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Volume 8 JANUARY I988 Number I
R E G A R D I N GO U R C L A S S
The ll/ESTERl,l STAR is the newsletterof
Need to brush-up on your Teacup Chain?
the WesternStar Dancers,a contemporary
American SquareDance Club primarily serving Stop by the Basic Class on Monday nights for a
quick refresher on this and other Plus and
the San Francisco Gav and Lesbian Communitv.
Mainstream calls. This is a Basic Class like
none you have ever seen. A new experimental
Letters to the Editor and other
teaching protocol mixes Basic, Mainstream and
correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD, 5E4
Plus calls in an approximately 40 week program
CastroSt., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA 94114.
to bring new dancersup to Club level as quickly
Contributions of articles are encouraged; plea-se
as possible.
coordinate with the Editor. Deadline for
February'sissue: Jan. 13th at Club or by mail
How is it working? Great. The classis
to the editor's home-
progressingvery rapidly, according to teacher
Bob Bellville. The class,which began in
Gail, Editor; STAR reporters: Denise
September,is very small, about l5 students. The
Young and JasonFontaine. Other contributors
small size coupled with a great turnout of angels
to this issue: Pat Beckner, ChelseaBaylor, Ed
(about one angel for each classmember) has
Conley, Anna Damiani, David Garrett, Russ King,
acceleratedthe learning process.
Freeman Stamper. Editorial assistancefrom Sally
Swanson. Biloxi Bollox clipped Jim Worlund's
What do the classmembers think about the
name as sourceon the Honky Tonk Queen's
experience. "I love it," was the unqualified
Dance in December'sissue (grossgaffe).
responsefrom at least one. Jesseworks at the
YMCA and had observedour classesin the past.
'I took four years of
square dancing in high
school, so I thought it would be easy, but the
calls are very different. It's not really hard,
The Board: JamesOzanich (Administrator),
but more challenging than I had expected."
ChelseaBaylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),
Russ King, Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith, Clementina enjoys the opportunity to participate
in an activity u/ithout concern about sex roles.
Denise Young (badges,too).
"The men are dancing both the gent's and lady's
parts and so are the women; I think it's great."
Other ResponsibleFolks:
After working all day, Judy says what she likes
David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell and
best about square dancing is that nsomeoneelse
Don Mayou, Class Archangels; JosephGraf,
tells you what to do; the personalcontact is
Secretary; Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Representative;
really nice too."
Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster.
By the way, this group really does do a
flawless Teacup Chain, and they would be happy
to have Club members stop by for a quick
review.
CALL ERL A B's QuarterI y Selections: - Pat Beckner -

MS: Scootbackl*,
Connect Four.
BIRTHDAY boys& girls.
Our warmestbestwishes.
PLUS: Compressto a Column,
Scoot & Relocate,and
lst - Chris Anderson 9th - Rik Sparks
Rock the Boat (our Bob's call). l0th - JamesOzanich
I I th - Bryan Finch and Joe Covington
l3th - Tom Tripp 25th - Leon DuBois
27th - ReisaGlickman 29th - Peter Wong
 WORDS FROM THE TREASURER
income expenses profit
October 1987 s2428 $2305 $1 2 3
November 1987 $2986 $2460 $526
Balanceon hand as of DecemberI, 1987 $ r3 6 8 .
As your new Treasurer, I am happy to
report a fair cash balanceon hand. We are in
an acceptablefinancial position. To report a
more complete picture, however, our Club's
balancehas teetereda few times in the recent
past. Twice this year, it was necessaryto
borrow money from club members to meet
expenses.
I have heard Club members blame Camp
Swig for the current financial dilemma. It is
true that the retreat resulted in a loss to the
Club of $1850. But the attendanceat Camp Swig
reflects the attendanceat other club events. and
is an indication of our problem. Our problem is
attendance. On some Club nights we lose money.
On some Club nights we break even due only to
50/50, soda sales,or bake sales. At some
dances,we lose money.
While we have over 130 memberson the
Club roster, on most Club nights we have
between l7 and 25 dancers. At Plus Night on
December4th, there were 28 present...Come and
dance.
I am beginning to hear commentson the
number of fundraisers at WesternStar. The
truth is that our Club's financial well-being is
presently a result of fundraisers. These
activities are keeping us alive, folks. Great as
the show was, even Club LaStar, with a wonder-
ful profit of $690, was a fundraiser. Happily,
our garagesale fundraiser generated$600.
I have heard members say that they didn't
like the callers that were scheduledand were,
therefore, staying away. Some big-name callers
are scheduledfor the future ... come dance.
For the New Year, let's get WesternStar
Dancers financially strong. Pay your dues early.
Support the fundraisers.
Most of all ... COME DANCE.
- David Garrett -
FAR FROM BORED ON THE BOARD
Plans and committees were born at the All
Day Board meeting at David and Joseph'soD
25th. We continus6 1e dsvelop our ideas at
monthly meeting at Anna's on Dec. 8th. Ano -rn
Mernbership discussedand voted on Dec. 9th.
Some changeswere made in fees beginning
Bin January. The membershipvoted on the
following:
Dues - $21 per year
Dance passes- $30 for l0 punches
Club night / records - $3
Club night / callers - $4
Newslettersubscription- $18
Committees or areasof responsibility were
clarified or establishedas follows:
MEMBERSHIP ... ChelseaBaylor
PUBLICITY JamesO and JasonFontaine
SOCIAL EVENTS ... Anna Damiani
SPECIAL EVENTS LIAISON ... JamesO
CALENDAR Anna Damiani
FINANCE ... David Garrett and JosephGraf
IAGSDC Tom Tripp
NEWSLETTER ... Gail C
SECRETARY JosephGraf
Two committees which might need description
are:
TAPES ... ChelseaBaylor and Anna Damiani
To acquire and update the tape collection for
use on Club tape nights, and western and line
dance time between tips. To coordinate the
equipment and running of tapes.
TELEPHONE TREE ... Denise Young
To maintain an active membership- remind
members of special events and put the personal
touch into communication.
Remember, starting January 6th we are Fr
Plus on Club Nights! We will be having some
Plus review tips to work on some of the
confusing calls (yes, I promise to work on mine
Good callers and fun events are coming u
in January. Hope to see you.
- Denise-
POLAR BREEZES ACCOMPANY W'.5.D.WINDFALL
Dedicated and determined souls braved the
near sub-zero polar winds for the wonderfully
successfulW.S.D.Garage Sale held at Freeman's
house December l2th and l3th. $600 was raised
over the two days. Freeman provided his house
and his merchandizingexpertisefrom the many
garagesaleshe has organizedin the past. I'd
like to thank Freeman, Anna (we were there the
entire freezing time), Melinda for her delivery
and merchandizinghelp, Ron and Jerry for their
coffee and bathroom. Also, many thanks to the
l5 or so peoplewho parted with their beloved
possessions for the benefit of W.S.D.
We are planning another geragesale in
April. If 15 people'sstuff can bring in $600,
imagine what we could raise if twice as many
people contributedl!
BAKE SALE AND MAINSTREAM DANCING
Thank God lt's Friday on January l5th
promisesto ring in a new era of Friday night
Mainstream when WednesdayClub Night goes to
Full Plus for 1988. The first TGIF will feature
the enthusiasticcalling of Gery Kendall at class
level Mainstream with Plus level tips. Not only
will this be the first dance of the New year for
the current WesternStar Meinstream Class, but
it will offer a chance for old timers to drop by
for an evening of good dancing to familiar calls.
Home made goodieswill be available at a
classic bake sale to complement the Friday night
social theme.
- ChelseaBaylor

Brenda Starr -

LET'S REVIE:WPLUS

Have you been away for awhile and feel

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE you need a review? Is your Plus a little rusty?
Well, here's your chance for a full review!
New Members We'll meet Saturday, January 23rd
Jose O. Hernandez Rik Sparks at 140 New Montgomery
30 Grand View Ave #102 627 CastroSt in the 26th floor auditorium from I pm - 6 pm.
San Francisco 94114 San Francisco 94114
H : ( 4 1 5 )6 4 1 - 4 9 9 0 H : ( 4 1 5 )5 5 2 - 2 1 0 8 Here's what we'll do:
W: (415) 445-2723 Birthday: Jan 9 We'll review some of the trickier Mainstream
Birthday: March 22 calls
We will review all of the Plus calls
We'll dance some tricky APD
Other Clubs Section Add these new clubs: We'll have some fun squares

Canada. Toronto Illinois, Chicago If you'd like to attend, pleasecall me to

Triangle Squares Chi-Town Squares pre-register (621-0862). Some light refreshments
Chris Homer Jerry Cohen will be served. The cost will be $10. Russ
26 Sackville Pi 840 W Buckingham Pl and I look forward to seeing you there.
Toronto M4X l44 Chicago, IL 60657
( 4 1 6 )9 6 0 - 5 4 5 8 (312) 472-t666 - Anna D. -
Classis Ths 7:30-10 Classmay be Tues

Chanees
Michigan, Grand Rapids
Chuck Novak's new address:
8261 Bush Dr NE, Rockford, MI
( 6 1 6 )8 7 4 - 8 5 6 5
- as of 12/9/87 -
Freeman
49341 Opinions expressedin The WesternStar are
those of the editorial staff and/or the bylined
author. The cost of a subscription is $18 per
year. Advertisementsby members are
complimentary; commercial advertisersplease
contact us for cost schedules.
 A FRACTION OF THE NOTWORTHY
Bob Bellville said it, "...dancingto records
provides the opportunity to dance to some of the
best callers in the country". On Dec. 2nd, we
did that. After Bob figured out which callers
could be clearly understoodover our sound
system,the quality of the experienceimproved
dramatically. I look forward to doing it again.
Plus night with Vicki Woodsin early
December was a hoot! Vicki kept the floor
going and called and sang for a fare-thee-well.
RussellKing is back into productiou. Read
his bit later in this newsletter.
Attached to this newsletteris the 1988
membership renewal form. The revised form
includes some questionswhich seek a greater
level of participation. You will notice the
increasein fee to $2 l, I suspect,as you write
the check (hope you will). The membershipat
the December meeting authorized the change.
As of January lst, WesternStar Dancers
officially raisesthe floor level to Plus for Club
Night. As mentionedlast issue,review tips (one
each Club Night) are planned, and on January
23rd (Saturday)an afternoon of review is
available - catch you when you're rested.
The garage sale - results? See Denise's
words in this issue. The results were
astounding!
For those of you gad-aboutswho frequent
Seattle, there's a new Country/Western bar
called Timberline at 2015 Boren Ave. (622-6120).
The floor is big enough for 12 squares,the
ceilings are 40' high, and there are 2 balconies.
The Denver FLY-IN is set for Feb. 26-28.
Check the flyer (no pun intended)at Club Night.
I started writing a piece on my view of the
newsletter and how I put one together. As I
wrote, the column got less and lessclear and
useful, ... Down to a nutshell: my approachis
to put together a product which reflects the
ambience of the g,roup,which carries the news
you need to know on a timely basis,and which
representsWesternStar Dancersin a positive
fashion.
Gail
NEWSFROM PHOENIX
Ild.ay19-22 - a weekend of good dancing
and wlld frivolityl Advance registrationfor
CrossTrails in the Desert is $55 prior to Feb
lsth. Registration,side trip, and tee-shirt oro,-
forms will be available through our IAGSDC rep,
Tom Tripp. The next newsletter will include the
basic registration form. One of our members is
checkingfor cheap (possiblygroup) flights -
keep it in mind.
THINK FOOD
January20th will be AIDS Food Bank Night.
It will feature a RAFFLE to win gift certificates
for dinners, lunches, and other goodies. For
every food item brought that night, you will
receive a ticket (the more food you bring the
better your chancesto win prizes). There will
be food gamesand food fun (no, the YMCA does
not allow food fights!).
Good things to bring: peanut butter,
canned soups, canned vegetables,canned fruits,
canned meats, dog food, cat food, and such.
The Henry Shernoff Food Basket is an
important part of our Club: giving to others
showing we care. Anyone who has any fun food
ideas or prize donations can call me at 824-1768.
- Brenda Starr -
CASTING CALL by Russ King
I'm planning a revival of an exhibition
piece performed by WesternStar at the 1983
Reno Rodeo/Country Dance Festival. It's
designedfor two squares,and is performed to
music by Scott Joplin. Ron Douglasswill
recreatehis role as cuer, and most of the
original cast who are still dancing will return.
However, we're going to need about a square of
dancersto replace those who have left us.
If you might be interested,pleasegive me
a call (home 863-0990; work 989-1300ext 232).
You should be comfortable with Plus level and be
willing to put in roughly 12 to 15 hours
rehearsaltime. No previous exhibition
experienceis necessary,and the styling will t"
very low-key. The performance is schedulec
our 6th Anniversary Dance in March.
 THAT OTHER BAY AREA
I was mildly disappointedwhen I saw
the Lambda Squarescalendar for
Thanksgiving Week. It was blank, and
that was the week I would be visiting DC.
My disappointmentwas largely dispelled
when my DC buddy Paul escorted me to a
'going-away" party for Jim and Dave, who
will soon grace the Square Dance scene in
Seattle. The revelers were an irresistible
mixture of new and experienced(Lambda)
square dancers plus a contingent from
ChesapeakeSquares. Aside from the
friendliness of those I met, the dominant
impressionwas of enthusiasmand fun.
As it turned out more good fortune
was just acrossthe Bay (Chesapeake,that
is). Tom and his buddy Warren, two
Lambda dancers, offered Paul and me a
ride to Baltimore for ChesapeakeSquares
Basic/Mainstreamdance Tuesday evening.
And what a workout it turned out to be,
featuring Doug, one of the regular callers,
and again an explosive mixture of DC and
Chesapeakesquares- this time with a
Baltimore accent. I proudly danced every
tip in full WesternStar drag. Ett McAtee
(President,ChesapeakeSquares)and Russ,
two of the most enthusiasticdancers,even
arrangeda final Plus tip.
Lambda and Chesapeakefuuares seem
to have a wonderfully symbiotic
relationship. I can't wait to square up
with them in Phoenix.
- Ed Conley -
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WESTERN STAR DANCERS VISIT THE SF EAGLE
The black and silver bannersof Western
Star Dancers were prominently displayed Sunday,
December l3th, at the city's famous bar, the San
Francisco Eagle, setting of WesternStar's first
beer bust. Organizer JamesOzanich, assistedby
member Ron Hirsch, presided at the door. From
3 to 6 pm, $6 bought a "bottomless"beer cup,
A goodly crowd of square dancers,leather and
Levi men. friends and lovers were in attendance.
The event rnaderoughly $150. Good news for
our treasury.
Ken Kalstein and Ed Conley served as
waiters ministering to the thirsty throng, pouring
and replenishing the 'suds' from large pitchers of
beer, fetched from the Eagle's back patio bar.
Royalty and nobility also participated.
Entertainment, emceed by JamesOzanich, was
provided by member Gaby Archambaut,the Royal
Crown Princessof the Grand Ducal Court of San
Francisco. Gaby offered delightful
interpretationsof two Shirley Basseynumbers
'Let Me Sing a Happy Song,nfollowed by the
evocative "Nobody Does It Like Me."
Member Suzy Wong, Minister of the Robes
of the Grand Ducal Court of the Golden Eagle
and Eternal Flame, followed with a wonderful
soft rock renderingof Kim Wille's'You Keep Me
Hanging On.' Suzy was appropriately attired in
a black leather skirt and black sweater.
Last to appear was Club La Star's producer
and director summa cum laude Jim Head. Jim
astonishedthe beer drinkers with his amusing
two hat number "I Remember It Well" featuring
Maurice Chevalier and Herminone Gingold.
Our thanks to square dancer, 'Count' Steve
Sanders,Minister of Show Businessof the Grand
Ducal Court, who deftly handled the businessof
cassettetape handling, volume and microphone
control on the Eagle's daunting stereo system.
Compliments are due to Tom Tripp who
handled the demanding job of feeding a horde of
leather men and square dancers. His de-licious
lasagna,salad, and garlic bread proved very
popular and disappearedwith dismaying speed.
Thanks also to Eagle maDagerTerry
Thompson and the back bar bartendersfor their
assistancein WesternStar's first nbeerbust."
Happy Trails - JasonFontaine
On the road again:
October found me on a plane en route to
experiencefor the first time The Wilde Bunch
Annual Balloon Fiesta Fly-In. It was another
first for me, as it was the first major square
dance gathering that Steffany did not attend. I
swear that it's less tiring to go in drag even
when you're exhaustedthan it is to explain why
you're wearing pants. But they got over it.
My hostswere Bill Eyler and Jim Bailey.
Now Bill and I are from Louisiana; however, we
graduatedfrom arch-rival universities. That
weekend was the annual football contest,so on
the way to the car from the airport, I said,
"Wreck Tech!" The weekend started with rousing
success,and Northeast did wreck Tech Saturday.
I had arrived early in the afternoon, so I
had time to visit with Bill, getting to know him
better. He even took me to a used record store
- my passion- and let me look through all the
cast albums - the reasonfor my passion. On
Saturday afternoon when Bill was busy, Jim and
I got a chance to sit lazily on the front porch
in the warm sunshineand chat. Then he took
me to another used record store. (Oh joy! Oh
bliss!) I've noticed that I dance less and less at
thesegatherings. I spend more time hugging and
kissing and talking.
Friday night was a big gathering at the
Albuquerque Social Club. What was supposedto
be munchies was actually a meal, and the
cocktails were big and cheap. I had a few with
my friends from Denver - about 20 in all. No,
not cocktails. One person from Phoenix, 3 from
the LA area, Wayne Paul from Miami, Sam from
Atlanta, and Doug from Foggy City were there.
On Saturday morning, we were up at 4 am
to go to the mass ascensionof the hot air
balloons. It was still dark when we arrived, and
I couldn't see any balloons. I expectedthem to
nparked"around the periphery.
be blown up and
I couldn't see even a vague shadow, so I kept
commentiDgthat I wanted to go to where the
balloons were. They said we were. All I could
see was this long row of vendors selling all
kinds of food and souvenirs - like a carnival.
Mind you, there are thousandsof people
milling about in this large open field. Square
dancersstart showing up like someonewas
hawking plus tips. It's starting to lighten, and I
can see trucks all over the place with funny-
looking metal things in the back. Then we sta
looking for Joe's balloon. (Joe from Denver l^
won the balloon ride raffle.) Now I get it!
Those are balloon basketsare in the backs of
those trucks, and we had been in the middle of
them all along.
At about 7 am, a hustle of activity begins
with about 500 balloons being prepared. Each
balloon is taken from its bag, stretchedout on
the ground, and attached to the basket.
Someoneholds a rope at the top of the balloon
while others hold open the bottom, and big
electric fans start filling the fabric with air.
When the balloon is a flabby, oblong shape,the
gas jets are lighted and start heating the air.
The balloon begins to gracefully lift upright and
people hold the basket on the ground awaiting
clearance for lift off.
It is an awesomeexperienceto be engulfed
by these huge balloonsso close together that
they touch. One by one, they quietly ascend
with only the rhythmic sound of gas being
releasedto keep the air heated. Watching Joe
lift off was quite like watching Dorothy
returning to Kansas. The color and grandeur
cannot be adequatelydescribed. Go next year
and experienceit first hand!
Saturday night was the dinner/dance at the
Clarion Hotel. Many tips were danced to a local
caller from Basic through Advanced. When the
dance was over, we reconvenedat the Social
Club for CW dancing and more of those large
cocktails.
Did you know that Albuquerque is as high
above sea level as Denver? Well, it is. On
Sunday morning, a g,roupwent to Sandia Peak
for lunch. It's one of those places you get to
on a tram suspendedon a cable, going up
another 5000 feet above sea level. I held my
breath to cut down on the sway and weight of
the car. Everyone who wanted got a chance to
dance a tip at the top. We came down for
dancing in the afternoon at the ASC.
Then it was time to go to the airport. I
made a flying round around the room for kisses
and hugs. I always have a period of remorse
becauseI leave behind people I have come to
know and love and who care about me.
- Freeman -
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IN JANUARY

