day7 - Poodle
\Back in the day, poodle skirts were all the rage.
I remember Emily, her pink skirt adorned with Minnie Mouse.
And Marilyn, bright blue fabric, with a 56 Chevy applique.
The sock hops just would not be sock hops without poodle skirts!
Back then, the DJs had a stack of 45's to choose from, mounting and dismounting each record by hand.
If there was a band, they usually had a drummer, guitarist, a sax, and a singer.
The Twist, Mashed Potato, Madison, Watusi, Frug (long u!), the Dog, the Chicken and the Pony were all popular for a few months, and we put our all into learning the steps and getting the beat.
No one remembers the dances, but the songs that introduced them remain in the popular culture thanks to oldies stations on the radio.
Of course, after the dance we'd all had to Perkins, or IHOP, or Bridgemans - sometimes ordering the LaLa Palooza, a 26 scoop sundae, with every topping in the house (marshmallow, fudge, caramel, pineapple, peaches, and more).
8 or 9 of us would share one, getting our chins mighty sticky as we shoveled in our favorite flavors.
I'm glad I lived back then, but wouldn't want to go back, life is as it is and so I'm enjoying as much as possible!
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