Video of the Day – March 20, 2012

Get ready with the blonde jokes…

Video of the Day – January 3, 2012

By Mike from Raleigh as heard on the Stephanie Miller Show

Video of the Day – December 30, 2011

Updated and re-posted by request

The Ross Sisters were a trio of female sibling singing dancers consisting of Aggie Ross, Elmira Ross, and Maggie Ross  (whose real names were Veda Victoria, Dixie Jewel and Betsy Ann Ross).  The Ross Sisters performed as a 3-part harmony trio wherein they also danced and did acrobatics and contortionism. Their public attention peaked during the 1940s, during which they were featured prominently in the film Broadway Rhythm.  This footage has since gained popularity on YouTube.  This clip also appears in the compilation film That’s Entertainment! III (1994).

The Ross Sisters were born in West Texas, to Charles Adolphus and Veda Cordelia Ross. Shortly after they made “Broadway Rhythm,” they moved to Europe where they appeared in “Piccadilly Hayride,” a post-war London stage revue that ran from 1946 to 1948.  They also recorded “Five Minutes More,” a song later covered by Frank Sinatra.

Betsy Ann Ross was born June 26, 1926, in Colorado City, Texas. She married Robert “Bunny” Hightower, an American dancer, on January 11, 1947. He was an alcoholic and suffered from schizophrenia. On one schizophrenic occasion, he beat Betsy till she almost died.  They had a son named Dana. The couple appeared together many times on The Ed Sullivan Show. Robert Hightower was previously married to dancer Vera-Ellen, best known as Rosemary Clooney’s sister in White Christmas.

Veda Victoria (Vickie) Ross was born November 8, 1927, in Roscoe, Texas. She married Robert Lamouret April March 10, 1950, in Paris. She later had a second marriage to Bob Hender.

Dixie Jewel Ross was born August 9, 1929, in Loraine, Texas. She married on July 10, 1948, to Richard (Dickie) Henderson, OBE, (October 30, 1922 – September 22, 1985), whose father was a Music Hall comedian and singer famous for his short, rotund appearance, bowler hat, and beautiful singing voice. He was also famous for making the original recording of the popular song “Tiptoe Through the Tulips.” Dixie died at age 34 on July 10, 1963 and is buried in Gunnersbury Cemetery, London, England.

The song, Solid Potato Salad, was written by Gene Vincent De Paul, Hughie Price and Don Raye in 1943, originally recorded  by Ella Mae Morse in 1943, and recorded again by the Ross Sisters in 1944 for the movie, Broadway Rhythm in 1944.  The following is a clip from that movie.  It has been colorized, and I encourage you to watch the clip ALL THE WAY THROUGH.  You will be amazed.  (Yes, it is real, and they were actually doing those moves)

Some folks like there ‘taters Lyonnaise,
Some prefer French fries,
But I like mine fixed with mayonnaise,
Coleslaw on the side.

Solid potato salad,
That’s solid salad, Jack!
Solid potato salad, boy,
Take a plate, fill it up, bring it right back!

Solid potato salad,
And let’s have no “yak-yak!”.
Solid potato salad, boy,
Take a plate, fill it up, bring it right back!

The farmer said to the spud,
“You’re skin looks mighty pallid,
So I’ll dig you later, bud,
For some solid – poatao salad!”.

Solid potato salad,
That’s solid salad, Jack!
Solid potato salad, boy,
Take a plate, fill it up and bring it right back!

Take a plate, fill it up and bring it right back!

Take a plate, fill it up and bring it right back!

Take a plate, fill it up and bring it right back!

Solid potato – salad,
These are really fine and you’d better latch on!
Solid potato – salad,
For there’s a date, get a plate before it’s all gone!

The farmer said to the spud,
“You’re skin looks mighty pallid,
So I’ll dig you later, bud,
For some solid – poatao salad!”.

Solid potato salad,
That’s solid salad, Jack!
Solid potato salad, boy,
Take a plate, fill it up,
Take a plate, fill it up and bring it right back!
Take a plate, fill it up and bring it right back!

I told you that it was amazing!

Video of the Day – December 5, 2011

Herman, Herman.  We will miss him…

Video of the Day – November 29, 2011

To those of you junkies too young to remember the famed Police Academy series of movies, you missed out on a true gem of the ’80s, Michael Winslow. The man was the king of sound effects. If you don’t believe me, check out the above video where Winslow does a mean Robert Plant impersonation for “Whole Lotta Love” and then creates a ripping guitar solo ENTIRELY WITH HIS MOUTH.

Video of the Day – November 20, 2011

The next step in communications.

NSFW

(Oh, you were warned.)

Video of the Day – November 1, 2011

Video of the Day – October 31, 2011

This guy does an awesome light show on Halloween, Christmas, and July 4th.

Video of the Day – October 18, 2011

Oh yeah, you knew there had to be one…

Video of the Day – October 7, 2011

Be careful who it is you are being an asshole to.

Be sure to watch the whole video, it is well worth it.  Funny too.