Englishman in New York29 Sep 2006 09:32 am
The man who co-wrote the song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” had the unsettling experience this week of reading his own obituary — the result of an impostor who went through life claiming to be the author of the 1960s smash hit.
[…]”Do you know what it’s like to have grandchildren calling you and say, ‘Grandpa, you’re still alive?’” he said in a telephone interview from Coral Springs. “This is not a game. I am who I am, and I’m proud of who I am. But these phones don’t stop with people calling thinking I’m dead.”
Bitsy Bikini’ Song Co-Author Is Alive (via Mediabistro)
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That’s pretty messed up! I feel kind of bad for the wife. What a way to find she was married to A FRAUD! Oh well. Maybe he did it for the bragging rights or something, can’t imagine what else he got out of it, other than a few more contracting jobs perhaps!?
Have a listen to Timmy Mallett’s podcast on this story….
http://www.brillianttv.co.uk/timmymallett/sound/itsy-bitsy-identity.mp3
Thank you Linda, that’s just what I needed first thing on a Sunday morning.