Holy moses...Paula Abdul? Her catalog isn't big enough to even be a Headliner choice, let alone a Headliner. She had two relevant albums. Maybe if they combined Paula Abdul + Jody Watley + Pebbles, then they *might* be able to scrape up enough material for 11 questions. But if Paula Abdul's going to be a Headliner, what's next...Simon Cowell? It's not that much of a stretch from Paula Abdul.

Well, based on the 2004 Whitburn , Paula Abdul had more top 40 singles than FBRTNY (11 to 9) and more #1s (6 to 1). There are also more than a few other questions about her that could crop up. [/color]

Um, 2004 Whitburn was 6 years ago Britney's now had 17 top 40 singles.

Don't get me wrong, I'd much rather answer questions about Paula Abdul over FBRTNY, too (and even Mariah Carey for that matter). But there's just no way Paula Abdul should be a Headliner choice.

Well, figured as such. Has there been another Whitburn issued since then, and when?

Regardless, I find it difficult to agree that an artist with six #1s doesn't qualify to be a Playback Headliner.

I don't know. I think their web site is recordresearch.com or something like that. I guess we could just click on the site to find out...but as John Kerry once said, "I'm too lazy"

Billboard now puts discographies on their web site for free.



To me, it's not so much the #1 hits...it's the body of work. A lot of artists (especially around the Paula Abdul time frame) were 1-album or 2-album wonders. They loaded up on top 10, top 5 and/or #1 hits from two albums, only to get kicked by the wayside shortly thereafter. You could write 11 trivia questions based on even just one album, but is it worthy? I'd say no, but I'm sure others would argue yes. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

As uncool as Celine Dion is, I didn't have a problem with her being the Headliner because she's had a 20-year career and sold 100+ million albums. (and besides, it's only fair that buzztime throws the Canada players a bone every once in awhile, even if it means it has to be someone like Celine).

According to my librarian databases, there is a 9th edition in the works with a 2010 publication date. I can't order it yet so it may not exist yet or the publication is behind schedule. (Getting way off the topic now but I thought people might like to know this.)

Christina/HEELAX

soccer again this weekend. Please post the Encore question and answer. Thanks.

Nice game, CLARK crew. Are you a closet Britney fan or did you just happen to bring your 12 year old niece with you to the dining area tonight?

(Hint: No matter which one it was, just say it was the latter )

Did anyone else notice the true/false about whether the inspiration for Hotel California was based on an episode of the Outer Limits?

Did everyone at our bar all read the question incorrectly?

Buzztime said the answer is "True." That's horseshiat.

Hoping we read it wrong.

/died on the last question again, makes it a few weeks in a row. Bar woulda been 4th or 5th if we'd hit it.

Nice game, CLARK crew. Are you a closet Britney fan or did you just happen to bring your 12 year old niece with you to the dining area tonight?

I'm pretty sure that CLARK has been out of the closet for quite some time now.
Just ask him about the Ting Tings...

(Hint: No matter which one it was, just say it was the latter )

- Before the game, I did my best to channel SPIEGS's innermost thoughts on Britney Spears (how disturbing)..

Oh, that must be what the song '3' is all about (We missed that one).

Did anyone else notice the true/false about whether the inspiration for Hotel California was based on an episode of the Outer Limits?

Did everyone at our bar all read the question incorrectly?

Buzztime said the answer is "True." That's horseshiat.

Hoping we read it wrong.

/died on the last question again, makes it a few weeks in a row. Bar woulda been 4th or 5th if we'd hit it.

Couple of comments/excuses:

- For the record, we got crushed when QUEEN was the headliner.

- Before the game, I did my best to channel SPIEGS's innermost thoughts on Britney Spears (how disturbing)..

- I wouldn't take my niece to Cadillac Jacks, she drinks too much.

- It was SPOTES's quarter that went into the jukebox, and he happened to be standing near it when the Ting Tings played.

SPIEGS' innermost thoughts Saturday were about the sad nature of the Tennessee football program...EGADS!!!

Which was offset Sunday by his thoughts about the sad nature of the Dallas Cowboys football program.

Oh, to be in Xanadu!

According to my librarian databases, there is a 9th edition in the works with a 2010 publication date. I can't order it yet so it may not exist yet or the publication is behind schedule. (Getting way off the topic now but I thought people might like to know this.)

Christina/HEELAX