the "Sweet Caroline" story

[Chuck Igo]

back in my day, a simpler time, when one could actually find a parking spot 
along the left field wall on game night but the only musical seranade within 
Fenway came from the only man to have ever played for the Red Sox, Bruins 
and Celtics in the same year (John Kiley), one might have gone to Molly's in 
Allston and enjoyed "Doctor Dave's Golden Oldie Show"

it was there, in the dank, beer-stained club in which many gathered to enjoy 
those oldies but goodies (circa 1980), that the volume would be turned down 
during Sweet Caroline so that the assembled masses could add their voices 
with a chorus of "so good, so good, so good, so good!"

not sure where/when it started, but in Boston - i gotta give props to Doctor 
Dave at Molly's for the sing-along portion, unless someone else has a memory 
that pre-dates that.  can't say that i ever did that while spinning "oldies" 
as an underage club dj in '75.

- -Chuck Igo