Time To Go Dancing At Old Ranch
Let The Party Begin!
Where is the bar tender???
Night Club circa 1912
Did You Know? - "The Cave" was a room in the basement of the Grunewald (later Roosevelt) Hotel, sometimes considered one of the first nightclubs in the United States, open c. 1912- 1927. Jazz bands by such notables as Tony Parenti, Johnny Bayersdorffer, and Johnny DeDroit played here.
Ask and thou shall receive
"The party can now officially start!"
"Water sir and yes, I do know what fish do in it!"
"I didn't tell him they already had!"
"I'll pass... It's water"
Did You Know? - Much of the universe's water is produced as a byproduct of star formation. When stars are born, their birth is accompanied by a strong outward wind of gas and dust. When this outflow of material eventually impacts the surrounding gas, the shock waves that are created compress and heat the gas. The water observed is quickly produced in this warm dense gas.
On 22 July 2011, a report described the discovery of a gigantic cloud of water vapor, containing "140 trillion times more water than all of Earth's oceans combined," around a quasar located 12 billion light years from Earth. According to the researchers, the "discovery shows that water has been prevalent in the universe for nearly its entire existence."
Everybody is showing up
Dang... Haven't seen you since Thursday and Friday....
"... and this gigantic Long Island Iced Tea jumped out at me...."
Did You Know? - A Long Island Iced Tea is a highball made with, among other ingredients, vodka, gin, tequila, and rum. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, gin, tequila, rum, and triple sec with 1½ parts sour mix and a splash of cola. Most variants use equal parts of the main liquors but include a smaller amount of triple sec (or other orange-flavored liqueur). Close variants often replace the sour mix with lemon juice, replace the cola with actual iced tea, or add white crème de menthe; however, most variants do not include any tea, despite the name of the drink. Some restaurants substitute brandy for the tequila.
The drink has a much higher alcohol concentration (about 22 percent) than most highballs due to the several liquors and the relatively small amount of mixer. Long islands can be ordered "extra long", which further increases the alcohol to mixer ratio.
"I don't believe a word of it"
A little snack before dinner?
Steve is ready to go!
"Let's see what I can do with these?"
Vicky has such beautiful green eyes"
New menu gives everyione a challenge
"A dollar if you can guess what I am thinking"
"Knock on wood"
"So Vicky......."
Laugh and giggle time
The music has begun.... Time to dance
Through The Looking Glass...
They are using OUR table.... Guess it is OK this evening
Who Is On The Dance Floor First??
Nancy and Vince
"Hang on... I have a new step"
Point your belly button up, point your belly button down... That's what it is all about
They do the Hokey Pokey
Paul tells a whopper
Another table of dancers
Dr's are ready to dance also
John and Ernie
Dave and Hilda
We settled in on two tables of eight
Monica arrives....
Did You Know? - Monica is an ancient name, of North African origin, its etymology is unknown. The earliest reference to the name is found in ancient Numidian inscriptions. The name might include a reference to the ancient Libyan god Mon. It has also been posited that it may have been derived from the Latin monere, meaning "to advise". Saint Augustine's mother was named Monica, and she was born in Numidia, North Africa, although she also was a citizen of Carthage, hence the possibility it may be of Punic origin. It has also been associated with the Greek word monos, meaning "alone".
In the United States, the name's popularity reached a peak in 1977 when it was the 39th most popular female name for new births. The popularity has gradually waned since then, being 76th most popular in 1990, and 363rd in 2010.
Decisions decisions
"I'm sorry we are out of that... Now, what did you order?"
Nancy gets her fruit
fix for the day
"I know there has got to be one more cherry in there somewhere!"
"Oh put the camera down, I am so bashful"
"Who, me???"
Stories begin....
"Yes sir... What can I do for you?"
Ta Dah....
"Oh hyou little devil!".... I wonder what Kathy said????
"Look what I found in his drink!"
Translation - Schau, was ich in sein Getränk gefunden!
"Yes.... Protein!"
"We are here after an afternoon on the hardware stores..."
Vicky gives dance lessons to Herbie
Herbie brought his new dance shoes
"Pssst Herb... Your other right foot!"
Arthur Murry, eat your heart out!
Swapping tales on the golf course
"Yes... I am the guilty one... What did I do??"
The dividers had to be set up as John was too loud!
Watch it... There are children present
"Hang on tight dear"
Hey -- No fair watching your feet
The squeeze box is out
Did You Know? - The accordion is a free reed instrument and is in the same family as other instruments such as the sheng and khaen. The sheng and khaen are both much older than the accordion and this type of reed did inspire the kind of free reeds in use in the accordion as we know it today. 8-key bisonoric diatonic accordion (c. 1830s)
The accordion's basic form is believed to have been invented in Berlin in 1822 by Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann, although one instrument has been recently discovered that appears to have been built earlier.
The accordion is one of several European inventions of the early 19th century that used free reeds driven by a bellows. An instrument called accordion was first patented in 1829 by Cyrill Demian, of Armenian descent, in Vienna[
Gliding across the floor
Herbie finds an unsuspecting member....
Mike and Monica hit the floor
"We have to do this more often!"
Loads of dancers this evening
Bigger floor next month
"Nancy.... That pickle was soooo sour I can still taste it!"
Herbie introduces himself
Dave provides portable air conditioning
The wooboe has escaped
Did You Know? - Woobie - Any object, typically a blanket, garment or stuffed animal that is used simply for its comforting characteristics.
"Psssst -- Tell Herbie his woobie doesn;t match his outfit!"
Ten Step Polka Anyone??
Meanwhile Back At The Table
Herbie and the Woobie watch the dancing
Ta Dah
"I have an idea"
The chatter goes on
