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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, Bobby Darin admits he cares more for the girl than he should. What's something you have recently overdone (eaten too many potato chips, stayed up too late, etc.)?
Well er… Um… On the four hour drive home from the Cape I devoured a bag of fried pork rind. Before I drive home from Cape Cod I gas up both my car and myself. As I walked in the convenience store looking for some munches for the ride home, I heard my name called… from the bag of fried pork rind… Diana! Take me!
2) Bobby wrote this as the theme song for a movie he starred in with his wife, Sandra Dee. That Funny Feeling (the movie) turned a profit at the box office and "That Funny Feeling" (the record) made the Billboard Top 40. Can you think of another movie and song that were both popular?
Oh… dozens. The Graduate, “Mrs. Robinson”; Chariots of Fire; Arthur; Saturday Night Fever, “Stayin’ Alive”
3) While Bobby had a successful movie career and earned an Oscar nomination, he didn't get the part he wanted most: Tony in West Side Story. While he could sing and dance very well, producers didn't think Bobby looked like a romantic leading man. What actor or actress makes your heart skip a beat?
How about a singer… Linda Ronstadt
4) Elvis enjoyed watching Bobby perform, but understood that if he sat in the audience he would be a distraction. So Elvis always watched Bobby from the wings. Think about the last thing you saw in a theater (concert, movie, play). Were you distracted by another audience member? Was anyone crinkling paper, checking their phone, whispering, etc.?
5) When the editor of a teen magazine asked if he could cook, Bobby not only said yes, he offered up his manicotti recipe. What's your favorite pasta dish? (To eat, not necessarily to whip up in your kitchen.)
6) In addition to cooking, Bobby's friends recall he loved talking about classic cars and baseball. Which of those three would you be most comfortable discussing?
Cars.
7) In 1965, when Americans were listening to "That Funny Feeling," aspirin was the top over-the-counter pain reliever. You could get a bottle of 200 tablets for just $1. Is there aspirin in your medicine chest right now?
Baby aspirin.
8) Also in 1965, I Dream of Jeannie premiered. The sitcom about a beautiful genie living in the suburbs was developed to compete with Bewitched, about a beautiful witch living in the suburbs. Which show do like better?
I Dream of Jeannie
9) Random question: After a friend leaves your home, you spot a small, bound book on the floor next to your sofa. You flip through it and see that her journal fell out of her purse. It's mostly shopping lists and appointments but also includes personal observations, Once you realize what it is, do you close it and keep it closed until you can return it to her? Or do you continue reading?
Close it. It is the right thing to do,
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Pork rinds never call my name. What usually calls my name has chocolate in it …
ReplyDeleteI always thought Simple Song of Freedom was a great song. Yes, "We the people here don't want a war."
ReplyDeleteI went to the Beautiful concert with my siblings. We grew up with Carole King and I still have her Tapestry album my mom gave me in 1971. We heard Linda Ronstadt in concert to at her Canciones de mi Padre concert. She was singing songs from her Mexican roots with at Mariachi band. It was great. A concert under the stars.
ReplyDeleteCookies any kind. Grease and Grease. #6 all the above. Jeannie navel or not. I would read it like the Bible. Lasagna!
ReplyDeleteMy doctor told me that pork rinds are a good snack. Not as bad as chips and the other crap I eat anyway. I like them too.
ReplyDeleteLinda Ronstadt is beautiful. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend.
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I haven't had pork rinds in ages. I used to eat them all the time.
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