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.
the mechanical injury of tissues or organs without a break in the skin, usually caused by a blow from a blunt object. The extent of the contusion depends on the size, shape, and weight of the object, the force of the blow, and other factors. The most common contusions are those of the skin, muscles, and periosteum. Contusions are always accompanied by injury to blood vessels and by extravasation into tissues.