Crazy Sam’s Saturday 9: I Don't Know How to Love Him (1971)
Every Saturday I take time off from written on serious topics to have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) This song is from Jesus Christ, Superstar. Though now a beloved classic, the play was controversial when it first premiered. Can you think of something else that originally made people uncomfortable, but went on to be accepted?
Oh that is hard one; I never really thought about that… how about "The Man Who Fell to Earth"with David Bowie.
2) Jesus Christ, Superstar was originally developed as a "concept album," a collection of songs written to sequentially tell the story of The Crucifixion and Resurrection. Do you remember the first album you bought? Did you download it, listen to it on a CD player, your cassette deck, or record player?
Actually it was a 45 and it was the Monster Mash and I used to drive my brother crazy.
3) When the album's songs were performed live in concert at the Pennsylvania Civic Arena, producers decided to stage it as a play and the rest, as they say, is history. Tell us about a really good idea you've had recently.
I don’t know about recently, but long, long ago like in the sixties a friend was telling me the problem with high rpm in a car and how the points started to “float” and I said can’t it be done electronically? Just think if I followed through on that idea I could have had the patent for the electronic ignition system.
4) Jesus Christ, Superstar is a truly international phenomenon. During a revival tour that began in 2011, it's been a hit with audiences in the United States, Canada, Britain, Ireland, Brazil, Hungary, India, New Zealand, Italy, France, Mexico, Chile, Bulgaria, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece, Australia, The Philippines, South Africa, Panama, Colombia, Croatia, Bolivia, The Netherlands and Portugal. Besides the United States, which of those countries have you visited?
Just Canada. I rather “See the USA in my Chevrolet” or in my case my Prius.
5) Peeps are big sellers every Easter. Would you rather have yellow chicks or pink bunnies?
Pink bunnies
6) Jelly beans are also popular this time of year. One theory says they were introduced in Boston during the 19th century. What else comes to mind when you think of Boston?
The “Great Molasses Flood” Hun? What is that?
7) We've been talking a lot about sweets this morning. The only holiday that generates more candy sales is Halloween. When do you eat more candy: Easter or Halloween?
Neither, candy for me equals poison.
8) Easter lilies will adorn many churches this Sunday. What's your favorite flower?
The lilac, I have a bush planted under my bedroom window and it fills the whole house with it fragrance in the spring.
9) Easter is considered the season of rebirth. What makes you feel refreshed or rejuvenated?
A good nap.
Every Saturday I take time off from written on serious topics to have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) This song is from Jesus Christ, Superstar. Though now a beloved classic, the play was controversial when it first premiered. Can you think of something else that originally made people uncomfortable, but went on to be accepted?
Oh that is hard one; I never really thought about that… how about "The Man Who Fell to Earth"with David Bowie.
2) Jesus Christ, Superstar was originally developed as a "concept album," a collection of songs written to sequentially tell the story of The Crucifixion and Resurrection. Do you remember the first album you bought? Did you download it, listen to it on a CD player, your cassette deck, or record player?
Actually it was a 45 and it was the Monster Mash and I used to drive my brother crazy.
3) When the album's songs were performed live in concert at the Pennsylvania Civic Arena, producers decided to stage it as a play and the rest, as they say, is history. Tell us about a really good idea you've had recently.
I don’t know about recently, but long, long ago like in the sixties a friend was telling me the problem with high rpm in a car and how the points started to “float” and I said can’t it be done electronically? Just think if I followed through on that idea I could have had the patent for the electronic ignition system.
4) Jesus Christ, Superstar is a truly international phenomenon. During a revival tour that began in 2011, it's been a hit with audiences in the United States, Canada, Britain, Ireland, Brazil, Hungary, India, New Zealand, Italy, France, Mexico, Chile, Bulgaria, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece, Australia, The Philippines, South Africa, Panama, Colombia, Croatia, Bolivia, The Netherlands and Portugal. Besides the United States, which of those countries have you visited?
Just Canada. I rather “See the USA in my Chevrolet” or in my case my Prius.
5) Peeps are big sellers every Easter. Would you rather have yellow chicks or pink bunnies?
Pink bunnies
6) Jelly beans are also popular this time of year. One theory says they were introduced in Boston during the 19th century. What else comes to mind when you think of Boston?
The “Great Molasses Flood” Hun? What is that?
7) We've been talking a lot about sweets this morning. The only holiday that generates more candy sales is Halloween. When do you eat more candy: Easter or Halloween?
Neither, candy for me equals poison.
8) Easter lilies will adorn many churches this Sunday. What's your favorite flower?
The lilac, I have a bush planted under my bedroom window and it fills the whole house with it fragrance in the spring.
9) Easter is considered the season of rebirth. What makes you feel refreshed or rejuvenated?
A good nap.
I have never been a napper, but my doctor and physical therapist have both suggested I start resting in the afternoons. I suppose at some point I will take their advice and give it a go.
ReplyDeleteHaha! The Monster Mash and Dinah Shore! That really takes me back.
ReplyDeleteI was so excited to see some action on my lilac trees yesterday. I can't wait to see them bloom.
ReplyDeleteI'm like you. I'd rather see America.
ReplyDeleteThe first time I heard about The Great Molasses Floor (or Molasses! as I learned it), I thought it was a joke. You know, like The Blob.
Lilacs are a June bloom around here, so associate them with the end of the school year.
ReplyDeleteThat "See the USA" brought back memories. No foreign cars then!
ReplyDeleteBill Hailey and the Comets playing, "Rock around the clock" was my first record, also a 45. And, I agree. I want to see the USA first, all of it.
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