Nanker Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/1/2020 at 5:11 PM, PastaJoe said: Wayne Gretzky or Joe Theisman. On 7/3/2020 at 8:39 AM, PastaJoe said: CNR. But someone got it already. Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, T&C said: Wayne Newton Dankeschön. Quote
T&C Posted July 5, 2020 Author Posted July 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Dankeschön. He played Vegas for what, 100 years? 1 Quote
Seasons1992 Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, PastaJoe said: Hmmmmm.......I want to say Gene Simmons but I dunno. Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Seasons1992 said: Hmmmmm.......I want to say Gene Simmons but I dunno. thats not Gene Quote
ChevyVanMiller Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) On 7/4/2020 at 4:55 PM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Dankeschön. Funny story: 20 years ago I was working for a tourism company and we had a partnership with the old convention center in Niagara Falls. They gifted us 100 tickets for a Wayne Newton show. We also had a comp commercial with Channel 29 that we had to use. We decided to run a promo in that spot and give away a set of tickets free to the first 50 callers who called in and said, "Dankeschön." The commercial was set to run at 11:15 AM during a Matlock rerun - prime Wayne Newton demographic. We had 5 people ready to answer the phones as the commercial airs. For 10 full minutes after, nothing. Not one call. Pure crickets. Finally the phone rings. One of our secretaries snatches it up and says, "Hello. Yes, we are giving away the free Wayne Newton tickets. No, they're absolutely free, no catches. I simply need you to say the magic word. (Long pause) Oh, I'm sorry no magic word, no tickets. (Click)" We didn't receive another call. Ultimately, I drove the tickets around to different senior centers and left them on tables in the rec rooms. And that is what I will always think of when I hear Dankeschön. 1 hour ago, PastaJoe said: Engelbert Humperdinck ? Edited July 7, 2020 by ChevyVanMiller 2 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 48 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: Engelbert Humperdinck ? Sings AB's song: ? Please release me, let me go.....? Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 not sure if she was covered or not Quote
ChevyVanMiller Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: not sure if she was covered or not That I know (sadly) is Shelley Long. I think we did cover her early in the thread. 1 Quote
PastaJoe Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Seasons1992 said: Hmmmmm.......I want to say Gene Simmons but I dunno. No, more mellow. 2 hours ago, T&C said: Merle Haggard? Not country. Quote
ChevyVanMiller Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 1 minute ago, PastaJoe said: No, more mellow. Not country. It's not Humperdinck? Quote
PastaJoe Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 2 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said: Funny story: 20 years ago I was working for a tourism company and we had a partnership with the old convention center in Niagara Falls. They gifted us 100 tickets for a Wayne Newton show. We also had a comp commercial with Channel 29 that we had to use. We decided to run a promo in that spot and give away a set of tickets free to the first 50 callers who called in and said, "Dankeschön." The commercial was set to run at 11:15 AM during a Matlock rerun - prime Wayne Newton demographic. We had 5 people ready to answer the phones as the commercial airs. For 10 full minutes after, nothing. Not one call. Pure crickets. Finally the phone rings. One of our secretaries snatches it up and says, "Hello. Yes, we are giving away the free Wayne Newton tickets. No, they're absolutely free, no catches. I simply need you to say the magic word. (Long pause) Oh, I'm sorry no magic word, no tickets. (Click)" We didn't receive another call. Ultimately, I drove the tickets around to different senior centers and left them on tables in the rec rooms. And that is what I will always think of when I hear Dankeschön. Engelbert Humperdinck ? Correct. I found that the person he took the name from was a German composer who wrote the opera Hänsel and Gretel. 1 Quote
DrW Posted July 8, 2020 Posted July 8, 2020 If I remember correctly, DC Tom has a degree in physics. Does this guy look like a physicist? Quote
PastaJoe Posted July 8, 2020 Posted July 8, 2020 2 hours ago, DrW said: Here is a new one... Charlie Sheen Quote
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