Wiki Degrees of Separation game

[scOtt]

Been thinking of this for a couple days. It's kind of involved, but could be fun if it works. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page. Search on a person who is interesting to you. Then click on the fist linked name in that article. Then the first in that article. Post the chain of names with a brief description of each connection. Don't use "click-backs"... George Washington - was the son of Augustine Washington - was the father of George Washington.
Like this:

Jimi Hendrix - influenced by
B.B.King - Many of King's early recordings were produced by
Sam Phillips - best known for discovering and recording
Elvis Presley - married
Priscilla Presley - mother of
Lisa Marie Presley - whose first husband was
Danny Keough - no links

[scOtt]

George Washington - at his funeral oration, the phrase "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen" was coined by
Henry Lee - father of
Robert E. Lee - a descendant of
Sir Thomas More... Saint Thomas More - refused to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be supreme head of the Church of England
Henry VIII - son of
Henry VII - only son of
Edmund Tudor - (namesake of the Tudor dynasty)
this one goes on and on thru memebrs of the English and French monarchies...

[longflyball]

Neil Peart - drew inspiration from
Keith Moon - who took over the drums in the Who from
Dough Sandom - who was kicked out of the Who by
Pete Townshend - who was the son of
Cliff Townshend - who took his son Pete to see
Bill Haley - who signed on with a record label founded by
Dave Miller - who has no links.

[ShannieDC]

Ed Reed while at Miami was nicknamed "Junkyard Dog" by
Larry Coker took over as head coach of Miami following departure of
Butch Davis had a successful 15-year association with
Jimmy Johnson wrote Turning The Thing Around: My Life in Football..ghostwritten by
Ed Hinton long time friend was
Dale Earnhardt eldest son is Kerry Earnhardt

[square634]

Another cool game is to think of two completely random things, and see how many wiki links it takes to get between one and the other.

[BustaJ2632]

Michael K. Williams (Omar on The Wire) - inspired to pursue a career as a dancer by "Rhthym Nation" by
Janet Jackson - Won over critics with her impersonation of
Cher - Had a relationship with
Warren Beatty - Garnered a Best Actor Tony nomination for his performance in "A Loss of Roses" by
William Inge - First play was staged at a theater owned by
Margo Jones - Co-director of The Glass Menagerie by
Tennessee Williams

So from Williams to Williams in a way I never would have seen coming.
"I keeps one in the chamber, in case you ponderin'."