I Really Wish I Had ----- More in the Bronze Age

Doug: If you're in your mid- to late 40s, you may associate today's title with that often bawdy game show hosted by Gene Rayburn -- Match Game! Laughed myself silly, even as a kid. Once we got the Game Show Network several years ago, my wife and I laughed again at repeats of this program. But today we might keep it a bit tamer than some Charles Nelson Reilly answer, and focus more on the following --

An example: "I really wish I had appreciated Gil Kane's work more in the Bronze Age."
Another: "I really wish I had read Swamp Thing more in the Bronze Age."

Get the idea? I guess in some way today is about regrets. But don't feel badly about that... if nothing else, someone will probably be along to either confirm your statement or encourage you to make it right after all these years. As Karen has said, we are living in the Golden Age of comic book reprints.

I wish I'd read more Steve Gerber-penned books in the Bronze Age!

Tom, I Can Name That Tune In One Note!

Doug: How many of you watched "Name That Tune" from time-to-time in the Bronze Age? I don't know that I was a regular viewer, but I know I saw the show often. I've included a short YouTube clip below for those of you who may never have heard of the program. I always wished that the producers of the game would have used a real recording of the music rather than simply playing some notes or a measure on the piano.

Doug: Which brings me to a radio version of the show. I am most certain it was just a local promotion -- nothing that might have been in syndication. But as you might guess, the DJ took two callers, would read a little trivia about the song and/or artist, and then ask one contestant to begin with "I can name that tune in X notes." Of course the other contestant would get a rebuttal, where he or she could lower their guess requirements by a note. Well, one time I about caused an accident because both contestants went through the obligatory bravado until the got to "in one note!" And then the DJ played that one note -- which if I could play it for you now most of you would probably get it -- and both contestants choked! I was screaming at the radio while I was driving... now who's the fool? Well, below the Name That Tune clip I've included the entire song of which neither of those bozos could name. Hear that distincitive first note -- as I said, you'd have gotten it!

Doug: Today we want to do a little BAB variation on this. What are songs you could name in 1-2 notes, regardless of the place in the song? Are there some very memorable guitar licks at the beginning of some songs that zero you in immediately? And can you name a song with something so distinctive in it that it would just be a dead giveaway for you if you heard only that part?