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Saturday 9: My Girl (1965)
Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.
1) Temptations' lead singer David Ruffin sings that he has sunshine on a cloudy day. How does the sky look where you are today?
Unfortunately… bright and sunny. We are now in a severe drought. We had a forest fire here that lasted for almost 4 weeks and burned about 300 acres. Not much by western standards but big for east coast fires.
2) He maintains that even when it's cold outside, to him it feels like the month of May. What's your favorite month?
October, I like the fall and the cold weather hasn’t settled in yet.
3) In addition to their vocals, The Temptations were known for their stylish suits and choreography. Are you a better dancer or dresser?
Neither, getting too old to dance and I don’t go to anything fancy.
4) Today, nearly 60 years since it's release, "My Girl" is one of the most popular karaoke songs. Do you know the words?
I probably do, but I haven’t heard the song in ages.
5) The Temptations delighted Mets fans when they performed "My Girl" live at Citi Field during the playoffs last month. The World Series is now over and the 2024 season is on the books. How did your baseball team do?
What team?
6) "My Girl" was written by Ronald White and Smokey Robinson. Smokey grew up with Aretha Franklin, and he's said they played together in the sandbox. When you were little, which playground activity was your favorite: sandbox, jungle gym, swings or slide?
I don’t know if I had a favorite… probably the jungle gym but I will tell what it definitely wasn’t, the overhead bars.
7) In 1965, when "My Girl" topped the charts, Winston Churchill died. One of his favorite sayings was, "I am always ready to learn but I do not always like to be taught." What's something you learned recently?
How to access Squirrel Mail (It is a web-based email server. If you have a domain name you know what I mean (diana@mydomainname.com)) My brother couldn’t get into his email account.
8) British-born comedian Stan Laurel also died in 1965. He's been cited as an influence on Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke and Matt LeBlanc. Without looking it up, do you know who Stan Laurel's famous partner was?
How can you forget it, I think every kid has watched their movies! Well is guess the kids today have no idea what we are talking about.
9) Random question: Imagine we Sat 9-ers are taking you to a restaurant for your birthday. Do you find servers who sing "Happy Birthday" cute or annoying?
I think I would find it more embarrassing more than either of those.
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!
Saturday 9: My Girl (1965)
Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.
1) Temptations' lead singer David Ruffin sings that he has sunshine on a cloudy day. How does the sky look where you are today?
Unfortunately… bright and sunny. We are now in a severe drought. We had a forest fire here that lasted for almost 4 weeks and burned about 300 acres. Not much by western standards but big for east coast fires.
2) He maintains that even when it's cold outside, to him it feels like the month of May. What's your favorite month?
October, I like the fall and the cold weather hasn’t settled in yet.
3) In addition to their vocals, The Temptations were known for their stylish suits and choreography. Are you a better dancer or dresser?
Neither, getting too old to dance and I don’t go to anything fancy.
4) Today, nearly 60 years since it's release, "My Girl" is one of the most popular karaoke songs. Do you know the words?
I probably do, but I haven’t heard the song in ages.
5) The Temptations delighted Mets fans when they performed "My Girl" live at Citi Field during the playoffs last month. The World Series is now over and the 2024 season is on the books. How did your baseball team do?
What team?
6) "My Girl" was written by Ronald White and Smokey Robinson. Smokey grew up with Aretha Franklin, and he's said they played together in the sandbox. When you were little, which playground activity was your favorite: sandbox, jungle gym, swings or slide?
I don’t know if I had a favorite… probably the jungle gym but I will tell what it definitely wasn’t, the overhead bars.
7) In 1965, when "My Girl" topped the charts, Winston Churchill died. One of his favorite sayings was, "I am always ready to learn but I do not always like to be taught." What's something you learned recently?
How to access Squirrel Mail (It is a web-based email server. If you have a domain name you know what I mean (diana@mydomainname.com)) My brother couldn’t get into his email account.
8) British-born comedian Stan Laurel also died in 1965. He's been cited as an influence on Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke and Matt LeBlanc. Without looking it up, do you know who Stan Laurel's famous partner was?
How can you forget it, I think every kid has watched their movies! Well is guess the kids today have no idea what we are talking about.
9) Random question: Imagine we Sat 9-ers are taking you to a restaurant for your birthday. Do you find servers who sing "Happy Birthday" cute or annoying?
I think I would find it more embarrassing more than either of those.
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!
Yesterday I had a two hour online meeting, but a well run meeting makes it bearable. It was very productive, The meeting was for the Governor's Advisory Council on Hate Crimes, we reviewed the bias crimes here in CT for the last two months, and the plans for combining four separate statues on bias crimes and combining them into one law on bias crimes.
We also had a couple of guests at the meeting. One group guests when over the 30sec PSA we are doing on the new CT State Police Hate Crime Hotline. The other group was from New Hampshire to talk about restorative justice program there.
I also got to talk about the Transgender Day of Remembrance that is held each year around the country on November 20, where we remember the 38 trans people who were murdered last year here in the US.
Laurel and Hardy movies were on tv all the time when I was growing up. My kids have no idea who they are.
ReplyDeleteWe are under a fire watch on Long Island. The drought is awful, isn’t it?.
I was not able to watch Laurel and Hardy, but I have seen clips. My parents may not have been fans...not sure, but they ran the tv. I was usually in my room listening to music. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend.
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We have drought in VA too, and were fortunate to get a little rain on Thursday. But it is still very dry, even with that. This is not normal weather.
ReplyDeleteEverybody has a used be. Use to be a dancer 6 Homecomings and 2 Proms. Had a girlfriend who could dance. The belt polishing kind. Been 50+ years broke up. Unknown to my wife we’re back in touch. July is my favorite month here in Chicago! Last week I learned a lot of dumb asses voted red. Laurel and Hardy Little Rascals and 3 Stooges were on all the time. I lie about my age (76) singing don’t bother me. Let’s all go down the slide and Google My Girl
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing Laurel & Hardy bits but I don't remember them well. I do recognize the names together, though.
ReplyDeleteLaurel and Hardy were on here very early Saturday mornings. I opted for cartoons. But since I got into classic film I've learned how groundbreaking and respected they are.
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