Where the Action Is 1965 – The Action Kids – A Taste of Honey, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Airdate: Friday, November 5, 1965

What do poker, “A Taste of Honey” and dancing all have to with each other? Who knows - it’s the 60’s man…anything goes!

A big thank you to “Uncle George” for sharing another rare video of “Where the Action Is”. It’s always so cool seeing these!

Herbie’s hit song is at #10 today on the Billboard Hot 100 and will peak at #7 in 3 weeks.

The Action Kids: playing poker are Jerilyn Stapleton (with the diamond straight flush) and Joy Ciro (clubs straight flush). Dancing today are Jill Gordon, Lesley Evans, Steve Ciro, Pete Menafee, Roberta Tennes, Mike Williams and Roger Minami (they switch shirts during the breaks)


….And 5 years ago today I posted my first video on what would become YouCanDanceToit! (I still question the exclamation mark at the end….was it really necessary? lol) – my overdubbed version of the kids on American Bandstand doing the swim to “Can You Do It” by the Contours. From 5 subscribers (all my family) to almost 80,000, 300 videos and 43 million views later, I’m thrilled beyond words that so many people share my love for American Bandstand and other shows that featured the great dancing and music of the 1960’s. It's also been so great chatting with some of the dancers who were there like Don Sanuskar, Peggy (Waggoner) Names, John Pollard, Stan Soburn and Susan (Hipple) Phillips . Whether you were there or just wish you had been, thank you for sharing so many of your insights, thoughts and memories (many of them have been real tear-jerkers) and thank you for coming along for the ride!

Much more great stuff to come.