TQOTD: Pop Musicians....

[pat]

Going way back to may days as a Trivia Forum Host on AOL (back when they were excited that they broke the 100,000 subscriber barrier), every person I've known who runs trivia games knows this piece of information. Its utter lack of greater significance makes it almost the creme de la creme of stupid trivia.

Michael Nesmith has had a long and varied career (among other things, he was the executive producer for the cult film classic Repo Man), but is best known as one of the Monkees (aka The Pre-Fab Four). But what was Michael Nesmith's mother's claim to fame?



Betty Nesmith created the secretary's friend, Liquid Paper. She later sold the Liquid Paper company for $50 million dollars. Mike eventually inherited half of that, the other half went to finance a "think tank."

Now, aren't you glad you know that?

Comments

[calebbullen.livejournal.com]

Jeez o pete! everyone knows that. But that's allright. I just like to be reminded of the great mike nesmith. Fellow texan. Producer of Tapeheads! Singer of one ton tomato (guantanamera)and the only Monkee to have had a hit as a songwriter before joining the fake four.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Don't forget, he *was* the cutest Monkee. And he wrote Linda Ronstadt's first hit record, back when she sang with the Stone Poneys backing her.

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[calebbullen.livejournal.com]

I fear I am unqualified to discern his cuteness. His "playing a car" with Frank Zappa made a mighty influence on me as a young boy though.