| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12331 Registered: 4-2010 |
But did he stay for the triumphant sequel? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3219 Registered: 9-2010 |
He = H/A/M? = Balin? True story? FYOI? FSEI? LTPF list of centuries/decades? LTPF list of continents/countries? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12333 Registered: 4-2010 |
He = H/A/M? Yes = Balin? No True story? No FYOI? Only the musing that is the puzzle statement FSEI? But most of the story is this LTPF list of centuries/decades? Two decades are relevant - 1880s and 1980s. LTPF list of continents/countries? An unknown fictional place on Earth, probably in the US | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3221 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is the relevant medium the fictional place appears in: book/magazine/comics? movie/tv show? is it relevant in what way the "sequel" is "triumphant"? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12335 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the relevant medium the fictional place appears in: book/magazine/comics? movie/tv show? None of these is it relevant in what way the "sequel" is "triumphant"? Yes | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 141 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the medium a computer game? a play? a poem? a radio play? or a story told on the radio? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1038 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did he (fictionally?) live in the 1880s? The 1980s? Did the triumphant sequel (fictionally?) take place in the 1880s? The 1980s? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12339 Registered: 4-2010 |
is the medium a computer game? a play? a poem? The 1880s bit - the place - is this a radio play? or a story told on the radio? ...but the 1980s bit is nowhere to be seen. Did he (fictionally?) live in the 1880s? Here The 1980s? Did the triumphant sequel (fictionally?) take place in the 1880s? The 1980s? 1900s | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3337 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the 1980's thing a song? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12352 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the 1980's thing a song? Yes | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1040 Registered: 5-2009 |
So there is a relevant poem written in the 1880s? Published in the 1880s? Written in English? Set in the 1880s but written later? And there is a relevant song written in the 1980s? Published in the 1980s? Set in the 1980s? The language of the song is English? Was there a triumphant sequel in the real world? Is it mentioned in the poem? Another poem? The song? Another song? Some other work of fiction? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12354 Registered: 4-2010 |
So there is a relevant poem written in the 1880s? Published in the 1880s? Written in English? Yes to these three Set in the 1880s but written later? No to this And there is a relevant song written in the 1980s? Yes Published in the 1980s? Yes Set in the 1980s? Noish/Yope The language of the song is English? Yes Was there a triumphant sequel in the real world? Is it mentioned in the poem? Another poem? This The song? Another song? Some other work of fiction? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 171 Registered: 2-2011 |
was "he" a fictional character? who first appeared in the 1st poem? was he a soldier? a pirate? a highwayman? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12359 Registered: 4-2010 |
was "he" a fictional character? who first appeared in the 1st poem? Yes to both was he a soldier? a pirate? a highwayman? But none of these | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1047 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does the fictional character from the 1st poem appear in the 2nd poem, too? In the song? Is he triumphant in the 2nd poem? The song? Is the fictional character H? A? M? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12360 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the fictional character from the 1st poem appear in the 2nd poem, too? Yes In the song? Yes Is he triumphant in the 2nd poem? Yes The song? No Is the fictional character H? A? M? Yes to all | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3344 Registered: 1-2007 |
I have a theory so i'll ask is the song by a heavy metal band? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12373 Registered: 4-2010 |
I have a theory so i'll ask is the song by a heavy metal band? No, but I'm curious as to what you were thinking. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 182 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he stay - in a particular place? or time? or stay in the sense of remain belonging to a group? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12379 Registered: 4-2010 |
did he stay - in a particular place? This (tiny -ish) or time? And this (tiny -ish) or stay in the sense of remain belonging to a group? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 197 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the poem about leaving somewhere? the song? the leaving of Liverpool? is the place relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12404 Registered: 4-2010 |
was the poem about leaving somewhere? the song? the leaving of Liverpool? No to all is the place relevant? Yopish/Noish | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3346 Registered: 1-2007 |
I was miles off. I misread the date of the original poem and thought it might be the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Iron Maiden had a song on their Powerslave album based on the poem. 14 minutes long it was. Is this a well known 80's pop hit? By a british band? US Band? other? british singer? US singer? other? I suppose I better eliminate something obvious ... Are REM relevant? (of course they ARE relevant but I mean in the context of this puzzle ;) | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 209 Registered: 2-2011 |
