Saturday 9: This Could Be the Start of Something (1959)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1)
We're beginning the year with an optimistic song about starting
something new. Right now, are you feeling positive about 2024? Sure. I have a bitch of a cold, but since the average American adult gets two colds per year, I choose to think of it as getting my first cold of 2024 out of the way early.
2)
In this song, Jack Jones sings that because he's on a diet he declines a
rich dessert. Are you trying to lose a few pounds after the holidays? I suppose I should, but I don't really care.
3) The specific dessert referred to is a Charlotte Russe,
a cake made with custard, fruit, cream, whiskey and gelatin.
Preparation sounds like a great deal of work! What's the most recent
dish you whipped up in your kitchen? A hot dog heated on the George Foreman grill, served in a bun I nuked in the microwave. Usually one has to visit to a convenience store to sample such cuisine.
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| I dined there in the 1980s |
5) This week's song was written by Steve Allen. While best known for his work on TV (he was the first host of The Tonight Show), he was also a composer who felt most creative at the piano. When do you feel most creative? I'm often quite brilliant in the shower. Unfortunately, my creativity sometimes loses some of its luster when I towel off.
6) This week's artist, Jack Jones, won a pair of Grammy Awards and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Yet he's probably best known for singing the song that welcomed travelers aboard The Love Boat every week. What TV theme song can you sing along with? "Love, exciting and new. Come aboard, we're expecting you. And love, life's sweetest reward. Let it flow, it floats back to you.* The Love Boat soon will be making another run. The Love Boat promises something for everyone ..." It's odd that I know all these lyrics since I truly don't think I've ever seen an entire episode of the show. I absorb pop culture by osmosis sometimes. Like the other day, I killed time while waiting on the train platform by counting off Kris Jenner's grandchildren. I think she has 12. I do not care about any of them. I do not intentionally retain this information. It's just in my head somehow.
7) In 1959, when this song was popular, "continuing dramas" (aka soap operas) like Young Dr. Malone and Ma Perkins were broadcast daily on the radio. When you turn on the radio, do you listen for news, talk or music? Music.
8)
Now let's turn the calendar and our attention from 1959 to 2024. Is
there a skill you're looking forward to learning, or improving, this
year? My flexibility. It's important to my physical health and mobility so I've resolved to resume stretching every morning.
9) Have you purchased anything on impulse yet this year? I ordered fried chicken on my way to Target. It was ready by the time I was done shopping. I wasn't that hungry but I really love their mild sauce.
9) Have you purchased anything on impulse yet this year? I ordered fried chicken on my way to Target. It was ready by the time I was done shopping. I wasn't that hungry but I really love their mild sauce.
*Or maybe it's "let it float, it flows back to you." I can't really tell.
Ah, you bring back memories. I watched The Love Boat every week back in the day. Big fan and yes, I still remember the theme song. I honestly had no idea that Kris Jenner even had any grandchildren. Ha! This was a fun post. Have a good weekend!
ReplyDelete#9 I’m also working on flexibility
ReplyDeleteI would choose Malibu, though I am not at all athletically outdoorsy. I'm more of the grab-a-book and lay on a blanket sort of outdoorsy.
ReplyDeleteGood that you are stretching. I need to get back to a routine I had using exercise bands. The physical therapist said that many seniors can' get off the floor after a fall. I knew a woman that was on the floor 3 days before they found her. She could not get up and she hadn't broken anything. Her muscles were weak from not using them. He said using light weights really helps. I hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteI hope your cold is just a cold. We're getting clobbered by flu and Covid. (Knock wood I haven't caught both yet)
ReplyDeleteI feel creative when I am lying in bed and my mind is quiet. I come up with all kids on answers at that time. Similar to your shower time.
ReplyDeleteI like cooking hotdogs on the George Foreman grill too. So quick and easy. Tastes like a grilled hot dog. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend. ♥
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I didn't realize most people got 2 colds a year. I haven't had a cold in 10 years or more.
ReplyDeleteI was at Sardi's once, on opening night of my friend's play ("Zero Hour" directed by Piper Laurie). It was so cool to meet several "stars." That won't ever happen again, but it was a special night.
Stretches are good. Have you tried Tai Chi? There's a video I use that has a routine that's very good for stretching and it's quite easy. It's pretty old and I've done it for years. It's by David Dorian Ross, if you're interested.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you've been sick, too. What a way for us to start the new year. :-P Flexibility is very important and I need to work on that, too. I need to drag out the chair gym I bought last year and get back into chair yoga and all the other exercises I can do with it. It doesn't strain my knee so that's a big selling point for it.
ReplyDelete#3 Shh… That is what I had last night, two dogs on buns.
ReplyDelete#7 The four drive drive to the Cape I listen to all three. I listen to “Old Time Radio” then a all news station to get the traffic information and then music.
Just stopped by to check on you. Hope you are feeling better.
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