Saturday 9: Without You

Without You (1972)

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

1) Nilsson sings that he can't forget this evening. Did anything happen this evening (or last night, if you're answering during the day) that you expect you'll recall for a long time?  Nope. It's been blissfully uneventful. Exactly what's been needed after a rough week.

2) In the 1960s, he worked in a very "un-rock-star" job: computer programmer in a bank. Looking over your career, have you more often worked in or out of an office setting?  Out. I've never really worked in an office setting.

 

3) He fibbed to get the job, telling the bank he'd graduated from high school when in reality, he was a drop out. Have you ever fudged a fact on your resume?  No. I always assume my resume will be the one they fact check every detail on.

4) The bank found out the truth but was so pleased with Nilsson's personality and performance they kept him on. Tell us about a friend or loved one's misbehavior that you have overlooked.  No. If I'm overlooking it I'm not going to dredge it up here.

5) Before finding success as a singer, Nilsson was a songwriter. He composed "Cuddly Toy," recorded by the Monkees. Do you have a favorite Monkees song?  I like them all, but this always makes me smile.

  

6) In 1976 Nilsson married Una O'Keeffe. They met in a New York restaurant, where she was a waitress. He asked her about her accent -- she was from Dublin -- and a romance ensued. While the waitress and the rock star seemed like an unlikely couple, they remained together until his death in 1994 and had six children. Do you know how your parents (or grandparents) met?  Not in any real detail.

 

7) Nilsson was a night owl and found he felt most creative late at night, right before he fell asleep. When are you at your best: morning, noon or night?  First thing in the morning and then again later at night.

8) In 1972, the year "Without You" was a hit, Alice Clark Browne made history as the first African American aerialist to perform with Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus. Did you ever attend the circus?  Yes, many times. My mom took me to the "big one," Ringling Brothers when I was 5 or 6. That one stands out because it was the only one I went to that was in tents rather than an arena, so it was the only one with a sideshow tent. I remember all of those acts. They made a huge impression on my young mind.

 
9) Random question -- Think about last week. Would you prefer this week to be more exciting, or more boring?  I don't know about more boring, but more normal would be good. If you really want to know why, you can read yesterday's post.

Jasper (AKA Jazzy) is fascinated by all things on the computer screen so he's been "helping" me answer tonight and he says "hello." If you listen carefully you can probably hear him purring where you are. He is a LOUD purr-er.

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