Baaab covers the Sock Hop

Guests: Petter Bengstton, former exchange student from Sweden and Rotarian’s spouses. Petter was here visiting the Dolan family, having been an exchange student in their home during Rotary year 1995-96. Petter travels the world for a telecommunications firm based in Sweden.

A fine time was had by Woodinville Rotarians and their ‘main squeezes’.

Fitz’ Sock Hoppery on Airport Way in Everett was decorated in turquoise & pink twisted crepe paper, balloon festoons, 45 rpm records and photos of hotties like Natalie Wood & Steve McQueen. A 14’ long buffet with a tureen of hot n’ spicy meatballs, pizza, crudités, spring rolls and an assortment of meats & cheeses were provided to keep the dancer’s strength up. Cookies at the end of the evening provided just the right amount of sustenance for the trip home. The men’s room even had a brown paper bag wrapped ‘chaperone antidote’ with small cups for those feeling stressed from the over-exuberant authorities.

Poodle shirts, white socks, flat top hair-do, saddle-shoes and those crazy glasses that come to an upswept point were the rule.

Dance-master Nathan Fontes (premierballroomdance.com) taught the eager 18 couples the finer point of the swing. The women were rotated after each pointer so that the guys wouldn’t get too comfortable and frisky. Jared Betton of Mister J Mobile Dance Music Service (misterjmusic.com) provided tunes, commentary and the sound system.

Dance Finalist included Fitz & June, Truglios (’65), Pam & Ryan Johnstone, Dolans and Whitsells. The Whitsells won “Best Dressed’’ with the Dolans taking top honors for dancing. This reporter is sworn to secrecy as to how they danced so well.

Some attendees felt younger than they were as was displayed in the Limbo competition. Elna Duffield, Susan and Analese Webster were in it to the bitter end with WHS Sr Analese smoking the competition. Too darn flexible.

Professional chaperones Vicki & Blake Puckett and deputies Analese and Francia were very busy giving detention referrals to numerous delinquents. Infractions ran from ogling to public displays of affection to obscene hip thrusts to mooning the principal. WHS principal Puckett even brought her ‘drunk stick’ a ‘for real’ alcohol detector built into a flashlight. Rumor has it the stick was super sensitive picking up everyone’s Purell.

This event must have been co-sponsored by Gordy Green, chiropractor extraordinaire, as his office was surely packed the next day. Your Rotary Reporter

Baaab Russell

Next Reporter:
Becky Clark
February 3

Snappy alleges that he is developing the digitals of this event and will
soon make Sock Hop photos available in a variety of ways . . . including the Newsletter!