Botticelli - Jan 2021

Thread Games
601

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
  19. Not primarily known as a singer, although has sang.
  20. Did not come to fame in the British Invasion of the mid-1960’s
  21. Not primarily known as a drummer
  22. Not a guitarist
  23. Last name starts with Ta-Ti
  24. Not known as a keyboardist

It’s after 8:00 so I’m closing this one to further IQs.
By my count SCAdian has 2 outstanding DQs and KnowedOut has 1. Correct me if I miscounted.

I’ll give you until 5:00 pm Pacific time tomorrow Wed 2/3 to ask your DQs.

Also, Prof.Pepperwinkle, kitap, Knowed_Out, SCAdian and Elendil_s_Heir all earned an “Are You …” query this round.

602

DQ: Bassist?

603

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
  19. Not primarily known as a singer, although has sang.
  20. Did not come to fame in the British Invasion of the mid-1960’s
  21. Not primarily known as a drummer
  22. Not a guitarist
  23. Last name starts with Ta-Ti
  24. Not known as a keyboardist
  25. Not a bassist
604

DQ: Plays a wind instrument?

605

Think think think…

606

I have no idea at all, at all.

607

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
  19. Not primarily known as a singer, although has sang.
  20. Did not come to fame in the British Invasion of the mid-1960’s
  21. Not primarily known as a drummer
  22. Not a guitarist
  23. Last name starts with Ta-Ti
  24. Not known as a keyboardist
  25. Not a bassist
  26. Does not play a wind instrument
608

That’s it for DQs. Get in your “Are you…” questions by 9:00 pm Pacific Time tomorrow 2/4.

Hint:
In DQ #9 I said I was known for music. I never said I was a musician.

609

Okay, here goes. Shot in the complete dark.

Are you Bernie Taupin?

610

Good guess, but I assume that Taupin has, like Elton John, won a truckload o’ Grammys.

611

He’s the only one I could think of.

612

Never heard of him.

613

He wrote a lot of songs with Elton John. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is what I always associate with him.

614

Ah. I very seldom pay attention to songwriters, even if they write songs I like.

615

YES!!! I am Elton John’s longtime lyricist and collaborator Bernie Taupin

I assumed the same thing, but surprisingly, he has never won a Grammy. He and Elton mentioned this last year when they won the Best Original Song Oscar for the new song that played over the credits to Rocket Man

616

Good job, kitap. I was miles away from that.

617

Well done, CFOHG.

Amazing to me that he hasn’t won any Grammys after all these years. Yeesh - if anyone deserves some, it’s him.

618

Want to start a February thread, CFOHG?

619

I think you mean kitap. I was the host last time.

I looked up Elton to see if he had won any Grammys, as I assumed he also must have. He’s got 5. 3 for best whatever performance. 2 for writing, but neither with Taupin. One for the Aida show he did with Tim Rice, and a best instrumental composition.

You’d think by now they would have given Taupin a lifetime achievement award.

620

Ah, yes, kitap. Thanks. And agreed as to Taupin.