[lonewolfny42]

....Like we did 50 years ago....go Chubby !

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g9kK9u3RzFKpfoJGMQF5wKWY0KGAD9GRO46G0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTTFo6mcug

[Goosepond]

Trivia time! 

Where did Chubby Checker get his name? 

Gene

[lonewolfny42]

Trivia time! 

Where did Chubby Checker get his name? 

Gene

After school, Chubby would sing and crack jokes at his various jobs including Fresh Farm Poultry on 9th Street and at the Produce Market. It was Ernest's boss at the Produce Market, Tony A., who gave Ernest the nickname "Chubby".

http://www.chubbychecker.com/bio.asp

[Goosepond]

http://www.chubbychecker.com/bio.asp

Well that's different then I heard but who knows?

I heard he was a big fan of Fats Domino.

Fats -> Chubby

Domino -> Checker

Whadda ya think?

Gene

[lonewolfny42]

Whadda ya think?

His bio says different Gene....

At 68 years old....he's still "on tour".