Single Name Basis

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Art Thieme
Date: 09 Dec 07 - 05:49 PM

Did anyone mention Leadbelly? I didn't see it here.

Pete also.

Lightnin'

Wagner (classical--not Porter)

Ojay ;-)

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: PoppaGator
Date: 09 Dec 07 - 03:30 PM

A lot of famous people become recognizable by their last names only (Shakespeare, Einstein), but we generally know them by first-and-last name ~ not quite the same thing as first-names-onlies like Cher or Madonna, whose last names were never part of their public personna, or even like Beyonce or Kobe or Kareem, each of whom gradually came to the point where their last names were no longer necessary to identify them.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Dan Keding
Date: 08 Dec 07 - 06:23 PM

For all you BBC Mystery fans --

Morse - the inspector not the code.
Frost - the inspector not the bite.
Lewis - once a sgt. now an inspector not a French king.
Foyle - inspector who foils criminals.

Dan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: GUEST,Bizibod
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 07:34 PM

Satchmo

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: PoppaGator
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 04:12 PM

Brazilian athletes (soccer, basketball, etc.) customarily assume one-word names at the beginning of their professional careers. Those who become famous worldwide (or indeed anywhere outside Brazil) are no different in this regard than any of their lesser-known teammates and other compatriots.

Historical persons from the distant-enough past are also one-word-named by default; that is, they never (to our collective knowledge) had second names to begin with.

I think the most meaningful answers here are names of real people (not ficitonal character or cartoon animals) who (1) become mega-famous and (2) have relatively distinctive first names to begin with, and who therefore can become instantly recognizable by first-name-only (or in some cases, last-name-only).

One fairly prominent musical artist, someone I actually used to know in person, would seem to qualify:

Lucinda

I knew her as Cindy Williams, and as a frighteningly talented teenage prodigy. Around that time, the movie American Grafitti came out and one of the actresses, also named Cindy Williams, emerged into the limelight. Cindy went into a bit of a pout: "Someone else is gettin' famous with my name!"

Not long afterward, I spotted a utility bill at her apartment addressed to "Lucinda Williams." I told her she should use her full name; after all, her old man was a poet and her folks presumably knew what they were doing when they gave her such a euphonious name. I even predicited (correctly!) that by being Lucinda, she might very well become plenty famous enough by that one name alone.

"Naw, I hate that name ~ sounds like an old lady!"

Last time I saw her (1973? 74?), she hadn't relented and was still Cindy. She apparently changed her mind and her name by the time she moved to Austin or shortly thereafter, and defintitely before recording her first albom.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: fat B****rd
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 02:33 PM

78 rpm city...here I come, "Mantovani", "Hutch"

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 07:18 AM

Here's the lyrics to the song "Malaika":

MALAIKA
{Fadhili William}

Malaika, nakupenda Malaika
Malaika, nakupenda Malaika
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
Ningekuoa Malaika
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
Ningekuoa Malaika

Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
Nashindwa na mali sina, we
Ningekuoa kidege
Nashindwa na mali sina, we
Ningekuoa kidege

Pesa zasumbua roho yangu
Pesa zasumbua roho yangu
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
Ningekuoa Malaika
Nashndwa na mali sina, we
Ningekuoa Malaika

ANGEL

Angel, I love you angel
What should I do, your lover
I am defeated by money
I don't have any
I would marry you, angel

Money is troubling my soul

Little bird
I always dream of you little bird

-snip-

Source: http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/abba/732/318.txt

That website adds this comment:

"This remains one of the Hep Stars' fans
favorite songs. There are many inaccuracies
in other versions out there, these are the
correct and complete lyrics. The Hep Stars
didn't sing all the verses. Thanks to the
Kamusi Project for the lyrics and translation"

-snip-

Here's a YouTube video of this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haQz9dCoZ3E
Malaika by Angelique Kidjo {singer from Benin, West Africa}

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 07:12 AM

With regard to question #19, I may have mistaken this term of endearment for an actual single name, though it has sometimes been given as a personal female name in the USA {I've seen given to African Americans more than any other racial/ethnic group}. But it is also the name of a an Indian supermodel and a Bollywood actress.

