Trivia and Herman's Hermits

You know those books of state facts you might have had as a kid? Those were my favorite. I read them cover to cover, filing away weird laws and state flowers. I also had a subscription to a kids' magazine (that I can't remember the name of now) that had a "Weird but True" facts page. I always read it first, memorizing useless tidbits about 6 toed cats and tallest waterfalls. Jeopardy! is my second favorite game show (behind Price is Right). If it's trivial, I want to know it.

In general, my trivial knowledge is not that important. Do I really need to know that cats' whiskers are as wide as their body? Or that you really can stick postage and an address on a coconut and throw it in a mail box? Things like this don't come up that often, but my brain is FILLED with them. I'm sure I'd be at least 10% better at math if I didn't know things like the original Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz had to be replaced because of a reaction to the silver paint.

Buddy Ebsen couldn't cut it

Jack Haley could

I recently started playing pub trivia on Tuesday nights with some friends, so I'm getting more use out of my trivial knowledge, maybe one day we'll win the $50 gift card to the bar!

Team Baby Butt Ginger

This week's hot jam is I'm Into Something Good by Herman's Hermits. Herman's Hermits was one of my favorite bands growing up. (Weird, I know). They are just so...fun. I love that the lead singer, Peter Noone, only sang and clapped, while the rest of the band sang and played instruments. His multitasking skills must have been limited. I really love all those "boy bands" from the early- to mid-60s, they are wholesome and adorable. And you know those boys were gentlemanly. They were buying flowers and saying things like, "May I have this dance?" (And they didn't do things like father 4 children with 4 different women - I'm looking at you, Lil Wayne.)