Friday, June 3, 2016

Ode to Billie Joe


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 memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Ode to Billie Joe (1967

If you're not familiar with today's song, you can hear it here.

1) This song takes places on "the third of June," which is described as "another sleepy, dusty" day. Describe the weather where you were on Friday, June 3, 2016.

2) In this song, the family sits down to eat and discuss the doings of their friends and neighbors. Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister were at the table. Who did you have dinner with on Friday?

3) Young Billie Joe MacAllister playfully put a frog down another kid's back. Do you see many frogs where you live?

4) This song made Mississippi's Tallahatchie Bridge famous. What's the name of a bridge in your neighborhood?

5) Bobbie Gentry often performed with Glen Campbell. Mr. Campbell's family is very open about Glen's battle with Alzheimer's. Is anyone in your life facing this terrible disease?

6) "Ode to Billie Joe" was made into a movie directed by Max Baer, Jr. Mr. Baer is better known for playing Jethro Bodine in a famous 1960s era sitcom. Can you name it?

7) Bobbie Gentry made one of her last public appearances in 1981 on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Johnny is now seen in reruns on the Antenna TV channel. Think of the last TV show you watched. Was it new or was it a rerun?

8) In 1967, when this song was popular, Sweden changed its traffic laws and Swedes began driving on the right. Have you ever driven in a foreign country? If so, did you have a hard time adapting to their laws?

9) Random question: Which would you rather have more of -- compliments or hugs?





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6 comments:

  1. Thanks Samantha!! See you tomorrow!

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  2. Ooops! I already published. Thank you. Will make comments tomorrow in between company and soccer!

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  3. No Link? Anyway, mine is here: http://www.funnytheworld.com/2016/Jun/04.htm

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  4. Thanks!

    I hope that I did the linky thing correctly. I don't see on your page where it lists the other people. That only showed up on an external page once I added in my link.

    Have a blessed day!

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