I sure love me some Edith Frost, and earlier tonight I was craving her song “Cars and Parties.” I did what you do when you want to hear a song but don’t have it on hand, and asked my good friend Youtube.
Now I feel like I know Chicago pretty well– I used to live there, and have a lot of friends who live there now, but I sure had never heard of Chic-a-Go-Go. It’s a sweet cable access DANCE PARTY program, along the lines of SOUL TRAIN or AMERICAN BANDSTAND, except it’s in Chicago, hosted by an awesome woman named Miss Mia and her sock puppet friend Ratso, and often features kickass indie rock bands lip-syncing along to their own songs, while all-ages guests dance with them.
There a number of reasons that might explain what I’m about to show you. One might be that because it’s an all-ages cable access program, guests are instructed to dress accordingly. Or this might just be Edith Frost’s natural vibe. I’m personally choosing to categorize it as “pre-9/11 fashion,” a sensibility that lacks our jaded, modern-day influences. Regardless, I sincerely hope that you enjoy it, both for the special something that the song contributes, and for the many extra extra special somethings that Edith’s maraca and dance skills add to the mix.
Tags: chicago, dance, edith frost, video
February 9th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Are you talking about my t-shirt?! That’s just my shirt. It’s a shirt that I would consider wearing to, like, Six Flags or a 4th of July barbeque or any silly party occasion, and that day definitely qualified. I still have it… don’t wear it as often as I used to but only because it’s getting a little ratty after like 10 years of wear. I’m not a fashion person at all.
Or maybe it’s not the shirt; is it the jeans and boots? I have giant feet, I can’t wear women’s shoes. Or maybe you weren’t talking about me at all. Everybody dresses crazy on that show, that’s just what you do. Me, I was hardly even trying compared to some other people with boas and face-tags and all kinds of props.
Oh and one more thing: the moment that you’re seeing where I start shaking the maracas is the moment where I realize I cannot sing — or even pretend to sing — and use a maraca at the same time. So I wasn’t really shakin’ it properly. Quarter-notes instead of sixteenths or something like that.
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mitchco says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:51 am
Hi Edith! Wow, thank you for taking the time to comment. I didn’t mean to offend with what I said– the vibe of the entire show, both that episode and others, is pretty darn goofy. And I imagine it’s really hard to pull off any kind of dancing or maraca-shaking while lip-synching, which is possibly one of humankind’s most awkward inventions.
And hey! I also have big feet! What size are yours? Mine are like eleven in women’s, but I just gave up and have been wearing men’s shoes for forever.
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Edith Frost says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Wow I’m late to see this & reply! We have the same feet. For me, one is 10-1/2 and the other is 11-1/2, so I just get men’s 9 and call it a day.
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