Saturday 9

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
... because Joy recommended it
[and if you don't know this song, shame on you and Google it yourself!]

1) The Beatles recorded this after they had taken a three-month hiatus from working together as a band. Do you find you're sharp after taking time off? Or does it take you a while to get back into the swing of things in your day-to-day life?

It takes awhile to get in the groove, BUT my mind is sharper. At least briefly. ;-)

2) During those three months off, John Lennon made a movie called How I Won the War. What's the last movie you watched? Did you view it at a theater, on TV, or from a device like a computer or tablet?

I'm trying to remember the last movie we saw at the theater. I remember sitting there, but I really need to write this stuff down. ... Beast saves ticket stubs, and he says it was Wonder Woman. Which was good!! I have some weird brain-thing that just refuses to "save" movie titles.

3) Paul McCartney and George Harrison both used their time off to make new and different music. Paul composed instrumentals for a movie soundtrack while George studied sitar with Ravi Shankar. Ringo Starr spent those three months with his wife and their two little boys. If you had three months to spend doing anything you wanted, and money was no object, would you try something new (like Paul and George) or just kick back and relax (like Ringo)?

I'm revising my opinion of Ringo because of this info. However, for myself, I expect it would be a combination of hanging out with friends and family, and working on something new and different.

4) Paul recalls what fun it was to dress up in Edwardian-era costumes for the album cover. When did you last attend a costume party? What did you wear?

I don't really do costume, or "fancy dress" as it's known in England.

5) Paul says he came up with the name "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" when Beatle friend Mal Evans told him about this great San Francisco band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. Paul hadn't heard their music yet, but he loved the sound of their six-word band name. Soon everyone would hear of Big Brother. Do you know who Big Brother's famous lead singer was?

Yes I do and I listened to some of her tunes yesterday at work. Love her, miss her.

6) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band appeared on the Billboard charts for 175 weeks. Is this album in your collection?

Yup. Of course. I think it's a requirement to own this if you're at all serious about music.

7) The Beatles are among the top-selling artists of all time in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Would you like to visit Africa?

Yes. Perhaps not those two countries, or at least not ONLY those two countries....

8) 50 years ago, when Sgt. Pepper was first released, the average price for gas was 33¢/gallon. When did you last fill up your gas tank? Do you remember how much it cost?

I paid $2.39 last night when I was driving on fumes after work.

9) Random question: Are most of your married friends happily married?

Those who are married...I would say it's probably 70/30 with happiness on the upper end. I mean, I have a lot of friends in support groups whose marriages sound rocky, but I'm only getting a particular slant, but that's balanced by the people at church who have been married since the Mammoth Era and I don't see that changing.