Saturday 9: Morning Train

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Saturday 9: Morning Train (1981) 

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

I’m going to do my best to answer your comments but it has been a little hectic here at the cottage. I had company just about every weekend this summer, and now I got a leak in the cold water pipe and it has buckled my wood laminate floor and I'm waiting for the plumber. But right now it is to the grocery store before the weekend mob.

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

1) In this song, Sheena Easton sings about her lover, who takes a train to and from work each day. When is the last time you took public transportation? Where did you go?

It was to Provincetown, I’ve have taken the bus a couple of times and if I go back to Connecticut next week, I’ll go to Hartford on the bus.

2) His workday begins at 9 and ends at 5. Do your days stick to a predictable schedule?

Hey! I’m retired… I don’t have schedules!

However, I do have meetings and doctor’s appointments.

3) In the evening she sings that they may go to a movie, a restaurant or slow dancing ... whatever she wants. Which of those would you choose?

A restaurant, I like a good food and good friends.

4) As a little girl, Sheena Easton performed at family gatherings, not just because she was talented but because she could be a bit of a ham. When you were a kid, were more often shy or outgoing?

Shy, looking back I had all the symptoms of ADHD and other learning disorders.

5) In the late 1980s she was the spokeswoman for Bally's health clubs. Do you have a gym membership?

Nope.

6) In 1987 she played Sonny Crockett's love interest on Miami Vice. Were you a fan of the show?

Nope. To me all the stars of the show all seemed to have their noses in the air.

7) This weekend is a good reason to have a picnic or barbecue. The best-selling barbecue sauce flavors are sweet, spicy, and smoky. What's your favorite?

Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce Honey.

I tried them all and that was the one I liked the best, I tried store brands and all the other brands.

8) Labor Day weekend may offer a golden opportunity for napping and sleeping in. Do you snore?

I don’t know… I’m asleep.

9) Labor Day traditionally marks the beginning of the fall. Will you be adding any new fall clothes to your wardrobe? 

Yes, I should get a new parka. The one I have now, I had about 20 years! I got it at Eastern Mountain Sports, it is down filled, made out of heavy canvas, hip length, and oversize pockets. The zipper pull broke off so I use a ribbon, but it is great other than the zipper. I been looking at new coats and they are all just nylon shells stuffed with plastic fillings. I found one jacket for over $1,000! can you believe that! The only way I would buy that is if the filling was made out of spun gold. The lowest priced one is only $60, I think that one you can wear in Beverly Hills in a chilly night when it down to the 50s.

If I do decide to buy a new parka I go for the one that is -20 rated.

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