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entguy1

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Story on Eubanks in NY Times
« on: January 04, 2010, 02:24:45 PM »
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/fashion/...?ref=television

Nothing earthshattering, but does discuss the origins of the phrase "whoopee."

Neumms

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Story on Eubanks in NY Times
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2010, 02:16:12 PM »
Maybe it wasn't earthshattering, but if a 72-year-old guy is the father of a 6-year-old, I say nice work.

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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2010, 03:04:59 PM »
The last of Anthony Quinn's 13 children was born when Quinn was 81.
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Mike Tennant

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Story on Eubanks in NY Times
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2010, 03:05:54 PM »
[quote name=\'entguy1\' post=\'233532\' date=\'Jan 4 2010, 02:24 PM\']Nothing earthshattering, but does discuss the origins of the phrase "whoopee."[/quote]It may be that Eubanks remembered "Makin' Whoopee" from Sinatra's recording (on Songs for Swingin' Lovers from 1956), but the song actually was first a hit for Eddie Cantor way back in '28 (and was subsequently covered by lots of other artists).

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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2010, 01:34:09 PM »
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