Retro Rock Trivia
So I'll spring board off my brothers question weather or not I'm the second coming or just him and haven't aged in regard to kicking ass at music trivia. I can go off on many different stories off this one... Okay so my oldest brother when he was around my age would go to retro rock trivia night at a pub and always come out on top. After my movie knowledge I would consider music to be my second close passion. I even took a Rock and Roll Philosophy course in college. Now that I think about I think I pulled my best grade in college out of that course. I would have taken a similar movie course if only it was offered during my time. Just like movies I like all genres of music...well maybe not all but I can appreciate them all on some level. You certainly won't see me blaring country from my car speakers any time soon.
So how did I obtain all my musical knowledge? Well it sure as hell wasn’t from my parents. Have you ever perused your parent’s record collection? Fun, eh…but if you ever looked through my parents collection you’d find that it does have some awesome ones but by and large it has a lot of not so great ones. I say peruse their collection but I bet some of you have just stolen their collections and claimed it for yourselves. My brothers don’t know this yet but that sure as hell is at least my plan, lol. However at least two of then will probably end up reading this so I guess it’s no longer a secret plan. They will probably think to themselves why the hell should I get it. Two reason really, First b/c the next thing I’m investing in is a USB turntable. That’s right I going to transfer some of these records straight to my computer. That’s my next pet project although I should really finish my Europe scrapbook, however I can easily do both at the same time…ah genius thinking. Plus I plan on using the LP covers as art. That’s right…you can actually buy frames to display album covers. That’s totally going to be the décor of my house along with movie posters. It’s a little gay but I actually can’t wait to design the look of my place. But now that I think about the one area they did help in was an appreciation for the old 50’s and 60’s tunes. Both my parents enjoy listening to AM radio so whenever I was chauffeured around as a child I would be hearing the golden oldies.
I would say that a big part of my knowledge and love for music came from my oldest brother. He is six years older than me so when you’re young you look up at the older brother and want to be like him. Therefore whatever he likes you like too. Come to think about trying to be like your older brother is a stupid idea or at least it is for me. My parents are always saying and even to this day “oh your just like Dylan” or when I say or do something it’s “that’s such a Dylan”. Screw off! …Who the hell am I then! When my brother does certain things thing I think to myself that’s a ‘me’ he’s doing not the other way around. Plus my parents are always calling my one of my brothers names. What the hell is with that? Do I not exist? I think therefore I am damn it! So I think, okay I’ll grow my hair long, get a tattoo, grow the goatee, live an exciting life in travel and adventure that you’d think I’d have enough different things going on for myself that my parents would get my name right….NO! Okay I think I’ve gotten off topic here, but these types of posts are a fantastic idea for something to look back on if I ever develop Alzheimer’s disease or amnesia. Where was I…Oh yes, so not only would my oldest brother buy the current stuff he would also go back and buy the old stuff as well, such as The Doors and Jimi Hendrix. Then it became my brothers tape and CD collections that I would peruse and steal for a limited time before they realized it was missing and kicked my ass. Geeze some brothers eh? Plus instead of the parents chauffeuring you around b/c it’s so lame at that age, it becomes your oldest brothers and you get to listen to the CD’s or tapes that they blast in the car.
