On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

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 questions, however, and here are today's questions!

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

What a beautiful voice and range she has and still has I believe.... Gorgeous!  

1) Is today a clear day where you are?

Yes.  It's a beautiful clear-blue-sky day

 

2) Streisand sings that today she's "astounded."  What has recently shocked or greatly surprised you?  Recently? That nearly the Entirety of Europe has stood up to Putin.  I think the proverbial Gauntlet is now DOWN, Baby!

3) Streisand's voice astounded people from an early age. She began performing in New York clubs when she was only 18, too young to order a drink in the establishments where she sang. Do you remember the first adult beverage you ordered at a restaurant or bar?  I was underage, on a blind date with my friend, her betrothed, and his friend.  The drink was something called a "Seagram's 'N' Seven".  I had a few of them. lol  Delicious. This was long ago and far away.  They didn't I.D. every single person in that Era. 

4) Barbra has discussed the importance of her Jewish faith in her life and has enlisted the guidance of Reform, Conservative and and Orthodox rabbis as she explored her religion's complexities. Do you enjoy discussing religion? Enjoy?  Hmmm...YEs, I reckon..  I'm one of those seemingly off the wall sects, being a Quaker, and  as such we accept EVERY other religion as both relevant and healing to a soul that practices it, as well as a comfort.  I always like to listen to the Holy ones, like Monks or Nuns, Rabbis and Mullahs and just any other truly peaceful religious person.  I find that it's healing, and comforting as well as enlightening.  

5) Taylor Swift just passed Barbra Streisand as the woman with the most #1 albums (12). What's the last album you purchased?  James Taylor's Latest Hits: Volume Two.  I'm going to get volume one soon. 

 6) The lyrics to "On a Clear Day" were written by Alan Jay Lerner. He attended Choate, a private boarding school in CT, at the same time as John F. Kennedy. While JFK was in the White House, Lerner had two major Broadway hits -- Camelot and My Fair Lady -- running concurrently. Obviously those two Choate alumni did very well. Have you been to any of your class reunions? Have you been surprised, pleasantly or less so, by how any of your classmates turned out?  I've never gone.  And I have no idea how any of the classmates turned out except for the two or three of my Besties crowd that I kept in touch with for several years.  

7) The music was written by Burton Lane. In the 1930s, Lane worked for MGM Studios in Hollywood. After he heard Judy Garland perform at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles, he brought her to the attention of his studio bosses and the rest, as they say, is history. Lane and Garland later worked together when Judy was an established star. He wrote the song, "How About You?" for her to sing in Babes on Broadway and received an Oscar nomination. Judy's best known movie has to be The Wizard of Oz. How many times have you seen it?  My two older kids and I loved that movie and we pretty much watched it every Halloween when they were smaller.

8) In 1970, Glenn Frey formed the Eagles. What's your favorite Eagles song? "Desperado"

AND...since Bob Seger is my favorite Eagle, here is one of his songs with his own band.

9) Random question: Which would upset you more, being trapped in an elevator or stranded atop a mountain in a ski lift?  That depends on the time of day.  Late at night I would rather be in the elevator.  Earlier, I'd rather be stranded on the Ski lift.  That doesn't answer the question though, does it?  hehe  

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