(Don't) Pass Me By

On a rainy Friday, looking forward to a rainy Saturday, the temperatures are cold and the wind is a bit blustery.  Looking out onto the dark road the raindrops reflect the light from the occasional house. Farther down the road the bay is choppy but quiet.   While North Jersey may get snow, we are south enough here to avoid it.   We are south of Baltimore, Maryland actually.

 

  The first time I heard  Peggy Lee I was a little girl.  We'd gone to the home of an in-law for a barbeque and her song  Fever  was playing on the radio in their backyard.     I remember thinking it was the oddest song I had ever heard.     The only other song I recall finding odd was a rock and roll song that sounded completely discordant to me.    I found it unnatural and upsetting.          Children can discern ugly/unnatural  I think.

Set up the record player

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: Pass Me By (1965)

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

 

1) In this song, Peggy Lee tells us she wiggles her toes in the sand. Have you been to the beach yet in 2023? Do you expect to wiggle your toes in the sand when you're on vacation this year?

Not when I am on vacation but I live at the seashore so, I can wiggle them in the sand anytime I want to.

Walking in the sand 365 days a year

 

2) She also sings that contemplating nature can be fascinating. What flora and fauna can you see from your window as you answer these questions?

 A very tall, very big clump of Pampas grass, a bare wisteria, a holly tree, a swamp maple, cedar trees, balsam pine and beach roses still without leaves.

3) With this song, she's telling everyone to take her as she is or leave her be. Does that reflect your attitude? Or are you a "people pleaser" who worries what others think of you?

It is not so much a case of being a people pleaser as adjusting oneself to get along with others I think. Other than that I have a strong personality in general I think.

4) These lyrics were written by Carolyn Leigh. She began her career as an advertising copywriter but, since she showed a flair for poetry and rhymes, she was urged by a music publisher to write lyrics. Have you ever tried your hand at poetry?   

Yes, especially as a teenager.   I used to write limericks and found them easy to do.

5) This song was composed for the 1964 movie Father Goose, starring Cary Grant. Are you a fan? Do you just vaguely know the name? Or are you wondering what a Cary Grant is?

Yes, I know who Cary Grant was  I was not found of his acting though as he was often a bit too silly in his rolls.  He was good in  the movie  Charade though.

6) This was a top-20 hit for Peggy Lee. As a girl in North Dakota during the 1930s, Peggy lived above the train station where her father was depot agent. Today that depot is home to a museum which features a Peggy Lee Exhibit. Have you recently visited a museum?

Not for a long while.  As a kid I lived 20 minutes outside NYC and spent a lot of time in the museums there. 

 

7) Designer Bonnie Erickson was also grew up in North Dakota and used her girlhood idol as the inspiration for her most famous creation: Miss Piggy. A diva with flowing blonde hair and jewelry, the puppet was originally called Miss Piggy Lee. As the character gained in fame with The Muppets, the name was shortened to Miss Piggy because Bonnie didn't want to offend Peggy Lee, whom she genuinely admired. Tell us something you have done recently to spare someone's feelings.

Very little.  It's better to tell the truth and not leave people believing things that are not true. 

8) While Peggy Lee often changed her hairstyle with the times, she was always a blonde. She considered those lustrous locks her trademark. Are you having a good hair day today?

It needs washing.

9) Random question: What's the perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon?

Watching some YouTube movies is always  good.  Taking a nice cuddly nap is great too.

Visiting with friends is good  on lazy afternoons as well.

 

Facts about my state:

The Mason Dixon flag flying in South Jersey.

Did you know that South Jersey were with the south?   Did you know not one vote was cast for Lincoln in the entire state of New Jersey?  While the line took a ridiculous curve the people of south Jersey recognized it as cutting our state in half. Rivalry between the 2 halves exists today.  While politicians drew the line in a strange crooked fashion, the people of New Jersey their machinations.   These iffy politicians can say what they like but it's the people who have the real  say.

I plan on listing facts about the state often.

Thanks for stopping by and come again.

PS here is an update on the Jersey vote from Songbird...

Yes, New Jersey was divided. Lincoln lost the popular vote in 1860 (to say he didn’t get a single vote is a huge exaggeration), but four of the 7 electors to the Electoral College voted for Lincoln. In 1864 New Jersey was one of three states to vote for McClellan