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1987 means a celebratfon of f fve years of dance and fun for l{estern Star Dancers.Our c fub, whlch brought Cal ler lab to SF, begpn breaklng down the barr iers between Gayand Stra lght by successfu l ly h l r lng many top Bey Area ca l lers , hosted nrany wonder fu lretreats and hoedowns, and hefped put on the extra specfal Gay Games performance andStar Thru convention last year, to n€lme Just a few, ls looklng forward to anotheryear of fr lendshlp, fun and growth. l{e know you'l l want to be apart of f t so here lsa fr lendly reminder: January means menbershlp renewal nonth. Pl ease conpl ete theenclosed 'Form One' and return wf th your dues of t15.00 to Club n lght or maf I to 584Castro St . Suf te 480, SF CA 94111. l{e' l I be sendf ng out the February calendar andnewslet ter on ly to those who renew by January 31, so don ' t de lay l

ANNA STANDS HER GROUND. Accordlng to rel fable sources, Anna and Keith wereaccosted short ly before New Years on Castro St. by some lt lnerant no neck loonie.Anna and Keith fgnored this creep untl I he f lew In between them at the corner off ' larket and Castro and del ivered a left hook to Anna's face. Anna turned, del lvered aforceful klck to the man's behind' knocked hlm to the ground and begren punmel Ing him.l{e are glad that Anna stood her ground but equally glad th€t the polfce arrivedouick ly and car ted the loonfe of f . I t is a lways r isky when deal lng wl th theser-azies but l t is sweet to put them In their place so eFfectively. t{e understand

t Anna ls f lne and that the rrcl ice were very support lve,

A GAY AND FESTIVE CHRISTHAS by Denlse Young

l{hat a r}arty npnthl t I can't remenber when I've had sooo m:ch fun... except forthis one party I went to back In '83; lots to drlnk, lots of gorgeous wornen-- noI ightsl Need I say more?

lle | | , back to Chr I stmas 1986; wherepar t l es I ' ve had the p r i v i l ege to a t tend .

I have enJoyed myself at al l the varlous

January lTth was the date of the l{SD Chrlstmas Party. Bl | | Hanzel cal led the t lpsin h ls lovely red and green out f i t . Russ Klng, Tom Tr fpp and James Ozanich decoratedthe Y and were Santa 's he lpers ' whf le l ls . Santa Claus a.k .a. i te l Inda Napler pu l ledout natnes For giFts under the Chrlstrnas tree. I must gay lt wae an Interestfng arrayof g i f ts we a l I received that n fght . The In f la tab le snake, a t ra ln set , f lowers, andof course, the lovely condoms were n lce and a very pract fca l g l f t for any socfa lsqu€tre dancer (male ' that ls ) . Thanks to a l l the people wl th the creat lve g l f ts andto everyone who helped out.

Oue to not havlng a secret pen pal I was not able to gp to the Pen Pal Christmasparty on Frlday the l9th. l ly sources tel I me that alot of peole were total lysurprised at the reveal Ing of thelr secret f lals. t lonths of notes and glfts from amysterlous source f f nal ly solved. How many nel, fr iendships and nerr rornancee havecome of this? | love a eood mysteryl I

.he next evening, Anna Oamlanl qove a oarty for the wornen of t{SD. l t was nlce tosee everyone and set a chance to talk a I i t t le. I tr led to ffnd out soflre sood gosslpto pass along but' alas, they must of known I was sneaking around looklng for nelvsunF i t t o p r f n t l

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After a few hours of social lz lng and munchlng hors d'oeuvres, l t was off - . )

Freeman's houge for the l {SD Christrnas Party. lJe were greeted wlth Christrnas car ,at the door ancl Bob llann handed out funny I ittle X-mas words to wear for a game latero n . T h e k f t c h e n w a s f u l l o f f o o d r p € o p l e r a n d l o t s o f h o l t d a y s p f r i t .

Game tfme came and we al l got a sl f p of paper with a X-rnas r lddle on l t . Ourmiss lon : To f ind the person who had the answer taped to the i r ches t . I had a grea tt ime ancl have my I l t t le sheri f f 's badge to prove i t . The toughest game thoughr wasf igur lng ou t how rnany Chr is t rnas Je l l y beans Anna Damlanf had pu t In a ja r . l {e l | , i twas a close count but Eddie Smlth vras closest and won a coveted l{S0 desfgner patch.Lots of warm hugs and nice people-- l can' t think of a greater group of people to bew i t h . i l a n y t h a n k s t o F r e e m a n f o r l e t t f n g u 3 I n t o h i s h o m e f o r € f a b u l o u s n f g h t .

I 'm sure there were other par t ies andanybody has any Juicy stories atrout them,the news to the people.

get-togethers I dldn't make lt to, but l fl'm sure we can ffnd roofi next rpnth to get

RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEI { I - - Russ K lng

t {e l | ' the o ld year rang ou t on schedu le w l th the usua l quota o f par t ies , inc lud ingPichard' Bert ' Bert and Norm's, where a generous amount of goodies were consuned byrtany of our members. t {atching the krroadcast of that globe descendlng In Tlmes Squarea lways seems a b i t s t range to me a t midn fgh t Pac i f fc T ime; each t ime zone reaought to deve lop l t s own symbro l fo r the B iS t {oment , s lnce "L lve l ( recorded ear l le r - r 'd o e s s e e m t o b e t h e u l t i m a t e s e l f - c a n c e l l f n g p h r a s e . O h , w e l l

The next day, atrout a dozen of us trravedl{ateo for Harry Koga's mother 's New Yearhospital f ty brere wonclerful . Neither Harryt h e k i t c h e n , b u t t h e y c e r t a i n l y h e l p t h ede l l c ious s ty le , and wf th more than a fewn e x t w e e k , ' w e k e e p t e l l i n g o u r s e f v e s . S p e a k i n g

the rafn to make the annual trek to Sanopen house. As usual ' the food end the

nor hfs rnon ever seem to make it out ofrest o f us to r lng In the new year inext ra ca lor les. " l {e ' l I Just dance l t o f fo f wh i ch . . .

The c lass tha t s ta r ted bas lcs Jus t 3 l /? rpn ths ago ls a l ready go lng In tomalns t ream as o f l {onday , January 5 l How t ime f l ies when your ' re hav lng fun l Ee lngarchangel for thfs group has been a real Joy for me; I 've had a chance to get to knowR o b l n r f t y i n c r e d i b l y e n t h u s l a s t l c , h e l p f u l a n d t a l e n t e d a s s o c i a t e a r c h a n g e l ( c a l l h e r"Gabe" ) , anc l a sp l r i ted and qu fck- to -ce tch-on t runch o f newer dancers . E f l l hasrea l l y been pu t t lng them th rough the i r paces , and the f r fas t p rogress fs rea l l yremarkable. Graduation is targeted for l{onday, llarch 16, and I hope thst as rnanyc l u b m e m b e r s w i l l t r y t o b e t h e r e a s p o s s f b l e . A n d s o e a k l n g o f c l u b m e m b e r s

I 'd l ike to thank the club merntrers that have been angel lng reguler ly on l{ondayn lgh ts . I know i t ' s rea l l y made a d i f fe rence to the c lass mernbersr s lnce severa l o fthem have tolc l me how rnuch they appreclate i t , and benef i t f rom l t . l f you haven'tl reen able to come by on l ' londays lately, what wlth the hol idays and al | , r{hy not makei t a New Year 'g reso lu t lon to he lp ou t a t r l t now tha t th lngs are a I l t t le less c razyTAnd i f there are sorne of you out there that might feel er I f t t le rusty, cornf ng by ' r

t ' lonclays can he the perfect way to get back In the swlng of thlngs, Angels are alw.welcome, and I can prornise that you won't be boredlt

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W e s t e r n S t a r ' s L 9 8 7 c a l e n d a ro p e n e d w i t h a s l e e p e r . T h e ' p a j a m a

P a r t y ' w a b a h i t w i t h s o r n e n y g a r b e di n p a j a m a s , b a t h r o b c s , e l i n k y s l i p sa n d m u d p a c k E ! F o r o n c € r { ! E n n e lr e p l e c r d l e a t h e r a s t h e f a b r i c t h a td r l r m l a r e m a d e o f , T h e r e w r r e l o t so f r u r p r i s e s a n d d o o r p r i z e si n c l u d i n g a g r e a t b e a r g e n e r o u s l ydonated by Bob. Bob i s oLr r new'ca l endar boy ' f o r th i s year and h ,ea r e g l a d h e i E b r i n g i n g b a c k t h eT h e m e N i g h t s . P a j a m a P a r t y h a d s u c ha g o o d e n e r g y t h a t w e l o o k f o r w a r dt o t h e n e x t o n e r " C o u n t r y F a i r , ' o nF e b r u a r y 2 5 w h i c h p r o m i s e s a c a k e

n d p i e b a k e o f f . E a l l M o m a n d g e tc h a t r e c e i p e ; t h e r e a r e a l o t o fe a g e r j u d g e s r e a d y t o g o t o w o r k I

T h a t F r i d a y w e d a n c e d o u r F I u sn i g h t t o D o u g S a u n d e r , H e w a s aI i t t l e l a t e g e t t i n g t h e r e w h i c h r n a d ef o r n e r v o u s m o m e n t s a t f i r s t p e r h a p swe need to keep 6orne ernergencyr e c o r d s o n h a n d f o r s u c hc i r c u m g t a n c e s b u t h e s o o n a r r i v e da n d t h e e v e n i n g t c o k o f f w i t h a r e a ls e n e e o f f u n a n d c h a l l e n g i n g h a s h .B y t h c e n d o f t h e e v e n i n g I h a da d d e d D o u g t o m y l i s t o f f a v o r i t ec a l l e r s a n d I h o p e t h a t h e w i l l b eb a c k a g a i n s o o n . A t t e n d a n c e w a so n l y t w o t o t h r e e s q u a r e s w h i c h w a rd i s a p p o i n t i n g a n d ( w o m e n p l e a s e t a k enote) no t one h ,ornan was there . I trec f l rs to have been very w iEe fo r theB o a r d t o c u t b a c k t o o n l y o n e P l u sn i g h t a m o n t h . F e b r u a r y ' s P l u sn i g h t , F r i d a y t h e 1 3 t h P a r t I , w i l tb e c a 1 l e d b y E r i c H e n e r l a u , W e l o o kf o r w a r d t o w e l c o m i n g a l o t o f n e w

r c e s t h a t e v e n i n g w i t h t h e a d d i t i o no f t h e n e w 2 2 g r a d u a t e s f r o m t h eP l u s C l a s E . F o r r o m e o f u E o l d

t i m e r s i t i e h a r d t o i m a g i n e s r v e r a lm o n t h e o f S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g c o f f ,a n d R e l a y t h e D e u c e y g t h a td e d i c a t i o n a n d h a r d w a rCongra tu i a t i ons to a I I a { them ;t o C h r i s w h o i n s t r u c t E d t h e c l a s s

M e l L i t e r c a l l e d f o r u E f o rf i r s t t i m e o n t h e 1 4 t h . W h a t e g (c a l l e r ! H e ' s n o t t o o b e m i s s e dp l e a s e t a k e n o t e t h a t h e i s c a l l ia g a i n i o r L r s t h i s W e d n e s d a y . P u tt h o g e d a n c i n g s h o e s a n d j o i n u s +sc lme very en j oyab 1 e danc i ng .

Sornet i mee you hear dancers s , ,t h e y a r e t i r e d o f B i l l H a n z e l . ,i s a n e a s y s e n t i m e n t s i n c e B i 1 I h . .b e e n c a l I i n g { o r u s f o r a l m o s t f o iyears now and rnany dancerE spent :w e e k s l e a r n i n g t o s q u a r e d a n c e f r ch i m . F u t I f i n d t h e e v e n i n g s t h .he ca l 1s to be very h ,a r rn a rc o m f o r t a b l e . T h e r e i s a r e l a ; < a t ip r e s e n t a s w e e r e a l . l i n t h e c o m p a -o { l o n g t i m e f r i e n d s , a n d p e o pb e c o r n e m o r e g o c i a l . I t i s j n rb e c a u r s e o f t h i s t y p e o f a t m o s p h e ,t h a t r r a n y c l u b s h i r e o n e ' c l "

c a l l e r ' { o r t h e y e a r .

I t i s n o s e c r e t t h a t 1 9 8 6 e n d e dw i t h l o w e n t h u g i a s r n , p o o r a t t e n d a n c ea n d a c c o m p a n y i n g f i n a n c i a l w o e s .T h e n e w b o a r d h a s d o n e a g o o d j o b i ns t a r t i n g t o t u r n t h i s a r o u n d f o rl q A T , J a n u a r y w a s c a u t i o u s i nf i n a n c i a l o u t l a y a n d v a r i e d a n d f l r ni n f o r rna t , En thus i asrn i s up anda t t e n d a n c e s l o w l y a r r d c o n g i s t e n t l yb u i l d i n g . W i t h t h i s n e w d i r e c t i o na n d t h e s u p p o r t a n d g o o d w i t I o fa l I , w € c a n l o o k f o r w a r d t oc e l e b r a t i n g o u r + i f t h y e a r ,

AS MEI ' IBERS SO FAR IN L9A7 by Freeman Stamper

Weste rn S ta r Dancers i e p roud toannounce tha t r 6s o f January 28 ,there are 82 square dancers who haverenewed the i r membersh ips fo r 1987 .F rom wha t I can te l I I ou r c lubcon t i nues t o have s ta t l s t i cE E im i l a rt o a l l Ca l l e r l ab c l ube wo r l dw ide .Wha t f o l l owc a r€ a f cw r t e t l r t l c s ,but i t should br rememberrd thatthese are as o{ Janyary 281 menbergcc - j nue to renew throughout the) I t wou ld p robab ly bo o fi est to knot ront g t r t ls t icsc -ni ng percant.ger of cl e! ir.{n . -e who err mlmb?r l . Tht re r ret i ngs wh l ch do no t a l l ow t h i s .F then the c lub ' r da ta bage wagp the compu te r i n 1?83 , on l y,n: s as of that dete weree , - d . Second r a t one t imefn. rearn gradueter automet i ca l 1yb members , bu t t ha t po l i cy wag

d so tha t on l y g radua tes whot membership become members.

reg ie t r a t i ong a re no tr e r i zed .

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sa l ,u te our 5 f ounderE ther o f gay Ca l l e r l ab sgua rein San F ranc i6co .

Agnes Smi thDenn i s F i ckenRoger PerryRon Doug la rsScot t Carey

There are q current members whohave been members for over 4 years.That rf ieans they have been rnemberss ince the f i r e t yea r o f Wes te rnS ta r ' e ex i s t ence . Cong ra tu l a t i onsto you :

Char les ProngorCur t Van t l neDon SchumacherPaul Z imnermanRe isa B l i c kman

R ic W i lEonRuer King9cot t CareyThom Leen iak

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6 Z g r a d u a t e d i n t h e f l r g t c l a s s117. have been mernberg ovar 4 years267. have been members over 3 years462 have been mernbere ovElr 2 yeare732 have been memberE over I year

A l t o f u s h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t ob e a p a r t o f h i s t o r y . S q u a r ed a n c i n g c o n t i n u e s t o p r o v i d e a ni n t e l I i g e n t f o r m o f s o c i a l d a n c et h a t o f { e r E a h u m a n e s s w h i c h n oo t h e r d a n c e f o r m c a n o f f e r . l . l a k i n gh i s t o r y i E a v a i l a b l e b y o f f e r i n gc r e a t i v e f o r m s o f i n t e r a c t i o n e n / 's u p p o r t i n g l a l t h e p r o g r a r n s a 4 o u r -C l u b . W e E t e r n S t a r c a n c o n t i n u e i t sd e p t h o f c a r i n g { o r p e o p l e o n l y w i t hyour love and concern . Make a NewYear 'E reso l u t i on f i nd so .neone newt o c a r e f o r a n d e x p r e s E i i t . W e a l ls q u e r e d a n c e b e c a u s e w e c a r e ; d o n ' tb e a f r a i d t o e x p r e s s i t . F r e e m e n

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KURT STUTZMANApril 22, 1950 - January 8, 1987

1 CORINTHIANS 13

I may speak in tongues of men or of angals, but if Iam without love, I am a sounding gong or a clangingcymbal. I may have the gift of prophecy, and know everyhidden truth; I may have faiih slrong enough to movemountains; but if I have no love, I am nothing. I maydole out all I possess, or even give my body to be burnt,but if I have no love, I am none the better.

Love is patient; love is kind and envies no one. Loveis never boastful, nor conceited nor rude; never selfish,not quick to take offence. Love keeps no score ofwrongs; does not gloat over other men's sins, but de-lights in the truth. There is nothing love cannot face;there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and its endurance.

Love will never crme to an end. Are there prophets?their work will be over. Are there longues ol ecstasy?they will cease. ls there knowledge? it will vanish away;for our knowledge and our prophecy alike are partial,and partial vanishes when wholeness comes. When Iwas a child, my speech, my outlook, and my thoughtswere all childish. When I grew up, I had finished withchildish things. Now we see only puzzling reflections ina mirror, but then we shall see tace to face. My knowl-edge now is partial; then it will be whole, like God'sknowledge of me. In a word, there are three things thatlast for ever: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest olthem all is love.

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and Plus programs to d€volop a 2$w€ck Lorm To Danco program, 6 pleas€d loannounce th€ complotion ot th€ commiltoo'3 work. Th€ results reflocl tho surveysand thinking of many loaders and are oflorad to thos6 calloB and clubs who wishto try an exp€rimental program. This program E dGign€d tor thoso afoas and clubswho hav€ requosled a 2$w€€k Loarn to Oenos program using th€ m6l popular call3from tho Mainstr€am and Plu3 progrem!.

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fl Weslefiu5rnR*Vol ume MARCH rqaa r Qg7 Nurnber 3

THE I{ESTERN STAR I s the rpnth I ynewsletter of the l {estern Star Dancers, aconternporary Amerfcan Square Dance Clubpr i inar i l y serv lng the Gay Cornun l ty o fS a n F r a n c i s c o . S u b s c r i p t i o n i s 3 1 2 . 0 0F)er year . Conmerc la l Adver t fsers p leaser- 'ontact us for our advert I s i ng costschecluI es. I ' lerber 's advert i sements arecompl imentarv . Guest Edi tors EContr i but i n9 Co I umn i sts are eager I yencouraged to contact usi Letters to theEc l i to r a re so l i c i tec l and rnay be su t rn i t tedanonynous ly . Cont r ibu t lons and le t te rsa r e s u b j e c t t o l i m i t e d e d i t o r i a l r e v i e w .

f , la i l ing Address: c/o l {SD, 584 CastroS t . , S u i t e 4 8 0 . S F 9 1 1 1 4

Scot t Carey , Ec l i to r ; John Con l ey ,Conputer p rocess lng ; Oen ise Young, JagonFonta ine . S tar Repor te rs ;

A l fec lo L ingu ine , mfs takes and typoos

I./SD BOARD OR D I RECTORS:

Chr i s Andergon, Adnlni strator; BobB e l l v i I l e , C a l e n d a r ; H o l I l s G r e e n w o o d ,S e c r e t a r y i R u s s K f n g , C l a s s A r c h a n g e l ;J i m S a n c h e z , T o r n T r i p p , K e i t h B i s h o p ;( E x - o f f f c l o ) C l a f r e f { e i s e l , T r e a g u r e r iJames Ozan ich , IAGSOC Representa t ive

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PLLIS: Spln Chafn t Exchange theGears ; Re lay Cyc le E l {hee l (RCH)

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EDITOR'S NOTES

l larch ls our annlversary npnth. Andt h e n f c e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s a n n l v e r s a r y i st h a t i t n o t o n l y r e c o g n l z e s t h e I n l t i a lb e g i n n i n g o f t h e c l u b , b u t i t c e l e b r a t e sI t s c o n t i n u i t y a s w e l l . F l v e y e a r s lA lot of wonderfu I mernor i es ande x p e r i e n c e s I i e b e h i n d t h l s m i l e s t o n e ;congratulatfons to al I medrers for makfngi t p o s s i b l e . B u t " D o n ' t S t o p , D o n ' t S l o wDown' onward to f ive rpret

There ls a lso another ann iversaryt h i s n p n t h , t h l s n e w s l e t t e r i sc e l e b r a t i n g f o u r y e a r s w i t h l t s f l r s tigsue hav ing been pub l i shed fo r I {SD 'S ls tA n n i v e r s a r y . O n t h i s a u s p i c l o u s o c c a s l o nhre're pleased to announce a newnews le t te r team. But f l r s t b re wou ld l l keto extend a bfS Thank You to i l ichaelA lber t and Pat Haro, theeditors/producers from August '85 thruJ u n e ' 8 6 . A l t h o u g h t h f s r e c o g n l t i o ncofnes late, as recognit ion is wont to do,i t nonethe less is g ra te fu l l y acknowledgedfor a I I the I r work and for rnov I ng thenewsletter Into the cocputer age. Therpnth ly du t ies now be long to the "S tarNews Team" wh lch cons is ts o f Scot t ,ed i to r ; John, conputer p rocess lng ; Jason,star reporter; and Oenise 'Brenda' gtarreporter. The Star News Tean isdedicated to gett lng the news of the'Stars' to you every rpnth In anfnformatlve and entertaining way. l {es t i | | p lan to fea ture 'gues t ed l to rs ' aswe l I as cont r ibu t lng co l r rnn is ts w i th yourgood he lp. l{e hope you' | | enJoy th i sy e a r ' s i s s u e s t

Bob's "Rock the Boatr moved lrack Intothe nunber I National spot ofexperimental cal ls as reported by"Anrer ican Square Oance. " H ls ce l l hashe ld var lous ly the nuober I and 2 spotsfor qulte a fev fipnths now; can aQuar te r ly Se lec t ion spot be in the nearf u t u r e ? l t { e ' l l k e e p o u r ' f I n g e r s c r o s s e d .The response to th ls ca l I i s qu l te anhonor for Bob and for his club.

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C l o s e t o a d o z e n F i n a n c i a l D i s t r i c tday t ime dwel le rs 'D ined 'n D lshed ' underthe c l i rec t ion o f Oen ise . Our new hos tessconducted thls | relconed return event wlthcons i derabl e aplortl. l{e enJoyed thede l i c ious food of nSutter 's l , l l l l r and, asthe rules ct ictate regrardlng those not ina t tendance, d lshed Dennfs , Fred , Rob ln ,Caro lyn ' Lar ry & P le rs s lpng o thers ,w i t h i n a n f n c h o f t h e f r I f f e l

There has been a few Inqu l r fesrecently about llS0 grouo photos frqn theConvent ion . These are s t l | | ava l lab leanc l enc losed In th ls news le t te r ) rou ' l lf ind order forms. Addft fonal forms areprov i cled for nExpl odc The RosenConvent ion in Port land. Be sure to actpr io r to Apr f l I and save yourse l f somespenc l ing cash. Ear ly Ind ica t ions po in tto another spectacular event; at tendancei s b u i l c l i n g a n c l 7 g r e a t c a l l e r s € r ebooked: Paul l,larcum, Larry l{ard, JohnnyP r e s t o n , J i m H a t t r i c k , i l f k e D e S i s t o , D o nl{ood and Jack Hard I n. The 1987Convent i on Conmi ttee i s accept i ngdonations from anyone who would I lke toh e l p o u t f i n a n c i a l l y w i t h t h l s y e a r ' sccnvention. Names cf thoge vrho donate$ 2 5 o r m o r e w i l l t r e l l s t e d I n t h econvent lon program. I f you w lgh to he lp ,send your donat ions to them, 'Attn:

Jess ica ' . Checks shou ld be made payab let o ' E x p l o d e t h e R o s e ' . P l e a s e t e l I t h e nhow you wlsh to be I isted on thesponsors' page in the progran.

Explode The Rose '87

c/o Rosetown Rar6lersP.0. Box 5352Portlancl, 0R 9722A

GUEST COLU}INI5T SPOT

Durf ng the npnth of Febrr.nry, I hadtwo exc I t I ng squ€rre clance exper I enceswhich enhanced rny overal I a@recfation ofl{estern Star Dancers. I real lze tl'ptwhat cause3 rne to have a gquare danceorgasm isn't necessarl ly what makes otherl{SD'ers t lck' but here are my thougthtsfor you to congfder.

P lus n ieh t w l th E r i c Hener lau onFr lday the l3 th, Par t l , wag outstandlng.

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Er lc l s a ca l le r who is loved by most o four merbers because he provides goodenergy wlth snpoth charisma. However,what I l f ke nps t about Er fc fs h igcreat ive hash. I have long been aproponent of creating a more educatlonalatnpsphere at club nlght. llany mernlrersseem to demend that week after week afterweek the club must provlde a hoedownatflpsphere. They seem to be content wfththe fect that, havlng gradtpted fron amafns t ream and/or p lus c lass and hav lngstarted danclng both gartlr learnlng hasceased and al I that remains to be done onc l u b n i g h t l s d a n c e I l k e a w h l r l I n gd e r v i s h . N o t s o I n m y o p i n l o n .

I have a long-range hope that liesternStar wl | | one day have a reputatfon thata cal ler would have to work very hard tobreak the f loor down w l th h is /her hash.That can be achieved by embarking on aprogrEm to create the fipst conpetentdancers In the Bay Area by generat ing asubs tan t la l nurber o f APD (a l I pos i t iondanc ing) and DBD (dance by de f in i t ion)dancers . I f c lub n igh t were devoted toeducat ional dancing for rpst of therncnth, then He cou l d heve one c l ub n i ghteach rpnth whlch ut i I ized what we hadbeen learn lng and a l I dance I i ke wh l r l ingderv ishes . Fr lday the l3 th , Par t l , gaveme a shot of adrenal ine of hard hash anda sense of pr ide that I had learnedsometh lng new. I fe l t cha l lenged to f lnda p lus hoedown wi th a s t rong ca l le r toshow off what I could do.

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educat lon t fmes energy t imes enJoyment.These ingredlents when favored withvar ie ty In a suppor t i ve workshopenvlrorynent can produce hoedowns ofunequa led exc l tement .

T h e f o l l o w l n g n l g h t , V a l e n t l n e ' s D a y ,my rtemorary sweetheartn Anna Damlaniand I and Blanche Huney went to SanLeandro to the iiarshal I Fl ippo dancesponsored by the Castro Val ley Rebels.For those of you who have not danced muchto records and tapes, ltarshal I Fl ippo maynot mean anythlngi but to those who hevebeen in g€y square dancing from theb e g i n n i n g , l l a r s h a l l F l i p p o i s l i k e ac I ose fr i end that you have never met. l{e

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know t {a rsha l l can break down a bas icssquare , so I wag exc i ted to go .

l . /e a r r i ved a t the Armory In a I igh tra in bu t were gree ted ins ic le w l th a f loodof white and red and plnk--not anuncorrrpn s i ght when spec ia I occas I ong arecentered around a color theme, but nprecrinol ines than Steffany can stuff In herhouse, much less the c lose t . Jamesjoinecl hls mrtner for the evenf ng at thedence, ancl the f l rst people we greetedwere more l{ectern Star mellbers andfriencls--Jan and l{ark, Pat and lllke, and(Grac fous l I fo rge t the l r names. ) acouple who had attended the Conventlon inAuqust and a llSD dance or two. Later inthe evenfng, Helen Ofckey and her husbarr lB i l l a r r i ved . l {e danced in the sanres e u a r e s e v e r a l t i m e s b u t e l s o m i x e d w l t hthe res t o f the f loor . l {h l le xe dancednnst of the evening as stanclard couples,when we sensed thst a square might beaccept ing , we askec l permlss lon to sw i tchparts. There mugt have been at least 50squares at the clance, and I did notexper ience any fee l ings o f a l iena t ionfrom surrounding squ€res when we dlds w i t c h .

