phoenix +0037, the vatican calling

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:31 pm

A few hints - he died in 2000. It's the name of the radio station he founded that is comical. (Subhint - think of the way America labels their stations).

As for my new Avatar - I've been playing around with Photoshop for quite a while now, and am actually starting to get reasonable results

. Nabbed the backdrop from Reds' site however...

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:46 pm

Eek. I've absolutely no idea. I know American radio stations like to use initials, but that doesn't really help me.

I think I'll leave it to the daytime boffins.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:50 pm

Okies - I'll give 'em a bit of time tomorrow, else supply a few more hints!

Take it easy! M.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:24 am

bix biederbecke?
thelonius monk?

i probably know less about jazz than HE.

a mate of mine describes it as five men on a stage playing five different songs.

i went to ronnie scott's in soho a while back and everyone there was having so much fun but i just didn't get it. seems very unmusical to me.

Terry Tibbs · Post by **Terry Tibbs** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:01 am

Matt Vinyl wrote:(Subhint - think of the way America labels their stations).

something along the lines of W.A.N.K raido?

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:23 am

Heh, Doctor is on the right lines!

Also agree with UP - I only remembered this question because a chap at work is nuts about Jazz and at least once a day I get cornered in the office with some pretty-useless nugget of Jazz related trivia!

ops:

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:28 am

KOCK radio?

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:41 am

The first letter is correct and the second letter features but in a different position...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:49 am

could it be KNOB? that would be a scream.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:00 pm

It could indeed!

And to wrap it up (actually, the original question!

) the answer was:

Alex "Sleepy" Stein. KNOB radio, in California, in 1957

What a hoot!

(LOL!)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:24 pm

KNOB, excellent.

right, next up: might be very easy, might be very hard.

which UK football ground is in two provinces of the realm?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:10 pm

I'm thinking Derry or Berwick, but they play in another country, they're not really split.

I'll go for Total Net Solutions.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:19 pm

our survey said uh urrrrrr.

but you have the right provinces. just that TNS's ground is only in wales.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:22 pm

Inter Cable Tel?

My Welsh geography is awful, so I'm guessing teams which don't have a place name.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:24 pm

nope, the team plays in the english league (just).

but TNS was a very good guess since they represent both oswestry (in england) and some welsh place with an interminable name.