saturday 9

Minute By Minute

1) It's easier to keep track of the minutes if your timepiece has a second hand. As you answer these questions, are you wearing a watch or can you see a clock that has a second hand? I do not wear a watch and I do not have a clock that has a second hand

2) In this song, Michael McDonald admits he knows his girl has lied to him. Do you suspect any one of your friends/family has fibbed to you recently? yes, but it was inconsequential

3) McDonald's big break came in 1973 when he joined Steely Dan's touring band. What do you consider your first professional success? my second year at my current school I was awarded the Golden Apple award which is peer recognition 

4) In 1975 he joined The Doobie Brothers. He was originally supposed to be a temporary replacement for Tom Johnston, but he ended up working with the band uninterrupted for seven years. Tell us about something that's happened to you that turned out better than you anticipated. my teaching job was a one-year job that turned into 27 + years!

5) In 1986 he guest starred on an episode of The Young and The Restless. Have you ever been hooked on a daytime drama? oh, I LIVED for The Guiding Light in the 80s (when Kevin Bacon was part of the cast) and I was hooked on Days of Our Lives in the late 90s

6) Michael and wife Amy raised their family near Nashville, where they had their own pond and a garden they lovingly tended. Do you enjoy yard work? not even a little

7) In 1979, when "Minute by Minute" was popular, movie star John Wayne died. In 2004, the US Postal Service honored him with a stamp. What was in the last envelope you stamped and dropped in a mailbox? I believe it was a thank you note

8) In 1979, the most popular new car was the Oldsmobile Cutlass. Ads promised drivers the Cutlass could make it easy to get in and out of tight parking spots. Are you good at parallel parking? oh, hell no--I avoid it at all costs

9) Random question: Did you know your great-grandparents? I knew my father's grandfather