December31, 1987 - New Year's Eve Dance at St. Andrew's Church.4ll Alma. Palo Alto
Vicki Woods and Jill Marci.

January I, 1988 - Sushi at Harry Koga's Mother's. 20 So. Grant St. in San Mateo.

January l, l9E8 - Black-eyedpeasand cornbreadat Bill Whitefield's,250Hartford, SF.

January4 (Monday) Basic/MainstreamClass. YMCA. 8:15-10:15pm.

J a n u a r y6 ( W e d n e s d a yM) i k e L u n a . Y M C A . 8 : 1 5 - 1 0 : 1 p
5m.

(Jan l0 - no Midnight Squares)

J a n u a r yl l ( M o n d a y ) B a s i c / M a i n s t r e a m
Class.YMCA. 8:15-10:1p
5m.

J a n u a r yl 3 ( W e d n e s d a y )E r i c H e n e r l a u . Y M C A . 8 : 1 5 - 1 0 : 1 p
5m.

January l5 (Friday) TGIF Mainstream(and Plus) night with Gary Kendall. Bake sale
YMCA. 8- I0 pm.

January l8 (Monday) Basic/MainstreamClass. YN4CA. E:15-10:15pm.

January20 (Wednesday)Think Food Record Night. YMCA. 8:15-10:15pm.

January 23 (Saturday) Plus Review Workshop. 140 New Montgomery, 26th floor
auditorium. l-6 pm. $10.

January 24 (Sunday) El Camino Reelers' Super Bowl Party.

January25 (Monday) Basic/Mainstream pm.

Class.YMCA. 8:15-10:15

January27 (Wednesday) pm.

Bob Bellville. YMCA. 8:15-10:15
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Volume 8 FEBRUARY I988
The IIIESTERN .Sf,{R is the newsletterof
the WesternStar Dancers,a contemporary
American SquareDance Club primarily serving
the San FranciscoGay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD,
584 CastroSt., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA
94114. Contributionsof articlesare encouraged:
pleasecoordinatewith the Editor. Deadline for
the March issue: Feb. lTth at Club or bv mail
to the editor's home.
Gail, Editor; STAR reporters: Denise
Young and JasonFontaine. Other contributors
this issue: Russ King, Anna Damiani. Editorial
assistance from Sally Swanson.Biloxi Bollox ...
well, who knows what contributionBiloxi made
this month?
The Board: JamesOzanich(Administrator),
ChelseaBaylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),
Russ King, Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith,
DeniseYoung (badges,too).
Other ResponsibleFolks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell and Don
Mayou, ClassArchangels;JosephGraf, Secretar]';
Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,
Vestmaster.
COSTUME CALL!
I would like to know if any of our Club members
still have their shirts from the 1986 Gay Games
squaredance performance,and if so, would be
willing to loan them for use in the exhibition
piece that WSD will be presentingat our 6th
AnniversaryDance on Saturday,March l9th. I
would not need the shirts until about a week
before the performance,but I would greatly
appreciateknowing in advancewhat colors and
sizesmight be availableif needed. Call me at
863-0990(home)or 989-1300ext 232 (work) if
you can help. Thanks much!
- Russ-
Number 2
CONVENTION IS A'COMIN'
One of the pagesof this newsletteris a
FORM FOR CONVENTION
REGISTRATION. Tear it out, fill it in.
write the check, and send it in right
away, then ask the bossfor leave and
mark the dates in your calendarbook-in
big red letters. What a bundle of
goodiesis yours for $55. Pleasenote
that after February l5th, the fee goes
up to $60.
To save money on travel arrangements,
WSD may offer a group flight at
between$100 and $120 (round trip). We
all leave together and return on open
schedule(not necessarilytogether).
Keep this possibilityin mind.
Just a few teasersfrom the lentative
scheduleby way of preview: three
meals are included in the package
(Friday's convention banquet,Saturday's
continental breakfast, and Sunday's
official Associationluncheon). There'sa
big steak fry and dance off-site
Saturdaynight (separatereservations and
money requiredby April lst). Something
new will be introduced- intensive
workshopsfor dancerswanting to dance
a whole level in three hours - early in
the weekendperhapsto equip you to
dance that level for the convention (if
you're good or somewhatexperienced).
Somefamiliar parts of the package: the
Board Meeting, the grand march, the
Fun Badgetour, great callers,including
our first woman caller, Ann Ubelacker,
lots of dancingat all levelsand at all
times of the day and night, workshops
to help with calls needing to be firmed
up, introductions to each other and to
the next level of dance. Side trips to
Nogales,Sedona,and the Grand Canyon
are available. Check with Tom Tripp for
answersto your questions.
- Gail -
 BIRTHDAYs in February.
Our warmestbest wishes.
lst - Helen Dickey
2nd - Mike Haro
6th - RouanneBloomgarden
and Sonny Werham
lOth - Bob Gervais
23rd - Mike Whitehair
A FRACTION OF THE NEIYSIVORTHY
If you get this newsletterprior to
January25th, pleasejoin us for the
GRADUATION of our small and
wonderful class. Bring ediblesif
possible; be assuredof a fun evening.
We've invited ECR and FCD class
m e m b e r sa s w e l l . P l u ss t a r t s2 / l / 8 8 .
Sent your membershiprenewalin yet?
Doing it soon insuresthat your statsBet
into this year'sdirectory and guarantees
you every newsletter. Last month's
newsletterhad the form; forms are also
a v a i l a b l ea t C l u b n i g h t s .
Our Board me1Januaryl2th at Russ
King's home. Two notesfrom the
meeting: *'e will be marching in the
paradethis year (June28th) with the
help of our caller of the Pre-parade
Danceon the night before (Mike Green
from OklahomaCity), and rent on the
hall where we dancehas gone up to
$SO/regularnight. The Board strivesfor
an early adjournment,but pursuingthe
Clubs'sinterestskeepsthem debating,
discussing;Jamesfine tuneshis meeting
l e a d i n gs k i l l s .
What a month for dancingwas Januarl'l
WesternStar Dancerswere treated to.
Mike Luna (he was real fine), Gary
Kendall (good reportshere too), and
Eric Henerlau(6-7 squarescan't be
wrong). As we go to print, Food Night
is next, followed by the great Bob
Bellville.
Looking forward to holding someone
closeon Valentine'sDay? Enliven your
evening by including a Valentine square
dance in the plan. Not holding anyone
really closeright now? Come dance
with your buddies. Foggy City Dancers
invite us for Saturday,Feb l3th.
As you begin Spring cleaning in garage
and closets,remember the GARAGE
SALE WesternStar Dancerswill hold
this April. Turn those cast-offs into
cash for the good of the Club.
Keep March lgth open for our
Anniversary Dance to be called by Paul
Marcum. Bring all your dancingfriends
for a wonderful evening with a favorite
caller.
As we celebrateour yearsof dancing,
it's exciting to hear of new clubs:
Triangle Squaresin Toronto and Chi-
Town Squaresin Chicago. I've heard
there's a San Franciscoadvancedgroup,
Ghiardeiii Squares.We look forward to
dancing with thesefolks in San
Franciscoand in Phoenix. Welcome.
- Gail -
COMING UP!
In responseto your requests,we've lined
up sometruly fantasticcallers
throughoutthe upcomingmonths.
Includedin theseare someof the best
callersin the country. In the upcoming
year, you'll be treated to the likes of
Paul lltarcum,Ann Ubelacker,Mike
Jacobs,and Larry Ward.
As you may already be aware, the
schedulesof thesecallersis very busy
and their availabilityis limited. Another
difficulty involved in schedulingthese
caliersis that they can be very
expensive.This meansthat in order to
be in a positionto have thesecallerswe
need to pay specialattentionto
supportingthe club on club nights.
In the future, you can expect to see
record nights scheduledseveraltimes a
month. This will give us the
opportunity to dance to the work of
some of the best callers in the world.
In return we will be able to have them
visit us in person when their schedules
allow.
Specialnote to club callers: any night that is
scheduledas a record or tape night is an
opportunityfor you. I know that someof you
haven't called in a while or maybe want to try out
somethingnew. Recordand tape nights are your
chanceto do so. Pleaselet me know when you
want to call.

I would love to hear your ideason themenights,

possiblecallers,or other fun events. Pleasecall
me with your ideasat 621-0862.

P.S. Rememberthat Larry Ward will be here on

February27th and Paul Marcum will be here for
our AnniversaryDanceon March l9th.

- Anna -

Notes front Rod Morrell:

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peopleto go with me and split g a sa n d d r i v i n g
(automaticshift). (567-2692).

2. Sewing,alterations,design,decoratingand
construction- call 567-2692.

3. I'm looking for thoseu'ho took La Star pics.

I want to get copies. Call Rod 567-2692.

