Talk:Chic-a-Go-Go
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For anybody looking in, just a quick note on the relevance of this show and why it ought to be included in Wikipedia:
- It's been running on Chicago public access television for twelve years, with over 500 episodes, and must be one of the longest-running such shows out there.
- It played a significant role in launching the career of OK Go, an internationally famous rock band.
- It's featured a lot of other famous/notable musical guests
- It's an important part of the Chicago independent music scene.
I have to add a lot of stuff still, please give me a little time to beef it up with references (Chicago Reader, Illinois Entertainer, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, USA Today, etc.) --- Mike (talk) 16:32, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Notes for things to include in the article
- History - Kiddie-a-Go-Go, Soul Train, American Bandstand and other precursors
- Famous guests
- Chic-a-Go-Go movie
- "The Big Bounce"
- Puppets (Ratso's relatives) and jokes
- Costumes
- Jake, Jackie, Mia background
will add more --- Mike (talk) 12:00, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Refs to add
- "Cable dance show teams rat, tattooed host and lame jokes", Andy Rathbun, Chicago Tribune, May 23, 2003, Page C18
- Chris Baty, Lonely Planet Chicago, 2004, Page 33
- Jake Austen, TV-a-Go-Go: Rock on TV from American Bandstand to American Idol, 2005
