tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post4539430590163108610..comments2024-03-12T04:51:46.468-05:00Comments on Blue Gal: BG's Saturday Song - Fred and GingerFran / Blue Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-14834616133424278642007-08-06T09:20:00.000-05:002007-08-06T09:20:00.000-05:00Yeah, the quote that came to mind for me, too, was...Yeah, the quote that came to mind for me, too, was that Ginger did everything Fred did ... only backwards and in high heels! It's a favorite among women my age within the feminist community.<BR/><BR/><BR/>BACBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394238321236592123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-22901917522511590062007-08-05T12:55:00.000-05:002007-08-05T12:55:00.000-05:00Actually notsoccer mom, not at all. Above the kne...Actually notsoccer mom, not at all. Above the knee for 1942 was de rigeur, as WWII required the reduced use of fabrics on the homefront. Ditto for Ginger's full length mink coat in 1932...the Depression meant movies had to be escapist and heroines were decked to the nines. I was thinking about this only yesterday, that there's a great American History lesson plan, social history through the outfits of Fred Astaire's dance partners. Now if I could only find a teaching job, heh.Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-38932518786045598412007-08-05T11:12:00.000-05:002007-08-05T11:12:00.000-05:00hehe, "Ginger danced every step that Fred did, onl...hehe, "Ginger danced every step that Fred did, only backwards and in heels." i was thinking that too!<BR/><BR/>hey, wasn't that dress kinda short for back then??!!!NotSoccer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064051529959174900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-60486734505121090562007-08-05T10:34:00.000-05:002007-08-05T10:34:00.000-05:00I know it's an old saying but Ginger danced every ...I know it's an old saying but Ginger danced every step that Fred did, only backwards and in heels.<BR/><BR/>OGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-16252998912125170382007-08-04T21:49:00.000-05:002007-08-04T21:49:00.000-05:00My mom always loved Fred Astaire-Ginger Rodgers mu...My mom always loved Fred Astaire-Ginger Rodgers musicals, and so I used to watch them too.<BR/><BR/>Although Gene Kelly was technically a better dancer and singer, Fred Astaire was infinitely more fun to watch. He always looked like he was really having fun! <BR/><BR/>When Astaire was 80 and married to woman less then half his age, he broke his arm <I>riding a skateboard!</I> He loved skateboarding. I think that Fred was always having a little bit more fun than the rest of us.<BR/><BR/>Although a great dancer and a lovely actress, Ginger Rodgers got kind of dour and overly-religious in later years. I don't think that she ever rode a skateboard, which might of been the problem.Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-74794305245075005422007-08-04T20:13:00.000-05:002007-08-04T20:13:00.000-05:00That was nice, BG -- but I'm sure if you had spent...That was nice, BG -- but I'm sure if you had spent your entire adult life as a professional dancer, you could do that too.<BR/><BR/>(And I bet he could not snark for beans!)<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Tengrain<BR/><BR/>(that dancin' fool)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com