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 WESTERNSTARDANCERS
Volume 8 MARCH 1988
The |l'ESTERN ,Sf,{R is the newsletterof
the WesternStar Dancers, a contemporary
American Square Dance Club primarily serving
the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD,
5E4 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA
94114. Contributions of articles are encouraged;
pleasecoordinate with the Editor. Deadline for
the April issue: Mar. l6th at Club or by mail to
the editor's home.
Gail, Editor; STAR reporters: Denise
Young and Jason Fontaine. Other contributors
this issue: ChelseaBaylor, Scott Carey, Anna
Damiani, Rod Morrell, Eddie Smith. Editorial
assistancefrom Sally Swanson. Aside from the
really obvious one, only the Shadow knows what
other contribution Biloxi Bollox made this month.
The Board: JamesOzanich (Administrator),
ChelseaBaylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),
Russ King, Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith,
Denise Young (badges,too).
Other ResponslbleFolks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell and Don
Mayou, Class Archangels;JosephGraf, Secretary;
Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,
Vestmaster.
NEWS FROM THE CLASS
On Jan 25th, WSD Plus Classhosted a very
special hoedown. El Camino Reelers' and Foggy
City Dancers' classesand Club members were
invited for a fun-filled event. With special
thanks for the talents of Club callers, Bill
Whitefield, Joe Frazier, and Host caller, Bob
Bellville, the hoedown was a wonderful event.
The three clubs' classmembers enjoyed an
evening of mixing, dancing, and goodies. I even
did a singing call that night.
Number 3
I'd like to especially thank Don Mayou, El
Camino Reelers' class,Foggy City's class,
Western Star Dancers' class, all three Clubs'
angels and callers, Joe, Bill, and Bob. I had a
wonderful time. Let's make it an annual event.
And speaking of events, El Camino Reelers' Plus
classis hosting a similar event on March 23rd.
Mark your calendarsand let's all go dance and
party. Invited are Club members as well as class
members. I'll see you there.
Do you want to brush up on your plus dancing?
Come to Plus class. Changing date, time and
place - as of March 3rd, Thursday 7:30 to 9:30
at 140 New Montgomery in the 26th floor
auditorium. It's a great space with wood floors,
better acoustics,you'll love it.
- Rod Morrell -
BIRTHDAYs in March.
Our warmest best wishes to those who are
namelessthis month. I've left my directory with
birthdates somewhereunfindable; there's Biloxi
at work. Catch you all by name next issue.
A FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY
The class moves on... moves on in terms of calls
and location as well. As Rod mentioned, the
classmoves to the lovely spot with real nice
floors at 140 New Montgomery. For those of
you who want to reDew your plus level dancing,
you can't beat the price (free). We need angels
for this small but capable class,and the
angelling experiencewill surely encouragegood
dancing on Club night. Hope you will come;
last night we had 9 classmembers and not quite
enough angels for a second square. This class
graduatesthe first week in March. Hone up
your Plus skills for the convention or for all the
After the Anniversary Dance on March l9th,
we will continue the party with a Sunday
Brunch on Marcb 20th - buffet style at
YosemiteSam's,917 Folsom at 5th. Time ll
a.m., price "modestn. Let's get together
again - possibly we'll dance.
Sent your membership renewal in yet? If
our records show that you have not yet
renewed, then you will find yet one more
copy of the membership renewal form. Hope
you do take advantage of this one.
Convention is around the cornen The price
for the CONVENTION is now $60, and it's a
bargain for all those good times, fun
dancing, and whatnot. To save money on
trsvel errrngements, WSD has set up a
special arrang,ementwith Navigator Travel -
not a 8,roupflight, the price should be
between$100 and $120 (round trip). See
Chelsea'swords in this newsletter.
A reminder of the GARAGE SALE Western
Star Dancers will hold this April turn
those cast-offs into cash for the good of the
Club. Denise and the stalwart crew took in
$600 last time.
Those folks participating (March 25-27) in
the Capital City SquaresAnnual Cleerlake
Outing should note that they need bring no
bedding or other supplies - just clothes for
the weekend.
- Gail -
EXECUTIVE BOARD - FEBRUARY
"In regard to disputes which have e dlrect
effect on Club activlties, a Club member may
request that a Board member investigateand
suggesta logical course of action. Major
disputes may require considerationby the
full Board."
After discussionin several meetings,the
Board agreed on the text above as Western
Star Dancers Policy Statement+*12. The
sensewas that while some problems might
require official intervention, Board members
would prefer as much flexibility as possible
rather than a rigid structure for dealing
with such difficulties.
The Treasurer reported that 72 membership
renewals had swelled the club profits to
$1076 for the month of January. Profits
from dances amounted to approximately $
March will be the lrst lssue of the
newsletter for those who have not renewed
their membership!!!
Social committee reports began with travel
rrrsngements to Phoenix for The Convention.
John Smith of Navigator Travel, t64-0401,
will make a donation to Western Star for
each reservation if we mention the club
name. Air tickets would begin at about $l l0
per person, round trip.
Silver, black and gray will be the color
schemefor the Anniversary Dence on March
l9th. Four solid hours of dancing, half
mainstreamand half plus, to the calling of
Paul Marcum, may be had for $10. For new
dancers in our Mainstream class, the fee will
be $5, half the price for half the dancing,
since we want them to come and have fun.
In other anniversary dance news, a post
dance brunch has been scheduledfor
Yosemite Sam's at 6th and Folsom on
Sunday. In addition, we are still looking ^
items to raffle during the dance.
Other color schemesinclude turquoise and
silver for Larry rrVerdon Feb 27th, a
Western/deserttheme for the Banner Dence
ln April, rainbows galore for the Preparade
Dance in June, and traditional green for the
Mike Jacobs dance just before St. Patrick's
Day, March 16.
March 2 will feature a frshion show from
Helen's Folk Designs, March 9 and 23 will be
record nights, and March 30 will be the
general meeting, admission half price!
On March 5, Anna Damiani will host another
PIus/APD Workshop at 140 New Montgomery
from noon to 3 p.m., admission $6.
---- Chelsea---
 COMING UP!
Coming up on the March social sceneare
several activities.
Helen's Folk Design is providing the fashions
for a "Perade of Fashionnon Wednesday,
March 2nd at the Golden Gate YMCA 8:15.
Mike Jacobs will pay us a visit from Fairfax,
VA on Wednesday,March 16 (8:15,$4). Paul
Marcum will be here to help us celebrateour
6th anniversary. This special event will take
place on Saturday,March l9th (7-ll p.m.
$10).
A Hoedown - The El Camino Reelersclass
had a good time when they visited our class
last month. They are reciprocating by
inviting other Septemberclassmembers to
join them on their classnight, Wednesday,
March 23rd. They meet at St. Andrew's
Church, 4lll Alma in Palo Alto (7:30pm).
We are in the processof developing
communlty outreach program to let other
organizations know who we are. I am
preparing a'learn to square dancenprogram.
I am looking for people to help with
scheduling, teaching, organizing, and
publicizing these sessions.
The Social Committee will meet on Sunday,
3/6, in Golden Gate Park. We will gather
near the large fountain in the Arboretum
(near 9th and Lincoln). Anyone who wishes
to help or has ideas for upcoming events is
welcome. Bring a dish to share for a
Potluck Plcnlc lunch. Begin gathering at I I
am. Let's plan on beginning the business
portion of the meeting promptly at I l:30
a.m. Bring your own beveragesand outdoor
toys to play with.
Coming up on Sunday, Aprit l0th, Scott and
John are having a Potluck Video Brunch.
'Travels in
Featuresto be shown include:
the Pacific Northwest,"'La Star - Live' and
'March on Washington.' A scheduleof
shows is published elsewherein this
newsletter. The barbecue will be available
for use. $l donation requested. Time will
be noon to 6:00 p.m.
Finally, look for some nhottrhash and
challenging APD Plus at a workshop on
Saturday, March 5th at 140 New
Montgomery, 26th floor (noon to 3 p.m., $6).
That night, Jill Marci and Vicki Woods welcome
all IAGSDC members to attend a dence et the
Nesbit ElementarySchool, 500 Biddulph, Belmont,
CA (8-ll p.m., $6). Mainstreamand Plus tips
will be called with Advanced star tips.
For preregistration for the Plus Workshop (a
must - size is limited!) or information on any of
the above events, pleasecall me at 621-0862.
- Anna -
BRENDA.ST"IRR WANTS TO KNOW:
What did you enjoy most at the Portland
convention?
Paul Chooi: I met a non-dancing Portlander who
came to watch us dance. He showed me all over
Portland and was very nice.
Russ King: I enjoyed dancing'til midnight
Sunday when we all pitched in to take out the
floor boards from the Ballroom.
Anna Damiani: At 12 am Sunday, Paul Marcum
(in drag) with Don Woods calling for us in the
women's ballroom bathroom. Accompanying
music was the running water faucets. I guess
you could call it the tearoom tea dance. It was
hilarious.
Tom Gregory (FCD): I enjoyed the workshops
on Saturday and the banquet on Saturday night.
I loved meeting all those new people.
Hollis Greenwood: I had more of a chance to
spend time with old friends in W.S.D. There's
never enough time on Club night to socialize.
- Brenda Starr -
Dear Square Dance Friends,
I want to let you all know that I'm not going to
be around until August, as I leave after the WSD
Anniversary dance to go overseas. I'll be in
Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,and
Indonesia. I'll miss you and think of you often,
but it's time to re-fresh myself with a little
international action.
- Melinda -
 DANCE WIDOWS
So NUMBER ONE has left you all alone
again while it's play time for him/her, and
you g,etstuck at home. Well let's face it,
you have things you can do that never get
done when NUMBER ONE is around on
Wednesday. I mean do they ever do the
laundry, dishes, vacuum - well you know
what I mean. So you really don't mind
NUMBER ONE doing his/her thing.
Sometimesbeing a couch potato is very
satisfying, especiallywhen you are the one
on the couch.
But! Does NUMBER ONE have to leave you
alone on the weekendswhen the special
dancesare being held? NO MORE!!! Your
time has arrived! WesternStar Dancersis
asking for your help at our soft drink bar
when we have our weekend dances. Here is
a chance for you to make some new friends
and keep an eye on you know who. Now we
all know that YOU are not the jealous type
and you can let you NUMBER ONE have
their fun with the old'Red Rock" with that
TRAMP that asked THEM to dance, but you
will want to keep your eyes open when they
do the 'Sneaky Yellow Rock"!! And you can
bet that NUMBER ONE will play oh so
innocent about it. I'm willing to bet they
didn't even mention that call to you. Right?
And you will be able to check out some of
these people you keep hearing about and
only guesswhy NUMBER ONE didn't mention
that TRAMP that kept repeatedly hanging g!!
over them all nieht lone.
So now you have a reason to come together
and leave together. However, I should warn
you that SQUARE DANCING is addictive and
you may find yourself in a dance classnext
September. Believe me.
Injured dancersthis is something we would
like to see you help out in also, and you
will be able to keep your toe in the action
as well. For more information just contact
Anna Damiani at 621-0862.
-- Eddie Smith --
A NW FRIEND OF WSD
As you know, or will know by the end of
this article, Western Star Dancers has a
policy which awards the designation 'friend"
with a correspondingbadge, to any
individual who make consistentand
substantialcontributions to the Club.
The Board of Directors (last year!) voted
this honor to Mark Savino, better known to
one and all as 'Bubbles,' in part for his
work and energy in directing La Star - Live!
I986. Official presentationunfortunately got
delayed several times during the past year.
It looked like we were all set for
presentationat this year's La Star, but
Bubbles' work scheduleinterfered at the last
minute. So we made a small presentationto
Bubbles on Christmas Day, as a gift from
WSD. I'm sure all Club members join with
me in sending along a well-deserved
congratulations.
Speaking of La Star Live! (I986) - the video
is now available from CCTV.
- Scott Carev -
CALLERLAB's Quarterly Selections:
MS: Connect Four.
PLUS: Compressto a Column,
Scoot & Relocate. and
Rock the Boat (our Bob's call).
Opinions expressedin The ll/estern Star are
those of the editorial staff and/or the
bylined author. The cost of a subscription
is $18 per year. Advertisements by members
are complimentary; commercial advertisers
pleasecontact us for cost schedules.
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Volume 8 APRIL I9E8
The WESTERN STAR is the newsletterof
the WesternStar Dancers,a contemporary
American SquareDance Club primarily serving
the San FranciscoGay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD,
584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA
941i4. Contributions of articles are encouraged;
pleasecoordinatewith the Editor. Deadline for
the May issue: Apr. 13th at Club or by mail to
the editor'shome.
Gail, Editor; STAR reporters: Denise
Young and JasonFontaine. Other contributors
this issue: Russ King, Eddie Smith (our calendar
printout). Editorial assistancefrom Sally
Swanson. Biloxi Bollox - responsiblefor glitches
- had a field dav last month.
The Boerd: JamesOzanich (Administrator),
ChelseaBaylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),
Russ King, Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith,
DeniseYoung (badges,too).
Other ResponsibleFolks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell, Class
Archangel; JosephGraf, Secretary; Tom Tripp,
IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster.
GARAGE SALE! CARAGE SALE!
A reminder of the GARAGE SALE WesternStar
Dancerswill hold this April 23rd and 24th;
that's Saturdayand Sunday from 9am to 5pm.
The sale will be held in front of Freeman
Stamper'sat 225 SanchezSt (at Market). Denise
Young and Freeman invite you come, have fun,
and get a tan!! Also you are invited to Bring
Everything! Why hold out on the Club when it's
a good cause, and you know there are several
really wonderful items in your storagespacejust
taking up room which you truly will never use
again. Your editor is bringing a lamp shade,an
electric fan, and a Westernhat (which her honey
saysjust looks silly.) Call Denise @ 821-1768or
Freeman @ 431-6272 if you need to make special
arrangementsto have stuff picked up.
Number 4
NEWSFROM THE CLASS
A 2nd special hoedown took place March 23rd at
El Camino Reelers' invitation. Nine of us
WesternStar classmembersand Dancersdanced
in Palo Alto with great gusto. The evening's
callers were Mike Luna and Vicki Woodswith an
appearancefor a super singing call by Rod
Morrell. The hospitality was warm; we had fun.
There's a bit of time left to brush up on your
plus dancing. Plus classwill end in early May.
The current facility for dancing for these
stalwart fun-loving and increasinglycapable
dancersis 140 New Montgomery in the 26th
floor auditorium (7:30-9:30).It's a great space.
- Gail -
BIRTHDAYs in March and April.
Our warmest best wishes to all of these:
March lst Russ King, 3rd, Don Schumacher
9th, Pat Beckner l2th, Sally Swanson
20th, George Mclntosh 2lst, Ed Egenias
22nd, JoseHernandez 24th, Roland St Pierre
25th, Ron Hirsch 3lst, Mary Pat Power
April lst Iris Harrell 9th, Bob Newman
l4th, Jerry Blecksmith i5th, Joe Haskin
l9th, Patty White
A FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY
Check the calendar for appearancesthis month
by Bill Hanzel, Mike Luna, and Nate Bliss calling
for us at the Y.
Sunday,April l0th, Scott and John are having a
Potluck Yideo Brunch. Seetheir flyer in this
issue. The barbecuewill be availablefor use.
$l donation requested. Time will be noon-6pm.
See next month's newsletterfor JamesOzanich's
article on our super AnniversaryDance.
News from the Board: treasurerDavid reports
85 renewalsas of March 8th. Net income for
the month of February was nearly $800.
For interestingreading on Club nights, the
Minutes of Board Meetingsand the Monthly
Financial Reports are available for perusing.
April's board meetingis the l2th; seea Board
member if there'ssomethingyou want discussed.
Other news from the Board: Anna and Russ are
getting tired of doing the tape nights. James
Ozanichdid the honorsMarch 23. Who's next?
Conventionis only a few weeksaway: lvlay l9-
22 at the ScottsdaleSheraton. I love dancing
all year round with my home club and our
neighbors; also true that CONVENTION is
special. All the last tentativeschedulesare
included in this newsletteras pgs. 3 and 4 and a
flyer (can you spot the one?)
BADGES - do you have yours? If not, let
Denise know plenty-pronto!so that you will be
identifiable (at the convention- or elsewherefor
that matter).
El Camino Reelershostsa 2nd annual Cabaret:
R o c k i n ' & R e e l i n 'S a t u r d a yN i g h t . A p r i l 2 3 r d ,
6 : 3 0 - ll : 0 0 , d i n n e r , s h o w , a n d r o c k a n d r o l l
d a n c e . C o s t $ 1 5 i n a d v a n c e $, 1 6 . 5 0a t t h e d o o r ,
$ 1 0 f o r t h e d a n c eo n l y ( 7 : 3 0 ) . Q u e s t i o n s :c a l l
(415\ 326-1093. Someof our favorite SF
e n t e r t a i n e ras r e p i t c h i n g i n a s w e l l .
VOTE - VOTE: WSD has been nominatedfor a
Gay Community Award sponsoredby the Grand
Ducal Council oi SF. (Jasonhad somethingto
do with it.) The categoryis "BestIndividual
Production"(Club La Star) and we may be listed
as WesternDancers. Anyone can vote Saturday,
April 2, 9am-4pm at lSth and Castro. There is
stiff competitionfrom two large groupsso take
your buddiesand go vote.
- Gail -
In sadnesswe note the passingof Carl
Hammond. WesternStar Dancerswishes to
extend sympathy to his friends and family.
"Learn the Other Role"
(the Sequel?)
As Convention time approaches,a couple
people have asked me if I'd be doing some
"Learn the Other Role' workshops again this
year, along the lines of the ones that Cap and I
did last May. The answer is "Yes, if enough
peopleare interested."(Enough = at leasteight,
for obvious reasons.)
So'if you are an aspiring'bi-dancual"and
would like to participate in a concentratedcrash
course, give me a call before April l5th. My
h o m e p h o n e i s ( 4 1 5 ) 8 6 3 - 0 9 9 0 ; w o r k ( 4 1 5 )9 8 9 -
I 300 ext 232. It doesn'ttake as long as people
think it will to achieveabout half a dozen calls
that are "sex" calls; the main difficulty is
rememberingwhich way to look for your corner
and which hand to stick out on the swing.
Last year, we did a pair of two-hour
workshops(one four-hour sessionon a weekend
would also be a possibility),which seemedabout
the right amount of time. This year, I'm
availablemost Tuesdayor Friday evenings,or
weekenddays. If you want to do it or have any
questions,call me as soon as possible,and let
me know what times would work best for you:
l'll let you know by April l5th if and when it't,
be happening.
- R u s sK i n g -
To the Editor:
It certainly is fun to dance to a good live
caller. But it can also be enjoyableto dance to
good recordedmusic. Now that WSD is having
more eveningsof recordedmusic I think we
want to insure that a good time is had by all.
My recentexperiencespoint to a generallack of
organizationby the record spinnersof the
eveningwith constantadjustmentof the
equipmentand a leisurelysearchfor recordsto
play. Perhapsa bit more time in preparationfor
the eveningcould eliminate this. The dancersof
the Club deserveit.
Respectfully, Piers Greenhill
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6:OO-?:OOpm Cocttail Reception in the Foger to the GrandBallroom

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?-8:OOpm Dcsisto Weerc Dcrimonc Ward Ucbclactcr-A?
8-9:OOpm Dcrimonc Ward Wecrc Delirto Ucbchctcr-Cl
9-lO:OOpm Uebchcler Desimonc Dcristo Wccre Werd-A2
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FPIDAY FIAY 21lth

8:OOam-12:OOpm IAGSDC BOARD l'lEETlf,G in El Teatro Amphitheater(open to club
rcpresentative and alternate)
t2:O0pm-l:O0pm Lunchbreak (on gour own)
lllTEtrsrvE TY0RKSHOPS
Designedto cover an entire level in 2 one and e half hour sessions,so that participants vho have
pcrtiallg completede level, recentlg finished a level and want a quick review or want to trg to move
' t level, can take it end dancethe level (vith help), at the convention. We highlg recommendthat
rasicparticipants toke the l'loinstream vorkshop.
l'lS Ptus Al A2 Cl
l-Z:S0pm Eglcr Kcrr Dcsisto Uebelrclcr Phillips
2-3O-4'OOpm l'lastcr (arr Wcare tYard Phillips

4-6:50pm WESTERil STEAK FRY Al{D DAtrCE - (RailroadPark, Scottsdele)-

optionEldinner and western dance, registration cnd pagment(32O-OO) must be
received bg l'hg lst-
6:5O-7:OOpm Assemblefor Grondl'1arch
?-8:OOpm GRAXD l.lARCH/OpEnnG CEREI'IOXIES

9-lO:OOpm Dcsimone Ucbalaclrr Werd Desirto tVecse Stevcns

l0-tl-O0lrm tt'aase lrasisto Dasimonc llahalackar Stcvcns lYard

SATURDAY FIAY 2ITt

E-|O:OOrm COllTlllEtrTAL BREAKFAST (part of registration)
IrITRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS
C2 HS Plus Al A2 Cl
9-l0:50em Uebelacter Barnett Dcrimone lYecse Bcllville Phillips
|0'5O-12-OO Stavcnr Bernctt Darimona Eular Fallvilla PhilliFs

l2=AB-2:tl0pm Lurrch Break ion gour ovn)

l-Z:O0pm Womcn in Squrre Drncing lVorfrhop - location to be cnnounced.
- -S:OOpm -
Times Squtres' Hospitalitg Suitc location to be announced.
LEYEL WORKSHOPS
*.ould htve completed thc level to take a prrticular workshop.
Sight Crllin$ 1.lS Plus Al A2 , Cl
2-1nm Kcrr Darirnona Jrackal Bellville Darislo Sfcvans

5-6:5Opm l'lcrictn Dinner (part of registration)

7-?:O5pm Foggu Cltg Dancers ExhlDltlon Part I
?:O5-7:l0pm Bradleg Sisters From Pixlcg Exhibition
7:lO-7:?Opm Puddletovn Dancars Erhibition
7:2O-7=25pm FoggU Citg Danccrs Erhibition Pert 2
?:25-7:5Opm tt'ella Balsrm rnd Friends
Basic FIS Plus Al A2 Cl
7:3O-8:5O Desimone Desisto Ucbclacter Stevcns Wcare Prelton
8:3O-9:5O Weesc Desimone Prcston Dcsisto Stcvcns Uebeltcker-C2
9:5O-lO:5O Dcsimone Prcrton Dclisto Weele Ucbelacler Stevcns-Cl
tn-3n-ll-Sll Stevans-C2 l{aese Dasimone Praston Desisto Uebclacker-Cl

SUXDAY I'IAY 22nd

9-12:OOpm FUtl BADGE TOUR - register bg F'laglst to guaranteea spEceon the buses.
lO-12:OOpm OFrenDancing
l-5:OOpm IAGSDC GEIIERAL |"|E]'IBERSHIPLUI|CHEOX - (pert of registration)
5-?:OOpm Dinner on Uour ovn

7-8:OOpm Preston Stevens Dclisto lYeese Uebehcker

8-9:OOpm Uebelacter Prerton Weare Deristo Stevens
9-lO:OOpm Wcese Desisto Uebelactcr Prerton Stcvcns-C2+
l0-ll-O0nm Desisto tYacse Stcvcns Uehalacker Preston-Cl

