Dorothy Rodes

What is bing bang?

John Hein

This remembers me of 'Battle-Axe Ryberg'. In 9th grade Geography class, she admonished me by saying my work was "extremely average". And thus I learned what an oxymoron was, before I knew what an oxymoron was. Does bing bang qualify as geography? Or is it a sound effect, a close cousin of Sonny's 'bada-bing'? What a proud moment for Sonny to know his adlib/metaphor/ersatz-report would end up on t-shirts a la the Sopranos. In light of recent events, I'm thinking I'll print up some tees that say 'Make Crime A Crime Again'. Off topic, but the Boot Hill I toured was in Deadwood, S Dakota. Kinda like Auburn, Kent & Marysville; there are many in many states, me thinks.... The Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum I mentioned was in San Francisco. Dorothy: You needn't pithy me, despite the strange world we are witnessing, I'm doing fine. Thanks for your concern, very kind-hearted of you. Peace to all, friend and foe alike.

John MacLeod

Ms. Rodes.

I will partner with you anytime in a game of Trivial Pursuit.  Don't forget the town on the other side is TingTang WW Bing Bang.  Man-o-Woman didn't we grow up in the era of such great, classic lyrics.

John MacLeod

Mr. Hein,

TingTang and BingBang are most likely ghost towns.  I have not located them on any WA state road maps.  I mean in a state with names like Physt and Sappho, those two should be easy to locate.  May have to see if a Pre- Cambian map is avaiable.  The guy who wrote the song and performed it in 1958 might know.

John MacLeod

Bob T. did the Blue Angels rattle the windows at your place?

John MacLeod

Ms Payne does your work out routine involve running up the bleachers at a local stadium ala Sly Stallone in Rocky?  Truly admire your gumption.  Oct, 5 is coming like a speeding locomotive.

Sylvia Lovegren (Petras)

You guys are making me laugh.  Haven't thought of Walla Walla Bing Bang in a hundred years. 

Dorothy Rodes

Mr. MacLeod, my trivia lies mostly in the whimsical.

Judith, wow on many fronts.

Syliva, you are aging gracefully.

Bruce R Hildebrand

Trivia about David Seville who produced Witch Doctor (1958) and would later go on to do Alvin and the Chipmonks.

From Wikipedia:
David "Dave" Seville is a fictional character, the producer and manager of the fictional singing group Alvin and the Chipmunks. The character was created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr., who had used the name "David Seville" as his stage name prior to the creation of the Chipmunks, while writing and recording novelty records in the 1950s.^[1] One of the records, recorded in 1958 under the David Seville stage name, was "Witch Doctor", featuring a sped-up high-pitched vocal technique. Bagdasarian would later use that technique in "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", which would introduce both Alvin and the Chipmunks as a singing group and Bagdasarian's music producer "Dave". Bagdasarian would go on to create The Alvin Show, based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks group, where he voiced the semi-fictional character David Seville,^[2] based largely on himself, with Alvin based on Ross's sometimes rebellious son Adam.^[1]

1. Blevins, Joe (November 10, 2015). "The Dark, Angry Father of 'Alvin and the Chipmunks'". Splitsider. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
2. Beck, Jerry (January 14, 2015). ""The Alvin Show" Coming to Blu-Ray". IndieWire. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

^{Here's the song.}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idU5S5q1jQI




 

John MacLeod

How did we manage to get all our book larnin done.  All the classics for centuries to come.  Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Witch Doctor, Grandma and her demise by the reindeers.  Let us not forget Stan, Slo-mo, No-mo, Wunda Wunda, Yogi and Boo-Boo, Huckleberry Hound, Fred, Wilma,Betty, Barney and on and on.

Bruce, thanks for the back story on the WD and Alvin and the boys.  Alvin, Theodore and ????.  Probably suffering another brain backfire.  Rhymes with dart but starts with the letter after E and before G.

Al Ovadia

Let's also not foget Pepita and Victor Rolla (sp), a cousin of Johnny Ola of Godfather fame. Ruff & Ready was a favorite of mine. Fury, My Friend Flicka and Rin Tin Tin were a couple of others.

Yaela Ettlinger (Yaela Ettlinger)

Great stuff you guys.  I love remembering all these long ago TV characters.

