June- Roof Garden, Arnold's Park. Ia. Attendance 1400
July- Perry, Marshalltown, Storm Lake, Blue Earth, and Algona were all outdoor shows with attendance ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 with Marshalltown leading the way with a surprising 2300 fans.!!!!
August- Seven outdoor shows at six county fairs with attendance estimated at over 1,000 fans at Sac City, Alta ( 2 Dates), Humboldt, Waverly, Fairmont, and Primghar.

Memorable moments for the band at this time were:

* Visit from the "Beach Boys" At the Val-Air Ballroom in Des Moines on July 11.,
*Two shows in one day Aug. 9, (300 miles apart)
*And being the last band to play the "Roof Garden" on June 8, in the old building two days before it blew away in a violent tornado on a stormy June 10,1968.

June 1968
Sat. 1-Grand Forks, North Dakota, Play-Mor Ballroom
Sun. 2- Travel Day
Mon. 3- Waverly, Ia. Teen Club
Tue. 4- Waterloo, Ia. Electric Park Ballroom
Wed. 5- Ft. Dodge, Ia. Pla-Mor Ballroom
Thu. 6- Holstein, Ia. Legion Hall
Fri. 7- Grinnell, Ia. Community Building
Sat. 8-Arnold's Park, Ia. Roof Garden Ballroom
Sun. 9- Off
Mon. 10- Another day off!!!
Tue. 11- Montevideo, Minn. Video Ballroom
Wed. 12- Battle Lake, Minn. Bal Moral Ballroom
Thu. 13- Travel Day
Fri. 14- Indianola, Ia Legion Hall
Sat. 15- Osage, Ia. Teen Club
Sun. 16-Sherburn, Minn. Fox Lake Ballroom
Four Big Days Off !!!
Fri. 21- Emmettsburg, Ia Rack and Rook Club
Sat. 22- Marshalltown, Ia. YMCA Dance
Sun. 23-Iowa Falls, Ia. Blue Moon Ballroom
Four More Days Of Rest
Fri. 28- Graettanger, Ia Legion Hall
Sat. 29-Hampton, Ia. Sub Ballroom
Sun. 30- Estherville, Ia. Skyline Ballroom

July 1968
Thu. 4-Storm Lake, Ia. National Guard Armory
Fri. 5-Ft. Dodge, Ia. Pla-Mor Ballroom
Sat. 6-LeMars, Ia. Dance-Mor Ballroom
Sun. 7-Emmettsburg, Ia. Rack and Rook Club
8-9- Off
Wed. 10-Perry, Ia. County Celebration
Thu. 11- Des Moines, Ia. Vel-Air Ballroom
Fri. 12- Orange City, Ia. Sub Club
Sat. 13- Primghar, Ia Roller Rink
Sun. 14-Sherburn, Minn. Fox Lake Ballroom
Four More Days Off !!!
Fri. 19- Marshalltown, Ia. YMCA Street Dance
Sat. 20-Carroll, Ia. Starline Ballroom
Sun. 21- Iowa Falls, Ia. Blue Moon Ballroom
Mon. 22- Storm Lake, Ia. Ridiculous Days
Tue. 23- Off
Wed. 24-Sutherland, Ia. Legion Hall
Thu. 25- Lakeview, Ia. Lakewood Ballroom
Fri. 26- Slayton, Minn. Val-Halla Ballroom
Sat. 27- Eagle Grove, Ia. El Swaboda Ballroom
Sun. 28-Dakota City,Ia. Star Ballroom
Mon. 29- Blue Earth,Minn. County Fair
Tue 30-Off
Wed. 31-Algona, Ia. County Fair

August 1968
Thu. 1-Alta,Ia. County Fair
Fri. 2- Graettanger, Ia. Legion Hall
Sat. 3-Alta, Ia. County Fair
Sun. 4-Sherburn, Minn. Fox Lake Ballroom
Mon. 5- Off
Tue 6-Sac City, Ia. County Fair
Wed. 7-Humboldt, Ia. County Fair
Thu 8-Waverly, Ia. County Fair
Fri. 9-Fairmont, Minn. County Fair Noon Show
Fri. 9-Arthur, North Dakota, Herb Johnson's Barn, 9:30 Show
Sat. 10-Osage, Ia. Teen Club
Sun. Aug 11-Storm Lake, Ia. Cobblestone Ballroom
Only Three Days Off This Time
Thu. 15- Primghar, Ia. County Fair
Fri. 16- Des Moines, Ia. The Clique
Sat. Aug .17- Audabon, Ia. Wheeler Hub
Sun. 18-Sherburn, Minn. Fox Lake Ballroom
Mon. 19- Off
Tue. 20-Montivideo, Minn. Video Ballroom
Wed. 21-Battle Lake, Minn. Bal-Moral Ballroom
Thu. 22-Lakeview, Ia. Lakewood Ballroom
Fri. 23-Creston, Ia. Chicken Inn
Sat. 24-Jefferson, Ia. Greene County Roller Rink
Sun. 25-Estherville, Ia. Skyline Ballroom
Mon. 26- Time to Register for School !!!
Tue. 27- Ft. Dodge, Ia. Iowa Central Community College
Wed. 28- School Begins
Thu. 29- Forest City, Ia. Waldorf College
Fri. 30- Davenport, Ia. Col Ballroom
Sat. 31-Holstein, Ia. Legion Hall

September 1968
Sun. 1-Graettanger, Ia. Legion Hall
Mon. 2- Sutherland, Ia. Legion Hall
Tue. 3-Ames, Ia. Fraternity Party
Wed. 4-Ames, Ia. Fraternity Party
Thu. 5-Pella, Ia. Central College
Fri. 6- Waverly, Ia. Wartburg College
Sat. 7- Indianola,Ia. Simpson College

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