I'm not sure there is much point to answering this week's questions with all the problems Blogger is having. Comments seem to be fixed, but now the blog lists don't seem to be updating. Mine has been sitting static since Tuesday. It's getting old. Is there anyone awake and working over there at Blogger??
Well, for what it's worth...
1) This song begins with T. G. Sheppard taking off his shoes to slip into the house with disturbing his sleeping wife. Are you wearing shoes as you answer these questions? No, I'm barefoot and in my pj's. It's Friday night and I'm watching yet another Hallmark movie/
2) His wife hears him anyway. Are you a light sleeper? Not for the first 3-4 hours that I'm asleep. After that my sleep is easily disturbed. I miss the days when I could sleep like the dead for 10 hours at a time.
3) This is the first of 22 consecutive #1 hits for T. G. Sheppard. Not bad for a high school dropout. What's the last year of education that you completed? I have two years of college under my belt.
4) He was born William Browder and chose the stage name T. G. Sheppard just because he liked the sound of it. He says "T. G." doesn't stand for anything, and he gets a kick out of fans who insist there's some secret meaning behind the initials. Since most of us didn't choose our names: Is there a story behind your name? Did your parents tell you why they chose it? (If you did choose your name, share what influenced your decision.) I don't think I'm named for anyone. My mom actually wanted to name me Anastasia just because she liked it, but a family friend talked her out of it.
5) It was after hours at a Memphis roller rink when he first met Elvis and his entourage. As T. G. was leaving, Elvis was entering and asked if he wanted to stay and skate longer. T. G. was confused because he knew the place was closing for the night. "Not for me," Elvis replied and T. G. skated with Elvis and his buddies until dawn. Are you good on roller skates? Heavens, no! It's all I can do to stand up with wheels on my feet.
6) T. G. loves NASCAR and was an associate sponsor of the Folgers Chevrolet. He enjoyed the collaboration with the coffee company and has performed the familiar jingle – "the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup" – in concert. Are you loyal to a particular coffee brand? I don't drink coffee.
7) T. G. understands the lifestyle of his fans. That's why he named his live country music venue Guitars and Cadillacs. If you were going to name a business after two of your favorite things, what would you call it? Books and Beaches or maybe Books and Snacks.
8) In 1974, when this week's song was on the country charts, Linda Ronstadt was getting a lot of radio airplay with "You're No Good." That song is about a real cad. Let's turn that around: Who is the nicest person you know? Maybe my work buddy, Don. He likes to act like he's all grouchy and tough, but he's the one who always remembers everyone's birthday or other important things and does something nice. I got a lovely vase of flowers my last day at work before my surgery. It was from everyone, but I know he is the one who went and picked it out. I'm sure he is behind the big package of homemade cards and colored pictures I got from all the consumers, too.
9) Random question: Have you ever had your palm read? No.
Thanks to Sam for the music and questions!
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