Saturday 9: Papa Loved Mama (1/31/15)

It's Saturday 9 time!  It's Saturday somewhere (not here, it's Friday).  I don't think I've ever heard this song, but here I go......

Papa Loved Mama

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Saturday 9: Papa Loved Mama (1992)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Then try this. It's not very good quality, and it may have been pulled by the time you get over to it, because Garth doesn't like YouTube videos. Sorry.

1) This song is about a trucking "accident" that was covered extensively in the local paper. What's the big news story in your neighborhood?  Nothing new right now.  But in the last couple of years we have had several young women be abducted.  Only 2 bodies out of 4 women have been found.  The world's a scary place.

2) The action centers around a motel. When is the last time you stayed in a hotel or motel?  February 2014, and I'll be staying in one next month as well.

3) In the song, Papa wants to surprise Mama with a bottle of wine. Do you prefer white or red?  White!  I don't like reds at all or at least I haven't found one that I like.  It might be because I don't eat red meat and red wines are supposed to go with red meat.  

4) This week's featured artist, Garth Brooks, has said that the late Chris LeDoux -- singer, sculptor and rodeo champion -- is his hero. If you had to single out someone this morning as your hero, who would it be?  I'm totally going to be all cliche and say my Mom.  I've put my mom through a lot of crap but she's stuck by me.  Not too many people will.

5) Before he was able to support himself as a singer, Brooks was a bouncer at a bar. Have you ever had an encounter with a bouncer (either that he threw you out or came to your aid)?  Nope.  I generally stay out of trouble and away from the crazies.  

6) According to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), Garth surpassed The Beatles as the top selling artist of the last 25 years. Whose music do you listen to more -- Garth Brooks or the The Beatles?  The Beatles.  I LOVE The Beatles.  I have boatloads of their music and even have a whole playlist with only Beatles' songs.

7) While 1992 was a banner year for Garth Brooks, it was a bad one for another country legend, Willie Nelson. Willie ended up paying the IRS more than $9,000,000. When you file your taxes, will you qualify for a refund? Or will you owe money?  Refund.  I never have them hold any money from my checks.  Too risky for me.  I have had to pay in to the state but that was when I was working part time jobs and they weren't taking state taxes out of my small checks.

8) When this song was popular in 1992, Sarah Ferguson, then the Duchess of York, was in all the papers and magazines for her controversial conduct -- including being photographed sunbathing topless with a man not her husband. Today no one seems to care much about what Sarah Ferguson does. Can you think of someone else whose fame was fleeting?  This is a rather odd question......No, I can't think of anybody else at this moment but give me a minute..... Lindsay Lohan?  She's been a train wreck for years and once you've been to jail 5000 times I really don't think you can recover from them.  But I'm just lil 'ol me, what do I know?
 
9) This is Super Bowl weekend. Where will you be watching The Big Game?  My living room.  I'm not a professional sports fan, I prefer college sports, but I still watch it.  I enjoy the commercials, half-time show, and the snacks.  Go Seahawks?!

Make sure you link up to the original post of Saturday 9:  Papa Loved Mama.

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