Saturday 9: So Emotional

Saturday 9: So Emotional (1987)

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

1) Whitney sings that she keeps her lover's photo beside her bed. What's on your bedside table?  A lamp, the alarm clock, and my glasses when I take them off.

2) She's getting frustrated, waiting for the phone to ring. If your phone were to ring right now, who would you expect to be on the other end?  It's 10:45 on Friday evening so it'd either be our daughter or someone with bad news.

3) The video was filmed at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA. It seats 6,200. As the nation reopens from Covid19, would you feel comfortable sitting knee-to-knee with a stranger in an arena like this?  I'd probably wear a mask and go.

4) This week's featured artist, Whitney Houston, appeared on the daytime drama As The World Turns. She played herself, performing with Jermaine Jackson at the Miss Cinderella contest in the fictional town of Oakdale. Have you ever been hooked on a soap opera?  All through my teens and until my second child was born I was hooked on Days of Our Lives and Another World. I also liked the short-lived Santa Barbara and Texas.

5) Whitney had a sweet tooth, and her favorite breakfast cereal was Fruity Pebbles. Do you often eat cereal for lunch or dinner?  No. I like cereal, but I don't eat it very often. My favorites are Chocolate Lucky Charms and Golden Grahams. My husband, on the other hand, could eat cereal or oatmeal for every meal and be fine with it.

6) At Whitney's wedding to Bobby Brown, her bridesmaids all wore lavender dresses and the groomsmen had custom made alligator shoes. Have you ever "stood up" for a friend or relative? If so, do you remember what you wore?  I was a flower girl for both of my mom's sisters. They are twins so I wore the same dress for both weddings...a long navy blue dress that my mom made. It had daisy trim. I've never been a bridesmaid. 

7) In 1987, the year this song was popular, Cher won the Oscar for Moonstruck. Her most famous line was, "Snap out of it!" When you think of Cher, do you first think of her movies, her TV show, or her music?  The TV show. I loved it when I was a kid.

8) Michael Douglas won the Oscar that year for Wall Street. His most famous line was, "Greed is good." His character goes on to say that, "Greed in all its forms -- greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge -- has marked the upward surge of all mankind." Do you agree?  I'm sure greed motivated some of the successful people throughout history, but I'd like to believe it didn't motivate them all.

9) Random question: When you woke up this morning, were you ready to get out of bed? Or do you wish you could have snoozed for a bit longer?  I would have loved to sleep a little longer since I'd been tossing and turning since 4 AM. My body was aching, though, and not cooperating so I ended up giving up and getting up.

Linking up with Crazy Sam & the gang for Saturday 9.