Saturday9: New Attitude Updated...

 New Attitude (1984)

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 to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! 

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

1) In this song, Patti Labelle sings that she feels good from her hat to her shoes. Do you often wear hats or caps?  

Yes, I was a Desert Rat while young and later a Geology student, then a rock hound, for most of my life.  So, I spent a lot of time climbing on hills and chasing for rock specimens around the deserts.  So you learn early on to wear a hat all the time. Not fashion but necessity.

 

2) The lyrics tell us that Patti's worries are few. Is anything particular bothering you as you answer these questions?

If you read this blog, you know what's bothering me.  I'm not so jolly anymore.  The S..t just got very serious M'lady.  I've been anti war ALL of my life, and this is just so very dangerous a time that it's getting hard to breathe.

 

3) The video for this song takes place in a high-end boutique. What's the most recent article of new clothing you bought, and where did you buy it?  

A few years ago I bought some tops on line at Zulily which is probably now out of business because of the pandemic. I can't seem to find it now.

4) In 2019, a street in Philadelphia was renamed "Patti LaBelle Way." At the ceremony, she was referred to as "The Godmother of Soul." Do you have godparents? If yes, tell us about them.

Mother's parents were my God Parents.  That was a long time ago but I've been thinking about them a lot.  They were wonderful people, patient, fun and kind, and I wish I could have had them in my life more. 

 

5) Patti dropped out of high school during her senior year. When she was in her mid-30s, she went to night school and earned her diploma. Do you have any diplomas or certificates framed and displayed in your home or office?

No. Though I have three and a half years worth of college credits, there is no diploma.  There are a lot of reasons, good ones, but it boiled down to poverty and discrimination.  After that, college seemed less and less important, as I just threw all my efforts into my own family and creating as much of a life as possible for them.

 

6) Patti was once engaged to Otis Williams, founder of the Motown super group The Temptations. Who is your favorite Motown recording artist? (Here is a list.) 

I have no favorite.  However, here's a short list of all the ones whose music I did listen to and liked a lot.. a LOT...

Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Commodores, Kiki Dee, Michael Jackson, Rick James, The Jackson Five, The Spinners, UFO, Boyz II Men, Jose Feliciano,

The Pointer Sisters, Queen Latifah.. in her Hip Hop days.. Love that gal! And the wonderful Lionel Richie.

Update!  I just realized who Michael McDonald IS!  Doobies are my favorite group of all times.  

7) A diabetic herself, Patti has volunteered her time to organizations that fight the disease. Do you know anyone currently dealing with diabetes?  

Yes.  Quite a few of my friends and family members.

Why haven't we got a cure for it yet?  It's a killer and there should have been a cure by now.  My grandmother and great aunt died of it, and this, before they were 50.  One of my mother's young cousins, a twelve-year old with fiery red hair, back in the 40's.  I remember looking down from a kitchen window at mother's cousin, and being told that this beautiful girl (and she was beautiful) would not be alive when I returned to Ohio.  I'm also sure two of my other aunts are dead now because of it. I have a long hatred for it. Managed care... grrrr

 

8) In 1984, when this song was popular, Angela Lansbury premiered in Murder, She Wrote, a show still seen in reruns today. Were you a fan?  

I was.  I really love the show.  It was one of probably two network shows we watched.  That and "Major Dad" which we found Hilarious and which is now on YouTube.

9) Random question: What's your secret to a good night's sleep?  

Now-a-days I'm lucky to have to take a medicine (for a chronic condition) that makes me sleepy.  So, I take that, read for about an hour and then lie down and clear my mind of everything.... Et Voila!  Zzzzzzzzz 😴💤

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