Party like it's 1964!
A Sieja Family favorite, this TV show featuring characters such as Ginger and the Howells first aired on September 26, 1964.
Gilligan's Island
Tom has always had a passion for working on cars. When he was a teenager, he made money fixing these specific types of cars.
Volkswagen Beetles
The Green Bay Packers
This cutie lives in Hawaii, is the most perfect child to ever exist, and calls his grandpa "Pop"!
Little Thomas Sieja
This man is often credited with inventing the lightbulb.
Thomas Edison
Ford Motor Company unveiled this car model at the New York World's Fair on April 17, 1964 in the Wonder Rotunda.
The Mustang
Since getting married to Linda, Tom has lived in this many places around the world.
7 (Michigan, Alabama, Boston, Kwajalein, California, Virginia, Hawaii)
On this day in 1979, this famous Canadian hockey player made his NHL debut with the Edmonton Oilers.
Wayne Gretzky
One of Nick's favorite cartoon characters growing up, this lovable locomotive lives on the fictional North Western Railway.
Thomas the Tank Engine
Taken straight from Wikipedia, "naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions in the atmosphere or ground temporarily equalize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of as much as one billion joules of energy" is the definition of what natural phenomenon?
Lightning
This Broadway production debuted on March 26, 1964 and starred Barbra Streisand. Some say the title of this play can also describe Tom Sieja's beautiful wife, Linda.
Funny Girl
This friendly neighbor (perhaps where Tom drew inspiration for his grandpa name) taught many of the Sieja boys all he knew about cars.
Pops
This country, that shares a name with Tom's college fraternity, gained independance from Great Britain on this day in 1970.
Fiji
This former athlete played in the National Football League for 23 seasons and holds the record for most Super Bowl MVP awards. Arguably more notably, he played college football at the University of Michigan. Go Blue!
Tom Brady
The first electric vehicle was developed in this decade of the 1800s by Scottish inventor Robert Anderson.
1830s
On July 2, 1964, this landmark piece of legislation was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson.
The Civil Rights Act
If there's one thing Tom can do anytime and anywhere, it's this. He has even been known to give this up for Lent.
Nap
The Netherlands Antilles, previously an autonomous country within the Kindom of the Netherlands, was dissolved on this day in 2010. The island territories are located in this sea, hopefully now void of pirates.
Caribbean
In parallel to the Siejas moving to Kwaj in 2000, this actor starred in the 2000 movie Cast Away, where he gets stranded on an island with nothing but his best friend Wilson.
Tom Hanks
The Electric Slide, a popular line dance from the late 1970s, was made popular by Marcia Griffiths' song "Electric This".
Boogie
Muhammed Ali, then known by this name, became the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion on February 25, 1964.
When trying to cheer up the family on a rainy vacation, Tom wore this article of women's clothing.
Swimsuit
The premiere of the second film in the James Bond franchise occured in London on this day in 1963, titled From "this country" with Love.
Russia
He's a good boy, loves his mama. Loves Jesus and America too. This musical artist is best known for songs such as Free Fallin, Into the Great Wide Open, and Refugee. You could say he ROCKS, but not as much as Tom Sieja!
Tom Petty
The Sorcerer's Apprentice, featuring magical electricity, was released in 2010 and stars Nicolas Cage and this actor (who also appeared in Popular Mechanics for Kids).
Jay Baruchel