The
year was 1963 – the event was Lloyd Thaxton’s Hop (a Los Angeles afternoon
program with a format similar to American Bandstand). Kids from local high
schools were invited to dance live on the soundstage to recorded popular music.
The show was fun – we danced our hearts out to surf bands (think Beach Boys and
Beach Boys wannabes) – fast and slow with our boy(s) du jour. Basically, we were a bunch of silly friends
having fun, listening to great music and dancing. Sounds kind of corny these
days…but it was a lot of fun.
