Saturday 9 ~Secreat Agent Man

Secret Agent Man

Welcome to Saturday: 9.

Hosted by Samantha!

Secret Agent Man (1966)

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

1) This is the theme of a TV show that ran on CBS from 1964-1967. The series was produced, and originally aired, in England. The BBC has shared many shows with American audiences over the years. Can you name another?

Some of these I  only found   on netflix,  but  my favorites  are Foyle's War, Shetland, All Creatures Great and Small, George Gently, Sherlock

2) The show is about John Drake, a special agent dedicated to exposing plots that threaten world peace. A quick check of Netflix and Goodreads reveals that spy stories are just as popular today. Is espionage a genre you enjoy? Do you read books, or watch shows and movies, about spies?  I loved  the James Bond series.  

3) The lyrics tell us Drake travels from the Riviera to Bombay. Where were you when you last spent the night away from home? Why were you there (vacation, business, international intrigue)?

At our daughter's  in Massachusetts.

4) The refrain states, "They've given you a number and taken away your name." In today's digital world, that could now be said of all of us. Are you good at remembering your computer passwords?

NO!

5) Patrick McGoohan, who played Agent Drake, went from being a good guy to appearing as a murderer on Columbo four times. Were you a fan of Columbo?

He was alright..  if a little unkept.

6) Born John Ramistella, this week's featured artist, Johnny Rivers, grew up in Louisiana. He took "Rivers" as his stage name because he grew up along the Mighty Mississippi. If you were to change your last name based on the geography of the area where you grew up, how would you be known?

Schotzy Valley

7) In 1966, when this song was popular, Jacqueline Kennedy was the woman most Americans admired. What famous woman do you admire most? (She doesn't have to be American.)

Hard to choose one...one I  dearly admire is Liz curtis Higgs

Liz Curtis Higgs is an award-winning speaker as well as the author of twenty-eight books, including "Bad Girls of the Bible "and "Thorn in My Heart". Her Parable Series for children has been awarded the ECPA Gold Medallion for Excellence.

A cancer survivor,  she is  the cutest,  funniest,  most brilliant  writer and  speaker I have ever  had the pleasure to  see and hear..Anyway she is the first to come to mind  that I  really wanted to share about.

8) 1966 also found another Jacqueline was in the news. Jacqueline Susann's first novel, Valley of the Dolls, was atop the best seller lists, even though it was savaged by the critics. What's your guilty pleasure? What book, movie, TV show, or song do you enjoy, even though you know it has little artistic merit? 

I love  British humor...  one of my favorite ridiculous  programs is Keeping Up Appearances

another favorite of mine is Jakers!  I watch it with my kiddoes  everytime we're together

Laughing is my favorite pastime

9) Random question: Imagine you've been stranded alone in the woods for 10 days. No companionship, no internet or phone or TV. You have been sleeping in the dirt, living on berries and river water. Your rescuers drive you to a hotel. Upon check-in, what's the first thing you do?

             Shower, of course, then probably fall in the               bed!