Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) Who were you talking to the last time you said, "thank you?"
A. My husband.
2) Paul McCartney recalls that "Thank You Girl" was inspired by all the female fans who had written them fan letters, pledging undying love. Have you ever written a fan letter? If yes, did you receive a response?
A. I think I wrote one when I was a teenager, but I don't remember to whom, and I wrote a book author once telling her how much I enjoyed her work. I did not receive a reply from either one. Oh, but I did get an email back from author Lisa See when I wrote to her. I have written other authors too, who have written me back, but those are people I personally know. I do not know Lisa See.
3) Recording engineer Geoff Emerick remembered that John Lennon was easily winded while recording this song. John had a bad cold and went back to bed when they were done for the day. We're in cold/flu season right now. How are you feeling?
A. I am good at the moment. Thank you for asking.
4) "Thank You Girl" is this week's song because November 27 was Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for this year?
A. I am thankful for my husband, our home, our friends. And I am especially thankful for my blog readers.
5) While the big meal is referred to as Thanksgiving dinner, most Americans enjoy it earlier than they usually serve dinner. 3:00 PM is the most popular time for the holiday feast. When did you have dinner on Thursday?
A. We ate lunch around noon, and then had a sandwich for supper about 6 p.m. We don't normally use the term dinner around here. We have lunch and supper.
6) Cranberry sauce has been a Thanksgiving staple since the late 1800s. Was it on your menu this year?
A. Alas, we had no cranberry sauce. We also had no turkey. We had ribeye steaks, which seemed appropriate for beef cattle farmers. They were very good, and I didn't have to kill myself cooking a big meal.
7) The Thanksgiving Turducken is said to have originated in New Orleans. Chef Paul Prudhomme is often cited as the first to stuff a deboned chicken into a deboned duck into a deboned turkey. Prudhomme's recipe has more than 85 individual steps and takes a full day to prepare. Did you face any challenges while cooking your Thursday dinner?
A. It went smooth as the fine hair on a fox kit.
8) Leftovers are popular after Thanksgiving, especially turkey sandwiches. Some cooks recommend serving cold, sliced turkey on wheat bread, but white bread, pitas and flatbread are also popular. When you head into the kitchen to make a sandwich, what's your go-to bread?
A. I usually have a ham and cheese sandwich on my Heiner's Old-Fashioned White Bread.
9) The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season and sales. Black Friday got its name in Philadelphia back in the 1950s to describe the traffic clogging both highways and side streets as consumers raced out in search of bargains. When is the last time you were stuck in traffic?
A. I don't recall being stuck in traffic for any long period in quite some time.
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