Things We Learned on Twitter Today- Larry King is Hip??

He may not know The Thompson Twins from Arcade Fire, but long-time CNN talk show host Larry King made the wittiest tweet we've read in a long time yesterday:

"My theory of the day...the only people who show up for class reunions are those who have aged well. Am I right?"

For those of you in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where "Hold Me Now" may not have not been a top ten hit, The Thompson Twins were/are a New Wave band from New Zealand which was big in the '80s. Amazingly enough, one of their other top 40 hits, "Doctor, Doctor" has aged well!

Arcade Fire is the hip band of the moment. And, most college radio stations across the country have their latest album "The Suburbs" in high rotation. The band has a concert in Bologna, Italy- of all places- on Sept. 2.

Friday GeoQuiz- Tokyo Calling....

Today, we ask you the blog-reader to guess which year the Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan. I am now in the process of finally seeing the Yasujiro Ozu cinematic masterpiece "Tokyo Story" on dvd, hence the reason for this image above.

Was the year?:

A) 1988
B) 1956
C) 1964
D) 1968

The answer to last week's quiz was "B."

SIDEBAR: I imagine if tickets remain they may be very limited by the Canadian band Arcade Fire which is apparently now hotter than Shakira dancing barefoot in a low-cut dress is performing this weekend in Montreal, Boston and Philadelphia (that's actually a Monday concert). The band will also be profiled in this week's edition of "Sound Opinions," an NPR series which airs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays in the Greensboro and Raleigh markets on 91.5 (WUNC-FM, Chapel Hill).