Saturday 9: Bang!

I'm linking up and playing along with Sam and the gang at Saturday 9 even though I will be out all day and won't get to visit all of you until this evening. There's an all-day women's conference at church and then I am sitting with a client so his grandmother can go out for dinner with her special someone. 

Saturday 9: Bang! (2020)

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

1) This song is about a young man who is living on his own and doing adult things, like getting his own apartment, eating better and doing his own taxes, but he doesn't yet feel grown up. Do you remember when you felt like a grown up?  When I became a mother. There is nothing like being responsible for another human life to make you feel grown up.

2) He mentions not being sure of his login password. Is this something you struggle with? Or are you able to zip into your accounts?  I have a notebook that they are all recorded in. I'd never get into any of my accounts without it.

3) Both the video and CD cover show the band playing games of chance. What's the last game that you played?  Does solitaire on my phone count?

4) This week's featured band, AJR, is named for the three brothers who make up the trio -- Adam, Jack and Ryan Met. Until recently, all three brothers lived at home and wrote songs together in the Met family living room. Do you have siblings? If so, what's something you enjoy doing together? The only siblings I have are half-siblings and I only found out about them 2 years ago. I have met with my sister twice and one of my brothers once (the other barely has anything to do with the family) and we get along okay, but there's no history there and there's been no time to really find things to do together. None of them live anywhere near me.

 
5) The oldest Met brother, Adam, now lives with his girlfriend in an apartment near Columbia University, where he is a PhD candidate. During the school year, he only works on his music on weekends. Next summer, in 2022, he should be done with his studies and plans on touring the country with the band. Some tour dates are already scheduled. If possible, do you like to make plans far in advance? Or do you prefer spontaneity?  Other than a big event or vacation, I don't plan things that far in advance. I'm usually more of a spur of the moment person.

6) Jack and Ryan also attend Columbia and share an apartment with their dog. They like to unwind on Fridays, after a week of classes, with a game of air hockey, followed by sushi or sashimi at their favorite Japanese restaurant. What did you do on Friday night?  Babysat the grandkids to give their mom a little break. We ordered pizza and watched Halloween movies.

 
7) In 2020, the year this song was popular, the most streamed TV show was The Office. The show went off the air in 2013, but during the pandemic and quarantine, it found a new audience. What series have you binged on recently?  NCIS: New Orleans

8) According to Amazon, the best-selling novel of 2020 was Where the Crawdads Sing. Is there a novel you'd like to recommend to Sat 9ers?  Nothing is coming to mind. I've been reading a lot of cozy mysteries lately. They're fun, easy reads, but not exactly great literary works.

9) Random question: Your local drug store has self-check out. You confess to your best friend that you absent-mindedly missed scanning an item, walked out of the store with it, set off security and were caught unintentionally shoplifting. The store manager believed you so there were no repercussions, but you were mortified nevertheless. Would you expect your best friend to share your embarrassing story with his/her spouse?  I'd be shocked if she didn't. Plus, I wouldn't be embarrassed over an honest mistake.