And since, I may have goofed by including this term of endearment as a single name, I'm gonna post that answer-right-now:

19. What is the single name of the very popular Swahili love song whose title translates as "My angel" and whose lyrics in English begins "My angel, my angel, I love you, my angel". Hint: This song's name is also the name of an Indian supermodel and a Bollywood actress.-"Malaika"

Here's the entry from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaika [I've placed the information about the song first]

"Malaika, which means "angel" in Swahili, was a song first recorded by Kenyan musician Fadhili William and his band Jambo Boys in 1960. Authorship of the song is often attributed to Fadhili William, but that is somewhat disputed.

It was later re-recorded at Equator Sound Studios by the British-born Kenyan music promoter Charles Worrod, who marketed the ballad to eventually becoming an internationally acclaimed song. The song went on to be popularised by international artists such as Helmut Lottie, Hep Stars, Rocco Granata, Miriam Makeba, Harry Belafonte, Pete Seeger, Boney M and Angélique Kidjo".

"Malaika" is also a spider genus (Phyxelididae) found in South Africa.

"Malaika" is also the name of a best selling music group in South Africa.

-snip-

The single name of the Bollywood actress/supermodel is Malaika Arora Khan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 07:00 AM

Okay, here's some more clues for questions #17 & #18:

The series of books I'm referring to were used in schools to teach children how to read and they usually have the the word "Fun" in the title.

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Also, here's a clue for the extra credit question about the single name of the woman referred to in the Ivanhoe question: This old testament Biblical female name is the same as the title & name of the girl who is the lead character in the children's novel about Sunnybrook Farm.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 09:00 PM

Congratulations Rowan & Stu!

You both gave the correct answers for these questions:

11. What's the single name of Santa Claus' red nosed reindeer?-Ruldoph

13. What is the single name of the horse that television cowboy Roy Roger's rode? Trigger

16. This single name is both the title of a classic children's novel and the name of its lead character-an orphaned Swiss girl who prefers to live in the mountains with her grandfather, but is taken by her aunt to the city to live with a family who has a young daughter in a wheelchair. What's the name of this book & this girl's name? -Heidi

20. What is the single name of the novel by Sir Walter Scott in which the knight {whose name is the title of the story} saves the life of a beautiful Jewish woman who is accused of being a witch?-Ivanhoe

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Rowan gave the correct answer to this additional question:

12. What is the single name of the orge who stars in the Academy awared winning film of the same name which spoofs fairy tales?-Shrek

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Stu gave the correct answers for these additional questions:

14. What's the single name of the man who Johhny Otis sang about in his song about hand jive? Willie [and the Handjive]

15. What's the single name of this 1955 record by Chuck Berry in which the singer asked the woman {whose name is the same name as the record title} why can't she be true? Maybelline

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These questions still are waiting for someone to post the correct response:

17. Speaking of books, what are the single names of the boy and girl whose series of books were "fun" to read for many Americans anyway in the early years of elementary school. [Sorry if folks outside of the USA don't know this series]

18. What were the single names of the dog and cat who were pets of the aforementioned boy & girl and their little sister Baby Sally?

19. What is the single name of the very popular Swahili love song whose title translates as "My angel" and whose lyrics in English begins "My angel, my angel, I love you, my angel". Hint: This song's name is also the name of an Indian supermodel and a Bollywood actress.

Also, someone can get "extra credit" by posting the single name of the woman who is referenced in the question about Ivanhoe.

Anyone game?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: s&r
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 06:44 PM

11. Rudolph
13 Trigger
14 Willie
15 Maybelline
16 Heidi?
20 Ivanhoe

Stu

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: s&r
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 06:40 PM

M
Q
Goldfinger
As in James Bond

Stu

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rowan
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 04:20 PM

Well, Azizi, I remember Rudolph and Trigger, never read Heidi, can't remember reading Ivanhoe (although I lived in the Melbourne version of it for a while), so any heroines escape me, and I think your "orge" might be Shrek. I'll pass on the rest.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 03:36 AM

"Forgive my ignorance Bert, but who is Brunell"
Isombard Kingdom Brunel, English Engineer (1806-59)
Responsible for Clifton and Hungerford Suspension Bridges and the steamship The Great Britain, among other great feats of engineering.
Immortalised in a verse of Tom Lenihan's song about poitín (illicit Irish whiskey) 'Paddy's Panacea'.