HOilDAY^/TUESDAY F{AY 25rd - 24th

Grand fanuon trip - - - - Depart 6-5(lam HaU 23rd - Return 6-50pm FlaU 2.4th

P S IIybRF REA/|NDE'IS:
Tnrrsportrtion- There ate a rrarietyof options, depending on yuur needs elrd the size of
lJ Trxis -E€ajn rc_eJire l1ourgr€up.
theyer€ untcgulated in Arizonaand the cost cenve4/quiteabit,sochecicbeforeyougetin.
Forsrna,llgroups of 3 or4 this nraybe economicaj. Vou are going to the Sheraton Scottsdale Reson.
2) Dcstinrlion lllest.-will.nreet yrou in the eirport lobby wiih asign s*ying sguar€ dancers, if
l,gusendthernyour
eriv€J infonnetion or they harre a regular shuttle evEry | 12 hour betwlen' 6arn and | girn. Tha cost is
19-O0lpcnsoh. They have acourtesyphone in the eirpon iobbyarcaif therc ar€ E rypmblems orquestions when you
$tive. Their numberand addrnessis: Destination West, 7434e. Stetson Drirre,Suite 165, Scottsdate, Az. gS2Sl, (6d2l-
947-7211.
3) Snper Shuttle - For individusj artirrretsthey will charge !,bu lO_O0lperson for the ride to the hotel. Theyhar,e
regufar buses eYery 15 tninutes out in front of the airport. Foitargergroups theywill girc you arate of ]ot T
pcoplc End 135-OOl vrrn for I O peoplc. The sarne individual arrd grtup nares n'iitapptyon l30lvrn
departure. There wilt be
. rePreseniativ€ in the hotel on Sarurday lvby 2l st, to coordanate scheduling your departurei. tl went to schedule a
group nale forat"ivat, againin groups of eitherT or10, send me th€ nannes and the ftight ani;, lrau infonnetion foreach
group arrd I will pass it on to Super Shuttle.
I hope this gires 1ou enough choices.
Horcl Rcscrrrlions-iust arcminderthat the dcrdlinc forhotclttsenations is Apdt {th, alterthat date th€
block we have will be released to the general public and we csrr't guerantee
l.ou e rcotn. lt is unlikely, however,
therc will be arry problerns even efter that, rs r,e arle using ail thl meeting spgce, so no otherlerge
nesenf much sFace. rlust to be on the sale side, get the nsirv.arions in byAprii 4rh;if possibte. ii""p is tikilyto
Again if there erc elryquestions, call Ted Oakes (602)-9?g-9273.
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Volume 8 MAY 1988
The WESTERN .Sf,{R is the newsletter of
the Western Star Dancers, a contemporary
American Square Dance Club primarily serving
the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD,
584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA
94114. Deadline for the June issue: May llth
at Club cr bv mai! to the editor's home-
A PARTY! A PARTY! NEWSFROM THE CLASS.
May 4th, Wednesday,8:15 to l0:15 is graduatlon
night for our small but mighty class. Put it on
your schedule. There'll be some surprisesthat'll
be a lot of fun. Come and party and welcome
the grads. Make the occasionmore festive by
bringing your specialgoodie. Seeyou there.
- Rod Morrell -
BIRTHDAYs in Mav.
Our warmest best wishes to all of these:
4th - Agnes Smith 5th - Demian Quesnel
l0th - Helen Somers llth - LawrenceBrown
l2th - Cameron Ratcliff lSth -Richard Simonelli
2lst - Larry Haskins and Paul Scardina
27th - Rod Morrell 28th - David Garrett
A FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY
Bob Bellville attended his first Callerlab
convention in Reno as an official Callerlab caller
just a couple of weeks ago, and brings us news
from the calling world.
First, in the Mainstrerm progrem, dropped calls
are Curlique, Partner Hinge, and Split the Ring.
And an old call that lots of folks enjoy has been
brought back to the Mainstream level - Chain
Down the Line.
Number 5
In the Plus progrrm, Extend the Tag now has a
new name; it's just Extend. Callers have been
doing that for a while now, anyway. Triple
Trade has been dropped from the Plus level -
how many squares have you been in which broke
down on that one?
Current Quarterly cells for MS are Retain Your
Lane and Scoot and Relocate. For Plus level,
the quarterly selections are Rock the Boat
(familiar to us all) and Cross the Ocean.
Dropped also is the 25-wk program encompassing
Basic/Mainstream/Pluscalls. It's truly a long
time.
Thanks for the news, Bob.
At the Board meeting, Scott Carey visited to
report on Prrede Plans. Sounds like quite an
occasion!!! There's fun to be had before the
parade, during the parade, after the parade, and
later that evening. You should hear about the
float - how big is that crinoline going to be??
Scott and Bill Whitefield are planning this
shindig; coordinators - South Bay, Katy and
North Bay, Mary Ann. WesternStar made the
Parade planners a contribution of some $ and a
loan of some additional $. It is planned that all
the local clubs will participate in fun and money.
We'll hope for a description of all the activities
in next month's newsletter.
Other heppy news heard at the Board meeting
deals with our financial standing which is a
whole lot sounder than a few months ago. Net
income for March was over !$1200. Much thanks
to our Anniversary Dance!! and solid financial
maDagementby the Board and our Treasurer,
David Garrett.
And I suppose you should be aware that the
Board has been discussing the positives and
negatives of rccord nlghts.
- Gail -
We've gotten some interesting mail - e postcard
from Melinda on her world travels, and a letter
from John McCormick. Don't have the post card
in hand, but here's the letter:
Dear Friends at Western Star,
Happy New Year from TokYo! I
moved here October lst to teach
English at businessesaround town for
a big language school. While I'm here
lll look for translation work
companies may be willing to send me
after I return to the U.S. I have Yet
to explore the square dance scene
here - I started working soon after I
arrived and there's been a lot of dust
that's needed settling. But it's out
there, and one of these days I'll give
them a buzz and show them how we
do it in San Francisco!
If any of you are headedmy
way, pleaseBet in touch - it'd be
great to see a friendly face from
home.
All the best!
John McCormick
address:
John P. McCormick
La Foret Akatsuka +t302
3 5 - I 5 , A k a t s u k a4 - C h o m e
Itabashi-ku 175 Tokyo (Japan)
Tokyo area code:(03) 975 8968
Design, sewing, construction, drapes, table
cloths, pillow covers, shelving, furniture, beds,
alterations,tailoring, costumes,fashions, doll
clothing, teddy bear clothes.
I do everything and the price is right.
Call Rod, 567-2692.
I'm interested in buying a sewing machine which
can be used on stretch fabric and has zig-zag
capability - maybe buttonholiDg, too. Anyone
have a machine they want to move along? Call
Gail at 376-7867.
Directory Assistance
Pleaseadd thesetwo clubs to the'Other Clubs'
sectionof your new Directory. I inadvertently
omitted them.
Cleveland,OHIO
Cleveland City County Dancers
Ed Shellhouse
13425Granger Rd.
Garfield Heights,OH 44125
(216)663-0438
OklahomaCity, OKLAHOMA
BunkhousePi Eyed Promenaders
c/o P.O.Box 20832
OklahomaCity, OK 73156
- Freeman Stamper -
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complimentary; commercial advertisersplease
contact us for cost schedules.
STAR Personnel: Gail, Editor; Reporters:
Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. Other
contributors this issue: Bob Bellville, Rod
Morrell, Eddie Smith (for our calendar printout),
Freeman Stamper.
The Boerd: JamesOzanich(Administrator),
ChelseaBaylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),
RussKing, Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith,
DeniseYoung (badges,too).
Other ResponslbleFolks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell, Class
Archangel; JosephGraf, Secretary; Tom Tripp,
IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,Vestmaster.
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 Volume 8 JUNE 1988
The WESTERN STAR is the newsletterof
the western star Dancers, a contemporary
American Square Dance Club primarily serving
the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD,
584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA
94114. Deadline for the July issue: June l6th at
Club or by mail to the editor's home.
COMING UP THIS SUMMER!
With the Convention passedand summer on the
way, we look forward to exciting months.
Thursday, June l6th will bring us crller Bill
Herrison. He's coming our way from Baltimore,
Maryland, and promises an exciting evening of
Plus with an Advanced Star Tip.
The weekend of June 25th and 26th will be fun-
filled and full of activities. Saturdaynight we
will have our annual pre-parade drnce. The
caller will be Mihe Green from Oklahoma City.
On Sunday we will join with square dancers from
all over to dance and march in the San
Frrncisco Gey Freedom Dey prrede. We will
follow the path of the world's largest crinoline
down the pavement of Market St. The parade
will be followed by Guerilla Squaresin the
Castro aod a party fcr squaredancersanC friends
at Live Oak School. (See Scott Carey or Bill
IVhitefield for details.)
The Fourth of July will once again take us to
Angel Island for a day of picnicking and fun.
July will bring us a series of callers unlike any
seriesever seen at WesternStar. July 2nd will
bring us Deborah Parnell. July l3th will bring
us Anne Uebelacher. July 23rd, Larry Ward
returns. July 30th will bring us Roger Loney
from Vallejo. A special SERIES TICKET is now
available for $20. (This is a $27 value.) This
group of callers is sure to bring HOT TIMES IN
JULY to the YMCA. (See me for tickets.)
Number 6
Your help ls needed! Activities for Freedom Day
weekend will take a lot of coordination and
effort. June 5th there will be a planning
meeting for both the dance and parade activities.
We will need people who are willing to help with
the Saturday night dance and/or the Parade-day
activities. There will be all kinds of things to
take cave of and we r*'ould like to 8,etas ma;iy
people as possible involved in the weekend's
events.
The meeting will be held on Sunday, June 5th at
I I a.m. in the Recreation Room at the Dolores
Plaza Condominiums. The addressis 1839-l5th
St. between Dolores and Guerrero. (The building
is set back slightly from the street and is easy
to miss.) If you can't make it to the meeting,
but want to help in any cepacity, please call
Scott (864-6134),Bill (864-1280),or Anna (621-
0862). Also, if you have any ldeas or
suggestionsto help make the weekend a success,
please relay them to any of us or bring them
with you on June 5th. I know that, with the
help of the squaredancers,this will be the most
memorable Gay Freedom Day parade to date.
In June, the Board is having a special meeting to
make some plans for the Seplember cless. If
you have ideas or suggestionsfor recruiting new
members or for making the class a success,
pleasepassthem on to a Board member by june
sth. We would like to have a large, energetic
class and appreciate help in making this happen.
The San Francisco AIDS ltrlh will take place in
Golden Gate Park on Sunday, July 24th. Sponsor
forms and information sheets will soon be
available on Club nighs. Let's make it our goal
to have every member walk or sponsor a walker.
This walk will raise money for various AIDS-
related services in the area. Here's I chance
for the square dance community to show that we
care!
We're off to a very exciting summer season.
Let's work together to make it a success.
- Anna (621-0862)
 BIRTHDAYs in June.
Our warmest best wishes to all of these:
llth - Tim Phillips and Yvonne Wong
l2th - Ken Kalstein
lsth - Harry Koga and Gail Chesler
lTth - Jim Worlund 25th - Garrett Peter
27th - Scott Carey 28th - Piers Greenhill
A FRACTION OF THE NWSWORTHY
It was a truly wonderful conventlon. Things I
enjoyed most included the quick trip Sally, Pat,
and I made to Sedonna,the Intro to A-l which
was taught by Vern Weese,the Grand March
(the energy in that room was so high), sitting
around talking with people I see only once a
year and with people I see many times during
the year but don't make the space to sit and
talk with, earning my Duck Badge for dancing in
the swimming pool.
I got a kick out of lris' presentationto Terry
Presley. The women of ECR presentedTerry
with the label 'Honorary Lesbiann for having
made a significant contribution in making the
women feel welcome in the squaredance
community and he wore the lavender badge with
pride. Her presentation was funny as well as to
the point; his acceptancewas warm, personal,
touching.
The folks from New York did an effective sales
job stimulating interest in the New York
convention to be held Fourth of July weekend
1989. They were so well organized that I can
only imagine them putting on a swell party.
During the general businessmeeting on Sunday,
the convention sites for the next several years
were discussed- possibly I should consider doing
some other thing besides square dancing for my
vacation for the next several years? Naw...
I'll connive to get some others to share the
convention with you all in next month's
Newsletter. Pleasevolunteer and save me
strategy-planning to entice authors.
- Gail -
CARL HAMMOND PAUL ZTMMERMAN
1944-l 988 1947-I 988
We're sorry to note the recent passing of
two long-time members of Western Star. Carl
joined us in the December 1983 class, and was
our Badgemasterfor t985-86. Paul was a
member of the very first WSD class, and served
on the Board from 1982 to 1984. We appreciate
their many contributions to our square dance
community, and we will miss them both.
- RussKing -
SQUARE DANCERS DO IT IN GROUPS OF
EIGHT (or should)
Let me say, gentle reader, that I think
square dancing is the most personal, warm,
friendly activity one can hope to find---aside
from the obvious. During a tip you work
together and have to touch, smile and laugh with
seven other people and always with a big 'thank
you" at the end. Where else do you get that?
But lately there have been fewer smiling faces.
From my first days at Western Star, I
heard about 'THE BOARD' as if that awesome
entity was an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-
ruling body not to be crossedor questioned.
When I volunteered to produce this past Club La
Star, I believed "THE BOARD" would tell me
what it wanted and how I should do it. I was
wrong. The Board is necessarybecauseit
controls the checkbook and it can help with
problems, but not only do the Board members
not tell you what to do, they don't particularly
want to do it, anyway.
If just ONE person needs to do
EVERYTHING, then NOTHING B,etsdone because
that person's time is spread too thin to do a
good job. That's dangerous and embarrassing for
the Club. If just one person decoratesfor
everything all the time, then the decorations will
always look the same. That's boring and
predictable for the dancers.
Every member of this Club has his and her
own special talents that can be shown off in
some way - either singularly or in groups. A
variety of expressionsfrom each Western Star
dancer can make the Club a vital, enjoyable
force once again. By expanding on the idea that
square dancing is a'group activity" we can all
work together to make Wednesdaynights a time
to look forward to for taking a break from all
our worries and for going where everybody
knows your name.
I know a lot of you object to the nights
we don't have a live caller, but, jeeze, there are
clubs in IAGSDC where they only ever have
tapes. It's true that dancing to recordingswe
get to experiencethe best callers from across
the country. It's my understandingthat the
majority of the callers we've had in the past
now have their own clubs and are not available
to us on Wednesdays,so we have been forced to
do something else. If you don't like what goes
on during these tape nights, then volunteer to
run one and bring your own fun, style and
panacheto the proceedings. I have to think
fast just to get myself through a tip, yet I'm
scheduledto 'spin the platters" on June 8.
Come and witness that and you'll probably want
to take a stab at it, too.
Lest no one else will admit it, I think the
Newsletter has slipped to, dare I say it, the
DULL side. Doesn't anyone take trips and dance
with other clubs anymore? We want to hear
about it. For those who missed the El Camino
Reelers' wonderful cabaret, there was no review
to bring it to life. This was how we got to
know about people and things, and I, for one,
miss it. This Newsletter is EVERYONE's forum
... they're printing this, aren't they?
I guessthis article is just to remind people
that THE BOARD is not THE CLUB, the
membership is, and that we should ALL take an
active part. WSD is more than the sum of its
parts. The more energy we put into it, the
more enjoyment we get out of it. The more
enjoyable it is, the more members will attend.
The more members we get coming regularly, the
more cash in the treasury and maybe that will
translate to lower door fees for the special
dances that everyone looks forward to so much.
If you don't like something, work to change it.
If you think something needs to be done, try to
do it. If you don't make the effort, you're not
entitled to criticize (being a Virgo, I'd burst if I
couldn't criticize!).
rile're all family.
We're square dancers.
rrVe'relilestern Star!
Let's be proud!
- Jim Head -
The 37th NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE
CONVENTION with 800,000 square feet of dance
floor and enough dancers to fill those feet will
take place in Anrbelm, Cdlfornia on June 23,24,
and 25th. About every l2 years, such a national
convention is held in California, and the
promotional literature is pretty persuasive.
James Ozanich has some of the particulars. The
price for dancing all three days is $18 in
advance and $20 at the door. There will be
workshops on topics such as'How to Run a
Club" and lots of dancing (the smallesthall holds
45 squares; the largest holds >250 squares). If
anyone goes, the Newsletter editor would love to
hear about it.
I'm still interestedin buylng e sewing machlne
which can be used on stretch fabric and has
zig-zag capability. Anyone have a machine they
want to be free of? Call Gail at 376-8967.
(last month's issue had the wrong phone number;
Biloxi doesn't want me to learn to sew.)
Opinions expressed in The Western Star are
those of the editorial staff tnd/or the bylined
author. The cost of a subscription is $18 per
year. Advertisements by members are
complimentary; commercial advertisers please
contact us for cost schedules.
STAR Personnet Gail, Editor; Reporters:
Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. Other
contrlbutors this issue: Anna Damiani, Eddie
Smith (for our calendar printout), Jim Head, Russ
King.
The Board: JamesOzanich(Administrator),
ChelseaBaylor,Anna Damiani(calendar),
RussKing, PaulScardina,Eddie Smith,
DeniseYoung (Badges,too).
Other Responsible Folks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; JosephGraf,
S€cretary; Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn
Matthews,Vestmaster.
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 Volume E
The WESTERN STAR is the newsletterof
the WesternStar Dancers,a contemporary
American SquareDance Club primarily serving
the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,
584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA
94114. Deadlinefor the August issue:
July l3th at Club or by mail July 20th at the
editor's home.
About that Questionnaire
The rate of return of the recent Western
Star questionnairedemonstratedan unusually
high degreeof interestand involvementon the
part of both membersand former members. Out
f 185 questionnaires mailed, 54 were returned
oy June l2 (the few late arrivals will be tallied
next week). The rate of return was nearly 30%,
more than twice that expected.
Of thosewho returned the questionnaire,45
peoplecounted themselvesas current members
and dancers. Another 4 counted themselvesas
membersbut not dancers.3 were former
membersand dancers,and 2 neglectedto fill out
the back of the questionnaire.
Of the 52 who respondedon frequencyof
attendance,23% were regular dancers(3-4 times
per month), l5% were frequent dancers(2-3
times per month), 33% were occasionaldancers
( l - 2 t i m e s p e r m o n t h ) , l 7 % d a n c e dl e s st h a n l - 2
times per month (usuallyonly specialevents),
and 8% had stoppeddancing altogether.
In responseto direct questions,would you
like ...
yes no don't know
(% responses)
more live callers? 76 816
nore record nights? 8 61
more review nights? 57 35
more workshopping? 63 23
JULY I988 Number 7
yes no don't know
dancing betweentips? 46 33 2l
another location? 42 42 l5
an earlier starting
time 65 22 t4
Suggestionsfor other locations included
specific locations such as the Harvey Milk
Center, the Women'sBuilding, the Live Oak
School, and St. Boniface, and general locations
such as near the Castro, and descriptionssuch
as near transportation,good parking, good (less
bad) neighborhood.
Earlier starting times most frequently listed
were 7 - 7:30, and suggesteddancing between
tips included 2-step and Westernline dancing,
with some teaching.
The final question,how to involve or re-
involve more people in WesternStar, elicited l2l
separatesuggestions. The most widely endorsed
suggestionswere led by the need to expand
social(non-dance-oriented)activities,such as
pot lucks, theater parties,camping and bicycling.
However, that was followed closely by the
recognition of some problems such as the need
for better organization of record nights, the
desirability of another location, and the need to
expand leadershipwithin the Club itself.
Improving the floor level, or at least being
aware of varying levels on the floor, were
matters of some concern. Proposalsto share
activities with other clubs ranged from dance
and social events to sharing beginning classes
with Foggy City and A-l classeswith Midnight
Squares. Finally, members favored increasing
publicity for both the upcoming classesand the
Club itself.
A full review of the questionnaireresults
will be presentedat the Quarterly meeting June
3l 29th.
16 - ChelseaBaylor -
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 BIRTHDAYS in July.
Our warmest best wishes to all of these:
3rd - Thom Lesniak 7th - Freeman Stamper
8th JamesE. Fowle l0th - JosephGraf
- of Convention fame joins us on the l3th. A
llth - Anna Damiani l4th - JasonFontaine
l6th - Joe Sain
27th - Ann Ritzma and Bill Whitefield
28th - Bubbles 30th - Alma Pavne
A FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY
Two special notes of thanks:
to the staff of our secondmarvelously
successfulGarageSale - Denise,Freeman,Patty,
Anna, Scott, John, and some others(?),as well as
the large number of contributorsof things to
sell. This group contributed yet another$600+
to the treasuryof WesternStar Dancerswith a
contribution to the Paradegroup as well.
And thanks are due to Rod Morrell who
went the extra mile to Archangelthis year's
class. And to Don Mayou who Archangeled(is
that a word?) through the first severalmonths.
Thanks to the other folks who contributedto
getting this group through - and to the Class
membersthemselveswho showedtrue grit in
perseveringall thosemonths. Pleasewelcome
each of them as they bravely advanceinto the
meleeof Club nights.
And now to current happenings:what a time
this is going to be! By the time you read this,
perhapsyou've seenor marchedand dancedwith
the biggestcrinoline in the world. (My sources
tell me that linear feet of crinoline sewed
togetherthis past Saturdayand Sundaywould
stretch the length of l7 football fields!!) So
many opportunitiesto wheel and deal - the Pre-
paradedance called by Mike Green, and the
parade itself and then there's a bit more at the
Bank Beach and yet still more at the Live Oak
School and edible things too.
July is a hot month in many parts of the USA.
Here in the Bay Area the climate isn't hoq for
us, the dancing will be. First, the free activity:
celebratethe Fourth of July with us on Angel
Island - bring a picnic and get set to danceon
the ferry (seemsto me this badgeis one of our
most appropriateones -do straight peopleseek
this one, too?).
A SERIES TICKET is available for July's callers
which is a pretty impressivelist. We start with
Deborah Parnell (many of us danced to her calls
last year at WSD) on the 2nd. Anne Uebelacher
favorite, Larry Ward, returns on the 23rd, and
Roger Loney from Vallejo closesout the month
on the 30th. The series ticket costs $20 (a $27
value). Keep careful track on the calendar -
WSD is dark two Wednesdaysthis month due to
specialdances.
Harlan Kerr is emigrating from Seattleto San
Francisco and on August 3rd, you are invited to
a Party on Club night to welcome him. See the
flyer in this issue.
The San Francisco AIDS Walk will take place in
Golden Gate Park on Sunday,July 24th. A
number of our memberswill be walking, dancing?
- Gail
From our IAGSDC rep
On May 19, 1988at 8:00 am the Board of
Directors of the IAGSDC convened in Scottsdale
to transact the businessof the associationfor
the year. Since the Board meets only once a
year the agenda is naturally packed with all
sorts of businessto be completed. For the sake
of brevity I'll try to recap the highlights of the
meeting without boring you with all of the
details. If, by the way, you're interestedin the
details,the minutes will be publishedand
availablesoon.
Two new clubs were acceptedto the Association,
the Triangle Squaresof Toronto and the Chitown
Squaresof Chicago. The successof the Banner
Dances from the year was reviewed and it was
agreed that the dancesshould continue as they
earn money for the Association.
IGGY, the resourceguide for the Association was
presentedby our own Freeman Stamper. It was
determined by the Board that IGGY would
continue under the direction of Scott Carey
assistedby Freeman and the Association would
underwrite the expensesfor the publication of
the book and its perpetual care.
The dues for the IAGSDC were increasedfrom
$10 to $25 per club as annual membership. It
was agreed that the cost wils reasonablefor all
and the extra income would allow the

