This week is being a jerk. It’s not all bad, but it’s a lot of work and a lot of moving parts and a lot more being “on” than I’m used to. I needed something to cheer me up, and this is what I found.
The Ross Sisters were a contortionist/vocal group who gained brief popularity with their number in the 1944 “Broadway Rhythm.” The song is called “Solid Potato Salad,” and while it makes no sense, it nonetheless makes a big impression. Picture the Andrews Sisters. Now remove their spines. The video starts out cute, but it rapidly takes a turn for the WTF. You’re welcome!
Since I’m assuming you’d love some company for your misery, here’s an unprepared group of youths watching it for the first time.
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September 8, 2015 at 7:09 am
You are such a… You often make me watch everything till the end, like it, comment on it and then send it off, in this case to mom who is a huge Andrews Sisters fan 😀
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September 8, 2015 at 8:34 am
I’m so glad you feel inspired to send my posts to people! That made my day. Thank you!
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September 8, 2015 at 9:31 am
I love that performance! Seen it many times on the “big screen” and online.
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September 8, 2015 at 9:40 am
How fun! I would love to see it on the big screen!
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September 8, 2015 at 10:00 am
After watching that, boy do I feel lazy today!
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September 8, 2015 at 10:35 am
And not terribly flexible.
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September 8, 2015 at 11:56 am
That’s just not right! Even if you can do it, I don’t think you should!
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September 8, 2015 at 12:08 pm
I just had to excuse myself from a meeting because your comment made me “cough.”
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September 8, 2015 at 2:33 pm
WTF indeed!!! I’m now sore just from watching that.
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September 8, 2015 at 3:45 pm
Funny how that happens!
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September 8, 2015 at 3:48 pm
I think with this video share you have surpassed yourself. This is the best thing I have seen on the internet in ages. I admit that the title of Solid Potato Salad made me dry heave but I soon forgot my queasiness when the contortionist stunts began. What a marvel! I love the way it was all choreographed as if those sisters have been practicing bending over farm equipment their entire lives and it was perfectly normal. Each stunt made me think “That’s my favourite” and then they would escalate and I had a new favourite. Incredible. Sublimely weird. Made my joints ache in some sort of weird psychosomatic empathy thing. But glorious. Now I need to gather my kids around to share it with them.
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September 8, 2015 at 6:30 pm
I’m really tickled that you liked it so much! And I laughed out loud at the image that they’d been bending over farm equipment their whole lives. Yay!
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September 8, 2015 at 6:31 pm
I am into the history of sideshows. This is very much my cup of tea.
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September 8, 2015 at 6:34 pm
Sideshows are one of my favorite things, too! Did I ever ask if you read “Geek Love” by Katherine Dunn? It’s my number 2 fave book of all time.
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September 8, 2015 at 6:37 pm
No! I have actually, I confess, never even heard of it. You are the first other sideshow fan I have encountered so there was nobody to draw my attention to it before. I have read loads of non-fiction books about sideshows and “freaks” but not much in the way of fiction. Clearly I now need to go and visit a book store!
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September 8, 2015 at 7:24 pm
You’re welcome in advance. It’s amazing.
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September 8, 2015 at 9:56 pm
So glad you posted this! I saw a very brief clip on TV years ago (I think it was in something about acts that never quite caught on), and always wondered Who, When, Where? Now I know!
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September 8, 2015 at 10:46 pm
Glad to help! It’s a shame they never really caught on. I would think their singing and their looks alone were strong enough to get them somewhere. Then you add in the fact that they’re made of pipe cleaners, and it seems like a winning proposition.
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