Saturday 9: Got My Mind Set on You

Sam’s Saturday 9: Got My Mind Set on You (1976)

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

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

1) George Harrison sings that he requires money, patience and time. Which of those three do you wish for most this morning?
Patience for all the idiots out there, like the idiot who yesterday was in the left turn lane to go straight. The lane for going straight at the light was backed up for several changes of the light, so this person drives all the way down in the left turn lane sat there blocking cars that wanted to turn left. Then when the light turned green they cut the first car off and went straight. He must think he is so superior to everyone else.

2) This was long one of George's favorite songs. He first heard it back in September, 1963 -- months before the Beatles became an international phenomenon -- when he visited his sister in Benton, IL. Is there a song that reminds you of a trip you took?
No not really but I used to have an 8-track that I played while driving the back roads through the Berkshires mountains with a fast beat.

3) For years, George thought his birthday was February 25. When he was 17, he saw his birth certificate and learned he was really born on the 24th. His mother explained that he was born just before midnight on the 24th and she didn't get to hold him until early morning on the 25th, so she considered the 25th as his birthday. Do you know any interesting stories about the day you were born?
Nope, nothing just your typical days however John Lennon was born the same day as me.

4) When George was just 14, he met Paul McCartney on a bus en route to school. Tell us about a time when you met someone who ended up changing your life.
I live a pretty bland life with no persons who changed my life, I got some good advice over the years but nothing earth shattering.

5) Then 17, John Lennon was not interested in letting George perform with his band. He dismissed George as too young. Paul insisted George get a chance and the rest, as they say, is history. Tell us about someone who stood up for you and helped you succeed.
My parents, they stood by me when I flunked out of college a couple of times.

6) In the 1970s, George took up gardening. He said that clearing away weeds and overgrowth helped him clear his head, and he was very proud of his jasmine flowers. What's your hobby? Why do you enjoy it?
Well anyone who has played Saturday 9 for a while knows what my hobby is… photography. Why do I enjoy it, because time stands still.

7) He also enjoyed playing ukulele and encouraged others to do the same. George often gave ukuleles as birthday and Christmas gifts. What's the last gift you received?
We don’t exchange gifts, we have a Yankee Swap instead.

8) At the Academy Awards in spring 1976, another George was in the news. George Burns won an Oscar for his performance in The Sunshine Boys. Who was in the last movie you watched?
It is not really a movie but I have been watching the “Wheel of Time” on Prime.

9) What's the last thing you dropped? Did it break?
Nope, it was my mouse. The trackball popped out, rolled around down the stairs and I had to chase it down the stairs, but it didn’t break. Speaking of which I am on a Zoom panel this afternoon that I’m not looking forward to.


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