I remember both. Mostly because the inception of the ROTC got it's beginning in our Florida room. As kids, (I had 2 older sisters, Gwen and Darcy) and they hosted weekly parties. The Florida room was full of people, to the point where there were so many people, they over flowed into the dining room and into the living room. One of the attendees was Mary Ellen Rogers. (A neighbor) She went to St Anns, and had a friend....Bob Root. (Who at that time was every womans heart throb because he was the spitting image of the "KING" <Elvis>) Turned out, his father was also a Lake Park city commisioner. The elder root, I think his name was Clarence, stepped in and secured the Mirror Ballroom for the kids to hold weekly dances. They also had an age limit....13 to 18. (However, being that I was only 12 at the time, I was "grandfathered" in because of where the initial idea was incepted) Initially, Bob was the DJ and spun records. But at one point, they started having local, as well as national acts performing. We were blessed to see such acts as Paul and Paula, Conway Twitty, Del Shannon, (of "RUNAWAY" fame) Steve Alaimo and the Redcoats. I'm sure there were others, but they slip my mind right now. They also brought in many local bands, some of which were the Rdells, The Rhythm Rockers, to name but a few. (a little bit of nostalgia here....one of the players in the Rhythm Rockers was Ronnie Mirabillio. While you may not remember him per se, we all know his younger brother...Richie, an excellent musician in his own right...and far surpassed Ronnie with talent) When the Music Casters opened, Mr. Mall (or at least I thnk that was his name) took a bit of a different approach to the dances. He featured the local bands, and spun the latest hits while there were on break. Some of the bands were The Monoply, The Brom Beaus, The Saxons/Aztecs, and of course, The Villagers. (The latter of which I was a proud member) During one summer, Mr. Mall brought in almost all of the top national acts....Sam the Sham, Neil Diamond, The Young Rascals, The Birdwatchers, The Hollies, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. I'm sure there were others, but this damned CRS...well...we all know how that goes. I was blessed with being a member of the Villagers. We were the house band for most of the duration of the Music Casters while it was at the Bazaar. There is a lot of history there, a lot of good memories. Some of the musicians have gone on to know national fame. A couple of the Villagers moved to Nashville and found work either as a studio musician or touring with national acts. Chris Luezinger, for example, worked with Crystal Gayle, and most recently Garth Brooks. Bill Donahue worked with Freddie Fender. Art Groom is in Las Vegas and well known and respected and has a couple of Cd's to his credit (as well as being all over youtube) Who could ever forget Charles Cook and his bands. For those of you at the recent Hornet Buzz, Charles was there as part of the band.....along with Richie and Dennis Mulvihill....both of the Saxons and Aztec fame. As for myself, I'm pretty much retired at the present. A couple of years ago I relocated to the Orlando area. I still play, but only on an "on call" basis. I work the House of Blues and have opened for some national acts such as Robert Cray. I also work with bands during Bike Week and Biketoberfest in Daytona. There a lot of good memories of high school. I mean, who could forget the time Sam Baglier slid off the hood of my car while watching the Christmas in Dixie parade....and slit his scrotom..??? And then there's one woman I'll always remember......Joan Willard. A shy person....yet one with enduring beauty. Such a fool I was to have not pursued her when I had the chance. Anyway, thanks for taking the trip down memory lane with me. I hope this finds all well....and happy with life as it is today.

Well, I wasn't lucky enough to be in the Villagers,however the Villagers,and the Clicks ( who I was with ) did end up having a good relationship.The "Clicks" were always trying to one up the Villagers.NO SUCCESS.You guys had one heck of a Sax Player as I recall.Always loved listening to you guys.Was fortuneate a couple times to be on stage with you guys,and sing a few.I'm terrible with last names,but we had Ken,Ronnie,Tom,Ray Walker( great base player)and I in the Clicks.

Any who I still play when I GET a chance with the Mississippi Band.Biggest claim to fame was with David Allen Coe in Take this Job and Shove it.( Bar Band ) By the way he was kind of an Idiot,but his Wife ( no Talent ) was absolutely an ASS.No other way to put it.Any way they are still togeather( Mississippi Band ) mostly different people,but still fun.Midwestern Band Iowa,Illinios.Wisconsin,Minnesota,Nebraska and so on.

