Dr. Demento, who real name is Barret (Barry) Eugene Hansen, got his start playing oldies on a radio station in Pasadena, California. As he and his listeners had fun focusing on the old novelty songs like Alley Oop and Purple People Eater, the show then focused only on that.
A contusion is injury to the muscle, bone or soft tissue of the body. It usually results from blunt force trauma, and certain types of contusions are simply called bruises. Most people wonât make it through life without the occasional bruise that might occur from bumping into something.
Contusions are the most common type of bruises and are typically caused by blunt-force trauma. If the trauma damages the blood vessels under the skin, a bruise known as a contusion may appear. A contusion is typically identified by the color shifting of the skin as the injury transitions through the healing process.