As Time Goes By
1) In this song, our hero tells Susan that "no other girl could ever take the place of you." Crazy Sam feels that no other earmuffs could ever take the place of the ones she left in restaurant coat room last month. Tell us about something you recently broke, lost or misplaced. I broke some circular knitting needles in a size I use often. The cord snapped off.
2) When this song was first released back in 1968, the name Susan was very popular. According the Social Security Administration, it was one of the top 10 baby girl names of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Today it's not even in the top 100. Do you know anyone named Susan (or Suzanne)? One of my neighborhood chums was a Suzy. One of my college besties (I even caught up with her earlier this week) is a Susan.
3) The Buckinghams were Chicago's attempt to get in on The British Invasion begun by the Beatles. (Hence the silly suits.) But they took their name from Chicago's famous Buckingham Fountain. If Crazy Sam visited your neighborhood, what local site would you recommend she check out? I would recommend the Aroostook State Park, it's fabulous year-round. Or, pop in to visit the Double Eagle II trans-atlantic balloon launch site. It's very pretty.
4) Chicago is known for deep dish pizza. Describe your dream pizza. (Calories, carbs and gluten need not be a factor because it's dream pizza!) Lately, I've been on a thin crust, veggie-loaded pizza kick. I could eat pizza every day.
5) The Buckinghams got their big break by winning a local "battle of the bands." Do you often go to concerts or bars to listen to live music? no
6) The best-selling book in 1968 (the year "Susan" was released) was Airport by Arthur Hailey. It was set during a snowstorm at Lincoln International, a fictional airport based on Chicago's O'Hare. What's the most recent airport you flew to? Why were you there? Most recently, I was at the Bangor International Airport picking up my Virginia sister and her family. I haven't flown since 2001.
7) Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, Sox ... Chicago is a big sports town. What's your favorite pro team? I live deep in the heart of Red Sox nation, which means we follow all the New England teams.
8) Thinking of sports, did you watch the Olympics? If yes, which events? I caught my former student's biathlon events.
9) Do you consider yourself an idealist or a pragmatist? probably more of a pragmatist.
7 comments:
An iconic Chicago style pizza chain just opened a location in the center of my little town. While I'm happy for the jobs, I worry about the small, independently owned pizzeria across the street. They're so good about hiring high school students and sponsoring little league! So I have been ordering more pizza than usual, from the little guys to support them. I have been enjoying it way too much.
Thanks for the link to Double Eagle II. The local attractions have been my favorite part of this week's Saturday 9.
The balloon site looks pretty cool. And I'm with you - I love pizza. Could eat it every day. Yum. Oh, wait. You know that writing this response gives me an unfettered view of George Clooney? Good morning George.... sigh....
How wonderful to have someone to follow in the Winter Olympics. I hope he did well.
No meat on my pizza, either! And--I love cold pizza for breakfast.
I'm with you on the veggie pizza and eating it daily.
That's a bummer about the knitting needles!
Ouch! If they were Skacel's they will replace them as long as you have the case they came in.
Veggie pizza is what we get a lot of the time. I don't like random meats. ;p
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