OK, let's think.
- Heart throb in the 60s
- Still alive and working
- Shares name with father

Will return.
TM

Excellent distillation of the material!!

Nancy.

Will be thinking. Why can I not come up with the name of any heart throbs from the 60s? Banging my head.

Cynthia.

Well Cyn, I think you need to open Channel D!!

Nancy - who is cuddling Pita like a baby.

The Pita bit was not a clue!! btw...

Nancy.

Ricky Nelson and Elvis are gone so it can't be them.
Fabian - that probably wasn't even his real name.
Bobby Vee - ditto
Frankie Avalon - ditto
Paul Anka ?

Who else?

TM

The son was not musical, at least not in his successful career. He has sung barbershop melodies on TV, though.....it was the son that was a heart throb. The father was the premier violinist of the London Philharmonic, and also did session work - probably how he and Page met!! The mother, btw, was a cellist!! Hmmmm....just trying to keep you from wavering.

Nancy.

Pretty awesome idea!!

Nancy.

This is so funny. All I can think of is Col. Klink whose father was a violinist and conductor, I believe. Definitely not a heart throb.

Let's see, Troy Donahue, ..ooh, wait..just thought of one. Did he use Jr as part of his name? Of course, I have no idea if he is still alive. Hmmm. Not so easy.

Cynthia

The son did NOT use Jr. in his name, as his fame superseded his father's, and the father took up the Sr. suffix!!

Hogan's Heroes is the right church, wrong pew.

Son was born in Glasgow - does that help?

Nancy.

Ah well was thinking of Efram Zimbalist, Jr even though he wasn't such a heart throb, either.
Cynthia

Hey, cool - did not know that about Klemperer's father - I bet both Dad's worked together and traded stories about their more famous sons!!!

Nancy.

Hmmm...someone in a WWII show?

Hey I think I know this one. I'm probably wrong though.
I never played with you all before cause half the time I have no Idea what your talking about.
Did he star in spy movies?

Well, yes, but not in the 60's...I imagine the conversation between our proud Dad's might have gone along these lines: Werner's Dad would have said, well, my son foiled a big escape plot, and our heart throb's Dad would have said, yeah, well, my son yet again saved the world from sure annihilation!!!

You know, for a small cat, Pita is quite the bully. I wonder if it is possible for a female cat to have a Napoleon complex? Hmmmm.....

Nancy.

ok I was wrong. I missed the tv actor part.
my guess was Sean connery. back to thinking.
OH I just got it!!!!
I think.
He's still doing an on and of role on a popular show. I dislike it myself, but have watched it. am I getting close?

Oh darn after much brain storming I thought it might be E.Z. jr. too, oh well back to the think tank.

Annette

Auntyara - Welcome!! I missed you post last time!! And you may have it!! lol. He did star in UK movies about WW2 in the 60's. The TV series was his big break in the US. His role was definitely 2nd banana, but as they say, there are no small roles only small actors. He worked it into a starring vehicle for himself.

Just got back from walking downtown - you know, I could have sworn I saw a thrush.....is it too early?

Nancy, who is wondering where Annette is, and if TM has been captured by the Superbowl....

Annette - there you are!! He became the oldest male actor under contract in Hollywood last year - Betty White has him beat by several years.

I actually had a great walk, down near the canal. You know, the water stays open all year now, and many of the mallard ducks no longer migrate!! Amazes me every time.

Nancy.

And now for a musical interlude!! - I love the guitar riff, and so cool now to know who originated it!!

Nancy.

Here is a link that might be useful: Tobacco Road

And another!!!

Here is a link that might be useful: Here comes the Night - Them

Oh, Nancy, that last clue along with Auntyara's (welcome, so glad you have joined us for trivia) gave it to me. Have to say that it rather upsets me that he is the oldest. I guess he is a fair bit older than I, but still...

Feeling just ducky about this question now! I had given up hope. We are heading to a friend's house for the super bowl. We plan to make our great escape at halftime since it is a school night. Will check back later.

Auntyara, we do trivia on Saturdays and Sundays. Do join us. Only rule is no looking up the answers. We follow the clues and consult with friends/spouses sometimes. It is lots of fun-especially Nancy's on Sundays!

Cynthia

Awww, Cyn, were you about to say Uncle? Yes, we were mere sprouts in the 60's - he was, and still is gorgeous, though!!

And Auntyara, Cyn is being kind - her clues are much better than mine!! lol.

