Saturday 9: Rocky Mountain High
1) In this song, Denver sings that he was "born in the summer of his 27th year," because that's when he discovered the place where he felt most at home. What do you remember about your 27th year? (If it hasn't happened yet, what do you want to happen when you're 27?) I had just started my second advertising job, was living in a tiny apartment, volunteering at the local animal shelter and building a wonderful and enduring circle of friends. The only dark cloud on the horizon was the guy I was involved with. It was an unhealthy relationship. Looking back, I can't believe I wasted my 20s on him.
2) In 2007, the Colorado General Assembly named this one of the state's two official songs. (The other is "Where the Columbines Grow.") Do you know your state song? "By thine rivers gently flowing, Illinois! Illinois! By thine prairies verdant growing, Illinois! Illinois! Comes an echo on the breeze, rustling through the leafy trees, and its gentle tones are these: Illinois! Illinois!"
3) John Denver was a dedicated environmentalist who wrote an anthem about Earth Day. Are you careful about your energy consumption? Do you recycle? I'm a good little recycler. I could be better about the lights. According to the local energy company, I used 3% less power than I did last July.
4) 1975 is also the year that Denver released a collection of holiday songs called Rocky Mountain Christmas. On this August day, what's the first carol that comes to mind? "I'll have a Blue Christmas without you ..."
5) Denver dabbled in photography in his spare time and friends say he was quite good. Tell us about your hobbies. I read a lot, watch a lot of TV/movies and since it's summer, much of my attention is focused on this place:
6) In 1975, when this song was popular, mood rings were all the rage. It was said that the ring reflected the wearer's mood. Black = anxious/stressed, orange = worried, green = normal, blue = happy, pink = as good as it gets. As you respond to this week's Saturday 9, what color would your mood ring be? Green. I'm feeling very "normal."
7) Pet Rocks were 1975's other odd cultural phenomenon. Do you have any real-life, breathing pets? Three cats: Joey (who has a vet appointment this morning), Reynaldo, and Connie
8) 1975 saw the premiere of Wheel of Fortune. Are you good at word puzzles? Yes
9) Random question: Did you sleep well last night? It was OK.
I forgot TV on my list of hobbies!
ReplyDeleteI think if you scroll on down on Harriet's blog you should be able to respond the old way. I hate to use Google + and was able to respond as I had in the past.
ReplyDeleteSorry you wasted your 20s on some guy, but I am sure the life lessons learned from that experience have probably served you in ways you don't even realize. I hope so, anyway.
yay baseball! this time of year is filled with baseball for me, if not keeping up with the professional teams, it's going to my nephew's little league games. :) love it!
ReplyDeleteAnd I forgot to hobby up for Netfix!
ReplyDeleteThat's a sweet photo of whatever field that is.
And ditto what CountryDew said about life experience. Sadly, we learn from the good and the bad, and sometimes from the downright ugly.
It's amazing how flowery state songs generally are. I'm also sorry about the man of your 20s, but glad you learned and obviously grew from the experience.
ReplyDeleteOh great. Make me look bad with the state song thing....
ReplyDeleteI think we've all used less power this summer around here. It just hasn't been that hot, so there's less a/c in use.
ReplyDeleteMy energy usage depends a lot upon the temperature, that is where my biggest part of my energy budget goes, keeping warm in winter or cool in summer. To bad we couldn't can the summer heat to use it in winter.
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