Gene Kardos & His Orch. - A Hot Dog A Blanket And You, 1931

[cosycleaner]

Splendid 'College' song and well-presented. However these are very English pictures for a very American song - plenty of American college pics out there.

[megaswenson]

My Great-Grandparents had an entirely different concept of College than we do, today. THEN, one went simply to learn, rather than to 'compete' with others for grades. That left a lot of time for fun. One set of Great Grandparents were too poor to actually go (the Civil War & financial panics had left their families in desperate circumstances). For them, college represented some Paradise of showing off in front of a lot of people: being part of a "scene". SONGS LIKE THIS ARE PROBABLY WHY.

[78timothy]

Kardos recorded through 1939, I have some his Gene's Merrymakers on Blue Lable Vocalion. Never hearsd a bad Kardos. They're a good bet.

[RatPfink66]

Gene gave up his band about 1940 to go into the postal service. He still played at night in a restaurant, but it was Hungarian music. My mom heard him there!

[HunterMann]

Thanks for the great song & slide show 240252.

Could you tell me how you created the slide show of old photos please? The images are so clear. Were they scanned from prints or slides? Did you shoot the photos with an easel, tripod and some kind of macro-zoom close-up lens? I'd appreciate any tips on photos. Really a great mix of photos and great old music!!

I'll take 78's and a Victrola any day over those goofy iPod things.

[63lambretta]

@HunterMann It is pretty amazing that a teeny Ipod will hold a literal Ton of 78 RPM recordings. However, you and I will be playing our beloved Victrolas if the power grid ever goes down!

[HunterMann]

@63lambretta Yes, perhaps the hip-hop fans will burn some 78's from their MP3's so that they will still have music to listen to in the event of a power failure. Hey, do you have a 1963 Lambretta? I used to see some of those in SF at the Bat Cave and in Seattle during the European Scooter Club events. stay hip, HM

[63lambretta]

@HunterMann I don't check messages often... but yeah, 63lambretta li125, '57 ld 125, '56 ld125. '54 ld125, 67? serveta lambretta 150Special, '56 zundapp bella r150, '60 harley topper scooter , 62 topper, and a chuffle of boring old wide-body vespas. Love the rallies! -kevin

[1073741824]

I'm Japanese.

とても快活な気分になれる歌ですね！

[Corrie121]

I do not know whether there is sexual innuendo in this number or otherwise, but it is a real "toe tapper".

The picnic pictures seem to be essentially English (rather than British). They are very good and appropriate to the song anyway.

Thanks for posting.

[mic33george]

Excellant and such charming pictures.

[kspm01]

20's spirit despite the recording date indeed; love it! Great pictures.

[dzheger]

G, smurfswacker's remark about the hot dog just reminded me of Smith's song where the sexual innuendo is blatant. But B and you are probably right about this bubbly, clean sounding song. So the charming photos of these picnickers are very appropriate.

[barbcard]

Love this spunky lively music. Off to Tunisia on Monday, where they probably won't have hotdogs but I hope they have blankets. (No sexual innuendo intended!)

[smurfswacker]

A peppy college number, lots of fun. The other comments have me wondering whether the writer intended the song to be suggestive, or whether we're applying our modern sensibilities. The blanket (to wrap around you and friend while sitting in the grandstands) and the hot dog (a big-game tradition) are quite appropriate to the song and possibly innocent...but then I remember "frankfurter sandwiches" and recall the old-timers weren't necessarily any cleaner-minded than us moderns.

[dzheger]

Bessie Smith sang in I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl "...I need a little hot dog between my rolls"

[barbcard]

You're right! This is clearly about watching a game, prob. football, on a chilly day. I'm often tempted to look for hidden meanings, but not this time.

[HarborGuy]

Amazing how dressed up the people appear even in a casual moment compared to today. Glad to see our Grandmothers having fun and enjoying youth as we did...As to the blanket and the hot dog - I will not go there lol............

[Somerset45]

Really enjoyed this classy clip-great pictures!

[tetedargent]

a real toe tapper this one, great music, keep it up

[merrihew]

Obviously an inspiration for the somewhat newer record I posted - A Little, A Pretzel and You. However, the inclusion of a blanket in this song is a bit more suggestive. Great pictures - how dressed up they are.