Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) The record begins with a long instrumental interlude, and when the lyrics kick in at about the 1:00 mark, they bid Amanda "farewell, adios, addio, adieu." Of course you recognize "farewell" as English. Without looking it up, can you identify the other languages?
Adios = Spanish
Addio = Italian?
Adieu = French?
2) Can you say "goodbye" in a language not represented in question #1?
Nope!
3) The lyrics reference a night full of stars. When did you last take a moment to check out the night sky?
When it was warmer…
Usually in the summer, the New Hampshire cottage night sky was amazing. The nearest streetlight was 20 miles away. The Cape Cod is dark with ocean on both sides but there still is a lot of light pollution.
4) This song was written for Adam's Rib, a comedy starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The movie is about husband-and-wife lawyers who square off against one another in court. Have you ever served on a jury?
Yes once for a civil case but was called to jury duty a number of times.
We actually went on strike in the court house!
The showed the movie “Help” and the lawyer settled out of court but there was still about a half hour left to the movie so we refused to leave until the movie ended!
5) "Farewell, Amanda" was composed by Noel Coward. Though best known as a playwright, he also wrote more than a thousand songs and was a director and an actor. His epitaph reads, "A talent to amuse." How would you like to be remembered?
As a kind caring person who helped others.
6) There's even a book of Noel Coward paintings. It was published after his death, in part because Coward considered himself only an amateur painter. When did you last pick up a paintbrush?
Um… what type of paintbrush? Painting something, this summer at the cottage. Art paintbrush? Probably in in kindergarten.
7) In 1949, when audiences first heard "Farewell, Amanda," Americans began playing Clue. What's the last board game you played?
Qwirkle, before the plague hit. There used to be game night at a local art studio.
8) The best-selling novel of 1949 was Point of No Return by John P. Marquand. Tell us about the last book you finished.
Well I doing audiobooks now and of course it was Science Fiction; Backyard Starship by J.N. Chaney book # 12
Song of Darkness: Backyard Starship, Book 12Calamity, the digital plague, is spreading, and where it strikes is both ruthless and random. Fearful of the Earth being ravaged, Van and the crew go on high alert to keep his homeworld free of galactic influence.That vision is shattered when Tony Burgess captures an alien ship... in Wisconsin. The ship isn't just a stray workboat. It's the opening ploy of a group that sees humanity as a business opportunity too big to pass up.Advancing in rank, Van is torn between two duties—to his crew and to his home. Since he isn't willing to give up the safety of either, he'll have to find a third way. Unfortunately for the forces against him, that path will include violence.
9) Random question: Growing up, did you share a bedroom?
Yeah, with my brother.
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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