T h e l e v e l o f d a n c e ( i t w a s a p l u sclance ) was strong, but not extreme I ycha l leng ing . l {e danced every t fp andeven found ourse lves in squares w l th l le lL i te r and h fs w l fe and Doug Saunders andh ls par tner . The th lng ahout s t ra igh tdances that always see{ns strange to me isthe round clanclng. ln the gay cor imunity,t i ps cons i st of three parts : ( I ) hash,( 2 ) s i n g i n g c a l l , a n c l ( 3 ) t r r e a k . A tstraight dances there are four parts to at ip - -our th ree r r lus a round. Because o fthe rounds' the hesh seemg to be shorter.I coulcl c lo without the rounds, but, then,they can do without me.

I know that there are many people Inl{estern Star who have no i nterest i nsquare danclng where there fs not a gayset t ing . But there are so .De peop le l i keme who Just I lke to dance, and straightclance environments provlde anothervar ie ty to my exper iences . I have a lwaysf e i t t ha t cons i s ten t , coopetentinf i l t rat ion of the straight square dancew o r l d w i | | e v e n t u a l l y a s s l s t i n t h eacceptance o f hornosexua l ind iv idua ls inanother I f t t le avenue o f Amer ican I f fe ,

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I ' v e t r i e d t o d o m y p a r t i n t h i seducat ional process, but I was ashamed ofmyse l f on the l4 th . I con templa tedwearing my Star Thru button' but decldedthat my ljester Star badge would ldentffynte enough a9 a rnefiber of a g€y club.l{h€t shamed me was the fact that ourstralght mefibers Jan and |tark and thef rstralght f r lends (the nsneless couple)were l rearfng their Star Thru buttons.

That grave me a new resolve to fol lowmy convfct lons when preparfng for my nextstralght dance. (ltel I r 3om€ queen I'tasgpt to be the f i rs t to wear a c r lno l inea n d b l u e J e a n s . )

So, Fr lday the l3th and Seturday thel4th taught me a I i t t le more about squarec lanc ing . There can be success us lng thef o r r r u e l E = ( e ) ( e ) ( e ) . T h e r e l s p r o g r e s sIn tlre acceptance of gay square dancersIn the la rger square dance wor ld .

--- Freernan Stamoer

GUEST CCLUI{NIST SPOT TOO

An Affaire to Remenber

0n February 7 th , Foggy C l ty Dancersh e l d t h e i r F i r s t A n n u a l T h i r d A n n i v e r s a r yDance. Dancers f locked f rom fa r and w idet o h e l p c e l e b r a t e t h i s a u s p i c i o u so c c a s i o n . A s p e o p l e w a l k e d i n t o t h eCal i fo rn ia C lub , they were gree ted byarcheg o f rec l and b lack ba l lons . Red andb l a c k b o o t s d a n c e d S a i l y a l o n g t h e w a l l sand the edge of the stage.

l{hen the t ime came to sctu€re up,there were an average of twel vemainstream squares and ten plus squarres.A l I were t rea ted to some very I i ve lyc a l I i n g b y N a t e B l i s s w h o d e l i g h t e d i nc h a l l e n g i n g u g .

Between t ips, dancers had a chance toenJoy cool ing refreslments and tastytreats prepared and served by merbers ofthe Foggy City Dancers perforrn€tnce team.Th ls was a lso a cpod oppor tun i ty fo rdancers to renew acquaintances and catch

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up on what was new in the I iveg ofFe I low c'lencers . 0oor pr i zes i nc I uded aweekend fo r two in Jenner , g i f tc e r t i f i c a t e s a t H e l e n ' s F o l k 0 e s l g n a n d ad iscount fo r the t r lp to Por t land.Gar re t t was the lucky w inner o f bo th aE i f t c e r t i f l c a t e a t H e l e n ' s a n d t h e 5 0 / 5 0o r i z e .

IAGSDC representa t ive , James Ozan ich ,presented the Foggy Cfty Dancers' Boardo f D i r e c t o r s w i t h a p r o c l a r m t i o ndec la r ing the fo l low lng week "Foggy C l tyOancers ' l {eek ' . l t was s lgned by Scot tCareyr Chalrman of the IAGSOC.

Af te r an A- l s ta r t fp , the even lngcame to a c lose wf th everyone ga ther ingfor a very warm Grand Thank You. I t wast ru ly an Af fa i re to Remen{ rer .

Oon ' t S top Don ' t S low Down

Anna Darni an i

AN EVENING AT THE I t , lPERIAL CORONATION '87

Saturday , February 2 ls t found th reelJestern Star mertrers in an unfami l iars e t t i n g a t T h e G i f t C e n t e r P a v i I I i o n .Dar re l I Anderson, Ro land St . P ie r re andI attendecl the cerenpnles of the l rper ialCourt of San Francisco. --- The CourtSys tem o f San Franc lsco . The wor ld o fd r a g , r h l n e s t o n e s , s e q u i n s , m a g i c ,p re tend, wonder , €od i I lus ion - ase x e r n p l i f i e d b y t h e C o u r t ' s T l t l e o f"Legends-l ' lyths & |Lagf c. " Everyone wasdressed to the n ines In e labora te ba l Igobrns , t ia ras , tuxedoes, h lgh lea ther o rlev is . A l l looked grea t . l {e ran In tosome fel low square dancers at thfs rathergrand event. Jerry Blecksmlth, handsorpin a tux, and Gaby Archerbault ' looklngneet and gorgeous in off the shoulderb lack and go ld sequ lned sheath . A lsoPeter f{ong was therer re3plendent In apeach colored, draped, evenlng gown -co i f fu re by Dar re l l . l t wes an enJoyab leancl very dff ferent evenlng ag var loust i t led lad les and gent lemen s t ro l led downthe runway ancl were pregented to theaud ience and to the tw ln yh f te th ronesoccuoiecl bv Empress XXI Sable and Enperor

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X I V f lat thew. There was a gurpr i seappearance by Supervisors John l{ol inar iand Har ry Br i t t . f { r . Er i t t l s one o f thecandidates for the 5th congressfonal seatf rom San Franc lsco . A lso met J i rmyRohmer , tas te fu l l y a t t i red in a f lowfngblack cloakr styled after that worn byE lsa Lanchester ln "The Br fde o fFrankenstei n. fr J f rmy has often ment lonedl {es tern Star in h is Soc le ty co lumn fo rThe Gay Tf meg. l{e met Kevin t{adgworth,former president of CCIR and cocmunltyact I v I st. l{as I nterested to I earn thatl l r . l {adsworth has also Just announced hiscandldacy for the 5th dlstr fct seat fromThe Clty. Best wlshes. Observed JoannaCaron, formerly of Dal las, Texas and thef l rst Erpress of Chlcagp, hard at workbackstage at this extravanganza. Theh a n d s w e r e f u l l I i n i n g u p v a r i o u s t i t l e dand co lo r fu l l y gowned lad les f ronv ls i t ing cour ts in cor rec t sequence fo rtheir on-stage presentat lon. The courts y s t e m i s a l o n g e s t a b l i s h e d t r a d i t i o n i nthe gay cof imunity and couldn' t be rnoredif ferent from our square dancing spacei f i t t r i e d . E e h i n d a l l t h e g l l t t e r a n dshow b iz i s a ded ica ted organ iza t lon tha thas rai sed hundreds of thousands ofdo l la rs fo r char i ty and wor thwh i leg r o u p s . I t ' s f u n a n d s t i m u l a t l n g t oa t tend o ther func t ions and v iew thea c t i v i t i e s o f o t h e r g r o u p s i n o u r c i t y .

A h ieh po in t o f the even ing was therecogn i t ion f rom The lmper ia l Throne o fc o u t u r l e r R o l a n d S t . P i e r r e . R o l a n ddes igned and pu t together the w inn ingensemble of Empress XI I Char, owner ofthe nearby cafe and lounge, The Kokpit .He won the award for 'rThe Best Costumefor a Ferna I e. " Efipress Char lookeds tunn ing . Congra tua t ions , Ro land.

A l I th is rnadness came to an end w i ththe announcernent of the new Enperor andEmpress de Sen Franclsco. Tina Tanner ofGal leon fame was selected as the newenprees . Pat r i ck l {cgon ig le was e lec tedthe l5th ernperor. An interest lng note.

background information given on HerInper ia l HaJes ty revea led tha t T ina a tone t ime wes Pres ident o f the Los Ange lesS i n g l e s S q u a r e D a n c e C l u b . Perhapsl {estern Star should inv i te Her t laJesty tobeg in her re i gn by . jo i n ing us for anevening of fun and square i dancing. This

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might be a proper note for one of ourtheme nlghts - "Royalty Arnong The Stars -lestern That I s. "

Lo ts o f ac t i v i t y in Hestern Starl a t e l y . A n o t h e r c o r m l t t e e , I n a d d l t l o nto the newly cons t l tu ted News le t te rCormittee, has been authorlzed by theBoard of Oirectors. As yet unnanred, thenew conmi t tee is chaI red by Dar re I IAnderson wf th Don |iayou and Roland St.P i erre. The i r c launt i ng ass i gnment: toout l ine cho ices , perhaps des fgn ,i nves t iqa te . and recormend an o f f i c ia lc lub sh l r t . The cormi t tee ' r thougf r t l st h i s w o u l c l b e a c l u b s h l r t f o r t h l s y e a ron ly . Hooefu l l y se lec ted and ready fo rthe 1987 Ju ly IAGSDC Convent ion inPor t land. A lso to be worn a t our ownhoeclowns ancl occas iona I v i s i ts to otherc l u b s . T h e c o r m i t t e e w i l I b e v e r y b u s yi n t h e n e x t t h r e e w e e k s a s t h e y p l a n t op r e s e n t a s e l e c t i o n o f s h i r t s t o b ev iewec l anc l hooefu l l y have one chosen bythe mernbers at the f{arch general meetingon f{ednesclay, l ' larch 25th. Sounds greatt o m e . A r e w e r e a d y f o r a n o f f l c f a l c l u bs h i r t ? S t a y t u n e d .

- - - - Jason Fonta ine

I{EI. IBERS SINCE FEB. NEI{SLETTER

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a Hun were rap ing h is s is te r , suggestedthat he'd be flxln enough to take herp lace , born in London, 1880

3rd - Oon Schumacher

John l{oray Stuart-Young, Engl l3h poetwho as a lover and benefactor of nat lveboys was known over much of Afr lca as thef ' ln fqu f tous Coaster , ' born 1881.

l2 th - Sa l Iy Swanson

Lady Hester Stanhope, h/ho, lookfng" l i ke a serag l io page, ' r I i ved a f ipng thedeser t bedou ins w i th her lov8r E l l zabethl { i l l i ams and became known as " the las t o fthe e igh teenth-century eccent r i cs , " borna t K e n t , E n g l a n d 1 7 7 6 .

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Celebra te the f i rs t day o f spr ing theway the anc ien ts d id : An annua l boys 'k iss lng contes t honored the Athen iane x i l e D i c c l e s w h o h a d d l e C w h i l edefend ing a young f r lend .

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Dressed as a man and ca l I Ing herse l f' rRa lph Kerwin leo , " Cora Anderson mar r iesDorothy Klenowskl before a Chicagoj u s t i c e o f t h e p e a c e , 1 9 1 4 .

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R o c k s i n g e r E l t o n J o h n , w h o d i s c l o s e dthat he is bisexual and Joked that wheni t comes to sexr t r€op le "shou ld d raw theI i n e a t g p a t s , " b o r n ( a p p r o p r i a t e l y ) i nI t i cfct I esex, Eng I and, 1947 .

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BULLETIN BOARD

1987 AIDS BIKE-A-TI"PN sET FOR t lAY 9

T h e A I D S B i k e - A - T h o n i s s e t t o r o l Ion Saturday, l ' lay 9. Last year 550 r idersr a i s e d 9 2 2 6 , 0 0 0 f o r e l g h t A I D S c h a r l t l e s .Th is yeer , D f f fe ren t Spokes Bfcyc le C lub ,t.he event spon3or, hes set a groal ofI , 0 0 0 r i d e r s a n d t 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 f n p l e d g e s f o rI I A IDS serv ice orgon lza t fons . Rf der r()an choose frorn three routes: a f lat 25m i i e c i t y l o o p , I 6 0 m f l e C f t y t o f l a r l nlooo or an arb f t f ouc 100 mf le r ldethrough l{ar i n.

1 0 0 1 o f a l l p f e c l g e n p n l a : g o d l r e c t l yto benef i t orograors for people with AIDS.The benef ic ia ry o rgan lze t ions are theAIDS Emergency Fund, A IDS Hea l th ProJec t ,A I D S H o s p i c e / C o m l n g H o n r e H o s p i c e , A I D SProjeet of the East Bay, lSth StreetServ ices, E | | ipse, The Crodfather Fund,l . lar in County A I DS Network, Open Hand,S. F . A i cls Foundat i on and The Shant iPro jec t .

P l e a s e j o i n I n s t r l k i n g a b l o waga ins t the AIDS ep idemlc- -and have aq o o c l t i m e d o i n q i t l C a l i ( 4 1 5 ) V 7 l - 0 6 7 7today for more I nforrnat I on and areq i str i at i on packet .

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A USER'S GUIDE FOR THE ERA OF 'SAFER SEX'

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l. Open the Package carcfulty.Rough, or lonC, iaggd flngeroailscan damege the condosl

2 Lubrlcatc- Put I generousdab of wateriased lubricant lllelubricating Jelly or spermleldal Jetly inside the the tlp of the condom.

3, Gently pinch the end of thecondom tip to remove air bubbleqwhich can cause the condom tobreaL Condoms without recePte-cle tlps need a half-incb free in theend.

4. Unroll the condom so that iteovers the entire erect peDis. If theman notcircumcised, pull backttreforeskin before rolling on the con-dom. Smoo0 out the condom toeliminate air bubbles"

5. Add extra water-based lu-bricant on the outside of the con-dom before entry. Insufficient lu-brication cao cause condoms totear or pull off. Do not use oil-based lubricants. Saliva ls not rec-ommended either. If the condombegins to slip, hold your fingersaround the base to help itstay put"

G After sex" hold the base ofthe condom to avoid spillage. with-draw gently. Ttrow tbe used con-domawaY'wash'

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lubricqttd, hi not quitc cnough to b'cu$d nithod oddcd lubrkont, thisciondord cordorn wffioul ony rpec-lcqltrcr.

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.r In 1646, during the English Civil;,. Wars, 200 Royalist troopssurrendered

"ir at Dudley Castle in Warwickshire. Asit turned out, they were the castle's last res-iden6, and clues to their lavish life stylewere left in the garderobes (latrines), a sys-tem of stone chutes that dropped 30 feetfrom the sccond floor ofthe castle to pitsfor garbage and excrement.

A few years ago archaeologiss easedthemsclves into the dank pits and hoistedup p€aty dcpmis in bags. Finding thepieces in the muck is a bit lile panning forgold, says Stephanie Rattai, one ofthe ar-chaeologiss. The garderobes yielded rem'nants of bygone feasts-venison, lamb.boar, and rabbit bones. But the biggestfind by far was a crumpled tangle of fivetissue-thin brown fragrnents not unliketobacco leaves.

The baffied Ratkai sent the fragments toa leather conservator named Chris Cal-man. As he carefully fingered them, he no-ticed that they had a natural roundnessand that they were made of animal tissue,probably an internal membrane. To cleanthem, he fitted them snugly over largethimbles; "As I was doing it," says Cal-man, "l suddenly realized what theywere." He rang up Ratkai and said, "Youmight be very interested to know you havefive used condoms here."

Ratkai believes that these condoms arethe oldest ones made of animal Stlt in theUnited Kingdom-possibly the world. Ac-

cording toa newbookon the historyofcon-doms, Johnny Come lately, the runners-up in the U.K. are the British Museum's lateeighteenth century specimens. Seam.lessand secured at the open end with a silk rib-bon, these condoms were found among tltepapen of an aristocratic English familywho requested that the owner's name neverbe diwlged, and are now housed in a cabi-net marked "museum secretum" amongi terns deemed too erotic'br general display.

But condoms (named after the apocry-phal Dr. Condom, or Condon, or some-thing of the sort, who is said to have madeone for Charles II) existed long before ei-ther Dr. Condom or these antique Britishspecimens. Two thousand years ago theChinese made them out of oiled silk paper.

Roman soldiers were reputed to hnvemade condoms from the muscles of deadfoes. And in medieval times outbreaks of

syphilis increased the use of condoms,much as the AIDS epidemic is doing now.

By the ninete€nth century most con-

doms were made of animal intestine that

was soaked in water, then turned inside

out, soaked in a weak alkaline solution,

scraped, disinfected with vapor from

burning brimstone, washed, blown up'

dried, cut to a length ofsix or seven inches,

and ribboned at the open end' Clearly they

weren't playthings of the Poor.Even if the DudleY Castle condoms

aren't the earliest, they're certainly among

the sturdiest. Indeed, this anonymouseighteenth century English verse mightvery well have been written to honot' lhefind at the bottom o[ Dudley's garderobes:o r s c o v f R . M A t c H . 1 9 6 7

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3 . D a n c e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d , h o w e v e r , t ov o l u n t a r i l y t r a d e o u t d u r i n g t i p s c a l l e d a tt h e g e n e r a l l e v e l i f t h e t u r n o u t i s s m a l la n d e s p e c i a l I y i { g u e s t s a r e w a i t i n g t od a n c e . T r a d i n g o u t i s n o t t h e s a n e a st a g g i n g - i n , b u t r e f e r s t o s u b s t i t u t i n gd a n c e r s b e t w e e n s o n g s o r b e t w e e n t i p s - N [ } Ti n t h e m i d s t o { a s o n g .

4 . T h e r e n a y b e o n l y o n e o r t w o h i g h e rl e v e l s t a r t i p s a t a d a n c e , t h e r e { o r e t h ep r o c e d u r e o u t l i n e d b e l o i l r a y b e { o l l o n e d t oa l l o r a l l q u a l i { i e d d a n c e r s t o p a r t i c i p a t e :

a . T a g g i n g - i n i s p e r r i t t e d o n l y d u r i n gh a s h c a l l i n g , n e v e r d u r i n g s i n g i n g c a l l s .

b . Th r cue squ r re i t no t av r i l ab l e f o rt aqg ing - i n un l r gc i t i c t h t on l y squa re onthe { I oo r .

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d . A l l c o u p l e s , i n c l u d i n g t h o s et a g g i n g - i n , a u s t b e i n p l a c e b e f o r e t h e t i pb e g i n s a n d r e a a i n n i t h t h e s a r e E q u a r et h r o u g h o u t t h e t i p .

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a g r e e n e n t a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f A L L d a n c e r si n a s q u a r e .

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g . 8 e { o r e t h e b e g i n n i n g o { t h e t i p ,p e r s o n s t a g g i n g - i n s t a n d b e h i n d c o u p l € l l( o r l 2 o r l 3 r e s p e c t i v e l y f o r a d d i t i o n a lc o u p l e s l . E a c h t i a e t h e a c t i v e d a n c e r sr e t u r n t o r s q u a r e d - u p f o r l a t i o n , t h o r en a i t i n g t a g - i n a n d t h o s e t a g g e d o u t r o t a t ea n d r a i t b e h i n d t h e n e x t p o s i t i o n a l o n g t h eI i n e o f d a n c e .

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l.le regret tl-E one-*veek delay 1n the publlcatlon of the i{ervsletter. Dr.re to the Eclltor &conputer processor's recent dnve. Scott & John rrculd llke to apologlze for not belng able toget thls -unpacked- earller.

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Tl'E I€STERN STAR ls the ronthlynersletter of the lrbstern Star Dancefsr 8c$rtempor€rry Arcrlcan Sguare Dance CIubprlmrlly servlng the Gay Connnlty of SanFranclsco. Sdrscrlptlon ls ID12.OO per ye,ar.Csmerclal Adryertlsers please contact us forqJr adrrrertlslrq cost schedules. llsrter'sadvertlsencnts are cqqrl!rcntary. C'r.restEdltors & Contrlbutlrrg Colurnlsts are eagrerlyencotraged to contact usi Letters to ttre

VA'.GOI.rVER GRADTIATIS{ FLY-IN(or, &r the Road Aqpln wlth Steffany)

Squares Across the Eorder held ltsGrad.ntlon Fly-In on I'tay 15, 16 and 17, and Ihad the Joy of partlclpatlnS. llavlngguccessfully packecl ln trrc alall bags (onefor hlmt sro for her) and tro boxes (both forher), I boarded an 8:fO a.m. fllgtht forVancor.nrer

Trauna t{o. 1: l5 alcohol ln fllght, Theplane lands safely and I collect my luggqe.hleak frsn dehydratlon, I approach the custdnsofflcer. She asks, llhat's ln the boxesf Irespond, wlg and a crlrpllne.- Pause.Tratrna t{o- 2z 1.1111 she send over forlnspectlon and dlscover I really have trrcwlgs, a crlnollne, a sklrt, arrd a dress? Stteasks, -Are you leavlng tfrcm ln Canada ortakl"ng ttrern wlth you?- I thLnk, -That's asilly question-'; but I respond, 'Oh. ofcourse, taklng thern wlth me.- Pause. l.ly heartbeat qulckens as her e)/es dart frsnlnspectlon llnes to doors ahead. -Stralght

ahead, please- Rellef! I guess there's reallyno reason to doubt strch a blatant adtrlsslonof faggotry.

I l'urrledly pass through the doors toftnd thto of the Plne Slsters, Kelth andDennys, mltlrq to wfitsk fi€ *€y ln the carof the other Plne Slster, Brlan. hle stop atthe alrport post offlce to plck up theI.A.G.S.D.C. banner, and t tpn l t 's on to thetbst Erd for lunch at DolI & Penney's. It 'safter 12 noon so $€ have cocktalls. At last!

My host, Carl, ls at r+ork; but fie hasleft hls trcuse keys wlth the Plne Slsterg, soI go hcne to trpack and take a nap. Gettlngup at 4:lO a.m. to pack ls not sufflclentrest for a beauty queen. Carl cqres hqre; hels as charmlng and graclous as anjrone couldrecnest. As lt turns out, he ls lnvolved wlthe frlend for rcst of the vreekend, hrt weoccaslonally meet danclng and partylng.

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Frlctay n19ht, everyone arrlves at theShaSgy Horse bar to regJ.ster, mtch a vldo,sociallze and do a llttle danclng to tapes.Thls madness goes on r.rrrtll 2 a.m., !{iten theyrun us out, ard I an escorted hcrc by a verycfnrmlrg gentleman, Al.

Sleep. AFter an Alka-Seltzer, breakfast,and a nlce walk on a gprgeous rornlng, Iarrlve at the cl'rrrch at 1 p.m. ufien danclrgstarts. i'lore people to reet and old faces toklss and necks to I'x.rg. Seattle merTbers startarrlvlng. Other entertalners arrd I start toprepare betrryeen f-4 p.m. iLrch madness wlthwlgs, eye lashes, and l lpst lck!. I 'mbeglnnlng to thlnk these -9lr1s- really doknow hor'.r to party. Danclng stops and pot luckbuffet beglns about 5 p.m. The f@d ls@I lc lous .

About 6 p.m. the sfotfl starts. There aregroups, llve vocallsts, and sololsts. ltwhoi^r's thls for a change? A real rrcman, Pat,does a Ray Stevens rrunber wlth a fakerpustache and goatee. Then there are hlellaBalsal, the Plne Slsters, -Connle Francee-,and ne wlth fake halr and real rpustachas.These people are lnsane! I an last on theprogran and recelve a very mrm applause. Theaudlerre enJoys the entlre shor whlch endsabout 7 F.m. The chalrs are rerpved onceagaln and clanclng resunes untll 11 p.m.hlrlng tl-p evenlng, graduates are pr,rt thror.rghthe usual clanclrg tlps. And the exhlbltlonfever has hlt Vancouver ! A sqr-nre forrns tr.rtneeds ore volunteer. Each tlrre peel off lscalled, clothes are re.rpved. Voltnteer, John,loks confused. fbt ernr.ryh rehearsals Isrrppose. Qrlte sor€ J rnmy exhlbltlonlgnl TtEafterrpn danclng had been called by onecaller; and the evenlng, by anotl'rer. Graclousre're tlred, b,ut the party's rpt o\rer.

hb're off to Streets ln the Duffrlnlbtel. It 's the Plne Slsters' flrst pr.rbltcappearancre outslde thelr sqJ€rre dance fal11y.Ttey're nervoust I tell thsn, nbt to rcrry,yotr'Il get used to tt.- Tte place ls packed.Itbre drags and a sfw gofng. ltlcre prettypeople and cocktalls at lastl Thls don't I@kllke rp co,mtryzlrestern bar to rm.

Itlakes tx, never{nlnd. hb have lote of fmand get to krpw each other better. Oh my god!The l lghts are, l t 's 2 a.m. (agalnt) , and rptusband. Three very hardsotr and very lroungren (I checked and counted ttnm twlce) offernr a rlcb hflE. Thanks, Gary, Allan, andJanle. Trauna i5. 3: They collectlvely andlndlvlclually reJect Steffany's ktnctsollcltatlons. (x1 rell, rnthlng ventured,

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tgh! It's Alka-Seltzer t&e and I'at gpnnabe leavlrq. Arpther gorgeous day, 90 I mlkto the 9lnday brr.nch at Spats. I Joln John(tle confused voh.mteer) and hls elster Lll(that's for re-al), Bhd rc rslk back to ttr:church for danclng fran 1 to 5 p.m. SquaresAcross the Border are lntrodrced to fwrbadgBs 6nd Sesttle folks start to leave. Outof tFp clear blue, two of my Saturday escortsoFfer a rlde to the alrport. Excltedly, Iaccept. Danclng ls over.l there's lots of ttr.tgsand klsses. Th€sa really are grand folksl

Before golng fsre to pack, sore of usadjourn to the Castle for a couple of beers.I start hatlng to leave, but lt 's tlm. Ipack llke mad, gD to the alrport, check ln,and get those qllzzlcal lmks about boxes,crtrpllre, BDd wlgs. I'm slttlng ln theIourge mltlng to board my fIlght. I feelsad, h.rt expectant. ltbrray msn't there, butI krsr seeds are planted for future etrorqfrlendshlps. f 'm even npre exclted abotrt theConventlon ln Portlard.

A tear falls to my cheek.

--- Freqnan

HAPPY BIRT}OAY, D€AR BRIDGE. -

}IAPPY BIRT}DAYTO YCXJ!