Take Care Thanks for the memorys

Bill Smedberg

By the way JOE my CRS is worse than yours for sure.................  :-)

I thought johnny Paycheck did take this job and shove it?

David Allen Coe was the guy for the movie Take this job and Shove it.May 24, 2009 ... "Take This Job and Shove It" is a song by David Allan Coe about the bitterness of a man who worked long and hard with no apparent reward. ...

Take this job and shove it! by Stephanie C. Moore. When country music star Johnny Paycheck sang those famous words, he wasn't singing about an employee who was fed up with his job.

So you were right,and I was right.No big deal.Johnny Paycheck might have been better for the movie.Hope all is well with you.

Bill

No problem David Allen Coe is still better.

Everything is fine with me.

I agree David Allen Coe is better,just was a real arse during the time the movie was being done.

Primary for me is the Drums,but have taught myself the base,rythem,and the harmonica.All have seemed to come in handy at one time or the other.Still sing quite a bit,but have actually really gotten into the harmoney's.Sounds so good when you can nail it.What is so great now is that we have been singing,and playing togeather for so long,that you can read each other,and adjust where needed without giving it a second thought.

Bill

Hey........speaking of local bands and musicians that made it big, at around the later time of the Music Casters, there was a local band from Riviera Beach who used to parctice in a warehouse off Port Road.  I heard them play a few times at some club on Forest Hill Blvd.  At the time they called themselves "The Oceanliners" and they were fantastic.  After being out of state in Tenessee for a few months just outside of Nashville, I tried to look them up again when I got back. They were nowhere to be found.  Finally, after contacting a few of the brothers in the hood, to my surprise.........they were now K.C AND THE SUNSHINE BAND! 

Joe:

What great stories! I finally know how the ROTC got started. Our dear friend Micki Gayler who departed this world this past May still had her ROTC membership card after all these years. Thanks for the memories.

Ray

Bob Root's father was Vernon Root.  they were on my paper route over on Evergreen in Lake Park.

hmmm....if i'm not mistaken...his name was clarence...we went to school with vernon...and he had a sister named wanda....

Vernon Root was the Lake Park Town Commissioner's name.  Bob Root was there at Vernon's house on Evergreen between 4th and 5th Street when I collected for the paper delivery from Vernon.   Maybe he went by Clarence to those close to him.

Chelsie B Root and Alice M Root lived at 412 Evergreen Drive.

Does this indicate that Chelsie Root passed away in 1956? 

The fellow I remember used to hang out at the Mirror Ballroom on Saturday nights and act as a monitor.  He did this into the early 1960s.

Mr. Chelsie Root passed away in 1986. He often chaperoned the ROTC dances along with Mr Mascaro.

I viewed the head stone on another system and see that now.  Amazing, I must have crossed paths with him numerous times thinking his name was Vernon.  Maybe that's why he never tipped me as his paper boy though I would have always have called him Mr. Root. 

Just kidding about the paper boy thing.

Chelsie.

Remember Bev Smith Ford?  Bev was short for Beverly.

Bev Smith Ford used to host a Saturday morning TV show in the late 50s called "Kruise Kids" on Channel 5, where he would take a different bunch of kids out fishing on his boat, film them catching fish, and then have a live studio follow-up with the kids relaying their experiences. Wow: what a simple concept for a simpler time, kind of like "Let's Dance, with Tony Glenn," our local version of American Bandstand.  I never made it on the show, but I believe some future RBHS'ers did.  

I went out on Cruise Kids (don't remember how to spell it) and caught 13 Dolphin. 

No not Flipper.  They're called Mahi Mahi now.

Beautiful iridescent fish until they start to die.  Then they turned gray.

My father built houses for Bev Smith's son and two of the top salesmen there and for the General Manager of the company that took over Bev Smith Ford when it was in West Palm Beach just north of Good Samaritan. 

Remember when the local radio station had a contest with the top prize being a new Mustang convertible?  The Mustang had just come out in the Spring of 1964.  Guess who won the Mustang?

The daughter of the General Manager of that Ford Dealership, formerly Bev Smith Ford.

I remember Patty Svane, Class of 1966, winning a Mustang convertible. One and the same?