Saturday 9: Easter Parade

There's so much to do this weekend, but I'm carving out some time to join in with Sam and the rest of the gang for the Saturday 9 and a little Easter fun. Thanks, as always, for a great song and questions, Sam. I don't know how you find the time to come up with all the background info and questions based on each song.

Ok, let's get at it and if you enjoy it be sure to visit the Saturday 9 site to find links to all the other bloggers playing along. Maybe you'd even like to play along? Please do. We love making new friends!

Saturday 9: Easter Parade ("In Your Easter Bonnet") (1948)

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

1) This song is about a special Easter hat to be worn with your "Sunday best." Will you be getting dressed up this weekend?

No.  We don't attend a church right now so I won't be dressing up for a service and we're a pretty casual family. We don't dress up for family holidays. 

I loved this song for some reason when I was a kid. Maybe because we still dressed up for Easter. I always got a new dress, hat, and purse for Easter. I think there were a few years that I wore gloves, too. I don't remember doing any of that except the dress beyond the very early 1970s.  The Easter dress didn't go by the wayside until the 80s.  After that, I'd still dress up but didn't get a new dress every year.

2) Judy Garland's partner in this movie was supposed to be Gene Kelly, but he was unavailable because he broke his ankle playing volleyball. Have you ever lost a big opportunity because of a medical issue?

Maybe.  I interviewed for a job at Cedar Point (a huge amusement park in Ohio) when I was in college.  Unfortunately, I was sick as a dog the day of the interviews and only found out later in the day that I was running a fever of 105! I ended up spending a week in the infirmary, missed my mid-terms, and was still not well for at least two weeks after being released and sent home.  I didn't exactly make the greatest impression in that condition. I was very disappointed at the time.

3) Garland later confessed that, at first, she would have preferred Kelly because she knew him well and was intimidated by Fred Astaire. By the end of filming, she found she enjoyed Astaire a great deal. Can you think of a friend with whom you had a rocky relationship at the beginning?

No. I can't think of any that started out rocky.  I can think of a few that ended rocky.

 
4) This song was inspired by New York City's Easter Parade. Does your community host a similar event?

No. We have the biggest 4th of July parade in the region and a decent Christmas parade. I don't think an Easter parade is in the budget.


5) The biggest chocolate Easter egg was made in Italy, measured 34 feet tall and weighed a staggering 15,000 lbs. Do you thinks it's possible to have too much chocolate?

Well, I do love my chocolate, but yes, I do think you can have too much of a good thing.

6) Jelly beans are also popular this time of year. A 2013 poll tells us that red is by far the favorite jelly bean color, with yellow a distant second. Do you have a preference?

I like the orange ones (and will throw the black ones away!), unless we're talking about Jelly Belly Beans....then I like the light green, pear flavored ones.


7) We've been talking a lot about sweets this morning. The only holiday that generates more candy sales is Halloween. When do you eat more candy: Easter or Halloween?

Probably at Halloween because that candy is in the house for a while.  The Easter candy goes home with the grandkids...if they don't eat it all while they are here.  (My son's kids are only allowed candy on holidays/special occasions so when they get their hands on it they go a little nuts.

8) Easter is considered the season of rebirth. What makes you feel refreshed or rejuvenated?

Spending time praying and reading the bible, rocking out to a favorite song on the radio, summer mornings, a great day with family or friends, a road trip with no plan, the last day of the school year....knowing that I am on vacation for the next 3 months.


9)  This year, April Fool's Day happens to coincide with Easter Sunday. Do you expect to fall victim to any pranks this weekend?

No. We've never been big prankers, but I did consider this one.

Thanks for playing along. Have a great day!