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's pretty still.
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 ...)? Classic film murder, mystery and mayhem at The Music Box.
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'm watching a Dick Van Dyke Show rerun as I answer these questions. I'm enjoying it thoroughly.
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. No car
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? Yes. I'm sure she was a lovely lady, but I didn't get her show at all. Too much cooking and grandma music. (Of course, now the music I like is considered grandma music, so ...)
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? Nope. It looks like I'd need to buy a lot of accoutrement and I have enough stuff around here.
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? Nope. I've been known to use a Bounty paper towel as a placemat. I'm a very low-brow kinda gal.
8) Beatle George Harrison was born in 1943. Which of the Fab Four is your favorite? If you have to ask, you don't come here often.
9) Random question: Would you rather live on a houseboat or in a trailer? I'm told that houseboats are never still very long and can be smelly, and yet, I'd still like to try it.
The only reason I'd like to learn golf is my father owns a golf course. I wonder how long you'd last on a houseboat!
ReplyDeleteI was actually quite fascinated by houseboats when I was in Amsterdam--they were everywhere! Other than that, I would not want to be on one.
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with using paper towels as placemats at all!
ReplyDeleteLow Brow table dressings are just fine. And, yes, I knew about that Paul thing and thought, "I know what Gal is going to say." teehee
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched the Dick Van Dyke show in ages, but when I was in school it was usually must see TV on a sick day. Paper towels as place mats? I use them as napkins because napkins have gotten to be as thin as tissue paper.
ReplyDeleteDick Van Dyke... yes, they should bring the show here again. Would be nice to see it.
ReplyDeleteI watched Please Sir (BBC) yesterday with one of my daughters. She enjoyed it very much.
Enjoy your week!
This winter I had three checks disappear only to reappear six weeks latter with a stamp on them saying, “Found in supposedly empty equipment” and this was after I stopped payment on the checks (@$30 each). What was scary was that they had a stamp for that.
ReplyDelete#5 Ditto My mother had to watch two shows Dinah Shore show and Lawrence Welk show.
#9 I’ve seen a lot of houseboats, a friend had a boat they we went fishing for Blues and there were a number of houseboats at the marina. They were kept up pretty good.