Come guess me this riddle, what beats pipes and fiddle?
What's stronger than mustard and milder than cream?
What best whets your whistle, what's clearer than crystal?
What's sweeter than honey and stronger than steam?
What will make the dumb talk, what will make the lame walk?
What's the elixer of life and philosopher's stone?
What helped Mr Brunnell to dig the Thames Tunnel?
Sure wasn't it whiskey from old Inishowen?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 03:23 AM

I looked through this whole thread, and I didn't find

        W

Could I have missed it?
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Skivee
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 03:01 AM

OH,oh...Memememememe!
"100".
I would have posted something more interesting, but you clever kids thunk up all of mine.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 12:46 AM

Well, I don't have any sense of humor {or "humour", if you prefer}, so I wouldn't know.
-Azizi

I meant to put a :o} after that sentence.

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And now, I'll leave it for someone else to posted the coveted {?} #100.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 12:43 AM

"I was jesting Azizi."
-Rowan

Well, I don't have any sense of humor {or "humour", if you prefer}, so I wouldn't know.

But, seeing as how nobody else formally added any more questions to this thread, and seeing as how this thread itself has been stuck on #97 all night, I figure that this Single Name Basis thread's been waitin for me to give it some attention-that is-to add some more questions in hopes that somebody-anybody-will answer them. And so I will.

{Btw, how's that for a run on sentence? I think it's pretty good, if I do say so myself}.

Imma re-start the counting at #11 even though I think there was another #11. If so, this one will be 11b.

But before I do, Sorcha probably forgot that she asked this question:
"That whatshisname male model..lotsa muscles...he has posed for 'heart throb' book covers.....not Fabian...but close maybe? Fazio? Help!"

But, just in case you're waiting with bated breath for the answer, Sorcha, you were sooo close. The answer is Fabio.

And now, as someone without a single name was known to say, in his own imicable way "On with the show!"

11. What's the single name of Santa Claus' red nosed reindeer?

12. What is the single name of the orge who stars in the Academy awared winning film of the same name which spoofs fairy tales?

13. What is the single name of the horse that television cowboy Roy Roger's rode?

14. What's the single name of the man who Johhny Otis sang about in his song about hand jive?

15. What's the single name of this 1955 record by Chuck Berry in which the singer asked the woman {whose name is the same name as the record title} why can't she be true?

16. This single name is both the title of a classic children's novel and the name of its lead character-an orphaned Swiss girl who prefers to live in the mountains with her grandfather, but is taken by her aunt to the city to live with a family who has a young daughter in a wheelchair. What's the name of this book & this girl's name? [I tried to make this question shorter, but this is the best I could do].

17. Speaking of books, what are the single names of the boy and girl whose series of books were "fun" to read for many Americans anyway in the early years of elementary school. [Sorry if folks outside of the USA don't know this series]

18. What were the single names of the dog and cat who were pets of the aforementioned boy & girl and their little sister Baby Sally?

19. What is the single name of the very popular Swahili love song whose title translates as "My angel" and whose lyrics in English begins "My angel, my angel, I love you, my angel". Hint: This song's name is also the name of an Indian supermodel and a Bollywood actress.

20. What is the single name of the novel by Sir Walter Scott in which the knight {whose name is the title of the story} saves the life of a beautiful Jewish woman who is accused of being a witch?

{extra credit: what is that woman's name?}

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rowan
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 08:14 PM

I was jesting Azizi.
But,
Bennelong was the first Port Jackson Aborigine to become part of the imposed British colonial structure. The spit of land on which the Sydney Opera House sits is Bennelong Point. The House of Reps seat occupied until recently by John Howard (see the thread on Oz Prime Minister loses seat in election) is named Bennelong.

Kylie, she of the (apparently) callipygous bum, is Kylie Minogue. I gather she has a reputation as a pop icon of some standing.

