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1) This week, Darius Rucker sings about hitching a ride to reach his lady love. Have you ever thumbed a ride?
A. No. At least, not along the highway. I may have bummed a ride with a friend to a high school game or something when I was a teenager, but that's not sticking my thumb out and accepting a ride from a stranger.
2) Along the way, he loses his money in a poker game. Successful poker players are good at bluffing, or misleading others about their cards. Are you good at bluffing, whether at cards or in life?
A. No, I am not. My eyes and my voice both give me away.
3) Darius began has career as the lead singer of 90s soft-rock band Hootie and the Blowfish. Today he's a country singer. Let's say you're stuck in traffic and only one radio station comes in clearly. Would you prefer it play soft rock or country?
A. Soft rock.
4) Darius Rucker will be on tour throughout 2023, playing dates all over the country and making a couple stops in Cancun. Have you ever visited Mexico? If so, where did you go?
A. I have never been to Mexico.
5) Darius has lent his talents to fundraising for The First Tee, a non-profit that teaches children "life lessons, self-confidence, and resilience through golf." Did you participate in organized sports as a youngster? If yes, what did you play?
A. I never participated in organized sports, unless you want to count the marching band as an organized sport, which, frankly, one should. It was hard work.
6) A big sports fan, he has six TVs in his home so he can watch several games at once. His largest set is 70". When it comes to TV screens, do you believe bigger is better? Or are you just as comfortable watching from your laptop or phone?
A. The older I get, the better my eyes like a larger screen.
7) In 2013, when "Wagon Wheel" was popular, fans were flocking to the movie theater to see Catching Fire, the second in the Hunger Games series. Are you a Hunger Games fan?
A. I have read the books and I saw the movies. I don't know that this makes me a fan. They're not books I reread or movies I have watched more than once. I have seen the Lord of the Rings movies at least 20 times and I've read the books several times. I think that makes me a Lord of the Rings fan. Watching stuff once doesn't necessarily make you a fan, although I consider myself a Game of Thrones TV show fan, and I only watched it once (it was too gory for a second viewing).
8) Also in 2013, the word "selfie" was added to the Oxford Dictionary. Do you take a lot of selfies?
A. No.
9) Random question: If we paid you $5,000, would you get Saturday 9 tattooed on your right forearm?
A. Yes, if it could be in tiny little print. And maybe in a circle so it would be aesthetically pleasing. And in blue and green ink.
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#2...my face gives me away all of the time. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend.
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#5 Yeah I go along with a marching ban should be a sport… you do enough walking! I pity the person with the tuba.
ReplyDelete#6 Ditto
#7 You might like the “Wheel of Time” series it is like the “Game of Thrones”.
I will have to see Lord of the Rings again. I saw it only once and that was long ago.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about marching band should count as a sport...you walk miles! I never thought about it, but yes, as I age I like a bigger screen, too.
ReplyDeleteJeri was in the marching band in high school. We went to a lot of her performances and I agree--it should definitely be considered a sport!
ReplyDeleteI want to watch Lord of the Rings again... and again, and again..... Loracas is a Dreamboat. A demi-god! And Strider.. lol And, oh yes, marching in a band is a sport! Your tat sounds like something that could be lived with. But for a LOT more money, enough to get it removed again later.
ReplyDeleteFWIW, I consider marching a sport. I hereby bestow retroactive credits.
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