Rhythm of My Heart

A sunny, warm summer Friday is always welcome though they are calling for thunderstorms later on and a bit of a rainy weekend.  Mostly we here on the edge of America rarely get the weather they predict for the inland areas, so we will see how things turn out.  

It's 98.5°F at 4:00 in the afternoon here.   The heat of the sun felt so good on my always painful spine as stood on the porch feeding the fish.    Hot weather?  Bring it on baby!

 No sooner did I publish this and it grew stormy dark and we are expecting a severe thunderstorm  sometime after 7PM.   Well.. as I said, maybe. You never know!

Here is this week's Saturday 9....

Saturday 9: Rhythm of My Heart (1991)

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

1   Stewart sings that the words "I love you" roll off his tongue. When did you most recently say, "I love you?" 

I say it everytime I see my children.

 

 2   In "Rhythm of My Heart," he recalls running down the alley with his lady love. Does your neighborhood have alleys?

No.  My mother's hometown has alleys and you can park behind your house and go in the back door.  I love that.

3  Rod is well known for his coif. Are you having a good hair day today?

Usually, sure.

  

4   Rod was the youngest of 5. He remembers that, as a family, they enjoyed singing with Al Jolson records. Did your family have singalongs?

YES!!! Everyone played piano, everyone could sing and sing and play we did, especially when we had company over and they sang and played too!   Music is in our DNA!

5   He is proud of his luxury car collection, which includes a Rolls Royce, a Ferrari and the one rumored to be his favorite: a classic mid-70s Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio. Looking back on years as a driver and a car owner, which vehicle is your all-time favorite?

A wonderfully comfortable and big Mistubishi Outlander.

 

6   Rod turned 80 this year and he's still touring.  Once known for his hard partying, he takes better care of himself now and rides a stationery bike every day.  What steps do you take to keep fit?

I try to move and exercise my legs as often as possible.   I eat a clean diet.  I have a small sit down bike.

 

7   In 1991, when this song was popular, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died.  Do you have a favorite Star Trek character?

I did really like Spock.  Do you recall his hand sign?   You might be surprised to know that Leonard Nimoy   was using the sign the priests would display with both hands while blessing Israel:

 

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace"

I also liked Scotty a lot... "The engines gonna blow Captain. She canna take much more".   I really just liked them all.

8  Also in 1991, Seinfeld was a big deal on network television. Today the entire series is available to stream and on DVD. When you binge a show, are you more likely to pop in a disc or turn to a streaming service?

 Streaming.

9  Random question: Have you ever cared for a hamster or a gerbil? (Extra non-existent Saturday 9 points for its name.)

Yes one of the kids had a hamster.  I am not sure they ever named it.'The Little had a hedgehog named Squishy.

Today's Seaside photo:

 Have a wonderful weekend.