I heard a story from my uncle about Gypsy Rose Lee being on the Tonight Show (he said Carson, but I don’t think the dates match up). She was going to demonstrate some of her old burlesque moves and asked the band’s drummer to give her “the beat.”
“What beat?” he asked.
“Y’know, the beat. The one they do in all the burlesque clubs.”
“Ma’m,” the drummer replies, “I’ve never been to one.”
She’s incredulous. “A grown man like you, never been to a burlesque show??” Shaking her head, she adds, “Wouldn’t you know it, I get a BLEEEEEEEP for a drummer!”
The audience howls. The host falls out of his chair laughing.
What in Og’s name did she say? Or did this actually happen? (as I said, I’m getting this second hand…)