Crazy Sam’s Saturday 9: American Pie (1971)
... because Country Dew suggested it
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) In the lyrics, Don McLean refers to having once been a paper boy. When you were a kid, what job or household chores did you do for spending money?
Mow the lawn or shovel the driveway.
2) Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye. What's the last drink you ordered?
It was a club soda, with a dash of cranberry juice and a lime.
3) He drove to the levee but it was dry. When is the last time it rained where you are?
It rained overnight with some thunder boom booms.
4) When McLean was working on the song, he wrote the lyrics out in long hand. It took him 16 pages of lined notebook paper. Today it's a laptop/smartphone/tablet world, and Sam can't remember the last time she hand wrote anything longer than a sign on her front door that read, "Bell broken. Plz knock." What about you? What's the last thing you wrote with pen or pencil?
I wrote a “thank you” note this morning.
5) McLean's most recent CD is called "Addicted to Black," in reference to Olivia in The Twelfth Night. Quick! Without looking it up, name another character from Shakespeare.
Hamlet or Romeo.
6) Don was born in New Rochelle, New York, which was named one of The Best Walking Cities in America by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). What about your neighborhood? Is it easily walkable?
No, it is up and down hills
7) In 1971, the year this song was popular, Walt Disney World officially opened. Have you ever been to DisneyLand or Disney World?
Nope.
8) Also in 1971, Mattel introduced Malibu Barbie. This doll was a "sun-loving California girl" and had a distinct tan. Have you ever used a tanning bed?
Nope.
9) American Pie is also the name of a 1999 movie. Have you seen it?
I don’t think that I watched the whole think through. Now American Graffiti that was a movie! It is a classic, if you haven’t seen it go and watch it on Amazon.
... because Country Dew suggested it
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) In the lyrics, Don McLean refers to having once been a paper boy. When you were a kid, what job or household chores did you do for spending money?
Mow the lawn or shovel the driveway.
2) Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye. What's the last drink you ordered?
It was a club soda, with a dash of cranberry juice and a lime.
3) He drove to the levee but it was dry. When is the last time it rained where you are?
It rained overnight with some thunder boom booms.
4) When McLean was working on the song, he wrote the lyrics out in long hand. It took him 16 pages of lined notebook paper. Today it's a laptop/smartphone/tablet world, and Sam can't remember the last time she hand wrote anything longer than a sign on her front door that read, "Bell broken. Plz knock." What about you? What's the last thing you wrote with pen or pencil?
I wrote a “thank you” note this morning.
5) McLean's most recent CD is called "Addicted to Black," in reference to Olivia in The Twelfth Night. Quick! Without looking it up, name another character from Shakespeare.
Hamlet or Romeo.
6) Don was born in New Rochelle, New York, which was named one of The Best Walking Cities in America by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). What about your neighborhood? Is it easily walkable?
No, it is up and down hills
7) In 1971, the year this song was popular, Walt Disney World officially opened. Have you ever been to DisneyLand or Disney World?
Nope.
8) Also in 1971, Mattel introduced Malibu Barbie. This doll was a "sun-loving California girl" and had a distinct tan. Have you ever used a tanning bed?
Nope.
9) American Pie is also the name of a 1999 movie. Have you seen it?
I don’t think that I watched the whole think through. Now American Graffiti that was a movie! It is a classic, if you haven’t seen it go and watch it on Amazon.
Oh, I forgot about mowing the lawn... I was so glad when my brother was old enough to do it! One chore I absolutely hated!
ReplyDelete... And I just received a handwritten thank you note. What a coincidence!
ReplyDeleteI got a couple of notes from graduating seniors that were handwritten, it was so nice to be acknowledged by them during all the graduation build up.
ReplyDeleteAmerican Graffiti is one of my sister's favourite films - really must give it a go. You sound like you brave out storms really well - thunder and lightning is the only thing that terrifies me!
ReplyDeleteLOVED American Graffiti! I might be due for a re-watch, it's been so long :)
ReplyDeleteWow, a thank you note. I haven't received one of those in a while. Gave out a number of college graduation presents this spring and haven't received a single note back. Rather disappointing, that.
ReplyDeleteI loved American Graffiti. That movie launched a lot of careers too.
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