Who The Heck I'm Iz?

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Wow!  It has been since March 2, 2011 since I posted a "Who The Heck I'm Iz?" deal.


So, I know y'all are bound to be parched for a chance to show just how knowledgeable of obscure things you are.  In our last edition of this, the guy was Marjoe Gortner.  Only Big Bad Jim even kinda halfway knew the guy.  Hopefully y'all will do mo' better this time, because this guy is not as obscure.  As far as I know he was never a Child Evangelist, either.


Actually, I started to do this post last night, but I got disrupted by a very troubling story out of Thibodeaux, Louisiana, which Big Bald Jim had posted on The Facebook®.  So, I just quit and went on to bed.  But, I woke up, and figured I'd go ahead on and do it now.  You're welcome.


So, The Mrs. was looking at a film on The Netflix® last night.  And, it was a pretty good film, too.  It was somewhat hard to follow because about half the time they were talking Spanish, and the other half they were talking English.  And, there were no sub-titles, neither.  Fortunately, I am half-way fluent in Spanish due to the fact that I live in the 'hood surrounded by a bunch of Wetback neighbors...and I had a small manufacturing plant in TJ a few  years back, and was forced to learn the native tongue.


So, I could follow the film (I think it was filmed in  1994, or '95...not sure) pretty good.  Anyway, it was about these Irish nannies, and a Spanish revolution deal, and an Irish chick (who was hot btw) that fell in love with this Spaniard (who was married btw, but didn't seem to find anything wrong with having more than one woman on a string).  And, I mean, I was focusing in hard on the dialogue so as to be able to really enjoy the film.


Then I saw this other guy in the film (not the cheatin' Spaniard...another guy).  And I says to myself, "I know that guy!  I know him.  Who is that guy?  Who is that guy?  Dangit!!!!! Who is that guy?"  Then it started to dawn upon me.


He was that guy that I saw in that film WAY back in the 60's when I was a kid (1967 to be exact).  He is that guy that came to help out that guy that sang "MacArthur Park," and eventually ended up banging his wife.  But, I was a little confused.  I mean, I thought he was a Frenchman in that film from the 60's, come to help out the Brits...so I figured I was wrong, because here he is now as a Spaniard in the mid-90's!


So, I studied on it in my head...pondered all I could remember...did a quick GoobleSearch®, and discovered that I was right.  It was the same guy...separated by about 30 years.  But my GoobleSearch® turned up an interesting something. He ain't a Frenchman. Nor, is he a Spaniard. Nope. He's an I-talian!


And, I'll tell y'all, the old boy has held up well, too.


He will be 70 years old  this coming November.  This picture was taken in August of 2008, so I guess he was about 66.

Okay...who is this guy?

And the winner is...

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I gotta tell y'all honest here that I was a tad disappointed that all of y'all did not know the subject (object/whatever) of yesterday's little "Who The Heck I'm Iz?" quiz.


I really figured everybody would know Marjoe Gortner.  Marjoe is actually a pretty interesting cat, and I remember being somewhat interested in his life story several years ago.  


Anyway, it seems that only one of y'all knew Marjoe.  That would be Jim, and honestly he didn't even remember Marjoe's last name.  But, he whined and moaned, and claimed victory anyway.


So, Jimbo...here's your prize.


Be sure and post it on your sidebar...

Who The Heck I'm Iz?

Okay, a long long time ago...I can still remember how the music used to make me smile...


Oh wait!  This is not "Name That Tune," So never mind.


Nope, this here is another episode of "Who The Heck Am I?"  I stolden the idea off of The Mayor a long long time ago.  But, honestly I haven't done it justice.  Which I never do.  Heck, The Mayor let me do MENSA teaser one Summer, and I sucked at that, too.  (Sorry, Mayor.  I still feel bad about that...but the difficulties of life screwed me over.  Just sayin'...)


Anyway, I'm gonna get back to Name That Tune, and Name That Film pretty soon.  I've still got this really good one that makes sport of Bo Schembechler (and deservedly so), and also another one from Urban Cowboy (oooops...I guess that's a clue that y'all can file in your gray matter for future reference) that I'm gonna get around to.


Anyway, this is Who The Heck Am I?  Now, this is gonna be another easy one.  And, if you get it right, well, don't get all puffed up and vain and junk.   Because it's an easy one.


Pitcher #1:

 

Clue #1 :  Child Evangelist...

Picture #2:

Clue #2:  Second-rate actor

Yep, it's the same guy.  Well, like I said, this is an easy one.  If you don't know this one, well then you just don't  your child Evangelists, or second-rate actors.

Just sayin'...

Is it just me???

Or, does this guy look like somebody famous to anybody else?

I mean, the smoke is out of place, but the JETS logo is 'bout right...

Maybe it's just me. 

A couple of Thursday afternoon quizzes for y'all!

Our good buddy and regular contributor, Paul The Fireguy, sent me a bunch of good junk I'm gonna be showing y'all in the years to come.  But instead of just showing this stuff to y'all, I've decided to make it like a quiz.  You can answer if you want to.

If you're Paul The Fireguy, you may not answer, as you already know, and it won't count.  Just sayin'...  Well, wait a minute.  You may answer, but you MUST answer incorrectly in order to throw off all the wannabes that will glom onto your answer because they know that you already know.

The first one comes from pictures of well-known folks before they were really well known.  I know, I'm stealing from The Mayor's "When They Were Young" posts.  Again. But he'll forgive me.  I prayed him through his latest illness, so he owes me one...

Okay...Who Is This Chick?

I will give you some clues.  She's a chick.  She is older now than my Momma, and she's married to a fellow named "Bernard."  I know the photo is not the greatest, nor easiest to recognize.  But heck, who cares, huh?

Now, this second little quiz comes from "Look Alikes." Of course, every living human will know that the fellow on the right is Elvis. I mean, if you don't know that, you are not astute enough to be anywhere near a computer. But, can you Identify the Elvis Impersonator?

Sorry...no clues.

Good luck, y'all!  There won't be any prizes or anything...just "bragging rights."