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1) The title comes from the proverb, "a rolling stone gathers no moss." What do you suppose that proverb is trying to teach us?
A. The proverb is trying to teach us not to be couch potatoes, but instead to constantly be "human doings" instead of "human beings."
2) The lyrics warn us not to be lazy stay-at-homes but to go out and learn about the world around us. Tell us about a place you haven't visited yet but would like to.
A. I would like to go Scotland. Or Ireland. Or New Zealand.
3) Karen and Cubby were Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club, a TV show which ran from 1955 to 1959. Then, from 1962 to 1967, local TV stations reran it in syndication. In 1989, there was a Mickey Mouse Club reboot, which launched the careers of Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. So The Mickey Mouse Club has entertained generations of kids. What shows did you enjoy as a child?
A. I don't recall watching The Mickey Mouse Club. It was probably on a channel I could not get. I watched shows like Land of the Lost, Isis, Shazaam! H.R. Puffenstuff, etc., along with Saturday morning cartoons. In the afternoons I remember watching Dark Shadows followed by Batman.
4) Karen was Karen Pendleton, among the youngest of the original Mousketeers. Producers discovered her at a local dancing school. Have you ever taken dance lessons?
A. I have not. And it shows.
5) When The Mickey Mouse Club ended, Karen left show business. She went to public school, graduated, got married, and had a daughter. When she was in her 30s, she was involved in a car accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Still, she went back to college, earning first her Bachelor's and then Master's degrees in psychology. Have you considered continuing your education? What subject would you pursue?
A. I was 49 when I obtained my masters degree. I thought about getting a law degree but decided against it.
6) Cubby is Cubby O'Brien, a drum prodigy who began playing professionally when he was just 8 years old. After the Mickey Mouse Club he went on to The Lawerence Welk Show. As he entered his teens, he prioritized school over TV. He later returned to television as musician on The Carol Burnett Show. He also performed in concert behind The Carpenters. Do you have a favorite Carpenters song?
A. Rainy Days and Mondays.
7) In 1958, when kids were watching the original Mickey Mouse Club during the day, adults were watching Westerns. The most popular TV shows of that year included Gunsmoke, Wagon Train and The Rifleman. Have you ever fantasized about life as a cowboy/cowgirl?
A. Can't say that I have, although I played with the Johnny West series of dolls when I was a child. I didn't want to be a cowgirl, though.
8) Also in 1958, Dwight Eisenhower became the first President to appear on color TV. Not many Americans saw him in color, though. It wasn't until 1972 that color TVs outsold black-and-white sets. Did you ever own a black-and-white TV?
A. I never owned a black-and-white TV but my grandparents did, I think.
9) Random question -- Did you pass your driver's license test on the first try?
A. Yes, I did.
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"HR Puffenstuff! He's your pal when things get rough. HR Puffenstuff! He can't do a little cuz he can't do enough!" Yes, I watched that one, too. That theme song is stuck forever in my head.
ReplyDeleteI remember all of those shows!
ReplyDelete#3 I never got into Dark Shadows even though I watched it few times. Batman I never missed a show.
ReplyDelete#5 A friend got a law degree but changed jobs after a year, he said it was too cutthroat.
My friend was one of the creators of "Land of the Lost"
ReplyDeleteI thought I was the only girl who liked the Johnny West/Best of the West toys. I inherited my cousin's collection when he outgrew them and my Barbies much preferred dating them to Ken. LOL
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