It vras the best of daysr lt ms tfp rcrstof days. It vras the dawn of lbper lt y*as themld--rprnlng of Exhaustlon. It ms g.mday, l,tay24th-, and the blggest party cver held rmst ofthe Rockles rns ln full *lng, and I vlagexhllarated that re had flnally ntanaged toput together a square ancl cb som clanclng lna relatlvely open patcfr of the Erldge Justsouth of tlc South Tmr, and ttnt trndredsof tfrusands of us uere all together at o.'!cepaylng goocl-natured trlh.*e to the best-krsnsynbol of our clty, and at the ssm tLrc Iwas regretful that, thanks to pettyhrreaucratle bunbllng on a truly eplc Ecale,rpt aII of us had mnaged to get there. IfI'd krsm that the g$llc translt plans rculctturn lnto a sld( Joko, I'd certalnly haveplanred thlngs dlfferently, but as I rsnarDersaylng rather grogglly to Frank, -lilell,

hlndslqht ls 5(V5O.-

I w111 no, peus€ ttn progress of thl-artlcl.e for a ferr rsrentg, to pay trlbuta tothose tvfp b€gan th€ endea\ror, but due totrr$<lnd fate, mre rpt ebl.e to go tfE full

distarrce. Unllke the urfortwste brldgebullders vrtp urere supposed to be hornred by aarreath frsn the l,tayor and had to posthurouslys Ie for tll l l le Br*n's hat, (at leastUr,ull 8220, when Charlotte ltalll lard flnallyfound the thlrq and heaved lt over)e ouFdancers cltd not have to -glve thelr all--rprecould glve rore!- They dld, fntever, glve upa good nlght's sleep for a good cause, EDd Irrculd llke at thls polnt to tharil( Carolyr,Oenlse, Ken, l.larllyn, llarty, Pat, Rlc, Ron,Jerry and frlends for thelr patlence lncbal.lng wlth scne ernmotrsly frustratlrqclrcuDstances.

A lot of people dld a lot of walklng, andthere rere separatlons and ramlqrsgalore--by the tlrtp Freqnan and Janes F.Jolned the dancers agaln and sc6.nred up, theyhacl tmlked aII the my frqn Stanyan andHalght to the Brfdqe, across the Brlclge toI'lartn, and back througrh the grldlock ln thecenter of the Erldge to the South Tqer (talkabout puehy broads . . . ) Just as tfe BrldgeHalk spanrnd generatlons of San Franclscane,our squ€rre darclng spanned bbstern Star'sgeneratlons, frqn co-founder Scott Garey ton&, grad.nte Ecldle 9illth. AII !n aII, 16l.le^tern Star Dancers and -fellor travelers-e lect ssrE sort of' rs fun badge that clay;In addltlon to the four already rpntloned,there $ras Anna, Bob Fl., Cap, Charlotte.Cfrelsea, Curt, Frank, Jotn C., ilark N., l.l lkeH., Kaorl F., Rouarrre and myself (Russ). Alsowlth us ln splrlt rvere Cal.vln (asslsted byKeith and Terry), vrtlo prepared tfre rnr.rslcaltrack for the -San Franclsco" tape rve dancedto (and thanks also to Davld H., urtpperforred the mrslc at l,lestern Star on tiby20).

To ttpse u,ho nny be sceptlcal that rereally could dance ln all that confuslon, Ican orrly say that -one plcture ls worth 1OOOrcrds- (whlch, at the rate of 32 frarrcs persecond fiEians that flve mlrxrtes of fllm equalsa good-slzed rpvel--br-lt I dlgress). Canerasfrqn Chanrcl 11, Evenlng lbgnzlrn and CCTVrecorded u9, and erren lf re wlrld up on thecuttlngrron f lor of tte f lrst trclnstltutlons, I expect CCTV wlll cb th€ aventJustlce. Furthempre, I have lt (rr g@dauthorlty that the alert carersren frqn CCTValso captured on vldeotape the rurent uf,rentr. partlcularly bolsterous lpLrtg man frqntr -Party l.lakef group dropped hls pants(dellberately) ancl ttnn sat on the hlbachl

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(accldentally). All ln all, It ms qrrlt€ aday. On Chanrel 4 that nlght, I mtchedSylvla Chase descrlblng iB, Bhe had fotndherself trapped ln the mlddle of ttn Brldge,and reallzed stE ms ln a potentlalLydarpnrous sttuatlsr that could go out ofcontrol at any tlrp If the crord dldt't keepIts cool, and lf the Brtclgp clldr't hold tpunder the welght. Then scnEDne asked her,rculd stp stUl have dore lt, krnrlng tfiat ltms golrg to turn lnto. -In a mlruts,- sh€replled. And that'e u,hat lt ms llke to bethere. It felt Just great to be a llttle partof orE of tha crazlsst events ln SanFranclsco hlstory, end to ntake surc thatsquare danclng pt lncluded on ttn aeGnda.

---Rusa Klng

PRGILE tr ED Cch|-fi

By Brenda Starr aka Denlse Yout9

lby sallor, loklng for a good tffip? EdConley Es, so he took our sc1Jare cfanceclasses snd Jolned the cltrb. I hed a v€ryharcl tlne lntarvlevrlng Ed because re had sucha good tlnc tslklrp, I kept forgettlng to ackhlm qLestluns. hb net cn Castro for surepasta and so I could get tfE scoop cln orn ofour nffist club rembers (a very gmd dancer Imlght add).

Ed was born ln Brooklyn but has llvecl lnS.F. for the last 17 years and works as acqrputer speclallst. tb descrlbes ufiere hellves as -south of ltllddle tttarket- -- flgurethat one otrtl

Darryl Raszl and Storpr Llchty told Eclaborlt l.lSD classes so he rent because he lovesto dance and he ls lnteregted ln dlfferantstyles of danclng. nbxt I rnnt to tryballrwn danclng for lts preclelon andstyllrq. I mnt to get really gmd at squaredanclng - plus class and Russ's bl-dancerlalclasses have helped np a lot. The best thtngabout clesa hras maklng Bo nnny frlends !ofast artd the eense of accorpllstrrcnt at belngable to learn the eteps and cb thern rell.-

Arpther of Ed's lnterests ls salttng. Heorrs a ?5 ft. slmp ard used to prodloe enewsletter for a salllng club he belong€d to.(Ma)bs I can get hln to wrlte for otr guestcolurn, tnrmrn).

Ed plans to be at the conventlon lnPortland of course, -l 've rct so many frtendsln the cltrb, I can't rmlt to rnet sqr.sredarrcers frqn all ov€r-.

One cpestlon I forgot to ask lsrCan you squ€lre dance on a 25 ft. boat?

DESERT VALLEY SCT,JARES FLY-IN

After flnally maktng the cbclslon to beln Pfoenlx for the Desert Valley Squares 5rdanntsl Fly-In, llay t. 2 & 3. I uras npstlntrlgued wlth the lnvttatton to the earlyarrlvers beer and wlre receptlon at the tbardItJseun l.brth. The tbard lfuseun iSrth? CgrEorr, belrq a Pfpenlx natlve ard travlrp llvedthere rnarly 25 years, I had never heard oftl'e lbard ltlgeurn ibrth!

l.tell, lt turred out to be the lsrc ofGary l.{aylor (read the flne prlnt, Tlun) andrfiat a fsre lt ts. AnO trhat a nlce beglrnlngto a uonderful 2 nnre days of darrclrq, squaredanclng, reetlng rew people arrd maklrq newfrlends. I had had tfe opporturrlty to dancewlth Desert Valley Sq.nres before -- -So-So-

but thlngs have charged, they have cofl€ aIorq r€y. Thls tlre I very m.^rch enjoyeddanclrg wlth then.

That lnltlel receptlon was an lnforrnalget together allqvlng manbers of the Plpenlxclubs to seet slth vlsttors frcrn Tucson,Albuquerque, Los Argeles and yours truly.Along wlth col,d, cold wlne, beer and sodaexcellent tortll la chlp end hot, fpt salsawas s€rved. Frlendly "l-lello" chatter mlxedwlth canparlng of notes and accsrpllstmentsbetueen the dlfferent club nErb€rs.

Ted Oakes ms the 'Docent- conductlng thetour of Gary's opgrlent, nrrgerrn cXrallty furcthat I rent on.

The remalnder of the evenlngs events hereheld at Charlles, a great bsr slm[ar to ourt*rn Ratfilde and Hlgh C. People ar€tm-stepplrq, mltzlng and llne clanclng thereas Lntensly as re are hare. Tfnre Fre tlpsat dlfferent levels mlxed wlth the regularclianclng. Saturday rornlrq aM afterrmn rereglven to rorkslrops at aII levels. It ls mywrderstandtrq that a nlce lunch was served atCharltes. I ms detalrpd at the ltbtr & Dadresort and mlss€d lt. I clld attend anafterrmn Yorksl'rop.

Varlous nEabers of D.V.S. contrlbuted

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thelr speclal dlshes to Saturday avmlngsChltl Dlnrpr. Son of ufrlch rere qulte good.

Th€ only real crlsls of tlp upek enlnvolved the gnnst caller - Rlch De Slnnrp,-who fell vlctlm to laryngltls. He ms tnableto call. Thls hmver dld'nt ruln the dance.Ptpenlx and AfhrqLrerqup both hed atnng ttnlrmeflbers present Callers and along wlth th€good old records ftlllng ln, lt cantlnodvery rell.

lhlle the mather Es mrnpr tlran ug-nlfor early hy the evenlngs rnre absolutlygorgeous ancl urhat a nlce rallef after a ttpor tuo or three especlally lf orp ms rearlngcrlrpllrcs. It le too bad ve cotrldn't havcdanced ourtslde ln the t4erate brcezy alr.

Afterrcrds F agatn found qrrselves atCharlles vrhere r squared up ln the mlddle ofa Jan packed Saturtlay nlght crord to afw otr-stuff-. ltbny of us ugre stlll tlere havlngfun at last call.

Srnday norntng arpther D.V.S. nEtteropersd hls isre for a rsderful andbeautlfully prepared brwlch and *lrrnlng.Everyone seened to enjoy the very relax6/atmsphere ardrnd Pat Carnavlrp's poo} *rerr -the conversatlon ranged fron hls avlary ofFlnches to wfiat wlll be recessary for D.V.S.to have e €]uccegsful conventlon mxt f.lay, torrtro ls and ls rnt golng to Portland.

I wlll say agaln f yras rnt partlculerlyexclted about golrrg to thls Fly-In but I hada r+onderful tlne. I wlsh npre of the frlendsfrqn Western Star could have been there toenJoy lt as I dtd. And I sn certalnly loklrqforward to 'Cross Tralls In The Des€rt', l layt9, 20, ?L & 22, 1988.

---Tfsn Lesnlak

Atl E\rENII.G WITH EL CAf,lIl.O

Saturday nlght ltby 9. 1987 found mnylbstern Star Darrcers srd frlerda lnattendance at -A BorEfIt Dlnrpr, Sfw andSqlare Dance- krs as -SCIUARE TO TltCABARET.- Thls all tmk place ln a charnlngUlysses S. Grant vlnt€B bttlldlng ffpd bythe Redrod hlrnan's CID, Redmd Clty. Thfor.nder or el'puld I say'Toudress- (plcturet,ln the maln halI) a l{ra. Charles E. Ctmbereonregnlly preslded over thc feetlvlttes poslnq,ln a 19Otr photo whlle standlng by a thrqe

llke chalr. unfortwetely the 9@d l.lrs.Crmberson was not wlth us ln person to enJoythls festlve eventl thot$r the chalr hess ,tved the years and v'ras occaslonallyo. -upled by one or anotler of the attendees.

Tfre patlo of the Red'rood !{qnan's CIt.bprovlded a plcturesque settlng for thenon-cocktall hour preceedlrq the dlnrer. Allsorts of tronderful sof t drlrrks lncludlrqflavored Caltstoga uere avalLable. Thls areaproved a popular favortte dlrtrrg ttre evenlrrg.Yorl cotrld also srnfte out there as apparentlyPlrs. Charles Curberson dlsapproved of thlspast!rc as evldenced by several prollnentslgns, featurlng the bar slnlster, forblddtrgthe practlce.

Dlrner shortly follaned served ln buffetstyle wlth real plastlc sllvermre Indecorator rfrlte. All klcldtrq aslde theentrees spread ol,rt on the tradltlonal-groanlrq board- Ircked Just ronderful andterptlrg. The chlcken breast, country stylepork rlbs ancl tortelllnl alfredo (elcofnlfree! ) rere beautlfully prepared andpresented. tb all fell to wlth grusto. AIl theabove succulent food tested Just as good asIt loked. Chlef CfEf -Beckf and hara sta,rts :l'refs '*re cslied oui st dlnnersend for deserved recognltlon and a round ofapplause frqn the uell fed audlerrce.

FoLlorlng thls cullnary treat tfe cabaretportlon of the evenlrrg began. I shouldnentlon that llns. Curberson's Redmd Cltyl.Jornan's Cludr features a gerurlre stage wlthproscenlun. The *w opened wlth El CgnlnoReeler Gary Osrnan as Dolly Parton mlmlrq asong frun "The Best Llttle Chlcken Ranch InTexas.- Thls rr*as a productlon nunber and C'aryEs supported by -TfE Four ProfesslonalGlrls,- denlzens of the Chlcken Ranch, amrqrfilch FS our o^,n Steffany Stanper. BothperFormlrq ensenble ard audlence enJoyed thlspresentatlon. tilr. Osrnan served as producer ofthe Cabaret sfu, ln acldltlon to performlng.Gary also appeared ln a npre contenporaryBette ltlldler rrrrber. Follavlng the above, EICsnlrp Reeler Karen lbckey appeared,accolpanlrq herself on the gultar artdrendered an errchantlng verslon of -Thos€ llereThe Days, lly Frlend,- Karen dlsplayed anlntrlgulrq t'bry !,lells qrallty whlch trnt reIlwJ'\ 161s song. She also had an vlvld REDRr lrg 2O's type drasg ufilch I found nyselfthlr*lng rculd cutp ln handy tf sh€ ever took

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a trtldnlght Scnraras A-1 Cless uftere RED ls akey ldentlflcatlon elgnral - dependlng dr thePart she darned but I dlgraes. Theaudtence especlally enJoyed Karen's veralonof sr rnusr.ral sorq about -Sarah Slttlng lnthe Gravel Plt, A1l. Day Lorp She Stts &Ptcks.- Pcos Sarah had an rnrsual llfestyleas the rpxt verse had lpr Slttlng ln aChevrolet and then Slttlng ln a Cabaret andflnally lJorklng !n a StEt SUng Shopr aIIthe aborre and nnre requlred audlencepartlclpatlon on the varses yrhere * all hedproblsns wlth the lettars -C-,'7, -S- &'T-. It Bs a hllarlous strEl.

Steffany begnln a rx rb€r wlth the ttarrfrqn -2@1- ln a nnrvelLous brwt FranclscanCtoak wlth tpod, wlth brlght rcd etar(bbstern) earrlngs. The ruslc soon chargsd toth€ era of Jeanette t4acDonald and tlpsetonderful sof,igs -Ah 9rpet l,lystery of Llfe-and 1{epoll- as lnterpreted by Steffany wlthasslstanc€ frqn Beverly Sllls.

El Cgnlno Reelers lrls Harrell, rrrfio elsoacted as !8, and Arn B€nson, playlng ttcgultar, entartglrnd the crqrd. Irlg eang theballad, -Slnce I Fell For You,- Arn Eeneonfollorved wlth -Llor.rld You Llke To Darlce,- andtl-rey conciu(bd wlth E ftre cLct -Sorg of tfESouI.- All. unusual and appeallng songsgreatly enJoyed by the audlence.

One talent follmed arpttnr ln thls fastpaced cabaret. Producer C'ary Omn offeredhls verslon of tle appeallrp -ttlay I have ThlsDance l.llth You For The Rest Of ltly Llfe.- Thecabaret concluded wlth Steffany Stsrper ssJlm Batley as Judy Garland dolng her verslonof everyone's favorlte "San Franclsco-. Thlsabout brought dsrn the lpuse and ms sflttlr€ flnale. It ms a rpnderful. shor and agreat tlrrc sras had by aII. Square clanclngfoll,md wlth tapes ancl guest call,ers andgeneral nerlnent. Our speclal thar&s to th€El Csntrp Reelers for a relaxlnge harrt 8ndfrlencll.y and Just great ftn evenlng. Thlsseerpd to be Just abotrt an all rxrrnnproductlon, wlth fa exceptlone frsn tlckettakerg, lilrs. Charles Ctrlberedr snlllngbantgnly o/er us all, ctefs and Go*s,mltresses and trus pers(ns, lG'o,entertalrers. Perhaps thet's what made thcevent so enJoyable. A tlp of the bbstern Starhat to the tsren of EL Cgnlro Reelers.

---Jastrt Fontalrp

FRO{ TI'E COI,IITTEES

-TlE COSTU€ CO|IITTEE-

AII orders have been fort*arded for theofflclal L987 Lbstern Star Dancers CIubShlrt. I 'm told dellvery ls expected by thesecond ueek of June --- In tlre to be rcrn at'€xplose The Rose- IAGSDC Conventlqr lnPortland next rpnth. If you stlll mnt toorder the shlrt ttey are avallable frqn oursuppller, Helens' FoIk Deslgns, Albany, CA.Contact any nnflber of the Costrrte Canrnltt€€for detalls.

-T}T ELECTIS{ CO+IITTEE-

AII ls qulet cx't thls front. Regrct toreport that Scrlbe Plers Greerhlll suffered abroken ankle ufille crosslng Van i$ss Avenrcon hls *ay to the offlce. He never nrade ltand ls rur recuperatlng at hls hqrc. (Ir bestwlshes to Pl.ers for a speedy recanery and atlrely appearance at Gltrb Nfght.

A n*J cqrmlttee has appeared on thehbstern Star iprlzon ard ls tentatlvelyentltlecl -The Soclal Cdrmlttee-. Ctralred byDarrell Anderson wlth npmbers EcHle Smlth,Roland St. Plerre, Sorny hlerhan and BryanFlnch. Thls cqrnlttee ls lnterested lnrevlvlrq the soclalr rno square danclng,aspect of bbstern Star. AIso of corrcern wlthlncreaslng rurbershlp atterdance at CIubnlqht and lbedwrs and schedullng npre eoclalactlvltles rvfere r€ nEy reet ard get to krsreach other ln a npre relaxed erwlrornent.

Thls cqrmlttee starts thlngs off wlthCLUB SOCIAL-, Saturday N19ht, June 6th at7:OO Frr, presented by Darrell Anderson,Roland St. Plerre and Jason Fontalne for aIIrm.rb€rs of !,lestern Star. You're ell lnvlted.RSVP (please) to 77L-4%? or 86lr-5285. Thlsall takes place at Darrell 's lEnE, L7tttartford St. In the Castro, betueen 18th and19th Streets. Pl.ease volunteer to glve lo{Jrtlre and lnterest as npre csrnlttee npmbergare needecl and mnted. Let's mke thls a klckoff to a uonderful surrEr season for tbsternStar. (The i5rsletter regrets delay ntrlchmakes thls announcenEnt dated. hb tnpe lrourere paylng attentlon to arror.nrennnts)

}ERE A'.I) TI€RE

Or thanks to ecsJare darrcar 8ob t{ann'Blnvltatlon to hls -Thank You- party Sunday,tttay 5rd at hls place of operatlon, the

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Dolores Plaza Corm.nlty Roqn. Thls ms Bob'Bthank 5otr to All The Square Dancers of SanFranclsco. It ms great danclng, llS, Plus,Challerge, A-1 you nsrn lt and 811 thc CILIrere mll represented. Arpther tlp of thc'llestern Star Hat for a great afterrpon offood, ftn ard squarlrp l.p. On behalf ofllestern Star, otrr thar* 5/ul'9 to Bob.

Stt\DAY ttrED0,ll AT Tl€ HIGH C

The Hlgh Chapamal, krsm far and wlde eea courtry mstern dance bar, locatad at zLrcl,larket St., San Franclgco, has expressedlnterest ln offerlng thelr Bpaoe free ofcharge s\rery thlrd 9rnday afterrmn to thegquare dancerg of San Franclsco and befrtd.

I'bnager Greg Kqb1e of tfn HlghChaparral, trhlch bllls ltself as -The fbm ofthe Foggy Clty DarEers- (congratulatlons,Fogrgy Glty) dlscuss€d thle ard other ltem ata recent 9.nday afterrpon 'open louee' to SanFrancleco eqtare dano6rs. Hfgh Chapamaltrculd open lts doore every thlrd Sunday ofthe nnnth to ell lnterested squaro dancers.A11 callers and caller tralrees are cordlall.ylrwlted to partlclpate tn -Open l.llke- settlrpln wtpt ls hoped rculd be a regular thlrt'9rnday afterrmn fp€don and squbre danc --event partlclpated tn and enJoyed by all areasquare dancera. Dance level vould be thefloor level. lburs rcuId be 2 to 4 tro. Gre{lfurttpr rpntloned the Barbecrr Plt ln thepatlo wll.l soon be ln operatlon and the HfghC, as It ls affectlonately krsn, would beofferlrg varlous Srnday ncntr featunos.

Sunday, Jure Z|st. wlll be the flrstregularly scheduled Thlrd Sunday l-bedorrn. ItvrouLd occur tho Sunday before the Frldaystart of Seattle's tnlch prlb1lclzed, ucek 1on9-Geoduck Festlval,- (Frl. JLrE 26 -> Ttnrr.Jtrly 2) and prelude to the IAGSDC Conventlonln Portland, Oregon. Perfiaps lt uctrld beblIled as -The Hlgh C Klck-Off to the Geod.rckJdrboree,- but perhaps rpt. Th€ HlghChapamal, has long been krsm as a frlend ofthe gay sqrare dance cormntty both rmn andHnEn. Let's glv€ tlsfl our aupport andcoperatlon.

Thls rculd follav lbstern Star's annualPre-Parade Rcedofln at tip YICA, Saturdaynlght Jwe 2Oth. A great upekend of squardarclrp. S€e ttp calendar for cbtalls.

---Jason Fontalrc

lTY BIKE-A-T}O.I ADVENTUREBy Brenda Starr aka Denlse Young

Th€ machlne uJals ready: gleemlng blrrf .8, soft seat, water bottle fll led, cyclecsnputer set at z€rro, tlres fll led to theexact psl .

The rlder vras readyr color coordlnatedoutflt and safety helnet to match blke, rro.15 gmscreen applled to urell-rn-rscled fat... Ir*as ready! I I

Yes, I rss ready to tackle the 25 mllecourse set up by Dlfferent Spokes, the gayblcyllrp club. They sponsor the AIOSBIKE-A-Tlff.l every year wlth the support ofthe GGBA Foundatlon and, or course, donatlonsfrun many upnderful people.

f rss ready because of ny extenslvetralnlng (ueII, I dlct go out 4 or 5 tlrcs)and I had gotten alrmst $11OO rcrth ofpledges frun peopLe at uprk and l.lSD squaredancers. l0.l! The nnrey rculd go to the AIDS}€ALTH PRO.ECT, a grqrp that ctoes counsellrrgand crlsls lnterventlon for people Justdlagnosed wlth AIDS and ttelr loved ofies.

It hlas great! Saturday, ilay 9th, 8 anhere I was rldlrp up hllls, dorlhllls--follorlrq a beeutlful cours€ frqfl theCastro to the Panhandle, up Arguello throught' PresLd-lr. I kept u*antls4 to s*.op to Looi<at the uonderful vl*rs txJt I knerv I had agoal..s personal best to reach for.

Rldlng along slde the Coast Hfqfrvay wtthocean alr ard sea gulls ms alnpst tm greata terptatlon brrt I kept golng dom to LakeItrced, ulrere the halfrny nnrk rns. DlfferentSpokes, Dlgntty ard several other grqlps hadtables set up wlth food and mter (I ar nnstthankful for the porta-Jotns).

After golng around the lake, lt ms up9nset 81vd. to Golden Gate Park, nhere Irode dcrrt thc beautlful blke route backthrough the Ponhandle to tte Castro for thevlctory flnlsh at the Eureka playground. Ittes 11 glr.

I Jutped off my blke and onto the lnassagetable of one of slx angels there volunteerlngthelr heallng touch. Heavent ! !

tlell, lt uras a vyonderful srrccess wlth$34O,@O ln pledges and about 1,O@ rldersand oElnte many peogle helplng to make ltposslble. Tley had entertalrrmnt and prlzesln the afternoon but I ms to tlred to stayso I rent furc to be pgrpered by my lover,Gaer .

I mnt to thank ever)rone for tlelrsupport...pledges snd npral support. Anythlng$re cen do to help People wlth AIDS and tiplr

loved ones ls Yorthsore nrscles.

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our tlne, rpney and a few

SAFE SEX GTJIDELII.€S FM LESEIAI.IS AT RISK

rnersg€lgs, hr.rygfngsoclel (clry) kleslngbody-to-bocfy rubblngvoSeurlsn, exhlbltlonlgn, fantasytotrchtng your (*nr genltals (rnasturbatlon)vlbrators or otter sex toys (uslng lour

wt)Szl,l or other actlvltles that do rpt

lrwolve the excharge of bocly flulds

POSSIBLY SAFE SEX PRACTICES FOR LESBIA}TS ATRISK

oral-ganltal contact (curnlllngus) uslnga thln plece of latex placed beben thevulva and tongr.e

haM/flnger-to-genltal contact, vqlnal oranal perntratlon wtth flrger(s) uslng adlsposable latex glove or flrqer cots

french (*et) klsslngexternal urlne contactanal-ora1 contact (rlrmlng) wlth a latex

barrler

U{SAFE SEX FRrcTICES FOfi LESEIAIS AT RIg(

rnprotected curnlllrqus (especlally durtngrenstn'latlon)

unprotected hand/flrpnr-to-vaglna or arxr3contact, especlally lf lpu have cuts onharlds

sharlng needles (IV reedLes, skln plerclngneedles)

bl@d contact of any klnd, lncludlrpnenstrual blod and sharlng IV reedles

urlre or feces ln nputh or vagtnaunprotected rlrmlng (anal-oral contact)flstlng (hand In rectun/vagtrE)sharlng sex toys that have contact wlth

body flultls

If you have sex wlth nen ln hlgh rlskgroups, Iearn about, and alv*ays us€e aconcbn.

If you have a rB, sexual partner, Learnabout her hlstory srd share lotrr wr. Doelther of yon flt a hlgh rlsk descrlptlon?Your responslblllty ls ss vltsl as lrour rEwlover's to reveal lrportant Inforrnatlon aboutexpogure.

Press R e l e a s e

ttlac l.tcall, Chalnnan of the Plus Q.prterlySelectlon Cqmlttee, ls pleased to anrprncathat the call CCI.IPRESS TO A COLII'N has b€enselected as the PIus Qtrarterly S,electlon fortf^re perlod beglrnlrq t/by t, L987. Please rptethat thls call ls not to be used as the PlusQuarterly Selectlon untll the rveek of Aprll27 . L987.

Csnpress to a Colurn

Startlrq forrnatlon - parallel t$D faced-llnes

The centers faclng ln Extend (the Tag) toreet each otter In the very center and Traderthe centers faclng out step ahead and FoIdtomrd the other centeri and the ends sltdetogether and Trade. 15il all Extencl (the Tag)to form a colurn.

Csrnents: Thls ls an easy teach and feelsslmllar to a Trlple Scmt to ssre darrcere.HaIf sashayed ard left handed arrargnnnntsseBm to offer llttle dlFflculty after auralk thru.

Ttmtng - 6 steps

Danclng Ex41e: Heads Sqrnre Thru, 9rlngThru, Boys Run, CO'IPRESS TO A COLt,}Ol, AIIEtght Clrculate, Cordlnate, COvIPRESS TO ACCLI|+{, Boys Run, Star Thru, Pass Thru, Wheel& DeaI, Dlxle Grand, Left Allernancb.

Slrqlrq Call Flgure: Slde Ladles Chaln,tbads Pass tle Ocean, Extend the Tag, 9rlngThru, Boys Run, COIIIPRESS TO A OOLtlf.l, BoysRun, Allernande Left, 9rrlng, Prqmnade.

ltlac also reported that a large maJorltyof those votlng felt that -Scoot & Relocate-sfprrld be on the Plus QS lf lt lg clropped bythe lilSClS Comltt€e.

