Jane Gromelski
Return with us to those thrilling years when we were young. Some of us went to the dances and danced; some watched from the sidelines. Bah! To that, we can all get on the floor and dance with our own moves; come and have fun with the music of our golden youth! Sip an alcoholic beverage; now you can legally! Listeners are also welcome. You don’t have to dance.
This fall, we will have a Sock Hop in the MountainView Ballroom on Tuesday, November 13. The same great band, 3 Jacks and a Julie (AKA Wild Ride) will play for our listening and dancing pleasure. The quartet will play the same great music we enjoyed at the Sock Hops last year with some new added songs. A live band adds extra excitement to a dance, especially when they are good! And this band makes it easy to have a good time. The songs are a siren call that forces our bodies to move to the beat.
Tickets for the dance will be on sale in the SaddleBrooke TWO office. Doors and the cash bar will open at 5:00 p.m., the meal will be served at 5:45 p.m. The menu will be a plated dinner of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans and a salad. Yum! Comfort food from our youth! 3 Jacks and a Julie will start performing at 6:30 p.m. They will play until 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $29 per person. (If you have dietary restrictions, the chef can help you.)
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 talented. 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. That’s unfair. The men want to be on the dance floor also. Frank just gets better and better each time he sings it.
Wear your poodle skirt and saddle shoes, or your ’50s-’60s costume or dress in Tucson casual, come and just 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!