Saturday 9

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Papa Loved Mama (1992)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Then try this. It's not very good quality, and it may have been pulled by the time you get over to it, because Garth doesn't like YouTube videos. Sorry.

1) This song is about a trucking "accident" that was covered extensively in the local paper. What's the big news story in your neighborhood?

Right now, for some reason everyone's talking about the fact that we're scheduled for a major snow dump over the next 30 hours or so. Hello? It's winter in the upper midwestern U.S.--we're supposed to get snow this time of year! Also on deck is the annual rodent tribute party. Whee.

2) The action centers around a motel. When is the last time you stayed in a hotel or motel?

When we were in Pasadena at the beginning of the year. I'm hotel-bound Tuesday night too, so I can arrive at the hospital at 6 without having to get up at 3 a.m.

3) In the song, Papa wants to surprise Mama with a bottle of wine. Do you prefer white or red?

Red gives me a headache so I mostly drink white these days on the rare occasions when I drink anything.

4) This week's featured artist, Garth Brooks, has said that the late Chris LeDoux -- singer, sculptor and rodeo champion -- is his hero. If you had to single out someone this morning as your hero, who would it be?

My grandparents, who homesteaded (unsuccessfully) 100 years ago. They went through hell trying to prove their claim, losing all their money and a daughter in the process.

5) Before he was able to support himself as a singer, Brooks was a bouncer at a bar. Have you ever had an encounter with a bouncer (either that he threw you out or came to your aid)?

I have. Back in the day, a group of people we were out with were not allowed in a dive-bar because Beast and I were wearing Harley gear. In Milwaukee, where H-D makes their engines. Uhm, that was rather silly.

6) According to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), Garth surpassed The Beatles as the top selling artist of the last 25 years. Whose music do you listen to more -- Garth Brooks or the The Beatles?

I'd say it's about equal, and fairly infrequent. I'm tired of the Liverpool Four (sorry, Bud), and it just never occurs to me to dig out Garth.

7) While 1992 was a banner year for Garth Brooks, it was a bad one for another country legend, Willie Nelson. Willie ended up paying the IRS more than $9,000,000. When you file your taxes, will you qualify for a refund? Or will you owe money?

I think we'll probably get a refund. We usually do. I think. Really, Beast does all the work, so I do not know for sure.

8) When this song was popular in 1992, Sarah Ferguson, then the Duchess of York, was in all the papers and magazines for her controversial conduct -- including being photographed sunbathing topless with a man not her husband. Today no one seems to care much about what Sarah Ferguson does. Can you think of someone else whose fame was fleeting?

Sarah was on the Today show just last week!! I don't think she's exactly unfamous, especially now that her ex, Prince Andrew, is back in the news for some bad behavior of a similar sort of his own. And my gosh, does he look OLD! Anyway, let's see....who else from that era has fallen off the regular news cycle? Hmmm, hey! Remember Bryan Adams??

9) This is Super Bowl weekend. Where will you be watching The Big Game?

We'll be watching the ads in our living room, probably a little later than "live." We want both teams to lose because of their coaches (and some of the players too). I loathe--loathe!!--Belichick and Beast can't stand Pete Carroll. So, we may DVR the game and fast-forward through the sports in order to see the new ads.