Saturday 9

I'm here watching ID network at 4:30 a.m. I just love the murder mystery shows. Crystal is very into them as well. Because of her heavy viewing and deep interest, she and her boyfriend made a pact that if either of them ever wants out of the relationship, they will just move on and not murder the other. Ahaha!

KathyG is working with us as a temp for about a month. She and I worked together back at the old company in the 90's. I've seen her a few times since her hubby started working at our place last year, but it's fun to have even more of the old gang together again!


Saturday 9: A Sleepin' Bee (1957)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This song is about the wonder of first love. How would you describe the sensation of falling in love?
It's like riding over that last apex of the log flume ride at a theme park, and then rapidly descending down the hill, screaming and laughing. :)

2) This 1957 album was the first Diahann Carroll ever recorded. More recently she recorded "A, You're Adorable," a nursery rhyme. (The lyrics are here.) Give us some words to a children's song that remain in your head to this day.
The noble Duke of York, he had ten thousand men. He marched them up to the top of the hill and marched them down again....

3) 1957 was the peak of the Baby Boom (1946 to 1964). Are you a Boomer, a Gen X-er, a Gen Y-er, or a Millennial?
I'm a Gen X-er.

4) In 1974, Diahann was named to the Best Coiffed Hall of Fame by the Guild of Professional Beauticians. How often do you change your look?
Not often. I feel a new haircut coming on though.

5) Ms. Carroll made history as Julia in the first network TV show to star a black woman. She played a nurse. Do you/have you ever worked in the healthcare profession?
No, but I do work very closely with healthcare providers in pharmaceutical research. 

6) She also played glamorous, scheming Dominique Deveraux on the nighttime soap, Dynasty. Who is the most memorable female villain you've ever seen in a TV show or movie?
Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. That woman was cold. And scary-crazy!

7) Ms. Carroll began her career as a model. Her height (nearly 6' tall) is an asset in that profession. Are you pleased with your height? Or do you wish you were taller, or shorter?
I am 5'4 and wish I were taller. I am at exactly the height where petite pants are a tad short and regular pants are way too long.

8) Now in her 80th year, she keeps on working. Recently she's appeared on TV in Grey's Anatomy and Blue Collar and on the big screen in Tyler Perry Presents Peeples. How do you feel about retirement? Is it something you enjoy or look forward to? Or would you prefer to continue working? 
Totally looking forward to it! I will either work part time or volunteer in retirement, to keep busy.

9) In her long movie career, Ms. Carroll has played love scenes with some very good looking men, including Sidney Poitier and Billy Dee Williams. If you could steal a kiss from any actor or actress, who would choose?
In honor of the Magic Mike XXL trailer that came out this week (I haven't even seen Magic Mike, but I'm thinking that should be remedied immediately), I will say Joe Manganiello.