Between tunes he engages in a brand of humor as antiquated as the songs he sings. He's also fond of addressing his modest crowd. The kids are all grins. Thumbs point upward.
Swing is just swell.
Joe looks up, a bit bewildered. The kids look at each other, shrugging shoulders. Buchenau cites new social values such as freedom of expression, relativism, and the general feeling of liberation characteristic of the '60s as being responsible for the general demise of ballroom dancing. On most nights, the age group is mostly 30s and 40s, the music primarily oldies and country. Even Santa Rosa's nightclub the Funhouse has made room for ballroom.