Saturday 9

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Things

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Saturday 9: Things (1962)

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

1) In this song, Bobby Darin is sitting beside his window, looking out onto a crowded avenue. What's the view outside your nearest window? I would be looking out the back of our home from the second floor. I would be seeing the back of our garage, a row of various colored mums and a tall persimmon tree right beside this window.. Beyond would be the street behind our home. 

 

2) He likes to remember the romantic things he and his girl used to do, like walking in the park. When did you most recently go for a leisurely stroll? Did you have a destination in mind, or were you just enjoying the walk for its own sake? I really cannot think of a time when hubs and I did any walking except to the car , from the car to our destination, etc.  Except on our Scotland trip the last time we actually were walking for the sake of walking  was in Edinburgh on High Street, walking together up the hill to our find our restaurant for lunch!

3) He notes a couple holding hands. Are you comfortable displaying affection in public? Oh, yes, when I’m with Lynn it is just the two of us. We don’t care about anyone else.  By that our attention is on each other.

 

4) When Bobby recorded this song, he was married to screen sweetheart Sandra Dee. Today she is best known as the inspiration for the song, "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee." Can you name another song from Grease? Not really.

5) Bobby loved gadgets. He was enthusiastic about his suitcase telephone, which was one of the first mobile phones. Are you an early adapter, or do you wait for new technology to be around awhile and not so new before you try it? No I don’t jump out there to  be the first to buy a new gadget.  I think my son in law loves to , though. 

 

6) He was a chess fanatic and always kept a magnetic chess board in his briefcase, just in case he found someone who was willing to play him. Are you a good chess player? Not at all! 

 

7) He very much wanted to play Tony in West Side Story, but he didn't the part because the producers didn't think he looked like a romantic leading man. What actor or actress makes your heart skip a beat? Sean Connery,  Richard Armitage, Colin Firth, to name a few.

 

8) In 1962, when this song was popular, Jack Nicklaus launched his successful golf career. Do you enjoy playing golf, or watching it on TV? I took golf in college and in my younger years I was pretty good but I never really hit the ball very far, but I was a great putter. Last summer when the kids were here, we all played putt putt and I  tied with my son in law who plays golf all the time! 

9) Random question: Which would we find in your kitchen right now -- cookies or ice cream?both.   I have about half a bad of fig newtons and about a quart of chocolate Moose Tracks..