Saturday:9 "That's All"

That's All

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: That's All (1983)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In the lyrics, Phil Collins sings of a time he was wrong when he thought he was right. Tell us about a recent time when you got it wrong. I suffer no delusions about always being right. I was registering our supervisors for a supervisors conference coming up next month and put them all under my name as guests. Seems I needed to register each one separately..... I fixed it and all is good. I do blame it on the instructions, though. I'm pretty good at following instructions.

2) The song is addressed to a lover that Phil clearly feels is contrary. When he says, "day," she says, "night." Is there anyone in your life who seems to disagree with you all or most of the time? No, at least not that I know of.

3) This was Genesis' first Top 10 hit in the US. Can you name another Phil Collins or Genesis song? Another Day In Paradise

4) Phil Collins is a model train enthusiast. Is there anything special that you collect? Not anymore. Tired of dusting 'stuff' and looking for space to put it.

5) Collins was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. At the ceremony, he delivered the commencement address. When did you last give a presentation or deliver a speech? I did the welcome to start the graduation ceremonies when I graduated from Warner University at age 50. I am terrified of public speaking and have avoided it since then - though it was an honor to be chosen to represent my class in this way.

6) One of Phil Collins' early solo albums was called, Hello, I Must Be Going. He took the title from a song in the 1930 Marx Bros. movie, Animal Crackers. What's the last black and white movie or TV show that you watched? Gosh, I can't remember. I catch an old show now and then when flipping through channels, but I really don't remember.

7) In 1983, when this song was popular, the Lotus 1-2-3 program made it easier for PC users to build spreadsheets. Are you answering these questions on a PC or a Mac? Laptop or desktop? Tablet or phone? Laptop. And for the record, I used Lotus 1-2-3 long before we ever heard of Excel. That was back in the early 1980s.

8) 1983 is also the year when McDonald's introduced McNuggets. What's your favorite chicken recipe (assuming it's not McNuggets)? I do Italian Chicken Cutlets most often because Joe loves them. No one can beat my Granny Kelly's fried chicken, though. You must use lard to get even close to the taste of hers.

9) In 1983, President Reagan signed the bill making Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday a holiday. What's your favorite holiday? It used to be Christmas. Now it's a holiday whenever lots of family can gather. I miss big family holiday gatherings. It's hardly worth putting up a Christmas tree these days. Bah humbug.

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 to Crazy Sam for another fun Saturday:9!!

Other than church this evening, we don't have any plans for the weekend. Happy for some down time. Come what may.... Thanks for your visit today! Peace & hugs.