Here's a test

[Peter_Puget]

What groups performed the songs that the following three routes at the Lower Town Town Wall were named after: Sonic Reducer, Pretty Vacant, amd Terminal Preppie.

[Peter_Puget]

oops should have been a reply to the music thread not a start of a new one!

[Dru]

Well, move it away from music a bit then, what other world-famous climbing area has a route called Pretty Vacant (hint, routes called Furry Pink and Rock The Casbah are located in the same area)

[Retrosaurus]

The Bugs

[Dru]

Retro, new trivia champion, now can you answer PP's original question???

[Retrosaurus]

No answer to PP's Q? But another trivia test.

Why is Library Ledge on Outer Space named as such?

[Cpt.Caveman]

I always thought it was a mellow spot to sit and read a book??

[Retrosaurus]

Negative.

[Dru]

How about because if you don't book up that climb, you will be overdue for return to the parking lot?

[Retrosaurus]

Try again ladies.

[mark]

I heard a story that it was called library ledge because a porno magazine was left there stashed behind a flake. True?

[Retrosaurus]

!!! Winner !!!

But it was more like a library, than a single mag.

[pope]

Sex Pistols? My second guess would be New York Dolls.

[Mer]

Sonic Reducer: Pearl Jam (Dead Boys cover)

Pretty Vacant: Sex Pistols

Terminal Preppy: Dead Kennedys

Amazing what you can get accomplished with a search engine, and a little free time at work.

[forrest_m]

speaking of index musical route names, i've always wanted some explanation of "ted nugent in a basket". anyone have any ideas?

as long as we're on index trivia, anyone know who Walter B. is and why we're apologizing to him?

[ScottP]

More Index trivia:

What is the nickname of the person largely responsible for hanging the boarshead from bolts on Model Worker AND why was the tradition finally stopped?

[Dru]

Even more Index trivia - to which of the individualFirst ascencionists' lives outside climbing do the individual words of "School, work, rehab" refer to?

[AlpineK]

Chief Pig Rigger: Big John. At least he did most of the public relations regarding pig rigging. The tradition stoped when Fred Grafton threatened to punch him.

I should add that it was Fred who first discovered a supply of hog's heads

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[crazyjizzy]

I think that "two-faced piece of shit" did most of the rigging, while BJ basked in glory of blame. These two were definetly in the Glimmer twins mold. But Joe also played an important role.

How did we do ScottP?

On to Walter B. When Dan Lepeska placed that bolt (twenty years ago), it was actually a big deal - rapp bolts. Thence the name, because he felt Walter Bonatti was the epitome of climbing purity.

[ScottP]

My source said Fred threatened to punch out the lights of a guy named "Shop Boy". Is this Big John? (He didn't divulge Shop Boy's true identity.)

[crazyjizzy]

Don't ever listen to Al Pacifico

[AlpineK]

Shop Boy gets only 1/2 credit. BJ and his buddy the rat were the prime movers behind the pig. Ditto Crazyjz don't listen to Al

[ScottP]

It wasn't Al.

BTW, for another $200.00 and what's behind the curtain, who did the first ascent of Princely Ambitions after the block fell off?

 

[pope]

Mike Massey. I'll take the $200, but I don't want what's behind the curtain, I'm pretty sure.

[ScottP]

It wasn't Mike Massey, unless he missed crucial holds and bypassed obvious gear placements (the latter possibly being the case if Mike's reputation is what I hear it is.).

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