Botticelli October 2012

Thread Games
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The letter is R

  1. My first name does not start with R
  2. I am not a politician
  3. I am male
  4. I am alive
  5. I am American
  6. I am known for my achievement in the Arts as defined.
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IQ: Are you a singer who’s equally known for being a comic and social critic?

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Take a DQ

44

Are you an actor? (I was going for Henry Rollins)

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Aw man, and I like Henry Rollins. I don’t see him as a comic, though.

The letter is R

  1. My first name does not start with R
  2. I am not a politician
  3. I am male
  4. I am alive
  5. I am American
  6. I am known for my achievement in the Arts as defined.
  7. I am not an actor
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Hey, a new round!

DQs:

Did you insist you were paying for that microphone?
Did you hide while someone else did the dishes?
Did your brother do you a big favor in January 2001?

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You have such a way of posing questions. Take three DQs, knowing that I will end up doing a huge V8 head slap once you reveal who they are.

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IQ1: On live TV, did you subdue someone charging you with a baseball bat by putting him in a headlock and punching him repeatedly?
IQ2: Did you quietly reconcile with a former Bandmate shortly before his death earlier this year?
IQ3: Are you also known as the Night Tripper, a voodoo-steeped guitarist turned pianist after losing a finger in a barroom gunfight?

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IQ1: DQ
IQ2: I am not Robbie Robertson
IQ3: DQ

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Ronald Reagan, during a GOP primary debate in 1980 when the moderator was going to cut him off (the Gipper was quoting Spencer Tracy).
Roger Rabbit was handcuffed to private eye Eddie Valiant and hid in the dishwater when the bad guys were looking for him.
Roger Clinton was pardoned for a Federal drug offense by his half-brother Bill just before the latter left the White House.

DQs:

Musician?
Born since 1950?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did a diplomat wryly say that you were “about six”?
Did a poster of you conceal an escape route?
Did your mother-in-law give you a wonderful present, but with a very unwelcome catch?

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Okay, so no V8 headslapping.

The letter is R

  1. My first name does not start with R
  2. I am not a politician
  3. I am male
  4. I am alive
  5. I am American
  6. I am known for my achievement in the Arts as defined.
  7. I am not an actor
  8. I am a musician
  9. I was born after 1950
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IQ1: DQ
IQ2: I am not Tim Robbins
IQ3: DQ

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The British ambassador once joked about Theodore Roosevelt, “You must always remember that the President is about six.”
A poster “of you,” not “of yours.” It was Tim Robbins’s character’s poster in The Shawshank Redemption, but the poster was of Rita Hayworth. No matter; you had the right idea, so I’ll waive my DQ for this.
Eleanor Roosevelt’s MIL Sara gave Eleanor a New York townhouse, but also bought the adjoining townhouse, with connecting doors so that she could walk in whenever she wanted to.

DQs:

Rock musician?
Best known as a singer?

One DQ (from earlier) still reserved.

IQs:

Do you share both your dad’s initials and his profession?
Are you this guy’s dad?
Were you a top diplomat for a very bad man?

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IQ1: Did you turn down George Gershwin when he wanted to study composition with you?

IQ2: Are Chick Corea’s ‘Spain’ and Miles Davis’ ‘Sketches of Spain’ based heavily on your most famous composition?

IQ3: Did John Lennon curse you, calling you ‘a stupid get!’?

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Nolan Ryan got the better of Robin Ventura when Ventura charged the mound after being hit by a pitch. IQ3 is Mac Rebbenack, better known as Dr. John.

I’ll ask my DQs after EH’s are answered.

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The letter is R

  1. My first name does not start with R
  2. I am not a politician
  3. I am male
  4. I am alive
  5. I am American
  6. I am known for my achievement in the Arts as defined.
  7. I am not an actor
  8. I am a musician
  9. I was born after 1950
  10. I am a rocker
  11. I am a singer
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Take 3 more DQs

IQ1: I am not Ravel
IQ2: DQ
IQ3: DQ

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DQ: Are you most notably a member of a band (as opposed to a solo performer)?
DQ: Have you released any new material in the last five years?

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The letter is R

  1. My first name does not start with R
  2. I am not a politician
  3. I am male
  4. I am alive
  5. I am American
  6. I am known for my achievement in the Arts as defined.
  7. I am not an actor
  8. I am a musician
  9. I was born after 1950
  10. I am a rocker
  11. I am a singer
  12. I am best knows as being in a band (as opposed to a solo performer)
  13. I have released new material in the last 5 years
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Maurice Ravel, indeed.

Joaquin Rodrigo is the composer of ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’, for guitar and orchestra. The second movement, with its gorgeous melody first presented by the english horn accompanied by the guitar, is the basis for both those jazz compositions.

In The Beatles’ song “I’m so tired” (from the album ‘The Beatles’, commonly referred to as ‘The White Album’.), John Lennon lights another cigarette and curses Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid get.

DQ 1: Was your band’s first recording released before 1980?

I’ll reserve my second DQ for a time, if I may…