Saturday 9: Good

Saturday 9: Good (1995)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This song begins with a guy realizing he's home alone. Do you enjoy being all by yourself?

A. I do like being by myself. I also like being unplugged and away from my phone. 

2) He watches the sun throwing shadows on the floor. Which room in your home lets in the most sun?

A. In the morning, the kitchen receives the most sun. In the afternoons, the bedroom receives the most sun.

3) He sings that he may write a letter to his ex. If you were inspired to send someone a handwritten message, do you have stationery or notecards on hand? What about first-class postage stamps?

A. I have notecards and stamps on hand. But I generally type letters because my handwriting is atrocious.

4) This week's band, Better Than Ezra, got their start in Baton Rouge. All the members attended LSU and played their first gig at Murphy's, a bar near campus. When you were in your early 20's, where did you and your friends go to socialize?

A. I was married in my early 20s. We went to friends' houses and occasionally to dance halls, but I think we had stopped that by the time I was 22. When you're focusing on work, going to college, and trying to save up to build a house so you can try to have children, the fun just falls away.

5) While the band refuses to disclose the origin of their name, many assume the "Ezra" they refer to is poet Ezra Pound. Do you often read poetry?

A. I read poetry about once a month. I read the poems in The Atlantic and others that cross my path.

6) In 1995, when this song was popular, Michael Jordan "unretired" and returned to the Chicago Bulls. Tell us about a decision you wish you could undo.

A. In 2000, I was offered the position of editor of The Fincastle Herald, but my mother was dying of pancreatic cancer, so I turned the job down because I didn't think I would have the time to devote to it. I would probably still be editor of the paper if I had taken the job. Maybe.

7) Also in 1995, Phoebe Buffay first performed "Smelly Cat." Do you recall what show she sang on?

A. I have absolutely no idea.

8) Legendary New York Yankee Mickey Mantle died in 1995. How is your team doing so far this young baseball season?

A. I don't have a baseball team that I follow.

9) Random question: What's in your garage, besides your car (lawn tools, holiday decorations, old paint cans, etc.)?

A. We have a nice variety of things. A chest freezer, a dehumidifier, shelves full of bug spray, paint, plant food, oil, cleaning fluid, tools, gloves, clothes for feeding cattle, old newspaper clippings, extra trash bags, bottled water, distilled water, a small heater, a Dyson vacuum, etc.

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