Saturday 9: Don't You Care? (1967)

1) What's something that seems to fascinate everyone else, but you just don't care about?
- Gadgets. I have had my time collecting and buying expensive things over than what I needed most. It's time to save money.

2) The lyrics refer to "the times we cried and laughed." Which did you do more recently, cry or laugh?
- Laugh! We only live once. I'm living my life to the fullest.

3) In the song, our hero seems surprised that his girlfriend doesn't believe him. Are you more believing and trusting, or suspicious and skeptical?
- I am more skeptical because of the things I've been through and of some people around me.

4) This song is just over two minutes long, which seems short for a song but awful long when Sam is waiting for her chicken soup to heat in the microwave. What's the last thing you heated in a microwave?
- Roasted Chicken.

5) This week's band, The Buckingham's, was one of the first acts to perform at Chicago's premiere summer festival, The Taste of Chicago.* Let's think ahead: Have you made any plans for Summer 2016?
- Yes! I am starting my diet, planning to wear my bikini this summer.

6) In 1967, when this song was popular, Rolling Stone magazine published its first issue. What magazines do you subscribe to? Do they arrive in the mail, or do you read them online?
- None. My collection is Archie Comics.

7) Country star/American Idol judge Keith Urban was born in 1967. Are you watching the final season of American Idol?
- Yes.

8) In 1967, the average cost of a movie ticket was $1.25. By 2015, it had risen $8.60. What's the last movie you saw in a theater?
- The Revenant.

9) Random question: Sam's taking everyone out to dinner and she's buying. Would you prefer the steak or the lobster?
- Steak please.

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