Saturday 9

What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday.    Hosted by Sam!

Saturday 9: My Blue Heaven (1955)
   

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

 

 

1) The music for "My Blue Heaven" was written by Walter Donaldson. Mr. Donaldson was a gifted piano player who used his talent to entertain the troops on leave during WWI. What's something you're naturally good at?  One of my spiritual gifts from on high is decorating and hosting  dinners,  teas,  and  serving in  that capacity in our church!  I still love to do these things  but at my age  leading the charge is now out of my wheelhouse.   I love to  just  volunteer now.

2) The lyrics were written by George Whiting. He began his career on stage as a song-and-dance man. While touring, he met and fell in love with another singer on the bill. They went on to marry and have three daughters. Have you ever engaged in a workplace romance?  Never.

3) In this song, Doris Day sings about a cozy home. Look around the room you're in. What makes it cozy?  I am sitting at my desk in the kitchen.  The colors of  our putty colored paint on the  cabinets along with the earthy colors of the quarry, along with the   artwork and  English plates on the walls make for a very cosy corner in which I am sitting!

 

4) For four consecutive years, Doris was the most popular film actress in the world, with fans flocking to theaters to see her. Is there an actor or actress whose presence in a movie or TV show makes you say to yourself, "I want to see that?"Well, I still really enjoy Doris Day,  but in this modern age.. Id say,   well,  even  as I think Im still reverting back to the past  with the likes of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks..  I guess I only  now really enjoy  Hallmark movies and I do enjoy certain ones better than others..Lacy Chabert,  Jill Wagner, Autumn Reeser  to name a few!

5) For all her film and music success, she found herself broke in the late 1960s. Her husband had mismanaged her fortune, something she didn't discover until after his sudden death. Do you know how much is in your checking account right now? (We're not asking the amount; just whether you know.) Not at all.   Hubs is the banker here and he does a great job!

6) Away from performing, Doris' passion was animal welfare. At one point she shared her home with more than a dozen dogs and went on to establish the Doris Day Animal Foundation. Do any pets share your home?  Not  now.  We have housed  two cats over time..  but no more!!!

 

7) In 1955, when this song was a hit, cars came with AM radios but they were pretty unsophisticated by today's standards. The car needed to be on and "warmed up" a bit before the signal was picked up and that signal could easily be lost if you were bouncing over rough terrain. Today most new cars come with Bluetooth so you can enjoy infotainment through your phone. Do you listen to music, podcasts, audiobooks, etc., as you drive?  If IM  driving  around town I listen to a Christian   or  a Classical station.  On long trips  we listen to Apple play.. our playlist showcases the  golden age of rock and roll.  We love to sing along!!!!

8) Also in 1955, the first McDonald's opened. Does your community have a McDonald's?  Yes, but we do not frequent it.

9) Random question: How long have you known your newest friend? about 2 months and she is a der..  Her name is Bonnie and she is a fabulous baker!!!