Saturday:9 American Pie!

Good Saturday morning!  It's time for the Saturday:9, from our hostess Crazy Sam!  If you would like to join in, check it out HERE.

American Pie

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: American Pie (1971)

... because Country Dew suggested it

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

1) In the lyrics, Don McLean refers to having once been a paper boy. When you were a kid, what job or household chores did you do for spending money?  I worked every summer, starting at age 13 with a babysitting job that was a block away from my home.  I also had chores at home, too, as the oldest of four with both parents working.

2) Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye. What's the last drink you ordered?  Water.  If you mean an alcoholic drink, a few weeks ago we stopped at a new micro-brewery and tried a sample of one of their beers.  I am not a beer drinker and one sip was enough for me.  It was bitter!

3) He drove to the levee but it was dry. When is the last time it rained where you are?  Today, yesterday, and the day before that!  It's summer in Florida!

4) When McLean was working on the song, he wrote the lyrics out in long hand. It took him 16 pages of lined notebook paper. Today it's a laptop/smartphone/tablet world, and Sam can't remember the last time she hand wrote anything longer than a sign on her front door that read, "Bell broken. Plz knock." What about you? What's the last thing you wrote with pen or pencil?  Notes at the seminar yesterday; a note in a birthday card to my grandmother.

5) McLean's most recent CD is called "Addicted to Black," in reference to Olivia in The Twelfth Night. Quick! Without looking it up, name another character from Shakespeare.  Hamlet!

6) Don was born in New Rochelle, New York, which was named one of The Best Walking Cities in America by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). What about your neighborhood? Is it easily walkable?  Our little neighborhood goes in a square.  You have to walk around the block about six times to get in a mile, but it is an easy walk (though no sidewalks).

7) In 1971, the year this song was popular, Walt Disney World officially opened. Have you ever been to DisneyLand or Disney World?  I live 45 minutes from Disney World and we had season passes for many years.  We don't go anymore, though.

8) Also in 1971, Mattel introduced Malibu Barbie. This doll was a "sun-loving California girl" and had a distinct tan. Have you ever used a tanning bed?  No.  I burn in about 10 minutes without sunscreen and UV protection.  I don't tan and self-tanners turn me orange.  I've thought about trying the spray-on tan, though.

9) American Pie is also the name of a 1999 movie. Have you seen it?  No, I have not.

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!

Thanks for coming by!  I actually like this song and can sing along with all the right words.  What a classic, at least for my generation!  Peace & hugs!  Have a good Saturday!