Hey, how come nobody's mentioned The Funky Chicken? (not to be confused with that monstrosity The Bird Dance!) ... Don't tell me you're all too old for that ... last time I gave it a shot was 5-10 years ago ... got my name on the list for knee replacements the next morning ...

Speaking of the Twist, I remember as a kid seeing Chubby Checker on TV - probably from our local Windsor, Ontario, station, CKLW, as all the Detroit acts made an appearance there - he was demonstrating the Twist, and giving a little lesson: "You move your arms like you're drying your back with a towel. You move your foot like you're grinding out a cigarette." I learned three things for the price of one with that: how to dry my back, how to grind out a cigarette, and how to do the twist. Thank you Chubby Checker!

Couple years back I was down in South Carolina. Driving into some little village, I noticed a little road sign that announced it was the birthplace of Chubby Checker ...