Rog, Isambard Brunel is the person who made cast iron and steel construction all the go in 19th century Britain. A vague memory indicates he had some connection with the Eiffel Tower, constructed entirely of cast iron in such a way as to impose compression stresses (which cast iron can handle) and avoiding tension stresses (which it can't) on all the structural elements.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Beer
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 06:31 PM

Gurdjieff
Rasputin
Noah
Zorro

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rog Peek
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 06:21 PM

Forgive my ignorance Bert, but who is Brunell?

Rog

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 01:07 PM

LeBron

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: topical tom
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 12:55 PM

Well done, s&r (Stu)! Thanks a lot for the fun test, Azizi.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 09:12 AM

I see that Spaw hasn't come back to tell us what he is famous for.
But we Mudcatters know.

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No one has answered the question that Sorcha asked upthread:

"That whatshisname male model..lotsa muscles...he has posed for 'heart throb' book covers.....not Fabian...but close maybe? Fazio? Help!"

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 09:08 AM

Hi Rowan.

It's true that I was only thinking of the names of real people when I started this thread. But I've no problem whatsoever with the fact that the list has expanded to include the single names of deities, fictitious people, animals, and other living creatures.

Some of these names are unfamiliar to me-such as Bennelong and Kylie. I suppose they are based in Australia?

I'd prefer it if people would provide some info about names that they list which aren't well known. But then again, on an international forum such as Mudcat, how would a person know if the name{s} that he or she posts are familiar to readers of this thread?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rowan
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 04:51 PM

In the lists above I didn't see
Faust
but you probably wanted real people.

I didn't see
Bennelong
but perhaps he's not famous north of the equator;
and he wasn't "musical".

But I didn't see Kylie;
she of the famous (apparently)
bottom.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: fat B****rd
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 07:38 AM

First Sabrina, now.... Semprini, Lord that dates me !

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 09:36 PM

That whatshisname male model..lotsa muscles...he has posed for 'heart throb' book covers.....not Fabian...but close maybe? Fazio? Help!

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 09:29 PM

How about Ferron?

Dan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Bert
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 09:21 PM

Brunell
Napier
Monty
Montezuma
Patton
Snoopy
And if titles don't count there's "The Scaffold"

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 09:16 PM

Nefertiti
(and lots of other Egyptians)
Anybody say Lassie yet?
Snoopy...and lots of other cartoon characters.

I guess we could limit this to humans? Cut out the gods, godesses and animals? That list could get rather long.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 08:56 PM

Well, topical tom, you got the question about the cartoon character right-

What is the name of the cartoon character who says "Exit stage right?"-Snagglepuss

However, Stu got that answer correct and he correctly answered the question about the soulful singer {at least to my knowledge Eartha Kitt didn't sing this song}.

When I asked what is the single name of the soulful singer who sang about the sweetest taboo, I was thinking of Sade {whose name is pronounced SHAH-day.

Congratulations to you both.

Also, Stu, thanks for that information on who Offa was.

Btw, here's a YouTube video of Sade singing "The Sweetest Taboo"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBjBn_wDBbw&feature=related

Enjoy!

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: topical tom
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 07:42 PM

What is the name of the cartoon character who says "Exit stage right?" Snagglepuss?

       What is the single name of the soulful singer who sang about the sweetest taboo? Eartha Kitt?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: s&r
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 07:22 PM

Offa was King of Mercia from 757 to 796 AD. He had a dyke built that was called Offa's dyke

Stu

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: s&r
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 07:19 PM

Snagglepuss
Sade

Stu

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 01:17 PM

That's what I get for skimming this thread instead of carefully reading it.

fat B****rd is correct. The answer to question #4 is Zorro.

Click Zorro
to read some information about this fictitious character.

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No one has provided the correct responses [or any responses for that matter] for these two questions:

What is the name of the cartoon character who says "Exit stage right?"

What is the single name of the soulful singer who sang about the sweetest taboo?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rog Peek
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 12:58 PM

Sting
Ike
Segovia
Adam
Eve
Pele
Ladybird
Trigger

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: GUEST,CrazyEddie
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 11:02 AM

Vercingetorix

Cromwell

Homer (No, NOT Simpson!)

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: fat B****rd
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 10:56 AM

"Zorro" ?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 10:11 AM

Did anyone mention "LuLu?"

