And Delmarva Now has a really excellent article about it. Seriously, go read it — it’s a profile of some of the annual regulars who make Cruisin’ such a friendly place to be. These are people who aren’t going to let gas prices scare them off. God bless them — Ocean City is going to need those folks this summer.

I’ve gotta say, I’m as green as the next chick, but part of me is glad that people are still doing the rock-show road-trip thing. Back in college my friends and I used to ride greyhound buses, find the cheapest hotel rooms in town, and count down the days until our trip to whatever happened to be the current incarnation of “rock city.” Pittsburgh, NYC, Baltimore — wherever there was a big show or festival, we’d try to daydream a way of getting there. To me, that’s part of a classic American summer. And that’s really what Cruisin’ is all about, isn’t it?

Tonight marks the first big show of the weekend, the Rip Chords tearing into classics like “Hey Little Cobra” against a backdrop of vintage cars and 50’s/60’s atmosphere at the Roland Powell Convention Center. Tickets are only available in advance, but it doesn’t look like the show is sold out yet, so if you hurry maybe you can snag some tix before 8 pm rolls around and the show starts. Tickets are $23 each, with some of the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.

Here’s hoping you have an awesome Cruisin’ weekend!

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