History Challenge & Journal

[kalbow]

...while we're pondering the location of some dank soi in Londres, what's this picture all about - the occassion and who's the famous dude in it?

[pharvey]

Bizarre wing bi-wing in the background?

[PeteC]

No idea why but the man sitting on the grass, far right, seems familiar. Although, the one standing center resembles a young prior King or Prince? Pete

[Nereus]

...while we're pondering the location of some dank soi in Londres, what's this picture all about - the occassion and who's the famous dude in it?

I tink that may be Harry Houdini, and his "famous" flight in Australia in his Voisin aircraft in 1910.

[sandman67]

Beat me to it Nerus....the chap in the white shirt second row standing 4th from right looks to be Harry Houdini.

Houdini was the first man to fly a plane in Australia....well officially any way. The actual first flight was unobserved so didnt count.

The program about him on History Channel last week was fascinating.

What is even more fascinating (and amazing) is how in 100 years we have gone from a box kite with a small bike engine to the B2 Spirit.

[kalbow]

You gents are too good

[sandman67]

a trio of hirsuit brain ticklers

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1) Name our three bunches of loon wearing tree huggers
2) What date and location links all three
3) When 1 is 1, 2 is 3, and 3 is 4 what or who is 2?

[caller]

It's in London, but what is special about that location?

The bank that Nick Leeson brought down?

[Jimbob]

a trio of hirsuit brain ticklers

1) Name our three bunches of loon wearing tree huggers
2) What date and location links all three
3) When 1 is 1, 2 is 3, and 3 is 4 what or who is 2?

Nice 'old farts' challenge Sandman.
Band 3 is Ten Years After with front axe man Alvin Lee. Played at Woodstock 68 so i'm gunna punt in that direction
Peace and love man.

[Jimbob]

oops woodstock 69 it was, and band 2 is
Country Joe and the Fish- radical anti draft band but i digress.

[Jimbob]

finally I think group 1 is Canned Heat

all played on August 16/17 1969, at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair that took place on a dairy farm in Bethel, NY.

[sandman67]

Jimbob gets it up to the net but it bounces back off the bar...can anyone chip it in for a goal?

correct re bands 2 and 3, semi correct the date (be more specific and you get answer 3), and the location is Woodstock Music Festival 1969

but Band 1 is not Canned Heat, and we are still missing the answer to riddle question 3

3) When 1 is 1, 2 is 3, and 3 is 4 what or who is 2?

(the photo numbers...who should be at 2?)

[STEVE G]

After all the clues:

No1 is the Grease Band and No2 would then be Joe Cocker, it's the opening line-up for Woodstock on the 17th August 1969.
(I wouldn't have got that in a thousand years without all the hints.)

[Siani]

Jimbob gets it up to the net but it bounces back off the bar...can anyone chip it in for a goal?

correct re bands 2 and 3, semi correct the date (be more specific and you get answer 3), and the location is Woodstock Music Festival 1969

but Band 1 is not Canned Heat, and we are still missing the answer to riddle question 3

3) When 1 is 1, 2 is 3, and 3 is 4 what or who is 2?

(the photo numbers...who should be at 2?)

Creedence Clearwater Revival?

[Jimbob]

SM
too early in the morning here to try and make fibonacci series out of your clues
I'll give you '25 or 6 to 4' on my working it out

Anyway to have Jimbob Hendrix close the Woodstock show in the morning while people pack up to go home was incomphrensible.

It would be the only time I would want to stand up for 'star mangled spanner' to be played.