The current PIus Q.nrterly Selectlonr

Csrpress The Colurr

A nethod of returnlng to danclng (rrce asquare has broken dsn ms adopted at the1986 Call,erlab Conventlon for a ore-!/€artrlal for class prograns through all approvedCallerlab dance progrsns.

5. The head Ladles take thelr corners'hands ard head cor.ples back qrt to form llnesat the sldes of tte square.

4. On the caller's coilnand, evcr5Docly goforrerd and back, they enter lnto the cfanccpattern.

TTT CALLERS REStrO\FIBILITY

1. Recognlze that a nrtller of sats hevebroken do,m end have forred llrps at tfcsldes of the hsll.

2. Place the danclng scpares lnto llrpsthat are ln a rprnral boylgtrl arrarqermnt.

5. Glve the comand ever)body go forr*ardancl back ln a bold volcc. Thls ls the comandfor the broken s(uares to enter lnto ttcdance pattern.

BLT-LETIN BOARD

Rlc Ullson has a full.y paltt t5Oreglstratlon package for the EXPLG TIE ROSE'87 conventlon ln Portland July f, 4, 5 tfilchI'e w111 be unable to use. It ls up for grsbato the hlgfeet bldder. If anyorn ls ln therEed, pleas€ contact RIc at 476'29LL (w) or2A5-2626 (leave nnssage).

Loklng for orlglnals? I'm prlvatelysfwlng, very lnformlly, my wt palntlngs,acrrlpture snd cersnlcg, of varlotrs subJectnntter and slzes, by Rod Itbrrsll

Deslgn end Constructlon of Shelvlng,Bullt-lns and Furnlshlngs es f€II as Fastrlon,Costurr, Orapery, Earble or Teddy BearClothlng, hbetsrn Tles and Interlor Deslgnand Fabrlcatlon or llandlng and Alteratlons.ffi RATES, Call --> Rod lbrrell, %7'26y2

>>>> (I.1 YOtn Jt.t BIRTIOAY <<<<

1st - Sandy Colllnqtr,ood

Tl'E OAI€ERS RESFO.ISIBI LITY

1. Return to hdr€posslble.

2. tfrpn frnE, thscsrmand llne rlght.cormand.. .

Pagn 8

posltlon as sn ag

,1 rnan gl.ves thbtJpon recelvlng the

Sarrdra Scoppetone, author oF llappyEndlrgs Are A11 Allke and Trylng ltard to HearYou, sensltlve novels deslgrned to acqr-ralnt5n -tg adults wlth the realltles ofl. ,lanisrn, born ln Plcrrlstowr, l.,len Jersey,t936.

l1 th - T lm Ph l l l l psGerard Itbnley Hopklns, tfre Erqltsh

poet-prlest ufio was corpletely ]Erosexual Inlncllnatlon and perfectly celtbate ln llfe,born ln Stratford, L8y''4.

12th - Ken KalstelnDescrlbed by Trrrnan Capote as -a lusctotrs

plrento-ltppect redhead,- D jrna Barnes,lnnovatlve autfpr of Nfght$rood anct of theanonyrprJs Ladles ALnanack that nercllesslyparodles the lesblan clrcle of NatalleCllfford Barney, born at Corrmll-on-tbdson,L892.

15th - GalI C. & Ftarry KogaMalvlna tbfFman, the Anerlcan sculptor

ufn plays a prlnclpal role ln ilercedes deAcosta's Here Lles tfe Heart. Born ln lbtYork Clty, 1887.

17th - Jtm l.brlundCarL r"ran Vechten, uhose ncve]g are

rnr alrly forgotten today ( ln TtE BllndBm-Boy a horny cu<e enblazons hls statlorlerywtth the rptto, -A thtng of beauty ls I byforever-), born ln Cedar Raplds, Iovra, 1880.

25th - Garet PeterAnerlcan palnter Ttrqnas Eaklns, *p

lntroduced the nu& rrale rpdel toPhlladelphla art classes long before Qr.rentlnCrlsp becgrc the qr-rlntessentlal -naked clvllservant,- dles (approprlatcly) ln the clty ofbrotherly love, L9L6.

27t,n - Scott Carey & Tqn KernkanpPet, playwrlght, and art crltlc Frar*

O'Hara, rfp for a tlrm ms the bed mte ofpalnter Larry Rlvers, born ln Baltfurcre, |ld.L726.

28th - Plers GreentrlllRurnlng back Dave Kopay born ln Chlcago,

L942. Frederlck ltllltan Faber, Brttlstlhyrrrrwrlter and tlnologlan yrfio v*as a cllsclpl.eof gay Jotrr lbnry Cardlnal i5vrfiran, born atCarveplgy, Yorkshlre, 1814.

frd - Ttsn Lesntak l1th - Arna Osnlanl

4th - Ed Klepplrqer lfth -7th - Freeman Stanper 14th -

Rlchard Segnan 16th -8th - Jsres E. FryIe 27th -lOth - Joseph C. Graf

Pqe 9

Ttsnas i$lsonJason FontalreJoe SalnArn Rltzm

DIRECTORY ASSISTA}GE

]€r ltler$er

Davld Boyd'H: (415) 558-91s9Blrthday: Feb 28

Rermls

Gaby Archanbault Jerry Bleckgnlth265O ilarket St. 265O Itbrket St.Ssn Franclsco, 94LL4 San Franclsco, g4LI4Hr 552-1165 H: 552-1165bl: 552-8585 t{: 552-8585Blrthdayr Jan 50 Btrthdayr Apr 14

The rpte on the lnslde front cover ofyour Dlrectory about sendlng packages to thacltdr to a dlfferent addregs ls rp longerapproprlate. Please lgrore the rptlce and usethe regular club addrese for allcosnmlcatll:;rs.

FRotI T}€ EDITM

At the quarterly Gernral l.leetlng on Jr.rE17, re wlll be dectdlng on the q.estlon ofredeflnlrp our club as a PIus level ch.b.Thlg ls a questlon r*rlch I ralsed at thel,brch 25th rcetlrq, and asked all nrgrbers toconslder pendlng the June rnetlng. There msa general otxrsensus at the llarch rmetlng thatthls ms e gpod lcba. And ln fact ttc Boardhas tentatlvely s€t January 1988 as the tlnrto rake the change offlclal. In talklng wlthmany flEflters ( rer the past few nsrths, Ihaven't dlsconered any change of oplnlonrnpst rennln ln fevor of the charpe. Therehave been qr.pstlons as to tw to effect thechartge irever, and partlcularly concernlrqfw tt rculd lnpact our class€9. (There l'g rpeuggestlcr of dlscontlrulng rEsler denoerclasses)

Slnce I proposed thls changs ln the flrstp1ace, I feel obltged to also proposrl somanErers. llorever, thle ms npant to be, andls, an lsg.e for the entlre clrrb tocbtermlre. I have so.rE posslble hBys of

Iooklrq at the Issue and I hope that otherswill as weII. Please csre wlth your ldeas tottre rneetirq and ln this way vre can enjoy allvely and constructlve debate.

Baslcally, f have been thlnklrrg about theterm 'club level'. For tle flrst few years ofthe club r^€ were deflned accordlrq to the ByLaws as a l.lalnstrean club. And yet ue alsooffered PIus lnstructlon and stxtp PIusdanclrq. Actually the PIus danclrq 9r*r totwo Frldays a ronth. So there uras ln effectthe 'Club Level' wtrlch uras Itlalnstresn, anda l s o t h e ' C I u b ' s d a n c e l e v e l ' r f t l c h m sllalnstrean and Plus.

Today urc operate under a revislon of theBy L*rs rrhlch deflnes I.ISD as a l'lalnstrean andPIus club. And slnce up wlII be contlnulng tooffer ner classes, perhaps rrye should keep theBy Laws Just as they are. hb could trolevercbflne the predanlnate dance level of theclub as PIus. Thls ls not mlnclng rmds. Bymalntalnlrq our 'l lalnstreanr & Plus' tdentltyre can legally offer n*v classes, keep tl'reentrance to merbershlp as lt ls nov, atl.lalnstresn, EDd offer l.lalnstrean dances ortlps as needed. But by sylng that thepredonlnate darrce progrsn of the CIub lsPlus, vre are saylng that betvergn the tuloprogr€ms, the Club's focus ls on PIus. Inallocatlng tlre ard energy and lnproportlonlng tlps and dances, ttre CIub wlllrpt be seeklng a balance of the trrrc progranrs,txlt rather wlll be almlng for as m.rch PIus asposslble.

Puttlrg thls lnto operatlon w111 be asubJectlve process. But that sounds ltke agood fde€ to nc at thls polnt. It wlII berpre evolutlonaryt l'hlnstrean dancers oancontlrr.p to be meilbers, the Board and thorcrbershlp oen try dlf ferent forrnats todevelop th€ npst approprlate one, and thagrstlons about brlnglng each class rpre lntothe fold of th€ cltlr can have tlre to beresolved.

For exanple, ure mlght conslder a yearlong fonmt trtrlch parallels the class.Irnedlately upon grad.ratlon, club nlght couldbe a m1x of Ittalnstregn and Pl.us. Then, as thePlus class ls urderhray, CIub nlqht couldshlft to strpplenental Plus lnstrr.rctlon andfull PIus. l.ftren the next class ls ln Baclce,Chb nlght could shlft lnto a Full, PIusfonrat. Oryer the oourse oF I ye,ar, thesethree shlfts rculd be gradral 6nd rcr.rld makes€nse to all dancers.

Page 1O

These are my ldeas. Let us hear yotrrs.And let's have a grrod turrnut for thls verylmportant cbbate and declslon.

---Scott Carey

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E

There w111 be rp Nerrrsletter for JuIy.Your frlendly l5rsletter Staff w111 b€Jolnlng In all the fcstlvltles of GeoduckJanboree and txplode tle Rose- C.rmventlonand taklng a well deserved vacatlon. tb'll beback for the August lssrn. t nttl then bestwlshes for a great tlae ln Portlandl I

Western Star Dancers and lllidnight Squarespresent

..THIS EUD.5 FOH YOU" q

the kick-of f dance for "Explode the Hose '8?"

and the annual pre-parade dance

f eaturing

PEUL WRTEBSof Thousand 0aks, CH calling tuo dances

SRTUHNRY. JUNE 20. I987

fl-l It H-?w/C.-l star tips lllainstream E Plus3:30 - E:30 pm 8:0U - I l:00 pmHigh Chaparral c/ru dance bar YffiCH - ?Zg Eolden Eate flveZ|TB fllarket 5t (near Ehurch 5t) (at Leavenuorth St)San Francisco San Francisco$s.oo per person $s.oo per person

For more info contact:James (rts) gzl-E{oBTadd (rrs) szg-lolschris (rrs) szt-5631

Western Star Dancers and lllidnight Sguares areEharter members of the IHESDE

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CAMP SWIGS E P T E I I { B E R I I I h T H R U I 3 I h

$95 includes 2nishts and 6mealsCall

ANNA for info at Ql5)6 21-0962

Deposif due by Aug. IFull payment due by Aug, g t

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PLUS CLASS INFO

The nex t P lus C lass has been ten ta t i ve l y se t t o beg in on Sa tu rday ,

Augus t 15 , and to g radua te no l a te r t han Sa tu rday , November 21 ( t he

weekend be fo re Thanksg i v i ng ) . r t w i l l be co - taugh t by Anna Damian i and

myse l f , us ing the Jack Las ry reco rds , supp lemen ted by l i ve wa rm-up and

r e v i e w t i p s . w e r v e d e c i d e d o n t h e r e l a t i v e l y e a r l y s t a r t i n g d a t e i n

o rde r t o avo id t he Ho l i day Season , and a l so t o avo id hav ing the c lass

s f a r t a t t h e s a m e t i m e a s t h e n e x t W e s t e r n S L a r B a s i c s C l a s s ( w h i c h

b e g i n s } f o n d a y , S e p t e m b e r 2 l - - r e m e m b e r t o t e l l y o u r n o n - d a n c i n g f r i e n d s l ) .

W e p l a n t o b e g i n a t 1 0 : 0 0 a . m . , a n d f i n i s h b y 1 2 : 3 0 . T h e l o c a t i o n h a s

no t ye t been de te rm ined , and i t wou ld be ex t reme ly he lp fu l t o us Eo know

how la rge an en ro l lmen t t o an t i c i pa te ( t he YMCA may no t be ava i l ab le ,

and wou ld be too expens i ve i f t he en ro l lmen t i s re la t i ve l y 1 igh t , i n any

c a s e ) . S o . i f v o u a r e s e r i o u s l y i n t e r e s t e d i n t a k i n g t h e c 1 a s s ,

p l e a s e c a l l A n n a ( h o m e : 6 2 1 - 0 B 6 2 l w o r k z 5 4 2 - 9 7 9 5 ) o r m y s e l f ( h o m e : 8 6 3 - 0 9 9 0 /

w o r k : 9 8 9 - 1 3 0 0 , e x t . 2 3 2 ) a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . A s a l w a y s , e n r o l l m e n t i s o p e n

to a l l ma i -ns f ream 1eve1 dance rs .

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p"* /^Tf Russ King

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F Wslefin5rnR*Volurne j AUGUST T98'7 Number 6

Edltor are solicited ardrur3musly- Contri-hrtions

TIE I€STERN STAR is the mnthlyrssletter of tte lbstern Star tlancers, acurteeporary Arerican Sqnre Dance ClLbprimrily serving tte Gay Comr.nity of SanFrarrcisco. Sr.bscriptian is :012-OO per year-Cmrci.al Advertlsers please mntact us for(rrr advertising cost scfprfuIes. ltblter'sadnertismnts are coplinentary- GuestEditors & Csrtri-hrting Colurrists are e4erly€rmrraged to contact usi Letters to tfp

FR(t4 TTf EDITOR

hrtTad ExpIM

ttn opinian ttnt qrl'y the big cltbs andtte big cities can host a gneat Comrention.The Rosetwr Ra$lers earned their wings withtheir gnracious and iqinati.ve lrlst /tnstessing of tte 4tlr LAGSTE Corwention.Atterdare ms at 6(X), tp frq Seattle (&utJsO) and Oerwer (about 45O) and irr ttebaffpark of SF (aborrt 8tD) if lrul take intoaccqnt ttp relative base size of tlp trccity's sqJare dance cumnity. l{ith cal.lersItlike DeSisto, Jac* llardin, Jin ttatricfi,.lotrny Preston, Larry llard, Don tSod and lasthrt rener Ieast Paul ltlarcrra, ttp CorwentiorruErs a danoer-s drean. Ttp ahndance ofexcellent dancing experience ms ce of ttphallmrks of this cornrention- This and tmetents really prrt FortLard's stry (rr ourarrrral celebration- &E ss ttc SrUaV dancein Piseer Courttpuse Scf^tare and the otterms tte CEH dance on 9nday afterrmn-

And Exp7ffi

tfe elreballs of tle straight cmmnitywith tte open air dancirg in the teart ofPortland at Piqner Corrrttpuse Square. ft msurdor^btedly tfie largest at large g.6licdmrstratiqr of C'ay Scpare DancirE. Yes, tteGay Gms performnce plafed to a largerardience, hJt rnt (rE that ms pri.narilystraigfrt and probably seeing Gay peopte fortje first tfue in tteir life. Tte crcrrd ulErsvery rec@tive to oner 2O sqrares and provedthat Portland is rpt tle tmptpbic city tfiata handful of dmnstrators tried to persuadeus on Saturday-

And ExpIffi

tfie Gay canm.nity as rell by thrring afree, live (very qmd band) CEll dance whichafforded us the opportunity to 'mingle' withtte rnr-dancinq natives stn rere there inI|Ialss -

tEyard

be suhittedletters are

sr.biect to linited edi.toria'l rerrier.

}|AILIIG A[DRESS: Uo JISD, 584 Castro St.,9rite 48O, SF 94114

Scott Carey, Editor; John Conley,Cquter Proessing; Deni"se Yqng, Jasorr

nta.ire, Star Reporters; Alfredo Linguine.Jtd(es and t5pos

HSO EOARD (F DIRECT(XS:

Chris An&rson, Adninistrator; BobEellville, Calendart lbllis Greermd,Secretary; Russ King; Jim Sanctez; Yrrorrelbng; Tm Trip, IAGSDC Rep;(Ex-officio) CLaire ltisel, Treasurer

l|efping lLtrrds:Carolyn ltlattfsvs, VesfrsterJres Ozanlch, Badgermster

CALLERLAA APPROI'ED QTJARTERLY SEIECTIS|S:

ItlS: Sot Cross & Turn; Scoot & Relocate;Smtbacfi \ Lrz.

Pl-uS: Co(rress to a Colurr

'Rm( Tlf EOAT' is lt-ffier 1 this nonth in-trerican Scpare Darrce- Iist of popular

perinentals-

f a l

The Conventlon ran snoothty. SchedullngfrcIct togetlrcr rreIl and there rere fenuntoward actlvlties except perhaps the GrandMarch rrtrrtch was alrpst a grand dud dr.re to badsound, and there was a very r.vet carpet lnSeatt le 's hospltal l ty sul te.

And ExpToded

the social scene of the Conventlons.Judgirq fron the large quantity of condornsthat were there (Thanks Portland SafeSexCmtte) and tfren gone, lt was the rcstfriendly and safest sex conventlon (there arealot oF scoops out there). And as each yearincreases the nrmber and quality of ourfrlendshlps wlth other dancers Frqn acrossthe country and Canada, these annual fl€etlngswlth frlends becqne a trtr h19hl19ht andtreasure of the Conventlon. In fact rve slpuldcall lt tfe IAGSDC Conventlon and ttrrecuning.

As usual at Conventions there was aluaysrnre goirp on than one could ever, or everwant to, wrlte about. An5nrays rre have rpvrentered the era of video and a plcture lsvorth a thousand words, to coln a phrase.Varlous vldeos played throughout 'Explode theRose' as a matter of Fact and there was,sqretlres small and ssretines large butalmys sorE slze of crcnrrd around tfpm. Besure and order or at least vle,w Art 9ntth'sconventlon vldeo wtrich ls novr avallablei vtegot a cfnnce to take a sneak peak and lt lsvery good.

A f6rJ rernainlrq observatlons. The 'L'

word dicl not make lt back lnto ttreAssoclatlon nn€. And it wlll no cblbt be are-occurrlrq issue. And perhaps lt should;ssre issues take avrfille before a resolvingconsensus develops. Meantlr€, I thtnk thedebate process, lf srptlonal, ls rprrethelessa healthy one. Arpther lsstre uras to dance oncargets rather than golng thru the ufplefloor process. But, many pitched In and ltall becane an lntregnl part of the rltr.ral;llke a barn ralslng wlth all antlclpatlng thecelebratlon that follors.

Thls art lc le, mrch l lke this nasletter,does not pretend to cover all the n6ws, butrather wfnt strlkes the wrlter's fancy.Qnlsslons are wlthout any lnplledsigrrlflcance altfro.rgh hopefully they mlghtprod sone contrlbutory artlcles frqn ourreadershlp.

Flnally, a BIG thank you to the RosetannRanblersr rpst of us have felt lrploded slncethe Conventlon and all ttp fault for that lsto your credlt!

I-€RE AIS TTCREby Jason Fontalne

Club La Star, our arnual revue andcabaret shov, ls scheduled for Saturclay,hbverber 14th. Jlm Head, will serveProducer and Dlrector. Hls beautlfullyproduced -llctlbrs- announcenent news stest(in color yet, wlth scorched edges) tells usttp th'sm ls French, La BeIIe Francals.Speciflc titles rn€ry or may rpt irrclucb "AnEvening In Parls", -lrloulin Rouge ll-, -A

Night In ltcntrnrtre-, or -lJestern Star VlsltsThe Follles Begere". It strould be a greatevenlng at a real theatre, Larkln Street's"l.ltrsic tlall Theatre-. Best wishes to our ne$,-FIo Zlegfleld-, producer Jlm lbad.

By the my, congratulatlons to BryanFlnch hlho €s the reciplent of a GeoduckJsrboree Award, the flne soundlng -Best

Looklng Corboy -- In or Out of Corboy Drag-.Thls was a surprise to 8ryan, as well as therest oF us, as hls Geoduck cnssrDle c,lfi 'tlnclude any colboy drag, not even so mrch asa spur. Eryan rns the only Bay Area attendeeso honored ln Seattle.

T}€ COIIIITTEES

Soclal Cqrmlttee

This cqmlttee, Darrell Anderson,Chairman, net recently at the tsrc of Sornyhbrhan. Suggestlons and plans for futureevents were dlscussed as rreIl as thestructurlng oF the Cdmlttee. llcrc lmportantthey hope to draw up a calenclar for the nextyear listlrq aII signigicant events ofalready scheduled events in tfn gaycorr.rnity. This rculd be for thc benefit ofplanning purpos€s to prevent as few confllctsas posslble. Bryan Flnch wlll bc putttrptogether a cbtalled calendar to asslst lncordlrntlng future actlvlty both wlthln thevarious square dance clubs ard major gaycurm,mlty actlvltles such as the Folson St.,Castro St. falrs etc. If 5ou krw of anyevents wfrlch stpulct be lncluded on thecalerdar please call Bryan at 42O-8765.

Electlon Cqmlttce

Thorrgh stlll strtnrr tlrtp, electlons of arew Board of Dlrectors are locrnlng st thel"prlzon. The npnth of Septenter ls when wrsnlnate, conslder, ind elect a nery Eoard ofDlrectors for 1987-1988. tbnlnatlong w111 be

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There ls stll l space available and I hopeyou wl l I be able to join us.

Please feel free to call ne forreservatlons or lnforrnatlon. My telephonenrmber Ls 62I-0862

-- Anna

P.S. Are there any llfeguards (wlth aval ld cert l f lcate) out there. IFso, can we talk?

ttlrre About Carp 9l1g

f rrould llke to take a rsnent to thankthose of you utrro have pald your deposlt forthe Septernber retreat. This wllt go Farto'rards helping us make tlrc very largeclepostt Hdllch rrle wlII need to rnake.

Tlrc weekend pranlses to be a lot of fun.Our caller for Saturday nlght w111 be ttater- iss. There wl l l be plenty of opportunity- dance, svr im, play and even relax!

Here & There (Cont 'd )

accepted at Club Nlght, beginning l.lednesdaySeptenber 2nd. The procedre closes l.led.,Sept. gth, ballots wlll be malled and theelection w111 take place hled. Sept. 16th. TheElectlon Cqmlttee consists of JasonFontalne, Piers Greenhlll and Bryan Flnch.Atl members are ellglble to rsnlnate arptherrer*ler or thernselves. hb ask all mernbers toconalder who they rrould llke to see serve aterm on the Board and glve us tfreirnqnlnations. llany Thanks.

Costur€ Cqrmittce

They are happy to report tfre officlal1987 hlestern Star Dancers Club Shlrt rnade itsdebut Frlday nlght, &.rly 3rd ln the GrandBallrosn of ttte Portland Hilton; openingcersrpnies of the fourth IAGSDC Convention.It vras rather a dlsorgnnized Grand ltlarchl agrand vualk rrould be npre descrlptive of thlsevent as re slowly sfruffled along to lots oFentlrrslasm and slputs but rp dlscernablemrslc. It ms dlfficult to estimate fpw rnanyI'ISD "rpre the plnk" but the flgure of f5 to40 would be accurate. The shlrts lookecl greatespeclally wlth the l.rSD gF€y, rhlrestonedvest and r€ rpre tl'sn held our ohn agalnstother IAGSDC sqwtre dance club outfits. WeImked super. Club shlr ts are st l l l avai lablefranr our supplier, Helen & l-blen, Albany,CA., contact Darrel l for cbtai ls.

The Costue Cqmlttee encourages aIImenbers to brlrq thelr Club Shlrts to CsrpSrlg thls cqnlng SeptenSer 11-1f. Purpose: towear thqn ln the projected GraM ltlarch,Saturday nlght, wlth the other square danceclub menbers attendlng, thls could be afestlve costure occaslon and the "The Grandl€rch l.le l.bver Had- (ln Portland).

Club flEmb€rs wlll be lnterested lnkrwlng ore of thelr *rr ls seeklng a -high

position- ln San Frarrclsco's court systern.hlastarn Star rsrDer Gaby Archanbault,assisted by fellcrrv trSD merrbcr JerryBlecksrnith, ls tgqrorarlly abandoring hlsco^boy chapeau and thr*rlrrg hls dladern in ther1n9, so to speak. Gaby ls a candlclate forthe court systern's tltle of Grand Duchesg, lnthe mythlcal Grand Drchy oF ALL SanFranclsco. Gaby has been on the c4aigrrtrall for over a rpnth wlth many appearancesat San Franclsco's better beer gnrdens andsoclal orgnnlzaitons. tre sa$, him at

hbdnesday's CIub Night, July 22nd, rvten hemade an unheralded vlsit to hlestern Star tosay hello to old frlends arrd neet natmmbers. The candldate was renprable ln asrnart I. Magnln black slIk leisure sult andaccqnpanyirq chinchilla thror.

As of this wrttlng we are attemptlrg toput out the f,lewsletter early on Frlday, Julyl1st, ln ufil.ch case sdne of you may recelveIt on Saturday, Ar.lgnrst 1st. If you read thisearly Saturday rornlng or early afterrpon,please rpte the followlng.

Gaby ancl Jemy are presentlng a chaqlagnebrunch In honor of tfe squar? dancecurmrrlty, Saturday, Ar.rgust 1st, frqn 1ltOOA.M. to 2:OO P.l ' | . Thls event wl l l be tpstedand preslded over by the ever popular SUZIEt0\G, well" known sqr€re dancer ard menber ofnot only hbstern Star, but FogBy Clty andtlidnlght Squares as well. The locatlon is theCovered tlagnn (rpt tm rell krpwn on ttresguare dance club circuit, but possesslrq acertain arblence) at 917 Folsqn St. ln tfealways lntrlgutrg South of Market sectlon oftown. The prlce is $2.OO. Agal.n, the tlrr€ ls11:OO a.m. to 2rOO p.m. AII sqtrarG dancersare cordially lnvlted to attend and nF€t orrene{ acqualntance wlth the Grand Duchesscandldate.

If interest takes you Farther, and )roureslde ln San Francisco or San lilatecountles, a royal van will be present ._utrrlsk you to voting headqrnrters, OPERATIOf.IC(}CERN, 185f ttarket Street ufrere lour votefor the candidate of )rour cholce muld beappreclated.

The above ls a change of pace frqn ourdance vcnu€ and afforda us an opportunlty toncet wlth other merters ln other llves of SanFranclsco's gay cqrm.nlty.

Edltors ilrte: To foster otr Slster Cltyrelationshlp, r'rftlch'blosssred' even furtherdrrlng a recent vlslt of about 15 of ourmsnbors Just prlor to Conventlon, I asledAlexis to send along a 'Canadlan Vlerpoi.nt'.In rcturn I an sesktng'Countsrpolnts ' orrebuttals to send north.

ALEXIS' CILI.II.I FOR SA}I FRAI€ISCO

Greettngs. my Darllt€s, fron yotr slstercity ln Canada, Vancouver. Thle ls AlexlsCarrlngtan Colby Dexter, lntrepld glrlreportcr. I'm very honorcd to be asked todlsh the dlrt, ahsn share my tastefu.reportlng of events Portland as I s6rw

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Our s\^,eet Stephanle had a wonderful tlnebeing "ESCORTED" -bIush- by a Frarern ofC adian men. There $rere rpre tl'nn a fevre,," lous looks sent her way. And not just Forher - to die for - jeutellry. Especially rvtrenone of her escorts uras a Canadlan Mountle,Officer Studley. They rnade a fabulous couple.Mind you I've heard that Stephanle alwaysgets her nran, just l lke th 'e Mountles.

