Saturday 9: Memories(2019)

Saturday 9: Memories (2019)

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

1) This song is a toast. Have you ever performed an official toast (at a wedding, a graduation, a retirement party, etc.)? 

Nope, I haven't ever. 

2) According to Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, this is a "toast to the ones here today." Tell us about someone in your life that you're especially grateful for. 

There is no one single person but there are several people.  

3) Levine is the song's composer. He said he was compelled to write it, to help him cope with the death of a friend. His lyrics acknowledge that "everybody hurts sometimes." What advice would you share with someone who is struggling? 

Something someone once gave to me: 

"This, too, shall Pass."

4) Adam Levine was one of the original judges on The Voice. Are you a fan of the show?

I've seen a few episodes of it on YouTube, but didn't watch it regularly.  I think it's an excellent showcase for some phenomenal new and talented singers. But I just can't say I'm a fan, someone who is totally into something.

5) Among his friends, Adam is known to be an excellent Scrabble player. Is there a game you're particularly good at (or you especially enjoy)? I'm really good at the card game called Cribbage. I love that game but haven't played it lately.  Maybe it is time to do it!

6) Though he's a multi-Grammy winner, Adam wasn't always successful. In fact, he was fired after just three hours at his first job as a waiter. Have you ever had a job that just wasn't a good fit?  I've had three retail jobs with old school cash registers.  And, my brain and I are not suited to making change.  So retail jobs are not for me.  

I know the tricks but sometimes people wanted change in all coins or something I thought was a bridge too far.. I mean, Geese, just go to a bank like we had to do.  Cash money maketh me sweateth.

7) In 2019, when this song was released, Joaquin Phoenix gave his Oscar-winning performance in Joker. Heath Ledger also won an Oscar for is portrayal of the same character in a different film, and Cesar Romero was The Joker on TV. Today The Batman is doing great business at the box office. Do you have a favorite super hero, or arch villain? Yes, I like The Hulk

There is just something about a Great Big Green Super Hero that gets the Mother Earth in me going.  And, He loves animals, particularly puppies.

8) Also in 2019, two familiar names had books on NY Times best seller list: John Grisham with The Guardians and Janet Evanovich with Twisted Twenty Six. Are either of these authors among your favorites?  I've read several books by both.  Yes, John Grisham is among my favorites. 

9) Random Question: What's something you wish you'd figured out earlier?  A lot of things that shall remain unspoken.  I'm not  trying to be mysterious but all the things that I wish I'd have figured out earlier I just can't talk about.  Email me. lol Nope I am not telling! 

Thanks again Sam for a fun meme to do on quiet afternoons with a cuppa... 

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