The Wiggles

THE WIGGLES - November 17, 2005

Australian children's singing sensation group THE WIGGLES made their first Colonial Center appearance on November 17, 2005 with two sold out performances of "Sailing Around the World presented by Mott's." The colorfully dressed foursome brought their friends Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Dorothy the Dinosaur and Henry the Octopus to Columbia with them.

Tidbits from event day:GO COCKS! - The Colonial Center gave each of the Wiggles a USC Gamecocks football jersey and Anthony (far left) joked with staff that he loved his and was going to wear all the time in Australia in an effort to convert Australians to American football!!

Sweet tooth anyone? - A rather large assortment of Twinkies snack cakes were found in the catering room.

Missing Wiggle? - Greg, who wears the yellow shirt among the blue-red-purple-yellow dressed group, was not in town for the show. Greg had suffered a double-hernia earlier on the tour and had to return home to Australia for surgery. He did make an appearance via video before the show started to explain to the kids and parents why he was not able to be there. Sam, Greg's friend, took his place during the shows in singing and dancing. And ironically, Sam is recently engaged to another Wiggles cast member, Lyn Stuckey, who plays Dorothy the Dinosaur and is from Lexington, S.C. - located on the outskirts of Columbia.

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