saturday 9

You Make Me Feel So Young

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This morning, do you feel younger or older than your years? younger

 

2) In this song, Frank Sinatra tells us that every time he sees his lover's grin, he's happy. What's something you can reliably count on to lift your spirits? hanging out with my Breakfast Club friends, as I did this morning 😊

 

3) The lyrics mention hide-and-seek. What games did you play when you were young? we played neighborhood games like hide-and-seek, deer (which was night hide-and-seek with flashlights), and elaborate recreations of TV shows

4) Frank Sinatra was a fan of Campbell's chicken and rice soup, believing it helped his throat feel better after an evening of performing. Is Campbell's soup in your kitchen right now? there might be a can or two of "cooking soups" aka the cream of something or other soup

 

5) Frank's favorite dessert was a slice of lemon ricotta torte. He believed every meal should include "a final flourish." Do you more often indulge in or skip dessert? skip

 

6) At Sinatra's home in Palm Springs, CA, you'd find a less sophisticated dessert. He always kept Entenmann's Crumb Cake on hand for his young granddaughters. Share a memory of your grandparents.  my grandparents were avid readers--my grandfather was always reading the newspaper and I think they fostered my own love of reading

 

7) In 1956, when this song was popular, Frank was tooling around Southern California in a blue Continental Mark II. That model was known for its interior of hand-stitched imported Scottish leather. 70 years later, Scottish leather is still used in luxury cars because it's both soft and durable and the production methods minimize environmental impact. If you could splurge on something right now, what would it be? A luxury car, jewelry, travel, clothes, something else? (No responsible answers allowed!) lately, I've been making a retirement travel bucket list: domestic and international

 
8) Also in 1956, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Forbidden Planet were popular at the box office. Do you have a favorite sci-fi movie? the original Star Wars movies

 

9) Random question: What were you doing three hours ago? cleaning the bathroom