Wax Museum at Fishermans Wharf attraction operator, (second only to Disney), signed a multi year real estate transaction with the Wax Museum Entertainment Complex Building to invest $35 million to open both the world famous Madame Tussauds Wax Attraction and San Francisco Dungeon at Fisherman’s Wharf. Madame Tussauds San Francisco opened for business on June 26, 2014 and features all new wax figures created by Madame Tussauds. The last day of business for The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf was on August 15, 2013. Thomas L. Fong was born in Canton Province, China on January 4, 1913 and grew up in a small village. He
The Famous Flames the Famous Flames had a hit with "Shout and Shimmy", which was their rendition of The Isley Brothers' "Shout", but the song was dismissed by at least one critic as "a truly shameless ripoff of [the song]... basically the fast parts of "Shout" with the gospel inflections removed and the word 'shimmy' added.". Nevertheless,"Shout and Shimmy" was a hit, and James and The Famous Flames sang and performed this song on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand",on a telecast dated June 11, 1962. Their 1963 live recording at the Apollo Theater was released as "Live at the Apollo", which peaked at number-two