Extreme Trivia #12
May 26, 2006 at 7:06 am
Now, the answer to last week’s Extreme Trivia question. One of the hosts of a Sunday public affairs television talk show once made a cameo apperance on a prime time TV program as the cousin of a detective. Name the host and name the show.
DT Nelson expertly answered correctly this way: “Tim Russert appeared on ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ as Captain Megan Russert’s cousin. (Captain Russert? Maybe she was a Lieutenant. Anyway, she was boss of one shift. Played by Isabella Hofmann.) It was just a brief bit in the segment before the opening credits, and moderately funny, as I recall.” Aaron Dickey also got it right.
Now, the next Extreme Trivia question. In honor of the Memorial Day weekend rush to the beach: Richard Nixon famously wore a suit and wingtips at the beach. Where was the below photo taken?
John Buckley said,
May 26, 2006 @ 8:21 am
Easy answer would be San Clemente: this photo predates the Western White House as Nixon — is he really wearing jeans? OMYGAWD — looks circa 1968, not 1972-1974, Best guess: The People’s Republic of Santa Monica during the second POTUS campaign @1967/1968.
John Buckley said,
May 26, 2006 @ 9:01 am
Huh?
Peter Roff said,
May 26, 2006 @ 11:08 am
San Clemente, California
Aaron Dickey said,
May 26, 2006 @ 11:25 am
Looks like beautiful downtown San Clemente to me! Judging from the clouds, I’d have to guess it was around, oh, January 13, 1971.
Here’s a closeup shot of the two lovebirds from the same photo shoot:
http://www.fadedgiant.net/assets/images/nixon_richard_and_mrs-550-b.jpg
What the hell sort of windbreaker is that, anyway? It looks like the missing link between Mao Suit coats and Members Only jackets.
Heather said,
May 26, 2006 @ 11:44 am
I believe the answer is Long Island, NYC.
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D T Nelson said,
May 30, 2006 @ 10:48 am
I believe it was taken on the beach at the “Western White House,” Nixon’s place at San Clemente, California.