Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Consider Me Gone (2009)

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

 

1) In this song, poor Reba McEntire confronts a lover who makes her feel like she's not good enough. Let's go in a more positive direction: Who in your life makes you feel happy and secure? The team at the card shop. Those girls – and boy, are they young! – are so supportive. I just had my performance review and it was glowing. Much better than I expected (or frankly, than I think I deserve). I feel like Sally Field ...

 

2) Reba hopes her lover will look back on her as someone who used to make him laugh. Who did you most recently laugh with? This question is hard because it reminds me of my late friend John. He was part of my life for more than 40 summers and, oh, how we laughed! I laugh easily and have fun with all my friends, but not like I did with John.

 

3) She was director James Cameron's first choice to play Molly Brown in the 1997  blockbuster Titanic, but she had to turn down the role because she was committed to a concert tour. Think of the last invitation you received. Did you say yes or no? A classmate from The Class of 1975 was passing through and invited me to dinner with her husband and big brother (Class of 1972). I wasn't enthusiastic, but I said yes. Turns out we had a lovely time, and I'm glad I went.

4) Reba comes from a rodeo family: both her father and grandfather were champion steer ropers and her mother was a barrel racer. Have you ever been to a rodeo? Yes, but I remember very little about it. Except that I felt bad for the steers.

5) She loves game nights with family and friends because she says she's "a competitive person." When you play friendly board or card games, do you always play to win? I have no "killer instinct." I enjoy games but I don't much care who wins.

 

6) Reba wears tall boots all the time, even in summer, and has more than 100 pairs. Do you often wear boots? I never wear tall boots. For me, boots aren't a fashion accessory, they are something that keeps me from slipping on ice.

 

7) In 2009, when this song was popular, Mark Zuckerberg tried unsuccessfully to buy Twitter. Elon Musk acquired it in 2022 and renamed it X. Do you often post to Twitter/X? Not anymore. Since Elon took over, it's become quite the hellscape. So many conspiracy theories and so much hate! My classic movie friends have all joined me over at Bluesky.

 
8) Back in 2009, DuPont announced that silver and black were the most popular vehicle colors, accounting for half the cars the world over. What color is your ride? No car.

 

9) Random question: Have you ever had a job that required you to wear a hairnet? Nope.