Yes. Blame Betsy. Betsy Bird of Fuse #8. It is her fault.
When I went over to check out her blog this morning (Thurs., Feb. 22), like I do every morning, I scrolled down to find a YouTube video of the Four Freshman, doing a great number on a librarian.
Now since I really do remember that kind of music, having lived through it, I loved watching those four fresh freshman (and, for the record, I really DID have a jumper like that). In fact, I loved it so much I went over to YouTube to see more of them. Which then led me first to a video of the Boswell Sisters doing a nice blues number called Heebie Jeebies.
But it got worse. The Boswell Sisters pointed me to my favorite singing sisters, The Andrews Sisters. (seems like only a few posts back I was thinking about those gals. Oh, wait--it was only a few posts back)
When I was a kid I LOVED the Andrews Sisters, although I could NOT get into those padded shoulders. I hated that style. How was I to know back then, that I would be sporting my own football pads once the 80's rolled around? On YouTube I watched a whole bunch of great Andrews Sisters videos: A nice montage, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, and one from an old Abbot and Costello movie "Hold That Ghost" that I wacthed over and over and over again on Million Dollar Movie, out of New York on Channel 9. The number is "Aurora." (the famous line from that movie: "Moose kept his money in his head....")
But then, I found a great video of the Sisters with Dean Martin from the 60's. And let me tell you--I LOVE Dean Martin in the 60's. I am one of those nuts who bought this. And it is great.
So I am late to getting back to work. And it is all Fuse # 8's fault because of that great librarian bit.
Edited to add: This one you have to see. It's a clip from BUCK PRIVATE, with Abbot and Costello and the Andrews Sisters again. There is some great jitterbug dancing on this one. Gotta love that swing!
Well I'll bet that librarian clip will be making the rounds of librarians now. I forwarded it off to my own personal spouse librarian... it ought to be just perfect for her!
Luv that Dino! If you haven't seen the Bill Wilder film, "Kiss Me, Stupid!" with Dino.. you MUST! I saw it last weekend... Dino plays a delightful parody of himself.
But it's mostly Billy Wilder's directing that's so entertaining.
Of course there's nothing quite like the Fassbinder treatment of the classic 'Memories are made of this'... in Veronika Voss.
:0)
jn
Posted by: john nez | February 22, 2007 at 01:35 PM
John, I am going to get that movie!
I LOVE Dino! Love him! We have him on the jukeboxes and those old TV shows are great. He is Mr. Relaxation, doncha think?
Your last reference went right over my head tho...elaborate?
Posted by: Barbara Johansen Newman | February 22, 2007 at 03:53 PM
Oh I went on a lost 'Fassbinder Weekend'... I found a 4 volume boxed set of Fassbinder movies at the library. Veronika Voss, The Marriage of Maria Braun and Lola... all in one weekend.
Whew! A bit of an acquired taste. Anyhow, there was a camped up cabaret version of the Dean Martin song... sort of the 3 am Marlene Deitrich smoky bar room version.
Now it's on to an Icelandic film this weekend... and the new Christopher Guest movie!
jn
Posted by: john nez | February 22, 2007 at 07:45 PM
Ah yes indeed. All blame rest securely on my shoulders. And yet would I do it all the same if I could. Yes yes, and yes again!
Glad you liked the link.
Posted by: Fuse #8 | February 22, 2007 at 11:28 PM
Too funny! next time I see you I have to tell you a Dean MArtin story (I lived in LA, remember...)
Posted by: monicalee | February 23, 2007 at 08:10 AM