Saturday 9: Come See About Me (1964)
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1) In this song, Diana Ross sings that she’s given up her friends for her boyfriend. Have you ever had a lover your friends disapproved of? Has a friend ever dated someone you didn’t care for?
Yes and yes. In all cases, the naysayers were absolutely correct.
2) Without her man at her side she feels uncertain. Let’s be more positive: what’s something you’re sure of?
The easy answer… my family and their loyalty and support. I’m not sure I’ve got much else in the tank at the moment.
3) When this song was popular, the Supremes were known for their elegant hair and wardrobe. When was the last time you got dressed up?
My birthday when we went out to dinner. I wasn’t super dressed up, but Hawai’i casual-dressy.
4) The Supremes went on to have a dozen #1 hits. This must have been hard for Betty McGlown, the fourth Supreme, who left the group before they recorded their first song. Can you think of an opportunity you missed?
There have probably been some, but I don’t really think about that stuff. It’s like what-if’s and regrets. What’s done is done, and there’s rarely any going back.
5) After she left the Supremes, lead singer Diana Ross went on to have a successful solo career. But it hasn’t always been easy. She stumbled in her high heels and broke her ankle as she left the stage after a November 2012 concert. Have you taken a tumble recently?
Nope, but I still ended up on crutches after popping a ligament in my foot. While stretching.
6) Ever the trooper, she honored her commitment to perform at a White House-sponsored Christmas concert just weeks later, even though her leg was still in a cast. Tell us about a time when you “played hurt.”
“Played hurt” implies a level of fakery. I haven’t done that, but I have definitely done stuff I probably shouldn’t when injured.
7) In 1964, when this song was popular, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was born. What was in your most recent Amazon shipment?
A car seat for my shih tzu Loki.
8) Also in 1964, women still routinely wore white gloves to complete a outfit. Short gloves that ended at the wrist were popular for everyday wear. What fashion trend do you wish would come back?
1980’s-era Swatch watches, the slip dresses and overalls of the 1990’s, early 2000’s cargo pants.
9) Random question: If you were in the witness protection program, what new name and occupation would you choose for yourself?
Marigold Rutherford, investigative journalist. I mean, why not go big?
#6: I’m the one who writes the questions and it’s funny how things are interpreted. Because I watch so much baseball, it never occurred to me that “played hurt” would mean anything but that you took the field when an injury would keep others on the sidelines. But I can see how the word “played” could mean different things to different people. #9: Marigold! I was going nuts trying to remember the name of Lady Edith’s daughter (Downton Abbey). Marigold!
I had a Swatch, but that was in the 1970s, so early edition. I wonder what happened to it.
Yeah, the Swatch Watch was fun. Now I wear a Fitbit