Saturday 9 with Sam.
Welcome to Saturday: 9.
Saturday 9: The Fool on the Hill (1968)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
Chosen because Monday is April Fool's Day.
1) As an April Fool's prank, Taco Bell once announced they had purchased The Liberty Bell and renamed it The Taco Liberty Bell. Describe your perfect taco.I love a soft taco supreme with luscious meat, tomato, lettuce, cheese, a nice dollop of sour cream and absolutely no re fried beans!
2) Similarly, as an April Fool's prank, the Ford Motor Co. was supposed to wipe out the national deficit by purchasing the naming rites to a beloved monument, renaming it the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial. What model car do you drive?
We love our Nissan Pathfinder
3) In 1998, Burger King got in on the April Fool's Day fun by promoting a special "Left-Handed Whopper," designed to be easier for a leftie to hold. Describe your perfect burger.
I love a whopper... nice thin patty, thin slices o ripe tomato, lettuce, melted cheese and soft bun! I'll take mine sliced in half.. easier for eating!
4) In 1962, when color TV was still new, a Swedish station pranked viewers by telling them they could convert their black/white sets to color by cutting up a nylon stocking and stretching it across the screen. Of course, in 1962, more women wore nylons and screens were smaller. How big is your TV? Are there any nylon stockings in your home?
We have a 23in and a 40 inch... not into those massive TVs. I probably could find a pair or two in a drawer in the guest room!
5) In 1957, the BBC ran an April Fool's story about how the Swiss were enjoying a "bumper spaghetti crop," with spaghetti literally growing on trees. Viewers who called the station, asking how to grow a spaghetti tree of their own, were told to place a sprig of spaghetti in a can of tomato sauce and hope for the best. Have you ever fallen for an April Fool's prank? I cannot remember but [probably over those 30 years of teaching... I'll never forget though how our young daughter replaced salt in the sugar bowl and got her dad but good one morning!
6) When Crazy Sam was growing up, her mother would surprise her on April Fool's Day by slipping a rubber worm or plastic spider in her lunch box. When you were in school, did you more frequently brown bag it or buy your lunch in the cafeteria line? I believe it must have been bout half and half.. I remember bagging it, but I also remember some great cafeteria meals.. loved their rolls and vegetable soup.
7) This week's song was an international hit for Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66. Because of the song's bossa nova arrangement, everyone assumed the lead singer, Lani Hall, was Brazilian. She was a folk singer from Chicago. Sergio Mendes discovered her at a charity benefit. Can you think of a time when doing good really paid off for you? Well this may not fit the criteria, but it came to mind... when I was 15 I had and had had a huge crush on Robert Fuller...
My mother worked at GC Murphy's at the mall near our home, and she called me to tell me to hurry down there and get the surprise of my life... I did and there sitting in a booth was the manager, my mom and head buyer, and Robert Fuller who was in town doing a tour national tour with some group... They had stopped in that afternoon to the new mall in town. He greeted me so graciously and asked if I'd like to tour the mall with him and point out my favorite spots.. Oh, my goodness. We strolled the mall for about an hour and when it was over he kissed me on the cheek.. I have never really gotten over it!!
8) In 1968, when this record was popular, Pierre Trudeau became Prime Minister of Canada. Today his son holds that office. When did you most recently visit our neighbor to the north?
ever had the opportunity
9) Random question: Name three websites you visit every day.
