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Next Thursday, the 8th would be Elvis' 80th birthday, so we're celebrating The King. Here is this week's song.
1. In this song, Elvis hitchhikes across Kentucky. Have you ever hitched a ride?
Nope. That'd just be downright suicidal these days. There are so many whackadoodles out there. Plus? I have a car. A jeep in fact. One that is so bad ass that people want to hitch rides with ME. Yeah. See. I'm not the hitcher. I'm the hitch-ee. Not that I'd pick up a hitchhiker. That'd be nuts.
2. Elvis received his first guitar for his 11th birthday, even though he'd asked his parents for a bicycle. As an adult, how often do you ride a bike?
I have one, and during the summer, ride it. I'd ride it more if I thought of it more. See? Direct correlation. Think about it? Do it. Don't think about it? Faggediboudit...
3. When Elvis was a child, his family was very poor, often living in rooming houses or public housing. His classmates teased him for being "trashy," which left him shy. Were you more shy or outgoing as a kid?
Very outgoing. I remember (and this is SO going to date me) hanging out the rear window of our car, holding a cigarette (of my mothers) at a gas station - and telling the people that were there "hello, my name is Kathy and I'm FIVE".. they didn't name that doll "Chatty Kathy" for nothing. LOL
4. While in high school, Elvis mowed neighbors' lawns with a push mower and a sickle. According to The Home Depot, one of today's most popular mowers is a gas-powered Cub Cadet with a self-mulching feature. Tell us about your lawn mower.
Red. Sears. It works. That's about how much thought I give to it.
5. In the 1950s, Frank Sinatra dismissed Elvis as, "deplorable." Yet by the time of Elvis' death, he had revised his opinion and said, "Elvis was the embodiment of the whole American culture." Tell us about something or someone you changed your mind about.
LOLOLOL Wow.. too many to even acknowledge here.
6. After Elvis was discharged from the Army, his first performance was on a Sinatra TV special, sponsored by Timex. Do you wear a watch?
Nope. After I got laid off in 2003, I took it off and haven't worn one since. I hated being a slave to it.
7. Coinciding with Elvis' 80th birthday, there will be an auction of Presley-related memorabilia at his home in Graceland. One item up for bid is a plush toy he gave to an Army buddy's wife in 1958 for the baby she was expecting. Do you know anyone who is looking forward to a baby in 2015?
A FEW people! I love babies. They're so darn cute.
8. None of the items being sold at the Graceland auction actually belonged to Elvis at the time of his death. Everything left to daughter Lisa Marie remains in her possession. Do you have something you cherish that was given to you by a close relative?
Really? This is where I could talk about the baby pictures that I'll never see again.. blah blah blah... But I do. I have the sign "Dry Dock" from the cottage on Cape Cod that was my mother's.
9.
The US Postal service sold more than 500 million of the Elvis
commemorative stamp. According to the Census Bureau, that was two stamps
each for every man, woman and child in the United States. When is the
last time you visited the post office?1. In this song, Elvis hitchhikes across Kentucky. Have you ever hitched a ride?
Nope. That'd just be downright suicidal these days. There are so many whackadoodles out there. Plus? I have a car. A jeep in fact. One that is so bad ass that people want to hitch rides with ME. Yeah. See. I'm not the hitcher. I'm the hitch-ee. Not that I'd pick up a hitchhiker. That'd be nuts.
2. Elvis received his first guitar for his 11th birthday, even though he'd asked his parents for a bicycle. As an adult, how often do you ride a bike?
I have one, and during the summer, ride it. I'd ride it more if I thought of it more. See? Direct correlation. Think about it? Do it. Don't think about it? Faggediboudit...
3. When Elvis was a child, his family was very poor, often living in rooming houses or public housing. His classmates teased him for being "trashy," which left him shy. Were you more shy or outgoing as a kid?
Very outgoing. I remember (and this is SO going to date me) hanging out the rear window of our car, holding a cigarette (of my mothers) at a gas station - and telling the people that were there "hello, my name is Kathy and I'm FIVE".. they didn't name that doll "Chatty Kathy" for nothing. LOL
4. While in high school, Elvis mowed neighbors' lawns with a push mower and a sickle. According to The Home Depot, one of today's most popular mowers is a gas-powered Cub Cadet with a self-mulching feature. Tell us about your lawn mower.
Red. Sears. It works. That's about how much thought I give to it.
5. In the 1950s, Frank Sinatra dismissed Elvis as, "deplorable." Yet by the time of Elvis' death, he had revised his opinion and said, "Elvis was the embodiment of the whole American culture." Tell us about something or someone you changed your mind about.
LOLOLOL Wow.. too many to even acknowledge here.
6. After Elvis was discharged from the Army, his first performance was on a Sinatra TV special, sponsored by Timex. Do you wear a watch?
Nope. After I got laid off in 2003, I took it off and haven't worn one since. I hated being a slave to it.
7. Coinciding with Elvis' 80th birthday, there will be an auction of Presley-related memorabilia at his home in Graceland. One item up for bid is a plush toy he gave to an Army buddy's wife in 1958 for the baby she was expecting. Do you know anyone who is looking forward to a baby in 2015?
A FEW people! I love babies. They're so darn cute.
8. None of the items being sold at the Graceland auction actually belonged to Elvis at the time of his death. Everything left to daughter Lisa Marie remains in her possession. Do you have something you cherish that was given to you by a close relative?
Really? This is where I could talk about the baby pictures that I'll never see again.. blah blah blah... But I do. I have the sign "Dry Dock" from the cottage on Cape Cod that was my mother's.
It was within the last month. I remember looking at the signs, thinking that the Boy and I need to get in and re do our passport applications. We've both expired!
5 comments:
Every time I go to the post office, I think about getting a new passport, too. Not that I need one. But it launches so many fantasies.
My passport expired about 35 years ago. However, I still have it.
I know what you mean by being a slave to a watch.
I picked up a hitchhiker one time when I had car problems on the New York thruway and he helped fix it so I gave him a ride to college.
Why did you bite your tongue a lot? I gotta know... :D
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