Hello, friends! If you're here, thank you, and I'm glad. I'm trying to be here more often but lately, I just haven't had enough energy to do much besides eat and breathe. I'm working on it!
Today, Crazy Sam brings us a little ditty by Nancy Sinatra in honor of Father's Day. This'll be interesting. I can't wait to read and answer these questions!
Shall we?
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Saturday 9: Wait Till You See Him (1967)
Hear it here.
1) This is Nancy Sinatra's celebration of her father, Frank. She singles out the sound of his laugh as something special. Do you know anyone who has a great laugh?
She disagrees, but I think my daughter Chloë has always had a fun, infectious laugh.
2) Frank Sinatra recorded this song himself a decade earlier. It was one of more then 1,400 recordings he made over his career. When you think of him, what song comes to mind?
As a born and bred New Yorker, of course I've got to pick "New York, New York." If it weren't for that, I'd have gone for "My Way."
3) Nancy always called her famous father "Daddy," while her younger sister Tina referred to him as "Pop." How did/do you call your father?
I mostly call him "Dad," but I call him all the things.
4) Nancy went on to have two daughters of her own. The girls recall that their grandfather was loving and supportive, even when they went through a punk rock phase with spiky hair, lots of leather, and studs. Frank defended their extreme choices as a healthy means of self-expression. Did you have arguments with your parents over your clothes or hair? If you're a parent yourself, have you always approved of your kids' fashion choices?
(I'd love to have rainbow underlights like these, here, but my baby fine hair won't support it. Maybe I can just try something like these clip-ins from Etsy? )
What I wanted to wear was always "normal," but was still met with a fair amount of yelling from my stepmonster, just 'cuz. Must've been a Tuesday, as they say. Jack doesn't ever wear anything divergent from norms, but the other two kids have pushed the boundaries some. I may have pushed backs slightly here and there, but I like to think that for the most part both Rob and I have let them wear what they want to wear and do what they wanted to to their hair. Those are their bodies, and we wanted them to make the decisions concerning them to the extent where safety wasn't an issue.
5) Back when our own Crazy Sam was in high school, her father gave her driving lessons. What grade would you give your driving today?
Probably a B-. I'm not driving anywhere NEARLY as much these days, so I'm very rusty.
6) For family barbecues, Sam's dad dons his "Kiss the Chef" apron and mans the Weber. What's the last thing you grilled?
I probably have not personally done the grilling since I first started cooking en papillote (but really, in foil, in my case), way back in Spring-Summer 2001. I was pregnant with Chloë then. We used to take our packets of foil, briquets, lighter fluid and whatever else, grilling tools, and head over to the park for some free "dates." I'm writing a book of free or cheap dates just for him and me; I'll have to put that one back in it just like the olden days! Anyway, we'd grill on the park grills, slide down the slides, walk hand in hand, and two hours later when our food was FINALLY ready, dine. You know these guys, right?
7) Because he takes his grilling so seriously, Sam once invested in a pair of forged steel tongs for Father's Day. Does anyone on your gift list have a passion that makes them easy to shop for?
NO!
I mean yes, there are passions to shop for, but no, they are generally not within a budget I can afford! I do pick away at what I can, however.
8) Traditionally the most popular Father's Day gift have been ties, wallets and belts. However experiences -- like tickets to a concert or a sporting event -- are gaining in popularity. Which would you prefer to receive: something to own and hold or an experience to remember?
I mean, there are some things that might make my eyes bug out of their face if you dangled them against the experience options, but almost every time, if I like you, I'd prefer the experience.
9) Random question: Have you recently mistakenly called someone by the wrong name?
Yup. Our trans son has tried several names on for size, and I'm still mixing up his current one and his previous one. It just won't get outta my head!
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Thanks for the quiz, Samantha. Happy Father's Day, y'all!
Fin.
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