Saturday 9: Gotta Travel On

Saturday 9: Gotta Travel On (1959)

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

1) In this song, the Billy Grammer sings that "summer's almost gone, winter's coming on." When you look out your window, do you see any evidence that the seasons are changing?

I think it's beginning to look a little like fall, though right at the moment it doesn't look like anything out there....it's dark!
2) He admits he has laid around and played around for too long. Do you consider lazy days to be wasted days?

Some of them. It depends on whether that was my plan or it just kind of happened.
3) Billy relaxed by fishing. Tell us about a visit you made to a pier, or a ride you took on a boat, this past year. (Bonus points if you went fishing!)

I don't think I've been to any of those places in the last year.
4) Born in 1925, Mr. Grammer was the eldest of 13 children. He and his wife Ruth were childless. What do you think is the ideal size for a family? 

It's up to the individual and what they want.
5) This song was very popular on juke boxes back in 1959. When were you last in a bar or restaurant that had a juke box? Did you play it?

Last weekend. There was a juke box in the bar, but we were there for dinner and didn't play.
6) In 1959, movie tickets zoomed up in price to $1.00 and Ben Hur was the big blockbuster. What's the last movie you saw in a theater? Do you remember how much the ticket cost?

I don't remember what movie it was, but I'm going to say the tickets were about $9 each. Ticket prices have held pretty steady for several years.
7) Huckleberry Hound was a hit with the younger audience in 1959. What cartoon did you enjoy as a kid? 

Lots of them...Saturday mornings were the best time of the whole week! If you make me narrow it down, I guess it would be a tie between Scooby-Doo and Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Werner Bros. gang.
8) In 1959, continuing dramas (soap operas) were still broadcast each day on the radio. When you turn on the radio, do you listen for talk, news, or music? 

Music. I usually only listen to the radio in the car and talk radio makes me tired. Not usually a good thing when you're driving.
9) Random question -- Which competition would you rather judge: The Pillsbury Bake Off, The Miss America Pageant, or Dancing with the Stars? 

Dancing with the Stars! That's not even something that requires thought. I love that show and the dancers and celebrities always seem to have such a good time.

**If you enjoyed today's questions be sure to pay our host Sam a visit at the Saturday 9 site and let her know. And visit some of the other blogs playing along.