Jane Gromelski
We had so much fun dancing to 3 Jacks and A Julie last year, we will do it again! But wait! Even if you don’t dance, come and listen to the great music of our youth!
The Sock Hops last year were rip roaring successes. When the band played the first song, they immediately had us in the palms of their hands; we realized we were in for a night of nostalgic fun. I think we all enjoyed a return to our youth with our partners and friends. There were many poodle skirts, letter sweaters and class rings on chains, but there were just as many who came in today’s styles. It was really fun to watch those full skirts flare on the fast turns as everyone was rocking to the music.
Thursday, November 3 will kick off the fall dancing season. There will be the same great band, 3 Jacks and a Julie. There will be no food—well, a few M&Ms to keep our strength up. But there will be a cash bar because our teenage dreams came true and we can now legally drink alcohol. Just a sip seams to relax our inhibitions and improve our dancing.
3 Jacks and A Julie will play many of our favorites from the ’50s and ‘60s. The Everly Brothers, Elvis, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys and Patsy Cline. The Band is so-o-o talented. The musical experience of the four members of the band adds up to over 120 years. I don’t have to build them up in this article; their music speaks for them. When they play the Righteous Brothers’ Unchained Melody there isn’t a woman listening who doesn’t want to be up on the dance floor in her partner’s arms, swaying to the music—go ahead, ask them, they will play it again. It is one song guaranteed to have everyone out on the dance floor. (At the last Hop 95% were on the dance floor when they played Unchained Melody.)
Tickets for this night of nostalgia will be $10 per person. When MountainView sells the tickets, they take a commission. In order that the total ticket price goes to the band for the night, please send your checks to: Brenda Lucas, 65731 E. Rolling hills Drive. Label the envelope Sock Hop. She will collect the ticket money until Stan and I return from our travels. Please also include your email address or phone number as a back-up.
Doors and cash bar will open at 6:00 p.m. and the band will start performing at 6:30 p.m. They will play until 9:30 p.m. Wear your poodle skirt and saddle shoes or your 50s/60s costume or dress as we do today; come and listen to the band or come and dance. This promises to again be a very entertaining evening. Return to those youthful days; let’s have fun at a (shoes on) Sock Hop!
I hope we see you there.