It’s okay with me if you are embarrassed by Travolta’s disco dance, but you implied that it was because he was a white guy dancing, as indicated by your concern on how non-whites view that clip. Be embarrassed, if you wish, but be embarrassed because he was disco-ing and not because he was a white man disco-ing. I still stand by my statement that at that time, John Travolta’s dance performance in that movie set the bar for people of ALL colors to move to the groove!

White guy notwithstanding.

Who cares? I’m personally tired of the stereotypical ‘All white men can’t dance’, thing. To me, it’s as racist as saying ‘All blacks crave dat watermelon’.

Back in the day everyone danced to the disco boogie. And most took cues from JT. I was not an exception. I wore double-knit suits (not white though!), platform shoes, and synthtic wide collar shirts, and, while it’s not something I’d wear today, I was a kid, and am not ashamed that I participated in the culture of the day. I grew up into a long-haired Heavy Metal rocker playing and touring in bands, so obviously it wasn’t detrimental to my musical development – though some may argue differently…

Thanks, ST, for glimpsing back at what most of us consider part of our youthful culture. And while I ended up playing music more like Def Leppard and Motley Crue, the Bee Gees are all right with me!

The condition of Centanni and Wiig’s release: they were forced to make videotapes decrying American policies, and convert to Islam.

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And Johnny Travolta? Just another nutjob Scientologist…

…May be right or may be wrong… Jes knows the way to get along…

River cities burnin’ an’ everbody’s churnin, jes stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive ….

Oo – oo – oo – oo – stayiin alive-hiiiive—hive….

- Bang

I have to say I wonder what non-white readers are thinking watching Travolta dance???? I used to bust moves like that in ‘78, ‘79. What a weird time!

And bell bottoms are back.