Associationto do more for its members.The idea
of incorporating the IAGSDC was discussedat
'ength and altho most agreed that incorporation
was a good idea, no decisionswere arrived at.
A committee was formed to look into the matter
further with advice of counseland to report
back with a recommendationat the Board
meeting in New York next year.
A proposal was presentedto amend the by-laws
of the Associationregardingmattersof bids to
host the annual convention. The proposed
amendmentwas very involved and in some areas
unclear. After a great deal of discussionit was
agreedthe matter should be looked into further
and reconsideredat a later date.
The following cities presentedbids and intents
to bid on conventionsin subsequentyears:
r989 New York (Times Squares)
I 990 Vancouver(SquaresAcrossthe Border)
l 9 9r Miami (SouthFlorida Mustangs)
r992 Atlanta (Dogwood City Dancers)
Albuquerque(The Wilde Bunch)
1 9 9 3 Seattle(PuddletownSquares)
t994 Washington,D.C.(D C Lambda Squares)
t was duly noted by all present that two clubs
are interestedin hosting the conventionin 1992
and that a decisionwill be made in New York
next year as to which city will receivethe bid.
The 1988-89officers were then electedand the
resultsare as follows:
Chairman Wayne Paull of the South Florida
Mustangs
Vice-Chair Marilyn Martinyak of Western
Star and El Camino Reelers
Treasurer Dick Filer of the South Florida
Mustangs
Secretary Tom Tripp of WesternStar
Dancers
The meeting was adjournedshortly after noon
breatheda sigh of relief
and the representatives
for another year.
- Tom Tripp -
tot Times in the Valley ol the Sun
Was it the jacuzi party Thursday night or maybe
all those bathing beautiesat the pool that made
the Phoenix Conventionthe best one yet?
Possiblyit was the Honky Tonk Queen
contestants(most of whom look better in a skirt
than I ever will) at dinner Saturday night. It
could have been the Women in Square Dance
sessionwhere we gathered to discussways to
get more women into square dancing. Well, if
you were there, you probably have your own
favorite memories of the convention -- but I
think everyone will agree that the dancing and
socializingwere the highlights.
Many kudos to the Desert Valley Squaresfor all
their hard work. The Sheratonwas exceptional
and I found everyonefriendly (including the
dyke masseuse).
Once again the convention was the place to
renew friendshipsand meet new dancersand
welcomenew clubs to the IAGSDC. Triangle
Squaresfrom Toronto and the Chi-town Squares
from Chicagoare two new clubs I enjoyed
dancing with.
- Brenda Starr -
A review ol a great show
We had a reel good time! On April 23rd, El
Camino Reelersheld their 2nd Annual Cabaret
entitled "Rockin' and Reelin' SaturdayNight' and,
indeed, they really rocked! It started with a
gourmet pasta dinner (catered by Becky Lake's
Aooetite Express)which left us all fat and sassy
and, I must confess,just slightly predisposedfor a
little snooze- that is, if the entertainmenthad
not been lively. But lively it was! The show
beganwith an exhibition by the Foggy City
Dancers PerformanceTeam which left the non-
squaredancerswondering when the next
introductory classwould be held. Next came Ann
Benson,Iris Harrell, and Karen Mackey - the
hottestnew girl group to appear in the lavender
limelight since the Dyketoneshit the scene! They
sang a variety of songsranging from folk to
country-westernand from the 50s to contemporary
rock - performing each with a melodious3-part
harmony. Keith Bishop with his rich baritone
voice added a medley of torch songs to the
mixture.
Interspersedwith the singing was theatricalmime
performed with palpable pathos by Terry Presley.
And let's not forget Steffany who always leavesus
laughingand with the burning question'Can
sequinedgowns washed in a wash tub be dried in a
dryer?' I never realized how enjoyable and
humorous a reading from Gertrude Stein could be
until I heard Judith Espinola'snarration. I Peter K. Wong
definitely need to cultivate this new-found I 12 Frederick #25
interest! And just so we didn't get bored during San Francisco,CA 94117
set changes,Viki Marugg popped in and out in a H: (4tS) 626-7309
bear outfit with outrageousvisual puns... it was W : ( 4 1 5 )5 7 7 - 5 1 6 3
downright em-bear-us-ing! Birthday: Jan 29

Vicki Woods- one of El Camino Reelers'club Chanees

callers- did an unrehearsedsquaredance routine (only the information which has changedis given.
which was flawlessly performed by Foggy City and All else remainsunchanged.)
El Camino Reeler dancers. The evening's
momentum grew as WatchOut!the Band took to the Eddie. Smith ("period")
stageto add a rock and roll sound to the night. 250 Hartford l* I
Following the show, they continuedto provide live San Francisco,CA 94114
entertainmentthroughoutthe evening while the
audienceput on their dancing shoesand rocked JamesOzanich
the night away. 439 Corbett Ave #2
San Francisco,CA 94114
For thoseof you who missedthe show, you can H : ( 4 1 5 )8 6 1 - 5 6 8 9
still get a $5 video version through Katy of El
Camino Reelersat (415) 364-9255. Or better yet. Ron Hirsch
put next year'sThird Annual Cabareton your 357| I6th St. #6
calendarfor April 22nd, 1989. If it's anything like San Francisco,CA 94114
this year'scabaret,it's well worth the money!
O t h e r C l u b sS e c t i o n
- the South Bay snoop - Chicago,IL

Chi-Town Squaresnew mailing address:

P.O. Box 14897
Directory Assistance(as of 6/16/88) C h i c a g o ,I L 6 0 6 1 4

New Members - FreemanStamper-

Donna Eichhorn
7 Marin Rd
Fairfax, CA 94930 Opinions expressedin The l{estern Star are those
H: (4t5) 454-2201 of the editorial staff and/or the bylined author.
W : ( 4 1 5 )4 5 9 - 0 2 9 1 The cost of a subscriptionis $18 per year.
Birthday: Dec l0 Advertisementsby membersare complimentary;
commercial advertiserspleasecontact us for cost
John Markert schedules.

Pat Shoemaker STAR Personnel:Gail, Editor; Reporters: Denise

H: (4ts) 625-9s26 Young and JasonFontaine. Other contributorsthis
issue: Eddie Smith (for our calendarprintout),
Tony Loncich ChelseaBaylor, FreemanStamper,Tom Tripp.

RenewalMembers The Board: JamesOzanich (Administrator), Chelsea

Alma Payne Baylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),
4107 Beresford*2 Russ King, Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith,
San Mateo, CA 94403 DeniseYoung (Badges,too).
H : ( 4 1 5 )3 4 1 - 4 9 5 4
Birthday: July 30 Other ResponsibleFolks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; JosephGraf, Secretary,
Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,
Vestmaster
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F %hfin5rnR* Volume 8 AUGUST 1988 Number 8

The IItESTERN .t?-lR is the newsletterof

the WesternStar Dancers,a contemporary Opportunity is knocking... The last issueof this
American SquareDance Club primarily serving newsletterwith the current editor will be
the San FranciscoGay and LesbianCommunity. October; someoneelse will be the responsible
personfor the November and following issues.
Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD, I'd be glad to talk with any interestedfolks;
584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA m y h o m e p h o n en u m b e r i s 3 7 6 - 8 9 6 7( m o s t
94114. Deadline for the Septemberissue: evenings).
A u g u s t 1 7 a t C l u b o r b y m a i l A u g u s t1 9 a t t h e
e d i t o r ' sh o m e . T h e C o n v e n t i o ni n N e w Y o r k f l y e r h a s l o t s o f
interestinginformation. Read it closely. (\\'e
didn't receive it in time for the July ne*'sletter
distribution.)

BIRTHDAYs in August. Take specialnote of Eddie's article on Club

elections. Names of nomineesmay be passed
Our warmestbest wishesto all of these: along to the Electionscommitteechaired by
JasonFontaine with assistance by Piers Greenhill
l s t - K e i t h B i s h o pa n d D e n i s eY o u n g and Gail C.
4 t h - D a r r e l lA n d e r s o n
5th-John Conley 8th-Cap N,loran Harlan Kerr has emigratedfrom Seattleto San
9 t h - C h r i sB o l t o n l5th-RobertArria Franciscoand on August 3rd, you are invited to
2 0 t h - T o n yL o n c i c h 2 l s t - J o h n M c C o r m i c k a Party on Club night to welcomehim. Lots of
2 4 t h - E d d i eS m i t h ( R o s e ) callersfrom around and about will be joining in
2 5 t h - D e n n i sH o p k i n s 2 7 t h - R o b e r tB r a d s h a w the celebration- come dancel

WesternStar Dancerswill have lots of dancing

A FRACTION OF THE NEII'SW'ORTHY
C l a s si s c o m i n g u p . O u r n e x t B A S I C c l a s sb e g i n s
S e p t e m b e rl 2 t h ; t h e B A S I C s e g m e n w t ill last l5
weeks. Folks who are interestedin the
A R C H A N G E L s p o t s h o u l db e i n t o u c h w i t h J a m e s
Ozanichor other Board member prior to the
B o a r d r n e e t i n go n t h e 9 t h o f A u g u s t .
Pleaselook forward to the extensivelist of how
w o n d e r f u l s ,a n d t h a n k y o u s f r o m t h e G a y P r i d e
P a r a d ew i t h g i a n t c r i n o l i n ei n S e p t e m b e r 'iss s u e .
So much to report - except for the generator
theft and subsequentmoney matters,it *'as a
day to write home about!
o p p o r t u n i t i e si n A u g u s t . Y o u ' v e s e e nf l y e r s o n
the Harlan Kerr party, on the Eric Henerlau
night, and on our evening *'ith the hat ladi'
V a n y a L e i g h t o n ( w e a r y o u r s ? ) . T h e n t h e r e ' st h e
L i v e C l u b C a l l e r sn i g h t ( l a s t W e d n e s d a w y asso
well organizedand carried out, I look foru'ard to
d o i n g i t a g a i n ) . A n d p e r h a p st h e b e g i n n i n go f a
n e w t r a d i t i o n- a K i l l e r K l u b N i g h t ( E d d i e
describesthe rigors - you askedfor it.)
O u r l r e a s u r e rD a v i d G a r r e t t r e p o r t st h a t w e a r e
i n f i n a n c i a l l ys e c u r es h a p e . I n J u n e * ' e m a d e a
profit on all our dancesexcept the general
meeting (we only charge half the normal fee for
that meeting)which showed a small loss. 253
peopleshowed up at 5 dances- topped by I I 5
peopleat the pre-paradedance. \['e closedJune
w i t h a b a l a n c eo f a t o u c h m o r e t h a n $ 5 0 0 0 .
Square dancers love to eat? Make that Directory Assistance( as of 7/ 13/88 )
statementinto truth or fiction on August l3th at
the Ed Conley potluck. We've had such fun at New members
these shindigs in the past. The thing I like Harlan Kerr
most is being able to sit down and talk with 559 Alvarado
people I normally only dance with - the food's San Francisco 94114
good, too. H: (al5) 647-4106
Birthday: Dec 18
We got a letter the other day: Wells Fargo will
made a $10 contribution to the SF Aids Chanses
Foundationwhen you open any WellsFargo Tony Loncich
personalchecking account before August 26th. 140 Dolores #305
A special coupon is required - San Francisco 94103
call 800/642-BANK to receive the coupon H : ( 4 1 5 )4 3 1 - 4 3 1 9
before opening your account. W : ( 4 1 5 )5 4 3 - 0 7 0 5
Birthday: Aug 20
Have there always been this many FLY-INs?
The AlbuquerqueBalloon-In will be Sept.30- Other Clubs
Oct.2 (Mike DeSistoto call); and then there's add to the San Jose/Campbell,CA area:
the Rosetown(Portland)RamblersFly-In with Carnival Twirlers
Larry Ward and Mike DeSistocalling over the contact: Jill Marci
weekendof Aug 26-28th. What fun it would be PO Box 2519
to have free airline passesto g,oeverywhere! Santa Clara, CA 95055
( 4 0 8 )3 7 7 - 6 4 5 3
And then we eat and play again - set Sept 24th
aside for an East Bay event - picnic and play in - Freeman Stamper -
Tilden Park.

