Saturday 9...

 

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Bang!

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 to answer the questions, however, and here are today's questions!

Saturday 9: Bang! (2020)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.  (Just for the record, I have never heard of this group or this song.)

1) This song is about a young man who is living on his own and doing adult things, like getting his own apartment, eating better, and doing his own taxes, but he doesn't yet feel grown-up. Do you remember when you felt like a grown-up?  I was 29 years old and on my own for the first time in my life.  Just separated after 10 years of marriage, I had my own car for the first time, my own apartment for the first time, and was responsible for myself for the first time. That was it.

2) He mentions not being sure of his login password. Is this something you struggle with? Or are you able to zip into your accounts?  I can zip right into my accounts. I do use Last Pass to keep track of my passwords.

3) Both the video and CD cover show the band playing games of chance. What's the last game that you played?  Solitaire on the computer.

4) This week's featured band, AJR, is named for the three brothers who make up the trio -- Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met. Until recently, all three brothers lived at home and wrote songs together in the Met family living room. Do you have siblings?  Yes. If so, what's something you enjoy doing together?  My brother died of cancer in August 2003.  My two sisters and I have lived far apart for many years. We have fun when we are together, but I haven't been with both sisters at the same time for too many years. We are working on that!

 
5) The oldest Met brother, Adam, now lives with his girlfriend in an apartment near Columbia University, where he is a Ph.D. candidate. During the school year, he only works on his music on weekends. Next summer, in 2022, he should be done with his studies and plans on touring the country with the band. Some tour dates are already scheduled. If possible, do you like to make plans far in advance?  It depends. Long-distant travel usually requires making plans farther in advance. Or do you prefer spontaneity?   Since I don't travel long-distance anymore, spontaneity works for me most of the time.

6) Jack and Ryan also attend Columbia and share an apartment with their dog. They like to unwind on Fridays, after a week of classes, with a game of air hockey, followed by sushi or sashimi at their favorite Japanese restaurant. What did you do on Friday night?  My friends, Al and Theresa, stopped by and stayed for a nice visit.  It was nice catching up with them. I watched some TV when they left.

 
7) In 2020, the year this song was popular, the most-streamed TV show was The Office. The show went off the air in 2013, but during the pandemic and quarantine, it found a new audience. What series have you binged on recently?  Lark Rise to Candleford on Britbox.

8) According to Amazon, the best-selling novel of 2020 was Where the Crawdads Sing. Is there a novel you'd like to recommend to Sat 9ers?  Not really. I've been reading Cozy  Mysteries and they are fun and easy but usually not worth recommending.  I have read 14 of the Apple Orchard Mysteries by Chelsea Thomas.  They have been pretty good.  I got the first 10 for free and have enjoyed them enough to buy four more.

9) Random question: Your local drug store has a self-checkout. You confess to your best friend that you absent-mindedly missed scanning an item, walked out of the store with it, set off security, and were caught unintentionally shoplifting. The store manager believed you so there were no repercussions, but you were mortified nevertheless. Would you expect your best friend to share your embarrassing story with his/her spouse?  Most likely and it would be okay.  I  would talk about it myself, anyway.

Peace & hugs!

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