So that’s one part of my musical education. Another one comes from my enjoyment of watching documentaries regarding the history of music. Usually every weekend you can find such a program on Much More Music. Some of my favourites have been VH1’s 100 most shocking moments in rock and roll history, and the Metal Years (not sure if that’s what it was called but it was a 4 part documentary covering each decade of metal). The next two are a little bit more comical. Back in the day when music video’s were the new thing my brother would tape a full tape of music video’s from the 80’s on the old Betamax. Yeah my parents picked wrong in that format war, haha. I actually still have a working Beta machine. My parents were going to throw it out a few years ago but I couldn’t bare to part with it even though it wasn’t working anymore however I was actually able to restore it to working condition. Not that it really matters, I think just about everything that we had on Beta I now own on DVD but there are certain things such as old 80’s TV specials and the music video’s that you just can’t replace. Back when the music video’s were taped I was more into cartoons, but it was something I discovered a few years later as I was gaining a love for movies. I would watch old 80’s movies (well old now, current at the time) mixed with old music video’s from Duran Duran and Michael Jackson. So I’ve pretty much covered how I know my music from the 80’s and 90’s and gained a partial knowledge of music that came out before I was born. So how did I pick up my music knowledge from even earlier eras…Infomercials! That’s right those old late night CD commercials that would come on after midnight promoting the best of the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s. I would stay up all night and watch those as a kid. Well I wouldn’t stay up b/c of them. At that age I was a real night owl and stay up to all hours of the morning but I didn’t have my own VCR back then and nothing is good on TV at those hours of the night/morning. You can actually pick up quiet a lot from those commercials.
Okay so there you have it …a more or less simplified version of how I gained all my musical knowledge. So back to the music trivia some friends from work wanted me to join them for music trivia. It’s probably been like six years since I played some sort of trivia in a pub. The last time it was movie trivia, I would go out with my second oldest brother and his friends. The down side back then was I didn’t drink…at all. Great for the brother and friends b/c our winnings or I should say my winnings would pay for their drinks. I still had an awesome time though back then. It gave me a chance to hang out with my second oldest brother, which hadn’t happened since our gaming days. It did get boring though winning all the time plus I’m sure others really hated playing against me. Now I’m more of a social drinker so at least I can take advantage of my teams winnings. The team we were up against last week were in for a shock when my team showed up. On my team I was playing with two other hot shots like myself. If I didn’t know the answer one of them would and visa versa. The other team didn’t know what hit them and they were the group that would go every week and win. Well their winning streak is over…The funny thing is their team was made up of people more or less the same age as myself. They did a great job on the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s but totally bombed the 90’s how is that even possible, that’s there generation of music. Plus they were no match for my Michael Jackson impersonation, lol.
So I'll spring board off my brothers question weather or not I'm the second coming or just him and haven't aged in regard to kicking ass at music trivia. I can go off on many different stories off this one... Okay so my oldest brother when he was around my age would go to retro rock trivia night at a pub and always come out on top. After my movie knowledge I would consider music to be my second close passion. I even took a Rock and Roll Philosophy course in college. Now that I think about I think I pulled my best grade in college out of that course. I would have taken a similar movie course if only it was offered during my time. Just like movies I like all genres of music...well maybe not all but I can appreciate them all on some level. You certainly won't see me blaring country from my car speakers any time soon.
So how did I obtain all my musical knowledge? Well it sure as hell wasn’t from my parents. Have you ever perused your parent’s record collection? Fun, eh…but if you ever looked through my parents collection you’d find that it does have some awesome ones but by and large it has a lot of not so great ones. I say peruse their collection but I bet some of you have just stolen their collections and claimed it for yourselves. My brothers don’t know this yet but that sure as hell is at least my plan, lol. However at least two of then will probably end up reading this so I guess it’s no longer a secret plan. They will probably think to themselves why the hell should I get it. Two reason really, First b/c the next thing I’m investing in is a USB turntable. That’s right I going to transfer some of these records straight to my computer. That’s my next pet project although I should really finish my Europe scrapbook, however I can easily do both at the same time…ah genius thinking. Plus I plan on using the LP covers as art. That’s right…you can actually buy frames to display album covers. That’s totally going to be the décor of my house along with movie posters. It’s a little gay but I actually can’t wait to design the look of my place. But now that I think about the one area they did help in was an appreciation for the old 50’s and 60’s tunes. Both my parents enjoy listening to AM radio so whenever I was chauffeured around as a child I would be hearing the golden oldies.
