VIDEO OF THE DAY - FRIDAY - 7/3/09
I’M OFF THE AIR TODAY, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN I WON’T BE CHECKING IN WITH NEW INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. TODAY I FOUND A COUPLE OF PICTURES WITH THE TWO GREATEST DANCERS OF THEIR GENERATION. MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIME IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE FRED ASTAIRE, BUT I NEVER REALIZED HE AND MICHAEL JACKSON HAD MET A COUPLE OF TIMES - AND I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT FRED THOUGHT OF MICHAEL. SO SCROLL DOWN BELOW THE VIDEO AND YOU’LL SEE A COUPLE OF QUOTES AND PICTURES I FOUND. VERY KOOL.
SOMEONE PUT TOGETHER OF FRED “DANCING” TO ‘BILLIE JEAN’
NOT PERFECT BUT THE IDEA IS INTERESTING - AND YOU GOTTA GIVE THE UNKNOWN HOME EDITOR AN “A” FOR EFFORT.
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MICHAEL AND FRED IN 1979
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HERE THEY ARE IN 1984
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FRED ASTARE ON MICHAEL JACKSON (THE HIGHEST PRAISE ONE COULD GET)
“Oh, God! That boy moves in a very exceptional way. That’s the greatest dancer of the century”. - Fred Astaire
“I didn’t want to leave this world without knowing who my descendant was. Thank you Michael!”- Fred Astaire (shortly before his death)
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BIRTHDAYS AND DEPARTURES - 7/3
1964 – GARY RYAN (JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS)
1962 – TATLOR DAYNE
1961 – VINCE CLARK (ERASURE)
1957 – LAURA BRANNIGAN WOULD HAVE BEEN 52
1955 – MIKE CORBY (THE BABYS)
1952 – ANDY FRASER (FREE)
1950 – DAMON HARRIS (TEMPTATIONS)
1948 – PAUL BARRERE (LITTLE FEAT)
1943 – JUDITH DURHAM (THE SEEKERS)
1940 – FONTALLA BASS (“RESCUE ME”)
1993 – CURLY JOE DeRITA (LAST OF THE THREE STOOGES)
1989 – JIM BACKUS (MR MAGOO/GILLIGAN’S ISLAND)
1981 – ROSS MARTIN (WILD WILD WEST)
1971 – JIM MORRISON (DOORS)
1969 – BRIAN JONES (ROLLING STONES)
1965 – TRIGGER (ROY ROGERS HORSE)
1957 – JUDY TYLER (PRINCESS SUMMERFALLWINTERSPRING ON HOWDY DOODY/ELVIS’ CO-STAR IN JAILHOUSE ROCK)
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