So we head into Starbucks waiting for the local movie theatre to open up and show us Sucker Punch and Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) (from Damn Yankees) by some woman and a male chorus is playing and it puts us in the mood to dance. After we order, You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me (from 42nd Street) by what sounds an awful lot like Frankie comes on and we give it a try, snow-boots/galoshes and all. It works pretty well, but Laura points out that while on her toes, the galosh (is that the right singular?) is still on the ground. Oh and switches are murder. 🙂
Category Archives: Restaurant
Café Boogaloo – Hermosa Beach
Our worship band was helping out at a silent auction/fundraiser for our church…which means lots of amazing music to dance to!
Pinkberry – Bella Terra
It was a pounding beat and just had to be bombed.
Buca di Beppo
They were playing swing music pratically the whole time we were there at the restaurant, but it was far too quiet to really dance to it. So we snagged a bomb in the lobby as we were exiting. Wahoo!
Lucille’s – Irvine
A great song by someone sounding like Big Joe Turner came on. The bill was still being worked out (15 Brigadeers and Atomic dancers celebrating Charles’ birthday), so we got up, went to the empty space and danced.
Mimi’s Cafe – Newport Beach
Lullaby of Birdland after brunch (delicious crab and avocado omelet). Sung by a male vocalist who did his own scat thing instead of paying tribute (via mimicry) to Ella. Sadly it was rather quiet speakers and no clearly defined ending for Birdland, so once we realized that, we dipped and scattered (we needed to get going anyways).
We got some smattering of applause throughout the dance since there was no clear ending.
Olive Garden – Downey Stonewood Center
Walked in and swing music was playing. Waiter said it would be a few minutes and the song ends. Then Frank Sinatra’s “I’ve Heard This Song Before” comes on, so Laura puts down her purse and we start dancing (to the amusement of the servers and other guests waiting to be seated. Our waiter arrives and is ready to seat us before the song is over, but they’re willing to wait for the end of the song. Dip, smattering of applause from the servers and then classic Italian music comes on for a while so we eat dinner.