On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Donald Mills of the Mills Brothers encourages us to "puff, puff, puff" our cares away. When did you most recently smoke a cigarette?
Um… not cigarettes.
2) In the 1930s, when this week's song was recorded, an estimated 40% of American adults smoked cigarettes. By the early 1960s, that number reached a high of 42%. According to the CDC, the percentage of adult smokers dropped to 11%. Do many of your friends and relatives smoke or vape?
I only have one friend who smokes.
3) Donald was the youngest of the singing Mills Brothers, and he's the one who most often sang lead. That squares with popular birth order theory, which proposes that the youngest tends to enjoy being the center of attention, the middle child is the diplomat, and the oldest is the high-achiever. Think of your own family and the families of your friends. Do you think this theory holds true?
Nope.
4) The Mills Brothers were one of the first famous singing brother acts. The Williams Brothers – which featured future TV star Andy Williams – followed in their footsteps. Can you think of another group of singing brothers?
Oodles and oodles of them…
The Jackson 5
The Everly Brothers
The Isley Brothers
Beach Boys… plus a cousin.
5) In addition to recording hit records, The Mills Brothers were a staple on radio in the 1930s. They were among the first African American artists to host their own radio show and sang jingles for Standard Oil and Crisco. What commercial do you recall having seen, or heard, recently?
Um… I usually watch PBS,
6) In 1933, when this week's song was popular, actor Robert Montgomery and his wife had a daughter they named Elizabeth. That little girl would become famous in the 1960s for her own TV show. Without looking it up, do you know what show Elizabeth Montgomery starred in?
Super easy question… Bewitched. It is actually on in an hour on Antenna TV
7) Johnny Cash was also born in 1933. Do you have a favorite Johnny Cash song?
Ring of Fire.
8) In 1933, five French airlines merged to form Air France. Think of the last time you were at an airport. Were you taking a flight or meeting a flight?
Way back in 2006 was my last plane ride… you can read about it here! Business Trip
9) Random question: Your best friend just received a certificate for completing a car maintenance course at your community college. Would you let them work on your vehicle?
No. But if you said their grandchildren I would say yes.
But my best friends? They are in their 70s!
I have been trying to make it up to the cottage this month but monkey wrenches keep getting thrown by Murphy! Little things like a the little lady spinning her wheel off the coast of Cape Cod… Josephine.
But mainly it has been little things like a crown coming off and other minor medical problems that are a minor annoyance.
Here is the latest backyard foliage photo.
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