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Well actually its not. However there is nothing like singing and dancing to chase away late-March-snowy-Monday-blues and on this day in 1943 the first time musical collaboration of two partners debuted on Broadway and produced a monster hit. Can you name the prolific duo and their socko smash? If you can let me know!

If you can't then get out of your lonely room and search one of our music databases by the (not so) hidden keyword clues contained in this entry.

Last week I wanted to know the name of the man who built what is now the largest brewing company in the United States on Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob amongst others. The man is August Anheuser Busch, Jr. and his grandson August Anheuser Busch IV is the current CEO of the Anheuser-Busch Companies. The campus cheap beer aficionados are

Peter Erickson
Jan Orf
An anonymous poster

Thanks as always for playing!

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Of course you do, and would you like to share a few thoughts about that book?

For Library Week (April 14 – 18) the UST Libraries will create a site to collect a list of favorite books submitted by UST students, staff and faculty. If you want to participate and see your name ‘up in lights’ on our website please respond back to me with the title of a book (or two, or three) along with a few comments.

Thank you very much!

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If I wanted to drown my sorrows about the lateness of this post with weak, water-like beer I can do so largely in part because of the man who was born on March 28th, 1899. He turned a family brewery into a world renown cheep beer juggernaut that college students are still celebrating to this day. If that is not enough for one life time this man also convinced his company to buy the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953. Can you name this beer baron?

If you can then drop me a message.

The striking image of an earnest researcher pouring over old newspaper articles on microfiche may seem romantic in the movies but the stark reality is that the machines are hard to use and induce migraines when you try to read the small print. Give me a database any day like the Historical New York Times or the Historical Washington Post if you want to research news from 1953 or some other date from the last century. And if you have a question about these or any other library resource you may always ask a librarian.

Last week I asked for the names of the lesser known Gorgon sisters who are overshadowed by their infamous sister Medusa. The answer is Stheno and Euryale who seem to be making a bit of a comeback lately in video games and graphic novels. The campus classical scholars who knew the answer are -

Peter Erickson
Ann Kenne
Marianne Hageman

Thanks for playing!

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Many people this week have snakes on a brain because St. Patrick is credited for banishing them from Ireland. But when I think of snakes I think of Medusa from ancient Greek mythology who pioneered them as a fashion statement. What I did not know was that Medusa overshadowed two other equally coifed and dangerous sisters. Can you name them off your snake-free head? If you can send me a message and receive the adulation that comes with being known as one of the premier campus ophiologists.

If need to do a little research on this or any question how about using an online encyclopedia that you know is from a reputable source and can trust in a bibliography? We have many to choose from on this page.

Last week I asked about an infamously querulous couple who chose the ill-fated date of March 15th to be married for the first time. The mystery couple who set the standard for tumultuous relationships are Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The campus gossipmongers who knew the answer are

Peter Erickson
Jan Orf
John Wendt
Laure Benson
Elizabeth Dial

Thank you very much!

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Preparations are underway for this year's Library Week book sales in the UST Libraries. If you have books you no longer wish to keep, please consider donating them to the libraries. We will gratefully accept your literary classics, novels, biographies, self-help books, cookbooks, children's books, theology, history, travel, mystery, etc!
Please bring them to the Circulation Desk at the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library any time between now and April 11. Mark your calendars and plan to shop the Library Week book sales at our libraries during the week of April 14 - 18. Library Week details to follow soon. If you have questions, please call Julie at 962-5014.

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The assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15th 44 BC has made 'Beware the Ides of March' a metaphor for impending doom. So with that in mind you would think that no one would want to get married on that day. Well it just so happened that a very famous and famously tumultuous couple did get married on March 15th 1964 after starring in a famously horrible movie together. Hint: They eventually divorced in 1974, but remarried in 1975.

Can you name the couple? If you can send me a message and receive your own 15 minutes of fame on our blog.

If you don't know the answer off your head a great place to look is in a new database Readers Guide Retrospective which is an electronic index to articles from more than 375 popular magazines and journals from 1890 to 1982.
For people 'of a certain age' this is the electronic version of the seminal print source that many students first used to conduct research. If you would like more information about this source please contact Ann Kenne

Speaking of people 'of a certain age' last week I wanted to know which two toys debuted in one week and were recently named the top toys of all time. The answer is #2 Barbie and #1 The Hula Hoop.

The two young at heart answerers are

Elizabeth Dial
Peter Erickson

Thank you very much!

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This week was a banner week in the history of toys! On March 5th 1963 this toy was patented and launched an international craze. Then on March 9th 1959 this toy made a glamorous debut. Can you name the toys off your head? Hint: On the VH1 show I Love Toys one of these toys was voted the number one greatest toy of all times and the other was voted the number two greatest toy of all times.

If you are still stumped then trying a database of newspapers would be another place to look and it just so happens that the libraries provide access to one called Proquest Newsstand Complete. Along with answers to trivia questions you can also find full text of the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Minneapolis Star Tribune full text.

If you come up with the answer or an anecdote about these or any other favorite toys send a message to arhudson@stthomas.edu in order to receive the recognition you deserve.

Last week I challenged you all to name the young boxer and the heavyweight champion he defeated in 1964. The young upstart was Cassius Clay and his heavyweight champion opponent was Sonny Liston. The campus boxing enthusiasts who knew the answer are

Peter Erickson
Marianne Hageman

Thanks to all for playing!

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