Saturday 9! It's Late

It's Late

Hosted by Samantha!

Welcome to Saturday: 9. 

It's Late (1959)

Unfamiliar with this week's song. Hear it here.

1) Ricky Nelson laments that he should have been home hours ago. When is the last time you stayed up later than you should have? What were you doing? Most often when we visit our daughter,son in law, and  the girls,  we  play  all day,  put the kids to bed and then sit up  until the wee hours visiting, catching up,  so much to share and talk about when you only see each other  3 or 4 times a year.  Bad thing is the girls are up  at dawn  running into our room to climb in bed with us... which we love,  but  mercy me! Yeah, we burn the candle at both ends. Happily! 

                  

2) Compounding Ricky's problem is that he's nearly out of gas. How is your gas tank right now? When did you most recently fill 'er up?

I have no idea  how the gas is..  well,  Hubs keeps the truck gas tank filled, but the car  probably needs a fill up! I cannot remember  the last time for the car !😲
You see we save the car  for church  and  trips only...  Savng the mileage and    wear and tear.

3) It gets worse! He can't call home because he doesn't have a dime for the pay phone. Have you recently been in a situation where you've been glad you had your cell phone handy? This week as I was leaving the dermatologist's office  I realized  she never gave me a prescription for the med w e discussed, so    I was glad to  be able to call her office  very soon after I had left to  tell the receptionist to please  inquire about it and have it called into to my pharmacy!

4) The video for this song is from an episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Ozzie Nelson, Ricky's father, was in charge of the show and made the rules. 

One was that no one was allowed to smoke on the set ... except his wife, Harriet. Do you smoke? Have you ever lived with a smoker?

Yes, I started smoking in college and smoked for about 7 years... my allergies  got the best of me...thankfully! My hubs smoked previously to me  in high school  and smoked  about 12 years after we were married... I made him smoke outside , not in the house.. 

5) Life magazine coined the phrase "teen idol" to describe Ricky's popularity. According to Tiger Beat, today's teen idols include Johnny Orlando and Ruby Jay. Johnny was born in 2003, Ruby in 2004. Sam admits that before today, she had no idea who these young people are. How about you?

Johnny who!?!  Ruby  Wha...???

6) While Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan have posthumously praised Ricky Nelson's music, 1950smusic critics dismissed him as a lightweight. What's the last review you read? Was it written by a professional critic, or was it contributed by a consumer to a site like Amazon or Yelp?
All I can think of is that I am a reviewer for Tripadvisor..I review  venues that I can hail with 5 stars  or those that  flub!  

Schotzyva wrote a review  May 2019

7) At the height of his popularity, Ricky tried his hand at movies, appearing in the western Rio Bravo with John Wayne. He turned 18 during the filming, and Wayne celebrated by playfully throwing Ricky into a sack of horse manure. Do you think pranks and practical jokes are funny?

Not really..  I  do not like to have them played on me and I don't do them  to others.

8) In 1959, when this song was popular, the St. Lawrence Seaway was completed. It connects Canada to our Great Lakes. Without looking it up, can you name all 5 Great Lakes?

Superior, Huron, Erie, Michigan,  jeepers .. 
you got me

9) Random question – You drive past a local motel and see the car of a very married friend right there in the lot. Would you ask her about it?

I don't think so..  I would probably think    she   was there with her hubby  for a special evening! It really isn't any of my business though and  to tell the truth I wouldn't even notice to begin with.