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Saturday 9: Hawaii Five-O (1969)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This is the theme from the TV show that originally ran from 1968 to 1980 and is on now again with a new cast. Were you/are you a fan?
My parents watched the original and I always watched with them. I haven't seen the new one.

2) On both shows, Five-O is an elite police task force led by Det. Lt. Steve McGarrett. Who is your favorite TV cop?
Frank "Ponch" Poncherello, of course! It was the tight pants.

Ya' know,  two of my mom's three celebrity crushes were TV cops- Telly Savalas (Kojak) and Don Johnson (Sonny Crockett). (Her other crush- Tom Jones.)

3) On both shows, the part of Danny "Danno" Williams was played by a second generation performer. (James MacArthur was the son of Broadway legend Helen Hayes; Scott Caan is the son of movie actor James Caan.) If you followed one of your parents into their chosen profession, what would you be doing?
I would be designing simulation software and hardware for training of astronauts, surgeons, the armed forces and others.

4) Both shows are filmed in Hawaii, the boyhood home of President Obama. Have any of our 44 Presidents hailed from your state?
Lyndon Johnson, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush

5) Kona coffee is made from beans cultivated on the Big Island of Hawaii. Are you a big coffee drinker?
I used to be, but I have taken to black and herbal teas lately.

6) This week's song was written by the late Morton Stevens. In addition to composing for TV shows, he was the musical director for a group of entertainers known in the 60s as "The Rat Pack." Can you name any "Rat Pack" members?
Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra... There are more.

7) This week's featured band, The Ventures, began when Don Wilson purchased a used car from Bob Bogle. During negotiations, they discovered a shared passion for playing guitar. Did you buy your current ride new or used? Did the negotiations go smoothly?
New. It went great.

8) The year this song was popular, 1969, is when Donald and Doris Fisher opened a San Francisco clothing store called The Gap. Today there are more than 3,200 Gap locations. Do you shop at The Gap or gap.com?
I don't shop there regularly, but I've bought a couple of things at The Gap.

9) Random question: What's on your Saturday to-do list?
Sam's and a prescription pickup. We made it to Sam's yesterday, but we'll have to get to the script today. Slackers!