It was at Lakeside

Marla Kuehl Reimer

Elkader, IA

The song is Black Water by The Doobie Brothers from 1974. My memory is from dances at Lakeside. I would go with Darla, Mary and DeAnn.

I met my husband there It was a fun song to dance to and Del and I sang along with it and still do.  

There are lots of songs that have great memories for me.  While many people need to have the TV on for company when they are home alone, I need music. 

I played clarinet in the concert and pep bands in high school.  We had a great trumpet section and played many of the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass songs.  We played at half time between both games as well as between the basketball games.  

I loved music by the Carpenters.  I sang alto in the church choir and the school chorus.  Karen was an alto so her songs were easy for me to sing along with the radio.  

Jim Croce, I received a late night phone call with “I’ll have to say I love you in a song” playing.  Pretty romantic, right?

Harry Chapin, telling the stories of Mr. Tanner who was a cleaner.  The 30,000 Pounds of Bananas is based on an actual truck accident in 1964. When our son was working storm damage he thinks he drove down the hill into Scranton, Pennsylvania.  His workers riding along were intrigued by the song and agreed it probably was the highway.  

And Jackson Browne’s The Load Out/Stay.  When you are a part of the Opera House Players you help performers load in and load out their equipment so “the roadies take the stage, pack it up and tear it down.  The first to come and the last to leave….”

Listen to Black Water