Saturday 9

 

I Get Around

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 are today's questions!

Saturday 9: I Get Around (1964)

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

1) 60 years ago this month, the Beach Boys were singing that having a cool car and helped them get girls. In your teen years, what did you drive?

My mother’s Buick Electra. 

2) They are searching for a new place to party. This weekend, will you be visiting any bars, theaters or restaurants?

Definitely a restaurant.  Probably more than one.  We usually go out to dinner Saturday night.  And on Sunday we’re going to a baseball game and will order food from the restaurant at the ballpark.

3) When Brian Wilson was forming the group, he turned to his friend Al Jardine, his brothers Dennis and Carl, and his cousin, Mike Love. Though most of their songs were about cars, beaches and surf, only one of those founding members was a surfer: Dennis. Do you enjoy the beach? Are you good on a surfboard?

I have never been on a surfboard and will never try to surf.  But I do love the beach,

4) They were originally from Hawthorne, California. Hawthorne was the early childhood home of Marilyn Monroe. Since Marilyn was one of the most iconic women of the 20th century, we know you recognize her image. Have you seen any of her movies?

Of course.  

5) "I Get Around" is included in Endless Summer, the greatest hits compilation released in 1974. Influential music critic Robert Christgau said Endless Summer should be part of any basic record library. What's one of your favorite CDs?

Let's look at the summer of 1964.

6) The #1 film of the summer of 1964 was Walt Disney's Mary Poppins. Have you seen it? 

I was 4 years old in 1964 and Mary Poppins was the first movie I saw in an actual movie theater.  I’ve seen the movie many times since then.

7) President Lyndon Johnson accepted the Democratic party's nomination at the August 1964 convention in Atlantic City, NJ. Atlantic City is known for casinos and gambling. Do you often play the lottery, bingo, or any other game of chance?

No.

8) Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was still a baby in the summer of 1964. What was in your most recent Amazon delivery?

I think the Amazon driver knows the way to my house … we just moved here and I’ve been buying all sorts of things for the house. Among the things I’ve purchased recently: a new Ring doorbell, a small bookcase, a saucer chair, Command fasteners to hang pictures, and a night light.

9) Another little one born in '64 is Mariska Hargitay. Thestar of Law & Order: SVU is the daughter of a well-known movie star. Without looking it up, do you know who her mother was?

Jayne Mansfield, an actress who died a horrible death in a car accident.

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!