Overview
"Here he comes, walking down the street...For nearly 40 years now, Micky Dolenz has pleased millions of fans throughout the world by playing a role in rock 'n' roll history as a leading member of The Monkees. And in that time, he has also played a number of other roles actor, director, writer, producer, brother, husband, father and even radio DJ. Now he's ready to play a brand-new role as trivia obsessive and in ""Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin' Trivia"", you're invited to play a role too! Starting from rock's origins as swampland blues music until its first recordings in 1955; from Bill Haley and Elvis in America to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in England; from pin-up teen idols to punk-rock renegades; from mono to stereo; from vinyl to iPod; it's all here in one big collection of over 900 questions hand-picked by Micky himself to tease and please any rock 'n roll fan anywhere. Unlike other trivia books that simply supply the answers to the questions, this book includes interesting information along with each answer so you'll actually learn as you play. Furthermore, the answers are cleverly formatted in a way that allows the reader to play alone or with others. Each game is guaranteed fun. With over 65 million records sold worldwide, Micky Dolenz remains an important part of rock 'n roll culture. But now he wants to take a close look at rock 'n roll history, one question at a time. Micky's ready - are you? Pick up ""Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin' Trivia"" and find out for yourself!"
Full Product Details
Author: Micky Dolenz
Publisher: Square One Publishers
Imprint: Square One Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 10.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 17.80cm
ISBN: 9780757002892
ISBN 10: 0757002897
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 23 May 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
"""Buzztime Trivia books are a fun time filler, and I would really recommend them."" --Jeryl Marcus ""Says Me Says Mom (blog)"""
Buzztime Trivia books are a fun time filler, and I would really recommend them. --Jeryl Marcus Says Me Says Mom (blog)
Author Information
"Dolenz was born in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of California and the western United States, with a population of 3.83 million within its administrative limits on a land area of..., the son of George Dolenz George Dolenz George Dolenz was an American film actor born in Trieste, in the city's Slovene community. -Biography: ... , a Hollywood character actor, and his wife Janelle Johnson Janelle Johnson Janelle Johnson was an actress in films of the 1940s. She married actor George Dolenz and was the mother of Micky Dolenz of the 1960s pop group the Monkees. Her English daughter-in-law was Samantha Juste, co-host of BBC television's Top of the Pops in its early days. He also played with obscure rock and roll bands, including one called The Missing Links. Dolenz went to Ulysses S. Grant High School in Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California Valley Glen is a community in the southeastern portion of the San Fernando Valley district of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States and graduated in 1962. He was attending college in Los Angeles when hired for the ""drummer"" role in The Monkees' The Monkees (TV series). The Monkees is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 1966 to March 1968. The series follows the adventures of four young men trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. The show introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to series television."
