Devil in the Bottle?

 

Hi friends,

 

 For all my dear friends, I wish you a shanna tova u'metoka..   a good sweet new year and all the blessings you can possibly hold.

 

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 to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions!

Saturday 9: Devil in the Bottle (1974)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune?     Hear it here.

1) This song begins with T. G. Sheppard taking off his shoes to slip into the house with disturbing his sleeping wife.     Are you wearing shoes as you answer these questions? 

I have one slipper on and one off.

2) His wife hears him anyway.    Are you a light sleeper?

Sometimes. Sometimes I can sleep through anything and it depends on who is in the house really.

 

3) This is the first of 22 consecutive #1 hits for T. G. Sheppard. Not bad for a high school dropout. What's the last year of education that you completed?

I have 17years of education. Past high school I had 1 year at Ohio U, 3 at Rutgers and one year of technical education beyond that.   I am currently taking more courses as well.    You can never have too much education.

 

4) He was born William Browder and chose the stage name T. G. Sheppard just because he liked the sound of it. He says "T. G." doesn't stand for anything, and he gets a kick out of fans who insist there's some secret meaning behind the initials. Since most of us didn't choose our names: Is there a story behind your name? Did your parents tell you why they chose it? (If you did choose your name, share what influenced your decision.)

My mother wanted to name me Avigail.  My father didn't like it so he filled out the papers before my mother could get near them. 

 

5) It was after hours at a Memphis roller rink when he first met Elvis and his entourage. As T. G. was leaving, Elvis was entering and asked if he wanted to stay and skate longer. T. G. was confused because he knew the place was closing for the night. "Not for me," Elvis replied and T. G. skated with Elvis and his buddies until dawn. Are you good on roller skates?

No. I can't roller skate much at all but I am very good on ice skates.

6) T. G. loves NASCAR and was an associate sponsor of the Folgers Chevrolet. He enjoyed the collaboration with the coffee company and has performed the familiar jingle – "the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup" – in concert. Are you loyal to a particular coffee brand?

Lately yes.  I am drinking Stumptown's Holler Mountain since it has no mold or additives.  It is non acidy and simply healthier than so many of the brands out there that contrain mold, micotoxins and carcinogens.

 

7) T. G. understands the lifestyle of his fans. That's why he named his live country music venue Guitars and Cadillacs. If you were going to name a business after two of your favorite things, what would you call it?

 Maybe an air spray named Salt Air and Cedar.

8) In 1974, when this week's song was on the country charts, Linda Ronstadt was getting a lot of radio airplay with "You're No Good." That song is about a real cad. Let's turn that around: Who is the nicest person you know?

 My friend Katy is no slouch in that department. I have to also include the Little and the Famous as they are so very kind.

9) Random question: Have you ever had your palm read?

 No and likely never will as it goes against my beliefs.

 

Football Hodgepodge

Hi friends,  

 Evenings are cool again and it has been so lovely

to open the windows letting the fresh air into the house.  

Here is this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge from   This Side of the Pond.

 1. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?  On a scale of 1-10 how much of a fan are you? (10 is never miss a game and 1 is I'm just here for the snacks). Who's your team?  

I really don't bother with football at all, so should I say zero?

 My mother was the big fan. She was a NY Giants fan.  The Famous Anonymous is a Philly Eagles fan.  Hearing a game in the background reminds me of my mother who was a sports nuts to be sure. Whether it was football, tennis, baseball, etc., she loved them all.

When my son was a toddler , winter football jackets were very popular and Sears sold them for all the teams.   At 2 years old he was attracted to the Minnesota Vikings jacket in purple with gold leather sleeves.     So, we got him that one.  It was warm and cozy and there was a knitted cap to go with it.

2. What's something you currently have a game plan for managing? 

My game plan is for the upcoming fall holydays.  I will be getting the house ready and the food planned for all the days upcoming.

3. Do you like chicken wings? Hot, mild, or some other flavor? What's a must have food for you on a tailgate menu? I know tailgating isn't as big of a thing outside the US of A as it is inside the US of A, but you can also answer the question this way-what's a must have food for you at a sporting event viewing party? 

Chicken wings are good but I prefer other barbequed forms of chicken. Mildly hot is nice.

I've never done a tailgate or a game party but I know I would like the chicken, some spring rolls, chips, dip, hot dogs, French fries, pizza, Mexican things... all the messy finger foods are fine with me.

4. Teams typically have strict playbooks they follow. What is one unwritten rule or piece of advice in your 'life playbook' you think everyone should know?

Play fair and square in all you do and realize it is always how you play the game.

5. This is the week we remember and mourn all that was lost and changed on September 11, 2001. I always include a spot for bloggers to share anything they'd like to share about 9/11. Share as much or as little as you like.

 I remember hearing the bombs in the basement of the building.  Many of my friends were there on site working in various places and going to school in the area and they heard the big explosions below ground too.   Later that morning we took a drive up the parkway and saw the area smoking like crazy.

I was in touch by phone and online with friends in the city from firt impact until late that night.  

My mother had passed away in 97 and I recall thinking how she'd have been so sad since she and her girlfriends used to lunch at the Windows on the World quite often and knew many of the people who worked there.  . She lived only 20 minutes outside Manhattan in the town in which I grew up.

A few people I knew died that day including one who was so proud to be a Port Authority cop.     

Insert your own random thought here:   Proverbs 24:6: "In a multitude of counselors there is safety"