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Win a Mike Perry CD

Win a CD by author Mike Perry. XM is firing up some great covers this AM. Elvis Costello doing Brilliant Disguise. Leo Kottke doing Sweet Emotion. And Yo La Tengo just did Here Comes my Baby. Who had the hit with that song back in the 60's?  And no Googling!

Nerds

Do you know which famous author coined the word 'nerd'?

blads

Okay, a quiz. But don’t post a comment; email me. I’ll send out as many books as correct answers vs. one smarty pants going on early and giving it away.

I have found that publishing veterans of 15, 25 and more years don’t know the answer to this one: What does the acronym ‘blad’ stand for?

Everyone who even tries an answer will get a copy of my fave rave, Lizzie’s War.

What?

Taking a break from worries about literary fiction and J.S. Bach to ask: What was Carly Simon singing about in 'Anticipation'?

Who makes the rules?

Which is now correct? To say “myriad” or "myriad of"?

Quiz of the Week

Got XM radio on in the office after a long week. Usually have XM Cafe or the folk channel on, but hit Top Tracks and the Beatles' Get Back came on. Who is the non-Beatle singing at the end of the song on the longer version? A prize. Well, anything in my office. Spinal Tap lunchbox? Nope. Picture of my kid. Nah. One of the 45's on my wall, or a tape gun. Sure.

Quiz of the Week

Okay, what was the original title of Catch-22...and why was it changed? No Googling, please. Prize? A Nancy Perl shushing librarian doll!