Unfamiliar with this
week's tune? Hear it here.
1) John Lennon sings that he's been working like a dog. What's the hardest job you've ever had? What made it so difficult?
2) Despite the hard work, he likes his life and asks, "So why on earth should I moan?" What's the last thing you complained about? Who were you talking to?
3) John was raised by his Aunt Mimi. She meant well when she told the teen-aged John, "The guitar's all right, but you'll never make a living out of it." What's the worst advice you've ever received?
4) This week's song was cowritten and also sung with Paul McCartney. Paul's father was more supportive of the lads' show business aspirations than Aunt Mimi was, but he still worried that his son wouldn't be able fully support himself as a musician. To please his dad, 17-year-old Paul worked over the Christmas holiday season as the "second man" on a delivery truck. Paul would be the one to hop off the truck and drop off the packages while the driver could keep the motor running and the heat on. Where was the last package you received from? (Extra points if you share what was in it.)
5) After Christmas was over, Dad insisted Paul get a full-time, year-around job. He ended up at a factory, winding heavy coils to be used in electric motors. He hated the work but enjoyed the lunch hours, eating jam sandwiches and, weather permitting, kicking a soccer ball around the yard with his coworkers. What's for lunch at your house today?
6) In early March 1961, the Beatles accepted a booking to play lunch hour gigs at Liverpool's Cavern Club, and so February 28, after less than two full months, Paul said goodbye to factory work. What's the shortest you ever stayed at a job?
7) Enough about these Brits! Labor Day was introduced to celebrate the
achievements of the American worker. How many different employers have you had?
8) This weekend may offer a golden
opportunity for napping and sleeping in. Do you snore?
9) Labor Day traditionally marks the
beginning of the new school year. When she was a kid, Samantha was crazy for
her brand new box of 96 Crayola Crayons. It even had a sharpener in the back!
What do you remember about preparing to go back to school? If you're an educator, let us know how you get the classroom ready for the kids.
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