I would say that a big part of my knowledge and love for music came from my oldest brother. He is six years older than me so when you’re young you look up at the older brother and want to be like him. Therefore whatever he likes you like too. Come to think about trying to be like your older brother is a stupid idea or at least it is for me. My parents are always saying and even to this day “oh your just like Dylan” or when I say or do something it’s “that’s such a Dylan”. Screw off! …Who the hell am I then! When my brother does certain things thing I think to myself that’s a ‘me’ he’s doing not the other way around. Plus my parents are always calling my one of my brothers names. What the hell is with that? Do I not exist? I think therefore I am damn it! So I think, okay I’ll grow my hair long, get a tattoo, grow the goatee, live an exciting life in travel and adventure that you’d think I’d have enough different things going on for myself that my parents would get my name right….NO! Okay I think I’ve gotten off topic here, but these types of posts are a fantastic idea for something to look back on if I ever develop Alzheimer’s disease or amnesia. Where was I…Oh yes, so not only would my oldest brother buy the current stuff he would also go back and buy the old stuff as well, such as The Doors and Jimi Hendrix. Then it became my brothers tape and CD collections that I would peruse and steal for a limited time before they realized it was missing and kicked my ass. Geeze some brothers eh? Plus instead of the parents chauffeuring you around b/c it’s so lame at that age, it becomes your oldest brothers and you get to listen to the CD’s or tapes that they blast in the car.
So that’s one part of my musical education. Another one comes from my enjoyment of watching documentaries regarding the history of music. Usually every weekend you can find such a program on Much More Music. Some of my favourites have been VH1’s 100 most shocking moments in rock and roll history, and the Metal Years (not sure if that’s what it was called but it was a 4 part documentary covering each decade of metal). The next two are a little bit more comical. Back in the day when music video’s were the new thing my brother would tape a full tape of music video’s from the 80’s on the old Betamax. Yeah my parents picked wrong in that format war, haha. I actually still have a working Beta machine. My parents were going to throw it out a few years ago but I couldn’t bare to part with it even though it wasn’t working anymore however I was actually able to restore it to working condition. Not that it really matters, I think just about everything that we had on Beta I now own on DVD but there are certain things such as old 80’s TV specials and the music video’s that you just can’t replace. Back when the music video’s were taped I was more into cartoons, but it was something I discovered a few years later as I was gaining a love for movies. I would watch old 80’s movies (well old now, current at the time) mixed with old music video’s from Duran Duran and Michael Jackson. So I’ve pretty much covered how I know my music from the 80’s and 90’s and gained a partial knowledge of music that came out before I was born. So how did I pick up my music knowledge from even earlier eras…Infomercials! That’s right those old late night CD commercials that would come on after midnight promoting the best of the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s. I would stay up all night and watch those as a kid. Well I wouldn’t stay up b/c of them. At that age I was a real night owl and stay up to all hours of the morning but I didn’t have my own VCR back then and nothing is good on TV at those hours of the night/morning. You can actually pick up quiet a lot from those commercials.
Okay so there you have it …a more or less simplified version of how I gained all my musical knowledge. So back to the music trivia some friends from work wanted me to join them for music trivia. It’s probably been like six years since I played some sort of trivia in a pub. The last time it was movie trivia, I would go out with my second oldest brother and his friends. The down side back then was I didn’t drink…at all. Great for the brother and friends b/c our winnings or I should say my winnings would pay for their drinks. I still had an awesome time though back then. It gave me a chance to hang out with my second oldest brother, which hadn’t happened since our gaming days. It did get boring though winning all the time plus I’m sure others really hated playing against me. Now I’m more of a social drinker so at least I can take advantage of my teams winnings. The team we were up against last week were in for a shock when my team showed up. On my team I was playing with two other hot shots like myself. If I didn’t know the answer one of them would and visa versa. The other team didn’t know what hit them and they were the group that would go every week and win. Well their winning streak is over…The funny thing is their team was made up of people more or less the same age as myself. They did a great job on the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s but totally bombed the 90’s how is that even possible, that’s there generation of music. Plus they were no match for my Michael Jackson impersonation, lol.
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