Hold On...

Hello friends and internet family. 

Are you holding on to anything or in wait for something? I think we do 

a lot of holding on in life. What do you thnk?

As I write this on Friday, it had hit 84°F today. Quite a difference from the chilly weather we had a week ago.  But it was a pretty day and now we are expecting some rain.  Here by the water we rarely get the same weather they get inland, so who knows what will happen.  We are down to 74°F now and dropping  .  It does not look like rain at all. 

Windy.com  says the storm has passed us by but tomorrow seems rainy.

 

Here are my answers to this week's Saturday 9 entitled  Hold On ( from 1990)

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

 

1) This song gives encouragement to someone who is enduring heartache. Have you more recently given support, or received it?   I suppose a bit of both.

 

2) "Hold On" is featured prominently in the 2011 movie Bridesmaids. It's an anthem for the friends in the film and they love to sing it together. Is there a song that reminds you of good times with a good friend?

Carolina in the Pines by Michael Martin Murphy would be one.

 

3) The video for this song finds Wilson Phillips outdoors on a snowy mountainside and then on a sandy beach. What's the view outside your window?

 Woods filled with pine, cedar, holly, maple and scrub oak and water.

There is water on the other side of those trees too. 

4) The mountain segments were filmed in California's San Gabriel Mountains. The girls were flown to the set by helicopter. Have you ever been in a helicopter?

 No, I haven't been in a helicopter.

5) The members of Wilson Phillips are authentic "California Girls." Wendy and Carnie Wilson's father is Brian Wilson, who wrote the Beach Boys hit. Chynna Phillips is the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, who sang "California Dreamin'." Have you been to California? If yes, where did you visit?

 

This authentic Jersey Girl has not been in California.

6) Another generation of the Wilson family has entered the music business. Carnie's daughter/Brian Wilson's granddaughter, Lola Bonfiglio, participated in the current season of American Idol. Has a family member followed you in your chosen profession?

None

7) In 1990, when this song was popular, satellite radio was in its infancy and streaming was unheard of.  Our cars gave us a choice of AM/FM and maybe CD player/tape deck.  When you're driving and a favorite song comes on, are you more likely to sing along if you're alone? Or don't you care if anyone hears you?

 If I drive I do not play music at all.  If I am with family I sing loud and I don't care who hears me. (The whole family does and when I was young all my friends did as well. The louder the better.)

8) Also in 1990, actor Alan Hale Jr. died. He was "the skipper" on Gilligan's Island. Without looking it up, can you name the other six castaways? (If not the actors, then their characters.)

1.  Mr &Mrs Howell, the rich couple...  2.Gilligan, class clown...3. Ginger the movie star...4. MaryAnn the goody two shoe girl... 5. The professer... Thats 6 people plus the Captain makes 7. 

9) Random question: What superhero would you like to have as your best friend?  Superman!