Saturday 9: Every Time You Go Away

Saturday 9: Every Time You Go Away (1985)

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

1) This song is about separation. Who is the last person you said goodbye (or maybe just "so long") to?
Our friends, Kay and Wilson are moving next week and we went over on Wednesday to visit and tell them we love them and say good-bye! Their daughter promised they would come back for a visit, but Wilson and Kay are both in pretty fragile condition healthwise.

2) This week's featured artist, Paul Young, was a gifted athlete during his school days and briefly played professional football (aka soccer). Sam enjoys playing tennis, though her serve doesn't give Serena Williams anything to worry about. What's something you enjoy doing, even if you don't excel?
Playing my piano.

3) Mr. Young and his wife Stacy were married for 31 years, until her death in 2018. What do you think is the key to a happy marriage?

Trusting each other, accepting your roles, sharing your faith, laughing, good communication, never going to bed angry, forgiving.

4) Paul Young's performance of this hit song was one of the highlights of the July 1985 Live Aid Concert. This international benefit raised more than $100 million to alleviate hunger in Ethiopia. Tell us about a charity you support. 
Besides our church and others, one of our favorites is an orphanage in Nicaragua that is run by one of our former pastors and his wife, Bob and Barb. They have done so much with these children and the kids are excelling and winning awards in a variety of areas. 
Here is a link to their website: https://nicakellys.blogspot.com/

5) This song was written by Daryl Hall, of Hall and Oates. What's your favorite Hall and Oates song?

Kiss on my List from 1980  – That tells you how long it’s been since I’ve heard one of their songs.

6) In 1985, when this song was popular, the New Coke was unsuccessfully introduced. What's the last beverage you drank? Coffee

7) In 1985, the New York Stock Exchange had to close because of Hurricane Gloria. Has a hurricane shared your name? (Find a list of recent/upcoming storm names here.)

8) 1985 was the year that the Titanic wreckage was discovered. There have been at least 11 movies and TV shows about the fatal voyage. Have you seen any of them?
I saw bits and pieces of the current one and the one with Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb. Robert Wagner was the young man in that one.

9) Random question: Would you rather own and run a coffee shop or a shoe store?
Maybe a coffee shop. 

Why? They are so popular now and I do love the smell of coffee. I guess owning a shoe store would be very lucrative because women seem to have so much of a thing about shoes.