Congrats, 9reetle on your 42nd blrthday.I hope that in 20 years, vrhen I turn 42, thatI stlIl have your grace, your energy andstamina. Love ya!

I sn In a$re of her, she ls a walklrrgarchlves of al l the groups ln our ent l relnternatlonal assoclation. She even knor,vsrpre about the goings golng on, rnember wlse,( take that any way you 11ke), than I do. Andthat, my Dears, I thought, was physical lylmpossible.

I wlsh to thank the entlre San Franciscancontlrxgent, hrho opened thelr arflrs, so tospeak, to our group. Sqrc really went out oFthelr way to show us a good tlrre.

The Bradley Glr ls, were just such shlnlngexamples. Ina Joe B. was -taken" by least oneCanadian, or uras that taken at least once?And Jane Joe was heard ofFering the

Iowlng; - I f you don't score tonight, uf ,ryr.*.r't you cdrn up to my rodlr." Suchcsnpassion, and I dldn' t even know there wasa bal l garne on that nlght.

I 'm not sure, but rumurs have l t thatIna Joe and Blanche Joe shared the sameCanadian. But as I only deal in facts I leavet l-et up to you, Dear Readers, to decide.

l.lo, ho, my Dears, f never reveal mysources. But let rne tel l you this, undercertain atrospherlc and l ight lng condlt lons,ny hearirq, I lke a radlo recelver, sharpensand I can hear thtngs fOO ft. array ln acrourded rosn, throtrgh solld walls and doors,especlally things that I'm rrot supposed tohear about.

f send you all my love and lnvlte you tocsne and vlslt us here in Vancouver. ilaybethen I could continue to write all about ltln your nansletter.

K i s s y K l s s y T . T . F . N .A L E X I S C . C . D .

.\OTF€R A}GLE, OR CURVE, O.I T}€ CONVENTIOI.I

By BRETDA Star aka Oenlse Young

tJhat a rveekend I had! ! ! I 'm speaklng

the convention ln Port1and, of course. It wasgreat danclrq, talklrq, laughlng, (andsleazlng around for sqre people). Oh, I can'tforget those four dogged (or shall I saydognattc) plckets out Front; seelrq thernrnakes me thank g@dness I'm Gay and part of arronderful group of lovlng sguare dancers.

I want to thank aII the guys urho urerereally great wlth the danclrg and hugs andall. As lt has been sald before, Gay squaredanclng ls a great way for vrqren and men toqpt to knovr each other and I know f care aIot For all you guys (even IF you do s'rpat aIot). But nord on to my favorlte subject:HIIN

The conventlon had 1O2 wqrEn dancers andbetng the lntrepld reporter I sn, I trled toreet thern all - personally, But alas, therejust wasn't enough tltre. Oh well, I should ofgone up to Seattle wlth everybody else to dothe deep lnvestlgatlve reportlng that allgood conventlons dernand.

tlell anSruray I really enjoyed reetlng thewcnen and especlally at the Sunday brunch atRubyfrult Cafe (typlcal lesbo cafe name). hleall square danced waltlrq For our food and Igot a chance to talk wlth many r€nen that Ihad mlssed rneetlng earller. Because of thattfuie, I knor next year ln Phoenlx we wlII nothave to be relntroduced. I've got my suntanlot lon and my sunglasses.. . lets go.

SOT€ MAGICALLY T,EINRABLE }U'€NTS IN PORTLAFO

Thls year 's convent lon ln Port land atruly rennrable experlence. There urerensrents nthlch occurred throughout tfp vreekendufrlch I wlll never forget.

The Grand l,larch, the Saturday nlghtBanquet, and Sunday Brunch were tlmes utrrlchwIlI not be forgotten by many people. Tfrerewere several tlres rvhlch rvere qulte unlqueyet uere not wltnessed by very many people.

Saturday nlght was a very hlgh-energyevent. The evenlrg's danclrg was llve1y andgreat fun. In fact, lt was so m.rch fun tlutuf,pn lt ended I was dlsappolnted. I askedCornell lf he had heard of any -open mlke-danclng. fb sald that the Rose roan rvould beopen for alrtrlle. Paul l.larcun was near by andsatd that he mlght be persuaded to be -mlke-.

A F*r of us drlfted to the Rose room. SoonPaul ms settlng up. A for tmrents later,tllke DeSlsto car€ ln follo'red closely byJohnny Preston. tllthln ntnutes, the truedlehards uiere danclrq to thts lncredlbletrlo. l.b danced untll re colLapsed on theof

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f loor .Sunday night brought a couple or rare

treats also. AFter the last dance andthunderous applause, the callers thanked usand wlshed us yell untll ue reet agnln. TheCanadians, hcnever, had asked PauI to do thema favor. Shortly after mldnlght I foundmyself ln the u,qlen's restrodn (ballrocnIevel) with nearly a square oF people and thenarrly adopted Paula Jo Bradley. tle r.rere shortone person so I stepped outslde and grabbedthe Flrst person I savr. Thls was Don l.lood. l.bIooked a llttle puzzled when I asked hlm tojoin us ln tlrc restroqn but he upnt alongwith It an) {ay. Soon rve were danclng (I as agrent with Don as my lady) to ssre llve1y hashcalled by Paula Jo. After a f*l mlnutes,several others jolned us. Thls freed Don tojoln Paula Jo ln calllrg For us. They decldedthat mlsic was needed so they used the waterfaucets to create muslcally runnlng water.This truly a rare treat probably not soon tobe repeated.

After Paula Jo IeFt us for the nlght,PauI cane do,m stalrs and found us r.vorklng onloadirq the pressboard floor onto theelevator. l"|e lrnedlately jolned ln. As weforned a relay tear to get the job done, PauIbegran calllng and slnglng to keep the energyIevel and made us forget that we vrpre reallytoo tlred to be dolng thls and just have funmovlng those boards out. The RosetownRamblers provlded us wlth ssne cold drlnks toquench our thlrst and thanked us all for tfework rrp'd done.

Tfpse are justrnnents wtrlch wlI1f rsn 'Explode tfe'87 ' .

--- Anna Oarlanl

scne of the magicalstand out ln my rr€flnry

Rose: IAGSDC Conventlon

OT.I YOUR ATJGUST BIRTHDAY

A u g l - K e l t h B l s h o p

Herrnan l.lelvllle, whose unrequlted lovefor the lamentably hetrosexual f.lathanlelHawthorne ls evldent ln a llne frqn hlsrevi*r of flawthorrre's ltsses frqn and OldFlanse ("hb expands and deepens dofvn .. . andfurther and further slnots hls strorq t{anErqland roots lnto the hot soll ln mySouthern soul"), born ln l.ffC , tBL9.

A u g 4 - D a r r e I I A n d e r s o n

Walter Pater, Errgllsh aesthetlclan ufpfonnulated the ttnory of -art for art's sake-and hense unleashed Oscar Wllde,full-bodled verslon of hls repressed self,born ln London, 1819.

A r . r g 5 - J o h n C o n 1 e y

Lord Hervey, eFfernlnate Erqllshstatesrnan, dles at Ickuorth, L-143

A t € 7 - C h u c k C a u d l e

Charles Stoddard, vehose lush South SeaIdylls, ls readable today only lf one ls veryhlgh, born lfY, 184f.

A l € 8 - C a p t - l o r a n

The Arnerlcan poet Sara Teasdale, vJho nearthe end of her llfe seerns to have found -a

qulet at the lrcart of love" throughfrlendshlp wlth Margaret Conklln, andadnlrlrq college student, born ln St. Louls,1884

Atrg 10 - Peter Watters

Lltterateur Rene Crevel, the onl,=--self-proclalmed hoflpsexual arong theSurreal lsts, born ln Parls, 19OO.

Ar.rg 11 - Kent Agnjssen

John Henry Cardlnal i'lehrnan, rvho adornedthe walls of hls prlvate chapel wlth plcturesof hls male frlends lnstead of salnts, andwho asked to be burled (and was) tn the sdr€grave as hls dear frlend An{rrose St. John,dles In Blrminghan, 1890

Ar.rg 15 - Robert Atrla

The l.loodstock Festival, ufrlch, Lordkno.rs, certalnly hacl tnany of us lnattendance, brlngs the '6Os to a close, L969

Ar-rg 19 - Jlm Blevlns

Poet and playvrlght Federlco GarclaLorca, urfro, llke Verlalne, vleued hlsho.rnsexuallty as -a vrhlte llly that can neverbe watered,- mrdered at the outbreak of theSpanish Clvl l t lar, t956.

Ar.lg 21 - John l'lcCornlck

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Blrthdays (Cont 'd)

Today Ls the blrthday of deca@nt artlstAubrey Beardsley (1872) and ptaywrlght MartCrowley (1935), author of The Boys ln thet c ,

Atrg 25 - Dennls flopklns

A mrslcal dayr libd Klng Ludrlg II, urhoaddressed Rlchard l.lagner as -my lnnemostbeloved,- born ln Nynptpnburg, Bavarla, 1845;composer and conductor Leonard Bernsteln bornin Lawrence, l{A, 1918,

Atrg 27 - Robcrt Bradshavr

Rlchard Cornish, a ship's master, rapeshis stward Rlchard WlLliars aboard theAnbose, at anc]rcr ln Virginla's Janes Rlver,and ls subsequently sentenced to death, L624

BI,LLETIN EOARD

'TOTORCYCLE FOR SALE

$75O - YAIIAHA 25Occ, L982 Exclter, justfSOO mlles. Trc helrets, gloves, Krlptonitelock, and assorted rotorcycle stuFf cqre wlth!!. It had a tune-up at 29OO mi1es. Lots of

for the ssnl-butch person. Call Denise824-L768.

GtY./14, 37, INTO FREI.CHtalent sfwcases seeks frlends wlth

slmllar lnterest. Object: To planrsrprable evenlng of fun, food and ?

SIICERE O.LY. JIM - 769-9947

Costurps, Fashlons, Olsplays, Inter iorDeslgn, Senlrqt, Itbndlrp, Alteratlons,Constructlqr for lrour fsrc or f lat andLfestern TIes -- God Rates -- See or CaII RodMorrell -> ::67-2692

A VERY SrcIAL SMIAL

By BREIOA STAR aka Denlse Young

The place to bc on l,by loth uas DarreIIAnderson's ipr..rsG for tfp Soclal hc tpstedwith Jason Fmtalne and Rolard St. Pierre.

: afore mntlorpd gentlannn and Ed gnith,

>\rnny l,ferhan and Bryan Flnch make up thenevrly born l{.S.D. Soctal Csmittee. And lrttat

a soclal Soclal It rss! ! ! I persornlly got totalk to saveral pople I've danced wlth buthave never sald npre than -Oops, sorry Ibuped lnto )ror.r agaln-.

The libxican food was rcnderful andeverlpne plgged out plenty. Fron ttp looks ofthe crord and the laughter hsard, I'd say ttwas a rnashlrq success!

DarreII Anderson and I had anlntervlerette ln hls kitchen as he made sureeverybody ms fed and mtered. lle sald hevrants the Soclal cqrmlttec to helporchestrate all tfp soclal actlvltles thatpeople ln hfestern Star plan so that all theevents can be scheduled wlth rp confllctlngdates and that people will have help planningtfp actlvltles. The Soclal cqrmlttee wlllrcrk wlth the other club cqrmlttees toarrarEg lots of fun actlvltles. Rlght norrthey are puttlng together a year-longcalendar of events wlth our club and alsoevents by other clubs.

One actlvlty Darrell told ne about was aplcnlc at Tllden Park ln October. Soundsgreat to re.. . I can' t wait to dance and plgout again!

Speaklng oF part ies.. . yours truly andScott Carey are fiavlng a TUPPERWARE PARTY atmy house.. .dress appropriately-(polyesteronly), AII proceeds 90 to hfestern Star soeven if 5rou already have erntrgh plastlc, cqrebuy nore for X-mas presents, B-days, giftsfor ex lovers you stil l care abottt, and, ofcourse, your nlece in Ohlo wtro ls gpttlngmarrled next npnth.

TUPPERWARE PARTY91f VALET€rA ST . , *rATCUST 28TH, 7:OO P?.1

R.S.V.P. Denise 824-L764

ANSt^rERThere ls only one path to excltenent onthe reekend of Sep. 11-1f, gBt those

reglstratlons ln! !

E.6J

'aJant to dance the next tlp? tt's Plus!

How often have you had to anser with, -Thanks. I,d love to dance with you but I don,tkno'v PIus."?You can charrge-thls - by joJ.nlng the upconlng Plus class. Below you wlll flnd ssledetails about the-class ri'hlah-shoutd an*ver many 5f your qGstions:-iF i5; ne6e'additlonalinformatlon, Feel free to call rc at 521-0862. lbpe io led-vou-lnerei ::-nnna-

T.JESTERN STAR DAI.CERS PLUS CLASS

Time: lO:OO.qn_- 1?i lO qn Qost: $2.OO per ctassDates: Atrgust 15, 1987 - ' tbv. !4, L9g7 Boot<, aO.sO 5i6n-----Locat lon: padrrtc g6tt - . . -- : _ '^-- . couise: Gi l -uis iy,s prus ser les37O Srd St. , Assemblv HalI -A-

rnstructors: Anna Danrianl L7ilot"l\ltfiilJ, Ktnq 8gi-oe9o542-9796

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SCHEDULE

(Anythtng) and SpreadSlngle clrc le (one-half ,

three-qtrarters )Extend the TaqTrack I IDlarpnd ClrculateFIlp the DlarpndSpln Cfnln tfe GearsLoad the BoatPeel the Top

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2. At-tg. 222

3. Attg. 292

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Tea Cup ChalnAnythtrg and roIIFollovr 5rcur l.blghbor

(and spread)Explode (the wave,

and anvthlnq)Relay tr6 DeuiiCrossFireAII Etght Spln the TopDlxle GrandRernake the TharThree-quarter Tag

the Llne9ep!. 9i tb rreetlrq - Labor Day t-tclldaySept. 12: tlo nreetlng - Carnp gll[ Retreat

4 . Sept . 19 : (1O) Chase R lgh t(11) Coordtnate(12) Tr lp le Trade

5. Sept. 26: ( l f ) Traire the t lave(la) Trfple Scoot(15) sPtn,*E:.: Excharqe

Dear Square Danclnrg Frlends,

It was certainly a great tfune ln Portland at the Conventlon. Seelrq so rnany frlends?9aln and meetlng-fnf_grys always makes the conventlon seenr ttie a hqne6snirts.-ii

'"ra;;ttreat to be abre-to record the-event on vldeo tape.-Ano--tnat-i; t#-;;;;"I'tr,- wirtr-n6you thls let ter.

AFter m.rch edltlrx3, etc., lfre vldeo tape of. the conventlon ls ready. I anr very pleasedwlth the results. And, anr really very gppi^eclatlve -of

Aii-arte-coopei6ifon-'riieived frqnevery one at the conventlon. It certalnly'rnade the taplng a very enSoyiOfe project.

. . . , ,Aggl l , ._l_!"Y" kept. t f re cost oF t fre^tapes-as lovr as posslble. I hope that thls lovr costwlrr encourage people to buy a copy of the tape and sl'rovr lt to thelh frlends. And mavbeget sdr€ rpre people interested ln thls wonderful actlvlty. And maybe a f*r n*r clubs. -

Tfnnk you very mtrch

Art 9nlth

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Thls year La Star goes French as once Only lnforrnatlon that has charqed lsagaln rf,e sfprrycase the rore soclally glven. A11 other publlshed clata rsnalnacceptable talents of our square dance unchanged.

m.rnity.Club La Star surFaces once agnin on BllI trtorgnn

Saturday nlght, l$venber 14 at the lvLrslc tlall 1O2 Breckenrood l,layTheater on Larkln Street. The stpw ls under Sacranento, CA 9Wthe dlrectlon of Jlm tbad ufio has the luxury H: (916) 4a2-24@of produclng La Star ln a REAL TTEATER wlth aSTAGE ... srhat a concept. Bob i€trnan

iblp ls needed, encouraged, begged for as 1OO5 Ittarket St. €1O5stage hands, llghtlrg co-ordlrrators, set San Franclsco, CA 9410fdesigners and choreographer. hle need cooks, H: (415) 67r-L359servers, maltre d' - no offer wtll berefused! Carl ttrnrpncl

Ard TALENT. lbn Dieu, the TALEM that's 2O8O Castroneeded. Shqr re yours and I'11 sl'row yotr mlne San Franclsco, CA 94L5L-2221(and I've hardly been ln front of an audlence H: (415) 6tt7-692osince I did -Horton Hatches the Egg- forcqpetltive speech in Hlgh School). Charles Pron@s

So, lf )ron vuanna be in a strow that's 527 ]oth St.destlned to be talked about for tDt RS San Franclsco, CA 941f1aftermrd, call JIM l-tAD - 769-9947. H: (415) Ur7-O576

DIRECTORY ASSISTAI.€EEd E. Egenias227 9th St. €41San Francisco, CA 941OfH: (415) 552-27t9l.€W I€IJBERS

ry Osnnn Fred Cruslus5/68 Arcadlan 711 Hyde St. f4Castro Valley, CA 94546 San Franclsco, CA 94109H: (415) 8a9-9928Blrthday: Oct. L7 Jeffrey T. 9ntth

f!t64 18th 5t.John llegner San Franclsco, CA 941101345 Dor.rglass St. H: (415) 55>81f6San Franclsco, CA 94111H: (415) 82L-4258 l..l: (q15) 82L-4258 John Conley

11 Do.glass St.Katy Carrel San Franclsco, CA 94114-1407145 Atherton Ave.Atlprton, CA. 94o25 Ron HlrschH: (415) f28-458) l.l: (415) t?A-AS€j 151 Alblon €1Birthday: Dec. f San Franclsco, CA 94110-1142

H: (415) s58-8286 W: (415) 627-8U+Pat Beckner125 Ascot Court €2 Scott CareyMoraga, CA 94556 31 Douglass St.H: (415) 376-954t San Francisco, CA 94114-1407

Robert R. Bradshaw Ted Garelis74O Rhode Islard St. 1O2 Ereckenupocl hbySan Franclsco, CA 94107 Sacranento, CA 9Wl

(415) 647-2765 H: (916) 482-24€o;".rthday: Ar.tg. 27

Regretfully, I report that Kevln Floen one of our charter honorary nnffbers frqn Sqr.raresAcross the Border, passed amy ln .fune. --- Freqnan Stanper

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1 9 8 8 C O N V E N T I O N UPDATE

The p lanning for tbe 1988 Convent ion cont inues tn h igh gear and noe He

need sone lnput fron the nenbers of the IAGSDC. Here's hor you can helpr

le rould l ike to knoe of any nenbers of the IAGSDC or the International

Gay Cal lers Associat ion hrho Hould be ln teregted in ca l l ing a sess lon or

t ip . P lease have then send ne a the i r naDe, addresg, phone nunber , Ievel

they can ca l l and a tape r r i t h t hen ca l l i ng (p re fe rab l y s inq ing and bagh) .

THE SOONER THE BETTER

If there are any nenbers of your c lub that uoulc l be in terested in teaching

one or nore workshops, pleage have then gend ne their f ldh€r phone nunber,

address, uor l tsbop they Bould l ike to teach and a br ie f resune of the i r

expe r ience a t t each ing .

Also, He are current ly work ing on schedul ing wor l tshops, sess ions, € tc .

Any input in to nhat you would l ike to see (and/or not l ike to see) ,

p lease l e t us know. Square danc ing no rksbops r r i I I be g i ven top p r i o r i t y

but o ther types of dance u i l l be welcone as space pern i ts .

F i na i l y , any c l ub t ha t i s p l ann ing t o do an exh ib i t i on , p l ease l e t us

knor. as soon as you can.

i f a t anyt ine you have ANY suggest ions to nake, p lease fee l f ree to ca l l

ne at (602) 978-3273,

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CROSSTRAILS IN THE DESERT PHOENIX '88

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The I€STERN STAR ls the rpnthlynerysletter of the hlestern Star Dancers, acontenrporary Arcrlcan Square Dance Chbprtunarlly servlng the Gay Csrnr,mlty of SanFranclsco. Subscrlptlon ls $12.OO per J/ear.Cqnmrclal advertlsers please contact us forour advertlslrrg cost sclpdules. lbnber'sadvertlsenents are copllnentary. GrcstEdltors and contrlbutlng colurrnlsts areeagerly encoureed to contact ust letters tothe Edltor are sollclted and may be submlttedanonynously. COI{TRIBUTISfS A}O LETTERS ARESUB.TCT TO VERY LIWTED EDITORIAL REVIEbI.

MAILII.G ADORESS: c/o llSD, 584 Castro St.,Sulte 48O, SF 94L14

Scott Carey, Edltor; John Conley,Cqnputer Processlrrgt Denise Youn9, JasonFontalne, Star Reportersl Al fredo Ligulrre,mlstakes and t5pos. Alfredo has expanded his

rsponslbi l l t les to include al l mls-lnterpretatlons and csnnrnlcatlon breakdqrns.

T.ISD EOARD G DIRECTORS

Chrls Anderson, Adninlstrator; BobBellvllle, Calendarl tbllls Green*ood,Secretary; Russ Klng, Jlm Sanchez; Yvonnel.long; Tqn Trlp, IAGSDC Rep;(Ex-off lc lo) Clalre Melsel, Treasurer

tblplnq Hands:Carolyn llattl'pYrs, VestmasterJanes Ozanlch, Ba@emasterDarrell Anderson, Soclal Ctte. Cfnlr

CALLERLAB APPROVED QIJARTERLY S€LECTICT\F

l.tS: Scoot&ck I WZt Connect Four

PLUS: Ccrqtress to b Coturn

'ROCK Tl-€ BOAT' ls ltrrber 1 thls rpnth lnre 'Arerlcan Square Dance' llstlrq of

-popular experinrntals. Also sharlrg thishorpr ls 'Carousel Chase' and 'Egg Clrculate'- rementor that ore!

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hOTES FROVI YOUR TREASIRER - Clalre

I an happy to anrxrunce that vre arcflnally seelng a healthy balance ln ourTreasury. l.llth )rour cnthuslastlcpartlclpatlon on club nlght and )rourgenerous contrlbutlon to 5o/fi, re haven'thad to rury about llvlng frqn hand to nputhfor several rpnths.

l-lo$rever I an very concerned about tfeclub response for Canp Sllr19. WSD has signed ablndlng contract guaranteelng lOO people at$85 per person. The extra cost of $1O coverstfp cost of t f re cal ler , insurance, l i feguard, use of pool and miscellaneousexpeng€s.

As of the end oF Atrgust 6O people areregistered and I an beconing very nervous.For the past Cazadero retreats many turnedt l t l r reservat lons in late, hopeful ly thiswi l l be the case thls year!

It woutd be ln the best lnterest of th€club to l'rave thls retreat break even.Personally I rrculd llke to turn this posltionover in the black!

Payrmnts are subject to negotlation.

Please encourage your Frlends to cqreSept. LL, LZ & 1J. l . late 8l lss wl l l becalllrg. Square dancers and thelr Frlends areconlng frgn Los Arqeles, Sacranento, Seattlc,Foggy Ctty Dancers, ard El Carino Reelers.There are many actlvltles for non squanedancerg to partlclpatc ln.

I an looklnq Foruard to havlng a fr-nfll lecl uaekcnd!

P.5. Tfte sodas have ralsed a llttle over$lOO, Thanks For yotr support! !

I - COF?FTECTTOT!

The last issue of the l.€r'vsletterincorrectly Iisted noninatirg/election dates.The correct dates are llsted ln thisnwsletterr see 'Elect ions - 1987' by Jason.I.le regret any conFusion this mlght havecaused.

9e.ptanDe.r 7987

SC@PLETS by Scgtt Carey

Vancouverisrns; Squares Across tl're Bordertook flrst place wlth their float lnVancotrrrer's Gay Prlde Fest. Congratulatlonsto our slster clty club! And speaklng ofVancouver, *€'d like to thank Terry akaAlexis Carrlrrgton Colby Dexter for herinslghtful contrlbutlon to last npnth'snewsletter; tle thor.rght the Bradley familyuptrld have a 'rebuttal' by norrr, but, notsurprlslngly, they evldently don't care aboutthelr reputatlon. By the r{ay, trrcVancouverltes will be vlsitlrxg us in Octoberand so rre send alorg a big pre-l€LCO€ !

Slaves of Fashion; did you see the Julylssue of 'The Ralnborr' , Puddletosrn'sneursletter? In regard to the Grand llarch theywrote, -Dld everyone see l.lestern Star Dancersin flaming pink?- Evidently rte caused quite astir in square dance fashlon clrcles. Thelrnervsletter, as upl l as al l t fp club's, arealways avallable at the 'front desk' at Clubn19ht. If 5rour not ln the habit oF pickingtfe Ir up and reading thern, rre-d like tosuggest you do, you'lI find it infonnativeand fun reading.

l.re are glad to see Piers back dancingafter a tough spel1 with a broken ankle.Welcsre back, ue missed you!

Our next class starts September 21 andt09l is tlrc tirne to get the rrord out. I knorrthe club counts on a1l rnernbers to be the'publ ic i ty ' departnrent for th is importantevent. So pl,ease copy the flyer enclosed inth is net ts let ter and pass i t a long, put i t inyour favor i te laundrornat , bar , etc . I 'vepublished the El Cani.no Reelers announcernenton tlrc back of our flyer j-n case we reachpeople to the south; tfre rnore square dancersthe better-

Paul Marcun wiII be back in Portland on af lsh i rq t r ip th is npnth. And wi l l be ca11in9a dance For the Rosetovrn Ramblers onSepternber I2tt: ' . If you wil l be in Portland atthat t irne, you sfrould give the Ramblers acal l for a l l the deta i ls . Otherwise, assuneyou' I I be jo in ing us for the Camp Swigretreat , Sept . 11 thru 1f . See Anna fordeta i ls- I f you haven' t decided for sure yet ,p lease g ive i t a ser ious considerat ion. Thecanp is beautiFul, accornodations arecqnfortable, the pool is great and theca l l i ng oF t {a te B l i ss i s a lways fun andchal lenging. You' l l have a great t inre and theclub wil l reach tlrc required minj-rmm ntmber

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of retreaters; sounds like a good deal to me-

'TIN', a BlIl Bcrvers Jlmle Romercreatlon, Ls a new publlcatlon out on thestreets. It uas great to see an artlclr your Star Reporter Jason ln thelr lato-stlssue. Jason wrote abut WSD attending thePortland corwentlon and encouraged thereadership to check out our nerv class. Besure to plck up a copy and check out Jason'sartlcle ln thls rather dlfferent publlcatlon.ALso ln the news, BAR recently ran a photo ofBarry (*eII actually 'ihrla Elena') attendlnga recent functlon at Girgers ... by the way,rrfiere ls Barry, haven't seen hlm ln too long.

Yours truly wIII be retlrlng ln the verynear future and so we are sollcltlrq a neu,edltor. GRAB thls opportunity; contact tf-eBoard or Scott.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO SOIVE OF OUR CLUE T./EI'IB€RSby Russ King

l.bl l , i t 's Elect ion Tirne agnin. Onceagain, the ballots will go out, and onceagain, some of you wilt be lucky iF yourecognize even half of ttrc nan€s onballot. For me, this ls a rnatter oF concetyr.The success oF a dsnocratlc systern with Free,open elections depends in large measure uponhavirq an informed electorate. IF youdutiFully renewed your rnernbership in January,and since then have come to club night onceor twice, and to an occasional rryeekend event,rrel l , you probably don' t qual iFy as aninfonned member. (Sorry, but that 's just theway i t is! ) I t is v i tal ly jmportant to thecontinued sucess oF our club that the Boardbe cunposed of friendly, actlve and reliablemernbers. It is particularly important thatour ner^,er members frave a fair chance to nnkea contr ibut ion, s ince their qual i f icat ionsgenerally include a fresh perspective andplenty of energy.

