Nice piece, Ellen, on a song and artist who gets little love "these days"! He's done a great job, though, in extending a brief moment-in-time hit and extending his career (the "Texas Twist", etc), and accepting invites with rock'n'pop stars of the time as the decades passed.
I'm glad you mentioned The Dick Van Dyke Show's "Twizzle" episode, a funny and entertaining ep, and good eyes by the producers and writers to pounce on a trend! In that show, the final line was implying that Randy Twizzle's follow-up would be "The Twozzle"!
As for moi, despite taking dance lessons (with girls.....ick....and, close dancing) at southwest Houston's Meyerland Country Club in 1968 (when I was 13), and dancing to things like the Grass Roots' "Midnight Confessions" (which I've always loved), I've always hated dancing.
While there are people who insist, "Dance like no one's watching," my credo is, "Watch like no one's dancing!"
Oh no, Chubby didn't convince you to dance! I do think you have a catchy credo. You could develop a popular anti-dancing sect using that. Maybe a guy with arms folded as a logo.
I love "Midnight Confessions" too. But with that beat it doesn't seem like a very easy song to dance to. Maybe dancing to songs like that is why you developed your anti-dancing stance in the first place. I bet Meyerland plays the best dance tunes now (if it's still in business).
The Twizzle and Twozzle is so funny, but that was such a great show.
I agree that Chubby has done an amazing job being an ambassador for the twist and extending his career. Unbelievable that he's still performing.
By the way, I just read that dancing has a very positive effect on mood and is good for fighting depression. Thought it worth mentioning as another argument Chubby could use to get people on the dance floor. Although exercise in general will also work.
Well, Ellen, that all just sounds high-falutin as all get-out, but I’ve already checked, and my medical advice comes from Nurse Grudges👩⚕️, and she says thumb-twiddling burns about as many calories as sighing heavily. So, I’m off to go work out, now!😁👍
1. Not mine, Bobby Pickett’s “ Monster Mash”
https://youtu.be/vNuVifA7DSU?si=fofa0mgIDwcPco4b
You're right! I completely forgot about the Monster Mash, but we did do the twist to it.
Nice piece, Ellen, on a song and artist who gets little love "these days"! He's done a great job, though, in extending a brief moment-in-time hit and extending his career (the "Texas Twist", etc), and accepting invites with rock'n'pop stars of the time as the decades passed.
I'm glad you mentioned The Dick Van Dyke Show's "Twizzle" episode, a funny and entertaining ep, and good eyes by the producers and writers to pounce on a trend! In that show, the final line was implying that Randy Twizzle's follow-up would be "The Twozzle"!
As for moi, despite taking dance lessons (with girls.....ick....and, close dancing) at southwest Houston's Meyerland Country Club in 1968 (when I was 13), and dancing to things like the Grass Roots' "Midnight Confessions" (which I've always loved), I've always hated dancing.
While there are people who insist, "Dance like no one's watching," my credo is, "Watch like no one's dancing!"
Oh no, Chubby didn't convince you to dance! I do think you have a catchy credo. You could develop a popular anti-dancing sect using that. Maybe a guy with arms folded as a logo.
I love "Midnight Confessions" too. But with that beat it doesn't seem like a very easy song to dance to. Maybe dancing to songs like that is why you developed your anti-dancing stance in the first place. I bet Meyerland plays the best dance tunes now (if it's still in business).
The Twizzle and Twozzle is so funny, but that was such a great show.
I agree that Chubby has done an amazing job being an ambassador for the twist and extending his career. Unbelievable that he's still performing.
By the way, I just read that dancing has a very positive effect on mood and is good for fighting depression. Thought it worth mentioning as another argument Chubby could use to get people on the dance floor. Although exercise in general will also work.
Well, Ellen, that all just sounds high-falutin as all get-out, but I’ve already checked, and my medical advice comes from Nurse Grudges👩⚕️, and she says thumb-twiddling burns about as many calories as sighing heavily. So, I’m off to go work out, now!😁👍