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Saturday 9: Rikki, Don't Lose That Number

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Hey, Saturday pals. I'm starting this week's S9 at 9:30 PM EST, so apparently my goal with this is just to get it done before midnight. Let's see if I'm even capable of that this week, eh? I've got a billion irons in the fire this week, my attention has been everywhere, but S9 has been top of mind on and off throughout the entire day.

If you're joining us - and Steely Dan! (aren't they handsome all grown up?) - link up here to join the fun. And away we go.

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Saturday 9: Rikki, Don't Lose that Number (1974
 
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
 
1) In this song, a man asks a girl to spend more time with him and suggests they go out for a ride together. Do you ever take a leisurely drive, just for relaxation and pleasure? Or do you always have a destination in mind when you get behind the wheel?
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I am the latter person. I generally don't enjoy a leisurely drive. If I'm driving, it just doesn't happen, because I'm very fearful about being lost or wasting resources, and if someone else is driving, the resource wasted is potentially my time. I'm not a huge fan of driving that isn't purposeful.
 
2) He repeatedly suggests that she could have a change of heart. What's something you've changed your mind about recently?
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I was going to say how immediately we have to worry about the T***p Admin making the world come crashing down, but I decided I wanted to keep things more positive. So I decided to mention that I didn't think I had lost enough weight to get into size 8 jeans to bring to Japan next month, yet here came my order from ThredUp with several "8" items including jeans and dresses and such. And. They. All. FIT!!  Woo!

3) This week's featured artists are the duo Steely Dan. They earned the reputation as perfectionists, requiring take after take in the studio until they got their sound just right. Do you consider yourself a perfectionist? Or do you more often find that "good enough is good enough?"
 
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I am absolutely a tortured perfectionist. I am now trying to teach myself that "good enough is good enough" in these later years of my life.
 
4) The Rikki of the title is a writer/poet who met Steely Dan's Donald Fagan when they were both students at Bard College. He had a crush on her and gave her his number, which she refused to call because she was married. She went on to teach in the English Department at the University of Denver, where her students would probably be surprised to learn she was the inspiration for a famous song. Is there something we would be surprised to learn about you?
 
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Every once in a while I come up with an idea for an answer for when this question inevitably springs up again, but I forget to write it down and am left empty-handed. So, yes? But what? Oh, I could tell you that I have had NO teeth since September 29, 2003, and am finally going to get a pair of dentures in two weeks. Just in time to get a little used to them before we fly to the other side of the planet. Whew!

5) Another woman who played a role in Steely Dan's success is Barbra Streisand. She recorded one of their early songs, "I Mean to Shine," for her 1971 album, Barbra Joan Streisand. It was her thirteenth album and though 13 is often considered unlucky, it reached #11 on the Billboard charts and was certified as a gold record. Do you have a lucky number?
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Sixty-four has always been my lucky number, since I was a very wee lassie. Like, three or four years old wee. I don't know why, but since I am a math nerd, I appreciated that: it's a perfect square (8x8) made up of other perfect squares (there's some 2x2s, some 4x4s, and then 8x8), which I liked because I'm also a fan of symmetry. Like I said, nerd.
 
6) In 1974, when this song was a hit, The Magic 8 Ball was still a top-seller at toy stores. It retailed for just $1.99, and promised that all you had to do was gaze at it, concentrate, and wait to learn your fate ... "if you dare!" If you could get an answer to one question about the future, what would you ask?
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I would ask if any of our planes to or from JPN are going to crash. The news has not been good lately, and I'm getting nervous.
 
7) Also in 1974, Good Times premiered and the character JJ (played by Jimmy Walker) became a sensation with the catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!" What's another phrase that is forever connected to a TV character?
 
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Right off the top of my head, I thought of "Cut. It. Out!" by Uncle Jesse on Full House, played by Dave Coulier.
 
8) 1974 was the year Barry Manilow became a household name with his first major hit, "Mandy." Do you have a favorite Barry Manilow song?
 
One Voice
 
I'm not a huge Barry Manilow fan, really, but I have always enjoyed "One Voice." I think it's beautifully done.
 
9) Random question: Imagine a beautiful little church on a hillside. Quiet, with stained glass and lovely pews. Well-maintained grounds with plenty of parking nearby. Seats 150. Perfect for a wedding ... or a funeral, because it's located in a cemetery. Would you consider getting married at a cemetery?
 
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Sure, I would consider it, of course, depending on the circumstances. Why not? Can't scare me with a good time!
 
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Well look at that. I made it in before midnight, and now I'll be dreaming of some creepypasta cemeterial wedding dress. Fun!
 
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