Groovy Friday – Miller Time
This week’s clip was nearly included as one of last week’s also-rans, but I gave it a fresh look and have decided to pronounce it “groovy” on its own. The only thing that made me hesitate...
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Andre Dupuy is the youngest of five children, a fourth-generation Californian and he knows how to drive a Model-T Ford.
Groovy Friday Also-rans
The clock keeps ticking as we count down to the final Groovy Friday post on December 29th. This week I’m featuring a slew of clips that didn’t quite make the Groovy Friday cut. Almost, but...
Groovy Friday/Wednesday – Thanksgrooving
Here again is the traditional Groovy Friday Thanksgiving clip, presented on Wednesday as usual. Tradition. I could explain this tradition, but I already did that here . Last year I fulfilled my...
It’s a Groovy Friday Alumni Jam
This week, in anticipation of our final Groovy Friday post (December 29th,) I’m presenting a grand potpourri, an all-star jam if you will, featuring many favorite Groovy Friday alumni in all new...
Groovy Friday – Simply the Best
It’s Friday! Anna Mae Bullock was born on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee and grew up to be Tina Turner. There’s really not much else to say. Singer, song-writer, actress, dancer,...
Groovy Friday – I’m Bobby
It’s Friday! Several months ago Annette Funicello was featured here. At the end of that post, I promised a groovy clip from her fellow Mouseketeer, Bobby Burgess. I knew I had the clip filed away...
Groovy Friday – The End is Near
It’s Friday! Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400), known as the father of English literature, wrote in his epic poem Troilus and Crisedye: “But at the laste, as every thing hath ende, She took hir...
Groovy Friday – More and More Kapoor
It’s Friday! It’s time to dive once again into the deep pool of grooviness that is Bollywood. In previous plunges, we’ve come across the great Shammi Kapoor many times. Not surprising as he...
Groovy Friday – Rooftop-A-Go-Go Redux
It’s Friday! This clip was posted here over two years ago during the early days of Groovy Friday. Back then I didn’t write much about the clips. In fact, I wrote nothing. Allow me to correct that...
Groovy Friday – A Very Brady Friday
It’s Friday! Liz Brady was a Brit Ye-Ye girl, a Carnaby Street groove chick with deep Anglo roots. But she wasn't She wasn’t British. She was born Raymonde Fleurat in Heliopolisin, a suburb of...