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Labor Day 1968

Num	Thumbnail	Date	Location	People	Description
1	IMG-114-001	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY	Claire Grocott	The Bellaire neighborhood had a tradition of holding a "Labor Day picnic" each year at one house with all of the neighbors invited. I recall having such parties at at least 2 other houses. The 1968 picnic was held at our house, and may have been the last such event. I don't recall if there was one in 1969, and by September of 1970, we had moved away.
2	IMG-114-002	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		Getting all the neighborhood kids to shuck corn.
3	IMG-114-003	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
4	IMG-114-004	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
5	IMG-114-005	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
6	IMG-114-006	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY	Rob Grocott (hidden), jls, John Cuterillo, Jay, Jim Brown	A number of games were arranged. This one involved tying a small balloon to your foot and then trying to break everyone else's balloon while preserving your own.
7	IMG-114-007	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
8	IMG-114-008	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		The standard "three-legged race"!
9	IMG-114-009	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
10	IMG-114-010	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
11	IMG-114-011	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY	jls, John Cuterillo, ?, ?, ?, ?, Mary, Carol Grocott, Jay
12	IMG-114-012	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
13	IMG-114-013	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		Another contest: who can pound a nail into the board the quickest? This was the boy's event.
14	IMG-114-014	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		I believe Rob Grocott (black glasses) was the winner.
15	IMG-114-015	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
16	IMG-114-016	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		The girls are on the starting line.
17	IMG-114-017	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
18	IMG-114-018	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		The men's event. Note the beer next to the log for each contestant. They had to drive the nail all the way in, then drink the entire glass of beer.
19	IMG-114-019	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
20	IMG-114-020	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		The women getting ready for their event.
21	IMG-114-021	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
22	IMG-114-022	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY	?, Carol Grocott (standing), Leona, Rob Grocott, John Cuterillo Sr., ?, Bob Grocott, Jim Brown, Mary, ?, Jay	I think this was the final round: winners from the kid's, men's and women's events competed for overall champion.
23	IMG-114-023	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		Notice the keg on the right. No Labor Day picnic was complete without it!
24	IMG-114-024	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY	jls, Dory, Mary, ?
25	IMG-114-025	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY	Jim Brown, Bob Grocott
26	IMG-114-026	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
27	IMG-114-027	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY		Although the neighborhood parents were decidedly not cool [this was 1968, after all], to our great surprise they hired a local rock band to play at dusk for the picnic. I think the band was named "The Cow" or something just as weird.
28	IMG-114-028	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
29	IMG-114-029	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
30	IMG-114-030	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
31	IMG-114-031	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
32	IMG-114-032	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
33	IMG-114-033	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
34	IMG-114-034	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
35	IMG-114-035	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY
36	IMG-114-036	9/2/1968	11 Bellaire Dr, Scotia NY

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