Saturday 9: Dinah Shore...

Saturday 9: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (1943)

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

 Note:  I could sing this song when I was 3 years old.  Back in Ohio, my Aunties and Mother would sing it, and I sang right along.  Everyone sang in my mother's family.  

1) In this song, Dinah Shore goes on about listening to the breeze. Is it windy, breezy, or still where you are today?  It's been calm and we had some overcast skies and a little fog this AM. 

2) The August moon is bright in Dinah's musical fantasy. Let's look at your calendar. Is anything special coming up in August (birthdays, anniversaries, vacation getaways ...)? August is the quietest month usually.  Next to nothing happens in it.  

3) Dinah was one of TV's pioneers. Her first show was a 15-minute variety show that ran two nights/week in 1951. What's the most recent show you watched?  We don't watch any TV shows.  But we do watch Netflix and Prime.  This is a Netflix one, a Spanish Drama about a mob boss with early onset Alzheimer's.  My favorite Spanish Actor is in it.  

4) She followed that in 1956 with the Dinah Shore Chevy Show. It was an hour long and sponsored by the car company. At the end of every show Dinah encouraged her viewers to "see the USA in your Chevrolet ..." Today Chevrolets are still the most popular cars manufactured by General Motors. Tell us about your car.  My car is a Jeep.

5) From 1970 to 1991, Dinah hosted daytime TV talk shows and found tremendous success, winning 6 Emmy Awards and repeatedly appearing in the Gallup Poll of America's most admired women. Do you remember her?

Yes.  I remember her and that little jingle about Chevys.

6) Dinah was such an avid golfer that, in 1972, she founded one of the LPGA's major tournaments. Though now officially titled The Chevron Championship, it's still often referred to as "The Dinah Shore" in her memory. Do you golf? If not, would you like to learn? No, and I actually dislike it.  They plant all this yummy grass and then have a fit when the animals from the surrounding areas come and eat it. 

7) In 1943, when "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" was popular, so were tablecloths. It was common to have cotton tablecloths for everyday use, fun and festive ones for 4th of July and Christmas, and linen for formal occasions. Do you use tablecloths in your home?  We use placemats unless we are having a big family dinner.  Then I put out festive tablecloths. 

8) Beatle George Harrison was born in 1943. Which of the Fab Four is your favorite?  George Harrison.  He was the best musician and innovator.  I liked his gentle ways.

9) Random question: Would you rather live on a houseboat or in a trailer?  I'd rather live in a motor home.  I could do that life style very well.  I'm basically a Gypsy at heart.  A Nomad if you would. 

Thank you Sam!  💕💖

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