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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Salty Dog wrote: | Who is widly considered to be the Father of the Blues? Where was he from? |
I'm thinking it's Papa Smurf from La La Land is it not? |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Not even close! |
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Rusty Edge
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:13 am Post subject: |
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I don't know.
I'll guess Robert Johnson from Mississippi. |
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:03 am Post subject: |
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Well how about Grandpa Jones and the Hee Haw band? |
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Go ahead and search. This is a pretty significant question. This guy really did start the Blues, very big deal. |
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Birth name William Christopher Handy
Born November 16, 1873
Florence, Alabama, United States
Origin Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died March 28, 1958 (aged 84)
New York City
Genres Blues, jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, bandleader, teacher
Instruments Trumpet
Years active 1893–1948 |
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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That's him! W.C. Handy of Memphis is the Father of the Blues. There is a big statue of him on Beall Street in Memphis. Very important guy!!!
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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When and where is the Yulin Dog Meat Festival held |
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Oh come on now I know ya'll go to it every year. It's lip smacking good folks. |
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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Is research allowed? I mean at this point I don't even know if we are talking about meat for dogs or dogs for meat. _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Blue wrote: | Is research allowed? I mean at this point I don't even know if we are talking about meat for dogs or dogs for meat. |
Yeah go ahead and look er up. |
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:00 am Post subject: |
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It takes place in Yulin, Guangxi, China. It goes from June 21-30. I was kind of hoping that it was to do with feeding dogs meat, but its kind of isn't. Sorry, Fido. _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Blue wrote: | It takes place in Yulin, Guangxi, China. It goes from June 21-30. I was kind of hoping that it was to do with feeding dogs meat, but its kind of isn't. Sorry, Fido. |
Your turn Mr. Blue. Dog burger anybody? I have one left. |
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:15 am Post subject: |
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Sometimes dogs get their own back:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/pets-dogs-cats-eat-dead-owners-forensics-science/
On to the question.
The computer game I am thinking of was a life simulation game first released in 2000. It is one of the best known and best selling computer games ever. The idea _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:34 am Post subject: |
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The sims maybe? |
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