Singer and snacks out at Piggly Wiggly

WASHINGTON POST
You just never know which rock 'n' roll legend you're going to run into in the checkout line of a Piggly Wiggly in Columbia, S.C. One of our far-flung correspondents found himself face to face the other day with Chubby Checker, who's hawking a new line of snack foods, including chocolate Checkerbars and Hot Twist Beef Jerky.
With his cowboy boots and well-manicured hairdo, Checker, 62, looked like a living display at the Smithsonian. He signed autographs and discoursed on the historical importance of his dance-craze-inspiring song "The Twist."
"The biggest thing that happened in the music industry was the twist," he boasted to The Post's Hamil Harris. "The twist is putting on a single, coming out of the shower and wiping your bottom with a towel, and listening to the music. The twist is exposing your sexuality in front of your partner without touching them."
That monster hit topped the charts more than 40 years ago, but Checker is enjoying dance floor popularity again with a new club remix of his 1962 "Limbo Rock." God bless globalization: He performs with Jamaican and Russian rappers as Chubby C & amp; OD.
Checker nearly broke into tears as he talked about returning to his home state. "This is the greatest thrill coming back to South Carolina. This is the first chain to carry my products," he told Harris. "I can't handle that." Then he walked outside to where his new foot-long hot dogs were being grilled, grabbed one and headed for his bus.