Twisting and Shouting Indeed

My neighbor Stacy Wolford has an article in today's Valley Independent on the fiftieth-anniversary oldies dance, Saturday night:

Tickets to the hottest dance in town: $10.

Airfare to Pittsburgh from such locales as Iowa, Colorado and California: $500-plus.

Reliving magical nights spent dancing at the Stockdale fire hall to the Five Satins, Fats Domino and the Shirelles: Priceless.

They twisted, shouted, and traveled from near and far to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stockdale fire hall dances Saturday night — proving the oldies are still goodies.

"We knew this was going to be something special, but we never expected it to be this huge," Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department Chief Al Marcy said. "It was just magical."

With 1,066 in attendance, there were more people at the dance than live in Stockdale, a tiny riverside borough of about 660 residents.

Eager ticket holders jammed Route 88, as traffic was backed up clear to the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mill in Allenport.

The event was more than a sellout. Marcy said the waiting list for tickets comprised 500 people....

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 02/19/08 12:03:30 PM
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