What with all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the almost unnoticed death, recently, of a very important person. Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote the Hokey-Pokey died peacefully at home. He was 93. But there was a slight problem in preparing him for the funeral. As the undertaker began putting him into the coffin, he got his left leg in and that’s when the trouble started.
What with all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the almost unnoticed death, recently, of a very important person. Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote the Hokey-Pokey died peacefully at home. He was 93. But there was a slight problem in preparing him for the funeral. As the undertaker began putting him into the coffin, he got his left leg in and that’s when the trouble started.