Yesterday I drove to Little Falls, NY, and back in time to Rock Valley Brewing Co. for their Blast from the Past Music Festival. The music started at noon, but I got there sometime after one and enjoyed the tunes of One Lime Summer. There were a lot of people there, many of them wearing fraternity and sorority letters I remembered from my days at Potsdam College.
My friends showed up shortly before two. We were there to see Double Axle, the premiere bar and beer blast band from the ’70s and ’80s in the greater Potsdam area. They were celebrating 50 years, looking and sounding very good indeed!
They were fine, yes!
The crowd loved them! I loved them! The inevitable happened: crutches and all, I got up and danced. It was awkward. It was silly. I have no regrets. Soon other people got up to dance. Feeling I had done my job, I sat back down and continued to chair dance. Actually, since I was at a picnic table, I guess I was bench dancing.
I did not stay as long as I would have liked to. The sun was hot, and I have a bit of sun sensitivity (my late, lovely husband used to say I was part Addams). However, I stayed long enough to feel deeply satisfied with nostalgia and music. I think everybody else there was having just as good a time.
Rock Valley Brewing is located at 56 West Mill St., Little Falls, NY. They are a great place to visit even when they are not hosting a music festival.
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