/470827 "2025-07-27T12:55:22Z")
After a long moratorium on reading anything by Heinlein (after forcing my way through the execrable Glory Road and The Number of the Beast), I’ve decided to finally break down and start reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistre… --- ## [What was the Final Jeopardy clue in tonight's episode of Celebrity Jeopardy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-final-jeopardy-clue-in-tonights-episode-of-celebrity-jeopardy/1021343)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-final-jeopardy-clue-in-tonights-episode-of-celebrity-jeopardy/1021343 "2025-07-26T16:13:13Z")
I didn’t turn the Mute button off in time to hear it… :flushed\_face: I know what the response was: --- ## [Really good French singer/songwriter on Youtube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-french-singer-songwriter-on-youtube/725677)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-french-singer-songwriter-on-youtube/725677 "2025-07-26T15:06:35Z")
I’ve been following this girl for several years. She deserves a lot more views than she’s getting. --- ## [RIP Cleo Laine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cleo-laine/1021354)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cleo-laine/1021354 "2025-07-26T14:51:21Z")
Magnificent jazz singer, actress and promoter of other musicians: --- ## [Help identifying this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-this-song/1021342)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-this-song/1021342 "2025-07-26T01:34:33Z")
I’ve heard it a few times in the last couple of weeks. But I’m not seeing the attribution. Anyone? --- ## [What film is this horrible Star Wars fake from? (video clip)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-film-is-this-horrible-star-wars-fake-from-video-clip/970462)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-film-is-this-horrible-star-wars-fake-from-video-clip/970462 "2025-07-25T23:31:23Z")
I’m a huge fan of the Alamo Drafthouse theaters, and the clips they show prior to the films. I also love their no talking / texting / disrupting adds that occur prior to the movies. Not too long ago though, I came acro… --- ## [Sondheim, "Into the Woods", alternate production](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sondheim-into-the-woods-alternate-production/1021275)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sondheim-into-the-woods-alternate-production/1021275 "2025-07-25T23:23:39Z")
The high school is doing a production of Sondheim’s “Into The Woods”. They are doing a production that is set in the London Underground, during the Blitz. This is a fairy tale, (Little Red Riding Hood, etc). There was … --- ## [Ozzy Osbourne has died \[fixed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozzy-osbourne-has-died-fixed-title/1021192)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozzy-osbourne-has-died-fixed-title/1021192 "2025-07-25T22:42:57Z")
So very sad. --- ## [The perfect macaroni and cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-macaroni-and-cheese/1021049)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-macaroni-and-cheese/1021049 "2025-07-25T22:24:06Z")
For the purpose of this thread, all milk and/or gluten intolerances/allergies are cast aside…as are all those who don’t like mac and cheese (if this ain’t your thread, then this ain’t your thread). What kind of macaroni… --- ## [George Kooymans (Golden Earring) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-kooymans-golden-earring-has-died/1021261)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-kooymans-golden-earring-has-died/1021261 "2025-07-25T22:19:54Z")
George Kooymans, singer and guitarist with Golden Earring, died on July 22 of ALS. He - they - were probably responsible for more speeding tickets than any other music act, via their biggest single Radar Love. Huge in t… --- ## [Buffy the Vampire slayer returning to TV (a reboot, though)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-returning-to-tv-a-reboot-though/818309)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-returning-to-tv-a-reboot-though/818309 "2025-07-25T20:53:37Z")
Buffy to be rebooted. Sounds like Joss is involved, but not writing the scripts or showrunning it. --- ## [The Mandela Effect is plaguing me again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-plaguing-me-again/984338)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-plaguing-me-again/984338 "2025-07-25T20:50:53Z")
You might have seen the episode of South Park “Crack Baby Athletic Association”, in which at one point Cartman dresses as a Southern plantation owner and tries to get advice from the University of Colorado on how to avoi… --- ## [Next up on the dead B-list celebrity list, Chuck Mangione](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-on-the-dead-b-list-celebrity-list-chuck-mangione/1021280)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-on-the-dead-b-list-celebrity-list-chuck-mangione/1021280 "2025-07-25T20:15:33Z")
--- ## [Amateur home chefs: what dish have you never attempted, that you want to try soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-home-chefs-what-dish-have-you-never-attempted-that-you-want-to-try-soon/1007523)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-home-chefs-what-dish-have-you-never-attempted-that-you-want-to-try-soon/1007523 "2025-07-25T20:10:05Z")
In Summer, most of the innovative or new things I try tend to be grilling or BBQ-related. If I’m cooking indoors in the summertime, I tend to keep things pretty light, quick and easy. Fall and Winter are when I do longer… --- ## [What do you like on your bologna sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-on-your-bologna-sandwiches/1021115)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-on-your-bologna-sandwiches/1021115 "2025-07-25T17:15:43Z")
Okay, it’s sorta a poll (but I don’t know how to make them) but it’s about food, so I dunno? Inspired by an argument with my sister (who is definitely a wacko) What do you choose to put on a bologna sandwich? I’m tal… --- ## [Origin of this sound bite: “when I flip that switch the noise will become excruciating “](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-this-sound-bite-when-i-flip-that-switch-the-noise-will-become-excruciating/1021291)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-this-sound-bite-when-i-flip-that-switch-the-noise-will-become-excruciating/1021291 "2025-07-25T10:40:59Z")
So the local hard rock radio station I listen to plays these sound bites from time to time, just banal and maybe once-funny clips from pop culture. Like, one is Hermie from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer saying “who care… --- ## [What song(s) did you think came out in a different decade than the one they actually came out in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-s-did-you-think-came-out-in-a-different-decade-than-the-one-they-actually-came-out-in/1021229)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-s-did-you-think-came-out-in-a-different-decade-than-the-one-they-actually-came-out-in/1021229 "2025-07-25T01:04:44Z")
I was recently surprised to learn that Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” came out in 1967, I thought it was from the 70s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=67)