Conan O’Brien has stated that in every generation there are maybe five
entertainers who will be celebrated fifty or a hundred years later (and
he’s aware he’s not one of the five)… five being a very generous number.
Art is significant briefly, but rarely does its impact last more than a
Regarding point 2
I was at a fundraiser dinner last night and the entertainer was a tribute
act to the 50s and 60s. Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, buddy Holly, Elvis and
one other I did not stay for.
At age 56 these acts are known to me but not all the songs. The age 65-75+
people at my table were
I only maybe could identify a photo of Garth Brooks if you cued me that he
was a country and western singer, and he was wearing his hat.
I was a consumer and purchaser of popular music in the 1970s, including
concert tickets. I would be able to identify Curtis Mayfield, Al Green or
Gladys
Going back to the original post:
1. Clickbait is driven by anger, outrage, and ginned up controversy. Any
lazy journalist can produce a quick article by picking something that
happened in pop culture, scrape social media for outraged reactions, and
then collect and publish them. I expect to see
The second to last clue in my first game was a map which popped up on the
screen; I buzzed, but had difficulty making out the details enough to respond
correctly. (Also, my brain didn't work correctly, but it's much easier to
blame technology.)
The only other problem I had with the monitor
The failure to identify Garth Brooks is also mentioned in the article that Bob
linked.
I've heard some "Jeopardy!" contestants say (or complain) that they can't see
the video clues as well as the home viewers, since they're looking across the
stage at monitors on either side of the game board.
I watch Jeopardy! clips on TikTok and no contestant could identify Garth
Brooks in a $200 clue.
On Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 7:01 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV <
tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Not sure that the complete societal failure referenced in the URL is the
> Triple Stumper (or
Not sure that the complete societal failure referenced in the URL is the
Triple Stumper (or whatever the unofficial name for that is called) on the Zep,
given the continued existence of 'X'
David
On Friday, December 1, 2023 at 06:51:58 PM PST, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
wrote:
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/jeopardy-fans-dumbfounded-when-contestants-cant-recognize-legendary-rockers-a-complete-societal-failure
(link)
B
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