tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post7740703372754751268..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: GatheringsCS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-28198804973808165282015-08-22T11:04:35.391-07:002015-08-22T11:04:35.391-07:00Ahoy Paul & Christine - I don't remember a...Ahoy Paul & Christine - I don't remember a TV show named Hootenanny, but apparently it ran from '63 to '64 & was hosted by Linkletter. Ha! Now there's a folk singer for you. Makes you wonder whether he ever used a gadget to break into a car.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-2710383929579715942015-08-22T08:05:56.451-07:002015-08-22T08:05:56.451-07:00Hootenanny, from a gadget used to break into a car...Hootenanny, from a gadget used to break into a car to an informal gathering of musicians...that's one crazy transition! Fun and fascinating as usual! Christine Ahernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332152375980196208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-33659299413936998142015-08-21T15:19:55.367-07:002015-08-21T15:19:55.367-07:00I love the word, hootenanny. Wasn't that a TV ...I love the word, hootenanny. Wasn't that a TV show in the 1960s? I think it's become part of my speaking vocabulary. I remember using it at a staff meeting once at Hancock and all the younger guys looked at me and laughed. Thought it was the funniest word they'd ever heard. Maybe it was. :) Great post, Charlie. Hugs your way. mindprinterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874142522106185186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-37168839898763124692015-08-21T12:43:27.324-07:002015-08-21T12:43:27.324-07:00Hey Anne - I love the idea that "jamboree&quo...Hey Anne - I love the idea that "jamboree" might have come from some African language. At present, though, we'll have to let the mystery be. Thanks for coming by.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-18571138962884833372015-08-21T10:14:57.215-07:002015-08-21T10:14:57.215-07:00I'd buy the theory that shindig/shindy comes f...I'd buy the theory that shindig/shindy comes from the Scots, since it's popular with US "rednecks" who are generally Scots-Irish. And I'd buy the French origins of Jamboree, since it seems to be popular in Louisiana. (I wonder if anybody's looked into West African roots?) <br /><br />I always thought hootenanny had to come from some Scots Gaelic term like that weird "stereotypical" Scots expression I've never heard from an actual Scot: "hoots mon". Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.com