I Got My Mind Set on You

 

I Got My Mind Set on You

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Saturday 9: Got My Mind Set on You (1976)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) George Harrison sings that he requires money, patience and time. Which of those three do you wish for most this morning?  Time..... I'd like to have more time, as long as I don't outlive anyone else in my family.  Please, God, noooo!  I think always of our Bev, who has endured so MUCH!  Bless her.. I don't know how she did it.

2) This was long one of George's favorite songs. He first heard it back in September, 1963 -- months before the Beatles became an international phenomenon -- when he visited his sister in Benton, IL. Is there a song that reminds you of a trip you took?   Since I was only two years old when my parents came back to California, I was too young to remember any song but "jingle Bells", which I could sing in my piping, little, baby voice. At Grandpa's house, all the little kiddies sang along with the guitar.  But I was excited to be going HOME with my parents!  Little did I know.....

 

Thus, my song is:  "California Dreaming" by the Mama's and the Papa's. 

 

 

from HERE

 

AND:  That "memorable trip" would be the one that Hubby and I took all the way from the southern most part of a city in California, on the border of Mexico, to a hundred yards into Oregon at that border.  We did this  when DH retired. It was the first time I had ever been the whole length of California. 

 

 An Aside: AKA my life story: 

I would have been Born in California if WWII hadn't broken out... It's the perfect song for me.  My parent's were both teens when they moved here, 16 and 18. They lived the dream in Hollywood while they were first married.  Imagine that!  They had some involvement with the Pasadena Playhouse because, after Mother died, my Sister and I found pictures of them both with a big group of friends and actors/players from that troupe.  Mother had talked about the group to me when I was in my late 30's.  I think it was the most fun she'd ever had in her marriage.

3) For years, George thought his birthday was February 25. When he was 17, he saw his birth certificate and learned he was really born on the 24th. His mother explained that he was born just before midnight on the 24th and she didn't get to hold him until early morning on the 25th, so she considered the 25th as his birthday. Do you know any interesting stories about the day you were born?  

I was born in the dead of winter, during a snowstorm in my grandparent's house in the farmlands of Ohio. The family doctor who came to deliver the baby (me) almost didn't make it there, the weather was so fierce. 

 

After I was born, he gave Mother back half of the fee, $50, as a gift for what he called the "little Christmas Baby".  Things were so different back in the day.

4) When George was just 14, he met Paul McCartney on a bus en route to school. Tell us about a time when you met someone who ended up changing your life. 

My life was changed forever when I went to a party in the neighborhood, given by people for whom I baby sat.  There I met my sweet husband.  He was 180 degrees from the Criminal/jerk of a toxic Dad.  Hubby was like an aircraft carrier... solid and steady no matter the weather.

5) Then 17, John Lennon was not interested in letting George perform with his band. He dismissed George as too young. Paul insisted George get a chance and the rest, as they say, is history. Tell us about someone who stood up for you and helped you succeed.

Jon L was sort of a bossy Git.  Now for the answer to the question:

My someone is Aunt Jo.  She was there for me from the beginning when we first met.  I was  13.  She saw almost all of what my sibs and I were all going through under our father's cruelty. I will always love you Aunt Jo!

 
6) In the 1970s, George took up gardening. He said that clearing away weeds and overgrowth helped him clear his head, and he was very proud of his jasmine flowers. What's your hobby? Why do you enjoy it? 

I love to Garden and to read. But, the garden is nearly all dead because I can't go out and take care of it.  So I read, mostly history, but Mysteries also.

I have always been a Artist and Crafter. And I have a room full of  stufffff to show for it.  

 

Now, I pretty much only knit and sketch a little. Foremost, at this time is knitting. 

In the past I've made quilts, done a  lot of life drawing, and a painted a few oil paintings.  

I love to sew any old thing and to make upcycled clothing.  I've sold my Jewelry and Ceramics at craft shows, and have three glue guns. lol for the odd  household thing, here and there. 

 

Yes, I even have an industrial machine and know how to use it.  We used it to sew some of the things for an Upholstery class we took together.  But alas, the sewing table/bed is waiting in the garage to be refinished the last thirty odd years.  Lesson Learned. 

From Dreamstime.com

 But for now...  I'm tired. 

 

*wanders off to take a nap*. 

 

7) He also enjoyed playing ukulele and encouraged others to do the same. George often gave ukuleles as birthday and Christmas gifts. What's the last gift you received?  

Wow!  I have a Ukulele.  Learning to play it without being able to sing anymore seems sort of pointless...I want to say George gave it to me.  Do you think anyone will believe me?

Ah.. The answer to the question is... My last gift was an early birthday present from my DD.  She sends a donation every year to my favorite charity:  Women for Women  and yes, a shameless plug.  But, it's a great org...

8) At the Academy Awards in spring 1976, another George was in the news. George Burns won an Oscar for his performance in The Sunshine Boys. Who was in the last movie you watched?  

We watched, "One Magic Christmas" tonight.  We love that movie.  Here is a LINK to it on the web. It will show you the whole cast...

9) What's the last thing you dropped? Did it break?

I dropped a hint.  Hopefully it didn't break!

 

Thanks Sam!  Readers: Please Go HERE for the linkie to the whole lot of us.

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