Saturday 9: Got My Mind Set On You

Saturday 9: Got My Mind Set On You (1987)

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

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

 

1) In this song, George Harrison tells us he's willing to devote his money, patience and time to his girlfriend. Of those three things, which can you most easily spare?

Patience, I got plenty being retired.

 

2) This song had long been a favorite of George's. He first heard it in 1963 when visiting his sister in United States. He couldn't get the tune out of his mind and bought the record by James Ray. Do you have an earworm -- a song that, once you hear it, keeps repeating in your head?

I do, Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer. I saw this video and it stuck with me all day. Now you can have this Earworm...

3) Months later, in February 1964, the Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. 73 million viewers saw them, and an astonishing 45.3% of the TV sets in America were tuned in to the show. In addition to the Beatles, Ed Sullivan used his show to introduce Elvis, The Rolling Stones and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show ran for 23 years and reruns are now shown in syndication. Have you ever seen it?

Oh yes! Our family used to sit around the television console to watch the “Really great shooow”

It was like this one, 

4) While most of the best loved and most recognized Beatles songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, it was George who penned "Something." Frank Sinatra called that song "the greatest love song of the last 50 years." What's your favorite love song?

Set your Way-Back-Machine to the 1950s and the Drifters... This Magic Moment.

5) This praise represented a big change for Frank, who predicted in 1964 that the Beatles would be "of no lasting importance." Tell us about something you have changed your mind about.

Oh… there are plenty of things that I changed my mind on. I was going to go home yesterday but I decided to stay until Sunday to be at the cottage while Tropical Storm Lee went by a 100 miles out to sea. We are getting the fringes but, and it is a big but, the surf is supposed to be 10 to 15 feet.! I just wonder how much closer to the Atlantic my cottage will be, the last big storm washed away 10 feet of shore line.

6) Tom Petty, who went on to have more than 25 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, credits George Harrison as a major influence on his music. Tell us about someone who influenced your professional life.

There has been a number of people, my old boss who took my resume when he left the company and the most recent they said to get my MSW.

7) In 1987, when George's recording of "I Got My Mind Set on You" was popular, a squirrel unexpectedly made headlines. The furry fellow closed down the Nasdaq Stock Exchange when he chewed through a phone line. Do you often see squirrels where you live?

Those little rodents you bet! I had a nest of them in my cottage attic (7 he trapped in the attic) and it cost $400 to get rid if them. The trapper probably had a good squirrel stew that night.

8) Also in 1987, third generation race car driver Marco Andretti was born. Naturally the skills required by a race car driver are unique. For example, while we know he can control a car at upwards of 230 mph at Indy, we have no idea if Marco Andretti is good at parallel parking in front of the local post office. How about you? Do you struggle with parallel parking?

Okay here is a true story. I was parking in front of a building at Yale that had a debate that I was going  to attend. I went back and forth, back and forth but finally made it into the space.

When I got out of the car a whole group of students sitting on a stonewall applauded and I curtsied to them.

9) Random question: When you woke up this morning, were you ready to face the day? Or do you wish you could have rolled over and snoozed a little longer?

Well, you know that I’m retired so I usually wake and have breakfast around 5 AM and then go back to bed for two or three hours.

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!

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Tropical Storm Lee update @ 8:30 AM 

Electricity is back on off at 5:24 AM back on at 8:15 AM

Lots of wind and rain but not excessive but a lot of outages around the Cape. I have been through worst storms. Later on I'll take a ride to the beaches.

From the buoy off of P'town.

Conditions at 44018 as of

(8:00 am EDT)

1200 GMT on 09/16/2023:

Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 320 deg true )

Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 35.0 kts

Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 48.6 kts

Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.49 in

Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.05 in ( Falling )

Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 63.3 °F

Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 63.3 °F

Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 54.3 °F

Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 38.9 kts

Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 40.8 kts

Detailed Wave Summary

for 44018 as of (7:40 am EDT)

1140 GMT on 09/16/2023:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 14.4 ft

Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 6.9 ft

Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 12.1 sec

Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): E

Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 12.5 ft

Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 9.1 sec

Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD): NE

Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): STEEP

Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 6.8 sec

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Tropical Storm Lee is just around a hundred miles off the coast and we are supposed to get winds up to sixty miles an hour and heavy rains... BUT!

Tropical Storm Watch

Massachusetts

National Weather Service

STORM SURGE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... * LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Chatham - Falmouth - Provincetown * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST ...

The surf is forecast to be 10 - 15 feet!!!

STORM SURGE WATCH

 ANZ254-161000-

 Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA

 out 20 nm-

 554 PM EDT Fri Sep 15 2023

 

 TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT

 

 TONIGHT

 Tropical storm conditions. N winds 35 to 45 kt. Gusts

 up to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 15 ft, building to 13 to

 18 ft after midnight. A chance of showers this evening, then

 showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

 SAT

 Tropical storm conditions expected. NW winds 35 to 45 kt

 with gusts up to 65 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up

 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 20 ft, subsiding to 13 to

 18 ft in the afternoon. Showers, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to

 3 NM.

 SAT NIGHT

 Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 20 to

 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt.

 Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. A chance

 of showers in the evening.

National Buoy Center*

Station 44018 (LLNR 560) - CAPE COD - 9 NM North of Provincetown, MA

 

Detailed Wave Summary

for 44018 as of (6:40 pm EDT)

2240 GMT on 09/15/2023:

Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 9.2 ft

Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 3.0 ft

Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 16.0 sec

Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): ENE

Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 8.9 ft

Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 6.7 sec

Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD): NE

Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): VERY_STEEP

Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 5.8 sec 

I just wonder how much closer to the Atlantic ocean my cottage with be in the morning, the last hurricane washed away about 10 feet of beach. It is all about the timing, if it is a high tide the storm will wash away a lot of the bluffs, low tide and less damage.

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* I bet that you didn't know that you can access buoys all around the country and the world, not only wave height but also temperature of the air and water, barometric pressure, wind speed, and direction.