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Somewhere
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Saturday 9: Somewhere (1983)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) This song is from the hit musical West Side Story. It has just been remade by Steven Speilberg. Are you interested in seeing the 2021 version? I would probably want to see it. I enjoyed the original. I am usually disappointed in remakes with only a few exceptions. The third (1995) remake of Sabrina is much better than the original and second remake.
2) Growing up, Crazy Sam thought this song was called, "A Place for Us." Tell us about a song whose title or lyrics you got wrong or misheard. LOL.. lots of them. Just listen to me sing along with the car radio!!
3) Barbra Streisand sings of longing for "time to spare, time to learn and time to care." The holidays are often too busy for many of us. With Thanksgiving almost upon us, do you wish you had more time? No. This year I will be happy to have the holidays behind me, even though I am looking forward to new traditions beginning.
4) Early in her career, Barbra was pressured to have her nose fixed. She stubbornly refused and did rather well anyway. Tell us about a time you resisted pressure. I can't think of any specifics but will say I don't often feel pressured. I guess I should say I don't allow myself to be pressured into things. I am more likely to push back.
5) In the late 1960s she briefly dated Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, father of current PM Justin Trudeau. Obviously, Barbra knew what became of Pierre and his family without having to look them up. Without the advantage of Google, do you know where one of your former loves is in 2021? My first steady boyfriend died several years ago. I wasn't "in love" with him, however. We went "steady" my sophomore year. He was a junior. I went to the prom with him. We had some fun (and very innocent) times. We were Facebook friends and I was sorry for his family when they lost him.
6) One of Barbra's hit movies is The Way We Were, a love story about hopelessly mismatched lovers. Streisand always wanted to do a sequel and worked with a screenwriter on a treatment. Her costar, Robert Redford, refused. He simply was not interested in revisiting his character. Is there a movie series that you especially enjoy? Not a movie series because I am not into Star Wars (for instance). There isn't room to list all the TV series I watch/have watched... or books!
7) Barbra met her husband, James Brolin, at a dinner thrown by friends. They hit it off immediately, but he had to leave the next day to begin a movie in Ireland, so they began their romance over the phone. Do you enjoy long phone calls? No. Would you prefer video calls (Zoom)? Actually, yes. I enjoy face-timing with family.
8) On July 1, 1998, two years to the day after their first meeting, Barbra and Brolin married. It used to be that brides were advised against wearing white for their second wedding, but Barbra ignored that, wearing a white beaded gown. Do you believe brides should still avoid white the second time around? Nothing matters anymore. I have a (young & goth) friend who actually wore a black wedding gown. For my second wedding, I chose to wear a nice suit that could be worn later for work.
9) Random question: Is anyone on your bad side this morning? No. Not that I am aware of, anyway. Not on my part. I don't hold grudges anymore and have found peace in forgiveness. All is well with my soul.
Peace & hugs!
God is so good!
