Friday, July 3, 2009

Happy Fourth of July!

Worth the 3:20 it will take to watch. Trust me.

15 Comments:

savannah said...

Happy 4th of July, sugar! good ole fred, bless his heart and smoking all the while! (literally and figuratively! - great video choice!)
xoxoxox

moi said...

I've seen every Fred Astaire movie about a gazillion times. Nothing cooler – or sexier – than a man who can DANCE.

Happy, Happy Fourth of July to you, mi Amiga. "Let's hope we can keep it."

TROLL Y2K said...

Cigarette. Fireworks. Patriotism. Heterosexual dancing. No Nanny-State Warning Label on any of it.

That was REALLY politically incorrect.

Boxer said...

Savannah - Happy 4th you you! "Holiday Inn" is one of my favorite movies and it's the first time 'White Christmas" was ever sung.

Moi - !!!!!!!! In college Mr. Boxer and I went to a Fred/Ginger Film Festival (this was before VHS/etc) where they played all 12 of their movies over a period of 6 weeks. I was in heaven. I wear my pinkie ring because it's identical to the one he always wore. At a young age, I thought it was so very, very cool. Don't you love how he tied his belts? I could go on and on...... Happy 4th!

Troll - Fred Astaire reportedly called Michael Jackson the night he first did the Moonwalk for the Motown special and told him it was amazing. The only bad thing about this dance number is it made me want to smoke.

fishy said...

THAT's entertainment! Fun posting, hope your holiday will be full of joyful events and some great
Red, White and BOOM!

Walker said...

That was the perfect piece for today.
Fred Astaire was a hell of an entertainer
Happy Forth of July

Lena said...

Thanks for sharing. Very enjoyable!

Ree said...

How wonderful! thanks darlin! Not to be missed.

Big Shamu said...

Happy Independence Day!!!!

Go BOOM Everybody.

itisi said...

Happy 4th of July!!
Enjoy the drinks and fireworks!!

Boxer said...

Fish - I love that; red, white and BOOM. Perfect. A safe and sane holiday to you and yours too.

Walker- always glad you when you get time to visit and I agree about F.Astaire.

Lena - Hi! Thanks for visiting on a Holiday and I hope yours was wonderful.

Ree - *sigh* He was so elegant.

Shamu - I hope you're enjoying your 4th of July HOLIDAY.

Itisi! Hello and thanks for the 4th of July wishes. Much appreciated.

K9 said...

wow! smoking while dancing! ive never seen that. and, fred has inspired me to add some excitement to the next girls night. bam! happy fourth, friend. hope it was a good one.

pam said...

Love this! I don't think I have seen it either, which is amazing since I watched all those old movies as a kid too. Who knew that old Fred Astaire invented stage pyrotechnics????

Boxer said...

K9 - bwahahahah - I was watching Thriller the other night and thought of you. Can you imagine what you could do with just a few "lady finger" firecrackers??

Pam - Holiday Inn also starred Bing Crosby and I like this one because Fred Astaire wasn't the nice guy... he was kinda an ass. But, the guy could dress and dance.

Gnomeself Be True said...

I remember that movie and that dance.
Great stuff.