In a message dated 11/12/01 8:32:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> But nobody was dancing with anybody else, they were just into their own
> thing.
>
It's funny this dancing with myself thingy:~) I experienced something similar
at a gig I went to a few weeks ago. Speaking of dancing and dances, I was
talking to an old high school friend yesterday. She was telling me about her
30th high school reunion she went to sauturday night. She was a year or two
ahead of me, but we shared the same memories having hung out together at the
school dances and all. In the 60's we were fortunate that ours and the
neighboring towns always had these dances we could go to. For the most part,
it kept us out of trouble ;~) Anyway, she was telling me that they had one of
the bands that would play frequently at our dances, The Doughboys. It seems
these guys are still around and doing a lot of the high school reunions. They
had a video of one of the Cook school dances. How I would love to get a hold
of that, the sentimental slob that I am. We had the best local bands! There
was one band in particular that made it to the top for a short while, The
Critters! Does anyone remember them, Kate?
Rolling Stone had this brief Bio on them, but they weren't from New York,
they were from Noo Joirzy!
In 1966, this New York group came off very much like a Lovin' Spoonful Jr.,
scoring a minor hit with a cover of John Sebastian's "Younger Girl," and then
chalking up their only Top 20 single with the very Spoonful-esque original,
"Mr. Dieingly Sad." The group's soft harmonies and pop-folk-rock were in a
considerably lighter vein than their Kama Sutra labelmates', though. Much of
their material was self-penned, though they also benefited from compositions
by Jackie DeShannon and Brill Building tunesmiths Pete Anders, Vinnie Poncia,
and Doc Pomus. Recording quite a few singles and an LP for Kama Sutra from
1965 to 1967, their gentle pop/rock was rather lightweight and forgettable,
with the exception of their best singles. After a final Top 40 hit in 1967
("Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me"), principal songwriter Don Ciccone was
drafted, and the group struggled on with a couple albums for the Project 3
label before splitting. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
Rose in NJ
feeling nostalgic today
