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Sad News

  • Karen Brad
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    October 24, 2008 5:34 AM BST
    Sad News

    With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote 'The Hokie Pokey' died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in....and then the trouble started.



    It's sick but I bet you smiled.
  • Nikki Hollm
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    October 24, 2008 9:17 AM BST
    I did smile, Karen, but isn't that a nice way to be rememered, with warm feelings of joy instead of grief and sadness?

    Nikki
  • lynn harvey
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    October 24, 2008 3:15 PM BST
    er.....you mean 'Hokey-Cokey' don't you???? Hokey-Pokey was written by Richard Thompson.........and he's very much alive.

    ciao,
    Lynn H.
  • Karen Brad
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    October 24, 2008 3:37 PM BST
    No Larry LaPrise wrote the song in the 1940's.
    But it turns out he died in 1996.
    He was sued by someone who claimed to have wrote Hokey Cokey during WWII. They settled out of court.