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: topical tom
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 10:06 AM

Thanks, Azizi. I did, however, omit question 4 as I did not know the answer:

                                       
4. What is the name of the black caped wearing sword fighting American television character?

   If someone else guesses ( or has guessed ) the answer please let me know it. I love trivia tests!

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: fat B****rd
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 06:56 AM

Sabrina had big knockers and appeared dumbly on the Arthur Askey TV show in 50s UK.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: GUEST,CrazyEddie
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 04:07 AM

Asterix
Obelix
Flipper
Skippy
Dana
Columbo
Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Dopey, Bashful, Doc, Sneezy.
Cinderella
Bambi
Dancer, Prancer,
Voldemort

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 07:02 PM

TWIGGY!

And, she was!!

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: autolycus
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 06:31 PM

Spaw is famous for having an ego the sixe of ............(dies)



Ivor (consequently an odd addition)

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 03:42 PM

And, with regards to that the aforementioned name written in those large blue letters, "Spaw" is a one name wonder, eh?

Well, what's Spaw famous for?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 03:38 PM

Segovia (Andres) was only the first and maybe greatest modern-day guitarist.
-autolycus

Thanks for that information, Ivor.

Here's a YouTube video of Andres Segovia - The Song of the Guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6CnW-MeGdE

There's a number of other YouTube videos listed under the name: "Andres Segovia".

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 03:31 PM

The inclusion of the deity names such as Venus and Cupid opens the door to the addition of thesingle names of other gods and goddesses throughout the world.

I confess that I googled information about Venus and found this website: http://www.crystalinks.com/venusmyth.html

Here's a sentence from that website :

"In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was the goddess of love (equivalent to the Roman Venus, Egyptian Goddess Isis, the Phoenician Astarte and the Babylonian Ishtar)".

Further along in that article are these two sentences:

"The goddess [Venus]loved to pamper herself and cultivate her beauty. Her symbol represents the hand-held vanity mirror that Venus used to admire her beauty".

-snip-

Those sentences interested me because a hand held vanity mirror is also one of the symbols for Oshun {Osun}* the Yoruba {Nigeria, West Africa} goddess of love.

*pronounced oh-SHOON {at least in the USA}.

Though the name of the book escapes me, I recall reading that the Yoruba gods & goddesses and the Greek gods and goddesses had their source in the Egyptian mythologies. This hand held vanity mirror symbol is just one example of the similarities between the pantheons of three cultures.

Here's some information on Oshun:

"Oshun, the Yoruban Goddess of love, delights in the creation of beauty and art, sensual delights and self-adornment. Her symbols are mirrors, jewelry, honey, golden silks and feather fans. Creativity in decorating home and temple is a way of honoring Oshun, who will bless any beautiful space created in Her honor. There is no object so common that Oshun will not appreciate more if it is made artistic and pleasing to the eye. Creativity in dress and self-adornment please her as well, and when Oshun is pleased, her blessings know no limits".
http://www.lunaea.com/goddess/creativity/oshun.html

-snip-

"MORE ABOUT OSHUN
Patroness of rivers and the bloodstream, the Nigerian goddess (also brought to Brazil and Cuba) was honoured as the goddess of love and sensuality.

She wears seven bracelets, a mirror at her belt, river water in her pot, and is accompanied by her peacock and cricket.

She is depicted as on old wise woman sad at the loss of her beauty, or, alternatively is shown as a tall, coffee-skinned woman absolutely comfortable with her sexuality."
http://www.goddess.com.au/goddesses/Oshun.htm

-snip-

Here's a YouTube video of a song & dance dedicated to Oshun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-JlyFtrq2M

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 03:22 PM

Congratulations, topical tom, you've gotten all of the questions correct, including #9.

"Amor is an alternate name for Cupid, the Roman god of love. His equivalent is Eros in Greek mythology."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amor

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Mr Red
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 02:27 PM

Sabrina (mother told me about her) UK celeb, famous for being famous. Curvy leggy blond I think. 60's maybe - help me here.

And Boerwolf and Ceasar - now there's a name for the history books. Ceasar, Tsar, Sha etc all evolved from his name.