Saturday 9: Baby's in Black

Sam’s Saturday 9: Baby's in Black (1964)

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…



Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
 From our archives.

1) Black is this week's signature color because Fridaywas "Black Friday," the day when retailers cut their prices and consumers flock to the stores. Did you score any "Black Friday" bargains?
Nope, I didn’t even try. Last year I scored on Cyber Monday, I got a 128G USB drive for under $20.

2) Feasting and football are also popular Thanksgiving weekend pastimes. Do your Thursday-Sunday plans include pigging out or watching a game?
Nope. I sometime wonder why I travel down to my niece’s house where everyone sits around watching football.

3) At Thanksgiving dinners, Crazy Sam's homemade gravy is always a hit. (Probably because she's so generous with the cognac, which gives the gravy a nutty taste.) What was particularly delicious at your Thanksgiving table?
Everything but the green beans

4) Among the biggest the Black Friday advertisers are Target, Kohl's, Macy's and Best Buy. If you could have a $100 gift card to any one of those stores, which would you choose?
Probably Target because they are only a couple of miles down the road.

5) This week's song, "Baby's in Black," is about a girl who wears black because she's in mourning. Do you find that the color you're wearing reflects your mood?
No, I usually just wear the next item in my closet. Wash them at the end of the week and put them back in the closet, a never ending cycle (well I sincerely hope it doesn’t end soon)

6) The woman who inspired this song, Astrid Kirchherr, has been friends with Paul McCartney since he and his bandmates (John Lennon, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best) met her in Hamburg back in 1960. Tell us what you believe are the components of a strong, lasting friendship.
I think thing there is any common components in a relationship, I think each one is unique. That we are drawn to somebody for different reasons otherwise our relationships would be homogeneous rather than heterogeneous

7) In the early days of the Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon began writing a play but abandoned it. Do you have a novel, painting, play, song or poem that you're going to finish "someday?"
I have a number of poems that I wrote, all finished

8) When he was 16, George Harrison dreamed of moving to Canada, Australia or Malta. In just a few years, he would visit all those places with Beatles and eventually decided there was no place like home and stayed in England (though he did also maintain a home in Hawaii). Have you ever thought about moving to another country? If so, where?
Nope, I am born, raised, and will die a Nutmegger.

9)  Random question: Finish this sentence -- If you want me to give you "yes" for an answer, the best time to approach me is _____________________.
Is at 3 AM
Hee, hee… That way no one will bother me. I doubt anyone would wake up to ask me a question.

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