at the hop

what a night! we had our 50s moment and it was awesome. i admire people who know how to have a good time. dressing up and being able to laugh at oneself are virtues i appreciate too!

i'm delaying because i can, because i know you're all dying to see the video. i'm so glad and appreciative of your enthusiasm, so without further ado, here are some stills from the other turns, our turn, and from the gathered masses in general.

that's 'our bob' (pronounced 'our-wa') presenting the birthday girl with her cakea couple of audreys (or are they marilyns?)

some cool shoes were on show. the ones on the right belong to my DH

"rock and roll is loud - i can't take it!"

me and my girl "T"!

my DH - he took over 100 photos last night, AND edited them (in picasa) today.

nice work honey!

you deserve a kiss!

oh yeah, some of my best friends are cross-dressers...

i wish i could think of something funny to write here, but i think the photo speaks for itself.

this is the birthday girl's hubby doing his thang

that's all folks! we love you!

when miss 17 saw this shot, she said 'those are some special pants'. these guys are the ORIGINATORS of the 'turn', and they are total pros at it.

that's the birthday girl's sister, neice and BIL. they started doing turns when they emigrated from the UK, and when the birthday girl and her family followed, they joined in the tradition.

there were 6 turns in all. tara and i went 3rd, which was good - we could enjoy most of them without stressing about our own!

but before we knew it, it was our turn...

we totally meant to do that...some saturated fun at the start of the turn
born to hand jive!

oh yeah, that's a 45 year old woman flashing approximately 12 people she hopes she never has to look in the eye ever again!

(check out the 'shock and awe' looks on the faces of the two 'audreys' - priceless)

so, we danced to 'danny and the juniors' "at the hop". a true 50s number. by way of clarification, guessing our song wasn't part of the contest, that was purely conversational.

the contest question is at the end of this post.

and now, for your viewing entertainment (and utter hilarity), our 'turn'...

and now for the giveaway!

the first person to CORRECTLY identify what YEAR 'at the hop' was NUMBER 1 on the American Charts will win this!!! (hint: it was some time in the 1950s).

a funky (and environmentally friendly) envirosack/recyclable shopping bag AND this cute kiwi change purse featuring the map of new zealand (north and south islands). wellington (where i live) is at the bottom of the north island.

thanks for stopping by and sharing the fun we had last night. i look forward to announcing the winner of the comp very soon., and remember, i'm always happy to post ANYWHERE in the world.