Flashback and Now Here's A Tip 10/13/11

Mick Harper | Oct 13, 20110

FLASHBACK

1. What was Peter Gabriel’s first No. 1 U.S. hit?

2. Name the girl group that released “Head Over Heels” and “Turn to You.” What year was that?

3. Which group released “Temptation Eyes” and “Sooner Or Later”?

4. Where was the original “American Bandstand” recorded? Big bonus for remembering the call letters of the television station where it first aired.

5. Name the two acts that appeared on the first nationally televised “American Bandstand.”

6. Jennifer Lopez (aka J.Lo), now of “American Idol” judge fame, snagged her first No. 1 hit with what song?

Answers

1. “Shock the Monkey” in 1982. His next chart topper came in 1986 with “Sledgehammer.”

2. California new-wave band The Go-Go’s, in 1984. The songs, off their third album, “Talk Show,” ranked No. 11 and No. 33, respectively, in the U.S.

3. The Grass Roots, in 1970 and 1971, respectively. The songs made it into the Top 20, but the group never did have a No. 1 hit.

4. Philadelphia, on WFIL-TV in 1952. The show went national on ABC in 1957.

5. On Aug. 5, 1957, both The Chordettes and Billy Williams appeared live, but Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Whole Lotta Shakin Goin’ On” was the first song played.

6. “If You Had My Love,” in 1999. The song went gold or platinum in a half dozen countries.

NOW HERE’S A TIP

By JoAnn Derson

• Using your fireplace? Try adding citrus peels to the logs for a nice aroma. They can be a good starter material as well.

• When closing up our cabin for the season, we brought a box of mothballs and scattered them around the porch perimeter. This keeps small animals like mice and skunks from setting up shop there while no one is around. — S.F. in Pennsylvania

• Remember to turn off bathroom fans after 10 minutes. In the winter, if your house is on the dry side, don’t use the fan at all: Open the door so the humidity from the shower or bath reaches into the house.

• “To remove the skin from salmon, I freeze it and skin it while frozen. The skin comes off much easier, and I waste less of the fish. I buy a large piece and parcel it into several smaller pieces, since it’s just me. I like salmon, and it’s healthy for me!” — L.A. in Florida

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