The Wombat File Is Yours to Keep: The Friday Quiz: Chicago Consult

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CALLER 1: (Yawns) Um, Hello...

CALLER 2: Boxjam.

CALLER 1: (sighs) Wombat.

CALLER 2: How come we've never had a question about Don Ho?

CALLER 1: Uh...Don Ho...

CALLER 2: Hawaiian singer. "Tiny Bubbles."

CALLER 1: I mean, I know who he is...

CALLER 2: He was on that Brady Bunch where they went to Hawaii, right?

CALLER 1: If you say so...

CALLER 2: I mean, there's some kind of quiz question material in that, right?

CALLER 1: Um...do you know what time it is?

CALLER 2: You mean that Chicago song? Did Don Ho sing backup or something? That would be interesting...

CALLER 1: No, I mean, do you know what time it actually is now? Because, it's still, you know, pre-dawn in Chicago.

CALLER 2: Well, I couldn't sleep.

CALLER 1: Yeah, well, this hotline thing. That Jeopardy-theme-song ring is set awfully loud. To tell you the truth, I didn't think it really worked. I've never even opened the case before. Why didn't you just email me?

CALLER 2: Sometimes James and I use it. We call each other and watch Stargate SG-1 and pretend we're the robots from Mystery Science Theater making fun of it. Hey, I think there's a conference call function -- You should join us sometime.

CALLER 1: Um, well...

CALLER 2: I get to be Tom Servo.

CALLER 1: OK...

CALLER 2: Anyway, back to Don Ho. It's good, right? I mean, there's a lot there. He used to be a fighter pilot, did you know that?

CALLER 1: No.

CALLER 2: Yes! He did! It's in Wikipedia, for God's sake!

CALLER 1: I mean, no, I didn't know. Look, Bill, I don't really see it.

CALLER 2: WHat do you mean? He injected stem cells into his heart! In Thailand!

CALLER 1: I'm sorry.

CALLER 2: ...yeah...OK...

CALLER 1: Was that your idea for this week?

CALLER 2: Yeah. So it's lame?

CALLER 1: Yes.

CALLER 2: The thing is...I don't have anything else.

CALLER 1: You want me to come up with something?

CALLER 1: Um...yes.

CALLER 2: I'll send you something by email. And, Wombat?

CALLER 1: Yes?

CALLER 2: Call me again at this hour and you won't like what you see in the next Doodle. I can make things very hot for you in the web comics world.

CALLER 1: Understood. And, Boxjam?

CALLER 2: Yes?

CALLER 1: Thanks.

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Today's quiz comes courtesy of the very generous Boxjam.

In 1961, this artist's recording won the Grammy for Album of the Year. The previous two years the winners had been Henry Mancini and Frank Sinatra, respectively. The following year the recipient was Judy Garland.

Not long thereafter, this artist received another award, in the presentation of which the board said, " [the artist] has wounded, if not slain, many of the dragons that stalk our society."

What is the artist's name?

First correct answer posted to comments wins a ASCII-art portrait commemorating Don Ho's Brady Bunch appearance. No Googling or slaying any of the dragons that continue to stalk our society. One guess per comment, but please comment as often as you like.

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Sgt Slaughter (or one of those Sargeants who was friends or kin of the Kennedys)

Posted by: art | October 13, 2006 08:53 AM

Pat Boone

Posted by: herbivorous | October 13, 2006 10:16 AM

Art, do you mean Sargent Shriver? Or are you thinking of Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler, the "Ballad of the Green Berets" (1965) guy.

Nope.

Nor Pat Boone. I think we did a quiz question about him some time ago...

Posted by: BT | October 13, 2006 10:28 AM

It was Sgt Schultz I was thinking of. But I decided that was wrong too.

Posted by: art | October 13, 2006 10:32 AM

Sammy Davis, Jr.? The candy man can!

Posted by: art | October 13, 2006 10:33 AM

Stan Freeberg? Perhaps the quote is in reference to the St. George and the Dragnet parody?

