[Dixielandjazz] The OKOM Chicken Dance.

[Mike Marois]

Bob, you are a very, very, very fortunate musician to not get the
opportunity to perform the Chicken Dance in your 55 year career.  Back in my
Disney days at the German pavilion in Epcot, with the combo out by the
fountain, we not only had to play the tune every set but we had but we had
to do the dance also.  I'm looking forward to my Oktoberfest gig later this
week so that I can relive those fond memories of those 100+ degree Florida
summer afternoons wearing lederhosen and wooded soled shoes.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Robert S.
Ringwald
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 1:10 PM
To: Mike Marois
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The OKOM Chicken Dance.

Funny, been playing music for 55-years and never been asked to play for it.

--Bob Ringwald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
To: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The OKOM Chicken Dance.


> Bob -- I can't believe you asked that - It's some sort of plague out of 
> Wisconsin.  It's sort of a cross between the Beer Barrel Polka minus the 
> beer and add in the Macarena.  It's one of the worst pieces of c--p since 
> the hokey pokey and for some reason people like it.
>
> We just stand there with a deer in the headlights look when someone asks 
> for it.
> Larry
> StL
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
> To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The OKOM Chicken Dance.
>
>
>> What is "The Chicken Dance?"
>>
>> --Bob Ringwald
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Bob Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
>> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 7:48 PM
>> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The OKOM Chicken Dance.
>>
>>
>>> We never play the "Chicken Dance". Absolutely refuse if asked.
>>>
>>> So, what to do at Chadds Ford Elementary School Friday evening at an 
>>> outdoor
>>> dedication of their new outdoor classroom? The kids specifically 
>>> requested a
>>> Chicken Dance. Hmmmmm.
>>>
>>> Our solution? We played "That's a Plenty" and the kids (5 to 10) got in 
>>> a
>>> line and marched around in a modified mummers strut, flapping their arms
>>> like chicken wings. They then did it to the next few songs (pure 
>>> Dixieland)
>>> until it got dark and we ended the program.
>>>
>>> Then, it hit me. How many times have we seen old folks flapping their 
>>> arms
>>> to Dixieland and strutting around? In this case, the Principal led them
>>> around and the old folks joined in.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Steve Barbone
>>>
>>>
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