Saturday 9- Smelly Cat

 

Smelly Cat

Saturday 9: Smelly Cat (1995)

Unfamiliar with this song? Hear it here.

 

1) Poor Smelly Cat lives with negligent humans who refuse to take it to the vet. Who is the last doctor you spoke to (vet, MD, dentist, PhD ...)?  I have seen all of my doctor's this summer, but the last one I saw was my chiropractor.  I saw him on Monday afternoon.  Just routine care, I wasn't hurt.

 

2) This song was introduced during the second season of Friends. Were you a fan of the show? Oh my goodness yes!  I was about their age, so I was totally into that show.  I never missed it.

3) On the show, the song was performed by Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), an amateur folk singer and a professional masseuse. There  was a debate on Reddit about massages -- some loved them because they are relaxing and therapeutic, others think it's "creepy to be undressed and handled by a stranger." How about you? Do you enjoy massages?  I have never been.  I think I am probably on the "that is creepy" team.  I wouldn't mind it, but I do not want to be laying there in a towel or less.  EWWW (for the masseuse).

 

4) During the run of Friends, Phoebe was roommates first with Monica and then with Rachel and finally with her true love, Mike. Tell us about one of your roommates.  I had a roommate named Dawn and we were always up to something.  I think I mentioned her one week because I was talking about how we would always take off on road trips.  We had so much fun and I have fond memories of our years together in college.  We even worked together while in college at a grocery store.  I found out a few years ago that she had passed away.  She was probably 43 years old or so.  I have no idea what happened. She was such a big personality.  I know she was home and passed around midnight.

 

5) Phoebe often performed for tips on street corners or at her favorite coffee shop, Central Perk. Where is your favorite place to go for a cup of joe?  I don't drink coffee.  I don't stop anywhere for special drinks.

6) This song was originally called "Smelly Dog," inspired by a pooch named Gouda. The childhood pet of Friends writer Betsy Borns, poor Gouda could have smelled better. Is there an odor you'd prefer to never smell again?  anything that takes my breath away.

 

7) 35% of American households include a cat. Are there any pets at your house?  I have two dogs...Molly and Meisha.  Molly is part corgi and part blue heeler.  Meisha is a lab.

8) In 1995, the year Phoebe first performed "Smelly Cat," Steve Fossett became the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific in a hot air balloon. Have you ever ridden in a balloon?  No, I always wanted to when I was younger.  I think I would be too scared now.

 
9) Random question: Looking over your romantic history, have you broken more hearts, or had your heart broken more often? broken more hearts, but I have had my heart broken plenty of times too.