- Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:59
The past will meet the present when another in a series of successful “All Oldies, Only Oldies” dances (record hops) is presented Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m. to midnight, at the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department’s social center and banquet hall.
This is one of the largest and most popular dance hops of its kind in western Pennsylvania.
Ralph Trilli, longtime area disc jockey and co-host with Bill Chappo of the Cruisin’ Sunday show on WJPA, will spin the oldies. Trilli was a longtime associate of the late Jim “J.D. the D.J.” Dudas and hosted a memorial tribute to Dudas in October 2011. Ron Paglia, who was the disc jockey at the original hops from December 21, 1957 through August 1964, will serve as guest host. The original dances were among the biggest in western Pennsylvania in the 1950s and early 1960s. Crowds of 1,000 or more teenagers were the rule during the heyday of those events, which featured many of the top recording artists of that era in live performances on the Stockdale stage.
The event, which is open to the public, will feature a BYOE (Bring Your Own Everything) format. Patrons are invited to bring their own food and liquid refreshments. Admission is $10 per person, and reservations and additional information are available at 724-330-5002. Checks should be made payable to Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department and should be sent, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, to Dance, P.O. Box 416, Roscoe, PA 15477. Those ordering tickets are requested to include their name, address, telephone number, and email address.