Hope to have an article about the big Anaheim ,{ Letter to the editor:
conventionfor next month's issuefrom one of
our memberswho attendedthis amazingevent. Dear Editor:

So many little bits of information: you may I cannot let "BrendaStarr"'scomment in

have seenthe photo (so lovely!) of our club at
the Convention. We will be placing a group
order within the next month, so send a check to
the Club addressor bring it to Club night.
Volunteersare neededfor the California Gay
Rodeo to be held SeptemberlOth&l lth. All
eventswill be in Pleasanton.PleasecontactRob
M a r v i n a t ( 4 1 5 )E 6 4 - 0 8 9 5 .
- Gail -
the last newsletterthat the Phoenix convention
was nthebest one yet" go unchallenged.
While I'm all for promoting our annual get-
togethersto the hilt and have had a whale of a
time at each one (Am I mixing my metaphors?),
I feel that the truth must be served: Phoenix
was by far the least well organized- ask anyone
who went on a side trip, for instance...
Personally,I think it's a rather sad
comment that most dancersseemedto feel the
high point of the conventionwas the hot tub.

Notices lrom Patty White'. Yourstruly,

Lost at the giant crinoline sewing bee: Tadd Waggoner

slxtdin foot Stanley carpenter'srute (metal tape
measure). My name is scratchedon the shiny
metal part. Pleasecheck your stuff. Thanks.

Found at Live Oak SchoolAfter-parade

Party: (l)blue windbreaker,(2)blue poly/cotton
jacket. Call Patty White.
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The board has received requests to
schedule an evening of really
C h a l l e n g i n gP l u s D a n c i n g .
August 24th has been assigned the club
nig h t f o r a c h a l l e n g i n g p l u s-l e ve l n i ght
o f d a n c i n g . I t w i l l b e a fa st mo vi n g
n ig h t . I f y o u h a v e M a bout
being able to keep up, then this ELt
NOT BE A GOOD NIGHT for you to
come. We will look forward to being
w it h y o u o n o u r re g u l a r cl u b n i g h t o n
Augus t 3 l w i t h V a n ya L e i g h to n (th e
h a t lad y , a n d h a ts a re e n co u ra g e db y
all).
Opinions expressedin The WesternStar are
those of the editorial staff and/or the bylined
author. The cost of a subscriptionis $18 per
year. Advertisementsby membersare
complimentary; commercialadvertisersplease
contact us for cost schedules.
STAR Personnel:Gail, Editor; Reporters:
DeniseYoung and JasonFontaine. We are
grateful for copying, folding, etc. and
distribution by Denise and for monthly calendar
production by Eddie Smith. Other contributors
this issue: Eddie Smith, FreemanStamper.
T h e B o a r d : J a m e sO z a n i c h( A d m i n i s t r a t o r ) ,
, n n a D a m i a n i( c a l e n d a r ) ,
C h e l s e aB a 1 ' l o r A
R u s sK i n g , P a u l S c a r d i n a E
, ddieSmith,
D e n i s eY o u n g ( B a d g e st,o o ) .
Other ResponsiblF eolks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; JosephGraf,
Secretary; Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn
Matthews.Vestmaster.

CLTJBFI FCTIONS

Eddie Smith

I t 's t h a t t i m e o f ye a r a g a i n ! If yo u
wo u ld l i k e t o p u t yo u r n a me u P fo r
nomin a t i o n f o r e l e cti o n to th e cl u b
board of directors or would like to
pla c e s o m e o n e e l se 's n a me u p fo r
n o m in a t i o n ( w e w i l l a sk th e m
d is c re e t l y i f t h e y w o u l d b e w i l l i n g to
run), b e a d v i s e d th a t th e n o mi n a ti ons
w ill b e o p e n f r o m A u g u st 1 7 th ru
S e p t e m b e r7 . B a l l o ts mu st b e re tu r ned
by September 28 at the General
Meeting night.
 June15,1988

NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE

E A R L Y R E G I S T R A T I O NH A S B E E N E X T E N D E DU N T I L J U L Y 1 5 , 1988.
Early registration has been extended until July 15, forms are
enclosed, register today for PEEL THE AppLE!

ROON{ RATtrS
Daily room ratesat the SheratonCentreHotel for PEEL THE APPLE will be as follows:

Single $95.00per day

Double $ l 1 0 . 0 0p e rd a y
Trio $ I 15.00per day
Quad $ 1 2 0 . 0 0p e r d a y

Pleasenote that thereare a limited numberof quad rooms available. Reservationcardswill be senr
to you in 1989. Do not contactthe Hotel until the reservation
cardshave been sent.

The SheratonCentreHotel and Towers is locatedon SevenrhAvenue and 52nd Street,in mid-town
lvfanhattannear the theatredistrict and not far from Times Square. Conventionrareswill be available
beforeand after the Conventionso plan now for vacariontime lnd get ro know the Big Apple. Members
of the TINIES SQUARES will providehousingin their apartments ior membersof other clubs beforeand
after the Convention. we are working on a directoryoi relativelyinexpensivehotelsin the New york
areaif you w'ishalternativehousingbeforeand afterthe convention.

Our brllroom rentalis basedon a cenain numberof sleepingrooms used at the SheratonCentre,so
w'estrongl-r'encouraSe
everyoneto stay at the SheratonCentie during the Convenrion.

SCHtrDULE,OF EVENTSIN NYC 1989

Friday,June23 Western SquareDance
Sunday,June25 Cay Pride Parade
Thursday,June29 TheatrePany:
Plnnton of the Opera
Friday,June30 PEEL THE APPLE
Sarurday, July I PEEL THE APPLE
S u n d a yJ, u l y 2 PEEL THE APPLE
Nlonday,Jull' 3 PEEL THE APPLE
T u e s d a yJ, u l y 4 Celebratethe Fourth
in New YorkCity!
Thunday,July 6 T I M E S S Q U A R E SC I u b N i g h t

FeelThe Apple . fust Office Box 1229 Ansonia Station, No,v yorlc. N.y. f0023
 AIRLINE FARES AND TOURS
'/
TRIP N TRAVEL is celebratingits l0th year providing travel servicesto the gay and lesbian
community. They have been able to make the following arrangementsfor airline travel if a total of 200
airline tickets are booked by IAGSDC membersfor round trip travel on Continentaland EasrernAirlines
betweenlune 24 and July 8, 1989.

. Special convention airfare rates of 50Vooff regular coach fare on Continental Airlines and 60Vo
off regular coach fare on Eastem Airlines. These fares feature greatly reduced cancellation
and changepenalties.

. SVooff many promorionalairfareswith ConrinentalAirlines.

. You do not have to travel as a group, but you must travel between lune 24 and July E from
your home town to New York roundtrip

' Your Club will receiveone free ticket for every 30 passengers
you book on Eastern,and I free
for every 40 passengersyou book on Continenral.

' Creat pre and post Conventionpackages. These will be detailed in the next Convention
Update Letter.

. IN ORDER TO GET THE CONVENTION FARE IAGSDC MEMBER CLUBS MUST BOOK
AT LEAST 2OOTICKETS. WE KNOW IT IS OVER A YEAR AWAY. BUT BY PLANNING
EARLY AND BOOKING AS AN IAGSDC MEMBER CLUB, YOU CAN SAVE A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT ON AIR FARES.

. Call TRIP N TRAVEL toll free 800-221-6574for information.

We are currently tabulatingthe questionnairesthat were included in your registrationpacketsin

Phoenix. Once we have finished that we will meet with TRIP N TRAVEL and formularesome tours and
activitiesbasedon the information in the questionnaires.Future updateletterswill keep you informed of
t h e s ep l a n s .

ADDRESStrS
Futore UPDATE I-UttU*, will be sent to the Club addresslisted in Freeman Stamper'sTravel
Guide. In order to avoid any confusion,it may be best to selectone of your Club membersto be in charge
of PEEL THE APPLE correspondance and other matters. Pleaselet us know the name, address,and
phonenumberof the liason so we will be able to communicatequickly with eachClub.

FYI
Callers r.r'illbe announcedas soon as contractsare signed. Tee shirts and Polo shirts will be
avuilablee:rrly in 1939. Hotel reservationcardswill be sent to you, do not contactthe Hotel until we
send you ttre cards. Reservations for Phantom of fie Opera must be made in advance,detailswill be
includedin the next UPDATE LET"|ER. If you have suggestions of questionswrite to us at:
PEEL THE APPLE
P.O. Box 1229.AnsoniaSrarion
New York, NY 10023

