Saturday 9: Friends In Low Places

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SATURDAY 9: FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES (1990)

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

1) In this song, Garth Brooks tells us he wore boots to a black-tie affair. When did you most recently get dressed up? What did you wear?  As in black-tie dressed up? I have no idea. We live a very casual lifestyle. I consider putting on a dress for church dressing up. Other than that, maybe for our daughter's wedding 4 years ago?

Mom and I at the wedding reception.

2) The lyrics refer to The Oasis, which was a real bar in Concordia, Kansas. What's the name of the last bar or restaurant where you ordered a beverage? (Yes, Dunkin' counts.)  Sharky's, a local sports bar/restaurant.

3) Garth was having a stellar 2021. He kicked the year off by performing "Amazing Grace" at President Biden's inauguration in January, and then over the summer he received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor. Now that we're past the halfway mark, how's your year going?  Pretty well. I am back to work with a new job that is still service oriented in that I work as a "companion" to adults with developmental disabilities. My family has remained healthy and well. I have lots of time with my grandkids. I found a church that I love with wonderful people. Short of winning the lottery or Jesus coming back I don't know how it could be better.

 

4) But earlier this month, Garth cancelled the remaining August and September dates of his big concert tour. He's provided refunds for the 350,000 tickets that were sold. How do you tend to react when plans change? Are you easily annoyed, or do you roll with it?  Mostly I just roll with it, but there are times when it's annoying...like when a "friend" calls at the last minute to cancel because they got a better offer. 

5) Before he sang about having friends in low places, Garth hung around in some. When he was as a struggling performer, he supported himself as a bouncer. What's the most physically taxing job you've ever had?  I'd have to say it was the summer I worked for the Youth Conservation Corp in the Poconos. Everything we did was outdoor, manual, very physical labor. I was a kid and I loved every minute of it, but I was exhausted and slept a lot for the first few days after I got home.

 

6) According to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), Garth surpassed The Beatles as the top-selling recording artist of the last 30 years. Who do you listen to more often: Garth or the Beatles?  Garth. I went through a Beatles period in the late 70s, but Garth came along in my early 20s. He is MY music. I identify more with what he sings about.

7) Garth and singer Trisha Yearwood have been happily married for 15 years now. Trisha says that as much as she loves her husband, his whistling drives her crazy. Come clean: what's your most annoying habit?  If you ask my husband, it's talking to him when he's trying to listen to the news.

8) In 1990, when this song was a hit, Soviet President Gorbachev traveled first to Ottawa to meet Prime Minister Mulroney and then to Washington DC to meet President Bush. Do you have any travel plans? We want to hear about them, even if you aren't meeting any politicians or heads of state.  Only to go to my bio father's home in mid-September. I haven't seen him yet this year and my half-sister will also be home that weekend.

9) Random question: Your dear friend spends weeks planning a party. After just 30 minutes, you find yourself having a terrible time. Would you leave at the earliest (polite) opportunity? Or would you stay till the bitter end out of loyalty?  If he/she were having a good time with the other guests, I would probably look for a good excuse that wouldn't hurt their feelings and get out. If it was going poorly all the way around, I'd stay for moral support.