[Jewelry making - Article 00211] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Fruit Salad

[Benjamin Mark]

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    I know I'm going to be dating some (many?) of you. Alas ... it
    bothers me not a whit. So ... here goes. How many of you recognize
    this song? 

    I'm Chiquita Banana and I've come to say, Bananas have to ripen in a
    certain way ... Bananas like the climate of the very very tropical
    equator, So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator. 

    Who? By a show of hands ... who out there said Carmen Miranda? Heh
    heh. Nobody's raising their hands? C'mon. Who's kidding who? Remember
    her bonnets ... her fruit laden chapeaux? Remember the tonnage of
    bananas and other tropical fruits piled high upon her Keppy? (Keppy
    ... for those who don't know ... is an endearing Yiddish term for
    head). 

    Who out there ever heard--I wonder--of a Fruit Salad made of rubies
    and sapphires and emeralds and diamonds? Who out there I wonder in
    fact ... has ever heard of a Fruit Salad Choker? Nary a one of ya's
    is wot I yam willin' ta bet. 

    I bring in the lady in the Tutti-Fruiti hat because one can not say
    Fruit Salad as it relates to the world of fashion and not think of
    that flamboyant Brazilian lady who charmed America through the sheer
    dynamism of her personality. I'm Chiquita Banana and I've come to
    say .... The song rings without end in my mind. 

    A quick Tidbit about those hats. Did you know their origins hark back
    to the slums of Brazil? Ms. Miranda--unfortunately-- created enmity
    with her own people as she gained popularity in this country. She was
    accused of "selling out" and becoming "Americanized" because it was
    thought she was caricaturing her people for money. She was not. And
    then ... one day ... she collapsed on stage during a live Jimmy
    Durante show (another blast from the past) ... and at the age of 46
    ... died. 

    And so ... as the sun sets in the eastern galaxies and we ponder the
    likelihood of water once having dotted the landscape of Mars ... and
    wonder if Osama will ever get caught--did you know Apples originated
    in Afghanistan?--we return with relish to the Fruit Salad Choker and
    the melange of colored stones that make up this $80,000 doo-dad. A
    sight to see folks. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Tidbits Graphics ... and then click on the link that says: Fruit
    Salad ... where you'll see an image of a Fruit Salad Choker
    Necklace. 

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
http://www.tyler-adam.com


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