Saturday 9

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You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions!

Saturday 9: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (1943)

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

 
1) In this song, Dinah Shore goes on about listening to the breeze. Is it windy, breezy, or still where you are today?  It was quite breezy as we are in between  storms.

 

2) The August moon is bright in Dinah's musical fantasy. Let's look at your calendar. Is anything special coming up in August (birthdays, anniversaries, vacation getaways ...)?  Nothing for us, but a great vacation upcoming for a loved one!

 

3) Dinah was one of TV's pioneers. Her first show was a 15-minute variety show that ran two nights/week in 1951. What's the most recent show you watched? I am watching Doc Martin on a dvd .  I’ve been missing this show!

4) She followed that in 1956 with the Dinah Shore Chevy Show. It was an hour long and sponsored by the car company. At the end of every show Dinah encouraged her viewers to "see the USA in your Chevrolet ..." Today Chevrolets are still the most popular cars manufactured by General Motors. Tell us about your car. We drive an Outback, Subaru!  We really like it..a great car for our family trips up north.

5) From 1970 to 1991, Dinah hosted daytime TV talk shows and found tremendous success, winning 6 Emmy Awards and repeatedly appearing in the Gallup Poll of America's most admired women. Do you remember her? I do remember her, her show, and her singing commercial for Chevolet.  I remember her goodbye song at the end of her program when she threw everyone a kiss.

 

6) Dinah was such an avid golfer that, in 1972, she founded one of the LPGA's major tournaments. Though now officially titled The Chevron Championship, it's still often referred to as "The Dinah Shore" in her memory. Do you golf? If not, would you like to learn? I took golf in college, and enjoyed the game in my younger years. 

7) In 1943, when "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" was popular, so were tablecloths. It was common to have cotton tablecloths for everyday use, fun and festive ones for 4th of July and Christmas, and linen for formal occasions. Do you use tablecloths in your home? Yes, I just changed the tablecloth from a blue William Morris design to a cream colored jacquard,  actually made in Ireland. 

 

8) Beatle George Harrison was born in 1943. Which of the Fab Four is your favorite?As a teen I refused to love  Paul, like everyone else did.  I chose inside to favor Ringo.  Even though he was a bit odd looking.  When I  bought my troll doll, I bought the Ringo doll. 

9) Random question: Would you rather live on a houseboat or in a trailer?I loved the film, Houseboat, so, I’ve have to pick that one!