May 6, 2017

Saturday 9: The Tide is High


Saturday 9: The Tide Is High (1980)

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

1) This song was originally performed in 1966 by a Jamaican band called The Paragons. Jamaica is the most popular vacation destination in the Caribbean. What's your ideal vacation? (Relaxing on the beach, sightseeing in a new city, skiing the slopes, spending time with family, etc.)  I love the beach!  Although, I would be happy anywhere there is water...lake, river, etc.

2) In this song, Debbie Harry sings that she's not the kind of girl who gives up easily. How about you? Do you hang on stubbornly? Or do you know when to say "when?"  It took more years than I like to admit, but I think I've finally found the balance between flogging a dead horse and giving up.

3) Blondie is a group that took it's name from the lead singer's most identifiable characteristic, her hair. If your band was named after your hair, what would it be called?  Right now it would be Kinky Brown Curls with Gray Roots.

4) Before her career as a singer took off, Debbie supported herself as a waitress. She even served drinks while wearing bunny ears and tail at The Playboy Club. Have you ever worked in food service?  Just a day or two here and there as a volunteer (my best friend's mom ran the little diner at the hospital) and I hated it.  People can get seriously cranky about their food.

5) Debbie points to David Bowie as a major influence on her music and career. What's your favorite Bowie song?


6) In 1980, when this song was popular, the best selling issue of Rolling Stone featured Robert Redford on the cover. Who is your all-time favorite actor?  
Tom Hanks

7) In 1980, Ted Turner revolutionized how we watch TV when he introduced CNN. Do you have any subscriptions services in addition to cable -- like Hulu, Amazon Prime or Netflix?  We did have Hulu and Netflix instead of cable, but we let them go when we went back to cable.  I have an Amazon Prime subscription, but I don't use it to watch anything.

8) John Lennon was murdered in 1980. Today there's a specially landscaped section of Central Park called Strawberry Fields in his honor. If you had a day to spend in New York, what would you want to see?  I would love to see a play on Broadway and the 9/11 memorial...other than that I'm pretty open to suggestion.

9) We're going shopping! Which do you need to add to your wardrobe: underwear, shoes or a swimsuit?  Are we including bras as underwear, because I really need to buy a few and keep putting it off.

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13 comments:

  1. When I was in my late teens I visited Germany and I refused to tour Dachau. I feel the same way about the 9/11 Memorial. I worry the feelings would be so overwhelming I couldn't shake them. But I'm glad the 9/11 Memorial exists because it's important never to forget what happened there.

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    1. I felt the same way about the Flight 93 memorial. It isn't far from us, but I refused to go until the 10th anniversary. It was very emotional, but I'm glad I went.

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  2. One day in NYC just isn't enough. I want to see so many sights!

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    1. There are lots of things I'd like to see, but NYC kind of overwhelms this country girl.

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  3. I finally found my perfect bra at Kohls. I stock up on them twice a year and it makes me so happy. Dumb I know.

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    1. It's not dumb to me. It's so hard to find a bra I like and about the time I do they quit making it. I am positively giddy when I find one I like.

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  4. I think "When Calls the Heart" is on Amazon Prime. It has characters you can admire who aren't TOO wooden or silly. :-)
    You might like to poke around in Prime to see what's what.
    That duo of Jagger and Bowie is so FUN!

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    1. I didn't know there was a series based on Janette Oke's books. I've read a lot of her books. I will have to look that up. Thanks for the tip!

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  5. Heck, I grow emotional just seeing the 9/11 memorial on-line. Still, I'd love to invest in a purse-full of hankies and pay my respects in person.

    Love Tom Hanks!

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    1. I'm sure I'd need all those hankies, too, but I still want to see it.

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  6. I had no idea Jagger & Bowie did that song. Learn something every day. (And I like your hair-band name.)

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  7. When we sell the lake cottage I am looking to get with my half a condo on Cape Cod within walking distance of the ocean

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