Saturday 9

 

Young Girl

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions!


Saturday 9: Young Girl (1968)

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

1) The song is about a girl who is too young for romance. How old were you when your parents allowed you to date?

17

2) Lead singer Gary Puckett mentions the girl's perfume. What scent do you wear most often?

Lavender 

3) "Young Girl" reached #2 on the charts and stayed there for three weeks, but it never hit #1. It was stuck behind Otis Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay." Are you competitive by nature? Or would you be satisfied doing well, but not being #1?

I’m somewhat competitive but I don’t let it overwhelm me.

4) The Union Gap got together in San Diego, California's second most populated city. Have you ever visited California? If yes, where did you go?

San Diego on a business trip.  I’d love to go back and see more of the city.

5) The Union Gap performed at a White House state dinner for special guests Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Some in attendance that night maintain that President Nixon seemed to be playing matchmaker that night between the Prince and his daughter, Tricia. Have you ever tried to fix people up? If yes, did romance result?

No I’m not a matchmaker.

6) After six Top 20 hits in three years, the Union Gap disbanded. Today Gary Puckett tours as a solo artist on the "oldies circuit" with Peter Noone of the Herman's Hermits. Without looking it up, can you name any of the Herman's Hermits hits?

Well, since I’ve seen Peter Noone at the Cutting Room …

And at Westbury Mudic Fair …

Yeah, I might just be able to name a few songs.

Here’s video I took of Noone singing a Hollies classic.

  

7) In 1968, when "Young Girl" was a hit, Jacqueline Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis. Think about the last wedding you attended. Were you closer to the bride or groom?

My cousin got married a few months ago.  She was a beautiful bride. 

8) Also in 1968, the most popular movie in theaters was Funny Girl, starring Barbra Streisand. What's the last movie you watched?

At home or in a theater?  Last time we went to the movies we saw the most recent  Indiana Jones epic.  The last movie we watched at home was Bells Are Ringing  with Dean Martin and Judy Holliday.

9) Random question -- Come clean: Right now are there more dishes in your sink or clothes in your hamper?

Since I did laundry yesterday and I  just ran the dish washer, I’ll have to say clothes in the hamper.  But ask me again in a few days and the answer might change.
  

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!