young rascals

in the german-irish-italian catholic 'hood where i grew up, these guys were bigger 'n the beatles, despite the silly-ass little lord fauntleroy suits they started out wearing.



who knew back then that they were covering a song 'riginally cut by the olympics?



two of 'em usedta play with joey dee & the starlighters of "peppermint twist" fame. (i'm hoping the size of joey's head in this vid is a function of tv distortion.) integrated band -- pretty cool for 1962. other ex-starlighters include jimi hendrix and...joe pesci! (you think i'm funny, like a clown?)