publication date: Saturday, March 17, 2007 (part of Round XXIX)

category: Music

clue: It's no small wonder that those who get high on old-timey music are willing to die for it.

explanation: Tiny Tim was a musician and archivist, known for singing old-fashioned or novelty songs in a high falsetto voice ("get high on old-timey music"). He died performing his signature song, Tiptoe Through the Tulips. The phrase "small wonder" was a play on his stage name. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, and Kerry Odell


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