Posted by: hackly_fracture | October 13, 2006 11:13 AM

Hackly is getting a touch warm. Not dragon-fire warm. But warm.

Posted by: BT | October 13, 2006 11:21 AM

Mel Torme

Posted by: Jonathan | October 13, 2006 11:55 AM

Don Ho injected stem cells into his heart in Thailand? I gotta look into this "wiki" thing!

Um, was it Peter Paul and Mary? Living by the sea?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | October 13, 2006 01:41 PM

Allen Sherman? muddahfaddah.

Posted by: hackly_fracture | October 13, 2006 02:03 PM

The artist in question is perhaps most famous to contemporary audiences for television work.

Posted by: BT | October 13, 2006 02:35 PM

Steve Allen?

Posted by: Scraps | October 13, 2006 03:03 PM

or Tom Lehrer, who I suppose could be argued is best known for his Electric Company songs?

Posted by: Scraps | October 13, 2006 03:05 PM

Holy cow - wikipedia really does say ALL OF THAT about Don Ho.

Sorry wombat; I should've believed you.

Posted by: boxjam | October 13, 2006 03:36 PM

Rod McKeon

Posted by: herbivorous | October 13, 2006 04:07 PM

Rod Serling

Posted by: herbivorous | October 13, 2006 04:08 PM

Roddy Piper

Posted by: herbivorous | October 13, 2006 04:11 PM

Bob. . . wait for it. . .
Newhart!

Posted by: herbivorous | October 13, 2006 04:16 PM

It's like early drafts of "It's the End of the World As We Know It"

birthday party, cheesecake, jellybean, WHOOOSH!

No, try again.

Posted by: herbivorous | October 13, 2006 04:28 PM

No, don't try again.

Bob Newhart is correct ("The Button-Down Mind of..." is, of course, the album in question).

Wombat always puts interesting stuff in the 'answer post,' but I got nothin'. I couldn't find a list of the nominees for that year, but Ella Fitzagerald's "Ella in Berlin," the original cast recording of "The Sound of Music," and the soundtrack to the movie "Exodus" won other awards, so they would've been eligible, one supposes.

Bob also won "Best New Artist," so he's in an odd fraternity with Sade, the Beatles and Starland Vocal Band.

Posted by: boxjam | October 13, 2006 04:45 PM

Oh, I know what else - that quote wombat put up about wounding if not slaying dragons - Bob won a Peabody Award. The quote I only see on Wiki, but Bob's Peabody Award is also mentioned on Bill O'Reilly's site, so it's gotta be bona.

Posted by: boxjam | October 13, 2006 04:59 PM

and A Taste of Honey, whose "Boogie Oogie Oogie" will never be forgotten!

Posted by: Scraps | October 13, 2006 05:02 PM

It was only a few months ago when I stayed up all night following that wikipedia train from the movie "Quiz Show" to Jack Barry to Match Game to Bill Daily to Bob Newhart. So, I shoulda known!

Posted by: art | October 13, 2006 06:52 PM

Thanks for a great question, Boxjam. And congratulations to the herbivore.

I'll add one more snippet: two years later, in 1963, another comedy album got the album of the year award, Vaughn Meader's hugely successful sendup of the Kennedys, The First Family. It was the last time a comedy album won that award.

Posted by: lewombat | October 14, 2006 12:08 AM

And within a year, through no fault of his own, Meader lost that gig for good. Compared to the obvious injustice, it's barely a footnote. Check out:
http://www.soundportraits.org/in-print/magazine_articles/vaughn_meader/

Posted by: Jonathan | October 14, 2006 01:48 AM

Holy, cats, Jonathan. That's a sobering piece.

Posted by: lewombat | October 15, 2006 03:48 PM

hai,iam john.how are you?iam fine.about your webpage,so many good comments are allocated.It was only a few months ago when I stayed up all night following that wikipedia train from the movie "Quiz Show" to Jack Barry to Match Game to Bill Daily to Bob Newhart. So, I shoulda known!it was nice.
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