Originally posted by DocStram
Some of us older members may remember hearing the song by Gus Kahn called "Makin' Whoopee". Evidently, it was from an old Broadway play "Whoopee". (Dang, until this post I didn't realize I had been spelling it with one "o" ... arghhhh!!)
Well, back in the 1970s, somebody thought that Macon, Georgia, needed a hockey team. The owners of the team came up with a clever marketing strategy for the team's name .... "The Macon Whoopees". The team lasted a few years then folded.
Actually, Macon is really known for its musical heritage. The Allman Brothers Band, Little Richard . . . and my favorite . . . Otis Redding "Try a Little Tenderness" and "Sitting on the Dock on the Bay"!