Rainy Saturday

Saturdays are special to me and hold a lot of memories that I am so very fond of.  

Rainy Day

 Saturdays as a kid were filled with the sound of small planes passing over head, the rickety sound of push mowers and the whirring of motors on the newer mowers.     I seem to recall summer and autumn Saturdays more than other times because more time was spent outside.       

   Do you have memories of times like that?  

I am joining in for Saturday 9.

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: Promises, Promises (1983)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  HERE 

When I saw Promises, Promises I thought of THIS song by Burt Bacharach and sung by Dionne Warwick. 

1) In this week's song, Naked Eyes lead singer Pete Byrne admits he believed his girl's promises, right from the start, but now he knows he should have been more careful with his heart. Do you consider yourself more trusting or skeptical?

I am now skeptical after being burned by trusting people. 

 

2) He looks back on when he and his girl laughed like kids. When did you recently literally laugh out loud (opposed to keystroking LOL)?

 Today from a funny cartoon.

3) He accuses her of not being able to finish what she starts. How about you? Do you finish what you start, or can you think of projects that you're unlikely to ever complete?

I usually finish what I begin.

 

4) Naked Eyes was a British New Wave band who had four Top 40 singles, including "Promises, Promises." They never toured 40 years ago because it was difficult to recreate their synthesizer-driven sound onstage. Is there a band or singer you would have liked to have seen perform live, but never did?

 Nope.   I am not a fan of bands or concerts of that type. Before today I never heard of this group or this song.

5) While "Promises, Promises" is about an untrustworthy lover, Peter Byrne says he and bandmate/cowriter Rob Fisher worked well together because they knew they could trust one another professionally. By sharing honest assessments of creative ideas, they knew Naked Eyes would never put out "rubbish." If you want an honest opinion on something important, where do you turn?

Not a fan

 I pray about it and usually get an answer of one sort or another, one way or another.  People always tell you what they think you want to hear.

6) Madonna was a Naked Eyes fan.    Are you a Madonna fan?

No.  She is a train wreck.

7) In 1983, when this song was on the radio, the Lotus 1-2-3 program made it easier for PC users to build spreadsheets. Are you answering these questions on a PC or a Mac? Laptop or desktop? Android or iPhone?

Desk top computer.

 

8) Also in 1983, America West Airlines took off for the first time, taking passengers from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Where did you go on your first flight? What about your most recent flight?

First was to Columbus, Ohio  Most recent was long ago before the evil TSA garbage  from Utah to NJ.

9) Random question -- Finish this statement: If I knew then what I know now, I would have __done things differently.__.