A Night at the Cicada Club
This week’s gallery is a photo essay. It combines two of my great passions, photography and ballroom dancing. Sunday evening Lynne and I took our son and his fiancée to the Cicada Club in downtown Los Angeles. With the grandeur of a classic Hollywood musical from the thirties, The Cicada Club is a most unique experience that transports you back in time to the glamorous days of Hollywood’s golden age of nightclubs. http://www.cicadaclub.com/

You’ll see the nicest people in the nicest cars They’ve come to see the lounge, the club, the lovely bars And it’s the spot where stars come just to see the stars Meet me at the Copa, meet me at the Copa Meet me at the Copa tonight

The most amazing club in town you will admit It’s imitated quite a lot but this is it And if you wanna see where all the new acts hit Meet me at the Copa, meet me at the Copa Meet me at the Copa tonight

The home of sweet romance, It wins you at a glance, Gives happy feet a chance to dance.

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, Don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some sunny day.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Chester Whitmore

Let’s Dance . . .

Mr. Bass Man, you’ve got that certain somethin’ Mr. Bass Man, you set that music thumpin’

Heaven, I’m in heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we’re out together dancing cheek to cheek

Isn’t it romantic? Music in the night, a dream that can be heard

Isn’t it romantic? Every note that’s sung is like a lover’s kiss

Isn’t it romantic? Merely to be young on such a night as this?

The memory of this moment of love Will haunt me forever A tropical moon, a sleepy lagoon And you

Ladies and gentlemen . . . the Opus One Big Band

The photo captions are taken from lyrics of the songs of the era.
“Meet Me at the Copa” by Sammy Cahn
“Stompin at the Savoy” by Edgar Sampson
“Cheek to Cheek” by Irving Berlin
“Sleepy Lagoon” by Eric Coates
“Isn’t it Romantic” by Lorenz Hart
“We’ll Meet Again” by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles
“Mr. Bassman” by Johnny Cymbal