Larry was big into music. This is from his bio on 3-stooges.com
"He was a natural- born performer and could play any instrument he got his hands on - piano, clarinet, saxophone and brass. He even constructed a violin out of a cigar box and a broom handle. He played its single string like a cello, holding it between his knees."
Music now in his blood, Larry played on the bill of local theater amateur nights, taking top prizes in most of these contests. Which didn't surprise his peers, since he was certainly good at his craft. During this period he interspersed his musical talents with pugilistic skills, earning money as a lightweight boxer, fighting over 40 bouts. By age fifteen, he started singing along with movie slides at Philadelphia theaters-the Keystone, Alhambra, Broadway, Nixon's Grand and the Allegheny-where he received two dollars for each performance. All of this was accomplished while he was still a student at Central High School. In later years, he would go on to develop an act in which he would do a Russian dance while playing the violin.
WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO! I loved that. Whe I was a little kid(early 70s), I watched the Stooges, Little Rascals and Looney Tunes-all way before my time, but my grandfather would sit with me and we'd watch them until we hurt from laughing. My childhood's time had Scooby Doo, Laff-Olympics, Yogi Bear and other horrible cartoons that just weren't funny.
I remember when my mom wouldn't let me watch Speed Racer(probably around 1974)becuase it was too violent...man, how things have changed.
And somehow, Whammer Jammer just seems to fit the 3 Stooges perfectly. ---------- Todd
