Thursday, February 14, 2013

Fall from Grace

So I'm bored and "watching" one of the music channels way up the nosebleed section in the 800s on cable TV. The single version of Jefferson Starship's Miracles comes on. And there's a trivia note that Grace Slick once got tossed off a game show for abusing the contestants.

I had never heard this bit of game show history, but it wasn't a staggering surprise. Grace probably wasn't feeling much pain at the time, and she was always a mean drunk. One thing did intrigue me: what was Grace Slick doing on a game show in the first place? Didn't exactly seem her specialty, unless the show was Let's Make a Drug Deal. Sorry to be harsh, but it's hard to imagine Grace coherent enough to give clues on Pyramid.

Oh, I shouldn't make fun. Grace has run through a zillion problems with substance abuse, and it's hardly been a laughing matter for her. Anyway, I checked Wikipedia (this is pop culture, right?) for more info on the game show which ejected Ms. Slick. Turns out it was a local San Francisco show. Couldn't find the name.

Rock stars just don't seem like game show people. As Weird Al pointed out, they would probably lose on Jeopardy, and pretty badly at that.

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