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THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS |
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In 1809 this first lady hosted the first official Inaugural ball & gala at Long's Hotel for 400 guests |
Dolley Madison
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When it opened in 1955, a one-day ticket cost $1 for adults & each ride was around 10 to 35 cents |
(Mayim: Yes, those were the days.)
Disneyland
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In 2023 the EPA blocked a proposed copper & gold mine in the Bristol Bay region of this state |
Alaska
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Legendary R&B sax man King Curtis backed up The Coasters, Sam Cooke & this "Queen of Soul" |
Aretha Franklin
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A stream & a floorboard noise |
a creek/creak
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While evading Scar, Simba happens upon 2 other devious foes: Goneril & Regan |
Lion King Lear
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As a Supreme Court justice for more than 2 decades, he was nicknamed "Mr. Civil Rights" |
(Thurgood) Marshall
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Since the whole street is gated, you can't get up close to see the most famous residents on this street, so here's a peek |
Downing Street
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An old miner's trick to separate gold from minerals: mix with this liquid metal, put that inside a potato & toss in the fire |
mercury
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Springsteen eulogized this great sax player by saying he "doesn't leave the E Street Band when he dies. He leaves when we die" |
Clarence Clemons
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A circle & a jeweler's magnifying glass |
a loop/loupe
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"76 trombones led the big parade" celebrating "The Impossible Dream" |
Music Man of La Mancha
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This banker had a hand in the initial financing of AT&T & General Electric & also helped reorganize many railroads |
J.P. Morgan
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Perhaps you'd enjoy a little mustard tasting at the original La Maison Maille Boutique in this city |
Dijon
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Home to the Miners, UT at El Paso's student newspaper is named this, like someone who explores an area for gold |
a Prospector
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Free jazz pioneer Dewey Redman was a tenor saxophone virtuoso, like this son of his |
Joshua Redman
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French for place or stead & British for the lavatory |
lieu/loo
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Wannabe music star Dewey Finn gets his prep students in tune at the Sunset Strip's Bourbon Room, so "Don't Stop Believin'" |
School of Rock of Ages
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In 1877 this Nez Perce chief tried to lead his followers into Canada when they were stopped about 40 miles from the border |
Chief Joseph
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In this Old West town, you can pay your respects to Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane |
Deadwood
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In this 1948 film set in Mexico, Walter Huston says he's mined all over the world & warns, "I know what gold does to men's souls" |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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This yardbird flew out of Kansas City to become one of jazz's greatest alto sax players |
(Dan: Who is Coltrane?)
Charlie Parker
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A coastal bay & a computer memory unit |
a bight/byte
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Stella & Stanley forego the magnolias & head on over to Eugene O'Neill's play for some "arboreal" passion |
A Streetcar Named Desire Under the Elms
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In 1872, as a candidate of the new Equal Rights Party, she was the first woman to run for U.S. president |
Victoria Woodhull
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On a visit to this Dutch city, you might stop for a piece of its namesake pottery |
Delft
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Seen here, this box helps filter & sift heavier mineral deposits like gold from useless & boring regular dirt |
a sluice box
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You may have "A Love Supreme" for the album of that name by this great jazz sax man who made "My Favorite Things" a signature song |
(Kevin: Who is Louis Armstrong?)
Coltrane
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Tactful & in math, countable |
discreet/discrete
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Sam Shepard's play about 2 brothers who get caught up in a turf war with the Jets & Sharks |
True West Side Story
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