Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows
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Saturday 9: Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows (1965)
Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.
1. In this song, Lesley Gore sings that sunshine is wonderful. It's hard to argue with that. Is it sunny where you are today?
It is a wintry kind of sunny. It is very cold and windy out today!
2. Tootsie Roll is the world's #1 manufacturer of lollipops, and cherry is their most popular flavor. Do you have a sweet tooth? If yes, what's your favorite sweet treat? I do, and these days it is for a small dish of delectable ice cream like chocolate with moose tracks!
3. According to myth, you'll find a leprechaun's pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. If you suddenly, unexpectedly came into $100,000, what is the first thing you would buy? I would pay off my daughter’s home and lay aside money for the kids education and other things like music lessons etc. I would give most of it away.. of course, I would lay some away for a “rainy “day.
4. She feels brighter than a lucky penny. Abraham Lincoln was the first person to appear on a U.S. coin, when the 1909 penny was struck in honor of his 100th birthday. Thomas Jefferson is on the nickel, George Washington is on the quarter, and John F. Kennedy is on the half dollar. Without looking, do you know which President is on the dime? Afraid not ,obviously , I did not look!
5. Lesley Gore was very popular in the 1960s, with 11 Top Ten hits. Most people don't know that, while she was making records, she was also attending Sarah Lawrence College and graduated with her BA in 1968. What's something most Saturday 9ers would be surprised to know about you? I took piano lessons from age 6 through 2 years of college, my last piano recital was Rhapsody in Blue.
5. Lesley Gore was very popular in the 1960s, with 11 Top Ten hits. Most people don't know that, while she was making records, she was also attending Sarah Lawrence College and graduated with her BA in 1968. What's something most Saturday 9ers would be surprised to know about you? I took piano lessons from age 6 through 2 years of college, my last piano recital was Rhapsody in Blue.
6. She performed "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" in the movie Ski Party. Do you plan to ski this season? No, but my kids have season tickets for the Vermont slopes. They love skiing!
7. This song was written by Marvin Hamlisch, who would go on to win three Oscars, four Grammys, three Emmys, a Tony, and a Pulitzer Prize. That's quite an impressive list! But we believe our Sat 9-ers are impressive, too. So give yourself an award this morning. (For example, Crazy Sam is now Meme Mistress of the Year.)I am the Mistress of Dinner Parties. I have a lovely one planned for this evening!
8. In 1965, when this song was on the charts, I Dream of Jeannie premiered. This supernatural sitcom, about an astronaut who finds a genie on a beach, competed for viewers with Bewitched, which was about an advertising executive who marries a witch. Do you prefer Bewitched or I Dream of Jeannie? I Dream of Genie!
9. Random question -- Which would you rather have, tacos or pizza ?Since I had pizza last night, will go for tacos today,
I love Rhapsody in Blue. I wish I could hear you play it.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your dinner party tonight! Loved your answers!
Have a nice weekend.
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Gosh, you must play very well with all of those lessons. That's terrific.
ReplyDeleteI love that you do dinner parties! I haven't been to one in ages and it's been even longer since I hosted one.
ReplyDeleteGrinning, thank you for those smiles. Believe it or not, but its currently 60* here in central Florida, yep. Last night it was 40.
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