A swinging eve on the ave

We tried out our best East Coast Swing moves last Saturday eve on the ave (California). One of the best swing bands around, Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, played a free show in the city's Twilight Concert Series.

That Steve is a showman. He enlisted the crowd to sing; he did a faux timestep; and all along he sported those natty sideburns. We had a blast.

Miss Carmen Getit (shown here in a silky red dress) played the guitar and sang with those indefinable sweet tones that somehow say "vintage." When I figure out how she does it, I'm going to steal it.

Meanwhile, we just kept dancing. Apologies to anyone I whacked with my purse.

Also pictured is bass player Luke Vesely, who hails from Menlo Park. I'm pretty sure he played in the jazz band with my kid brother at Menlo-Atherton H.S. Small world.

Final note on the Twilight concerts. The Moonalice show at Rinconada Park has been rescheduled from July 16, as was originally reported in some outlets -- including ours -- to July 23. You'll have to save your appetite for '70s rock until then.

Pictured: Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums performing on California Avenue on July 9. Photo by Ron Evans.