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Thanks so much for the positive feedback on these the last few days. We'll see if we can make it all the way through the 90s!

For today, let's time travel back to 1994:

• Amazon and Yahoo are both founded
• Major League Baseball players go on strike, and the World Series is canceled
• The Channel Tunnel between England and France opens
• Forrest Gump, The Lion King, and True Lies are the top movies at the box office

You have to name the song title and artist, based only on the opening line of the song.

Both answers (title and artist) are each worth the number of points stated. For example, if you get both title and artist on the 3 point question, that is 6 points.

110 points possible.

Post your score in comments.

I've pulled these lyrics by hand, but I've included an AI-generated "fun fact" about each song to help keep it interesting.

1 point

"I see the questions in your eyes, I know what's weighing on your mind"

Answer: >!I Swear, John Michael Montgomery!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!All-4-One's pop cover became a global hit, showing the song's reach far beyond country radio.!<

2 points

"They were farm kids way down in Dixie, They met in high school in the sixties"

Answer: >!John Deere Green, Joe Diffie!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!The song's Billy Bob loves Charlene mural became one of Joe Diffie's most memorable story images.!<

3 points

"Turn left at the old hotel. I know this boulevard much too well"

Answer: >!Who's That Man, Toby Keith!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!His self-titled debut established him as both a singer and a commercially successful songwriter.!<

4 points

"Sittin' in a tiny table in a ritzy restaurant"

Answer: >!Third Rate Romance, Sammy Kershaw!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!Kershaw worked a succession of day jobs while performing Louisiana clubs before his breakthrough.!<

5 points

"Have you ever been down to Texas, And down around San Antone?"

Answer: >!What the Cowgirls Do, Vince Gill!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!Vince Gill hosted the CMA Awards and won Entertainer and Male Vocalist.!<

6 points

"Through the back window of our '59 wagon"

Answer: >!How Can I Help You Say Goodbye, Patty Loveless!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!Patty Loveless is a distant cousin of Loretta Lynn and grew up in Kentucky coal country.!<

7 points

"Baby likes to rock like a boogie-woogie choo-choo train"

Answer: >!Baby Likes to Rock It, The Tractors!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!The Tractors emerged from Tulsa and mixed country with boogie, blues, and roots rock.!<

8 points

"She's waiting, for someone who could turn her life around"

Answer: >!She'd Give Anything, Boy Howdy!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!Boy Howdy was a California band, and lead singer Jeffrey Steele later became a top Nashville songwriter, co-writing Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts the Most."!<

9 points

"She hasn't done a thing that really has to mean she's going anywhere"

Answer: >!I Sure Can Smell the Rain, Blackhawk!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!The trio's high harmonies became a defining sound of mid-1990s country radio.!<

10 points

"If she says I caused her hurt, You can take her at her word"

Answer: >!She Can't Say I Didn't Cry, Rick Trevino!< - Find it on YouTube

Fun fact: >!Rick Trevino recorded in both English and Spanish early in his career.!<

For context, my dad is 88. He survived Lymphoma (chemo and radiation) about 4-5 years and has been in reasonable health since then. He's pretty active for an 88 year old.

Recently, he went to his internal medicine doctor, but my mom (84) did not go in with him. He left having no idea what the doctor said. They made a new appointment a few weeks later -- and my mom went in and was supposed to conference me in via speaker phone. She forgot to charge her phone (which she doesn't use much) and was unable to conference me in. But the doctors notes were available. He noted increased cognitive decline, continued complaints of dizziness, lack of taking medication as he should, and increased hearing loss.

He was referred to a Nuerologist and an ENT during the first appointment on 4/22. It has now been 3 weeks. When I saw my dad yesterday, it was a continued reminder that he is not himself -- and something is going on.

I called the Neurology office this morning, and they said it takes 3-6 weeks for the doctor to approve the referral and even then they are booked out "quite a while." I pushed on that a bit and she seemed to have no other answers. I called back to the internal medicine and left a message asking for either an urgent referral or a different referral.

I need some help here. How do I best pursue this? (Both in this specific instance and in a more general sense.) It seems to me that I'm going to have to get very involved with doctor's appointments and such to ensure they are getting good care.

Hi everyone. I played trombone in middle school, but that was 40 years ago. However, I've often told my wife that I was assigned to trombone because after a 10 second assessment, the band director said "you have the lips of a trombone player" -- even though sax was my top choice.
My kids are active in band, and it has taken me back to the fun of seeing them perform. Is it feasible to start sax later in life? Are there learning methods that are known to work well for adults? I don't really know where to start -- but I've been sitting with this idea for a few weeks and sort of want to just see how it feels.