Saturday 9: Come Saturday Morning (1969)

Saturday 9: Come Saturday Morning (1969)
 
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) What are your plans for this Saturday morning? I have to work.

2) In this song, a man sings of going away for the day with a friend. Where did you go on your last day trip? Monroeville, which is just this side of Pittsburgh. I suppose there is more to the place, but all I've ever seen is stores and restaurants. A friend and I were there last Saturday for lunch and shopping.

3) The lyrics say, "we will remember long after Saturday's gone." What's something you've done recently that you predict you'll remember for a long time to come?  Got an infection in my finger that had to be lanced and drained.

4) This song was the Oscar-nominated theme from the movie The Sterile Cuckoo. What's the first movie song that pops into your head?  For some reason this made me think about the first movie I ever saw, which was The Jungle Book. From that I naturally thought of Bare Necessities 

5) In the movie, Liza Minnelli played Mary Ann Adams, an eccentric girl everyone called "Pookie." Have you ever been known by a memorable nickname? Who gave it to you?  In high school one of my friends called me "Spacey" because of my name and also because I was in the Civil Air Patrol.

6) Today's group began their career as The Grads. Recording artist/producer Herb Alpert liked their sound but hated their name. Alpert picked "sandpiper" at random out of the dictionary. Do you still have and use a bound dictionary? Or do you rely on the internet for word searches and spelling?  I actually have several bound dictionaries that I will not part with, though these days I usually count on the internet more often than not.

7) The biggest news story of 1969, the year this song was popular, was one of the biggest news stories of all time. On July 20, Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon. Other than the moon landing, what's the most consequential event that you've seen in your lifetime. How do you feel it changed America, and the world?  I suppose the events of 9-11 seem like the most consequential of my lifetime. We lost our innocence and our sense of security...that feeling of being invincible. 

8)1969 was a big year for music festivals, with Atlanta, Toronto and Woodstock all holding famous fests. Have you visited Georgia, Ontario or New York (state)?  Yes, to Georgia and New York. I don't think so, to Ontario. Fun fact: Woodstock opened on my 5th birthday...August 15, 1969.

9) Random question -- According to some plant enthusiasts, house plants do better when they're spoken to. Do you talk to your plants?  Not with any regularity.

Linking up with Sam at the Saturday 9.