Wednesday, May 9, 2012

say ooh la la, Say Zoo

there's a beck song that contains a sample that goes like this,
say: Ooh, la la, sassoon! C'mon, c'mon
maybe it says that.  (frankly, i've never been sure.) it sounds like, say-zu
which is interesting because i just read about an american actress called ZaSu Pitts, but her name was pronounced "Say Zoo"
wikipedia says,


Early life
ZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas, to Rulandus and Nellie (née Shay) Pitts; she was the third of four children. Her father, who had lost a leg while serving in the 76th New York Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, had settled the family in Kansas by the time ZaSu was born.
The names of her father's sisters, Eliza and Susan, became the basis for ZaSu's unique first name,


Kooky!
I only came across her because I was looking up something called "monkey bread" (of course I was) and wikipedia (there's that name again) advised that ...


The origin of the term monkey bread is uncertain...The packaging of a stoneware "Monkey Pot" made by Boston Warehouse in 1981 claimed that "monkey bread was named by that unique and whimsical comedienne, ZaSu Pitts, who so referred to it because, as she said, "you have to monkey around with it."


she does look whimsical.  and so is her name.  what a classy dame.  i'm sorry i hadn't heard of her before.


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