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Volume E SEPTEMBERI988
The WESTERN .truR is the newsletterof
the WesternStar Dancers, a contemporary
American Square Dance Club primarily serving
the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD,
584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA
94114. Deadline for the October issue:
September21 at Club or by mail to the editor's
home.
BI RTH DAY s in September.
Our warmest best wishes to all of these:
3rd-Pat Haro
' ' -Chelsea
Baylor and Fred Crusius
-Jim Head lTth-Mike Albert
- -.rd-Dory Hastings 27th-ShirleyVirgil
A FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY
Their admittancethrough the Pearly Gatesis
assured? Our new class has quite a bevy of
erchangels: Yvonne Wong, Alma Payne, and Rod
Morrell will help the bunch through the fun-
filled weeks. Our Basic classbegins September
l2th; the Basic segmentwill last l5 weeks.
(see James' article about ClassPlans.)
Club electlons are in process. Names of
nominees were received by September7th by the
Elections committee chaired by JasonFontaine
with assistanceby Piers Greenhill and Gail C.
Members will find ballots in their mailboxes
during the next week which are then due not
later than our Quarterly meeting September28th.
Opportunlty continues to knock... Harry Koga has
"^lunteered to do the typing part of the
sletter, and Denise took over the copying
. distribution about 4 or 5 months sgo. \Yhat
remains now is to flnd rn edltor. The last issue
with the current editor will be October; I'd be
glad to talk with any interested folks; my home
phone number is 376-E967(most evenings).
-1-
Number 9
Have you hcard the new rounds? Our newly
purchased YrL Strckr rpceLcrr are in place and
have been used for several functions. As the
membership directed at our last Quarterly
Meeting, close to $500 was spent on this new
addition to our sound. Results will be published
next month on the membership vote on additional
expenseof roughly $2400 to bring the rest of
our system up to state-of-the-art. Those ballots
on that expensewere counted August 3lst, so
we'll soon know.
Our treasurer Drvid Garrett reports that we
operated with a net loss in July of $214.
To give you the flavor of the statement,all our
danceswere profitable with Ann Ubelacker
coming in best at $185. There were 254 people
at our dancesin the month of July - that's some
fancy footwork. With total expensesof $2223
and total income of $2009, July's closing balance
was $4852.
Eddie. Smith has been selectedby the Board to
implement his wonderful ideas for this year's
Club La Star - with a Western theme. Initial
plans put the date in November - that's pretty
soon. More news in this spacenext month:
keep your ears open, too. If you're interested
in participating, Eddie will, I'm sure, be glad to
hear from you.
Gratitude was expressedat July's Board meeting
to Mary Pet Power for taking over the soda
role. Those sodastaste real fine between tips.
Our Septembercalendar shows good dancing in
store. Mel Llter will be with us Sept. 7th, Bob
Bellvllle on Sept.2lst, and Club Callers (see
Chelsea'sarticle this newsletter) for the General
Meeting on the 28th. On the l4th WSD will be
dark as we travel (by train - some of us) to El
Camino Reelers where John Sybalski will be
calling. Could this travelling businessbe the
beginning of a new tradition? And then we eat
and play again - Sept 24th at an East Bay event
- plcnic and phy in Tilden Perk.
Gail -
Club Callers
There's a BIG difference in Club Caller Nights
these days! At least nine separatecallers
celebratedthe evenings with hash and singing
calls during the last two Club nights which were
organized by Eddie Smith and Rod Morrell.
For WesternStar, Bob Bellville, Bill Whitefield,
Harlan Kerr, Tadd Waggonerand Rod Morrell did
the honors. Foggy City was ably representedby
Ren Brown, Vic Buck (cowboy hat and all) and
Paul Almy. Goldrush sent Ric Wheeler to
complete the caller collection. (Sincerest
apologiesif I've missedany callers. I am still
overwhelmedby the selectionof riches!)
The variety was delightful, challenging,
sometimesfunny, and brought out the best in
dancersand callers alike. Clearly only the best
of the best were sung and called, a remarkable
review of local talent.
Eddie Smith, who first offered to turn 'record
nights" into live-but-local caller evenings,said
that he had begun to investigatethe idea in
Phoenix, and that the responsefrom callers had
been overwhelminglypositive. No one turned
down his requests,and the turnout for the first
two eveningshas been excellent.
All that remains now is for the word to g,etout
to the dancers. The WelcomeHarlan dance was
well attended, but the last Club night had only
two squares. With so many callers and a limited
number of dancers,purple heart badgesshould
have abounded. Dancing in a square with three
callers usually warrants a purple heart - and
sometimesbandaidsas well. It speakswell for
our callersthat some of the dancersnever even
recognizedthe potential hazardsof their square.
Any dancer who can't remember whether he/she
danced with three callers hasn't suffered enough
to deservea badge.
There will be more live caller nights in the
future -
- ChelseaBavlor -
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SeptemberClass Plans
Jason Fontaine, Paul Scardina, and James
Ozanich have been working on a project to
spread the word about our September Basic
square dance class. They have contacted gay-
related organizations who publish newsletters for
their membership and asked them to insert a
blurb with details about our class.
In addition, a large number of flyers have been
reproduced with general square dance information
and specific details for our particular class.
Each member of WSD is encouragedto take a
handful of the tri-folded flyers at Club night
Sept. 7th and hand them out to friends and
other interested people.
This year, the Basic classwill be taught by our
own Bob Bellville. The classwill meet Monday
nights from 8:15 to t0:15 at the YMCA starting
Scpt. l2th. As usual, the first two nights are
introductory and no fees will be charged. The
classwill run until Dec. l9th. That's l3
Mondays, not including the two free nights in
September. As per the past several years, the
cost for this sessionis only $40. (Classwill
meet October lOth, ColumbusDay, even thougl
some businessesare on holiday.)
All WesternStar dancers are encouragedto
attend the classas often as possibleas angels.
Current members of WSD may attend classesat
no charge even if you are going to learn the
other dance roll. Over 100 people have already
given us their names and we hope to have a
large class'
- James Ozanich -
A little Sunshine
Jim Head is now our own 'Little Mary" Sunshine.
He will send cards and notes on behalf of
WesternStar Dancers to Club members and
others on noteworthy or cardworthy occasions.
If you know of some event where a card from
WesternStar Dancers would be appropriate,
pleasefet Jim know directly (415-769-9947).
Events might include, but are not limited to,
promotions, anniversaries,hospitalizations,
retirements,etc.
- James Ozanich -
A little story
fhis is a story about four people named
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and
Everybody w:ls sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebodygot angry about that, becauseit was
Everybody's job. Everybody thought that
Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that
Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that
Everybody blamed Somebodywhen Nobody did
what Anybody could have done!
Now the main point is this, it is time for a new
Board to be elected. If you are thinking about
running, do it! Don't stand back and complain.
You can make a difference. If you feel that you
don't want to be on the Board or your schedule
is such that you couldn't be on the Board,
WesternStar Dancers needs new committeesfor
the coming year. Why not volunteer this year to
help out. For example, we need people to help
set up for dancesand to help cleanup
afterwards. This only takes a few minutes and
it shouldn't always be the same three or four
people; also we need Angels for the new class
startinS,September12. We will be having new
committeesand new chair-personsstarting soon,
so plan now to get involved with your Club.
- Eddie Smith -
(ed. note - it is too late to be nominated for
the Board for this year; the rest of the
oppotunities await, for sure.)
What a wonderful time we had during the Gey
Prlde Parade with giant crinoline! Scott Carey
and Bill Whitefield sure know how to give a
party! The marvelous day was the result of the
creative energy of several truly gifted people,
the hard labor of manyi a fair amount of money,
and the weather fairy who was good to us. The
sad event of the weekend of course was the
theft of one of the generators at a cost of over
$600. So many people came forward to help out
with the net shortageof $334.
['ve been trying to write this article for two
months. There are so many neat times to
mention - from the idea stage of participating in
the parade, the idea of the crinoline, the
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construction (hours and hours) of the crinoline,
construction of the metal contraption on which
it dangled, planning and coordination in which so
matry participated, the monitor training, the Pre-
parade dance with fantastic turnout and a fine
caller, to the day of the parade with coffee and
last minute exercises, the march itself with
skilled dancers who didn't fall while dancing at
rapid pace down Market, to the platter spinners,
and the truck driver (that was a stick shift), the
little old ladies who darted out from the crowd
from time to time to have their pictures taken
with the crinoline (at risk to life and limb), the
folks who tended our booth during and after the
parade. Then moving on to Guerilla Squares
near the Bank, and dinner and dancing(?)at Live
Oak School. Some people with incredible
stamina hung in there for all of the above;
others of us participated on a much smaller
scale. My frustration with this article is that I
had truly hoped to get everyone'sname
mentioned, and I've had to let the article go
with only the top two. What a gorgeous,fun
day it was!
Opinions expressedin The WesternS/cr are
those of the editorial staff and/or the bylined
author. The cost of a subscriptionis $18 per
year. Advertisementsby members are
complimentary; commercial advertisersplease
contact us for cost schedules.
STAR Personnel: Gail, Editor; Reporters:
Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. We are
grateful for copying, folding, etc. and
distribution by Denise and for monthly calendar
production by Eddie Smith. Other contributors
this issue: ChelseaBaylor, JamesOzanich, and
Eddie Smith.
The Boerd: JamesOzanich (Administrator),
ChelseaBaylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),
Russ King, Paul Scardina, Eddie Smith,
Denise Young (Badges,too).
Other ResponsibleFolks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; Joseph Graf,
Sccretary; Yvonne Wong, Alma Payne, and Rod
Morrell, Archangels; Gail C., IAGSDC Rep.;
Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster,Jim Head, Mary
Sunshine.
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The WESTERN .S?",{Ris the newsletter of
the WesternStar Dancers, a contemporary
American Square Dance Club primarily serving
the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD,
584 Castro St., Suite 4E0, San Francisco,CA
94rt4.
GARAGE SALE! ANOTHER GARAGE SALE!
Denise Young will coordinate a super-duper
garagesale October 15th and 16th. Uses for the
proceedsinclude advance money for La Star
among others. Over the past year, our two
garage saleshave netted the Club roughly $1200
which is pretty impressive. Comb the apartment
rr house for items you'd like to contribute.
/ith flallowe'en just around the corner, costume
items could be hot sellers. And your White
elephant pieces are always welcome. Contact
Denise if pick-up is required.
BIRTHDAYs in October.
Our warmest best wishes to all of these:
lst-David CB Smith 2nd-Matt Messner
Sth-Norman Neece 7th-Galen Workman
lOth-DarrylRaszl lTth-MichaelStokes
lSth-Jim Sanchez 26th-Pat Dixon
29nd-Thomas R Cooper30th-Carolyn Matthews
A FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY
The first class sessionwas well-attended. There
were about 7 squares,including angels(roughly
35 new people). The importance of this infusion
of new dancers into our activity cannot be over-
:mphasized. Pleaselend your suppport whenever
possible.
Number l0
There will be many opportunities for dancing in
October. Ben Goldberg will be with us October
5th, followed by Goldrush hosting the evening of
October l2th. We will be dark October l9th, so
that we can be all lit up October 20th when
Drve Stevenswill be in town and calling for us
that Thursday evening. Bill Harrison will call
for our Hallowe'en dance on October 26th. Back
at the beginning of the month, troop up to ,^1,
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Sacramentoto the Capital City SquaresNate
Bllss Hoe-down (for info call (916) 344-6739).
CIub elections are winding down. Ballots should
have been received by all Club members. They
are due back not later than our Quarterly
meeting which is just a few days away on
September28th. Results will be announced at
that time.
Our treasurer David Garrett reports that we
operated with a net loss in August of $667.
To give you the flavor of the statement,most of
our events roughly break even, with +$21 for the
month of Club nights. For special items, such as
advertising expensesfor the new classor
advance money for the Silver La Star Saloon and
Tilden picnic, we need to make money somewhere
else. With total expensesof $1173 and income
of $484, August's closing balancewas $4185.
Along financial lines as well, the membership
voted in responseto the sound system poll:
43 in favor, 13 opposed,and I abstention. This
expenditure of $2294 has now been made, the
state-of-the-art equipment is in use at the Y for
our dances,and the treasury had a current
balanceas of the last board meeting of $14E4.
Keep November l2th open for attending or
participating in the Silver La Star Saloon, in
production now with Eddie. Smith.
Opportunity continues to knock... This is the last
issue of this newsletter with the current editor.
A couple of possiblevolunteers still remain to be
contacted/pursuaded.
- Gail -
 At the Board Meeting
Lots of interesting things happen at Board
meetings. For example, at the September
meeting, the business of ex officio members of
the Board voting on Board business was
discussed. This issue has been around for a
while now. Freeman proposed at a Club
Quarterly meeting back in December of 1986 that
such members not be allowed to vote. Quoting
from the minutes of that meeting:
"The issue of Board voting privileges
for ex officio Board members was
debated at length. A complicated
seriesof motions, amendments,and
counter-motions was finally resolved
with an agreementthat (l)the Board
would obtain legal opinion as to
whether extension of voting privileges
to ex officios in any way jeopardized
the Club's legal status; (2)the Board
would continue to allow ex officios to
vote unlessand until there was legal
reason to do otherwise."
Over the past couple of months, Freeman has
been in correspondencewith the elected Board
members advising them that he has obtained
counsel from an attorney who says that we are
in violation of our non-profit incorporation
papers when we allow ex officio members to
vote. Other Club members in the distant and
recent past have talked with attorneys who don't
necessarilyagree. But the short of it is that in
order to continue to allow ex officios to vote,
we would need to pay legal counsel to actually
investigatethe matter. And that's money we
don't want to spend (or have to spend, either).
So at the Quarterly meeting, we'll need to
discussthis matter again and achieve some
resolution. For those who don't know, current
ex officio members include the secretary, the
treasurer, the IAGSDC rep, and the class
archangel.
Another agende ltem was set for this Quarterly
meeting. Eddie Smith proposed and the Board
supports the following:
From the end of the Mainstream
classesthrough the Plus classes: all
r#estern Star dances and Club nighs
shall be Mainstream and Plus level
dances. When the current class has
finished the Plus level section,
Western Star shall become a Plus level
club again.
Other business which came before the Board
included approving a bud3et for the Silver Lr
Star Saloon. Roughly $t000 was allocated for
this event. Since we will not have that much
money in the treasury prior to the event as
things stand now, Denise Young volunteered to
coordinate a garage sale. Yea to Denise and the
others who have so graciously donated time,
effort, and items for selling.
At this meeting, the Board heard a brief report
about the San Francisco FLY-IN which is being
set up by a group of San Francisco dancers and
is scheduledfor the weekend of April 29, 1989.
The group includes President Anna Damiani,
Treasurer Galen Workman, and SecretaryDoug
Eldridge. The Board of WesternStar voted to
releaseJohnny Preston from previous engagement
by WesternStar so that he can call for this fly-
in. The other principal caller will be Saundra
McElroy-Bryant.
- Gail -
Opinions expressed in The WesternStar are
those of the editorial staff and/or the bylined
author. The cost of a subscription is $18 per
year. Advertisementsby members are
complimentary; commercial advertisers please
contact us for cost schedules.
STAR Personnel: Gail, Editor; Reporters:
Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. r#e are
grateful for copying, folding, etc. and
distribution by Denise and for monthly calendar
production by Eddie Smith. Other contributors
this issue: James Ozanich, Freeman Stamper.
The Board: JamesOzanich(Administrator),
ChelseaBaylor,Anna Damiani(calendar),
RussKing, Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith,
DeniseYoung (Badges,too).
Other Responsible Folks:
David Garrett, Treasure4 JosephGraf,
Secretary; Yvonne Wong,Alma Payne,and Rod
Morrell, Archangels; Gail C., IAGSDC Rep.;
Carolyn Matthews,Vestmaster,Jim Head, Mary
Sunshine.
The World's Biggest Square Dance
June 22,6am, "Time to get up" hollers Sue as
going on?", I
"he knocks on the door. "What's
rink. Then I realize that today we drive to the
rTth National Square Dance Convention. Quickly
I finished loading the car. It was a long drive
to Anaheim but we entertained ourselveswith
anticipation. This was to be my first and Sue's
third National (Anaheim '76 and Seattle'81).
We arrived about 3pm, picked up our registration
packets and drove l0 miles south to Tustin to
my friends Bill and JJ. Wednesdaynight we
danced with their club, the Golden State
Squares,and then went to the convention center
for a trail end dance. There were four dances,
each hosted by recording companies. Sue and I
danced with Kalox Records which featured Bill
Harrison, who had called for WesternStar and
PACE the previous weekend.
At llpm an after party was held, and for two
hours each tip featured at least two callers. It
was some of the best dancing of the weekend
and the convention hadn't even officially started.
This dance provided me with an opportunity to
meet many callers, including two young callers
from Sweden. (We tentatively have plans for
'rem
to call for us in March 1989.)
Thursday morning Sue and I spent much of the
time in the C-l hall. The C-l and C-2 halls
could comfortably dance l6 squareseach. The
other three Hilton halls (A-1, A-2, and DBD
Plus) held 50 squares. We also spent time in the
main convention center which had five halls each
capable of holding approximately 250 squares.
There were over 20 halls total for round
dancing, clogging, and contra.
That afternoon the formal opening ceremonies
led off with a parade led by Mickey and Minnie
Mouse. Thursday evening we enjoyed a wide
array of callers including one of my favorites,
Mike Jacobs. I have heard there were over 675
callers in attendance ranging from local club
callers to well known National callers and close
to 27,000 delegates. Amazing that the callers
volunteered their time and expertise in addition
to paying their own transportation costs.
Friday was similar to Thursday in dancing and
activities. I understand the public bidding
sssionby four organizationsfor the 1992
rnvention site was very informative. IAGSDC
reps might attend one of these sessionsin the
future. Each organization was given 20 minutes
to make a presentation and then about l0
minutes of question and answer by the Executive
Committee. There was a private more in-depth
sessionalso.
Through the convention, there were numerous
educationalseminars,on topics such as club by-
laws, computer applications in square dancing,
after parties, and even a calling course that
gave college credit.
My plans were to drive home Saturday morning
in order to attend the Saturday night Western
Star Pre-parade Dance. Sue and I were having
such a great time we simply could not tear
ourselves away. Saturday was also reserved for
shopping. There were over 150 vendors including
everything related to square dancing (sound
systems,western shirts, badges,and of course,
crinolines - no, I didn't buy one!) I did
purchase 37th National customized trinkets, a
collector's spoon (for my biological mother) and
a collector's thimble (for my Bradley mother).
Saturday night I joined others in an all gay,
male square (Bill, JJ, Mark and Ralph of Golden
State Squares,Ben, Brad and Kim of Tinseltown
Squares,and Mike of Rosetown Ramblers). We
danced several tips both in the back of the hall
and very near the stage when Larry Ward and
Yerne Weesewere calling. We got lots of looks
but no one really seemedto care.
After dancing ended we headed across the street
to Disneyland for the greatest after party of
them all. The amusement park was open
exclusively to square dancers from midnight to 5
am. Our group exited the park * 4:45; I slept
from 5:00 until about l0:30, and after several
cups of coffee I was ready to go again.
Sunday we attended a special benefit dance.
Organized by Mike Seastrom,Callerlab sponsored
this dance to raise funds for the promotion of
square dancing. The goal was to raise $100,000
for tv commercials for local organizations to
submit to local stations for broadcast. There
were about 60 squares and 20 callers for a fun
wind-down to the weekend.
It was a great weekend! I highly recommend
attending this festival in the future. The
National Square Dance Convention always begins
on the 4th Thursday in June. In 1989, Oklahoma
City is on your way to New York and one
weekend before; perhaps I'll see you there.
- JamesOzanich-
 Directory Assistance

New Members:

Frank Evans

Howard R. Neckel
608 Foerster
San Francisco, CA 94127
h (415) 58s-29t7
w (415) 974-2602
birthday: May l0

Changes(only the changesshow):

Anna B. Damiani
132 Hartford St.
San Francisco,CA 94114
w (415)545-767r

Bubbles c/o Mark Savino

lTlA Guerrero St
San Francisco,CA 94103
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Other Clubs

Sacramento CA
Capitol City Sqs
PO Box 19986
Sacramento,CA 95819

Cleveland Ohio
Cleveland City Country Dancers
PO Box 14276
Cleveland. OH 441 14-0276

- Freeman Stamper -
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Volume 8 NOVEMBER1988
The \|/ESTERN STAR is the newsletterof
the WesternStar Dancers, a contemporary
American Square Dance Club primarily serving
the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.
Correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD,
584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA
9 4 1| 4 .
A SUCCESSFUL GARAGE SALE!
Denise Young and cohorts did a great job for
WesternStar Dancers at the super-duper garage
saleOctober lSth and 16th. In excessof $700
were the proceedsof this event. Help at the
ChickenHut came from Patty, Freeman,Anna,
lots of others. I hear some truly great junk was
donated.
A tiny FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY
Perusethe calendars for November and December
which are included with this newsletter. Lots of
good dancing and fun times are yours to be had.
She'snot on the Calendars- but ANNE
UBELACKER is coming!! January4th - set it
aside.
We do have a volunteer for Newsletter Editor:
Patty White will be taking on the post with her
first issue due to hit the stands for January.
Rod Morrell is hosting Club Night, November
2nd, starring Harlan Kerr and Bill Whitefield.
Join us for fun and surprises. See you there.
Our treasurer David Garrett reports some sad
tales of expensesexceedingincome in too large
meErsure of late, except for our garagesale
which was very good for the treasury.
Club Silver La Star Saloon has been postponed.
Stav tuned in the New Year.
- somereporter
Number I I
BIRTHDAYs in November and December.
Our warmest best wishes to all of these:
in November
2-Marilyn Martinyak 3-Elaine Porter
l4-Stoner Lichty
l5-Melinda Napier and Ric 'i'iison
l8-Hollis Greenwood 25-Mike Sarfatv
29-Michael Meehan
in December
5-Dick Clayton l4-Mark Carey
l8-Harry McGruder 28*Tadd Waggoner
30-Bob Bellville and Claire Meisel
3l -Larry Fritts
Opinions expressedin The WesternStar are
those of the editorial staff and/or the bylined
author. The cost of a subscriptionis $18 per
year. Advertisementsby members are
complimentary; commercial advertisersplease
contact us for cost schedules.
STAR Personnel:We are grateful for copying,
folding, etc. and distribution by Denise.
The Board: responsibilitiesto be decided,
ChelseaBaylor, Scott Carey, JosephGraf, Rod
Morrell, JamesOzanich, Eddie Smith, Patty
White.
Other ResponsibleFolks: Anna Damiani,,
Calendar; David Garrett, Treasurer; Yvonne
Wong, Alma Payne, and Rod Morrell, Archangels;
Gail, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,
Vestmaster; Jim Head, Mary Sunshine.
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EARLYREGISTRATION
ENDS
Early Regisration is over, and nearly 100 eagerdancen have already registeredfor PEEL TFIE
APPLE! At this point the mostpopularlevelsseemto be A1, followed by A2, and Plus. Regisnation
forms will be sentto vour clubsearlv in 1989.

PRE.CONVENTION DANCE
The TIMES SQUARESwill hosta "Trail fn" danceon Thursday,June29,the night beforePEEL
TFIE APPLE officially begins. The dance will feature Anne Uebelacker as caller, and will be a
Mainstreamand Plus eveningwith Advancedstartips.

THEATREPARTIES
We are planning to host theatrepartiesat four BroadwayMusicals. The fnst will be on Thursday,
June29thandyou may choosebetweenPhantomof theOperaandLegsDiamond. LegsDiamondstars
Peter Allen and promisesto be one of the hits of the coming theatreseason. We will also offer an
additional theatreevening on Wednesday,July 5th, the choices will be Les Miserables and Jerome
RobbinsBroadwayDances. JeromeRobbinsis one of the greatestchoreographersworking today,and
thisanthologyof danceshecreatedfor Broadwaymusicalsis sureto beoneof thebig hitsof 1989.Please
seetheenclosedflier/registrationform forcompleredetails. Pleasenote that therewill be a squaredance
aswell asa theafe paffy on June29th. Broadwaytheatresoffer matineeson Wednesday,Saturday,and
occasionallyon Sunday.If you wish to seea differentshowfrom the oneswe areoffering, we suggest
that ycu either contactTicketron, or purchasericketsby mail order or phone directly from the theatre.

CONVENTION EVENTS
PEEL THE APPLE will offer workshopsin Clogging, Line Dancing and Two Step, as well as a
seminaronConventionPlanning. TherewillbetimeallottedforaWomen'sMeetingaswellasaTwelve
Step Meeting. We will also offer two workshopsto improve and strengthenyour dancing, and one
workshop to introduce you to the next higher level of dancing. We welcome all suggestionsfrom
IAGSDC dancersand callersfor other workshopsand events.

