A long time ago, back in the autumn of 1952, when Bing Crosby was
filming the movie "White Christmas" in New Hamp****re, the Mayor of
Nashua, NH thought it would be a great idea to have Bing visit their
fair town & present him with the key to the city on the steps of City
Hall. You know, a nice little photo op for the mayor's re-election &
a
way for some of the town's dignitaries to meet the Great Bing Crosby.
Now one as to remember, Bing Crosby at this time was at the peak of
his
singing career. He was bigger than Elvis, the Beatles, Sinatra & the
Beach Boys all put together. He crossed generational lines, admired
by
young & old as one of the "coolest cats" in the music world.
Well, word leaked out that Bing would be in town so hundreds of
teenagers skipped school to attend the little ceremony. The
authorities
were not prepared for such a large crowd, there were only a few
policemen present, and things soon got out of hand. Pu****ng &
shoving
began as the teenagers all wanted to get closer to see their hero.
It
soon looked like the Mayor was going to a have a riot on his hands
and
he was growing more frantic by the minute. All he wanted was a nice
little ceremony with Bing and now he had a full fledged uprising
threatening to ruin everything.
Throughout all this Bing was seated in his chair, calmly observing
what
was happening. When the crowd started to push through the barricades
that were set up, he had had enough. Bing got up, strolled to the
microphone & said in a commanding voice, "All right, everyone cool
down
right now"! The rioting crowd immediately calmed down and the Mayor's
little ceremony went on without a hitch & everyone went home happy.
The next day the headline in the newspaper read: CROSBY STILLS NASHUA
YOUNG!!
Merry Xmas to All!!!
TOG
ND: Saranac Season's Best
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