"Don't Dance Like Carmen" Question

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » September 15, 2008 8:18 pm

tikitatas wrote:

Is it just me, or does it seem totally appropriate that someone with the screen name "TIKITATAS" would post that picture????

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » September 16, 2008 9:06 am

It's definitely you...

fenderparrothead · Post by **fenderparrothead** » September 16, 2008 9:57 am

LIPH wrote:Xavier Cugat

Wow, talk about a lot of responses quickly! HA! Thanks for your help!

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » September 16, 2008 10:42 am

phjrsaunt wrote:
tikitatas wrote:
Is it just me, or does it seem totally appropriate that someone with the screen name "TIKITATAS" would post that picture????

LOL@Auntie!

I just had to.

Someone else gave me the moniker on the Tiki Time tour . . . I've often thought of changing my BN name to something a little less "suggestive", but . . . ah, well . . .

mikemck · Post by **mikemck** » September 16, 2008 12:00 pm

fenderparrothead wrote:OK, in the verses that begin with "She and old Cougie, my what a pair...", who/what is "Cougie". I've searched the 'net for any reference of "Cougie" with "Carmen Miranda" but all I can find is various sites listing the lyrics to this song. I can't find any connection outside the song.

Anybody have any info on this?

Thanks everyone! Cheers!

Cugat was the leader of the house band at the famous Coconut Grove nightclub. He was well known for making the rumba a national dance craze and so the studios decided to put him in the movies to capitalize on this, several times with Carmen Miranda.

He also had a popular TV show in the 50's (think a Latin flavored Lawrence Welk).

By the way, as far as Charo was concerned, the reason she stopped recording for so long was because she semi-retired to take care of Cugat after he had a stroke. And, yes, she was a fantastic guitar player. I saw her play with Chet Atkins on Hee Haw once and she really held her own with him.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » September 16, 2008 12:06 pm

mikemck wrote:as far as Charo was concerned, the reason she stopped recording for so long was because she semi-retired to take care of Cugat after he had a stroke. And, yes, she was a fantastic guitar player. I saw her play with Chet Atkins on Hee Haw once and she really held her own with him.

I just had to laugh at the choice of words here. My mind works a little odd sometimes.

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » September 16, 2008 12:07 pm

mikemck wrote:
fenderparrothead wrote:OK, in the verses that begin with "She and old Cougie, my what a pair...", who/what is "Cougie". I've searched the 'net for any reference of "Cougie" with "Carmen Miranda" but all I can find is various sites listing the lyrics to this song. I can't find any connection outside the song.

Anybody have any info on this?

Thanks everyone! Cheers!
Cugat was the leader of the house band at the famous Coconut Grove nightclub. He was well known for making the rumba a national dance craze and so the studios decided to put him in the movies to capitalize on this, several times with Carmen Miranda.

He also had a popular TV show in the 50's (think a Latin flavored Lawrence Welk).

By the way, as far as Charo was concerned, the reason she stopped recording for so long was because she semi-retired to take care of Cugat after he had a stroke. And, yes, she was a fantastic guitar player. I saw her play with Chet Atkins on Hee Haw once and she really held her own with him.

tee hee

Larry beat me to it

And yes, she can really play --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BupUq3Dsx8E

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » September 16, 2008 12:15 pm

Conolulu wrote:
~Hippolyte~ wrote:
Frank4 wrote:Last time I saw Charo she was on "The Love Boat"
you say that like Charo did anything else?!?!?

did she honestly have albums released or what was it she supposedly was famous for?

Things I never knew , other than Hollywood Squares:

Twice voted "Best Classical Flamenco Guitarist in the World" - Guitar Player Magazine

Vice President of Muscular Dystrophy Association

Winner of a Billboard International Latin Music Award

Winner of Screen Actors Guild Award

Winner of the prestigious Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Entertainment of the Year

Received the Key to the City of Las Vegas by Oscar Goodman (03/14/04)

Honored with the "Charo Week Proclamation" from the City of San Francisco (08/02/05)

That's what's known as Charo overload....

mikemck · Post by **mikemck** » September 16, 2008 2:53 pm

LIPH wrote:
mikemck wrote:as far as Charo was concerned, the reason she stopped recording for so long was because she semi-retired to take care of Cugat after he had a stroke. And, yes, she was a fantastic guitar player. I saw her play with Chet Atkins on Hee Haw once and she really held her own with him.
I just had to laugh at the choice of words here. My mind works a little odd sometimes.

LOL...Lot of strange stuff went on on Hee Haw. Why, there was this one time that Junior Samples...no, on second thought, let's not go there.

Conolulu · Post by **Conolulu** » September 16, 2008 2:56 pm

mikemck wrote:
LIPH wrote:
mikemck wrote:as far as Charo was concerned, the reason she stopped recording for so long was because she semi-retired to take care of Cugat after he had a stroke. And, yes, she was a fantastic guitar player. I saw her play with Chet Atkins on Hee Haw once and she really held her own with him.
I just had to laugh at the choice of words here. My mind works a little odd sometimes.

LOL...Lot of strange stuff went on on Hee Haw. Why, there was this one time that Junior Samples...no, on second thought, let's not go there.

Gotta love a thread that goes from Xavier Cugat, to Junior Samples...

And that, is why I love BN.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » September 16, 2008 3:31 pm

Conolulu wrote:
mikemck wrote:
LIPH wrote:
mikemck wrote:as far as Charo was concerned, the reason she stopped recording for so long was because she semi-retired to take care of Cugat after he had a stroke. And, yes, she was a fantastic guitar player. I saw her play with Chet Atkins on Hee Haw once and she really held her own with him.
I just had to laugh at the choice of words here. My mind works a little odd sometimes.

LOL...Lot of strange stuff went on on Hee Haw. Why, there was this one time that Junior Samples...no, on second thought, let's not go there.
Me too!! But how quick can they connect Xavier Cougat to Kevin Bacon?????

Gotta love a thread that goes from Xavier Cugat, to Junior Samples...

And that, is why I love BN.

Conolulu · Post by **Conolulu** » September 16, 2008 3:40 pm

Xavier Cugat was in "Holiday in Mexico" with..

Roddy McDowall

Roddy was in "The Big Picture" in 1989...

with...

Kevin Bacon!

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » September 16, 2008 4:37 pm

Conolulu wrote:Xavier Cugat was in "Holiday in Mexico" with..

Roddy McDowall

Roddy was in "The Big Picture" in 1989...

with...

Kevin Bacon!

YAY!!!! YOU SOOOO ROCK!

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » September 16, 2008 5:22 pm

Conolulu wrote:
mikemck wrote:
LIPH wrote:
mikemck wrote:as far as Charo was concerned, the reason she stopped recording for so long was because she semi-retired to take care of Cugat after he had a stroke. And, yes, she was a fantastic guitar player. I saw her play with Chet Atkins on Hee Haw once and she really held her own with him.
I just had to laugh at the choice of words here. My mind works a little odd sometimes.

LOL...Lot of strange stuff went on on Hee Haw. Why, there was this one time that Junior Samples...no, on second thought, let's not go there.
Xavier to Charo to Chet to Junior only at BN

Gotta love a thread that goes from Xavier Cugat, to Junior Samples...

And that, is why I love BN.

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