Saturday 9: Cheeseburger In Paradise

Thanks to Crazy Sam at Saturday 9 for the music and questions!

Cheeseburger in Paradise (1978)

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

1) In this song, Jimmy briefly attempts a healthier diet, which included sunflower seeds, carrot juice, zucchini and bulgur wheat. Do you pay attention to your daily consumption of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, etc.?  Somewhat. I take a multi-vitamin, D3, B12, calcium, MCT oil softgels, GOLO Release capsules, and fiber gummies everyday.

2) Jimmy sings that he'd like french fries with his burger. Do you prefer to dip your fries or drizzle the ketchup over them?  I'm a dipper, but if it's an option I'd choose homemade chips or zucchini fries over regular fries and I dip both of those in ranch dressing.

3) Which cheese would make yours a cheeseburger in paradise: American, cheddar, Swiss, bleu, Muenster, or Monterrey Jack?  Any of them but bleu.

 
4) Buffett fans call themselves Parrotheads. Concert attire for a well-dressed Parrothead often includes a Hawaiian shirt and a foam fin hat. What will you be wearing tonight?  Since I don't have any plans for the evening, probably my typical fall bedtime attire...leggings and a t-shirt.

 

5) For someone with such an easygoing and laidback vibe, Jimmy is a very busy man. His business ventures include liquors, restaurants and hotels. He's also published eight books. All this in addition to making music! On a scale of 1 to 10 -- with 1 being lazy and 10 being highly motivated -- how would you rate yourself this morning?  Well, I'm answering this on Friday evening, but I expect to be highly motivated (probably 9-10) in the morning. I have to be at church by 9:00 for the first class on my way to joining the church.

6) Jimmy has some very famous fans. Paul McCartney asked him to play at one of his parties, and Barack Obama invited him to perform at a fundraiser. If you could invite anyone -- anyone at all! -- to play at your party, who would you ask?  Probably Toby Keith, though other choices could be Brian Setzer or Casting Crowns.

7) Jimmy was born on Christmas Day. Does your birthday fall on a major holiday? If yes, do you mind "sharing" your special day?  Well, it's not a major holiday, but it is the Catholic Feast of the Assumption, also known as the Holy Day of Obligation. I'm not Catholic so it doesn't make any difference to me.

8) In 1978, the year this song was popular, the Susan B. Anthony Dollar was first minted. The initial design was not a hit with the public because vending machines could not accept it. What's the last thing you bought from a vending machine?  I have no idea. I don't think I've bought anything from a vending machine since I stopped working at the nursing home and that was a year and a half ago. It was either pop or some sort of candy or chips because that's all the machines there had in them.

9) Random question -- If today's your birthday, your zodiac sign is Libra. When did you last check your horoscope?  Years and years ago as a teenager. I don't believe in horoscopes so I don't check mine.