Saturday 9...

I Forgot to Remember to Forget

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: I Forgot to Remember to Forget (1955)
 
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
In honor of Elvis' birthday (January 8.) 


1) Elvis sings that he thinks about this girl all the time. What person or topic is on your mind this Saturday?  Well, our neighbors, Jill & Murray, have invited us over for dessert and cards tonight, so our dear friends are on my mind.

2) He wants to forget the day he met his girl, but simply can't. Think about someone very important in your life. Did you know right away that they were going to be influential?  You probably get tired of me singing praises about Joe, but seriously... I knew after 15 minutes that he was special and he did (and still does) influence my life in ways I couldn't even fathom at the time.

Since this week's song is about memories, let's check on how well you recall events in your own life.

3) What was the first concert you ever attended?  Other than the high school band concerts I played in, the first "real" concert was to see Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.  I was 15 and went with my mom, who also loved him (she played trumpet in her high school band too).

4) Where did you get your first piercing? (Not only where on your body, but who did the deed and where did they do it?)  We couldn't afford to have my ears pierced, but Mom let me buy a cheap pair of self-piercers. Well, those didn't work. They kept moving around.  I got an ice cube, a potato, a needle, a match and pierced my own ears.  I was 15 or 16 (somewhere in the middle).  So there you have it.  Self-mutilation (or just a stubborn and impatient teen!).

5) What's the name of the bank where you had your first checking account?  Millersport Community Bank (hometown small).

6) Tell us about your first bicycle. I don't remember my first bike but when I was 16 I finally got a 10-speed with thin tires (just in time to start driving a car). I think my sister got it after me.

7) Who received the first text you ever sent?  I have no idea. 

8) What had you been drinking when you suffered your first hangover?  I have never had a hangover.  I have never been drunk. I saw too many friends making fools of themselves, being sick, and feeling awful the next day.  Alcohol was never a big deal for me and I still never have more than two drinks in an evening. It wasn't forbidden at home.  I could have a beer with my dad, sitting at the kitchen table. I didn't need to sneak out to drink. It just wasn't a big deal.

9) Whose was the first wedding you ever attended?  Other than my own, it was probably my BFF Elaine's wedding, and I was a Bride's Maid.

Thanks to Crazy Sam for this week's questions!! If you want to join in, just click HERE!!  

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God bless!!!