___days of Nostalgia and Old

___Apr 27, 07 - 4:38 AM
___Yes, it was a packed House ___the old walls of the erstwhile Laredo Public City Library rocked with the sweet music of the twenty-five or so students who made up Soundtown at their nostalgic Gala Dance last night to a full house, You could see on the faces of the mainly matured audience the delight as they heard that music of days of old, how could these young faces recreate the music that maybe not their parents but their Grandparents danced and fell in love with. Song after song invigorated the crowd as most of them managed to get out on the wooden dance floor where a lot of us read our first books so many years ago, Ballads, boleros, Mambo's and other rhythms (sic) emanated from the shiny brass instrumments and from their on-stage persona as they stepped up and stood up to do their solo or sing their piece. Julie Vera was there alongside her daughter and so was Carlos Valle escorting his sister. Hot Town made their presence known,, all in all, a very memorable evening for the young at heart and those not so young.