Later, Bimbo became associated with females of low intelligence, usually blond and curvy, who despite their shortcomings in the brains department, were magnets for rich men... And that’s how the nickname took on another dimension, that of a “dumb blond gold-digger.”.According to Bimbo Valdes aka Edward Valdes, he got the name from a little known Texas disc jockey who shot to fame with the song Chantilly Lace with the famous opening line, “Helloooh, Baby!”The Big Bopper, later became more famous when the plane he was on with Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly crashed on February 3, 1959. Don McClean immortalized the tragic event in American Pie, referring to it as “the day the music has died.”When Edward was still known as Bo Bopper Bimbo, he’d use to start his radio program with a 15-second melody line from Jim Reeves’ country standard, Bimbo: Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-oBimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-oBimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy knowThat you're goin' down the road to see a little girleoBimbo, Bimbo, Bimbo (fade out)BoBopper.com is not a personal log of Bo “Bopper” Bimbo’s life and times as a 30-year career as an announcer, program director, station manager, and president of Philippine Broadcasting Corporation in Manila. The website is intended to be a seed contribution to encourage others, who at one time or another became part of radio in the Philippines, to chronicle their memories of radio from not so long ago in bigger, better website.
The Name GameBo Bopper Bimbo was the radio name of 60s, 70s, and 80s Manila radio announcer. Edward “Bimbo” Valdes.Years later, he was to drop the “Bimbo” from the radio monicker mainly because “shorter is better” in the game of recall, and not so much because the name has taken on a stereotypical reference to a “dumb blond.”Back in the day, however, a baby or a “bambino,” from the Italian for male offspring, was fondly referred to as a Bimbo.Having the benefit of hindsight, we know that Bimbo took on a wholly different connotation, first as a term of ridicule for a bloke or a not-too intelligent male.
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Later, Bimbo became associated with females of low intelligence, usually blond and curvy, who despite their
shortcomings in the brains department, were magnets for rich men... And that’s how the nickname took on another
dimension, that of a “dumb blond gold-digger.”.
According to Bimbo Valdes aka Edward Valdes, he got the name from a little known Texas disc jockey who shot to
fame with the song Chantilly Lace with the famous opening line, “Helloooh, Baby!”
The Big Bopper, later became more famous when the plane he was on with Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly
crashed on February 3, 1959. Don McClean immortalized the tragic event in American Pie, referring to it as “the
day the music has died.”
When Edward was still known as Bo Bopper Bimbo,
he’d use to start his radio program with a 15-second
melody line from Jim Reeves’ country standard,
Bimbo:
Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o
Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o
Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know
That you're goin' down the road to see a little girleo
Bimbo, Bimbo, Bimbo (fade out)
BoBopper.com is not a personal log of Bo “Bopper”
Bimbo’s life and times as a 30-year career as an
announcer, program director, station manager, and
president of Philippine Broadcasting Corporation in Manila. The website is intended to be a seed contribution to
encourage others, who at one time or another became part of radio in the Philippines, to chronicle their memories
of radio from not so long ago in bigger, better website.
The Name Game
Bo Bopper Bimbo was the
radio name of 60s, 70s,
and 80s Manila radio
announcer. Edward
“Bimbo” Valdes.
Years later, he was to drop the
“Bimbo” from the radio
monicker mainly because
“shorter is better” in the game
of recall, and not so much
because the name has taken
on a stereotypical reference to
a “dumb blond.”
Back in the day, however, a
baby or a “bambino,” from the
Italian for male offspring, was
fondly referred to as a Bimbo.
Having the benefit of hindsight,
we know that Bimbo took on a
wholly different connotation,
first as a term of ridicule for a
bloke or a not-too intelligent
male.
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