May 25, 2009

happy birthday frankie!

Posted by dogpossum on May 25, 2009 6:05 PM in the category cat blogging and lindy hop and other dances and lolfrankie | Comments (1)

As many of you know, Frankie Manning passed away a couple of weeks before the massive Frankiefest week of celebrations for his 95th birthday. The saddest of news, and yet, probably saddest because Frankie'd be crawling with jealousy that thousands of dancers are enjoying his party without him.
But even those of us who couldn't get to New York are thinking of him. And watching clips that make us cry and cheer out loud:

Posted by dogpossum on May 25, 2009 6:05 PM in the category cat blogging and lindy hop and other dances and lolfrankie