in the 2nd poem did he triumph over death? nature? an army? another person? a group of people? disability? was he a king? a leader of men? a military leader? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12417 Registered: 4-2010 |
I was miles off. I misread the date of the original poem and thought it might be the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Iron Maiden had a song on their Powerslave album based on the poem. 14 minutes long it was. Is this a well known 80's pop hit? Rock, but Yes By a british band? US Band? other? british singer? US singer? This other? I suppose I better eliminate something obvious ... Are REM relevant? No - I was wondering when that question was going to pop up =) (of course they ARE relevant but I mean in the context of this puzzle ;) in the 2nd poem did he triumph over death? nature? an army? another person? This-ish a group of people? And this-ish, but less so disability? was he a king? a leader of men? a military leader? No to all, with perhaps a slight -ish to the middle one | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 217 Registered: 2-2011 |
a religious leader? a teacher? a sportsman? a wizard? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12423 Registered: 4-2010 |
a religious leader? a teacher? a sportsman? This 'un a wizard? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 221 Registered: 2-2011 |
it wouldn't be baseball by any chance? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12429 Registered: 4-2010 |
it wouldn't be baseball by any chance? It would be baseball. And don't worry - no knowledge (or very little) knowledge of the rules is needed. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 227 Registered: 2-2011 |
the only baseball poem I know would be Casey at the bat?? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3350 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the song "We didn't start the fire"? Is the baseball player Roy Campanella? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3351 Registered: 1-2007 |
Or Joe DiMaggio or even Mickey Mantle? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3352 Registered: 1-2007 |
Oh just realised the "he" is fictional So maybe you can strike (pun intended) my previous questions apart from the Billy Joel bit of course. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12434 Registered: 4-2010 |
the only baseball poem I know would be Casey at the bat?? And that's the right poem! Is the song "We didn't start the fire"? No Oh just realised the "he" is fictional Right, see above So maybe you can strike (pun intended) my previous questions apart from the Billy Joel bit of course. Question struck. And from the looks of it, your count is 0 and 2. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 230 Registered: 2-2011 |
so in the original poem Casey struck out and presumably his team didn't win? was the second poem written about the same era? by the same poet? did Casey's team win? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 231 Registered: 2-2011 |
ps not an expert in Americana, but there was a fabulous treatment of the poem in MAD magazine in the 50s or 60s | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12442 Registered: 4-2010 |
so in the original poem Casey struck out and presumably his team didn't win? Right. was the second poem written about the same era? About 15-20 years later, if I can remember by the same poet? No did Casey's team win? Yes! That's all you need to know for the poem. Now, the song. (Googlepedia is legal.) ps not an expert in Americana, but there was a fabulous treatment of the poem in MAD magazine in the 50s or 60s I've seen a few good parodies - don't think I've seen that one though. I'll have to check it out. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 832 Registered: 9-2010 |
Take Me Out to the Ball Game relevant? Wikipedia says the Katie Casey in the original version was Casey at the Bat's daughter? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 245 Registered: 2-2011 |
john cale? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12462 Registered: 4-2010 |
Take Me Out to the Ball Game relevant? No - remember, we're looking for a baseball song from the 1980s. Wikipedia says the Katie Casey in the original version was Casey at the Bat's daughter? I did not know that - cool! john cale? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12503 Registered: 4-2010 |
Since we're almost there I will RECAP: The "he" is from a baseball song from the 1980s. The song mentions him being around during the events of the poem "Casey at the Bat," but I wonder if "he" stayed for the sequel in which Casey hits a home run. All that's left is the song. | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 758 Registered: 9-2008 |
The only song that is coming to mind is "Centerfield"...? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12506 Registered: 4-2010 |
The only song that is coming to mind is "Centerfield"...? ...and that's the right one. **********SPOILER********** John Fogerty's song "Centerfield" contains the lyrics: Well I spent some time in the Mudville nine Watching it from the bench You know I took some lumps When the Mighty Casey struck out Naturally, I am wondering whether the song's narrator stuck around for the sequel ("Casey's Revenge," by either James Wilson or Grantland Rice), in which Casey hits a game-winning home run. Nice work everyone (Shez, Peter, Kaygee, et cetera). | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 262 Registered: 2-2011 |
thanks Balin. good puzzle |
