I'm So Excited...

No, I'm not singing the Pointer Sisters...quite yet!

Why am I excited?

Because I'm going dancing!

Tonight is a gathering of some of the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bands I used to spend hours with, dancing my little heart out.

My band in particular is/was The Do's 'n' Don'ts. They were from my city, in fact, I pretty much grew into adulthood with the band because some lived across the street, I babysat for one of the band member's kids, and worked on the ambulance service with several of 'em too.

Oh, and once in awhile I sang backup with 'em too. Didn't know I could sing, did you? LOL!

Anyway, I'm all dressed up, just like the old days, the body still moves pretty good, but it's heavier than it was in the days when I danced every weekend.

I'm gonna have FUN!!!!

Update - So much for dancing! When we got there, we found a dance floor the size of a postage stamp, and about 200 couples trying to dance on it.

My spouse and I didn't find each other till the show was almost over, but I had a spot next to the speakers, just where I used to like dancing all those years ago. As I stood there weaving to the beat, the organist looked over and waved at me; understand I have not seen the band for at least 25 years! Talked to her after the show for a bit and her husband, the bass player, said, "Hey! It's Kathy!" Now that tickled me, too, after so many years of not seeing them.

My former neighbor, and leader/drummer of the band is still singing, though his drumming days are over. The years have taken their toll and he's pretty much crippled up by all the years of playing. He can still rock out really well, in spite of the pain I'm guessing he's in.

I had fun, even if I didn't dance. And, my one snarky remark is that, upon seeing lots of folks who shared those dance floors with me all those years ago, I've handled the aging process quite well - although, some days it doesn't quite feel like it!