Letter: Another Bandstand dancer pops up in Burbank
Eddie Kelly talks about his recently hung portrait and how much he likes being on the wall at Bob’s Big Boy on Thursday, March 10, 2016.
With no disrespect to Mr. Eddie Kelly, I was also a dancer on American Bandstand from 1956 to 1958 during my freshman, sophomore and junior years at West Philadelphia Catholic High School. It was a great and glorious time in my life and I loved every day I danced on that show.
I am pleased that Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank has chosen to honor him by putting his head shot on their wall. However, he is not a lone survivor of that then-WFIL-TV Philadelphia-based show in the ’50s.
I live in Burbank and have for more than 35 years. I moved to California in 1963 after serving in the U.S. Air Force. I worked hard and earned my living as an actor! I still work as an actor and have produced and written. It all started with those years dancing on American Bandstand. I learned a lot!
Joseph Di Sante
Burbank