| Answers: PART ONE: 1) The correct answer is “c,” Cat Phoenix has long joked that he is terrible at naming things, even citing once, “I had a cat named Cat. Does that tell you anything?” 2) The correct answer is “d,” German Phoenix is fluent in every language on the list, except German… which oddly enough, Tony can speak quite well. 3) The correct answer is “a,” “Let Me Love You” “Let Me Love You” is the song that skyrocketed Phoenix to the stardom he has now come to loathe back in the summer of 1985. 4) The correct answer is “d,” Montana Many references have been made about Phoenix’s “northern” accent, his “thick bloodedness” and his “rural” upbringing in the great state of Montana. 5) The correct answer is “a,” Donald Patrick Reeves Cringe though he may, Donald Patrick Reeves is Phoenix’s given name. Extra credit: The correct answer is “c,” Thirteen Phoenix has thirteen number ones to his name (“Raggedy Ann,” “Don’t Say a Word,” “Alone,” “Wait for the Sun,” “Do You Hear Me,” “Let Me Love You,” “For the Sake of My Love,” “Kristen Nicole,” “Shine,” “Look at You,” “Anything,” “See the Sun Again” and “Walk Away from Love”) as of 8/89. PART TWO: 6) The correct answer is “c,” Thirteen T.J. was but thirteen when his debut record, Shakespeare’s Fantasy, released in March of 1974. 7) The correct answer is “c,” Courtney T.J. and Courtney Faraday, the boss’s daughter, had a forbidden romance in the late 1970s and were engaged for a brief period before breaking up in early 1980. 8) The correct answer is “b,” Adrian Adrian Sweeney is the character in question. T.J. even wrote a song in his honor, “Million Dollars (Adrian’s Song)”. 9) The correct answer is “a,” Free Free, released in July of 1983, is the record where T.J. finally “found his voice.” 10) The correct answer is “c,” It was his mother’s maiden name T.J. jokes that he hit the “family name jackpot,” since Trent was his mother’s maiden name and Gunnar, his middle name, was his maternal grandmother’s maiden name. Extra credit: The correct answer is “b,” Memphis Although raised in Nashville, T.J. was born the same place Elvis was, Memphis, Tennessee. PART THREE: 11) The correct answer is “d,” “Psycho Babble” T.J. wrote the song that ushered in the return of Tony M. 12) The correct answer is “c,” Kathy Tony and Kathy Golden were married from November, 1973 - April, 1986. 13) The correct answer is “c,” Four Tony is the middle of five children, meaning he has four siblings. 14) The correct answer is “a,” It was his mother’s maiden name and married name combined Tony chose to honor both of his parents, by adopting both of their last names professionally. 15) The correct answer is “b,” Painting Although he’d had artistic bends all his life, Tony didn’t get serious about his painting until walking away from JLN the first time. Extra credit: The correct answer is “b,” Micah Tony is the head songwriter on campus at JLN, but his “best mate” remains the one artist on the roster who has never recorded one of his songs. PART FOUR: 16) The correct answer is “a,” 1986 It was October of 1986 in BCD time when the series premiered. 17) The correct answer is “c,” Along the Road Taken from the title of a record I really liked, Along the Road was to originally supposed to be BCD’s title. 18) The correct answer is “b,” Joel Loves Nina Although Joy, Love, Noise is pretty good, Joel decided to show the world his love for Nina when he named the label after her in 1981. 19) The correct answer is “d,” Phoenix Although my visions of the other three have changed somewhat over the years, Phoenix has never wavered. He's been "cast" with Mark Mortimer since day one. 20) The correct answer is “c,” Ming Ming Nguyen is the receptionist with a mad crush on Tony. Extra credit: The correct answer is “d,” Tony Having purchased the studio for JLN in 1984, Tony found it only fitting to name it too, dubbing it something only he could, The Ratnest. |