Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Here Comes Peter Cottontail (from the archives)

1) Which do you prefer: colored hard-boiled eggs, chocolate marshmallow eggs, or plastic eggs with coins inside? I'll go rogue and say wooden. At the card shop where I work, I fell in love with this egg coloring kit by a company called Tiny Easel. Kids can make little works of art that moms and dads will likely cherish forever.

 
2) What's your favorite color of Peeps (yellow, purple, or pink)? Honestly, I don't like how they taste. I suppose to look at, I prefer classic yellow.

3) All this talk of sweets is making Sam hungry. What's for lunch? Not ham. Probably pizza or Chinese.

4) This song was introduced by country singer Gene Autry and it's still a favorite. Please share some of the lyrics. (And you're on your own; Sam didn't include a link to the song this week.) Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail. Hippity hopping, Easter's on its way ...

5) Gene Autry was so popular that a town in Oklahoma named itself for him. Have you ever been to Oklahoma? Nope.

6) He and his horse Champion also had a TV show. Can you name another famous horse? I don't recall the horse's name, but Little Joe Cartwright always rode a pinto on Bonanza. When I was a little girl, I was enchanted when he would share his water, or sometimes coffee, with his horse when they were on the trail. I very much wanted a horse like Little Joe's.

7) Gene Autry also recorded "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer," and it was, of course, wildly popular, too. Who is your favorite recording artist? Still and always.

 

8) In 1950, the year Autry recorded this song, Diner's Club issued the first credit card. Think of the last thing you purchased. Did you use cash, a credit card, a debit card, an e-wallet service (Visa Checkout, Paypal, Google Pay, Apple Pay ...) or a check? Cash.

9) Easter is recognized as the start of the spring season. What are you looking forward to this spring? The TCM Classic Film Festival. (Soon! So soon!)

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