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July 17

Trying to get info on musician from 1950's named "Sleepy Marlin"

I am trying to get any info I can on a musician I can barely remember from the late 1950's called "Sleepy Marlin"---If I remember correctly, he played fiddle and had a family-type band, possibly bluegrass, and may have been affiliated with Randy Atcher----

Anyone who can provide me with valid info, I would be ever so grateful and very appreciative. My father passed away in January this year(2008) at the age of 91----I am 57, and I can remember hearing Mr. Marlin when I was between the ages of 5 and 9, he was one of my dad's oldest idols in the old-style music.

Thank youand god bless!!!

Mrs. Lydia (Adkins) Simpson, Edmonton, Kentucky

The first result of a Google search for "Sleepy Marlin" looks promising... Info link. Dismas|^(talk) 00:54, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

As of this Spring, Sleepy is alive and well and living with his family in Southern Indiana. Sleepy was a member of "The Drifting Pioneers" in the late 1930's and early 1940's (with Merle Travis) on WLW's Boone County Jamboree. Later he won several fiddling championships. His children have a band called The Marlins and they are quite active around the Midwest. Mike Martini, Cincinnati —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.54.151.14 (talk) 15:00, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

January 22, 2011 Morris Wayne “Sleepy” Marlin 95; Air Force veteran newsroom@newsandtribune.com

A funeral Mass for Morris Wayne “Sleepy” Marlin, 95, of Jeffersonville, will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Jeffersonville. He died Jan. 20, 2011.

He was born on Aug 7, 1915, in Carmi, Ill. He took up the fiddle at age 12 and won his first fiddlers’ contest at age 18. He entered radio broadcasting in 1936 at WGBF in Evansville. In 1937, he started working at WLW radio in Cincinnati. During WW II, he was a flight instructor at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. He was an international champion fiddler, winning 17 championships in the U.S. and Canada during his 52-year career. He performed on WHAS radio and the TV show “Hayloft Hoedown” from 1950-1962. He also appeared on national network television shows including, “The Arthur Godfrey Show”, “Renfro Valley Barndance”, “Your Town with Faye Emerson”, “The Dave Garroway Show”, “WLS National Barndance”, and Garry Moore’s “To Tell the Truth” show. He continued performing with his six sons and daughter until he retired in 1988. He was a Kentucky Colonel, and a recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash Indiana state award, a 4th Degree member of Knights of Columbus, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Survivors include daughters Beverly Burgess and Cindy Grant and her husband Jerry; sons Jack and his wife Sandy, James, Gary and his wife Maureen, Robert, Rick and Pat; 18 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Madge Wilson.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Ruth; his brother ,John; and sister, Geraldine Jensen.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at E.M. Coots funeral home, Jeffersonville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Vista Care Hospice or Catholic Charities.

Two and a Half Men Theme Song

Who sings it? After a google search, I found "Elizabeth Dailey and other studio musicians" but I hope to find more specific info. Thanks. The Reader who Writes (talk) 02:41, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Why "TiVo"?

Hi. Why is TiVo called TiVo? What does the capitalized V mean? Thanks in advance, Kreachure (talk) 15:14, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't have any reference, but I think the V goes with the T so that "TV" stands out. Other than that, I think most modern brand names don't tend to mean a lot. e.g. Flickr? For photo storage? --LarryMac | Talk 15:17, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

OK, so I did find a reference. My google-fu is strong today! Anyway, here's a pretty thorough explanation. --LarryMac | Talk 15:20, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. You definitely hit the motherlode of this one. I don't know how to get that into the article though... very informative nonetheless. Kreachure (talk) 15:51, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

That's pretty useful; perhaps it should be included into the Tivo article? Gary King (talk) 08:26, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

It's hard (and no doubt expensive) to copyright/trademark common-use words as I understand it. It is much easier to purposefully mis-spell a word and that makes your name instantly recogniseable and is also easier to copyright/trademark...E.g. Flickr = Flicker mis-spelt and flicker is photo/imagery style word. Or do the apple technique and put an 'i' infront of everything. Instantly you have common-use words that you can name your product... iPod, iTunes, iMac (well mac less so!). 194.221.133.226 (talk) 08:31, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

bomber song

In the early 1980s, I would hear 'You Dropped A Bomb On Me' by the Gap Band. Were there two or three different versions of the song? I remember one in which air raid siren and dive bomber sound effects were added in. Right now, I'm having a hard time finding it on YouTube. I would really appreciate it if anyone knows what I mean.72.229.139.13 (talk) 23:07, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I know there are at least two versions of the song, the radio version and what they called a "12 inch mix" back in the eighties which was basically an extended version. cheers,10draftsdeep (talk) 14:10, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

If I were to try and find that version on YouTube, what search terms should I use?72.229.139.13 (talk) 20:52, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Simply typing "Gap Band" worked for me to get the basic song video, however I am not certain if it was the extended version. There may not be an "official" video for the extended cut since those longer mixes were usually made for dance clubs and not provided with an alternate video. cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 20:03, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

I tried, no luck. Should I just give up?72.229.136.28 (talk) 03:33, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

There are videos being added and removed from Youtube every second, so you may eventually come across something. If you are really interested in the song, look here for 5 mixes of it on one disc: http://shop.mtv.com/Love-at-Your-Fingertips-Funk_stcVVproductId1587387VVcatId421052VVviewprod.htm cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 18:00, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

You may try searching on YouTube using the names of the remixes listed on the disc as well. cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 18:11, 23 July 2008 (UTC)