Saturday 9

Hi friends. I hope your weekend will be glorious.    Here it is another Friday which came about on the very heels of last Friday it seems.   It is 97F outside today but, does not seem all that hot to me.     There is a breeze blowing , sun shining brightly.. all in all a beautiful day.      Of course I made myself a promise to find peace and happiness in every day.   Give it a try.

Hank Williams

 I am joining in for   Saturday 9  brought to use by Sam Winters.

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!

Saturday 9: I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (1952)

Unfamiliar with this week's song?    Hear it  HERE 

1) In this song, Hank Williams sings that his fishing pole is broke and the creek is full of sand. OK, so he can't spend his Saturday fishing. What are your Saturday plans?

I have no plans on Saturdays.  

2) He regrets how shabby his shoes are. Do you shop for shoes online, or do you prefer going to the store and trying them on?

I want to try them on to be sure they fit right.

3) This was the last Hank Williams song to be released during his lifetime. Though he was only 29 when he died, he left an enduring mark on American music and is considered one of country music's greatest singer/songwriters. Who is your favorite country music performer?

George Strait among others but my favorite country song is Amarillo by Morning so... George is the man. 

4) Elvis was a big fan and his favorite Hank Williams song was "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." What's your favorite Elvis song?

I really am not an Elvis fan.  My grandmother loved his songs though.  She liked Can't Help Falling in Love and the Hawaiian Wedding song.

5) Johnny Cash was a big Hank Williams fan, too. He performed Hank's gospel song, "I Saw the Light" often in concert and during his guest starring role in a 1974 episode of Columbo. Did you watch Columbo, or do you stream it or catch it in reruns?

I like Columbo a lot.

6) Hank was a prolific songwriter, composing songs on his guitar and then printing the lyrics by hand on notepaper. He never learned to read music. Can you read music?

Yes I can read music.

7) When he was a teen, Hank sang and played his guitar on the sidewalk in front of a local radio station, making a little money and hoping to be discovered. His plan worked and he was occasionally invited in to play with the radio station's house band. Were you a hard-working teen?

I had jobs but I really spent more time in the ocean surfing than I did on land working.  I was usually on the beach.

8) Hank suffered from a congenital spinal condition and began self-medicating with alcohol during his teen years. He was warned against this early on by country superstar Ray Acuff, but Hank was unable to deal with the pain without liquor. Can you recall wise advise you wish you'd taken, but didn't?

No, I usually took advice given to me.

9) Random question: What's your favorite Mexican food?

 I like tacos and enchiladas very much.

  Oh, and fish Vera Cruz.  The recipe comes from a Mexican lady who was an Avon representative. Avon asked us to send in recipes from all over the world.

Here is the recipe for Fish Vera Cruz  on my Rock & Roll Café blog.