So . if you are one oF those whohaven't perhaps been able to corne as often asyou vrould have l iked this year, and can' tquite connect tlrc narnes on the ballot to thefaces, please DON'T just vote for the two orthree narnes you do recognize and pop yourbal lot in the rnai l - Consider the fol lcnrr i lpo in ts :

1 . B a l l o t s a r e n ' t - d u e i n u n t i l c l u bnight, Septenrber L6, so you stil l have time

to qet to knovr the candidates. There areseveral club events corning up between novr andtfren. Attend as rnany as you can, find outwhich candidates are present, introduce

rrselfl and have a chat with thern.2. In order to be elected, i t is wri t ten

into our by-lavrs that a candidate mustreceive votes frqn at least 5O9r oF thosecast ing bal lots. Thls rule was passed afteran eLection in which *e had *ven candidatesrunning for seven vacancies, and concern wasexpressed that an ungualified candidate couldeasily have been elected sinply by having hisnane placed on the ballot. (tle may need toconsider rpdify irg this rule for futureelect ions, but t f re present elect ion mustabide by it, so I'm not golng to argue thepros and cons in detai . l fpre.) In the eventof a relat ively crorvded slate, the l ikel ihoodoF a run-off increases. IF a large nunber oFpeople cast ballots with only a few narnescfrecked of f , tf€ likelil-rood of run-of f sincreases GREATLY. And run-offs aren' t mtrchFun for anyone, especial ly the candidates andElect ion Csrmit tee, which must grapple withthe fact that our by- lavs have no clear-cutground rules for run-offs. (For example, saythat 12 candidates run for 7 vacancies, andthe 5 best-knonn candidates get over 5Ot0 ofthe vote. I f t f 'e Elect ion Cqmittee puts the

naining 7 nanres on a run-off baii<-lt For theremaining turo positions, fve could haverun-offs out tfp kazzw before the 5O9r rulei s s a t i s f i e d . )

3. I f you are unable to get to knovr aIIthe candidates but want to vote for sevenvacancies so as to help avoid the run-offproblems, surely you have regular ly-attendingFriends vvtrose judgernent you trust--solicitthe i r inpu t . I f th is seems a b i t suspec t toyou, then look up the phone nunbers oF thecandidates and cal l thern up direct ly. (Theyshould be l isted in the Directory orDirectory up*dates. ) But checkirq withfriends about the attendance records,fr iendl iness and level of part ic imtion ofthe candidates can stil l be a good idea.

Rerpmber, for all practical purposes, ifyou submit a ballot wlth ferer than 7 nanEschecked ofF, 5rou are statirq tFnt you do tOTconsider any of the rernaining candidates Fitto serve on tfp board. If that is rvhat youreal ly bel ieve, then that 's your pr iv i lege.But if that is not the staternent you want to

'ke, then PLEASE do a bit rpre research, and-Ke the tire to cast an lnfonred ballot,

It 's the very least that tfre candidates andthe Election Cqrmittee deserve frqn tfp Club.Tl-nnk You.

SPREAD THE DEIJCY OR PEEL TH€ TRACK TI.JOby Brenda Starr aka Denise Young

Boy, are you missing sorne fun! ! That is,of course, if you are not takirq the new plusclass being taught by Anna Damiana and RussKing ( they are te r r iF ic ) .

Russ and Anna each teach half of theSaturday itlorning class wtrich rpets at tfp PacBeIl bui lding at f rd & Folsqn. I r ide mybicycle to class each week (a very nice tr ip)and each week sqneone brings the sugar andcaffeine (donuts & coFfee).

I want to thank all the ar€els whostruggle out of bed at 10 arn to help us fiIIout our tttrr squares and to push usbleary-eyed beginners through tfe calls. So,iF you want sqnething fun to do on a Saturdaynorning and want to brush up on your PIusca l l s , cor rE jo in us .

a aCLUE LA STAR _ I.IHAT'S IN A NAI.€? '

aIs i t " t '1oul in Rouge I I ," "An Evening o

in Paris" or "A Ni,ght in Montrnartre?" ol .Jhatever you caII i t , i t 's "CIub La Star" oto me. And h,hat i t is For you is an Oevening of fun, talent and incredible oencertairrnents. t

l{ever before has the square dance oconmunity 's talents been pooled, oassembled, honed and shoalcased in such an ae n e r g e t i c , e n t h u s i a s t i c w a y . . . . h e y , g a n g , a\^€'re gonna put on a SHOI./ ! Micky and Judy oshould have had THESE babes in arms, on oBroaciray and everyrrhere else. They never amade l t to Par is , bu t iF they d ld i t ar ' rrould have Iooked l ike this year 's Club t)La Star ! o

And i t ' s s t i l l no t too la te to Ipart ic ipate. So far \^/e have acts and ohelp Frqn f . lestern Star, El Camino Reelers Oand Faggy City, but rnany hands do amake light uprk and felp is stil l sought aFor everything frorn decorations to operForrners; so give a call ( Jim - a769-9947) and give a hand. .

a* La Star is caning! CAST OF DOZENS! .

o* La Star is coning! RUNS FOR MINUTES! O

a* La Star is coning! AN EFOTIOT{AL TYPHOON!.

or |.JATCH FOR IT ! (l.Jatch out For it ! ) o

o. r LA STAR IS COt{I lS . . . . I .OVEMBER 14.

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A STAR OPINION FRO4 BREhDA STAR

Oft-ttnes I hava gpne on and on about l'rowrnlch I love the club and all tl'te gals andgents ln lt. It does rrean alot to re tosociallze wlth rpn and urqren together. I Justcouldn't believe my ears when I heard sorponedidn't like thls arrangerrent and rms rudelyvocal about lt. Thls certaln person gets theCSI DII\G AI.JARD for lnsensltlvltly andantl-soclal behavior. ll)RE \€LLO.I RO0(-LESSTHRO{IIG RG(S.

RETREAT TO Tl'E I'i]WTAII{9 by Anna Darlana

As rpst of 5ou are a!€re by ncr, thlsyear's retreat ls just arqrrd the corner andlt ls at Canp 9rlg. llhat scte of you may rpthave heard, frever, ls uf,nt a truly Fun andexcltlng tlne thls prarlses to be.

Canp 9rt9 ls set ln the foothllls of theSanta Cruz npuntains. I t ls 4.5 mi les outsldeof the torrn of Saratoga. There are hlklngtralls and rronderful vlers surroundlng tfuCamp. Flmrs add brlll lant bursts of colorthrougrhout the Canp.

l-fow about a garE of volleyball? or maybesqrE softball? Is laying by tfn pool andturnlng over occasslonally the only exerclseyou wlsh to do? Tlrcse optlons are allavailable at Cafip 9rig. Along wlth theseact iv l t ies, the opportunlty for otheract lv l t les also exist . These include cardgatnes, sittlrg back and relaxing and oh, yes- sqtrrre danclng.

The weekend's actlvltles wlll lncludedanclng on Frlday and Saturday evenlngs.There wlll also be poolslde danclng onSaturday afterrpon, The Saturday dances wi.Ilbe cal led by gnnst cal ler Nate Bl lss.l.lorkshops wlll be available on Saturdayrnrning. There will also be danclng on Sundaynnrnlng For those ultro have rpt had ernugh.

In addltlm to square-danclng, otherentertairrent may lnclude (but wlll rptnecessarlly be llmtted to) a mtfrlght caberetby Ms. Steffany Stanper, a bonflre ard slnelalong, a beauty (?) contest, and a judglng ofcabln decor. As 5rou can sae, the Retreat haga lot to offer both the actlve ard thenot-so-actlve lndlvldrnl .

Cablns range ln slze frqn 2O persons to 2persons ln slze. Due to the ovenfielmlngdemand and the llmited supply, the 2 personcablns (there are only trro avallable) will beassigned vla a drawlng. Th€ n€nes of allpersons ufio have reglstered by Sept 1st willbe placed ln a sealed peanut butter jar andgr€rded by trc flerce gurml bears. Those teo

lucky nanns will be drawrt and announced atclub night t led., Sept. 9.

Cone join us and enjoy the Fun. CaIl r€For reglstratlon at 62I-W2. Send your $95to WSD e 584 Castro St. Suite 48O,'Francisco, Ca. 94LL4.

tlhat a truly Carp-y way to have a goodtlme and support the club!

P.S. I nesd sqrc volunteers to plck-upour out-of-tom gnrsts at the alrport. Theyare arrivlng Frlday afternoon and therefore,can be plcked up on the rrey to the Retreat.

ELECTIO|.IS - 1987 by Jason Fontalne

As of thls wrltlng, nqninatlons For tfe1987-1988 Board oF Dlrectors wlII have closedon Club Nlght, hbdnesday, August 261h, withelectlon ballots ln the mall by hlednesday,Septernber 2nd. The next General Fleetlnq lshbdnesday Sept. 16th at ufrlch ttrrE theballots w111 be counted and the nerv Board ofDlrectors announced.

Four merbers of the current Board are notseeking re-electlon. They are Chrls Anderson,aclnlnlstrator; Bob EellvllIe, calendar boy;tlclIls Greenuood, secretaryr ard Yvonne fbD9,nEflber. I think lt ls appropriate at thistirne to thank thern a1l for thelr tirnc on tboard, ln tulo cases several years on tF6board, and thelr efforts and accorpllsfnentson behalf of l.lestern Star. In partlcular, avote of thanks to trrc long ttrrn Boardnpnbers, Chrls and Bob. Chrls held dodn tfpdernanding post of Adnlnlstrator For trrcyears. 8ob ls a prlor rnember of the Board andthls year's Calendar Boy, responslble forIlnlng up outslde callers and other events.They fnve glven a lot of their personal tlreand effort over the years to hbstern Star. tlcmay not have sald so personally but lt isappreclated! Thelr contrlbutlons on the Boardwlll be greatly mlss6d. AIso thar{< }or tol'bllls Greerred for servlng as this year'sSecretary ard keeplng aIl. those board minutesup to date. Arpther thank you to Yvonre tlorgfor helplrg out and her falthful attendanceat board reetlngs.

Please be sure and vote for the candidataof your cholce. Select those sevan people ufioyou feel wlll represent you best and do thebest posslble job. tle need your fuII votesour 50 percent rule dlctates all sevwinners mrst have just that. . . f lFty p€FC€rruof the votes cast.

t4 lSee tfp r€flbers of the Electlon

Cqrnlttee, Jason Fontalne, Plers Greenhlll,or Eryan Flnch, wlth any cdrnEnts, questlons,or sugBestlons regardlng our electlonn-oce3s.

ThE GEMLS( JAIBOREEby Jason Fontalne

A rcnderful lntroductlon to the clty ofSeattle and the protected mters of R4etSound was provlded by an lnstltutlon krwrr as-The Geoduck Janboree.- The squ€rre danceclubs of Seattle have sponsorect th€ Geoduckfly-ln for the past three years. Thls yearm€rny oF us ln hfestern Star had our flrstopportunity to partlclpate. Thls r€sprlnclpally d.rc to lts schedullrq ln June,one week before the fourth annual IAGSDCConventlon in Portland, Oregon. Sore oF uSdrove the distance in private cars, a f*rwent by MTRAK, and many f la* in (by plane,that is). The AI{TRAK Coastal Star provided aleisurely trip and breathtaklng vl*rs of theCascades and lovely vistas of Oregon andl.,fashirgton.

Darrell Anderson and I took advantageSeatt le 's bount i ful houslng plan^rnseqtrently net trc rvonderful people

_ ok us under thelr wlng and fpstedlavlshly. Our thanks to Mr. Jim Dee and

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Steve Staht ufro shared their lovely hqre onfashiornble Capltal Hill with us durlng thejanboree. AIso hostlrg us were tvro tigercats, Butch and Glrb1e, h,fro shared theprernlses and also made us feel a part of thefarnlly. Seattle was r{arm, the ueatherbeautiful, the woflEn strong, and the renhandsqrc. Such rronderful dancirq the PllgrlmCongregntlonal Church, both PIus andMainstrean. Let's not forqpt the appetlzinghors d'oeuvres that nere also avallable.

hle all enjoyed the gnall torn flavor ofthelr gay prlde parade. t'larchlng domBroad*ay ln Capltal Hill, (the local Castro)and finlshing up at beautiful Volunteer Park,spravrlirg on the grass llstening to muslc ordolns a llttle danclng ourselves, square thatls. Thls urEls a very relaxed event - laldback, if I may use that mystlfylng Callfornlaterm. Far renpved frqn our orrn ttbrket Streetcast of thousands spectacle; lt rqnlncbcl rEof -l'knn Cqnlng Day,- ln Bellows Falls,

,flrErtt, and old tlrte and vrell establishedevent i.n that far hll1 toin.

l,lany took the steanship PrlncessFiarguerlte boat trlp to Vlctorla, Brltlsh

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Colurbla, Canada, for a qulck vlslt to thatprovlnclal capltol. l.later trlps and watervl*s seened to predomlnate and color ourrpst vlvld nsrprles of the Jsrboree. Forlnstance, the clar and salnpn bake at -The

Gamrks,- a loca1 park on the shore of thebay wlth an astonlshlng sunset vlerv ofdomtom Seattle and ltt. Ralnler to*erlng lnthe dlstance. Thls u,as a dellghtful settlngwatchlng thc sallboats and pott'€r boats cqnlngln, enjoylng our square danclng, and the clanbake, and also keeplng an eye on the antlcsof trc budcllng juvenlle dellnq.pnts equlppedwlth skate boards, lnsolerrce, dnd apparentastonlstrent that rre cotrld be havlng such agood tfune ln a publlc place.

The piece de resistance of the GeoduckJamboree r^ras an evening of square dancingaboard the shlp "Goodtime II.- Three hours ofsai l ing Puget Sound. This was absolutelyrnarve l lous . . . beaut i fu l v iev . l s , beaut iFu lpeople, a great cal ler, f resh alr , a Fetrspir i ts, Ehd just a uonderFul evening. Thanksagain to our hosts, Jim and Steve, and thePuddletourn dancers For thelr warm fospitalltyand a terrlflc Jarboree. (I never did see aGeoduck). Thls was a r,reek ue'II renprnber fora long tire.

ROCK TI-E BOATby Jason Fontalne

Do you knovr ufiat that ls? Let ne tellyou! Yes, it Is a ne$, square dance caII - oneof rulny hundreds but one of particularreanlng to hlestern Star Dancers. The caII wasconceived by rember Bob Bellvllle trf,to wrotelt one ueek prlor to our L986 FourthAnniversary Celebrat lon at Cal i fornla Hal l .hb really celebrated that night wlth tupcallers. Vanya Lelghton ln the maln hall withMainstreanr and Scott Byars dormstalrs holdirqforth on PIus. -Rock The Boat- had itsprernlere that evenlng at the after partyfollowlng tfp scheduled square danclng.

A l i t t le history of the cal l . Fol lowlnglts lntroductlon at the tlSD Anniversary itrms lntroduced to tFe local assoclatlon ofsqu€rre dance callers. It was well recelvedand frqn there rms sent to the Callers TIPShlote, and lnformal callers netuprk across thecountry. Caller Don tloods in the far offCqmpruealth of Massachusetts (my horc state)r,€s aflpng the Flrst to try lt out. Itspopularity spread. For about seven rpnths norIt has enjoyed the posltlon of the M.I€ER Ol'€EXPERII.€NTAL CALL ln the Aterlcan Square

Dance I'tagazlne. Experlrental cal1s are listedln prlorlty of popularlty ln a grouplrp naned-The Top Flve.- -Rock The Boat- recently rnadeIts appearance abotrt slx ronths ago ln ttresupplenant to the Encyclopedla of SquareDance Cal1s. It ls rw ln the pennanentedition of the htcrld hltde Encyclopedla.

Thls ls a slgnlflcant accmplislnent Fora nev, caller. 8ob has been a mentcer of theIocal Callers assoclatlon slnce 1985. ib r€sdeslgnated by thern as a full caller Augnlst1986. You may recall thls milestone ln gaysquare dance hlstory lvas anrpunced at ourStar Thru The Golden Gate Convention Banquet,one year agp thls npnth, at the SheratonPalace.

I thotrght I mlqht llst the steps lnsequence for jrour edlflcatlon but I don'tthlnk I wlll - as I don't remerber tfpm. Doyou, dear fparts?

tb seern to take thls rather llghtly andnot realize it ls crulte and achleverent. Bobls a rpdest man and rrculd never push hls orncall. tlcn€ver, (Ay cr^nr oplnlon ls that ltdeserves npre local and club recognltlon. l-kryabout l.lestern Star Dancers deslgrratlng "RockThe Boat- as our off lc lal Club CalIrecognized on Club Ntght and our varioushoedowns? I would hope tfe nerv Board uouldtake it under consideratlon and issue a"green 1ight.-

I-ERE Al.O T}€RE by Jason Fontaine

The last installnent of the nryslettercarried tlrc contlnulng sagn of renber GabyArcharbault's canpalgn for tfp posltion oFGrand Duchess oF AIl San Francisco. C'aby is anevr face to the court systerns, and a darkhorse in thls election. Pbny of us attendedand enjoyed hls -Salute to Square Dancers-carpalgn brunch at the Covered l.lagon onelectlon day, Atrgrust lst. C'aby made loads ofne$, Frlends and achleved a lot ofrecognltlon. Unfortunately lt uras rpt ernughto place him on the throne of the GrandDuchy. The wlnner, announced at the GrandDucal Coronatlon BalI held at -Blmbo's-

Alrgust 8th, ls TLare ,' a forner enpress ofthe Irperlal Court systern. Congratulatlons toFlane. Our best wlshed to Gaby and we'll beraltlng for nexy year.

S{ YOUR SEPTSGER BIRTI'DAY

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gnlth College begins as the dlstlngulshedscholar i€urton Arvln and a colleague arearrested for poss€sslon of -obscene-

photographs and llterature, 196o.

Sep 4 - Chelsea Baylor & Fred Cruslusibry Renault (nee t4ary Challans), author

of The Perslan Boy, who writes proudly of herchlldfrood that she was -an horprary boy,-born ln London, 1905.

Sep 1O - Ranpn 9nlthErqllsh wrlter Cyrll Conmlly, h/ho

shrewdly polnted out that the greattrcnpsexual trallblazers ln the arts ln tfreearly trventleth century (Dlaghllev, Proust,Cocteau, and Glde) averged the bourgeolsle's-mrrder- of Oscar Wllcb tn the 189O 's, bornln Conventry, 1905.

Sep 12 - Jlm hbadStereotyplcal ly Gal l lc Maurlce Cheval ler,

urhose hlghly-publlzed rernantlc soritlessuccessf uIIy kept dorn rurprs about hlsfr lendshlp wlth his secretary, Fel ix Paquet,born, 1889.

Sep 17 - Michael AlbertBaron Fridr ich von Steuben, who emigrated

to the young colonles to escape hreput6tlon as a lover oF young ren --- antlr+ould up adoptlng trrc Anerican patriots ashls sons and heirs born in Magdeburg,Prussia, L7JO.

Sep 21 - Ted C'arelisArtist Pavel Tchelitchew, urfpse lovers

included Al len Turner and Charles Henrl Ford,born in Moscour, 1898.

Sep 22 - Dory HastlngsToday ls glven to the anonynpus physician

oF anclent Rqre urho prescrlbed the follolingfor a long lastlng erectlon: "a donkey'srlght testlcle and a vulture's right 1urr9tled together wlth strlps of stork meat.-

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Ttr t€STEn{ STAR 1s tfe mrthlyrwsletter of ttr t{estern Star Dancers, aamt€rporary hricsr Sqlare tlare CIt.bprlmrlly serving the Gay Cmnlty of SilFrarrclsco. 9^bscrtptlcr ls tit2.fit per year.Gmcral dvertlsers please qrt*t us for(ur arhrcrtlstng cost sctndrles. !ffier'sdvertls*nts ane cqllmntary. e^rstEdLtors ard wrtrlhrtlng col.rrrlsts aree4erly ermtrraged to cantact us; lettsrs tothe Edltor are sollclted and my be g.hLttedarur5mrsly- O(I{TRIUITI(|{S Alt) IITfERS ARE

lnIL$S IDDRESS: Uo YSD. 584 Castro St.,Suite 480, SF :t{114

Scott Carey, Editort Jotn Conley,CQuter Processlng; Denlse Yqng, JasanFontalre, Star Reporterst Alfredo Ligulre,nlstakes and t3rpos- Atfre& has erpanded his

esponsLbi[ties to include all mLs--lnterpretatlqrs and cmnlcatlan br€kfuis.

I{sD H}ARD (F DIRECTMS

Ctelsea Baylor, Arna tlmianl, Russ Klng,Juns Ozanlch, Pat.rl ScardLna, Eddte $lth,ard tlanlse Yqng,

(I'TGOIIS HNRD T'ITH A}I OVERLAP (T 2 }IIfiTIS

Chnis An&rst, A&lnlstratorr BobBellvllle, Calendarr ]bUls Grerffi,Sesretary; Russ Klng, Jirn Sanctpzt Ynqrelfong

(Exofflclo) CLal.re Jti.eel, TreasurerTo Trlp, IAGSDC Rep.

tbfp|rrg l{adssGarolyn llatttws, VestmsterJars Ozmlctr, Eadgmster

OAI-|-ERLA8 APPftN,ED TARTERLY SEI.ECTI(|.C;

ItG: ScmtH< t lt72z Corrnct Fq.rPLtli: Ceregs to a Oolr.rr

'ffrcK TIE HIAT- ls (rr the hllot forvotlrg by Qg!]sprah for futr.re qrarterlyclecttons - CUGRATI1AIfU*i UB! !

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TTERE lnY m HAY 1,OT BE A ]{wEIIBCR}CHSLETIER. T}CNE }IA}38 A SPECIAL }NTLI}G.AS YTru K}{}' I€ ARE NTI SCI.ICITI}G A }CHI€TISLETIER EDITM AS I€LL AS A[[)ITT(}{ALSTAFF. GRAE THIS (FP(NNNITT il\D O(ITTCTT}C HTARD (n SCOTT S(I}EST.

]S'ES PROET

Scott Carey, CordlnatorCarolyn llattlws, Quiltmaster

Scott, of the ]{A|GS PRO.ECT, ret qr t SDvolrnteers Just prlor to the start of qrnreserved tlm qr tjte Frtday night of l-abortlay rree*end. tb told us that the roo rlasvery charged errctlonally, that erErgl!/ oftenbroke d.ft tn anger or tars or ln Fyfufrffirance- For us It ms mstl.y a qulettirsr ttc mrk and the qrtmlatlsr ard tfpatrcsptnre hlas emthfng to ogerlerre androt really talk about. lb wlsh re had mlttentur ttE nms of all tf,pse *p partlcipatedln the d<lnq of ttp parel.s ard *p attendedtfp fur&aier at Scott & Jotrr's an tJefollatng Suday. They rcrked very trard andcontrthrted gprerously - <n€r f4m.m!. Butclrrc re-re lrune all clr.b derc anepartfc$atlng ln tfnh (rn uay to flght ttrlsHly klller, re nrld lfka to pcruall.yther* err'Bryqp for ttelr efforts;'

Scott drd JotTr, as rcll as lbllls andl{ary Pat, w|'lf be ffyfng to D.C. for thel*atLqnf narch qr October lltlr- Thsre d.ll beScpane tlarmrg frm aroud the contryattendtng rd orn brothers and slstors tn tteD.C. l-dda Sqrares have arrangpd for turslngrd a Saturthv nlqffi tlance for ua all b cmtogpttpr. lfiat grd frlerdg re lwe! 15'11 benre to cfpd< (rt (rrr qrllt as lt ls dlspl,alredafmg wlttr ttro ttpuerds frm arund ttr U.S-- flns l'Potball flelds rcrth.

CCTV wlll be vldmtQtng D.C. trdcdtntng tt wlth a.r lnfthf fmtqp frmFrlday ard Satr.rday as rell as the follorlngClr.lr ntqtrt. Fro

'tte rerctlan of rrcrtors trl

that ClLb N1gtrt, re belleve there aDs mnytf,p will wrt to sm thls proJect ufirrled.

gt'tTHrlG ul), so€THrlG l€Lf, soGTHIrsHf,R[IfD - SACRE BI.EIJ! .IT'S CLTB LA STAR

by Jln tbad

lbll, qlang, lf tho mrd hasn't gott€narund ths old grapevlrp yet, lt ssect ttntttr flrst hedy (rp ptn lnterded) pnossreleases arromclng Clr.lr La Star to htt theboards at ttp ltisic ttall Tleatra an tarklnproved to be just a blt prenature. Stw blzbeins rftat it is, contracts never arrived intte mil and La Star becre a spectacle without a tau- The past six rreeN<s becae ascrarble to flnd a space rhere re cqtld partyin q.r wr specl,al my, at a prlce re co.rldafford on l5rrelber 14- 15 gmll tad(-

As dlr,ector./prodrcer/cfu5 ttntrer I msbelng pulled flercely ln seneral directlonsat once with valld conslderatlons all aroud.Tafk about ltourr aultlple personallties!

Ulttulately, tte CLIB lGl'36R had ttp finalsay.

Ch.|r La Star has, historlcally, alm5rsbeen intended to be a ftnd raisim stnr *richreans, natunally, to giva 5ou - tte anrdience- tte blggpst bang for lpur buck and stillbrtng a substanttal murt of cash lnto thetrasury-

The DIRECTffi Ls stlll deternlned to prlton the best La Star ener seen and to hold tohis vlsiqr.

Tte PRfl)tf,ER ls teft to ftgure out justrhere aFe tte nesouroes to accrylish allthis!

Cfulb l-a Star wfll stlll be l5rder14 ard lt wlll be tpld ln ttp ttpatre at ttpY.ll.C.A. (k, I'll peuse here thlle ftqr allglve !/q.r reactlms - and belleve re therelsn't (rE. pno or om, ttnt I hav€nt- alreadyteard or tlurght of nlpelf.

Bur t - . . .lllttr Rod ltbrrell as -Artletlc Dtrector- I

cilr assure 5ar ttn -sm old plrce- rtll betransformd lnb smthlng qJlte speclal.

l{lth the 8fu, as plarned ur wlll betransported - for a rrhlle - to a fur, rqr.elyFrencfi, place.

lllth enttrrslagr and help frm the clubdera ue canr transcend all obstacles (seebela), hane a gneat tlm, prrt a fs E)Fehrd<s bac* tnto the trcastry sd beqln thetpltday seasrrr (rr an up-tat rnte.

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The day of ]bvertrer 14 ts a h,lsy rp atttn Y and re can-t get into the ttpatre urtll6:15. ThLs rems E\IERYTHI}G has to be redysd rell orrcrdlnated tn advspe ard as J€t flwen't a cIrc as to *D ls pLerrtng tosrytfilng or rfp Ls ryble of *tat. Rr-Itbrrell needs hofp wlth decora'tlsrs andDe:xruroes for procrrrlng thdt... lf yor^r krtran$hfng he struld krw, PtfASE let hln or rEkrw.

