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Unicorn
"The Unicorn" was selected because [last] Monday [was] St. Patrick's Day. Unfamiliar with [the] song? Hear it here.

1) This song was recorded by The Irish Rovers. While it's said that on St. Patrick's Day everyone is Irish, can you honestly claim Irish heritage?

I have a small percentage of Scots-Irish somewhere. Ya think, with an ancestor named John Sullivan? :-)

2) According to the 2000 Census, Massachusetts is the state with the largest percentage of residents of Irish descent. Have you ever been to The Bay State?

I've had stopovers at Logan Airport at least twice, and attended a library conference there a few years ago. Surprisingly compact, Boston is.

3) Other than St. Patrick, what is Ireland famous for?

Potatoes, "Christians" killing each other, the Magdalen Laundries, U2, dancing, and a tendency toward mawkishness.

4) While St. Patrick's Day is celebrated the world over. They even watch marching bands and wave Irish flags on St. Patrick's Day in Moscow. Does your town have a St. Patrick's Day parade?

My town does not. But the nearest big city to us goes CRAZY-NUTS for the day.

5) "The wearing o' the green" is one way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. [Did] you wear something green in honor of the day?

I did, of course.

6) Have you ever had green beer?

I don't drink beer.

7) Have you ever ordered a Shamrock Shake at McDonald's?

No, it sounds gross. Shamrocks = grass. Grass + ice cream doesn't sound yummy to me.

8) A four-leaf clover is considered good luck. Do you have a lucky charm?

Not as such.

9) Speaking of Lucky Charms, they are magically delicious. What brand of cereal is in your kitchen right now?

I discovered Cheerios and Rice Krispies in the pantry yesterday. They are both unopened boxes, and expired. :( Not a lot of cereal eaten in this house. There's also an expired, unopened box of some kind of healthy stuff. I need to clean out the pantry....

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

1) This song refers to the merengue and the cha-cha. Are you a good dancer?

Hahahahaha...no.

2) Dances like the merengue and cha-cha are featured on Dancing with the Stars. Are you a loyal DWTS viewer?

I can't even claim to be a disloyal viewer, having watched exactly one episode in its run.

3) The Copa girl in the song, Lola, wears yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there. If we were going to the clubs tonight, what would you wear?

Well, neither of those things. Probably jeans and some kind of breathable silk top.

4) The real Copacabana nightclub was on East 60th Street in New York. It was used as a setting for the movie Goodfellas. Do you have a favorite mobster movie?

I cannot STAND mob movies. I have never seen any, nor do I plan to do so. I find them appallingly awful in every way.

5) Our featured artist, Barry Manilow, has unfortunately spent a great deal of this young century in the hospital -- broken nose, face lift, chest pains and two hip surgeries. Tell us about your most recent trip to the doctor, ER, or dentist.

I guess the last medical-ish thing I've done is the dentist a couple of months ago. I got the Big Lecture, again, about flossing, with dire predictions of periodontal issues to come if I don't get on it.

6) Manilow told US Magazine that he enjoys nude sunbathing. Have you ever skinny dipped or sunbathed au naturel?

Nope, and now I can't get a really unpleasant image of a 70-year-old man nude sunbathing out of my head. Thanks. Thanks a bunch.

7) Before he became famous as a performer, Manilow was a very successful jingle writer. "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there …" and "You deserve a break today at McDonald's …" were his. Tell us about a TV commercial you saw recently.

I seriously tune them out as much as I can. The only ones that come to mind right now are the Flo ads. And, since Bill Maher took it to task last night, that horrible Cadillac ad with the guy dissing France and going on about how awesome Americans are because we left the moonbuggy up there. WTF?!

8) The Manilow faithful are known as Fanilows and proudly wear Barry hoodies, wristwatches and even dog tags. Do you have any clothes that feature a recording artist?

I have a U2 shirt or two somewhere. I think they're too small. I also have a Paul Young shirt from 1985 in storage. Definitely too small.

9) In 2005, Manilow refused to respond when Larry King inquired about his sexuality. Do you think it's rude for interviewers to ask personal questions? Or is it something a performer should expect because it goes with the job?

There is so much about the media that is wrong. This is merely a symptom of the rot.