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FRIED CHICKEN FOR THE FOURTH?
The Independence Day holiday
reminds me of the great Fried Chicken explosion of the early-1970s. Dinah,
Roy Rogers, Mahalia Jackson, Minnie Pearl, Tex Ritter, Tennessee Ernie
Ford, and even Popeye all had chicken chains that popped up then mostly
quietly passed away. I never ate at a single one of them.
Dinah's (that
I thought was named for Dinah Shore but wasn't) still exists in LA and
Glendale CA (kinda sorta) and Popeye's continues to flourish world wide
- but what the heck did Popeye ever have to do with chicken, fried or
otherwise? I'm dying to know what Mahalia Jackson's "Glori-fried"
chicken tastes like, there's one left in Nashville. Johnny Carson and
Al Hirt also had failed restaurant ventures named after them back in the
day but I doubt they were known for their fried chicken.
In the same vein you should head over to Groceteria,
the online museum of grocery stores from the early days.
Sunday, July 4, 2010 11:40am
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Just for laughs let's pop back 30 years or so and enjoy The Family as
they celebrate Mama's birthday, from The Carol Burnett Show:
Sunday, July 4, 2010 11:15am
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EYDIE GORME
One of the greatest vocalists in pop history is sorely underappreciated today and is reportedly not in the best of health. No one could belt a torch song like this saucy gal, she had an amazing range and could hit those high notes like ringing a bell. Thankfully we have many TV appearances, mostly in the 1960s, to enjoy. Eydie and her husband Steve Lawrence turned up less often in the 1970s as musical variety shows fell out of favor and were rare seen on the small screen after that.
Here are two of her best performances - first from The Andy Williams Show 'If He Walked Into My Life.'
She goes ethereal at the end of 'I'll Take Romance' - send me, baby, send me! Not only do they not write songs like these anymore they rarely even come close.
Thursday, June 24, 2010 9:45am
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