Crazy Sam’s Saturday 9: Gidget (1965)
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) Gidget was a sitcom that ran only one season. Have you ever seen it?
Yes, I did watch it along with all the other Gidget movies.
2) Gidget is a high school student who is more interested in surfing and boys than in the books. When you were Gidget's age, was your top priority getting good grades? Or were you more involved in the social side of student life?
Definitely not grades, definitely not social life… I was a member of the “Science Club” definitely geeky
3) Gidget's father was nearly always unflappable when it came to his daughter's high-spirited shenanigans. Who is the coolest, calmest person you know?
Over the ages I have learned that being cool is superficial while being calm in the face of adversity is a lot more important.
Yes, and I did avoid naming names
4) Gidget spends as much time as she can at the beach, hanging out with her best friend Larue. Fair-skinned Larue doesn't share Gidget's passion for surfing and prefers to stay on the beach blanket, wearing a floppy hat that protects her from the sun. Are you a sun worshipper? Or, like Larue, are you careful about your exposure to the sun?
I’m the floppy hat type… I just bought a new floppy hat.
When I go to the beach I use SPF 50 or higher, have a big umbrella.
5) Gidget, the quintessential California girl, was created by Freidrich Kohner, an Austrian-born screenwriter. Can you think of another Austrian import?
Paul Hogan
Crocodile Dundee, I liked to first movie but the second movie was very derogatory to trans people and makes a laugh out of a sexual assault.
Yikes! My dyslexia strikes again... I thought it was Australia
6) Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller wrote this week's Gidget theme. They also wrote the 1960 hit song, "Everybody's Somebody's Fool." When is the last time you felt foolish?
Oh just about every day… how many times are we harder on ourselves and want to bang our head against a wall.
7) This is the show that introduced Sally Field. She went on to win two Oscars and four Emmy Awards. When you think of Sally, what role comes to mind?
Norma Rae
8) Today Gidget is a grandmother. Sally reports that her grandchildren especially enjoy "sleepovers at Granny's." Where were you the last time you spent the night away from home?
Um… last night, tonight if the cottage counts
If not then in April when I stayed on the Cape overnight for the “Home” inspection on the cottage.
9) Random question -- Describe your perfect lazy afternoon.
Laying in the shade on a hammock read a sifi book sipping a cold drink.
Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) Gidget was a sitcom that ran only one season. Have you ever seen it?
Yes, I did watch it along with all the other Gidget movies.
2) Gidget is a high school student who is more interested in surfing and boys than in the books. When you were Gidget's age, was your top priority getting good grades? Or were you more involved in the social side of student life?
Definitely not grades, definitely not social life… I was a member of the “Science Club” definitely geeky
3) Gidget's father was nearly always unflappable when it came to his daughter's high-spirited shenanigans. Who is the coolest, calmest person you know?
Over the ages I have learned that being cool is superficial while being calm in the face of adversity is a lot more important.
Yes, and I did avoid naming names
4) Gidget spends as much time as she can at the beach, hanging out with her best friend Larue. Fair-skinned Larue doesn't share Gidget's passion for surfing and prefers to stay on the beach blanket, wearing a floppy hat that protects her from the sun. Are you a sun worshipper? Or, like Larue, are you careful about your exposure to the sun?
I’m the floppy hat type… I just bought a new floppy hat.
When I go to the beach I use SPF 50 or higher, have a big umbrella.
5) Gidget, the quintessential California girl, was created by Freidrich Kohner, an Austrian-born screenwriter. Can you think of another Austrian import?
Paul Hogan
Crocodile Dundee, I liked to first movie but the second movie was very derogatory to trans people and makes a laugh out of a sexual assault.
Yikes! My dyslexia strikes again... I thought it was Australia
6) Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller wrote this week's Gidget theme. They also wrote the 1960 hit song, "Everybody's Somebody's Fool." When is the last time you felt foolish?
Oh just about every day… how many times are we harder on ourselves and want to bang our head against a wall.
7) This is the show that introduced Sally Field. She went on to win two Oscars and four Emmy Awards. When you think of Sally, what role comes to mind?
Norma Rae
8) Today Gidget is a grandmother. Sally reports that her grandchildren especially enjoy "sleepovers at Granny's." Where were you the last time you spent the night away from home?
Um… last night, tonight if the cottage counts
If not then in April when I stayed on the Cape overnight for the “Home” inspection on the cottage.
9) Random question -- Describe your perfect lazy afternoon.
Laying in the shade on a hammock read a sifi book sipping a cold drink.
Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!
Wasn't Crocodile Dundee from Australia? I don't think of Austria as having crocs or gators.
ReplyDeleteAnd wasn't Norma Rae wonderful? People who slag unions forget what a positive force they can be for workers.
I hope you'll post photos of the cottage soon! Or the views.
ReplyDeleteHey, "geeky" is the new cool so you're one of the cool kids now!
ReplyDeleteSecond movies always stink.
I'm with Kwizgiver...you write so often about the cottage and it sounds so nice. Would love to see some photos.
I forgive you your dyslexia. That scene in the second "Crocodile Dundee" movie, where he grabs the crotch of the trans woman, scared me enough as to add at least another two or three years in the closet.
ReplyDeleteI think the cottage counts. It sounds like a wonderful getaway. We have a lot of book readers on Saturday 9. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Cottage (or forest cabin) getaway is something that is a great longing for me, but it never happened.
ReplyDeleteAnd no more sun for me, either! It actually hurts with little pin prickles when I get in it.
When we had the elm trees, we had a hammock. I spent free time out there reading. Have a great Sunday and week Diana.