My kids love the Wiggles. Everyone with young children knows how fantastic they are. The only thing missing from this press release is probably "HIV related illness". http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/29/australia.thewiggles.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- The hugely popular children's group The Wiggles is expected this week to announce the departure of its lead singer because of a serious illness, media reports said Wednesday. The Australian group has reportedly scheduled a press conference for Thursday in the western city of Perth to make a "major announcement relating to members of the group," according to the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Associated Press and the online edition of Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper. The reports said the group was likely to announce the departure of the "Yellow Wiggle," Greg Page, who has been frequently absent from touring since undergoing a double hernia operation in December. The 34-year-old known for his bright yellow T-shirt has been undergoing medical treatment since June after experiencing fainting spells and lethargy, the reports said. Calls to the group's publicist were not immediately returned Wednesday. The Wiggles were Australia's top-earning entertainers last year, ahead of No. 2 AC/DC and No. 3 Nicole Kidman. The four men in brightly colored T-shirts, accompanied by a cast of characters including Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog, grossed $39 million last year. Page, who was replaced by an understudy when he pulled out of The Wiggles' U.S. tour in July, reportedly said he needed to rest and seek medical advice for the fainting spells. "I have had numerous bouts of this over the past eight months but they are getting more frequent, and more concerning," he was quoted as saying by The Daily Telegraph. "So I have decided that I must go home, rest and seek further medical advice to assure myself that I will be OK for future tours." Publicist Dianna O'Neill told The Sydney Morning Herald that doctors had not been able to identify Page's illness. Page helped found The Wiggles in 1991 after he and two other members met while studying early childhood education at Sydney's Macquarie University. The group has franchised its enormously popular recipe to several non-English speaking countries, including Taiwan.
Actually, I know that a couple of them are married with kids. As corny as it sounds...these guys are really nice guys. I took my daughter to two of their concerts in Houston and they put on a pretty good show (considering their target audience). And the parents seem to enjoy it also. Their songs are catchy and when you hear them over and over everyday, you can't help but dance around with your kids. Wiggles > Barney > Teletubbies > Boohbah
They're all gay. I can't stand them or Barney or Teletubbies. I can live with my son watching Dora the Explorer.
You do realize their Target Audience is KIDS! I mean They are suppose to be very PC and G-Rated Had to be MANLY and G-Rated at the same time Rocket River G I JOE is PG 13 nowadays
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiggles Family: * Murray - married with two children * Greg - married with two children * Anthony - married with two children * Jeff - single with no children
Any bunch of guys who don't mind making fool's of themselves just to bring joy to a bunch of kiddies is OK by me. More power to 'em. I hope the assumption the threadstarter is making isn't true.
No joke. Anyone here tried professionlally entertaining children lately? It is not exaclty the most cool-hetero-jock job; plus, it is hard as hell. I hope he is okay. I actually can not deal with the Wiggles, and I am hoping my little boy can stick with the Beatles (he is fricking hooked on "Long Tall Sally" on youtube from the Beatles Washington DC concert - which is worthy of being hooked on, by the way). But you could look at any kids TV show or singer or whatever and play the "queen" card. I say a) that's fine if they are and b) who does not come off corny / cheerful / a little girly when effectively entertaining kids? Before Fristing him with an "if it walks like a duck" HIV diagnosis, lets see what is up with guy.