Greg Omn (7ff-5o51) has rrcIurteered tomrdinate tlE f@d, hrt rp orp has hl,ntcdtlny even krw ttelr my artrnd a kitcten.Greg is rw to tlc clr.b, hefp htm telp us.

lbraeater 14 ls less than slx €<s anay -

thts wtll pass all tm qrl*ly - and tf,ereare sttll lights and sowrd to be trnted down,transported and set r.p- In stprt (I gr.essit's too late for that), r*nt I-n sayfurg lsthat for thls thing to l{R( re need mrctlao@ratl(xr and I only have about fourpeople I KNt{ are interested in tnlpfns.

To tte rest of yu,r, I krw yur're outtfere, f can lnar 1ou breathi.ng...-speak r.pand mke yourselves krwr!

T}T ELECTT(I{ OTIIIIITTEEby Jaur Fqrtalre

At (xlr Gerpral Itbeting on l#dpsday,Septenter 16. t9t7 tte final bal-lots urneturned in prlor to 9:(X) m- Ballots rere ttpnopend. qtlt€d, and tabulat€d by yqJrElectiqr Cmrittee, Jassr Fontalne, Br3ranFtnch, ard Piers Greerfillf. Thts yerr F hada lot of lnterest frm otr derg and atotal of *lve people rei for the Board. Atotal of lJt1 ballots rere mtled to qrr pafdders. The neturns satlsfled q.r 5O peroentrule-

lG halrg a rs, Board of Dlrectors for the1!187-1988 !,ear. fbrly elected ar€ CtclseaEaylor, Arna Daigrl, Russ Klng, JmsOzanlcfi, Parl ScardfuE, Eddle $lth, andDenl'ee Yarq. Our best rls?es to ttn. Alm(rrr thar*s to the ottpr rmlrees *ptndlcated ttelr lnterest ln servlng cr tttboard and placed ttetr rms sr the electtanballot. Your wllilngress to serve a-

apreclated. I a sre all of us uill sLppottp ns Board and asslst tts as req-ested-

I.OTES FRCII Y{I,N TREA$NER - Cl,alre

Ttwrk yq.r to all r*p cm and jolned usfor qr arrrral retrcat. An enJoyable rrceN(end€a had by all. Thr*s to Arna for.-:ordlnatlng ttrls event.

Gokhush, the Eradley Slsters Ird theSrcrmnto Eeantles outdtd ttrclves qnfnthls year wlth thelr gmd food, grcd splrltsard gpod cdpany.

thfortrnateLy tte cl.r.6 lost approxLmtely$1,2X).m. TtE grcd rws ls that q.r TraslryEs left with approx 31,(XX).(X). It td<esbe|rot S6(Xl{flX) to rur ttc clr.lr wrthly(rpt cqnting classes); aa !;tl.r carr sse, re'rerpt flusfi-

If yorl have any ideas for frndraisers,please contact tte Board-

HSD TUPPERT{ARE PARTYby Jasqr Fontalne

Di.d you krw that Tuppermre is tte-official- pl-astlc of lbstern Star? lbll, 3/eslt is according to our August lbrsletter-ThLs fact uras celebrated by a Tr.ppermre

arty organized by rEy fell.q Star Reporter--rrenlse Yot.rtg and feld at her lum tlc last

Frtday in August- A grand ttuE Es had byall. I had rever been to se of ttese affal.rsbefore and dl&t't quite krw nhat to eleect-

lfiat I found hrls a rery enjoyable evenlngand soci.al ttrc wlth ny fellc Clrlr nsbers-A gpodfy crd of 20 people rere present. Allbut three frqr !rSD. TtE Tuppermrerepresentatlve ms an attractlve ntan and afrlerd of Denlse. StB brqrght h nery cirietfrlerds with her - for sLpport rp ch5t. I'msure str fqnd us a lot of fin and astlyanrsed a:i F upne pr'flp to roar wlth la.ghterat her seeningly lrym.urs rmrks or frm(rp of tte otters pFesent. ]lmyer, lllssTuppermne-, If I my call her that, (rptrecaUing tnr rm) gnD.antly perservered rtds.Eceeded tn lpfdfuig our attentlm. In f*tstp mld qulte a blt otr pLasttc as u€ aU gptln ttn md otr hrying wrlors kttchen ryddfn|rg aids. Thls tlre otr plastlc cms Lnall glzes, col-ors, ard slrapes, ln anastsrlshtng varlety.. Alas rp stmre msoffered- 1llss Tr+permre- {flaranteed a L*

rrcent4e of |tr -tdre- for the beneflt oftbstern Star and thls spurred us t n to or&rerren ;rre- Denlse prudly reported a total.sale of S52O.(X) rrlth 348.m qping to thel{estsrn Star coffers. BRAVA!

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Let p reprt ttnt re dt-dr't exactly fastdlnlng tte evenlng. The dhfng rim, or ls 1tth6 llbrary, of Denlse-s spaclqrs tre,offered an interestlng varlety o'1" horsd'etrvrese GErEp€a, appetlzers, all of *rlctlm partmk drrfrp ttr evenfrg. It ms a ftrltLre. I tppe re have arpther Tr.ppermre Partys(n, that te as a(xrr as I flgura qrt *rat todo wlth the all plastlc, decorator colorsdafrflrp senrl.ng trqtl I somd to ha\r€ orderedln ttp tnat otr ttr rmnt. tlappy TtppermreTral.ls!

BrIIETIN BIIARD

I'n dotng a Sqrare tlance llem at S-F-Art Institute and need about 9 or 1Opeople to dance rrfto can be aval.lable oneltter Oct 7th (tH-) or Oct 12th (lton.)belrsr lpr & Apr, for aborrt 2() nirrrtes-I-ll set tte ttue ard date accordl.ng tovrtp-s anraiLSle- See Rod lbrrell!167-26Y2

-I{APW STTCIES TO Ytxr

SE}IIIS, TNIERI(NS A}D OOSTIIIS

1ff lsr|.s YI[n 8(lAnt]s-

CIBES, S}ELI,ES, FLHI.{IilRE, Al{l FRAI'[S.

I-n tle qe wlth trarcr Ln qn handand wlng nachtre in tte otfer- !567-26y2for Rod ltbrrell-

R[|{NHAZIT

Tlere is a rs clr.b ln Toronto!Therc flrst class operpd with at least2 sqlares and a professLanal caller.

]tave yqr called ArrE'8 ptue rr^derLately? Appars the t{SD '}btl|.rp' ls Lnoperatlcr. A great 1&a, srd a gprpnrugcmtrlhrtlqr.

Rffiar ttp Food 8ar* at ttr 'Y'

e\rery lGfiesdqy

(}I YITN (ET(ER BIRTTT}AY

lst - Davld $rith

JolTr, Bistpp of Orleans (c.1049), ntolnsLsted ttut hls boyfrtends call htnTlora-, trd ln t*pse fspr mle prostltutessarq dltties as they plied ttetr tr* tn thestreets of tm, ls here mmratsd.

Zd - Bill lbrgnn

&urnaltst Rex Red, r*rose volce, lilethat of Trumn Cmte, 1s a natl.analtreasure, born, 1919.

10th - tlarryl Raszl

Fourteenth century Turkistr sultan BayazidI. wtpse tastes rere so speciflc that tEpreferred to sodqnize only Christian boysirported frqn ttp 8alkans, is hercorsrprated-

17th - Bill tlabeckl{ ictraef-Stot<esGreg Oslpn

lbntqmry Cllft, utpse sexual proclivitiesEre q.Estioned by Tallulah Barl<lmd becausette handsoe actor ]nd rener fellatedlpr, born in (lmtra, ]5braska.

18th - Jms Sanchez

Tte trlunrerate of l{apoleon, Cafbaceres,and Lebnn rere krmr in their day as Hic,tLec, ard ibc (i.e. Latin for -this orn- inmle, fmle, ard rsrter respectLvely)-

25rd - Gary Stmrs

Gore Vidal, born at tbst Point, J€rv York,LYE.

26tlr - Patricia Dixsr

Reza Shah Pdrlili, ttr forrer shah ofIran, *m Tn-sr Capote ln fut*tdfuayers llkens to Forflro Rr.bi.rosa andclalns to possess -about elenen inctes, thlckas a mn-s lrist,- born 1919.

50th - Carolyn lrlatttws

Frencfi artLst l{arle Laurenctn, ttp qEead<ed, 1*ry stould I palnt dead flstt, dtldrs,ard beer glasses *En gtrls aFB so er-chprettier?F born Ln Parls, 1885.

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(}{ YOLN ilN'ET'3ER BIRT}DAY

tud - llarllyn t4artlnfid<

Italtan dlrector Luchtrp Ylssrtl, r* Bfrlend ltalErt BergBr rcre drql tn tfr btzr. -eTtp M, ul *pse other foralts lntothe gny baroq.e lncluded Ltrtdg sd TheQtgls, born, 1906.

frd - Elaire Porter

Plqyrrlght Terrerre l,lcilally, auttpr ofTte RLtz and tte hilarlnrs (and rrastlytnderrated, Arrd fhl.rryts Trat b B(e ln ttEMght. born ln 19}9.

14th - 9!ryf_Lictlr

Today is tte birthday of c@oser AaronCopeland (19OO), closet-case Senator JosephR. ltlcfarthy (1908), and writer Arttrrr 8e11,anrtfnr of KLngts Inr't lGarl A Thtrg(1940).

16th - ltblinda l{apierRic l{llson

The ermperor Tiberius, utn trai.ned very!/ourx, cfritdren (hts -adrrws-) to staybeteo his legs r*rile tc ms slmfur( )tirat ttey cor.rld lick arrd nibble hln rnttl Yebecae excitd-and used ureaned Lnfants toexcite hirn on dry land - born Ln Rm. 42B . C .

lath - tbllis Greenrood

Errpst Ar.rgustus, George UI-s msthandsure strr, r*xr, accordlng to qrt€rporarygpssip, had his valet-lover SellLs rurderedto erd ttp thteat of blacfmil, dies attbrrenhausen, 1851.

25tlr - llike Sarfaty

G4oser-crltLc Vlrgil Ttwr, nho setthe story of Susan B. Anthony to nrslc lnTrE |btter of lts A77. born ln l(ansasClty, 1.b., 1896.

29th - l,llcfel Itbefian

Today uc ommtr)rate the mle bro'ttels ofsrclent Rm, *ricfi mre adnertlsed by fargephalluses, and r*pse irmtes srslgted ^fg.eri (yomg bys rfio rer€, as today's _classifieds suld put lt, Grek paeslve) andercletL (bearded, hairy'adrlts rrtp urne,ln tte sre parlance. -gr- ac.-).

ut{rTcD souRn€ Dn}fcc8s oF Rtl€RtcR

TEN COMMANDMENTS

OF HUMAhI RELATIONS

SPEAK TO PEOPLE: THERE IS NOTHING AS NICEAS A CHEERFUL WORD OF GREETING.

SIUILE AT PEOPLE: IT TAKES 72 MUSCLES TOFROWN -ONLY U TO SMILE,

PEOPLE BY NAME: THE SWEETEST MUSICHE SOUND OF HIS OWN

NAME,BE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL: IF YOU WOULD

HAVE FRIENDS, BE FRIENDLY,BE CORDIAL: SPEA K AND ACT AS IFffi you Do, wERE A cENUTNE

PLEASURE.BE CENUINELY INTERESTED IN PEOPLE - YOU

CAN UKE EVERYBODY IF YOU TRY.BE GENEROUS WITH PR ; CAUTIOUS WITH

BE CONSIDERATE WITH THE FEELINGS OFBE APPRECIATED.

BE THOT'GHTFUL OF THE OPINTON OF OTHERS:ffiREE slDEs ro A coNTRovER-

SY, YOURS - THE OTHER FELLOW'S - ANDTHE RIG}TTONE"

LE ALERT TO GTVE SERVICE: WHAT COUNTSMOST TN LIFE. TS WHTT_WED_O FOR OTHERS.

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LA STAR IS FRENCH FOR MUCHO FUN I I I

By BRENDA STARR d . k . d .Den I se Young

Th l s a r t i c l e i s no t j us t abou t CLUB LA STAR w i t h a l ' l l t sexc l t emen t r t a l en t r f un and s11 l l ness (oops r d l r l I say t ha t? ) .I , B renda S ta r r , pa r t o f you t " a r r r a rd w inn i ng STAR NE l ^ lS TEA [ , l r mo tw f t h J im Head who i s d l r ec t i ng and p roduc ing WSDts annua l t a l en tex t ravaganza .

J im and I t a l ked abou t h l s s t a r t 1n squa re danc ing back when hewas 13 i n R l chmond . He l ea rned t o dance w i t h Lev l and Laces andcon t l nued danc lng i n Bay A rea s t r a l gh t c l ubs un t i l he f ound ou tabou t Sk ' l p Ba r re t t f s g roup Jus t as l t was f o rm ing . l - l e was happyto d i scove r a gay squa re dance g roup .

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dney ope ra t l ons and o the r med i ca l p rob l ems have a t t imes kep tm f r om danc lng . Such uJas t he case f o r abou t 5 yea rs un t l Igh t be fo re Gay Games I I and t he S ta r Th ru Conven t i on . He i s' ! ng we l l no r l and c j evo tes a g rea t dea i o f t lme t o deve lop {ngUB LA STAR.

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Volume 7 NOVEMBER I987 Number 9

The WESTERN .Sf,{R is the monthlynewsletter of the Western Star Dancers. acontemporary American Square Dance Clubprimarily serving the San Francisco Gay andLesb ian Communi ty .

Letters to the Editor and othercorrespondence should be sent c/o WSD, 584Castro Sr. , Suire 480, San Francisco, CA 94114.Contributions of articles are encouraged; pleasecoordinate with the editor.

Gail, Editor; Denise Young, Jason Fontaine,STAR Reporters. Alfredo Linguine, formerly incharge of typos and gaffes has left town; areplacement is being sought.

THE BOARD: James Ozanich (Administrator),Chelsea Baylor, Anna Damiani, Russ King,Paul Scardina, Eddie Smith, Denise Young.

other responsible folks: David Garrett andJoseph Graf, Treasurers; Rod Morrell and DonMayou, Class Archangels; Hollis Greenwood,Secretary; Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Representative;Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster.

As the club's year draws to a close, thankyou's are in order to the outgoing board ofciirectors who have served diligently and well forlo these many months. We are grateful for thetime and energy you have invested in our behalf.Many thanks to Chris Anderson, Bob Bellville,Hol l is Greenwood, Russ King, Jim Sanchez, TomTripp, and Yvonne Wong.

We acknowledge with grat i tude ClaireMeisel who has taken such good care of thecashbox. Nice to have sol id, steady types forour f inancial wel lbeing.

And for a series of llestern,Slars, kudos toScott Carey, John Conley, Denise Young andJason Fontaine, as well as guest contributors,

Freeman, Russ, Robin, Cap, Jim Head, Chris,Thom, Anna, The Board, Mike Sarfaty, and AlexisC.C.D. and Terry from Vancouver. (tried to listeveryone - hope we succeeded)

CLUB LA STAR is just around the corner. Ithas always been an outstanding fund raiser witha formidable reputation for frivolity and frippery.Two sets fil led with acts of comedy, song, andgood times are scheduled for your enjoyment.During the extended 'entre acte', complimentarySourmet hors d'oeuvres will be served and timeallotted to nringte and have Rhoda do sketches(see Jim's?) There will be a drawing for doorprizes, so keep those ticket stubs. Join JimHead, Le Directeur, in making this year's ClubLa Star an overwhelming success. ArtisticDirector, Rod Morrell promises to whisk youaway to a Parisian paradise where cares areforgotten and excitement prevails. Greg Osmonwill orchestrate the gourmet repast. Theenthusiastic participation of many club membershas earned this event an awesome standing as aclass act. This show haswon critical acclaim onlyafter careful scrutiny byWestern Star audiences.Support your local Stars ofthe Club at Club La Star.The fun j9 being there.

There's stil l time to lend ahelping hand to thisproduction. Yourcontribution is desired.Contact Jim Head,Director/Producer 7 69 -9947,Rod Morrell, ArtisticDirector 567-2692, or GregOsmon, Menu Host 731-5051.

CLUB LA STAR wi l l be Saturday, November 14,19E7. The doors open at 7:15 at the YMCAtheater; the show begins prompty at 8:00.Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

- Sally -

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OUR BASIC CLASS - SMALL AND MIGHTY

Small, mighty, and enthusiastic. For thefirst four lessons the class enjoyed Bill Hanzel'sinstructions. But cold, hard. dollar facts meanthat we can't afford Bill for this class. We'relucky to have Club member Bob Bel lv i l le to stepin; Bob took over teaching the class Octoberl9th. Some special Angelling will be necessaryto 8et this group through primarily because weare start ing with l2-14 class members andbecause some normal attrition may occur.Angels are encouraged to come and stay anddance so the enthusiasm of the class so wellbegun (aside from size) will endure. One way tokeep everyone dancing is to start a new squareto accommodate late arrivals rather than removeangels from existing squares. Club members arealways welcome, free of charge, to help out withthe class as angels or to refresh their owndancing ski l ls.

To increase the size of this class, can weperhaps entice back some of the class graduateswho haven't affil iated with the Club? How canthese people be found? Any other ideas? Whatthinking should we be doing about future classesand strategies for finding class members? Doesanyone have a list of the people who weremembers of Basic and Mainstream classes inyears gone by?

The two Archangels for this class are RodMorrell and Don Mayou; talk with them if youhave ideas. Members of the Board would beinterested as well.

EL CAMINO REELERS' ANNIVERSIRY DANCE

On Saturday, November 7th, El CaminoReelers will celebrate two years of dancing. Thedance wi l l be cal led by Randy Dibble with aguest performance by Gold Rush. From 8-l l pm,t ips wi l l be Mainstream and Plus; f rom l l - l l :30Advanced tips will be called. Tickets are $7 atthe door. And the door is at st. Andrew'sUnited Methodist Church, 4l I Alma, Palo Alto.From the map on their flyer, go South fromHighway l0l at the San Antonio Road exi t . takea right on Central Expressway (also known asAIma) and look for the church. I f you ger toCharleston, you've gone too far.

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The Quarter ly meeting - more membersshould attend. Discussing the smal l controversiesis a healthy process. After the meeting I fel tmore a part of Western Star. Outcomes: l. redl ight-green l ight (MS-Plus) al ternat ing t ips onClub nights through December. 2. Somethingneeds to be done to ident i fy gent- lady so cal lershave less trouble telling us apart and thereforecal l better; the red arm bands are thought tobe inadequate. Other suggestions were offered;some will be tried. 3. The new Board is toconsider developing a procedure for dealing withdisrupt ive behavior by members of the Club.Report back due at the next quarter ly meeting.

Temperatures hit record highs in SF at theCastro Street Fair - we were great anyway!Cave man and woman costumes by Rouanne andBob were knockouts. Demo t ips by al l of uswere hot and sweaty - and exci t ing to watch(the faces of the watchers showed it). Thesuccessful telephone trees by Anna, Russ, Jamesand Denise for this event and for Plus Night aregrateful ly acknowledged.

Our pejama party was anything butsoporific. Rod's teddy bear and Chelsea'snighttime attire took awards. Patty was there incurlers donned on public transportation - whatbravery for the cause.

Dancing to Mike DeSisto (at Plus Night)was just as pleasurable as I remembered fromthe Convention. The lerge turnouts for thisevent and for the Plus Dance called by DaveStevens should help our coffers. Dave was intown for a PACE weekend, sandwiched by ourPlus dance on Friday and Midnight Squares'A-2/C- I on Sunday. On Friday, I wish we'd lethim continue with some singing caiis rather thandemanding all hash. Still, I love the challengeand fun of dancing to Dave.

NOTES FROM THE BOARD

As the newly elected Administrator, I takethis opportunity to f i rst , THANK YOU ALL tothe outgoing Board members: Tom Tripp, YvonneWong, Jim Sanchez, Hol l is Greenwood, BobBel lv i l le, an extra special thank you to ChrisAnderson who served the past two years asAdministrator, and Claire Meisel who has veryfai thful ly upheld the treasurer 's dut ies.

I look forward to working with the newboard members: Denise Young, Eddie Smith, PaulScardina, Russ King (who served the previousterm), Anna Damiani, and Chelsea Baylor. Annahas agreed to be our 'calendar gir l " for 1988.Denise has agreed to be the badgemaster. TomTripp is our club's representative to the IAGSDCand David Garrett is our treasurer. Because oftheir positions, these two gentlemen are both exofficio members of the Board. Joseph Graf willbe our nsst. treasurer. WELCOME.

The first meetinS, of the combined boardswas held October 6. in the home of Bob Bellvilleand Chris Anderson. Topics discussed includedthe status of the treasury in relation to CampSwig and Club La Star and the objectives of theBoard for the next year; the new officers wereelected. The policy on ex officio members wasreaffirmed. Our next meeting will be Nov. 10.

We are currently offering a class in basicsquare dance instruction on Monday nights. (Seearticle in this newsletter.) I am looking forwardto a new group of strong dancers by the timethis group f inishes Plus in March or Apri l 1988.

As many of you already know, our club isnot in the best position financially and we needyour support at our club functions and activities.This includes club nights as well as specialevents. Wednesday costs are $l l0-$135. Thismeans that we need four to six squares at$3/head to break even. Since we are currentlybarely meeting this average, we need to push ourfund raising efforts; please submit your ideas toany Board member on ways we can make a littlemoney without bleeding our own membership dry.Several opportunities for this are coming up;one is Club La Star on Saturday, Nov. 14.Please ask your non-dancing friends to attendthis fun-fil led evening (details elsewhere in thisissue). Also we will be having a "tupperbear"party on December 3 and a beer bust at the SFEagle on Sunday, Dec. 13. We are looking intoclub jackets and polo shirts with a portion ofthe funds benefiting Western Star.

I thank each of you for your support ofWSD events, including Camp Swig, the NamesProject, the Mike DeSisto dance and bake sale,the Dave Stevens dance, and our Halloweendance with Jet Roberts. I'm looking forward tothe next year with many exci t ing events plannedincluding our becoming a full Plus level squaredance club.

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6 TRIPS TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

vacalion in September

We received the standard lecture aboutlinens, il l icit drugs, and locking the front doorwhen we checked into the guest house. Dannydescribed the highlights of his Dupont Circleneighborhood and the rest of the Capitol, andwhen we asked about Country/Western bars, thetruth came out: Danny is a regular atRemmington's C+W nights, and he and his dancepartner were signed up for Lambda Squares'Basic class.

Five squares of beginners, experiencedLambda Squares, and Chesapeake Squares fromBaltimore gathered for the first Fall learn-to-dance session. The summer weather defeated thefans around the hall. But I was ready; it hadbeen three weeks since my last tip. Ademonstration mainstream tip after 2l dancelessdays; it was ecstasy.

That first Thursday, Dennis and I joinedabout two squares people at Remmington's for anafter dance drink. The bar is full on the twoweekly C+W nights, and square dancers arepillars of the Western community.

The dancing highlight was the WednesdayClub night during our second week. Over foursquares of Mainstream dancers met at theSwedenborg church in NW Washington. Daylecalled snappy Mainstream with a couple of Plustips. Last year's beginning dancers hit the floorthat night with high energy and high anxiety.And after four weeks in the desert I wasdancing Plus again; it was a highly enjoyableevening.

Everything in lVashington is monumentalthe Capitol, the museums, the g,overnmentbuildings. The warmth and openness of theLambda Squares counterbalanced the hugeofficialness of the city.

Information on the two square dance clubsis avai lable from Doug at (301) 345-5120. TheE,uest house was the Jardan (202) 462-0709. It'sclose to Dupont Circle, reasonable, very friendly,and blessedly small and quiet.

to the March in Oclober

We arrived at our host's home late Satur'{.ymorning and most of the immediate conversi.centered on the upcoming March. The first teStof our strength was only a few hours away atthe Wedding. John and I dressed quickly andwere off to be married.

An entire block of Constitution Ave. wasset aside for the ceremony and the mood wasdefinitely festive. We connected with Hollis andMary Pat for our double ring ceremony, and soonover 2,000 couples fil led the street andcelebrating "relativesn lined the sidewalks. Theceremony started off with a punch. A lesbianspeaker said we were not there to mimicheterosexual marriage where one part is theproperty of aaother or is bound to obey theother, and that 'Love makes a family, nothingelse, nothing less." Another woman spoke abouther lover, Sharon Kowalski, who had beenterribly hurt in an auto accident. Sharon'sfamily had moved in afterwards and cut herlover out, totally. Not even visitation rights. Ifwe can't be "married' it is certainly time tothink seriously about legal powers of attorneyand the like if we want to protect those whoare close to us. Troy Perry of MCC and a gaycouple from LA who organized the event alscspoke, but I really enjoyed the women speakers;they spoke directly and forcefully and with nobullshit. The actual ceremony was a little toolong, but it was nice nonetheless and verymoving for most.

Saturday night we stayed up late, drinkingdark rum and grapefruit soda and chatting withour host Dick Warren of the Lambda Squares andhis other house guests, a leather couple fromColorado, and a guy from Arkansas. We talkedaboui ihe dance eariier that evening which waswell attended with over l5 ctubs representedfrom NY to LA. Both callers were great, thehall was great, the refreshments the same and itwas a super super dance. The six of us alsotalked about our own lives as 8ay people andwhere we had been, where we were now, and ofthe future. It was a microcosm of the March.We were six strangers, rapidly becoming friends,sharing a special time and so enjoying that spiritthat unites us.

We gathered at the Ellipse behind the WhiteHouse early on Sunday morning. Harlan andJana had created a second IAGSDC banner. thoriginal being in Albuquerque, and it served asthe rally point for forty or more square dancers.

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Although the March started at noon, by 2:30 wewere stil l waiting to move out onto PennsylvaniaAve. The crowd size was staggering! I've beento the big SF marches, and some pretty largepeace marches from the 70s, but never had Iseen anything like this. The networks said500,000; there could easily have been the750,000 that the March committee estimated. Ifthe size was noteworthy, no less was the spiritof the marchers. Fest ive but ser ious.Determined. Much Gay Pride. "For Love andFor Li fe, We're Never Going Back," the theme ofthe March, was not just so many words; youcould see it in the eyes of everyone.

A recent newspaper article quoted someoneat the Quilt site who had called it simultaneouslythe most depressing and most beautiful thing hehad ever seen. That's how it was. As I writethis, the memory of that incredibly movingexperience brings a lump to my throat and thetears start to well up.

In the months to come we'll see the impactof the movement for Gay Rights and forincreased AIDS funding. No matter how itunfolds vis a vis the straight community, onething is definite. The unity and purpose of theGay and Lesbian community has never beenstronger than now. Everyone at that March leftchanged, stronS,er and tougher in our fight forour rights and more loving and caring andtog,ether in our sense of community. There ismuch to be done and nothing we can't do.

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to the March in October

After a week of travel through threebeautiful but not very enlightened states, I droveup to the entrance of the Capitol Holiday lnn inmy rented Pontiac. The first person I sawemerge through the door was Mary Pat. And soit went. Everyplace we'd go, friends wouldmaterialize. I heard numerous stories of long-lost buddies meetinS, by accident in cafeterias,galleries, restrooms. These magical connectionsenabled half a million people to feel like afamily.

I never cried so much. Of course, I crywhen I'm happy as well as when I'm sad orang,ry, in fact most any time. I cried at thepolitical rallies, with joy at seeing us recognizedand respected, and sometimes with anger andfrustration. I cried at the Quilt, and whenever

someone prefaced his remarks with 'I 'm a personwith AIDS.' I cried all through the March,when I wasn't laughing or yelling, and of courseI cried at the Wedding. There was noembarrassment.

MP and I especially enjoyed sharing theWedding experience with Scott and John. Due tothe excitement of the trip, we have nor yetregistered our china patterns, but watch for thenext newsletter.

