Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Spooky Scary Skeletons (1996)

Unfamiliar with this week's featured song? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Andrew Gold sings that these skeletons send shivers down his spine. Do you often involuntarily shudder or shiver? 
I don't believe so.

2) While they appear frightening, these skeletons are harmless and only want to socialize with us mortals. Can you think of something -- or someone -- that intimidated you at first but that you were more comfortable with as you became more familiar?
That would be my one-time best friend Gilbert Russak, who was an actor and musical director of the theater company I wrote a book about.  I had watched him perform for many years and was terribly intimidated when I first met him and when I saw him in person for several months.  However, when I became a volunteer for the company, we became good friends.

3) The video for this song was originally created in 1929. Skeleton Dance was a short movie produced and directed by Walt Disney himself. In 2006, Disney Studios paired Gold's song with this animation for a Halloween DVD. Do you have any DVDs that you watch seasonally (every Halloween, every Thanksgiving, every Christmas, etc.)?
No.  We almost never watch DVDs...you can find all of those shows on Netflix. 

4) You may not realize it, but you likely already know one of Andrew Gold's songs. He wrote "Thank You for Being a Friend," the theme to TV's Golden Girls. Blanche, Dorothy, Rose or Sophia: Which is your favorite?
Rose.

These questions will help us get into the Halloween spirit ....

5) Introduced in the 1880s, candy corn was originally called Chicken Feed. It was developed by a candy manufacturer who gave it the orange/white color and special name to differentiate it from jelly beans. Do you like candy corn (a) all year around or (b) at Halloween only or (c) never?
The only  time I ever see it is at Halloween time.  I don't mind it; I don't like it a lot, but I have been known to eat it when it's around.

6) What candy will trick-or-treaters get when they show up at your front door?
We have almost no trick or treaters at our door.  I think we had three last year.  But we had peanut butter cups and snickers for those who did show up. 

7) Halloween was a 1978 movie by John Carpenter about Michael Myers, who kills while wearing a ghostly mask. In the original movie, the mask used was a $2 Captain Kirk mask, painted white. Both Halloween and Star Trek are successful franchises of more than a dozen movies. Have you seen more of Michael Myers or Captain Kirk?
Definitely Captain Kirk.  I've never seen Michael Myers and was a huge fan of Star Trek, especially the original cast.

8) In 2022, a survey of California schoolchildren revealed that Buzz Lightyear was the top pick of Halloween costume. When you were little, did you prefer to dress up for Halloween as a hero, like Buzz, or a scary monster?
I don't know that I had a preference.  I remember being a witch and a princess in different years. 

9) Some long-time White House employees claim they have seen Abraham Lincoln's ghost wandering the halls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Have you ever seen a ghost?
No.  I'd love to!

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