Gene Gene

the Dancing Machine dead at 82

A Gong Show icon of the 70’s has passed into his phase of afterlife, dying on March 9^th, 2015.

Eugene Patton, dancer and stagehand who worked for NBC studios in Burbank Ca., died from complications of diabetes at age 82.

Gene Gene the dancing machine work in TV at a time when life could be lived with zest, and we are not talking about soap.

Eugene Patton’s stage name, Gene Gene the dancing machine first became a television personality by dancing on The GONG Show.

Patton's first appearance was an attempt to kill time on the show, but he soon became a regular feature, twisting his feet and dodging objects thrown onstage as the studio audience cheered. 

Gong Show host Chuck Barris would cringe with delight and dance with Gene,  the whole audience would clap and applaud the spontaneous antics.

The Gong Show was an original reality TV talent contest, featuring new talent, such as the unknown comic, a comedian wearing a brown paper bag over his head as he danced and told jokes.

The Gong Show is best remembered as having absurdist humor and style, often rewarding the amateur participants with ridiculous or worthless prizes, with often times the prizes funnier than the skit.

To learn more about the bizarre and wacky 70's............

Click below;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gong_Show

In case you want more laughs, here is one uncensored !

RIP Gene !