Nancy.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome :)
Ok now I'm really confused. I'm not sure if my 2nd guess is right and I'm confusing you all into thinking I got it.
I barely remember the 60's. Born in 63. And not much of a tv watcher...unless of course it's a home and garden channel :)
The show I'm thinking of is popular with teens and young adults. People my age usually find it aaah not exactly family entertainment.

Dang, I can picture his face but don't remember his name. Robert something, maybe?

Well, auntyara - they say if you remember the 60's, you weren't really 'there'. lol. My new favourite quote about age though, comes from Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge, who on turning 70 gleefully said he'd lived through the 60's twice - love that.
You were born a year before the first series aired. The new one has a heart throb of the 80's as it's hero, but he was elsewhere then. I'm not sure what the demographics of the new show, but it was voted America's favourite in 2011.
I'm pretty sure Cyn has it now....where is everyone else? lol.

Nancy.

AHahaha!
I'm way off.
I thought it was Adam West. I didn't think he was a heat throb but hey who knows what went on back then. He does play the mayor on "family guy". I doubt very much that was show of any year. lol
New guess, does he do funny commercials now?

Oh so cold, auntyara!! Like those poor ducks....Mr. West was on a copy cat series!!
Bobbie, you are thinking of yet another heart throb!!! lol. He and the son were in a WW2 series in the 70's. Ha, Robert character was based on a Canadian - I'm having way too much fun with this....this morning I thought it was a lame question and everyone would immediately guess. Mr. Waverly would not be impressed with your deductive skills.

Nancy.

Holy cow! I just left for a little while and this topic exploded. So many posts to read and so little idea who the heck we are talking about.

I got started on my tax return today and when I came up for air it was dinnertime. I don't look forward to doing taxes, but once I start, I hate to stop because I don't want to lose my train of thought, short train though it is. Farm income and expenses, equipment depreciation, self-employment tax on the farm income, calculating the portion of social security that is taxable ... Ay caramba!

The fed part is done. State can wait until tommorrow.

So, back to you guys. I'm pretty hopelessly lost, I'm afraid.

TM

Wait. Is it R.V.?

cold ducks, copy cats.....penguins, and ???
Totally stumped.
something to do with WW11, heart throbs from the 60's and 80's
show from the 60's hmmm. Seriously loony toons, batman the flinstones.
I should have kept my mouth shut when you all thought I had it. :)

lol!! Cold War indeed. That was the milieu of the 60's show. Our hero had a blond beatle hair cut!! TM, RV plays a parental role on the new series, sometimes. Wow, I seriously thought this was too easy this am. The actor worked with RV on the British/American prison camp series in the 70's. I didn't watch TV in the 70's - too much Happening!!! so i missed this - must see if I can get back to it!! I think Bobbie was thinking of RV. Come on Annette, you must have had a crush on this guy too, back in the day!!! lol.

Nancy.

Nancy, did you sneak in another clue when you answered Cyn at 16:50 :).....and I caught yours too Cyn, soooo I'm pretty sure I know who it is now. The series he's in now wouldn't be the same without him.

Annette

ok that rules out Maxwell Smart.

lol -Annette - it's getting bad when we have to quote by posting times!!! And yes, it was another clue. Auntyara - you are oh so warm, same genre, less comedy, more tongue in cheek!!

TM, I have a song for you below!!

Nancy.

Here is a link that might be useful: Dazed and Confused - live and long!!

Ok Thanks too the "timely" clue, I figured out the show. Too bad the only thing I can remember was the name of the show. And that it was opened so dramatically.
Good game :)
thanks for the fun!
:) Laura

TM - dang - it's RV's partner!! I was thinking RW - confused yet??

Nancy - sorry.

Well it was 'Ducky' that did it for me, when going back through I picked up on several more like uncle, thrush, wavering for (Waverly???), cold war. Would never have got it without the clue, unfortunately when I get into a mind set it's hard to shake it LOL.

Annette

OK, got it now. If only I can come up with his name. Can think only of his character's name --- Ilya something I think.

Could he be a David something?

TM

What fun this one as been! Now that the Ravens seem to be losing their mojo, I do feel like crying uncle.

Annette, good job of listing all the clues. You forgot mallard, though. That was the one that gave it to me. I do watch the 'new' show-i like both of the older guys! Still cute after all these years.

Laura, it's not over yet. Wait until you see the stars!

Cynthia, who needs to go to bed since it s a school night. Darn, I really need to retire! Have a spectacular week all.

