Above picture is courtesy Diana Benero from her trip to Philly and Wildwood this July 2012. The picture is some blurred and I believe Diana said it was because her camera battery was about to give out. Left to right: Richard Spada, Toni Kay, Carole Scaldeferri-Spada, and Diana Benero. Almost every summer, Diana returns to Philadelphia and visits with Cousin Carole and Toni Kay. She also spends a number of days at the Jersey Shore and revisits her memories of when she was a little girl growing up and helping her folks with the hotel they owned in Wildwood close to the beach. The beach is in Diana's blood and it's so fun to talk with her about those happy days of hers.

As most of you know, Carole & Diana are not only first cousins, ...

I haven't seen too many photos of Carole Scaldeferri inside Pop Singer's place, so I was delighted when this week I received more exclusive pictures from Terry Tolas' private collection. Terry went to American Bandstand and became friends with Regular Pat Molittieri and was in photos with a number of the Regulars which you will see as I begin to show more and more of her collection. Terry Tolas has been a life-long friend of Bonnie Baker who has also provided a great many vintage American Bandstand photos from the Philly years. These two ladies have been so gracious and generous in sharing their special memories with us and we thank them for preserving the photos and fan club materials all these years. Many of the pictures are

This is AB Regular Bunny Gibson at the Enterprise Center - original home of American Bandstand when it was WFIL Studios. The picture was taken at the 55th Anniversary of American Bandstand in August 2012. It's nice to see Bunny so pretty and upbeat (and always the smile)--well representing the happy days of that time. Thank you, Bunny, for your efforts to make sure that Dick Clark, the show, and the Regulars are well remembered. The studio was and still is really their home. Anyone wanting to read the history of American Bandstand has plenty of opportunity by selecting any of the books to which Dick Clark lent his name. "ROCK, ROLL, and REMEMBER" (authored by Dick Clark) is a good one. You can also obtain many of the magazines