Saturday 9

 

That Funny Feeling

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Saturday 9: That Funny Feeling (1965)

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

 So, before I answer the questions … back in August Drew and I saw a Broadway show, Just in Time. It’s Bobby Darin’s life story.  My blog post from that night can be found here.

1) In this song, Bobby Darin admits he cares more for the girl than he should. What's something you have recently overdone (eaten too many potato chips, stayed up too late, etc.)?

We went to a new BBQ restaurant, and I really overdid it. First, they put a basket of kettle cooked potato chips on the table instead of bread .., they were so good, I had to make myself stop eating them.  Then I ordered a full rack of baby back ribs, and even though I brought more than half of it home I still felt very very full. 

My appetite is not the same since I started Wegovy, and even though I’ve been on the medication for quite awhile now, I tend to forget when I’m placing my order … lots of leftovers come home with me,

 

2) Bobby wrote this as the theme song for a movie he starred in with his wife, Sandra Dee. That Funny Feeling (the movie) turned a profit at the box office and "That Funny Feeling" (the record) made the Billboard Top 40. Can you think of another movie and song that were both popular?

Barbra Streisand’s The Way We Were,

 

3) While Bobby had a successful movie career and earned an Oscar nomination, he didn't get the part he wanted most: Tony in West Side Story. While he could sing and dance very well, producers didn't think Bobby looked like a romantic leading man. What actor or actress makes your heart skip a beat? 

Robert Redford in his prime.

 

4) Elvis enjoyed watching Bobby perform, but understood that if he sat in the audience he would be a distraction. So Elvis always watched Bobby from the wings. Think about the last thing you saw in a theater (concert, movie, play). Were you distracted by another audience member? Was anyone crinkling paper, checking their phone, whispering, etc.?

I’ve seen all of that in theaters.  Ugh.  The worst is when you’re in a theater with a live performance, the actors or singers are on the stage doing their best to entertain you, and some clown starts talking loud enough to be heard by the entire audience.  

One time, Drew and I were at a regional theater here on Long Island, they were performing one of our favorite musicals.   The woman seated directly in front of Drew kept checking her phone and texting.  

At some point Drew asked her to please put the phone away.

At intermission one of her friends aggressively approached Drew to tell Drew to stop bothering the woman. The woman was with a group of her friends.  Her husband was supposed to be there, too, but he had stayed home with their special needs child who had a meltdown that night, and she was texting her husband about the situation at home.

Drew is a special ed teacher, he understands this type of situation. He was sympathetic, of course, but Drew thought she should text from the very back of the theater, or the lobby, rather than disturb other audience members,

It became a non-issue, the woman left at intermission.

 

5) When the editor of a teen magazine asked if he could cook, Bobby not only said yes, he offered up his manicotti recipe. What's your favorite pasta dish? (To eat, not necessarily to whip up in your kitchen.)

I’ll have mine with bolognese sauce, please.

 

6) In addition to cooking, Bobby's friends recall he loved talking about classic cars and baseball. Which of those three would you be most comfortable discussing?

Food and baseball.  Though I do like classic cars, but I don’t know enough about them to carry on a conversation.

 

7) In 1965, when Americans were listening to "That Funny Feeling," aspirin was the top over-the-counter pain reliever. You could get a bottle of 200 tablets for just $1. Is there aspirin in your medicine chest right now?

No aspirin.  I tend to favor ibuprofen or acetaminophen.  I found an Advil product that includes both drugs,

 
8) Also in 1965, I Dream of Jeannie premiered. The sitcom about a beautiful genie living in the suburbs was developed to compete with Bewitched, about a beautiful witch living in the suburbs. Which show do like better?

Please don’t make me choose, I liked them both. Though looking at each with 21st century eyes, the feminist in me would choose Bewitched.

 

9) Random question: After a friend leaves your home, you spot a small, bound book on the floor next to your sofa. You flip through it and see that her journal fell out of her purse. It's mostly shopping lists and appointments but also includes personal observations, Once you realize what it is, do you close it and keep it closed until you can return it to her? Or do you continue reading?

I would not want her to read my journal so I’m not reading hers.

 

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