True Partners in Life
My uncle Johnny (he would jokingly ask me NOT to call him "uncle" when other people were around because it made him feel old) was truly one of a kind. I started going to his dances as a young teenager, then all the way through high school. What fun they were!
I remember being in the "Spotlight Dance" with my GIRLFRIEND when I was in junior high school! Oh my...... I remember dancing to Jerry Lee Lewis in person and listing to Conway Twitty in the Big Room.....I remember going back for reunion dances as an adult. Sweet memories.
Not many people know this, but he was a man WAY ahead of his time. He put a drive through window on the Snack Bar way before McDonald's existed. Granted, it was not a success. After all, who could IMAGINE getting food in a drive through?
Finally, one of my favorite memories was seeing he and my Aunt Maisie skating at their anniversary party in the darkened rink, the spotlight on them, looking into each other's eyes. Beautiful, graceful,lump in the throat time....
I do not, and will not, ever hear Moonlight Seranade without thinking of them both.
Posted by Penalope (Penny) Cook
Sunday October 21, 2012 at 4:39 pm