Saturday 9

 

Drive to You

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Saturday 9: Drive to You (2006)

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

1) In this song, Jewel sings that she can't sleep and is staring at the ceiling. Did you fall asleep easily last night?

Yes.  My problem isn’t falling asleep, it’s staying asleep.  If I get up in the middle of the night, I never turn on the lights but rely on low level night lights.  Otherwise I find it impossible to go back to sleep.

2) She concludes that the only thing to do is drive to her lover's side. Last time you got behind the wheel, where were you headed?

Work.

3) Jewel grew up in Alaska. Have you ever visited our largest state?

No.

4) She once performed at the Sydney Opera House, which is more than 7,300 miles away from Anchorage. There are no direct commercial flights between those two cities. Given your choice, would you rather spend less on travel but have to change flights, or spend more and fly non-stop to your destination?

My absolutely worst flight?  Drew and I were taking our children (then ages 2 1/2 and 13 months)/to visit his parents, so we had to fly from NYC  to Fort Myers, FL.  We also took our dog (a sweet beagle named Molly), since we weren’t able to get a dog sitter. We were able to book a direct flight from Florida to New York, but our flight to Florida … we had to change planes in …I think it was North Carolina.  Traipsing through the airport with a baby and a toddler and a ton of luggage, and Drew was constantly looking out the window to make sure Molly’s cage was transported to the new plane…not my finest moment …

I’ll pay a little extra to avoid that again.

5) Actor Sean Penn developed a crush on Jewel after seeing her perform on TV and attended many of her concerts during her 1995 tour. What's the best concert you ever saw?

OMG  I can’t answer that question …I loved Paul McCartney at Citi Field in 2009, Bon Jovi at MetLife Stadium in 2010, Billy Joel at MSG (saw him 3 times during his residency), Jimmy Buffett (saw him at MSG once and at Jones Beach multiple times)…I could keep going ..

  

…we have tickets to see Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits at Westbury Music Fair in December, and we also have tickets to see Micky Dolenz (the last Monkee) — we’re seeing him the night after we see Noone.

6) She married Ty Murray, a successful rodeo cowboy. Have you ever attended a rodeo?

No.

7) In 2006, the year "Drive to You" was released, Al Lewis died. He was best known as Grandpa on The Munsters. It's time for you to declare where you stand on this issue: do you prefer The Munsters of The Addams Family?

Please don’t make me choose. 

8) 2006 was a very good one for tennis pro Roger Federer. He reached the finals in all four Grand Slam tournaments, and won three. What's the last game you won? (Yes, Wordle counts.)

Wordle.

9) Random question: Using one word, how would you describe 2024 so far?

Monumental.

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