Their Mama Played Sax -- In the UCity Summer Band

When my son Stephen was about 8 years old (he is now 29), my husband's Uncle Jim and Aunt Peg came to visit us for a long weekend.  Stephen was put in charge of entertaining them while my husband and I went to work.  

 One of the first places he showed them was Blueberry Hill, his favorite haunt.  After the initial "How cool is this" they were seated to have some lunch.  Almost immediately after being seated, Stephen excused himself to go to the men's room.  Uncle Jim was thinking his sojourn to the bathroom was a little bit long but he has two older girls so he wasn't concerned.  About ten minutes later, Stephen needed to go again.  Well, he had a soda and some water.  It seemed typical.  Again, he was gone for a bit longer than Uncle Jim thought was necessary but not long enough for concern.

 However, when it happened again in another ten minutes, Uncle Jim thought he would just take the trip with him.  He smiles about it to this day.  The graffiti was quite amazing and of great interest to an 8 year old.  Does anyone remember the interesting bathrooms?

 On Tuesday evening, I was reminded of the great family fun we had in the Loop while Stephen was growing up.  I joined one of my sister's and her friends to listen to the UCity Summer Band. Now what kind of great family fun is this!  The band plays in the plaza adjacent to the Market Pub House and across from St. Louis Bread Company.  They play on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. Next week, they will be playing patriotic tunes in celebration of our nation.  

 The little girls who are pictured dancing are the daughters of one of the band members.