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1. Thankful for a nice Father's Day weekend. First Elijah's drum performance.
2. Thankful for Being able to help out at Vacation Bible School along with my grands. My granddaughter is leading worship. They are both helping with crafts. It is a circus theme, and snacks
are what you would find at a carnival. Hot dogs, popcorn, nachos, corn dogs and pizza.
3. Thankful to be sleeping better. Maybe because the older grands are not here since school is out.
4. Thankful for another successful Bible journaling gathering. We don't meet again until August.
5. Thankful to have had nice weather this spring. We will not be in the 90's. Happy Summer!
Saturday 9: I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (1952)
Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Hank Williams sings that his fishing pole is broke and the creek is full of sand. OK, so he can't spend his Saturday fishing. What are your Saturday plans? Going to the beach!
2) He regrets how shabby his shoes are. Do you shop for shoes online, or do you prefer going to the store and trying them on? Always in the store.
3) This was the last Hank Williams song to be released during his lifetime. Though he was only 29 when he died, he left an enduring mark on American music and is considered one of country music's greatest singer/songwriters. Who is your favorite country music performer? I am not a big fan of country music. I do like Carrie Underwood.
4) Elvis was a big fan and his favorite Hank Williams song was "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." What's your favorite Elvis song? In the Ghetto.
5) Johnny Cash was a big Hank Williams fan, too. He performed Hank's gospel song, "I Saw the Light" often in concert and during his guest starring role in a 1974 episode of Columbo. Did you watch Columbo, or do you stream it or catch it in reruns? No
6) Hank was a prolific songwriter, composing songs on his guitar and then printing the lyrics by hand on notepaper. He never learned to read music. Can you read music? Yes, I played the piano for many years. I also sang in the choir at church and we read off music sheets.
7) When he was a teen, Hank sang and played his guitar on the sidewalk in front of a local radio station, making a little money and hoping to be discovered. His plan worked and he was occasionally invited in to play with the radio station's house band. Were you a hard-working teen? I was at home. I did work one summer and Christmas when I was 14 and I felt like I did a good job. My mom was the head manager and she said to always keep busy.
8) Hank suffered from a congenital spinal condition and began self-medicating with alcohol during his teen years. He was warned against this early on by country superstar Ray Acuff, but Hank was unable to deal with the pain without liquor. Can you recall wise advice you wish you'd taken, but didn't? Probably more than once. Don't get married so young.
9) Random question: What's your favorite Mexican food? My home made hard shelled ground beef and potato tacos, my mom's recipe.
