willedoo Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 The things you learn. I was reading a news article about actor Mark Wahlberg, and didn't know that he had a career as a rapper before he went into acting. He was the front man of a band called Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch. I think going into acting was a good move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 ALL the WORLD is a stage. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 I was reading about Jimmy Buffet and I was quite surprised to find, that unlike a lot of singers, he's a shrewd investor, and worth around US$600M. He owns a casino and restaurants, and is a property developer, too. Even though a lot of his songs are about dope smoking, partying, getting drunk, and having a good time, his persona is not like that at all, and I find him quite a likeable, easy-going bloke, who has never appeared to have seriously abused drink or drugs. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 He had a lot of good songs. One of my favourites was the one where he was looking after the still and him and the bear got drunk together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Is he any relation to warren Buffet? He is worth over $US120 billion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 He's no relation, but apparently Warren occasionally cracks jokes, about "his cousin Jimmy". Here's another highly under-rated and probably largely forgotten muso who was a master lyric writer, as well as a good singer. In addition, he was instrumental in addressing world hunger, and often gave hunger benefit concerts for no fee. He died at age 38 in 1981 as a result of being hit in the rear by a truck on the Long Island Expressway as he tried to change lanes. His VW Rabbit caught fire, but he wasn't seriously burnt in the crash, he died from severe internal injuries. He's the only singer I know who received a Congressional Medal of Honour posthumously, for his humanitarian work. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/17/Harry-Chapin-dies-at-38-in-car-crash/6319364190400/ His song, "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" is the true story of how he met his wife, Sandra Chapin, who was previously married, and 8 yrs older than him. They were happily married for 13 years and had 2 children, while he was stepfather to her 3 children from her earlier marriage. Sandra Chapin won a US$12M payout for Harrys death in a negligence lawsuit against the truck drivers company, and used the money to continue humanitarian work via the Harry Chapin Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chapin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Harry Chaplin is perhaps my favourite singer and songwriter. His ballads still move and amuse me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) ??? Any relation to CHARLEY. spacesailor Edited April 12, 2022 by spacesailor Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 No 'L' in the surname, it's Chapin, not Chaplin. Pronounced Chay-pin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Bloody autocorrect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I did see the two different names, Could there be more than ONE charley Chaplin film, with him singing. It,s very hard to get the old fifties movies now. I,m looking for : No Resting Place : 1951 , paul Rotha : starring, michael Ghough, and my late bro-inlaw. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Another musician who's had an interesting career is Annie Lennox. Apart from the odd bit of music and her humanitarian and charity work, these days she's Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 How good is your eyesight? Spot the number that is not 803. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Got six. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 603, 903, 805, 809, 883, 808 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Took me about 5 seconds to see 808 2up from bottom and 3 from right, so I stopped looking then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Six. It's just a matter of being methodical. I doubt it proves much. It IS a bit of an eyesight test. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 How many stopped as soon as they found one number that was not 803? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) I confess. I did I hope that qualifies as trivial? Edited April 22, 2022 by nomadpete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 And l confess too !, lazy me. LoL spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I didn't get a chance to do the test before Kevin provided all the answers! I guess I would have stopped at the first number I found wrong, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 4 hours ago, old man emu said: How many stopped as soon as they found one number that was not 803? If you go by the instruction, " Spot the number that is not 803.", everyone should have. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Now THAT is trivial, Marty. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 8 hours ago, Marty_d said: If you go by the instruction, " Spot the number that is not 803.", everyone should have. Marty, you must be a defence barrister because that is the format of questions they put to Crown witnesses to cast doubt on the credibility of the witness' evidence. Say that in answer to that question, the witness said, "808". That's a truthful answer, but the next question from the barrister would be, "How did you miss the other five numbers?" Followed by, "Did you examine the evidence more completely?" By this time the witness is getting confused and if they try to expand on their answer the barrister will simply shut them down with, "Yes or no. Did you examine the evidence more completely?". The jury loses faith in the witness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 The question was specifically worded to trap the unwary. There are lots of these on the web. On one test, I got 24 out of 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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