WHY THOSE WERE GREAT PARTIES!

         It only seems like yesterday, but, it was the late 1970's, I lived at 7705 Rio Valley Drive in Clive, Iowa and owned the home with a good friend, Bob Merritt. We were both divorced about the same time, 1974-1975, and had decided to join forces and buy a home together.

         All I will say is we lived very envious bachelor lives at the time, and, on a couple of occasions, we had fairly large parties at our home complete with catered meals and entertainment. One place that I was able to obtain live music for private hire was at a bar  called the "Broken Arrow" in Polk City, Iowa, just north of the Metro and the Saylorville Lake area. 

          During that time, the Broken Arrow had live music and most was usually Blue Grass. I fell in love with that type of music especially with an upbeat banjo, fiddle, and big bass fiddle. It was just "feel good," toe tapping, and hand clapping music. There was no way you couldn't feel good after listening to it.

           At two summer parties we held at our home, both bands were Blue Grass obtained from the Broken Arrow in Polk City. For years after, many neighbors and friends would go on and on about our great parties. I always knew it was the Blue Grass! Try it sometime if you haven't. You'll love it!