Saturday 9

 

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Saturday 9: I Get Around (1964)

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1) 60 years ago this month, the Beach Boys were singing that having a cool car and helped them get girls. In your teen years, what did you drive?
My parents' Plymouth.  I never had my own car.

2) They are searching for a new place to party. This weekend, will you be visiting any bars, theaters or restaurants?
Nope.  Staying home.

3) When Brian Wilson was forming the group, he turned to his friend Al Jardine, his brothers Dennis and Carl, and his cousin, Mike Love. Though most of their songs were about cars, beaches and surf, only one of those founding members was a surfer: Dennis. Do you enjoy the beach? Are you good on a surfboard?
I enjoy the beach for the sound of the ocean and the smell of the salt water.  I don't enjoy sitting on the beach and I haven't been in the ocean to swim in decades.  I've never been on a surfboard.

4) They were originally from Hawthorne, California. Hawthorne was the early childhood home of Marilyn Monroe. Since Marilyn was one of the most iconic women of the 20th century, we know you recognize her image. Have you seen any of her movies?
I don't think I've seen all of her movies, but certainly most of them.

5) "I Get Around" is included in Endless Summer, the greatest hits compilation released in 1974. Influential music critic Robert Christgau said Endless Summer should be part of any basic record library. What's one of your favorite CDs?
Oh lord, so many!  Lawsuit CDs, of course, and Steve Schalchlin.  I'm a big John Denver fan and, of course, have most of Judy Garland's albums.  The albums that I enjoy most these days are musicals.

Let's look at the summer of 1964.

6) The #1 film of the summer of 1964 was Walt Disney's Mary Poppins. Have you seen it?
Several times.

7) President Lyndon Johnson accepted the Democratic party's nomination at the August 1964 convention in Atlantic City, NJ. Atlantic City is known for casinos and gambling. Do you often play the lottery, bingo, or any other game of chance?
No.  I'm terribly unlucky.

8) Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was still a baby in the summer of 1964. What was in your most recent Amazon delivery?
It seems I get something most days.  I think the last thing I got was some labels.  (Since I can't drive it's a blessing to have Amazon deliver to me!)

9) Another little one born in '64 is Mariska Hargitay. The star of Law & Order: SVU is the daughter of a well-known movie star. Without looking it up, do you know who her mother was?
Yes I do.  The blonde bombshell, but I can't remember her name.  I remember that she was far more intelligent than her blonde bombshell persona would lead one to expect.