Whi le there was certainly plenty of partyingin D.C., the March was serious. There seemedto be an unspoken ag,reement about that. Therewas humor, but determination was the emotion ofthe day. Determination not to go backwards,not to let our tragedies defeat us.Determination to realize the goals of the March.The goals are listed below in case you haven'tseen them.

Gay men and women marched together inalmost every contingent. In the square dancecommunity, we have had lots of practice at this.But many people at the March came fromcommunities where segregation persists. Ichatted with two men, a couple for over eightyears. They told me they never associate withlesbians in any of their social activities at home.However, they were meeting women from theirhometown in DC and planning on furthering theacquaintances back home. I recommended squaredancing and told them about their nearest club,Times Squares. They seemed interested, soperhaps they'll be at the N.Y. convention.

We made the front page of both the Newsand Metro sections of the Washington Post. Butnothing,, not even the stock market, crashes likeyesterday's news. I wondered about post-Marchletdown. Would all the time, money, and effortseem well-spent when the papers landed in thetrash? My answer is yes, for this reason: ifonly ten percent of the marchers go home totheir own communities and do some work theywould not otherwise have done. there will be50,000 with fresh energy working for gay andhuman rights. Ten percent is probably a lowfigure. The March was tremendously energizing,and that counts far more than column inches inthe press.

I'm trying to think of a single mostimportant thing to tell you about the March. Iguess it's this personal thing: during theweekend in DC, I felt my own forms of prejudicesloughing off like old skin. The appeal for an

end to discrimination was so powerful that itturned inward es well as outward, and it changedme. I'm not going to go into detail - you dn'tneed to know that I was prejudiced againstwomen with fuchia hair and men with largeearlobes. But, since the March, I feel relievedof a burden of reservations, and much more ableto love my fellow humans in whatever shape,color. dress, preference, ideology, you-name-i t .

When the March passed the White House. itencountered protesters with 'burn in hell"banners. Many marchers yelled "shamen (orworse) at the protesters. I walked past themproferring the American Sign signal for love. Ofcourse they should have been shamed and theyneed to be enlightened, but at that moment Ipreferred to demonstrate love that transcendsdifferences. That's the way I felt, and continue

::..tr.t since the Washington March.

The demands of the March on Washingtonare listed below. Pre-stamped postcards areavailable at post office vending machines 5 for75 cents. These postcards are suggested formailing to Senators, Representatives, and otherpublic figures. You do not have to be gay towrite in support of these issues. The March isover but the issues are stil l pending. Some ofthem have been pending for a long, long time.

. Legal recognition of lesbian and gayrelationships.

. Repeal of all laws that make sodomybetween consenting adults a crime.

. Passage of the Congressional Lesbian andGay Rights Bill.

. An end to discrimination against peoplewith AIDS or those perceived to have AIDS.

. Massive increases in funding for AIDSeducation, research and patient care.

. Reproductive freedom. The right tocontrol our own bodies, and an end to sexistoppression.

. An end to racism in this country andapartheid in South Africa.

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sf Lesbian/Gay Chorus will present a night ofWestern entertainment Nov. 2l with performancrby the Chorus, two other singing ensembles,some cloggerst stompcrs, and dancers, an acomedian as emcee. Tickets are $10 et 2354Market or 5508 Castro. (Info: 552-0725)

next issue: Two Hrllowcen pertlcs are takingplace as this issue Boes to press:

Western Star Dancers'on the 24th with JetRoberts calling Mainscream and Plus, and

an IAGSDC bcnefir hosted by the HonkyTonk Queen on the 27th with 2/3 of the profitsto b€nefit the Phocnix Convention (coming righrup May 19-22, t98t).

Vivid descriptions (if appropriate) willappear in our Dext issue.

Opinions expressed in The Western Star arethose of the editorial staff tnd/or the bylinedauthor. The cost of a subscription is $12 peryear. Advertisements by members arecomplimentary; commercial Edvertisers pleasecontact us for cost schedules.

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The IIrESTER,V ̂S?"lR is the newsletter ofthe western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club pr imari ly servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Letters to the Editor and othercorrespondence should be sent c/o WSD, 584Castro St. , Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94114.Contr ibut ions of art ic les are encouraged; pleasecoordinate with the editor. Deadl ine forJanuary's issue: Dec. l6th at Club or my home.

Gai l , Editor; Denise Young, Jason Fontaine,STAR Reporters. Other contr ibutors to thisissue: Anna Damiani, J im Head, FreemanStamper. Editor ial assistance from Sal lySwanson. Bi loxi Bol lox has stumbled in to takeover the important job of insert ing typos andgross gaffes. We are grateful .

The Board: James Ozanich (Administrator),Chelsea Baylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),Russ King, Paul Scardina, Eddie Smith,Denise Young (badges, too).

Other Responsible Folks:David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell andDon Mayou, Class Archangels; Joseph Graf,Secretary; Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Representat ive;Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster.

FROM CALLERLAB:

Quarterly Selections:

MS: Scootback l* , Connect Four.PLUS: Compress to a Column, Scoot & Relocate,and Rock the Boat.

our Bob Bellvil le's ROCK THE BOAT

Ends do their part of Load the Boat.Centers - single circle to a wave, fan the top,and extend to form two waves.

REGARDING OUR CLASS

We are seriously looking for your help increat ing a l ist of Dlmes, addresses, and phonenumbers of folks who previously completed somephase of square dance classes or got far enoughalong to join in our current class, but didn' tstart or are no longer dancing with our group.This is so important. We want ro attempt toreach back and reconnect with those wonderfulpeople who once were a part of us. One sourceof this information might be the list of classmembers of your Basic/Mainstream class. Pleasecheck your check your f i les or stacks of papers.

Pass them along to Chelsea (526-2195).

There wi l l be no charge for graduates ofWestern Star classes or previous class memberswho did not f in ish who want to brush up onMainstream cal ls - come to Monday nightclasses. This class will continue through Plusinstruct ion by next Spring.

BIRTHDAYSin December. These are the folks who never getenough presents with so many festivities in onemonth. Also the ones whose parents must havebeen relieved that they arrived in time for IRS.Our warmest best wishes.

Katy Carrel - Dec 3Dick Clayton and Jim Sneed - Dec 5Mark Carey - Dec 14H. F. McGruder - Dec l8Sam Campbell - Dec 19Tadd Waggoner - Dec 28Bob Bellville and Claire Meisel - Dec 30Larry Fritts and Jeffrey Smith - Dec 3l

A FRACTION OF THE NOTEWORTHY

Our Board held its merathon all-daymeeting on November 2lst . There wi l l bea column on their deliberations in theJanuary issue. Quick items: Joseph Grafwas elected Club secretary, in Decemberwe will have one rer'lew tip per Clubnight, in January breaks between tips willbe enlivened by Western, 2-step, and linedancing. Half price, half price: in theinterests of good citizenship, the meagercharge of $1.50 wi l l be levied forattendance at the Club's General Meetingsbeginning Dec. 9th.

Lookir,g for*'ard to Plus Night with VickiWoods on Friday, Dec. 4th.

Dec. 9th is our QUARTERLY MEETING.Be there or miss out on the fun.

How about some Squaroling? Your chanceto square dance and carol is Tuesday, Dec.l5th. Foggy City Dancers welcomeparticipants to join in starting at 7 pm atLive Oak School (parking lot) near lSthand Diamond. Class level dancers, too.They will run through the 3 dances first.dance several places in the Castro and endup for a party at the Pilsner.

Our Hol iday Dance, Wednesday, Dec. l6th,offers lots of incentives to come. TheClub photo for the Phoenix convenrionprogram will be taken (please wear lightshirts and club vests - if you have one).Piease also cart along ref;eshnents andsomething for the AIDS food basket.We've invited the class members to join usfor a good time. For those who wish toparticipate in the gift exchange, thespending range is $5-10.Bi l l Hanzel wi l l cal l .

Claire will hostess a Club potluckChristmas party at her place on Saturday,Dec. 19 at 7 pm.

The five local clubs are now keeping amaster calendar of events. Please checkwith Anna if you are interested inscheduling an event for a particular date.

Happy New Year! Callers Vicki Woodssnd Jill Marci have invited NorthernCalifornia IAGSDC club members to aparty on New Year's Eve. $6 per personincludes party favors. This dance willbe multi-level (Class-level Basic almostall the way up). Location: St. Andrew'sChurch at 4l I I AIma in Palo Alto.Phone: (415) 341 -1E67.

Note: convention photos from Portlandare nin the mail."

Warm congratulations to recent PlusClass graduates, and to the instructors,Anna Damiani and Russ King.

Curtsy to the lnternational Honky TonkQueen Sybil lFoggy City Dancer's).Nasty weather didn't foul up a goodtime on Halloween for the 4 squares ofdancers who participated in her firstannual Masquerade Bal l . $100 went tothe Cross Trails in the DesertCommittee. And prizes were awarded tothe Best Dressed Couple John Randalland Marc Tallerino, to the best dressedLady in Black Cal Townsend, and to thebest Costume in Boot Ron Schulte. DalePrather as the Devil won a special prize(I hear you had to be there).

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Illay 19-22 is coming right up -another dynamite convention! CrossTrails in the Desert offers advanceregistration for $55 prior to Feb. l5th;orders can also be placed for poloshirts. Side trips are planned toNogales and Sedona (before convention)and to the Grand Canyon (after) .Registration and order forms will beavailable through our IAGSDC rep, TomTripp. I f any Club members areinterested in cal l ing a session or t ip orin leading a workshop or sett ing up aexhibi t ion or host ing a hospital i ty sui te,NOW IS THE TIME TO WRITE to TedOakes (Chr, IAGSDC Crosstrai ls in theDesert - Phoenix '88). Check the f lyerbin on Club night for Ted's address;the phone number is (602) 978-3273.

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Efforts are underway to organize aweek-long bicycle tour lo the IAGSDCConvent ion in Phoenix in 1988. Theearly May point of departure inCalifornia will depend on averagecapabi l i t ies of our group. Interested?Please cal l Mama Ventu (Viki) at (415)853- 1740. "

The South FloriCa Mustangs havescheduled this year 's FLY-IN for mid-March. Check the flyer at Club Night.

- Gai l -

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FROM THE BOARD

On Nov. 10, the Board met at Denise's todiscuss the on-going process of keeping our Clubactive and fun for all.

We were reminded that Club policy is thatis that dance passes will be valid through March3lst after the year of issue. You can pick up adance pass or half pass from David or Joseph.Club jackets will be available soon. See Clairefor further information.

Fundraising was a topic of l ively discussion.Already scheduled are a teddy bear sale on Dec.3rd at 350 Church in the recreation center from7-9 pm and a beer bust zlt the SF Eagle Sunday,Dec, l3th. Denise Young needs your help inorganizing a garage sale to be held Saturday,Dec. l2th. Other ideas included future bakesales and a spaghetti feed.

Raffle tickets will soon be on sale for around trip ticket for one to the South FloridaMustang's Fly-In in March of '88. The pr izewi l l include round tr ip air fare, t ransportat ion toand from the airport , and accommodations.

On Saturday, Jan. 23rd, we wi l l have a ful lp lus workshop. I t wi l l be held at 140 NewMontg,omery from l-6 pm. The cost wi l l be $10.We will review all Plus calls as well as some ofthe trickier Mainstream calls. The emphasis willbe on APD (all position dancing) and DBD(dancing by def ini t ion). Plus books are current lyavailable on club nights for those of you whowish to review the calls in advance.

As next year's "calendar person" I amlooking for ideas for c lub night themes. I wouldl ike to know what kind of things you would l iketo see happen on your club nights. I f there is aparticular caller that you would like to dance to,please let me know.

If you are interested in organizing an eventor have ideas for fundraising, please let theBoard know. We wi l l check the calendar and seehow we can help you accomplish your idea.

If you have any questions, ideas, orcomments, please feel free to call the 'events

l ine" (621-0862) .

- Anna Damiani -

Selective Dancing - Policy Statement No. 3An Opinion from Hollis on

Selective DancingA couple of times at recent Club

events I had this experience: shortly Generalbefore the start of a tip, I approached avacant spot in a partially-formed square, As with all square dance clubs, Western Staronly to be quickly told that the square Dancers cannot tell its members with whom theywas "already full." Once after this can dance. Since selective dancing, or consistentlyhappened I was able to tag into another pairing up with the same people, defeats the socialsquare, but another time I had to sit out a purpose of a square dance club, WSD makes thesecond consecutive tip. following policy.

This made me feel pretty rejected. I Purooseam also concerned that visitors to ourClub, who were numerous at these events, All activities of WSD are to be directed towardsmight be even less able than I to satisfactory dance/social experiences for the Clubunderstand such treatment. as a whole. In order to avoid the creation of

cliques within the Club, WSD *'ishes to state thatI believe there are valid reasons for consistent selective dancing will not be tolerated.

sometimes "pre-arranging" a square; forexample, the occasional al l -women or al l - Guidel inescrinoline square, or a square especiallyprepared to assist a dancer having some l. Couples and close friends may wish to bedifficulty. However, I believe the Club considered a pair and to always dance as a pair.policy about Selective Dancing is being It is not acceptable for groups of four pairs toviolated when individuals consistently pre- consistently square up.arrange a square in order to avoid dancingwith people perceived to be less proficient 2. All club and class members are encouraged toor less popular. dance with as many different people at each dance

activity as possible. This will promote theI'm interested in hearing how other development of friendships and will develop a sense

members feel about this. If a problem is of cooperation and achievement among alldeveloping, maybe it should be discussed at participants.our next membership meeting. In themeantime, I am requesting that the Club 3. Dancing with many different partners andpolicy about Selective Dancing be printed squares provides experience necessary forin this Newsletter. Perhaps this reminder participation in square dance activities sponsoredwill help to preserve our friendly, by other clubs or organizations.considerate Club environment.

4. All club and class members are expected to beaware of guests who may be present and tou'elcome them to WSD. They are not to beignored when squaring up nor expected to findtheir own partners. WSD rnembers are expect totake the initiative in asking g,uests to dance, evenif more than one member should offer.

5. In determining whether or not a square isconsistently selectively dancing, the membersshould be guided by whether or not they areexpanding friendships made at (not before) theClub activities and whether or not they can recalldancing with most of the members.

Approved by the Board of Directors (6/3/84)

Directory Assistance

NEW MEMBERS

Eduardo Masucci2135 Sacramento St #404San Francisco 94109H: (4t5) 923-0829W: (415) 989-0900Birthday: May 3

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RENEWALS

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CHANGES

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Ann Ritzma232 Tulare StBrisbane 94005

David C Smith45 Chenery St #BSan Francisco 94131H: (415) 641-7515W: (415) 392-6677

Elaine Porter232 Tulare StBrisbane 94005

Jim Blevins230 Duncan StSan Francisco g4l3lH: (4ts) 282-3410

Ken Kalstein3400 Atlas Rd #2323Richmond 94806H: (415) 223-8t40

Paut Scardina615 Connect icur StSan Francisco 94107H: (4ts) Bz6-6t23

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OTHER CLUBS SECTION

DC Lambda Squares(District of Columbia)new address: Box g35

Sitver Spring, MD 20901

and new contacts: Tom (2OZ) 544_g330Dick (202) 332_4626Carot or Debbie (3Ol) Sgg-7247

T SQUARESNew address: pO Box 26902

Tuscon, AZ 95726

' |+CLUB LA STAR+** (A Jim Head Production)

The fourth Club La Star premieredSaturday, November I4, 1987, at the CentralYMCA Theatre in downtown San Francisco.Attendees were greeted by a transformed theatrearea. An oversized tricolored flag proclaimedthe French theme. Two grand pianos werescalloped together with a large floralarrang,ement in the center. An imaginative sign,announcing 'Club La Star' hung from thebalcony, watching over the financial activities ofTreasurers David Garrett and Joseph Graf.

The music of Offenbach set the mood, andthe long tables and chairs were crowded wellbefore the curtain went up. The doors openedat 7:30 pm, but as we were running on drag t imethe show began half an hour late. Al l wasforgiven as Jim Head, wearing one of his manyhats, as Master of Ceremonies, welcomed us.

Steffany Stamper opened with "Mamie isMimi" from the musical "Loreli." Steffany wassupported by two talented dancers, Doug Watkinsand Bruce Biada. This was a fast moving numberin the Steffany Stamper tradition ... as well itshould be, as she conceived and or iginated ClubLa Star in the year 1984 . . . . presented in thesame theatre but in a simpler cabaret moti f ,al ternat ing Club La Star with music and tapesfor square dancing.

Pantomimist Terry Presley (of Gold Rushand Foggy City) enchanted the audience with hisimprovisational skills in "The Toddler" and againin the second act with the hilarious "The FirstTime.' Few of us knew of Terry's gift of mimeand hope to see more of our local MarcelMarceau.

Chanteuse Suzy Wong struck a sexy notewith style and finesse, presenting Eartha Kitt'snApres Moi." Suzy was delightful in a redstrapless gown, white hairdo, and pink featherboa.

A skit by Dick Clayton and Jim Head(another hat) entertained the guests. A veryfunny "The Very, Very First Fun Brownies"presented Melinda Napier as Gertrude Stein, andReisa Glickman as chef Alice B. Toklas, lunchingat their Paris flat. The ploc Alice anxiouslyawaits Miss Stein's reaction to some medicinalherbs "planted" in the brownies. This led to theimmortal line,'A Rose is a Rose [s a Rose Is aRose."

A star turn and change of pace followed ...Fifi Steinbeck, also known as Club memberRoland St. Pierre, performed in the Ann Coriotradition and turned Club La Star into theFollies Bergere. In a flame colored gowntrimmed with feathers, his execution was theclassic exposition of the strip tease.

Baritone Rod Morrell took a break frombackstage duties and sang 'Paris Skies" followedby "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do," concludingwith "That's What Friends are For.' The flat ofthe Eiffel Tower was very effective and a sampleof Rod's talent. He was ably supported byCalvin Townsend (Gold Rush/Foggy City) at theelectr ic piano on loan from the Keith Bishopcol lect ion.

Director Jim Head made his only appearanceas a cast member, this t ime wearing two hats -l i teral ly - becoming al ternately Maurice Cheval ierand Hermione Gingold in their rendit ion of theclassic " l Remember I t Wel l ." An amusingnumber performed to much applause.

This led direct ly to a great product ionnumber by Steffany Stamper and the guys as"Irma La Douce." Confett i , bal loons, andstreamers cascaded to the theatre floor, like theI le de France pul l ing away from the pier, to theaccompaniment of party poppers and a f i reworkl ight ing effect backed by another f ine renderingof the Eiffel Tower.

The Entr 'Acte, was especial ly enjoyable . . .admir ing our art ist , Rhoda Grossman, sketchcaricatures of cast and audience. Entr'Acte alsofeatured hors d'oeuvres - Swedish meatballs,deviled eggs, cucumber and tea sandwiches,prepared and served by Madame Agnes Head(rnother of J im). They were del ic ious anddisappeared like summer snow. Basic classmember Joyce Hayes managed the soft drinkconcession. Calestoga proved a big favorite,. . .but back to the show.

Carolyn Matthews opened Act Two with abeautifully defined monologue written by JimHead (stil l another hat) on the life and times ofa truly remarkable woman - the late, greatJosephine Baker. Carolyn's dissertation includedslide projections of Baker's career. Carolynlooked great in her formal robes.

"Glitter and Be Gay' was an hilariouslament, here sung by Barbara Cook andreinterpreted with gusto by Steffany Stamper,who adorned the body with more glitter than

I 've seen since the last performance of TheJewel Box Revue. A wonderful, fun number.

Two budding talents, Tina Marie (GregOsmon) and Eduardo Masucci, made their soloClub La Star debuts. A comic routine andchanteuse characterization contributed to theevening's panache.

Another star Sally Rand in the person ofRoland St. Pierre paid us an all too brief visit.Backed by twinkling foot lights, set to the musicof 'Sophisticated Lady,n Roland manipulating twothree-foot fuchsia, purple and lavender featherfans, revived the era of the memorable fandance. This hot number capt ivated the audience.

In a drf ferent mood, singer Keith Bishopdelighted us with three lovely songs, "Starry,Starry Night," "Free Again,n and "Crazy World"from Victor/Victor ia, here again accompanied byCalvin Townsend. Al l were enjoyed by theenthusiast ic audience.

The last solo performance fell to JoeCovington appearing as "Sophina," a closerelative of Sophie Tucker. Swathed in a whitesatin dress, featuring a full length white featherboa with headdress designed by our residentcouturier Roland St. Pierre, Joe gave a marvelousrendition of "Ah Paree" as recorded by Lill ianneMontevecchi from the musical "Follies." Hisperformance garnered much applause.

The Bradley Family was featured in amirth-provoking "A Can Can with a Kick," withmusical credits again to Offenbach. Present onstage were Blanche Jo (James Ozanich); Ina Jo(Garrett Peter); Wynnona Jo (Foggy City's EddieSmith); Janie Jo (Tom Tripp); and last, but notleast, Mama Jo (Steffany Stamper). A well-rehearsed and funny routine. Much enjoyed byal l us Bradley fans.

Club La Star closed with the piece deresistance, the fantastic'Fabulous, Feathers,Fantasy, and Flesh Finale." Led by Suzy rl{ong,

eleven men and women proceeded down the aisle,mounted to the stage, turned, posed to ourtumultuous applause. Costumes were designed byBob Mann (Midnight Squares) in pink, black, andsilver with headdresses for the female beauties,"shouldern collars for the male lovelies. Thecenter piece was Barry Newlau, trailing a trainof hot pink balloons, and wearing a six foottiara of more and more hot pink balloons. Thelucky participants, in addition to Suzy and Barry,were Ron Hirsch, Barry Kiptlinger (Capitol City

Squares), Rouanne Bloomgarden, Lorin (El CaminoReelers), Chelsea Baylor, Steve Browning (FoggyCity Dancers), Shirley Virgil, Thomas Cooper,and Bob Mann. This spectacular number owed alot to Busby Berkeley and to the great music of"The Best of Times" from nl-a Cage aux Folles."A fabulous production number - I thought for amoment I was at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.

An after theatre party followed at thesmart 'Kokpit" , a smal l cafe and lounge near theY where we were all stil l on a high from thefinest La Star ever. Producer Jim Head andArtistic Director Rod Morrell made theirentrance to enthusiastic applause.

San Francisco Royalty also had a part inthe evening. A beautiful floral arrangement v,'asin place by the hors d'oeuvres table. It was thegift of Grand Duchess Flame. Also present inthe audience were El izabeth, Countess of Shelby,Patsy Rekl ine, and one of our own members,Darrell Anderson. Suzy Wong and Roland St.Pierre graced the stage. Empress XIII Char,proprietor of the Kokpit wished us wel l in aprogram advert isement and her establ ishment wasthe site of our after theatre gathering.

A f inal note of appreciat ion should be madeof two gent lemen, Jim Head and Rod Morrel l .Jim took over this year's Club La Starproduction and direction. He wrote scripts andcajoled establishments into supplying raffleprizes. Particular kudos for the contributionfrom Le Domino. We are grateful as well forthe contributions of the Stagecoach and Helen'sFolk Designs. Jim lined up and worked with theacts. Took care of a thousand details andpushed, pushed until opening night. He made ithappen. This was truly a'J im Head Product ion."

Artistic Director Rod Morrell surpassed hisprevious Club La Star designs with stunningefforts on the stage, the perspectives, the whitestars and red hearts, the red and whitetablecloths, many small touches, but his supremeaccomplishment was an actual stage curtain.This consisted of two large tarps, tied up on thetraverse rod, and then rigged up from pulleysthat were stil l in place. The first "raisedncurtain in the theatre for several years. Fromthe two grand pianos in the outer lobby to thesmall flags resident in the popcorn, all showedRod's sure touch.

Thanks to Keith Bishop who presided overthe sound. Keith was assisted by Don Morton(Foggy City Dancers/Gold Rush). I think they

assembled all the available audio equipment fromWestern Star, Foggy City, and Midnight Squares,plus some individual donations. The musicsounded great, guys.

Kudos also go to those who did not appear,Stage Manager Thom Lesniak, Chris Andersonand Bob Bellville manning the spotlights and thestage crew, Hollis Greenwood, Jim Worlund, DickClayton, and Patty White.

The CCTV Production Staff, Scott Careyand John Conley, were also present, capturingthe Club La Star fantasy, dance and song ontheir video cameras, shortly to be assembled infinal form. Place your order now!

This year's Club La Star was a fabulousproduct ion. As Jim noted, Western Star is thehost club but it is no longer strictly our affair.Our collective thanks to the members of ElCamino Reelers, Midnight Squares, Capitol CitySquares, the Gold Rush Performance Team, andparticularly the Foggy City Dancers.

- Jason Fontaine -

A "La Star" is Born

I could probably fil l this newsletter withthe story of the roller coaster ride called "TheMaking of Club La Star IV". . .

I had a vision, which is more sociallyacceptable than hearing a voice. My personalgoals for this show were that it be better thanprevious years' and that it make a few dollarsfor the treasury. To realize this vision,La Star became a full time job for me: findinga place, sound, lights, and food - all withinbudget, rehearsing the acts. Egos clashed,tempers flared and help was reluctant. Friendswere made, happy surprises occurred andexcitement lit latent talents. Thanks to twovery important key people - Bob Mann and RodMorrell - the banner of tinsel and tulle wascarried the full distance.

Friday night's dress rehearsal was adirector's nightmare. Sets were not ready, lightswere not hung, and sound blew a mike and aspeaker. When Terry Presley told me that I wasgoing to have wonderful show, I glared at him.

If Friday was bad, then Saturday was MAD.The aerobics group stalled the Plus graduationwhich was stil l going on when we arrived to

decorate, and two aerobics classes were forcedto dance around us as we prepared the hall.Thanks to Denise, Dick, Patty, Hollis and Thomfor all your help during this crazy time. By 6:15when we began setting up tables, all Hell wasbreaking loose.

Sets were stil l being made an hour beforeshow time (thank you Jim Worlund for lrma'snFireworks"). Bob, Anna, and my mother were ina closet frantically blowing up balloons.Backstage a whole other show was going on. Atcurtain time, the crew still hadn't a clue as towhat they were supposed to do. I had somehandwritten notes, but people were confused andanxious trying to make sense out of chaos.

Once we finally started and as the peopleapplauded the opening set, I thought "We mayjust have something. ' Half way through ActOne, it started to sink in how well this wasworking. Thank you so much to Hollis, Dick,Jim and Patty and especially Thom our stagemanager who was so well organized and calm.

For the finale, I stood at the back of theroom and noticed that, as late as it was, we stillhad most of the crowd and they were on theirfeet applauding what was truly an amazingspectacle walking up the center aisle and fil l ingthe stage. There are not words to thank BobMann for creating fabulous reality out of avision of mine. And thanks to the members ofthe finale for giving us your bodies to undrapeand decorate.

When it was all over, and the people wentout humming 'The Best of Times is Now" therewere dependable Claire, James, David, Joseph,and all the other tired people to sweep out,clean up, and take down. I have to say that Igot a little strung out toward the end, so if Imissed naming anyone, please know that you aredeeply appreciated.

As reports come in, it seems I accomplishedeverything I set out to do. (I was on automaticpilot, so I'l l wait for the video to find out whatthe audience saw.) I'm especially proud that Imanaged to include participants from all theclubs of the greater area. Since the show,everyone has been telling me how great it wasand thanking me for giving them that evening.I would like to pass those thanks right along. Ithank all of you for allowing me to do this forthe Club. This vision came to life. Thank vouall'

- Jim Head -