Saturday Nine: '65 Love Affair

This week's Saturday Nine:

You can hear this week's song here.

1. The first line of this song is, "I was a car hop." Car hops used to take orders and bring diners food to eat in their cars. Today, the drive through lane has pretty much replaced car hops. Think about the last time you went to a fast food restaurant. Did you order at the counter or at the drive through window? At the counter. I'm not a huge fan of drive-throughs, so I don't use them often.
   
   
2. Mr. Davis sings that his girlfriend was "bad with her pom-poms." Presumably she was a cheerleader. Share one of your school's cheers. I do not remember a single one. Seriously. High school was 15 years ago and I was very anti-school spirit, so I couldn't even tell you a single line of one. In university, I didn't attend a single school function so I don't think I've even heard the school cheer.
   
   
3. The lyrics tell us he believes that if he could go back in time, his girl would still be his. If you could travel back in time to your high school years, what would you enjoy doing again? What would you do differently? I'd enjoy 35mm photography again. Digital photography was gaining more and more popularity so I pretty much stopped using 35mm right after high school (also because developing film was just too expensive). Things I would do differently, though? I'd be nicer. I'd be more social. I'd get involved in school activities more. I'd take my SATs to apply to American universities. I'd try to be less of an angsty emo kid.
   
   
4. During his performing days, Paul Davis sported a full beard and flowing hair. We're using that to check your powers of observation and recollection. Think of the last man you spoke to. Who was he? Describe his hair, and tell us whether he was clean shaven.  Last dude I saw was our server at Good Catch Boil House. His hair was black and tousled with maybe gel or wax, but still looked neat. He was clean shaven. (To be fair, he's also Asian, most likely Chinese, so he probably doesn't even try to grow a beard.)
   
   
5. Paul Davis was born in Meridian, MS, and that's where he returned to when he went into semi-retirement in 1982. Meridian's biggest employer is the Naval Air Station in Meridian. Do you know anyone who is currently in, or employed by, the military? Hmm... G-Dragon? But a non-celebrity that I actually know in real life? No.
   
   
6. He was a pool player and a golfer. Which sport are you better at? LOL! Let's just say I'm equally good at both sports.
   
   
7. Sadly, he died in 2008, on the day after his 60th birthday. His best friend remembers him as "a homebody," who enjoyed staying up long into the night with his friends, playing and listening to music. Describe your perfect way to spend an evening. Go out for dinner, go back home and watch a couple episodes of a K-drama, then find a good place to grab dessert, and then go back home and watch something BTS-related (maybe Burn the Stage or one of their concert DVDs or even binging on Run BTS! episodes), and then go to bed.
   
   
8. The publishing rights to "'65 Love Affair," as well as Paul Davis' bigger hits ("Cool Night" and "I Go Crazy"), are owned by another Paul — Paul McCartney. Sir Paul's MPL Publishing Company has made him a very rich man, and Paul says that's because he chose to invest in music, something he loves. What about you? If you were to invest in a business or industry you love, which would you choose? I'd invest in BigHit if it becomes public. Just with BTS alone, they've made more profit in both 2017 and 2018 than any of the "Big 3" companies (SM, JYP, YG) that have dozens of artists each. If they go through with an IPO, BigHit could reach a value of more than 780 billion won (about $690 million USD).
   
   
9. Random question — You're at a party and one of your host's best friends is a real egghead who tries to draw you into a conversation about paradigmatic counter existentialism. Would you: a) just listen politely while letting your mind wander; b) admit you don't know what the hell he's talking about; c) explain why you personally feel that the counter existential paradigm just adds unnecessary complexity to the individual's search for meaning? Yikes. I'd pick b) and then get the fuck away from that pseudo-intellectual.