Called Uber soon as I got downstairs. I couldn't get a ride for 13 minutes, but I gave myself plenty of time to get it, and I got to work just in time. In fact, the first guy who was supposed to drive me canceled. It took 10 minutes for them to pick me up after work. No traffic either way.
Work was crazy when I first arrived. It was busy, the carts were empty, and I kept being called to do fifteen different things at once. I'd be sweeping, then would be called to clean up a broken gallon water bottle and put away eggs before I could even get outside. Things went better later in the afternoon, when it calmed down a little and a second bagger came in at noon. He took over the sweeping and inside chores, leaving me free to do the carts and enjoy a lovely afternoon. It was sunny and breezy, not as warm as yesterday, but still decent for this time of year, probably in the mid-40's. It was just starting to get busy again when I finished.
Vacuumed and Swiftered after I got home and changed. Finished For the Boys and listened to Please Please Me as I worked. This is the Beatles' debut album, featuring their earliest hits, "Love Me Do," "I Saw Her Standing There," "PS I Love You," "Do You Want to Know a Secret," and the title song would be their first singles. It was a smash hit out of the gate...in their native England. Us Americans wouldn't take to Beatlemania until after they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, and even then Capitol wouldn't release this album in full over here until 1987. Many people would be surprised to see how many covers there are, too. Of the covers, my favorites are their classic "Twist and Shout," Ringo's "Boys," and the charming "Anna (Go to Him)."
Finished the night with more musical Match Game. In addition to featuring many musicians, like Bill Anderson, Minnie Pearl, Jon "Bowser" Bauman of Sha Na Na, and Irlene Mandrell, the show had frequent questions about musicians and music. Elvis, who was in the midst of his Las Vegas residency years during most of the CBS run, turned up in a lot of questions that joked about how he does his famous hip-swinging dance. Others referred to his songs, like when "Heartbreak Hotel" was an answer to "Heartbreak __" in an Audience Match. There were also many questions about musical instruments. Musicians like Marvin Hamlisch, Jon Bauman, and Paul Williams would actually play songs on a toy piano on the show as well.
Play along with the Match Game Orchestra and learn more about the music of the 70's and early 80's in this harmony-filled marathon!