Categories: Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Troy, Upstate New York

The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House on Snyder’s Lake, NY, October 1966

The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House, October 1966, from left: Charlie (“Tony”), Dave, and Rick
The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House, October 1966, Charlie (“Tony”), Dave, and Rick
Ad in the Troy Record, October 15, 1966

The Myddle Class traveled to Snyder’s Lake, near Troy, New York, to play two weekends, October 14, 15 & 16, and 21, 22 & 23 at the Excelsior House nightclub, which was then attracting college students and other young people (the drinking age was 18) four to five nights a week to see acts like the Critters, the Liverpool Set and the Knickerbockers.

I was astonished to find 11 snapshots taken during their time at the club, along with autographs collected from each. Hilariously, Charles Larkey is noted as “Tony” on the album pages, though he signed his autograph correctly as Charlie Larkey.

The Excelsior House ran ads regularly for their shows. For the Myddle Class, some were spelled correctly, but a couple others billed them as the Middle Class.

See my recent post for a full listing of Excelsior House shows from 1964-1968.

Autographs of Dave Palmer, Myke Rosa and Rick Philp of the Myddle Class, from the Excelsior House, October 1966
Autographs of Charlie Larkey and Dan Mansolino of the Myddle Class, from the Excelsior House, October 1966
Charles Larkey (“Tony”) of the Myddle Class, at the Excelsior House, October 1966
Charlie Larkey (“Tony”) of the Myddle Class with patron or friend, at the Excelsior House, October 1966
The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House, October 1966, Dan Mansolino and Charlie (“Tony”) Larkey
The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House, October 1966, from left: Charlie (“Tony”), Dave, Myke and Rick
The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House, October 1966, from left: Dave Palmer, Rick Philp and Myke Rosa
The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House, October 1966, from left: Charlie “Tony” Larkey, Dave Palmer and Rick Philp
The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House, October 1966, Charlie Larkey and Dave Palmer
The Myddle Class at the Excelsior House, October 1966, Dave Palmer and Rick Philp