I got the Music in Me!
Hey, hey! This primate sounding band from the 60s headlined one of my earliest concerts.
Who are the Monkees?
This is my birthdate, including the year.
What is August 7, 1967?
This alliterative name is what my mom often called me, even when I was much bigger than she was. I didn't tiptoe through the tulips.
What is Tiny Tim?
I went to this high school and got married in a church of the same name.
What is St. Joseph's?
This was my first job, at about the age of 12 or so.
What is paper carrier (paper boy) or having a paper route?
This Doors hit was number one the week I was born. "Come on baby,...
What is Light My Fire?
This is my birth order, among my siblings.
What is 6th?
As many people do, I often went by my initials at home for this nickname.
What is TJ?
I always wanted to attend this university and did get to take several classes there, both as an undergrad and post graduation.
What is Notre Dame?
It wasn't until my second try that I was hired at this supermarket chain, but I ended up becoming a manager later.
What is Martin's?
This Beatles concept album, featuring a fictional alter ego for the band, is my favorite.
What is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
This is the age I was when I became a father.
What is 23?
This colorful Spanish word is what many of my classmates called me Freshman year in high school.
What is Rojo?
I attended this school for 7th and 8th grades, as well as CCD in grades 1-6. I attended and later worked for a junior college of the same name.
What is Holy Cross?
This is the hotel where I worked between gigs at a supermarket. Puttin on the...
What is the Ritz?
Though we taught you not to talk to one of these, this Billy Joel album is the first I ever owned.
What is The Stranger?
This is the year my parents were born.
What is 1934?
This tasty sounding moniker has been assigned to many members of my family. Dessert anyone?
What is Brownie?
I attended this elementary school named for a French missionary who explored the Mississippi region, along with Indiana and Michigan.
What is Marquette?
This is where I got my first teaching job.
What is Byrkit High?
This was my fictional band with a group of friends at the end of high school. Our symbol was Wayfarer-type sunglasses.
Who are The Shades?
This is how many children my maternal grandparents had. Wow!
What is 12?
This common Spanish name was assigned to me by my Freshman Spanish teacher, because there were too many Timoteos and Juans.
What is Paco?
I earned my Master of Science from this Minnesota university, online.
What is Walden?
At around 13, I got paid $25 to be a "model" in a poster to advertise this Christian organization that aimed to stop hunger by having Midwest farmers share grain with starving people overseas. Very appropriate acronym.
What is CROP? (Christian Rural Oversees Program)