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BEWARE THE TOWEL DANCE
ON this date in 1989 - Dick Clark announced that he would no longer be hosting the show "American Bandstand."
He had been the host for 33 years.
Bun Man, Mr. Purple and I would watch his show weekly, just like we watched the Buddy Dean Show from Baltimore (or the Jerry Blavat Show in Philly) on a daily basis, ...
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just to hear the new tunes and watch the new dances.
The Boyz actually developed a dance and were asked to audition for Buddy Dean.
When the music started and all Bun Man did was to put a towel between his legs and rock it back and forth, Buddy had seen enough.
That Bun Man, always ahead of his time...
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