Saturday 9: Thank You Girl (1964)

 

Thank You Girl

Saturday 9: Thank You Girl (1964)
 

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) Who were you talking to the last time you said, "thank you?"  My mother-in-law.  I just got off the phone with her and she is going to bring over a lap blanket and some Christmas decorations for my mom's room over at her assisted living place.

2) Paul McCartney recalls that "Thank You Girl" was inspired by all the female fans who had written them fan letters, pledging undying love. Have you ever written a fan letter? If yes, did you receive a response?  I had a friend in middle school and we wrote a fan letter together to Michael Jackson, but I never sent it off.

3) Recording engineer Geoff Emerick remembered that John Lennon was easily winded while recording this song. John had a bad cold and went back to bed when they were done for the day. We're in cold/flu season right now. How are you feeling?  I am feeling much better.  I had a cough and drainage that started a couple of weeks ago, I still have a cough, but I am doing so much better.

4) "Thank You Girl" is this week's song because November 27 was Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for this year?  That my mom was able to come to our house for Thanksgiving and that I was able to celebrate her birthday with her.  She turned 82 on Tuesday (I went to visit her at her place) and I went to get her and she came to our house for Thanksgiving.  I was worried I wouldn't be able to get her because of sickness...Josh had been sick a day, but he went to work and was fine. It made her tired to be at our house for so long, so at Christmas it will need to be less.

5) While the big meal is referred to as Thanksgiving dinner, most Americans enjoy it earlier than they usually serve dinner. 3:00 PM is the most popular time for the holiday feast. When did you have dinner on Thursday?  We had Thanksgiving dinner around noon.  My Granie always called lunch dinner and dinner supper.  I am not sure when that changed.

6) Cranberry sauce has been a Thanksgiving staple since the late 1800s. Was it on your menu this year?  no

7) The Thanksgiving Turducken is said to have originated in New Orleans. Chef Paul Prudhomme is often cited as the first to stuff a deboned chicken into a deboned duck into a deboned turkey. Prudhomme's recipe has more than 85 individual steps and takes a full day to prepare. Did you face any challenges while cooking your Thursday dinner?  no, it went pretty well.

8) Leftovers are popular after Thanksgiving, especially turkey sandwiches. Some cooks recommend serving cold, sliced turkey on wheat bread, but white bread, pitas and flatbread are also popular. When you head into the kitchen to make a sandwich, what's your go-to bread?  I do not eat much bread, so we have white bread.  That is what Karl prefers.  I like wheat bread.  I will eat any kind though.

9) The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season and sales. Black Friday got its name in Philadelphia back in the 1950s to describe the traffic clogging both highways and side streets as consumers raced out in search of bargains. When is the last time you were stuck in traffic?  I rarely get stuck in traffic living in the country and even in our city that is close traffic seems to move along pretty well.