Let's play trivia.

[Tom Montgomery]

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I'll start this off. The rule is that the first person to correctly answer the question must be the next to post a question. And so on.

Q: What Motown star tried out for the Detroit Lions NFL team as a wide receiver in 1970?

[Jim Bow]

Hmmmm ….. I was gonna go with Otis Redding, but now I don’t think he was Motown

[Tom Montgomery]

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Not Otis Redding.

[Tom Montgomery]

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I'll give one hint: this Motown artist tried out for the Detroit Lions NFL team in the midst of his recording career. He was already a huge Motown star.
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[Canoeyawl]

And who shot and killed him?

[Tom Montgomery]

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Bingo!

You are both correct but Canoeyawl must post the next trivia question.

We are talking about Marvin Gaye, folks.

[Jim Bow]

Just today a woman posted on Facebook that she once broke up with a guy when he said he’d never heard of Marvin Gaye.

[Jim Bow]

My turn. A famous American sports figure who, when asked about his experience on D-Day replied, “It was loud!”

[Tom Montgomery]

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My Dad was not a famous sports figure but he would have agreed. Dad was on Omaha beach triaging wounded and told me his main memory of the day was an explosion on the beach about every three or four seconds.

[CWSmith]

I have Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" on the thumb drive in my car. The sad thing is that it's just as relevant today as it was back then.

[rregge]

I know I am late, but my guess would have been Stevie Wonder. Knowing how bad the Lions were back then (one of their players (a receiver) died on the field in a game against Chicago) he might have had a chance.

[John Meachen]

I bet Otis Redding would have loved to be around for the opportunity......

[leikec]

I know I am late, but my guess would have been Stevie Wonder. Knowing how bad the Lions were back then (one of their players (a receiver) died on the field in a game against Chicago) he might have had a chance.

Chuck Hughes died on the field while playing for Detroit.

Jeff C

[jonboy]

come on, lets have some more! your question twodot ?

[jonboy]

ground to a halt, just a bit of a bounce....

follows on from Marvin....sort of....

Who said ?

'Parents , They reallly f..k you up....'

[birlinn]

Philip Larkin

[jonboy]

da dahh!

thouh some quote 'your mum and Dad....'etc.

[birlinn]

While we are on 20th century English poets, who hoped .
"to be
like some valley cheese,
local, but prized elsewhere"

[Jim Mahan]

Mrs. Toth's husband.

[Canoeyawl]

The way back machine...
Lazlo pontificated on the decline of manufacturing in America

[Canoeyawl]

Sheesh, I had forgotten all about Lazlo, but it brought to mind another dearly departed writer

"'Does Barbie come with Ken?' he asked the perky saleswoman. 'Actually no,' she answered slyly. 'Barbie comes with G.I. Joe*—*she fakes it with Ken.'" 

[jonboy]

While we are on 20th century English poets, who hoped .
"to be
like some valley cheese,
local, but prized elsewhere"

Didn't need t to look that up, only because I was having doubts , but honestly really I knew it, I Did. so

W.H. Auden

[jonboy]

My turn. three here.

but the last of the literary stuff.

'Pike.... three inches long, perfect....

killer from the egg the malevolent aged grin'

The author, ? the connection to the USA,? the partner's critically acclaimed principle work, ?

Go , Yanquis

[rregge]

Chuck Hughes died on the field while playing for Detroit.

Jeff C

I was 15 and listening to that game on my Sony transistor radio.

Very sad, that was the Lions.

[David W Pratt]

But Ted hughes wrote about the pike.

[jonboy]

two out of three, but you got it anyway I'm sure.