Saturday 9: The Curly Shuffle

Sam’s Saturday 9: The Curly Shuffle (1983)

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…

Unfamiliar with this song? Hear it here.

1) This song is a valentine to The Three Stooges. Are you a fan?
I was, but then I grew out of them. There is more to comedy than whacking someone over the head.

2) It was released to coincide with the Three Stooges getting a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. That's the Hollywood in California. There are 23 other Hollywoods in the United States and two in Ireland. Have you ever visited any of these 26 Hollywoods? If so, which one?
Nope, I have never visited either Hollywood or Ireland.

3) The inspiration for this song was Jerome Horowitz, aka Curly Howard of The Three Stooges. He had many signature phrases, including "nyuk, nyuk, nyuk," "woob, woob, woob," and "sointenly." Give us a movie quote, and be sure to tell us who said it.
“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” I will let you guess, the answer is at the bottom of the page.

4) Curly's older brother, Moses Horowitz, was better known as Moe Howard. Moe was convinced that Lou Costello of Abbott & Costello developed his screen persona by stealing from Curly. It turns out he was right! Lou Costello was previewing early prints of Three Stooges films before they were released to the public. Tell us about a time your gut instinct told you something that turned out to be true.
We were backpacking in the Adirondacks om a loop trail that we haven’t hiked before and on the third day as we approach the end of the loop (it was a 20 mile loop), I said that the parking lot should be over the next hill. And it was, it surprised me so much be right that I remember it fifty years later.

5) The third Stooge, Larry, was Louis Feinberg. Though he became famous as a movie comic, he was also a talented musician. When he was 11, he received an invitation to study violin at a European conservatory, but because of WWI he was unable to go. Tell us about plans of yours that were interrupted because of circumstances beyond your control (weather, the pandemic, etc.).
Um… actually the anniversary is coming up in a few days, hurricane Diane in 1955.
We were vacationing on my grandaunt’s lake cottage in the central part of New Hampshire when the hurricane hit, we cut short our vacation and headed home. We lived in a coastal town on the western half of Long Island Sound and the only way to get there was to go north, through the White Mountains, along the Canadian boarder, across Vermont and down along the Hudson River on the Taconic Parkway. There was only one bridge left standing over the Housatonic River and that was the Merritt Parkway bridge.

6) As a teen, Larry took up boxing and won several bouts. His father disapproved of the sport and put an end to his boxing career. Did you participate in sports during your teen years?
Nope. Except for being forced to take gym.

7) Today the Three Stooges Fan Club has more than 2,000 members and publishes a quarterly newsletter filled with rare photos, interviews, trivia and a marketplace where fans can buy and sell Stooge memorabilia. Have you ever belonged to a fan club?
Another “nope.”

8) In 1983, Princess Diana was the world's top cover girl. Her influence was credited for reviving Britain's fashion and tourist industries. When you think of Britain, what's the first thing that comes to mind?
“Earl Grey Tea” ...well I just made a cup of it for breakfast.

9) Random question -- Your best friend needs help hanging a picture. Would you be comfortable holding the nail so your friend could swing the hammer?
Depends on which friend, I know that you sure would not want to hold the nail for me.


Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!
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