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.
A bruise, also commonly referred to as a contusion, or a hematoma, refers to an area of skin discoloration (typically black and blue) that occurs after a trauma to the soft tissue of the area. A bruise develops when small blood vessels beneath the skin rupture and blood leaks into the soft tissue beneath the skin.