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random bit of fan history
Alright, this was going to be a request post, but since I found what I was looking for I'll just share:

Back in the 80's Marie Osmond was made co-host of Ripley's Believe It Or Not. In their episode on sound poetry, she was expected to simply introduce the topic and read a few lines of Hugo Ball's "Karawane" from a cue card. Instead she looked away from the card, straight into the camera, and kicked ass.

From a website hosting a sound clip:
"It blew everybody away, and I think they only needed that one take. A year or so after it was broadcast, Greil Marcus approached me, wanting to use Marie Osmond's rendition of Hugo Ball for a cd produced in England as sonic companion to his book Lipstick Traces; so I was delighted to be able to arrange that."

The video: http://tinyurl.com/2ctlvo
And a sound clip (number 8): http://www.ubu.com/sound/ball.html

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	criticalcricket 2008-03-12 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Great performance. Watching her was great, but when I listen to the sound clip, all I can think of are the Sims. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	wankismyfandom 2008-03-12 02:04 am UTC (link)
	LOLOLOL. Anduwasneh! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	frau_eva 2008-03-12 02:55 am UTC (link)
	Glad I'm not the only one. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	chaimonkey 2008-03-12 06:18 am UTC (link)
	Haha, so true! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	notjo 2008-03-12 01:37 am UTC (link)
	O.O That was awesome! She totally kicked ass! (Reply to this)

	kosaginolegion 2008-03-12 01:38 am UTC (link)
	Oh, man! That was marvelous! (Reply to this)

	wankismyfandom 2008-03-12 02:04 am UTC (link)
	That is totally excellent. (Reply to this)

	hangingfire 2008-03-12 02:16 am UTC (link)
	Oh my god, I remember that! I used to watch that show all the damn time. Thanks for the links! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	chaimonkey 2008-03-12 06:19 am UTC (link)
	No prob! My dad brought it up (for some reason or another) and had me Google around for it - at first he thought it was from The Gong Show, which explains why this post was almost a request. And now I feel really, really young. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hangingfire 2008-03-12 01:35 pm UTC (link)
	...do I want to know how old you are? (Or your dad, for that matter?) >_> (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hallidae 2008-03-12 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Wow. (Reply to this)

	moonpigeon 2008-03-12 03:16 am UTC (link)
	That's not an imaginary language, that's Twi'lek! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kittenmommy 2008-03-15 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	No, it's the language Leeloo spoke in The FIfth Element! ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tinsolitus 2008-03-12 03:53 am UTC (link)
	Thanks for posting that! The art club at my college is having a Dada week, and I just sent the email account that video. (Reply to this)

	singe 2008-03-12 04:19 am UTC (link)
	BAAAAOOMPH! Rock on, Marie! (Reply to this)

	melusine 2008-03-12 09:43 am UTC (link)
	Wow. Not only did she recite it from memory, the inflection and pacing she gave it was incredible! (Reply to this)

	annabelle_lee 2008-03-13 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Oh Marie. I think I will always love her no matter what people might say. She's the epitome of what an actress should be. (Reply to this)

	kittenmommy 2008-03-15 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Wow... I don't remember her co-hosting Ripley's. I remember Jack Palance and his daughter hosting. I didn't know she was ever on that show. But my God, she seriously kicked ass! (Reply to this)