Mid Life Crisis

Honest, the “Bajarinos” (I can only assume they have a nickname for themselves) did much more than line dances, but this was the only time I could grab my camera.  I couldn’t accost the crowd during the break because thespians were at work but trust me when I tell you they left many a warm spot on the dance floor (it was much nicer than it sounds).  We had the usual falloff after the prizes & performance, but were pleased with the number of dancers that helped us end the night with “Old Time Rock ‘n Roll”.  This was a Bye-Bye Snowbirds dance so we hope to see some of the same faces when we play for them again in October.

Gilbert Castillo

Well, Bob was a bit worried that a crowd so spiffed up and refined would not (in the words of the late Lawrence Welk) “A-get down and get a-funky”.  We started with some slower, sedate songs but got the go-ahead to speed things up after 4 or so.  That’s when we started recognizing some regulars that were cleaned up beyond the point of recognition.  I want to thank Phyllis for letting us participate in her big event, we were honored.  I do want to apologize to those I saw in the lounge wearing our shirts not realizing we were in the other room.  I do hope they didn’t have their ears pressed to the door wishing they were with the beautiful people.  We’ll be back in our regular spot on April 19.  Oh, our android version of Bob (click on picture #7) performed quite admirably - if it did anything untoward that night (there were some lovely dresses in the audience) - he apologizes.

Gilbert Castillo

Okay, I have to work on my timing with the camera - I got too many closed eye shots this time - I blame weak batteries.  We had a good time with the people that partied with us at the Legion on Friday night.  We had to knock off the rust after a couple of weeks off but we kept the floor full until 10.  This is a good venue to return to after some time off - even if we make a mistake (0r 2 and then we stop counting) the good people here are very forgiving.  I understand the snowbirds are leaving, let’s see how many we get when we return on April 18.

Gilbert Castillo