Crazy Sam’s Saturday 9: Think (1968)
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's song. Hear it here.
In fond remembrance of The Queen of Soul (1942-2018).
1) As befits one of America's premiere artists, Aretha Franklin sang at three Presidential inaugurations. The first was Jimmy Carter's in 1977, when she sang "God Bless America." What's your favorite patriotic song?
Yankee Doddle
2) The daughter of a Baptist minister, Aretha grew up with church music. She told Rolling Stone one of her favorite songs was the hymn, "Victory Is Mine." What's your favorite religious song?
I don’t have one.
3) She welled up a bit when President George H. W. Bush presented her with the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. When is the last time you shed a tear?
It was just recently. I think it was something on TV.
4) In 1980, the Queen of Soul sang for the Queen of England in a Command Performance at The Royal Albert Hall. Have you ever been to London?
No I haven’t the only foreign country I have been in was Canada
5) Since Aretha had many honorary degrees, it would have been appropriate to refer to her as Dr. Franklin. Who is the last person you referred to by his or her title (Officer, Father, Sgt., Dr., etc.)?
A police officer when I asked for directions
6) In this week's song, Aretha tells her lover that it doesn't take a high IQ to understand what's going on in their relationship. Do you know your IQ?
Nope.
7) A sculpture of Aretha is on display at Madame Tussaud's in New York. Do you think wax museums are cool, or creepy?
Creepy.
8) Aretha and Motown legend Smokey Robinson were literally lifelong friends, since they were playground buddies in Detroit. Smokey is one of the only people who can claim to have seen The Queen of Soul with a bucket in a sandbox. If we went to the playground today, would you head for the swings, the slide or the jungle gym? Or, like Aretha, would you play in the sand?
I would be the one making roads in the sand box.
9) Random question: Do you like pumpkin seeds?
Ugh… I hate pumpkin.
The most horrible drink that I had was a pumpkin spice coffee when they got the orders mixed up.
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's song. Hear it here.
In fond remembrance of The Queen of Soul (1942-2018).
1) As befits one of America's premiere artists, Aretha Franklin sang at three Presidential inaugurations. The first was Jimmy Carter's in 1977, when she sang "God Bless America." What's your favorite patriotic song?
Yankee Doddle
2) The daughter of a Baptist minister, Aretha grew up with church music. She told Rolling Stone one of her favorite songs was the hymn, "Victory Is Mine." What's your favorite religious song?
I don’t have one.
3) She welled up a bit when President George H. W. Bush presented her with the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. When is the last time you shed a tear?
It was just recently. I think it was something on TV.
4) In 1980, the Queen of Soul sang for the Queen of England in a Command Performance at The Royal Albert Hall. Have you ever been to London?
No I haven’t the only foreign country I have been in was Canada
5) Since Aretha had many honorary degrees, it would have been appropriate to refer to her as Dr. Franklin. Who is the last person you referred to by his or her title (Officer, Father, Sgt., Dr., etc.)?
A police officer when I asked for directions
6) In this week's song, Aretha tells her lover that it doesn't take a high IQ to understand what's going on in their relationship. Do you know your IQ?
Nope.
7) A sculpture of Aretha is on display at Madame Tussaud's in New York. Do you think wax museums are cool, or creepy?
Creepy.
8) Aretha and Motown legend Smokey Robinson were literally lifelong friends, since they were playground buddies in Detroit. Smokey is one of the only people who can claim to have seen The Queen of Soul with a bucket in a sandbox. If we went to the playground today, would you head for the swings, the slide or the jungle gym? Or, like Aretha, would you play in the sand?
I would be the one making roads in the sand box.
9) Random question: Do you like pumpkin seeds?
Ugh… I hate pumpkin.
The most horrible drink that I had was a pumpkin spice coffee when they got the orders mixed up.
Well, we have in common that we've never been to any other country but Canada...and that always feels kind of like cheating since it's so close and so similar. We differ on pumpkins, though. I am one of those obnoxious lovers of all things autumn and pumpkin. If something is good, making it pumpkin flavored will only make it better. Except for Pop-tarts. Mom bought me a box of those and they are awful.
ReplyDeleteThere's a London in Ontario. That counts!
ReplyDeleteLoved your answers! Kids love the sandbox! Have a great weekend!
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I live so close to Canada that I forget it's a foreign country (even going across the border and through the border patrol rigmarole).
ReplyDeleteI don't particularly like the taste of pumpkin, either. I do like jack-o-lanterns, though.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine your face when you took a sip of that drink. Kind of like when I accidentally sip on my husband's ice tea.
ReplyDeletePumpkin Spices would NOT go well with coffee. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteI don't know my I.Q. either. I'm not sure that knowing helps much anyway.. ;o)
See you in the sand box, and I'll bring cars!