Dorothy Rodes

Who is Simon? I also liked Ruff & Ready. Recall it was first in the lineup and can hear the theme song: Ruff & Ready, here comes Ruff & Ready ... First steady date was Friday 8pm with The Flinstones.

John MacLeod

Dorthy, thanks for the answer.  All is now well with my world. 

Realized yesterday that I have now been married to my practice wife for more than half my lifetime.  I know that there are many of you have been married to their very own practice husband or wife for 3/4 of your lifetime.  Whoo!  Hoo!

Mr. Romance chaufered his very own practice wife to the big city of Olympia yeaterday.  Took her to a shopping spree at Harbor Freight (read hardware store).  She paid.  Drove her to a late lunch at the Ded Lobster.  She paid.  Then went to US Chef (Cash and Carry) to replenish houshold staples.  She paid.  Drove the 50 miles home.  I love being a kept man.  So far she has kept me.

Consolation Prize, Trophy Husband

Bruce R Hildebrand

John, 
About Cash and Carry.  I shop there too, but only for certain items that are priced right.

If you havent yet discovered WINCO Foods, check them out.
Costco like in appearance, but a huge grocery store.  Prices are hard to beat.
Great Produce.  Their meats come from Hormel and are always top quality.
Winco brand prices are lowest around.   You can still get a fresh loaf of bread for under $1.

Open 24 hours!!  great for night owls.

Note: In order to keep prices low, they do not take credit cards!! 
(Due to the transaction rates associated with credit card processing, our employee-owned stores do not accept credit cards. We accept debit cards that require a pin number.)

They do take debit cards, cash and checks

Currently in Kent and Everett, Edmonds, Olympia, with several in the Tacoma area.
A new store in Silverdale will open next week.

If you have a store near you, you will hardly shop anywhere else.

John MacLeod

Been to Winco once or twice.  Something about the 90-100 mile round trip.  Generally make the 30 mile round trip to Shelton, WA.  Had a priscription sent to Shelton, Conneticut once.  A case of lights on nobody home at that doctor's office.  Perhaps Judith, Judy, J.P. could have driven across state lines and retrieved it for me.  Perhaps Mr. B. in Saco could have driven down there for me.  However he may have set it on a tee and driven it out to me with a Big Bertha.

Bruce R Davidson

John, at our age, it's more like Participation Trophy Husband.

John MacLeod

Bruce D.

Ooh, Ouch.  Isn't that a fact.  After I finished laughing my lungs out, I went out washed and waxed "She Who Must Be Obeyed's" supersonic red vehicle.  Figured I better keep my standing current for the  "Partisipation Trophy".

Everyone.  Take a gander at Nile D's picture.  He is really sporting that "Too cool for school" look. The pic may be a few years old, but the ultimate in cool thy name is Nile D.

Sylvia Lovegren (Petras)

OK, Mr. MacLeod and Mz. Rodes.  I have been driving around Toronto all day today singing "Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing Bang" and I blame you. 

Dorothy Rodes

Mz. L(P), my bad for that ear worm! In terms of responsiblity, Mr. M started it ... as per the uje.

John MacLeod

Mz R and Mz LP, I will plead guilty if you tell me what uje stands for.  Universal Joke Emporium?  I take great pride in the fact that mental maturity has almost arrived in this orb that keeps my shoulders apart.  You may have noticed that "Reverend Blue Jeans" and some "One eyed, One horned guy" have not graced your screen.  Having streaked across the Yukon and Alaska a number of times, these songs kept me company, over and over in my head.  I got KJR at 3:00 AM for about 100 miles one time under the Northern Lights.  Most likly I had been singing Johnny Horton's "North to Alaska" or "1814" just prior.

John MacLeod

Mz Judith, have you chosen a mantra for your challenge yet?  Having climbed Baker. Rainier and St Helens I usually had one going in my mind to keep my breath and steps in cadence.  "The Little Engine" might be a good one.

Judith E. Payne

No mantra... but a good idea!  I made need a few!

Judith E. Payne

No mantra... but a good idea!  I made need a few!

Dorothy Rodes

Mr. M, uje is my nickword for usual. Here's a question: how do you shorten the dialog box when you submit a message?