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Uploaded: 09/21/19 4:40 PM GMT
American Bandstand
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I saw this beauty while on the way to my Grandson's football game last week. Roanoke is just a spot in the road and I almost missed it. This is Missouri not Virginian by the way. The town is so small that it's not even included in the population census.

I did find the following information: As far as we can tell, Roanoke has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.To help identify the number of people who live in Roanoke and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Roanoke. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations. We don't have the population of Roanoke, so its people haven't been included. The first settlement at Roanoke was made in 1836. The community took its name from Roanoke Plantation, in Virginia, the native state of a first settler. A post office was established on the Randolph County side in 1838, where it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1871. Like I said, a spot in the road.

I thought it fit perfectly for Dick Clark's American Bandstand. You old rockers will remember. I don't think Clark aged a day in all the years he hosted the show. I think this song captures the essence of the show. It is my entry for SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES and, or TV Show. Rock on my friends!

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::Dunstickin
09/21/19 4:48 PM GMT
Danny & the Juniors was a favourite of ours when I played in a rock band...great rock stomper,s...and always went dow well at our venues.

I do like this architecture...it is reminiciense of an old time bandstand....
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::Ramad
09/21/19 6:20 PM GMT
Interesting info Tick. Just a coat of paint and this structure will look great. Arrange parties there and in no time Roanoke will become famous.
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::trixxie17
09/21/19 8:48 PM GMT
This would be lovely restored Tick - I never missed AB on Saturday afternoons!
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.mesmerized
09/22/19 5:24 AM GMT
Great old bandstand that you've found and captured, not something you see much anymore, and I do remember the tv show from the good old days...Dick Clark and his youthful appearance was the perfect host...a super narrative and entry for SNATM...thank you!
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::corngrowth
09/22/19 8:39 AM GMT
Owd Fella Tick (OFT), thanks for this SNATM-theme (🎥) contribution. In particular the music movie of the song "Let's go the Hop' (about the sixties of the last century) brought me me some fond and nostalgic feelings. In my imagination I see my dear late wife and I 'dancing' (😁) again.
Thanks again, 👍 !
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::casechaser
09/22/19 11:20 AM GMT
Oh my, Tick, "Let's Go To The Hop" did flood the mind with memories. When I was in Junior High School (not middle school as it is today), I can remember the occasional lunch time "sock hop" the school would have in the gym. Prom dances at the school always found the girls dressed up and the boys, with their greased hair combed back, in coats and ties. The age of innocence, 45's playing on record players, and malt shops.

I wish all the non-citizens of Roanoke well and even if the government does not feel the need to count them, they do count to us.
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::Roseman_Stan
09/23/19 1:43 PM GMT
Love this post Tick. Enjoyed Dick Clark's Bandstand very much and he never seemed to age. This brought back some good memories indeed. They even named a rose bush as a tribute to him, here is a link to it: https://www.heirloomroses.com/dick-clark.html
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.Starglow
09/23/19 4:04 PM GMT
Great shot, that was about the only weekly program I watched. Gave a person that real good feeling. Thanks for sharing.
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.koca
09/24/19 6:31 AM GMT
Something so old and beautiful. Narration is great. Thank you.
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::tigger3
09/26/19 6:18 PM GMT
Superb editing, very very nice! tigz=^..^=
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