Saturday, February 21, 2026

Saturday 9: With or Without You

Saturday 9: With or Without 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) "With or Without You" is about the pain of love. What song reminds you of an old romance? Is it about the joy of love or the pain?
From back when I was dating. After the movie it was the Olympia Diner.

2) U2 lead singer Bono has admitted that, when the group recorded this song in the 1980s, he was wrestling with his real-life commitment issues. He was trying to resolve the responsibilities of being a husband with the demands of his career. He worked it through, and decades later both his marriage and his career are still going strong. Do you feel you have been more successful in your personal or professional relationships?
Professional relationships.

3) Bono credits his wife Ali with helping him through a tough period of writer's block, saying she put the pen in his hand each morning. What time of day finds you the most energized, productive or creative?
Now, it is very early morning… 4 AM until 7 AM

4) Bono likes to pedal around town when he's not onstage. What do you do for exercise?
Um… Er… nothing. That’s the problem, I have enough of a problem walking through the grocery store.

5) Bono is U2's lead singer, backed by three very talented bandmates: The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr., and Adam Clayton. Bruce Springsteen is a big fan of U2's concert performances. If Saturday 9 were to bestow upon you a free ticket to any see any band or performer live, who would you choose?
Hmm… most of the bands that I like and preforming any more. Maybe one of these, The Eagles, Deep Purple, and Heart. 

6) U2 got together 50 years ago, when they were school boys in Dublin. Have you ever visited Ireland? If not, would you like to go?
No, and no desire to go.

7) In 1987, the year this song was popular, Cher won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her most famous line was, "Snap out of it!" Without looking it up, can you name the movie that made her an Oscar winner?
Nope, I was never a big fan of hers, yes she does have a few songs that I like. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, and Half-Breed.
 
8) Also in 1987, the first Starbucks opened. What's your standard Starbucks order?
Decaf coffee black. And it blows their mind. One time a clerk said, “Ah… someone who likes coffee!”
 
9) Random question – Which self-help book would you be more likely to pick up, the one designed to improve your body or your mind?
Okay,
Which book should I pick up is to improve my body. But I’m at a point in life where I rather finding a book on keeping what you got. While improving my mind dose sounds interesting

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