Weekend Rain and Saturday Nine!

Hello Saturday!

It's a rainy day today and only 67°F here at the New Jersey seashore.
Ocean temperature is 75-83°F which is way above normal for NJ. Normal (70-76°)
Wind gusts  up to 25 knots (32 mph)
Wave heights today are up there because of Florence 7 to 9 foot waves.
Rip current risk: high! Stay out of the water.
                         UV index is 1 which is very low.
                         Coastal flood advisory in effect from 6 PM to 11 PM EDT this evening
          As Florence gets closer I will go take some photos of the surf.
Saturday 9: Gotta Travel On (1959)

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

1) In this song,  Billy Grammer sings that "summer's almost gone, winter's coming on." When you look out your window, do you see any evidence that the seasons are changing?
  Yes, leaves are turning  yellow on  the Green Ash tree outside my kitchen window and in the woods lots of vines are turning red already.

2) He admits he has laid around and played around for too long. 
No. I consider them to be a time to relax and recharge but I keep moving and doing even when I feel awful.  My ex told me "you never rest" and once another man told me "you work as hard as any man I ever knew". So, I am not lazy.

3) Billy relaxed by fishing. Tell us about a visit you made to a pier, or a ride you took on a boat, this past year. (Bonus points if you went fishing!)
I live by a pier, docks, and am on them all the time. Can't fish anymore   because of my spine.

4) Born in 1925, Mr. Grammer was the eldest of 13 children. He and his wife Ruth were childless. What do you think is the ideal size for a family?
I think that is up to the couple. I always wanted 5 children and got 5, but helped to raise even more.  I had 2 sets of twins but lost one of each set.

5) This song was very popular on juke boxes back in 1959. When were you last in a bar or restaurant that had a juke box? Did you play it?
Last fall and yes, we played songs. The song was "All in the Game"  by Tommy Edwards

6) In 1959, movie tickets zoomed up in price to $1.00 and Ben Hur was the big blockbuster. What's the last movie you saw in a theater? Do you remember how much the ticket cost?
I didn't pay so I don't know. I saw "Christopher Robin".

7) Huckleberry Hound was a hit with the younger audience in 1959. What cartoon did you enjoy as a kid? 
I liked Looney Tunes and still do. Also liked the Batman cartoons.   I am still really pretty much 10. I just keep being 10 over and over again.

8) In 1959, continuing dramas (soap operas) were still broadcast each day on

the radio. When you turn on the radio, do you listen for talk, news, or music?
  I hear Old Time Radio, usually mystery radio on my computer all the time. I sometimes listen to talk radio, but not so much anymore.

9) Random question -- Which competition would you rather judge: The Pillsbury Bake Off, The Miss America Pageant, or Dancing with the Stars? 
Since I danced for many years, Dancing with the Stars.


Until tomorrow, keep the faith my friends.