Origin of "hoopie"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/18/2008 03:25 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:
>On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>
> > The band took its name from the 1966 novel by Willard Manus.
> >
> >  Maj. Hoople was the only person I ever saw who wore a fez.  Except for
> > Laurel & Hardy in "Sons of the Desert."  And Akbar & Jeff.
> >
> >  JL
> >
>
>And Sidney Greenstreet. And a parade of Shriners, either live or in the
>comics.

And Bob Hope and/or Bing Crosby in "Road to Morocco"?  (I'm not sure.)

Joel

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