Saturday 9...

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Papa, Can You Hear Me?

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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: Papa, Can You Hear Me? (1984)

This song was chosen in honor of Father's Day. Hear it here.

1) The song begins with a prayer to "God, our Heavenly Father." Do you often pray?  Yes, I do.  Prayer and devotions set the tone for my days and I whisper prayers throughout the day as well.  

2) This song is from the movie Yentl. Set in the early 1900s, it tells the story of a Polish girl determined to receive a religious education, even though the custom of the day banned girls from studying the Talmud. What subject do you wish you knew more about?  These days, I am reading lots of information about fish and Florida wildlife!  I am enjoying it!

3) It took Streisand more than 15 years to get Yentl made. Studios initially rejected the project, telling her that audiences no longer want to see musicals. Then, because it centered on Judaism, she was told it was "too ethnic." But Yentl was a success at the box office, becoming one of the most profitable movies of the year -- and since Barbra was producer, director, and star, she enjoyed those profits. Tell us about a time you're glad you stuck with something.  First I will say that Yentl is a very good movie.  I am not a Streisand fan anymore but the movie was really good.  I'm glad I stuck with playing the trumpet and wish I had stuck with piano lessons. I have never been one to stick to things... once I figure it out or figure out how to do something, I tend to lose interest in it.  My mom even told me once that she was surprised when I stuck with the trumpet - 5th grade-12th grade. I did not stick with tap lessons, ballet lessons, modern jazz lessons, baton lessons, piano lessons, organ lessons, clogging lessons.... get the drift here?  I get bored and have to move on.

4) The movie, and this song, were so popular that they earned a parody on The Simpsons. (See it here.)  That video has had more than 250,000 views. Before the Yentl parody, what's the last YouTube video you watched?  I watched a sermon by a pastor recommended by our blogging friend, Barbara.  I enjoyed it so much, I watched the one before and the one after.  Here is a link if you missed it.

5) Barbra Streisand's father died suddenly, the result of complications after an epileptic seizure, just after her first birthday. He held degrees in both English Literature and Education and was a school superintendent. Do you know anyone who made a career in education?  Oh my yes, my cousin Bob and his wife, Patti, my sister Patti, my sister-in-law Jo Anne. My sister Tammy taught for a while and may get back to it. My great-aunt Chloie was a truant officer!  

6) Sam's own father wasn't an educator, but he is crazy about the local library. He's there so much the librarians greet him by name. Do you have a library card?  Not anymore.

7) For family barbecues, Sam's dad proudly dons his "Kiss the Chef" apron and mans the Weber. What's the last thing you cooked on the grill?  Nothing. Joe was the grill master. I'm not even sure I know how to start it.  I need to learn!!

8) He takes his grilling very seriously and jealously guards his marinade recipe. Do you have a recipe you're willing to share this morning?  There are many recipes I have shared under my recipe tab above. 

9) Sam's father hates it when his daughter swears. What's the latest curse word you used? (It's OK, we don't blush easily.)  I do confess that I occasionally say hell and sh?t.  I try to behave and it rarely happens in company with anyone other than the cats.

Peace & hugs!
Jesus loves me anyway!

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