Saturday 9 A Sentimental Journey

I do these because they are hard for me. I don't like to talk about things and feel that sometimes it is good to do that.

Saturday 9: Sentimental Journey (1945)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) Doris sings that she has her bag packed. Tell us about your luggage. Is your bag easy to spot on the luggage carousel?

I don't have any luggage anymore.

2) The release of this song coincided with VE Day, and so it meant a great deal to troops returning home from Europe. What song has sentimental value for you? Why?

There are a lot of them:
Snow Patrol's: Please Let This Go on Forever.

Melody of Love by Billy Vaughn. It was my Mother's favorite song. I can hear her singing it.

This song:Laura by Matt Munro because a certain fellow said the song always reminded him of me.
He called it  my theme song.




 3) As a young girl, Doris was passionate about dance. Concentrating in the studio and performing on stage helped distract her from heartache and embarrassment over her parents' divorce. When you want to escape from what's troubling you, what do you do?

Play games or  do puzzles. When I was able to, I ran.

4) Her dancing days came to an end when, at age 15, she was in a car accident and damaged her leg. During her recovery, she discovered how much she enjoyed singing with the radio, and was delighted to find others enjoyed hearing her. Tell us about a time you unexpectedly found happiness or success.

When I found I could paint pictures and it makes me happy.
When I found out I was good at sports.

5) She moved from singer to actress in the late 1940s and was a major movie star for 25 years. She was paired with the most popular leading men of her time -- everyone from Clark Gable to Frank Sinatra to Rock Hudson. If you could share a kiss with any actor or actress, who would you choose?

Yuk, None of them. Hollywood just makes me cringe.

6) 1968 was a terrible year for Doris. First, she suddenly became a widow. Then she discovered that her late husband and his business partner had squandered her money and she had to file for bankruptcy. Oh, wait! There's more! She also found that, in his role as her manager, her late husband had, without her knowledge, committed her to a weekly TV series. Do you have a 1968? What year you can point to and say, "Wow, I'm glad that's over"?

There are a few of them. I don't want to talk about them or dwell on it.

7) After retiring from show business, she became an advocate for animal welfare. She has said we should be more sensitive to the loneliness, sadness and guilt people feel when they lose a pet. Think of a time you were grieving. What words or gestures helped you through? Conversely, what's something no one should ever say to someone who is hurting?

No words or gestures helped me through anything . Words to me are often just that, words.
  I was helped by the example of  Mrs. Rose Kennedy.  I had to go find my own comfort.

And as for what not to say, "Don't worry you can have more children"  As if people can be replaced.
People mean well but they say the wrong things. Would you tell a widow that another man will be coming down the road in a day or so?

8) Doris' only child was her son, record producer Terry Melcher. Terry had a successful, years-long collaboration with The Beach Boys. Do you have a favorite Beach Boys song?

There are a few: "God Only Knows.","Fun, Fun, Fun", "Surfing USA"

9) Random question: What's one thing you've never done, but have always wanted to try?

Living in the Plaza Hotel like Eloise.  I have stayed there in a big suite and it was wonderful.
 I would love to live there for a bit.
Have a season pass to the Metropolitan Opera and attend an opening night.