Well, of course, I was looking for David McCallum!!! David Keith McCallum, Jr. (born 19 September 1933) is a Scottish actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Illya Kuryakin, a Russian-born secret agent, in the 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., as interdimensional operative Steel in Sapphire & Steel )with Joanna Lumley), and for his current role as NCIS Medical Examiner, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the series NCIS.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E, intended as a vehicle for Robert Vaughn, made McCallum into a sex symbol, his Beatle-style blond haircut providing a trendy contrast with Vaughn's traditional appearance. McCallum's role as the mysterious Russian agent Illya Kuryakin was originally conceived as a peripheral one. However, McCallum took the opportunity to construct a complex character whose appeal rested largely in what was shadowy and enigmatic about him. Kuryakin's popularity with the audience and Vaughn's and McCallum's on-screen chemistry were quickly recognised by the producers and McCallum was elevated to co-star status.
Although the show aired at the height of the Cold War, McCallum's Russian alter-ego became a pop culture phenomenon. The actor was inundated with fan letters and a Beatles-like frenzy followed him everywhere he went.
While playing Kuryakin, McCallum received more fan mail than any other actor in MGM's history. (Funny Cyn, we had a mind-meld again!)

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy appeared together in a 1964 episode, "The Project Strigas Affair", a full two years before Star Trek aired for the first time. Shatner played a heroic civilian recruited for an U.N.C.L.E. mission, and Nimoy played a rival of the villain's henchman. The villain was portrayed by Werner Klemperer. James Doohan appeared in multiple episodes, each time as a different character.

Barbara Feldon (Agent 99) played an U.N.C.L.E. translator eager for field work in "The Never-Never Affair," one year before becoming one of the stars of the very different spy series Get Smart. Robert Culp (I Spy) played the villain in 1964's "The Shark Affair."
Solo and Kuryakin, trained in martial arts, also had a range of useful spy equipment, including handheld satellite communicators to keep in contact with U.N.C.L.E. headquarters. A catchphrase often heard was "Open Channel D" when agents used their pocket radios; these were originally disguised as cigarette packs, later as cigarette cases, and still later as fountain pens. One of the original pen communicators now resides in the museum of the Central Intelligence Agency. The museum is not accessible to the public. Replicas have been made over the years for other displays, and this is the second-most-identifiable prop from the series.

In his 80th year, McCallum is the oldest actor under contract in Hollywood - got to say, I was worried we were losing him in the series cliff-hanger last year.

So, I believe everyone got it/him?? So,for everyone - Bobbie too??

Thanks for playing - see you all next week!!

This is too much fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQA-9LIS1es - Shatner and Nimoy on the Man from UNCLE.

Here is a link that might be useful: Theme and behind the scenes!!

Very cool. Thanks to all the awesome clues I got the show right. ~Yeay me~.
The real answer...nope but he was cute.
thanks.
:) Laura

I don't deserve the stars because when I posted I was thinking of Robert Vaughn. I realized later that it had to be Illya because of the short clue and I known that DM is still acting but didn't remember the the show as it is not one I watch though I saw it once when I visited my sister as she is a big NCIS fan. But I didn't get back in time to post my new answer. Got distracted with by Shakespear and Downtown Abby.

I remember watching The Man from Uncle. David was cute and funny but I have always been attracted to black haired men (I blame all those hours reading my uncle's collection of Superman comics while visiting my Grandparents.) so RV was my favorite on that show.

And, yes, I married a tall black haired man with a great sense of humor. He laughs when I call him my Superman.

The name McCallum came to me as I was lying in bed last night waiting for sleep. Funny how the mind works - or doesn't.

Thanks, Nancy. This may be a record trivia in terms of posts - 44 so far including this one.

TM

I know - it did go crazy kinda, but I wanted to get all the clues in, and then of course, there was the music!! Hope you all enjoyed, although the extended version of Dazed and Confused might not be everyone's cup of tea!!If you did watch it, you saw him use the bow on it - I love to hear what his technique is, cause strings of a guitar are flat, while a violin or a cello have an arc to them. Also they are steel, and you can see how shredded the bow becomes!! Single use perhaps.
Thanks again to all for playing!!

Nancy.

So much fun, Nancy! Yes, he sure was a cutie. Funny about the MGM link, too.

Have a terrific week. I am feeling a little "dazed and confused" myself tonight with all the work I need to do and which I am NOT doing (obviously-ha),

Smiling and waving,
Cynthia