Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Peggy Lee tells us she wiggles her toes in the sand. Have you been to the beach yet in 2023? Do you expect to wiggle your toes in the sand when you're on vacation this year?
A. No to both questions.
2) She also sings that contemplating nature can be fascinating. What flora and fauna can you see from your window as you answer these questions?
A. Greening grass, brown sage, wintered oak trees, green cedar trees, bull pines, and other deciduous trees that have not yet leafed out.
3) With this song, she's telling everyone to take her as she is or leave her be. Does that reflect your attitude? Or are you a "people pleaser" who worries what others think of you?
A. I'm afraid I have always been a people pleaser.
4) These lyrics were written by Carolyn Leigh. She began her career as an advertising copywriter but, since she showed a flair for poetry and rhymes, she was urged by a music publisher to write lyrics. Have you ever tried your hand at poetry?
A. Yes, and I have had some published.
5) This song was composed for the 1964 movie Father Goose, starring Cary Grant. Are you a fan? Do you just vaguely know the name? Or are you wondering what a Cary Grant is?
A. I know the name but I couldn't tell you anything about him.
6) This was a top-20 hit for Peggy Lee. As a girl in North Dakota during the 1930s, Peggy lived above the train station where her father was depot agent. Today that depot is home to a museum which features a Peggy Lee Exhibit. Have you recently visited a museum?
A. Back in the fall I visited the Botetourt County Historical Museum.
7) Designer Bonnie Erickson was also grew up in North Dakota and used her girlhood idol as the inspiration for her most famous creation: Miss Piggy. A diva with flowing blonde hair and jewelry, the puppet was originally called Miss Piggy Lee. As the character gained in fame with The Muppets, the name was shortened to Miss Piggy because Bonnie didn't want to offend Peggy Lee, whom she genuinely admired. Tell us something you have done recently to spare someone's feelings.
A. I kept my mouth shut and didn't say a word.
8) While Peggy Lee often changed her hairstyle with the times, she was always a blonde. She considered those lustrous locks her trademark. Are you having a good hair day today?
A. Actually, yes, which is amazing because I badly need a haircut.
9) Random question: What's the perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon?
A. Reading a book, playing guitar, visiting with somebody. Anything but chores.
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#7 -- YES! It's so easy to avoid hurting someone, isn't it?
ReplyDelete#9 -- "Anything but chores." You and me, both!
I said (or didn't say) the same thing for #7. Such an easy thing to do and so not done by so many people these days. I don't understand the need to blast others with every hurtful thought we have in the name of "truth."
ReplyDeleteI don't see anybody to not comment about, my "no comments" are always in print (or perhaps NOT in print!). Surprised you aren't all that familiar with Cary Grant. but you're my daughter's age and I wonder how much SHE knows about him.
ReplyDeleteI love your answer to #9!!
ReplyDelete#7 is a great answer
ReplyDeleteSweet! You are a published poet. That is not an easy thing to do!
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes, "least said, soonest mended" is a good policy.
Cary Grant is many years before most of the times for the Saturday Niners.