Saturday 9

 

You Make Me Feel So Young

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 memes, however, and here is today's meme! 

 

Saturday 9: You Make Me Feel So Young (1956)

 

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

1) This morning, do you feel younger or older than your years?

Younger.  I’ve been focused on healthy eating and exercise.

 

2) In this song, Frank Sinatra tells us that every time he sees his lover's grin, he's happy. What's something you can reliably count on to lift your spirits?

 

3) The lyrics mention hide-and-seek. What games did you play when you were young? 

Hide and seek, Red Rover, kickball, knock hockey …

4) Frank Sinatra was a fan of Campbell's chicken and rice soup, believing it helped his throat feel better after an evening of performing. Is Campbell's soup in your kitchen right now?

I am on a gluten free diet, so most canned soups are off limits.  But Campbell makes a few gluten free soups, and yes, I have them in my pantry,

 

5) Frank's favorite dessert was a slice of lemon ricotta torte. He believed every meal should include "a final flourish." Do you more often indulge in or skip dessert?

Dessert is an occasional thing.

 

6) At Sinatra's home in Palm Springs, CA, you'd find a less sophisticated dessert. He always kept Entenmann's Crumb Cake on hand for his young granddaughters. Share a memory of your grandparents. 

My grandmother would drink wine at Passover and then sing to us in Yiddish,  she also loved chocolate covered cherries and Charms sour balls.

 

7) In 1956, when this song was popular, Frank was tooling around Southern California in a blue Continental Mark II. That model was known for its interior of hand-stitched of imported Scottish leather. 70 years later, Scottish leather is still used in luxury cars because it's both soft and durable and the production methods minimize environmental impact. If you could splurge on something right now, what would it be? A luxury car, jewelry, travel, clothes, something else? (No responsible answers allowed!)

Travel.  Definitely travel.

 
8) Also in 1956, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Forbidden Planetwere popular at the box office. Do you have a favorite sci-fi movie?

 

9) Random question: What were you doing three hours ago?

Since I’m typing this Friday night …three hours ago I was in my home office, sitting in front of my laptop, working,

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!