Saturday 9: Chattanooga Choo Choo....

Chattanooga Choo-Choo

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 memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.  Want to join in or see other entries?  Go HERE

Sam, I love this song.  I've sung it since I was very small. Thank you for featuring it, my favorite Ear worm!

1)  Chattanooga is Tennessee's fourth largest city. Have you ever visited Tennessee? If so, where did you go and what did you see?  
I haven't.  Even though we did take a trip to somewhere in Kentucky when I was very small and I don't know if it was to visit one of my grandparents' siblings or not.  

Since Glenn Miller's recording of "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" was awarded the first-ever gold record, we're going to devote the next questions to your firsts.

2) What was the first award or accolade you ever won?
I was in the third grade, and sang a solo of a couple of Christmas carols at the grade school Christmas concert.  I just remember getting loads of attention after the show, from lots of adults.  I had sung with my Grandpa and cousins since I was a toddler, and well, I am shy, too.  I was overcome.

3) We know about your blog. But which was the first social media site that you posted to? (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, MySpace ...)
I just joined Instagram about a month ago, and my blog pretty much predates most other social media.  Facebook was started in February of 2004, and I started my blog in June of that year. Facebook for me has never even gotten off the ground.  I used to play farmville on it but that's about it.
   
4) Where did you go on your first plane ride?
Wow, I just told someone about this.  It was to answer a comment I think.  Can't remember at the moment.  Anyway......  my first plane ride was at an Airshow.  It was in a beautiful, vintage biplane flown by a Pacific Southwest pilot.  It was such a wonderful experience.    

5) Tell us about your first cell phone.
It was a Motorola.  It's called out and received calls.  This Phone was just a little hand held and small and light, with a dial that lighted.   The only cell phone I had that I've ever missed was my flip phone.  It took fantastic pictures.  It was a Casio.  It took this blog header photo.


6) Tell us about your first tattoo: Where is it on your body? Where did you have it done? What does it depict?
My first tattoo was my small pox vaccination.  Mother didn't want it on my arm because she thought it would be unattractive. So, I got it on my upper thigh, and have been explaining ever since just what that thing that looks like a Cigar burn is from on my leg. 

7) How old were you when you had your first piercing? 
I was 16 and my aunt pierced my ears.  Psycho Dad had a cat, and my auntie, his sister, through it right back at him.  He shut up.

8) What had you been drinking the first time you suffered a hangover?
I'm being completely honest here.  I don't think I've ever HAD a hangover.

9) Was your first ticket for parking or was it a moving violation?

I was about 23 and I was upset by the woman in the car ahead of me who was making very rude hand signals at me in her rear view mirror.  She had short hair.  I had just had all my own mane cut off short, and was feeling a little vulnerable.  So, when she went though the stop, I failed to come to a full stop (probably not even the world famous "California stop" one) and got a moving violation.  I've never had another one.  Mr. Z teased me when I said I had just wanted to get away from her!  He said it seems more like you were in a hurry to stay with her!  lol