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Authentic PAL HOP Rocks Again Reunion 2010 Polo-style golf shirt. Created exclusively for the Lewiston, Maine garage band concert celebration on August 14, 2010 and the focus of the documentary "PAL HOP DAYS." The reverse side has printed images of the original 1960s bands including the Royal Knights, Terry & the Telstars, Moon Dawgs, Rockin' Recons, Travelers, Innkeepers and Bob Elie. Manufactured by econscious. Navy blue, red and gray lettering, short sleeve, 100% organic cotton. Size: XL. Condition: Brand new without tags. Remembering the PAL HOP: In the spring of 1964, eight weeks after the Beatles first arrived in America, another music phenomenon was set to occur in the twin city mill towns of Lewiston/Auburn, Maine. What started out as a battle of the bands to benefit the city's Police Athletic League unexpectedly turned into a weekly event known as the PAL HOP. Several New England groups would battle it out every Friday night, attracting nearly 2,000 kids who came to dance and enjoy live music. For more than three years, until a riot abruptly ended the shows, the PAL HOP was the nucleus of one of the largest garage band scenes in the country. Dozens of these groups cut their own records. Most of them found the road from Maine to the Top 40 marred with challenges and disappointment. Today, some of that music is being re-discovered. The documentary PAL HOP DAYS tells the story of New England's answer to Liverpool, and six groups that reunited more than forty years later for one unforgettable concert. |
