Klarinet Archive - Posting 000502.txt from 1995/10

From: John Baetens <jsbtens@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Paducah, Paducah -- redux
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 20:36:16 -0400

At 05:35 PM 10/17/95 EDT, Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:

>...As for whateverthehell Carmen Miranda was doing in a movie with Benny
>Goodman, I mention that there was a recent TV drama on her life and
>it showed her as quite an artist in the Brazilian pop medium, using
>some rare film. And they were right. She was sensational. But when
>she got to Hollywood, the put a fruit basket on her head, had her
>sing cucaracha songs, and in general made her act like an idiot...

For some reason the above reminded me of that other pop sensation,
Charo. You know, that "dumb blonde" Spanish lady who was always on
the late night talk shows and said "coochie, coochie" all the time.
Well, one time I saw her on the Tonight show, and she said she wanted
to play a song on her guitar. Wow! It turns out she is a great
classical guitarist. What a surprise.

John Baetens