Saturday 9: What's Love Got to do with it?

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!   
 

Thanks for this, Gal.  I love this song!

What's Love Got to Do with It? (1984)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it HERE.
 
What's Love Got to Do with It is also the title of Tina Turner's film biography, which tells of Tina's escape from her abusive, controlling husband, Ike. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  

Spread the word that help is available.

 
1) The video was shot around New York City in spring. Kids are seen jumping rope. Were you good at jump rope? Has it ever been part of your workout routine as an adult?  As a kid, I was really good at skipping rope, and it was the most darn fun.  That was a long, long time ago.  It's all I can do, anymore, to just step over a rope laying in my path.

2) In real life, Tina Turner played basketball for her school. Were you good at team sports? I was in GAA the whole time in high school, and competed in Archery, Basketball, Softball, and Volleyball meets, and earned my basketball referee's certification.  But in college I was a swimmer and competed in tennis tourneys, two non-team sports.

3) In the video, Tina Turner wears a little black dress topped with a denim jacket. That jacket is a fashion staple 36 years later. Do you own a denim jacket?  I have two of them, and one is a Levi's jacket. I've been thinking of driving the Jeep over it a thousand times to soften it up. 

3) This song was first offered to Cliff Richard, a major pop star in England who never enjoyed gained superstar status in the US. Perhaps, if he had recorded "What's Love Got to Do with It?," he would have been better known on this side of the ocean. Tell us about a time when you said "no" when "yes" might have been the better answer.  No. ;o)  And that's because I'm tired .. and here's a little treat from Kristen.  A Haiku about that condition.

That about sums up senior adulthood.

 

4) Tina's first marriage, to Ike Turner, was a painful one. Her second marriage, to German music executive Erwin Bach has been far more supportive. This has been a blessing, since Tina has had serious health problems in recent years. Do you have any medical/dental appointments scheduled?  Not anymore.  Had a scad of them the last two months.

5) Tina met Erwin at Heathrow Airport in 1986. He was there to help her prepare for her London performances. They immediately liked one another, but didn't become romantically involved until months later and were surprised to find themselves falling in love. Have you ever had a romantic relationship that crept on you?  Nope. Someone, another nerd, really liked me in High School, but I had my eye on a completely oblivious and Tall basketball player. 

6) The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards referred to Tina as his "favorite aunt." Is there anyone who isn't a relative of yours by blood but you refer to as aunt, uncle, brother, sister, etc.? My mother's life long friend, "Aunt" Jeanne. And, my friend, D.  She and I call each other, "SisFace".  Our Hubbies call us, "Women Hit with the Same Brick"

  7) Former President George W. Bush is also a big Tina Turner fan, and has praised her for having "the most famous legs in show business." What do you believe is your best physical feature?
Not that they are particularly great, but it's probably my eyes.

8) At home, Tina often doesn't always play music or TV because she appreciates quiet as much as music. What about you? Do you enjoy quiet?  I've learned to appreciate the quiet.

9) Random question: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being "very lazy" and 10 being "very productive," what number are you?  Since I take it that this could also include pursuits other than "physically" active, I'd say I'm a 9.  Slow but still pretty active.  I basically never stop thinking and writing about most "BIG" questions. 

But, it's the arguments I have with myself that are the most time consuming.  

 

"Will you please just shut up!!??"

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 This is a new song by Luke Brindley, and it's so beautiful I wanted to share the word about his music, and because it fits so well into this theme.

 

 

 

And now, I pay homage to our lovely Meme leader......