saturday 9: nothing’s gonna stop us now

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1) In this song, Gracie Slick challenges, “Let them say we’re crazy!” Tell us about something you’re glad you did, even though your friends or family may have advised you against it.

I don’t have time for that list. So a few highlights. Quit college to join the Army. Divorced my ex-husband. Wrote a book. Got a tattoo. Dyed my hair pink.

2) Slick is the lead singer of Jefferson Starship. This band got its start in 1965 as Jefferson Airplane but updated their name in 1974. Part of their reasoning was that by the 1970s, airplane travel was commonplace. In 2023, an estimated 820 million Americans flew domestically. When was your most recent flight? When is your next one?

It’s been awhile. I flew back to New York a few years ago to visit family. No plans to fly any time soon.

3) Songwriter Albert Hammond said the song was inspired by his divorce. After years of legal wrangling, he was finally free to marry his long-time, long-suffering girlfriend. They’re still married today. What is something you waited a long time for? Was it worth the wait?

Publishing my first book. Yes, because I’m glad I did it. No, because the book publishing world can be kind of a cesspool with pirates and AI stealers.

4) Albert Hammond is perhaps best known as the one-hit wonder who sang, “It Never Rains in Southern California.” Is rain expected where you are today?

Yep. There’s been a lot of it lately.

5) He co-wrote the song with Diane Warren. In January, she lost her home to the Los Angeles fires. When a friend is confronted by heartache or tragedy, what can you say or do for them? What shouldn’t you say or do?

Don’t yes-and them. Just let them talk/cry and offer support.

6) “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” was the love theme to the romantic fantasy Mannequin. In that movie, a department store mannequin comes to life and falls for a struggling artist. While it was a moderate success at the box office, the gritty Vietnam drama Platoon was a much bigger hit. When you sit down to watch a movie, what genre would you prefer (fantasy, romance, comedy, drama, etc.)?

I tend to go for fantasy, drama, and comedy the most, and action.

7) In 1987, when this song was popular, Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aretha was proud of her Detroit roots. Have you been to Michigan? If yes, where did you go?

Nope!

8) In 1987, the Chevy Corvette made news by adding a low tire pressure light to its dashboard. When you’re driving and a yellow warning light comes on, do you handle the issue promptly? Or is it something you’ll get to when you get around to it?

I’m paranoid, so I get it handled ASAP!

9) Random question: A magic mirror reflects your appearance five years from today. Would you look at it?

Sure, why not? I’m not ashamed of aging.