As today is World Parrot Day I’m bringing back to the timeline my favourite rendition of Whole Lotta Rosie by Tico (parrot) and Frank (non-parrot) of Tico and the Man (a truly great squawk n' roll band)
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I did give myself whiplash once whilst dancing. I gave my GP an edited version of the event. Tbf, I think it highly unlikely she would have known what a Hot Gossip 'ripple' was anyway.
Come to think of it, I got mild whiplash from dancing once. No doc involved (unless my partner later went to med school) but nothing as fancy as Hot Gossip ripple either
I thoroughly recommend looking up Tico and the Man on YouTube as they have hundreds of videos on there (a great way to spend a Sunday), including this quality rendition…
It wouldn’t be right to do a thread on talented parrots without sharing at least one clip of Einstein, an African grey parrot who is a highly skilled impressionist…
Speaking of parrots, my favourite way of saying something is easy-peasy from Argentinian slang is ¡papita pal loro! It means “a little potato for the parrot!”
And an Argentinian phrase about a remote place is en la concha de la lora, which means “in the parrot’s pussy,” sometimes shortened (in politer company) to plumas verdes (“green-feathers”)
My Financial Times obit for my friend the great Ken Campbell, in 2008, ended:
"He is survived by [his daughter] Daisy, two grandchildren, three dogs and Doris, an African grey parrot whom he had been training to squawk her own life story."
I took care of a friend's Sun Conure for a few days, and there's nothing in the world quite like having a bird fly over and land on your finger. Everyone should get to experience it one time.
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Come to think of it, I got mild whiplash from dancing once. No doc involved (unless my partner later went to med school) but nothing as fancy as Hot Gossip ripple either
"He is survived by [his daughter] Daisy, two grandchildren, three dogs and Doris, an African grey parrot whom he had been training to squawk her own life story."
https://youtu.be/WvYqqjsYE6I?si=-p0YPngfb-OVVuJe
My parrot died today. Its last words were, "Fuck, I think my parrot is about to die."
https://youtu.be/e0_XArS_rHg
Thank you for sharing this.