Saturday 9: In and Out of Love (1967)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Diana Ross is disappointed that she hasn't yet found lasting love. Do you think you can fall out of love? Or do you believe that if you fell out of love, it wasn't true love to begin with? Yes, I believe you can. It also depends on the situation. I don't think it is something that happens right away. I think if it was true love, it takes time for that love to die.
2) When is the last time you literally fell, tripped, or stumbled? That would be this past Thursday when I was hiking in Lake Tahoe. My foot slid on the sandy rock area, and I lost my balance a bit but did not fall. The 3 hour hike to the falls was worth it. I have seen bigger falls, but this was my most challenging hike! We met a 91 year old man coming down as we were going up. He inspired us as we went up. 
Our group, me 67, Carole 70, Linda 64 and Rosie 72. Sir Charles 91!
3) This record was a hit with American Bandstand viewers. For weeks it was voted the song they most wanted to dance to. Did you watch American Bandstand? Yes! I also watched Soul Train.
4) This is one of the last Supremes songs that featured the most successful hit-making line-up: Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard. Florence's great-nephew, Christian Ballard, was a football star at University of Iowa and briefly played pro ball for the Vikings. The 2022-23 NFL season just kicked off. What team do you root for? I am really not into football. Some of my family members are Raiders fans.
5) Mary had a connection to sports, too. She donated her time and talent to raising money for Figure Skaters of Harlem, an organization that helps young people train for the Winter Olympics. Tell us about a charity you support. Our local Pregnancy Center and Alzheimer's Org. We also provide boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
6) There's a children's playground in New York's Central Park named for the last surviving member of this trio, Diana Ross. It has swings, slides, a rope bridge, and a fountain that kids are welcome to splash in. If you were suddenly little again, which would you play on first? Probably the swing. I remember swinging high and jumping out of the swing. Our dresses were like parachutes. I did wear shorts under my dress. I was a tomboy and was very competitive as a child. Our local school parks had tetherball and that was a favorite! I am second to the left. I was 5 years old.
7) Diana owns an estate in Greenwich, CT, with lush gardens, a tennis court, and a pool. While the grounds are spectacular, she maintains the house itself is "nothing special" because the kitchen hasn't been renovated in more than three decades. Could your kitchen benefit from a makeover? Or are you fine with it as it is? I would like to have my dark cabinets painted white. If money was no option, I would add a backsplash, replace the counters and get new flooring for the whole house!
8) In 1967, when this song was popular, the best-selling camera was The Polaroid Swinger. When did you most recently take a photo? What was it of? I took lots of pictures while on vacation in Lake Tahoe. I asked a hiker to take this picture of us. This is right after hiking 3 hours to get to the falls. This is Van Sickle Bi-Park above Heavenly Valley.
9) Random question: Come clean! Are there dirty dishes in your sink right now? I have a mug in there.
Susan
