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“Santa Claus Has Got the AIDS This Year” by Tiny Tim. (Don’t blame me.) Classic Repost

24 Dec

December 24, 2011

There is nothing I like more than tradition. Here at Mr. Blog’s Tepid Ride, I hope this is the start of a new tradition. So as you snuggle in and enjoy your Christmas Eve, please joy this rendition of a true holiday classic. And yes, this is real.

Please, share this with someone you love. As long as he has a good sense of humor.

from December 25, 2010

Don’t hate me. This was suggested by oft-time commenter, the full-time Alan Keyes.

Don’t know who Tiny Tim was? This isn’t the “God bless us, everyone” kid. This is the banjo-playing freak show who was popular in the 1960’s and 70’s. Popular for what you ask? I don’t know. He was one of those people whom someone one day called a celebrity and no one argued. I’d compare him to Paris Hilton but I don’t like to speak ill of the dead.

So, with apologies, here is “Santa Claus Has Got the AIDS This Year.”

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Fonzie Eats a Can of Ravioli Over a Hot Plate. A Christmas Classic Repost

22 Dec

December 22, 2011

I can’t let the holiday go by without everyone’s favorite 30 year-old teenager, the Fonz, making an appearance. You can have your Frosty and your Rudolph, this is my TV yuletide.

from December 24, 2010

This is a classic piece of Christmastime must-see television around my house. (I’m sure that says a lot about my house. We also love Godzilla at Thanksgiving. It’s a bit hard to fit in the oven but trust me, it tastes delicious.)  In this clip from the early days of Happy Days, everyone is getting ready for Christmas, except poor Fonzie, who has nowhere to go. This was before Fonzie moved in above the Cunningham’s and he was going to spend a lonely holiday in his garage. Watch as The Fonz sits on a greasy toolbox, heats up a can of ravioli on a hot plate, and sets out a pathetic little holiday card for company. Were the Aloha Pussycats out-of-town? Where was Paula Petralunga? And what about the Hooper triplets, Pinky Tuscadero, or a dozen loose cheerleaders? Ponder that as you watch with someone you love.

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