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“96 Tears” becomes a #1 hit for the enigmatic and influential ? and the Mysterians (1966)
History.com(This Day in History) ^
| 10/29/2016
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Posted on 10/29/2016 12:18:38 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
To this day, no one can say with absolute certainty who the leader of ?(Question Mark) and the Mysterians really is. Is he—as literalists would have us believe—the former Rudy Martinez, a Mexican-born and Michigan-raised earthling who legally changed his name to a punctuation mark? Or is he truly the space alien he claims to be—a claim from which he has never backed down? What is abundantly clear is that ? has managed to maintain an intriguing air of mystery about him during his 40-plus years in the public eye, and that air of mystery has in turn helped earn him recognition among fans as one of the flat-out coolest individuals ever to cut a hit record. Known to his friends as “Q,” the man officially named ? rose to fame with his band the Mysterians when their song “96 Tears” came out of nowhere to reach the top of the Billboard pop chart on this day in 1966.
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Still a mystery 50 years later !!
To: Kid Shelleen
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:20:04 PM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: Kid Shelleen
No mystery! ;)
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:21:20 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: Kid Shelleen
You be way down there...
Lookin' up.
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:22:09 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([VOTE FRAUD] == [CIVIL WAR])
To: Kid Shelleen
Funny. That year my school had renovations in the cafeteria and we could go to a couple drive ins down the street for lunch. Whenever I hear or think of that song I can smell French fries...
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:23:17 PM PDT
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: Kid Shelleen
The “favorite” of Robert W. Morgan
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:24:16 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Kid Shelleen
I thought the Stones or the Small Faces did that.
To: Kid Shelleen
Maybe the Q-man is really an llegal alien.
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:25:15 PM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Kid Shelleen
One of the first punk songs. A classic. Awesome.
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:33:27 PM PDT
by
2big2fail
To: Kid Shelleen
And Sam really was a Sham!
To: Kid Shelleen; Wayne; wastoute; Diana in Wisconsin; Steely Tom
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:41:32 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Kid Shelleen
He claims he’s an alien.
Must be true!
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:49:39 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Ride To The Sound Of The Guns)
To: SaxxonWoods
Pioneer at self-identifying however one pleases.
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:53:02 PM PDT
by
ChuteTheMall
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To: Kid Shelleen
on my top songs list!!!!!!!!!!!
To: Kid Shelleen
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:57:38 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: Kid Shelleen
Doesn’t he still claim to be an alien?
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posted on
10/29/2016 12:59:05 PM PDT
by
Reily
To: \/\/ayne
“I only cried 95.5 tears.”
You heartless bastid ...
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posted on
10/29/2016 1:37:32 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: BenLurkin
Thanks for the link. Brings back memories.
To: SaxxonWoods
Wasn’t Q an alien on Star Trek?
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posted on
10/29/2016 1:40:50 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Make America Great Again!)
To: Moonman62
I wonder what bathroom ? uses?
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