DFW Weekend

Coming to you live from Big D!

Heading to Denton this morning to meet Bob for lunch and a tour of the NTU campus, where he's working temporarily. Then we're off to Valley Ranch for an afternoon of party prep and finally a dinner with the extended family. Tomorrow is the big 50th Anniversary soirée Jeff and Steven are throwing for the 'rents downtown.

Saturday 9: Blues in the Night (1952)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) Was last night a good night for you? Or were you singing the blues?
It was good. We spent a quiet evening at the hotel. 

2) In this song, Rosemary Clooney sings about hearing "big talk" she didn't quite believe. What's the last fib, tall tale or out and out lie you heard?
I watched Barbara Walters' interview with Donald Sterling's girlfriend/"personal assistant"/"right hand arm man"/"silly rabbit" last night on 20/20. The woman is positively nutballs and a complete liar. Just one of her lies: she said she wears the weirdo face shield when she's out and about because she's in emotional pain. She's hurting.

She talks to the media and paparazzi constantly through that thing. Clearly, the mask is just another part of the crazy. Sterling deserves her.

3) Rosemary Clooney has a well-known nephew -- George, the Oscar winner and frequent People magazine cover story. Do you have any nieces or nephews?
I have two nieces- Sandra and Jennifer!

4) Ms. Clooney married the same man twice. They married, had five children and divorced. Then three years later, they tried again ... and divorced again. Have you ever been tempted to give it another try with one of your former loves?
Never, except when Jeff and I started dating again our senior year of college.

5) Singers as diverse as Linda Ronstadt, Bette Midler and Amy Winehouse have said they admired and were influenced by Rosemary Clooney. If you could meet any artist (singer, writer, actor, director, painter, musician ...), who would it be?
Well, I'd love to meet Rosemary's nephew.

6) 1952, the year this record was a hit, is also the year the "Big Bang Theory" was introduced by physicists Ralph Alpher and George Gamow. That is too lofty a topic for this humble meme, so instead we'll just ask: Do you watch the TV show of the same name? 
I do!

7) Sam Winters just broke her right thumbnail. While she won't go so far as saying it has her singing the blues, she must admit it bugs her. What little annoyances are you dealing with today?
Thanks for asking about my cat scratch. Um, it's healing, but there's a little scab left that's bugging me.

8) The house next door to Sam's has a FOR SALE on the lawn. Are you contemplating a move?
We are generally thinking about our next house purchase- when (probably several years from now), where (who knows... probably Austin, possibly College Station), what type (single story, big media room, little yard)

9) What's your search engine of choice: Google, Bing, Yahoo or Ask? 
Google, baby. There is no other.