Saturday 9

OK... admit it. Time is flying by recklessly and insanely and I want it to stop.

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!

 Whitney .... one of the last actual singers before everyone and I do mean everyone used auto tune.

Saturday 9: The Star Spangled Banner (1991)

 because Thursday was the 4th of July and we're still celebrating!

Unfamiliar with this Whitney's rendition? Hear it here.

1) Whitney Houston originally performed this in front of over 73,000 at the 1991 Super Bowl. What's the biggest crowd you have ever been in?

I could not even begin to guess. 

2) Whitney's version of The National Anthem was released 10 years later, after 9/11, and the proceeds went to support New York's first responders. It was her last Top Ten single. What's your favorite Whitney Houston song?

Run to You from the movie Bodyguard.

3) Whitney's friends recall she loved lavender -- both the color and the scent. What's your favorite color?   What's your favorite scent?

Favorite color is more than one:  Palest yellow and violet

4) Whitney had a sweet tooth and loved Fruity Pebbles. If you reached for a snack right now, would it be sweet or salty?

Well I don't indulge in either. So I buy salt free Kettle Chips or have popcorn with unsalted butter and Brewer's Yeast.

5) Whitney's grave marker bears the words, "I Will Always Love You," so clearly her family is proud of her best-selling recording. How would you like to be remembered?

As a person who loved others and did good.

6) Going back to 1991, when this recording was first popular, consumers who had a cell phones likely had flip phones. Technology has come a long way, hasn't it? What did you most recently use your cell phone for? (Calling, texting, looking something up, taking a photo, posting on your blog or social media ...)

To say Congratulations to the Famous Anonymous on her new truck!

7) In 1777, Colonists celebrated July 4 with the firing of cannons and muskets, followed by a public reading of the Declaration of Independence. What did your neighborhood to to celebrate the 4th of July?

Most of the neighborhood shot off fireworks. Everyone was at the beach.  

8) The Revolutionary War still raged during that summer of 1777. General George Washington allowed his soldiers to celebrate with a double ration of rum on July 4. Do you know anyone who is serving in the military this 4th of July?

No, not anymore.

9) Celebrity chef Rachael Ray says she considers mini-hamburgers, or "sliders," the All-American food. What will/did you dine on to celebrate the 4th of July? 

  We had hot dogs, Sauerkraut and etc. After a few hours we had ice cream.