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This month Saturday 9 will be tasty, featuring songs with food in the title.
1) This week's song is credited to The Archies, a band that never actually existed. The song is performed by singer Ron Dante and studio musicians and backup singers hired on behalf of the five members of the popular Saturday morning Archie Show. Were you a fan of this animated series? I loved The Archies! I even read their comic books. I think I still own (though, heaven only knows where it might be) a 45 of Sugar, Sugar cut from the back of a cereal box. Remember those? Also, I found a chair exercise video set to this song that we do with the consumers at work quite often. They also LOVE this song!
2) Archie was Archibald Andrews, a character first introduced in the 1941 comic strip. Archie was the linchpin, the leader of the band, and the center of his social group. Tell us about one of the popular kids from your school days. I grew up in small town, white bread America. There was a boy from Puerto Rico in my class. He was cute and an artist, but it was being a bit more exotic than the other boys that had all the girls swooning over him. Sadly, he turned out to be not so nice (an abusive alcoholic) in his adult relationships. He's on FB so I know he lost his legs from the knees down in a drunken accident on a motorcycle and the serial marriages continue.
3) The Archies' drummer was Jughead Jones. He was smart, funny, and had a fondness for headwear. Do you often wear hats or caps? No, I hardly ever wear them. If I do it's either because the temperature is below zero or it's a goofy holiday thing for work.
4) Reggie was the lead singer and bass player. He was a gifted athlete who liked to come in first. If he couldn't win with his natural talents, he was not above cheating. Have you ever cheated in a friendly game? I'm sure I probably did as a kid, but as an adult winning doesn't mean that much to me.
5) Blonde Betty Cooper was on the tambourine. Her hobbies include playing baseball, caring for her cat, and helping Archie work on his car. Tell us three of your favorite pastimes. Reading, crafting, and playing around on the computer.
6) Raven-haired Veronica Lodge was the keyboardist and joined Betty for backup vocals. She was a fashion plate, known and loved by Riverdale store owners because of her willingness to spend big bucks to stay on trend. What's the latest thing you've added to your wardrobe? Um....probably beach shoes before we went on vacation last month. Oh, wait! I did buy a couple of souvenir t-shirts.
7) The biggest news story of 1969 was one of the biggest stories in history. On July 21, man first stepped onto the moon. Without looking it up, do you remember the astronaut's name? Neil Armstrong
8) Also in 1969, Triple H was born and today he's in the WWE Hall of Fame. Do you follow professional wrestling? Not these days. I was a big fan in high school and college. I even went to a big match in Pittsburgh.
9) Random question – Would you prefer to be: a) super successful in business or b) a politician elected to an influential office or c) a champion athlete? If I thought I could make a difference I'd say a politician, but I think a lot of good people with good intentions (from both parties) go into office and find out they can't accomplish much if anything outside of their party's desires. I tend to believe our system has become very corrupted by those who get into office and stay for a lifetime. So, I will say a business person.
I think once upon a time, being a politician was a decent goal, and there are still people who want to work at it to help, but I agree, the machinery of the parties is corrupt.
ReplyDeletePS. Good luck with your CT scan tomorrow. If you have had one, then you know what can happen, if you haven't, then all I will say is stay close to the bathroom if you can while you're drinking the stuff they make you drink.
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