Feellhc Apple . PostOffice Box 1229Ansonia Station,Nerv fbdq N.Y.f0023

 CONVENTIONWEEK IN NEW YORK CITY
Here'sa tentativeandpreliminary
listingof someeventsplannedin NYC.

Thunday June22 Club Night with the TIMES SQUARES

Friday June 23 SquareDance Party-GayPride Week
Sunday June25 Gay Pride Paradeand Festival
Thunday June29 Phantomor Legs DiamondTheatreParty
"Trail [n" Dance- for thosewho want to dance
Friday June 30 PEEL TI{E APPLE
Saturday July 1 PEEL TI{E APPLE
Sunday July 2 PEEL TF{E APPLE
Monday July 3 PEEL TI{E APPLE
Tuesday July 4 New York Harbor Cruise - fireworks and dinner
Wednesday July 5 Les Miz or BroadwayDancesTheatreParty
Thursday July 6 Club Night with the TIMES SQUARES

TRAVEL REMINDER
Tnp N Travel's 800numberallowsyou to call andplana varietyof toursthroughouttheEastern
US as partof your Conventiontravelplans. Call themon their specialline 800-22L-6574for travel
at a savingsand the opportuniryto earnfreeticketsfor you club. Rememberyou must makeplans
early to take advantageof their specialdeals. Call soon!

ATTENTION . CLUB CALLERS

We would like to schedule"open microphone"calling in time to have the namesof the callen
and the times each will be calling printed in the program. We are planning to <lffer "open
microphone"dancingon Friday,SaturdayandSundayeveningsfrom I IPM until 1AM, andplanto
dividethe time into l/2 hoursegments.Pleaselet us know which levelyou wish to call andwhich
evening. We will let you know the final schedulewe devise. We alsoplan to useyour talentsand
abilitiesto lead severalworkshops,especiallyan ongoingworkshopto move Basic dancen into
Mainstream.Pleaselet usknow if you areinterested in ieaCingrvcrkshops..A,nyideasor suggestions
will be appreciated.
 fune 29 Phantomof rhe Opera
June 29 Legs Diamond
July 5 Les Miserables
Iuly 5 JeromeRobbinsBroadwqv Dances

All are evening performances, we will get the best available seat at the time we order the tickcts.
Probable cosr vtill be between$40 and $50 per ticket,dependingon rhe show and the seat locatior'.
A depositof $25 per ticket mustbe sentwith thisorderform, and must reach w by November30, 1988.
We will bill youfor the remainder and it will be due on or before May I, 1989at which time we will mail
the icker(s) to you.
If there are lessthan l0 requestsfor any show we will haveto wait to purchase tickets until regular sales
beginfor that date. If you wish to seeother slnws pleasecallTickctron or contactthe various theatresfor
ticketsand information. Ticketswill be sold to you at cost,we will not mark up or profitfrom the tickctsin
any way.
The theatre will not refund purchaseprice, andwe will not either, unlessthe slnw closesby the date of
yourticket. Ifashowdoesclosewewilltrytogetatickctforanothershowforthesatneevening.Ifyoufind
that you cannot attend we will try to the bestof our ability to resell the ticket, and refun-dyourrrtonzy-but
we cannot guaranteethat we will resell the ticket,and we cannotgwrantee a refund.
Pleasecompletethefollowing and return to PEELTHE APPLE, PO Box 1229,Ansonia Station,New
York,NY 10023beforeNovember30, 1988.DO NOT FORGEf TO INCLUDETHE DEPOSIT OF $25 PER
TICKET ORDERED!

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NUMBEROF DEPOSIT TOTAL

TICKETS

JUNE 29 PHANTOMOF THE OPERA x$25=

JUNE 29 LEGSDIAMOND x$25=

JULY 5 LES MISERABLES x$25=

JTILY 5 JEROMEROBBINS I x$25=

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DON'T STOP! DONT SI-OWDOWN!

WSD CLASS
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Dcar Gleaet

lDd I bot you tbougbt Bod rec Juat Dcyrrr rrel.Ly rn upboet, t\n clrss - end
lntel.Itgcnt. too, to plcJr 1t uP rs leat ec
11g!4C, sll tbrt grcet abrfl rbout youl
8oc r&at lvor;/oncrc rcellv tsylngt tbcy erc...tbcy curc\y brtng e vclme
lnir.ston ol rnorgr end rntluatro to ll5D!
- Jh Bced
Dcytro lcaralng vcrT qulcklyl I tt'!ok'
tbougb, ttat thc rcst lrpreralvc ld|-ng
ebout tbla cl .aa 1g tbet ttcyrrc eJ-rca(]r Irr looklng torrlrd to rrkbg ncv 1!'cnds
r cobcalvc. iuctl'onbg grcup - rr tlougb !n t!,ls .hra I - Scott Cucy
tAcyrd bcan tH.cndr bolorc - tbcyrve
rlrca{y b8d trc partlcsl (lbcyrrc ctpcc-
trUy good-lookllg' too.) ir{6 a1116 atl-l fi{c 1l r lgtl blg!.'cocrgr ?1rrg - tbcyrro
r.rf\y bc rn uact to EDI tbc rlator-t ilrgs to t ecb tcrulc tlcytrc
- lbm LlD1rk lAc tertrct leenrrs f rvc rrrr trugbtl
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for gg$g@l - bc Cbe.odlcr I aocr tlcnl{lt Ird rtloy tquar'! drnebgl
blt tlla brs bcco r qlo5reLlc. I nnt to
Dayrrc rntluclrrtJc. trd lcenfng v6r7 jo oa to ELua! - lrrlc llobr
Culck\y: elao tlcylrc rceaonebly @otr:lJ.Dr-
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erc Sgrlg to bc ggg good danccrc I borcfr e putJ'culer cbdatrT to tbls
- Cbclrca - ttcttrc ro encrgcu'c ud crgrr
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to Loerrl - ht 9boaakcr
Onr of tbc rcct ontlor.rlestlcl orgctlc,
firn clrsacs Ilvc rvar rccnl lryouc ln IiSD 160 bsritt bocn to utgcl
- lod llorrcll thls nezlng buacb of poPlt la 3;!l$g
eutl tdrilcrg acEcnt tllret tDcylrc
tbcyrro eul'cl, cccptloar\y aor rnd tbc tif1t fy groupr tr r rorloru loar-
nat eoclel group ftvr rvrr rcrhcd rltb. rtetcent - tbccc auyr e.no IIIDI lou
ti{a clras la unrauel la l}rt ttefc arcnlt orlrt bcJ.p hrt bc crugbt uP Ln ttt firn'
ray rorlty Ag poplc (you krnt bov pct r &n't dac rrtbcr obrnco to &acc
clrurcg brvc e ouplc ol pooplc teo r.8ILy rdt! tlrl
rLov ttrc poup llpooo) foOay rr dl,d nc
vrrt dltflcolt thtf ta ttc Srtud4y Ittr bcaa frrt dr.acC.ngtd prrtedng
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 r**** A LETTER FROMTHE EDITOR
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HTqlgq gITN XINI.ECTREATI Aa your nen Ncuelctter Editor, I
uaDt to glve you aoEe of ry ldeae for
thls Dert year...vhac I vould llke 1g
for our Nevsletter to E."ole a real
reaDa for all !he leobert to rhare thelr
brkabopr, brcglDg out by tbe flrcplrce, ldeae - ro lf you'ye got fotcthlug to
bs.aglng out qD tbc brech. lort of 8 3ay to cverybody,
rUSD BGscb El^lnlet PaJala P8rtyr - boy ray lt bcrcl
Therer 11 be Lctter8 to thc Edltor;
doca tlat cound? Dcrcts e cbance for rr!lclea about square danclDg t.cholques
ua to go for e rlrrl-rctrest to tle and nev etuff froo Callerlab; and se
lhrll Ecedlarrds on tbc apq|6rnrl 6f need soue Rovlog Reporters to do
rlern^ary1/{-15. artlclee about vbat I s happenlng ln the
Coonuolty. Ae alvaye, the Nevsletter
Bob E llr1lfe erd Elll fhlt tl,cld yllt vl11 be the place to check out the I{SD
taacb .1 rca-lcrcl rcrkahops tp aolldi.fy calendar (look for Scott'8 Dev Caleodar
rve4roncra l{alnBtJar.l eld gct rca$r for foruat for Dec euber aod tentatLve
OrsdutLon on tlc 2lrd. &crcrll. bc January 1n thts 1esue...) 9e'll elao
free tl-nc fe1 dl-qs end CLub taborr to bave lnfornatlon on epecJal ?veD!e the
rrJ'e: ard gct, to lrrr recb otier (i.r: a other Cluba are glvlng.
rcttlng nct&et rrc latLnata tlarr tAe A Dote on cdltorlal pollcy - unleea
lrrt | \
there 1s serlous opposltlon to thls, our
Newsl"tteiIffbe a place for all the
Ierncb r.d d{m61 on gehrrd4yr rrd bnrndr lenbera to speak freely and volce
on 9u,rd.agr, ere pr.orldcd. I ncllablc dl sagreeDeDt E as se11 as happy stuff.
tsorcc rcportr that ttre fmd tbcre ls Iill edlt to correct graDtrar, etc., and
3ood - drays erc lportant onrldcrstdon sotretlnes paraphra6e to f 1t 1DIo the
tor tllr Eltarl avallable rpace. but I voD't cbaoge !he
eubetance of vhat your re eaylng. (If
lc Pat $poqL61 rq;fr, tblg n]trg dp6slll you send sooethlng that I s really
tg€ ncb rngc]]{ng, blt cverTone Ln tbc unclear, I'11 ger back to you; ve caD
O.ub 1r cncouragrd to Job lDl nork 1t over together. )
Pleage - don't vrlte anyrhlug
It nrrla b |ts per p.rron, 11d Frlr sd vorded In euch a uay tbat lt Elght burt
9cott barc tbe pertJ.cnJ'arg.,.Hetcb fo! a 8oEeonet s feel1nga, and algo be aure
f\rar roonl your facta ere correcr bef ore you eeod
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To produce the quallty of

***** Nessletter IJSD ahould bave, I'o settlDg
the copy deadllne at tbe l5th of rhe
EoDth to get loto the Dert ls8ue. Itn
GENEML MEETING
QUARTERLY golng to be feroclous about that, ao
therer l1 be tloe for n€ to do a good
Job.
Sone of the thlnga ucr)-l nced to t^al,k Send your suggestlonB, !rtlclea,
ebout et tho Goncraf Hcetlng arer advertlaeoents aod Lettera to the Edlcor
proootlng our nov classi gettlng coo- (pleaae be Llnd at flrar: ) to USD
nlttees eet up for the cotrln€ ycar; end liessletter Eciltor rt rbe 584 Cagtr'o
llndlng a nev ha1J for danclng. l1so, addreae!
vorll, bralnstor"o fundralsl.ng - ao far, - P8tty
cooe lde€.s terye cone up vlth are a raffle,
rn auctlon, snd lporaorlng e country-
vcstern dance. ***t*

Herefs anothsr ldea to bclp dclray Club

Gry€n86s - bov about SlvlnC your Epeclal N E WY E A R ' S D A Y
porson a dance ln hls or bor horror? (Iou O P E NH O U S E S
could undernrlta scroe or eI! of tbe Callerrs Tso opeu bouaea !yalt tbore lntrepid
lcc to be t}re llost for a gele occestonl) dancere uho cao get up oD l{cs lcar t s Day:
Earryt e Hoot a 1g !t ber booe 1n San
So brlrg your ldcaa to Scott errd Johnrs -.ee
Xsteo the flyer! Aod Blll and
on tre 18th. Beoeobcr, our Class vll[ Gary offcr tbe trrdlttoD!1 blach-cyed
bc tlrere. tool pca6 !od cornbread at 250 Eertford, ,6.
fhey tay to rtop ln for 5 rlnutea or
Jurt cone aud haag out bccyecu ooon and
flve (brlng vbarever you uant to drluk).

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XEDNESDAY,JANUARY11. IOB BELLVILLE AND BILL !

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! W}TTNI FIRST RAN FOR A POSITION ON THE BOARD DANCINGAT LEAST ON ONE TONDAYAND ONE I

! LAST YEAR, I XADE THE POIi{T TIiAT I H,$IrED TO SATURDAYEACH }I]NTH. !

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INTERESTED IN ITS MEMBERS AND I}IERESTING TO I
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 R E M E M B E RT H E S E ? ITIS THAT TIME AGAINT
I. Tbou rbalt rqu!rc dance only for tbe fuo ?hc 1989 l{cnbertblp Drtvc offlctelly
vbicb rbre vlll flnd tD tt. goca lato hlgb tr!r rt !bc Eolecoulng
Daoce on Jeuuery 4, but tt I r rtertt!g
II. Tbou rbalt not be e raob, coaeldcrlng uor, vlth thc forr.t thc bacl of tbla
tbyeclf too good to dancc vltb eny end f,csrle!t€r. lfc bevc tlll !cbruary 28 to
rll, rlttlDg out tbe tLrera, or lcevlDg rcDev, but .p.@. doa't u.tt ttll the
a aqurrc rbose teubera tbou dccoeat legt rlDutr. f,ot only rtll cerly
uDvortby of thy telcDt.; for tbe goda of rcDcv!le help tb. tr.rrurcr plen for the
rctrlbutlon lr. rGelour gode end ulll coolug yeer, but rlao t! c!ot t cDaure
vlrlt tbelr rlecblef upoo thee, end tbou tbat you'11 bc oD tbc retllng li3t for
rl.ll be tbc onc to goof tbc.qurre. tbc Harcb ocvalcttcr tf your rcoeual
corea lo lrtc ln lcbruery.
l l l Tbou rhalt be cruberlDt, but rhalt !c t
tby ege. Do not offcnd o!bGre by tby
.r!-yanL.log eod htgh-LlcLtng.

IV. Tbou rhalt go ebroad rnd deuce yl.rb

otber celler! !o tbat tby optnloos C O N G R A T U L A T I OI N S
crprctted, !8 to tbe rcrlt of tblr ooe A N D B E L A T E DC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !
or that a!a, are baaed truly on fact.

V.
l{elcone to ncw Eetrbers An{y Sbore and
Tbou thalt b!the dlLlgaotly, tbat only
thc ruect rroDa of roap ray rrtall tbe
Ran{y Clarke - Andy had a blrthday ln
noatrlla of thy rrrocirtc.. Septenber end Randyrs sas ln Novober.
VI. Tbou rbalt oot let tbe rrrrDgcr lo tby l{e d1d Decober blrthdays ln t}e last
rldsc r1t oo tbc rldclloee rad cool blr
beelr, Dor fell to rpcek to bll.
lasue, but llseed DonnaElchorn, Dec. 10.
TII. Tbou rhalt trlc crrc tb!r tbc vord r of Davld Ganett end Joscph Graf celebrated
thy routb rre aot rccntcd vl.tb llquor, t-helr tuentv-fifti ennlversary October 131
bcer or grrllc.

T-III. Tbou rbalt bonor thI club tod glvc lt Bob BeIIvlLte and frrts lnderson heve
rht Loyalty. ralconed e nsir lltttle arrlval to thelr
rx. Tbou rhalt oot Ljll
houe - r Labrador (nLx?) puppy Jolned
tby club rltb feul.r-
ftndlng rod blcLerlug; for tt vould be
the fanlly on Noyebor ZJl
bettcr theD to.eparac. tbyaelf froo lt
rnd Join rnotbcr rbotc reya eod tcrbcrs
.rc lore to thy ltklng.

I. lhou rbalt oot forget tbe! tbou rcrt

oDc€ I bcglnaer.
HOMECOMING
D A N C E!
Do you lnov any prcvlout rarberr of
fSD? Plcree lct tbcl koov tbeyrrc
llvltcd to JolD our clers rclberl end
currcDt relbcrr lt o u r B O H E C 0 ! I I N GD A X C E
oo Jrouert 4. Aaoc UcbelrcLcr tr tu
rrcclleot Cenedlen cellcr rho her callcd
I . I A R K E TLPA C E rrDy cv.Drt for IAGSDC cluba. Sberll be
Off er r product or !crvtcc?
celllng Clrrr Lcvcl XrtD.trcan rod plue
FevslGtt"r
tlps - rorctbtag for cvcryoacf
rds ere frce to leabert...Scod lD your
ld, !o se koou uho doeg vhat. Lct r I
At tbc deocc, uc,lI rclcct e Eolecoalng
patroalr€ our busloceees!
Qucen rad Klng, rltb eIl bonor end gloiy
epproprletcly duc to tuch crbelted
HITAT CAN I DEStcN FOR yOU? Faehlons, pcrronr !
coEt\rbes, doll clothee, lnterlors,
furnlture deslgn and llght cablnerry, So bclp gc! th. rord out! prevtoue
as uell !s tailorLng, nendlng and ralbcrr hrvc e joldcn opportuntcy to
aLteratlons. ..ROD ltORRIl-L, 56i-2692. Lccp tbcl r f,cv tcer r r ictolutloDs !nd
rcJolD tbc Squrrc Deocc Coruunlty,
tttta
.rpGctally rtncc tbcyr ll hevc tbe oprlon
Any plrurbers, electricians, dentists, of Jo{Dt!g thc lcv !ertc/Htloctrcau
store. proprietors, hairdressers, clerc tbc follovlug ycdocrday. Or, tbcy
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