I recall Vice President Walter Mondale’s visit to Scranton on October 29, 1980. I was a junior in high school and a member of the Mid-Valley Spartan Band.
Vice President Mondale made a campaign stop at the Hotel Casey at the corner of Lackawanna Avenue and Adams Avenue. The Mid-Valley Spartan Band played outside as he entered the hotel. The Dunmore High School Band played inside. We were then invited inside, and were each given soda in a paper cup and a hotdog on a slice of white bread. As the vice president was walking through the crowd, I was able to shake hands with him. The vice president shook hands with many of the other band members as well.
I am not aware of any partisan arguments concerning our playing at this event.
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