Hi there
When I was a young teen I saw the movie "Gidget". It starred Sandra Dee in the title role. She fell in love with surfer Moondoggie. I fell in love with Moondoggie too. He was played by James Darren. Oh, didn't my heart beat happily over the guy?
I so wanted to be Gidget. Not just because she was cute, pretty, and tiny, but mainly because she was lucky enough to be loved by Moondoggie.
About thirty years later when I was a typist-in-charge in the government, there was a typist in the pool named Gidget. I wondered why her parents had decided to call her that name? I've now met several other Gidgets and I'm still wondering.
In the movie, 'Gidget' was a made-up name for our tiny heroine. It was short for Girl- Midget. ... G-midget... Gidget. I would never call a child by that name. Maybe the parents of these Gidgets never realised what a millstone it might be around the necks of their daughters? Especially if they grew to be tall.
About ten years ago I met James Darren when I was in Las Vegas. He'd stuck to his singing skills (surely original fans have never forgotten "Goodbye Cruel World"") and, now, had turned into a bit of a Vegas crooner. Because of his crooner skills, he'd had a big role in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" as a lounge singer hologram. I sighed all over again when he started warbling. James Darren certainly stood up to my expectations!
James Darren passed away recently.
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