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The ll/ESTERl,l STAR is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarily servingthe San Francisco Gav and Lesbian Communitv.

Letters to the Editor and othercorrespondence should be sent c/o WSD, 5E4Castro St. , Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94114.Contributions of articles are encouraged; plea-secoordinate with the Editor. Deadline forFebruary's issue: Jan. 13th at Club or by mai lto the editor 's home-

Gail, Editor; STAR reporters: DeniseYoung and Jason Fontaine. Other contributorsto this issue: Pat Beckner, Chelsea Baylor, EdConley, Anna Damiani, David Garrett, Russ King,Freeman Stamper. Editorial assistance from SallySwanson. Bi loxi Bol lox cl ipped Jim Worlund'sname as source on the Honky Tonk Queen'sDance in December's issue (gross gaffe).

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 Representative;Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster.

C ALL E RL A B's Quart er I y S elect ions:

MS: Scootback l* ,Connect Four.

PLUS: Compress to a Column,Scoot & Relocate, andRock the Boat (our Bob's call).

REGARDING OUR CLASS

Need to brush-up on your Teacup Chain?Stop by the Basic Class on Monday nights for aquick refresher on this and other Plus andMainstream calls. This is a Basic Class likenone you have ever seen. A new experimentalteaching protocol mixes Basic, Mainstream andPlus calls in an approximately 40 week programto br ing new dancers up to Club level as quicklyas possible.

How is it working? Great. The class isprogressing very rapidly, according to teacherBob Bellville. The class, which began inSeptember, is very small, about l5 students. Thesmall size coupled with a great turnout of angels(about one angel for each class member) hasaccelerated the learning process.

What do the class members think about theexperience. "I love it," was the unqualifiedresponse from at least one. Jesse works at theYMCA and had observed our classes in the past.'I took four years of square dancing in highschool, so I thought it would be easy, but thecalls are very different. It 's not really hard,but more challenging than I had expected."Clementina enjoys the opportunity to participatein an activity u/ithout concern about sex roles."The men are dancing both the gent's and lady'sparts and so are the women; I think it 's great."After working all day, Judy says what she likesbest about square dancing is that nsomeone elsetells you what to do; the personal contact isreally nice too."

By the way, this group really does do aflawless Teacup Chain, and they would be happyto have Club members stop by for a quickreview.

- Pat Beckner -

BIRTHDAY boys & girls.Our warmest best wishes.

lst - Chris Andersonl0th - James OzanichI I th - Bryan Finch andl3th - Tom Tripp27th - Reisa Glickman

9th - Rik Sparks

Joe Covington25th - Leon DuBois29th - Peter Wong

October 1987November 1987

WORDS FROM THE TREASURER

income expenses

s2428 $2305$2986 $2460

FAR FROM BORED ON THE BOARD

Plans and committees were born at the AllDay Board meeting at David and Joseph's oD25th. We continus6 1e dsvelop our ideas atmonthly meeting at Anna's on Dec. 8th. Ano -rnMernbership discussed and voted on Dec. 9th.

Some changes were made in fees beginningBin January. The membership voted on thefol lowing:

Dues - $21 per yearDance passes - $30 for l0 punchesClub night / records - $3Club night / callers - $4Newsletter subscript ion - $18

Committees or areas of responsibility wereclarified or established as follows:

MEMBERSHIP ... Chelsea BaylorPUBLICITY James O and Jason FontaineSOCIAL EVENTS ... Anna DamianiSPECIAL EVENTS LIAISON ... James OCALENDAR Anna DamianiFINANCE ... David Garrett and Joseph GrafIAGSDC Tom TrippNEWSLETTER ... Gail CSECRETARY Joseph Graf

Two committees which might need descriptionare:

TAPES ... Chelsea Baylor and Anna Damiani

To acquire and update the tape collection foruse on Club tape nights, and western and linedance time between tips. To coordinate theequipment and running of tapes.

TELEPHONE TREE ... Denise Young

To maintain an act ive membership - remindmembers of special events and put the personaltouch into communication.

Remember, starting January 6th we are FrPlus on Club Nights! We will be having somePlus review tips to work on some of theconfusing calls (yes, I promise to work on mine

Good callers and fun events are coming uin January. Hope to see you.

profit

$ 123$526

$r 368.Balance on hand as of December I , 1987

As your new Treasurer, I am happy toreport a fair cash balance on hand. We are inan acceptable financial position. To report amore complete picture, however, our Club'sbalance has teetered a few times in the recentpast. Twice this year, it was necessary toborrow money from club members to meetexpenses.

I have heard Club members blame CampSwig for the current financial dilemma. It istrue that the retreat resulted in a loss to theClub of $1850. But the attendance at Camp Swigreflects the attendance at other club events. andis an indication of our problem. Our problem isattendance. On some Club nights we lose money.On some Club nights we break even due only to50/50, soda sales, or bake sales. At somedances, we lose money.

While we have over 130 members on theClub roster, on most Club nights we havebetween l7 and 25 dancers. At Plus Night onDecember 4th, there were 28 present. . . Come anddance.

I am beginning to hear comments on thenumber of fundraisers at Western Star. Thetruth is that our Club's financial well-being ispresently a result of fundraisers. Theseactivities are keeping us alive, folks. Great asthe show was, even Club LaStar, with a wonder-ful profit of $690, was a fundraiser. Happily,our garage sale fundraiser generated $600.

I have heard members say that they didn'tlike the callers that were scheduled and were,therefore, staying away. Some big-name callersare scheduled for the future ... come dance.

For the New Year, let's get Western StarDancers financially strong. Pay your dues early.Support the fundraisers.Most of all ... COME DANCE.

- David Garrett - - Denise -

POLAR BREEZES ACCOMPANY W'.5.D. WINDFALL

Dedicated and determined souls braved thenear sub-zero polar winds for the wonderfullysuccessful W.S.D. Garage Sale held at Freeman'shouse December l2th and l3th. $600 was raisedover the two days. Freeman provided his houseand his merchandizing expertise from the manygarage sales he has organized in the past. I'dlike to thank Freeman, Anna (we were there theentire freezing time), Melinda for her deliveryand merchandizing help, Ron and Jerry for theircoffee and bathroom. Also, many thanks to thel5 or so people who parted with their belovedpossessions for the benefit of W.S.D.

We are planning another gerage sale inApri l . I f 15 people's stuff can br ing in $600,imagine what we could raise if twice as manypeople contributedl!

Brenda Starr -

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE

BAKE SALE AND MAINSTREAM DANCING

Thank God lt's Friday on January l5thpromises to ring in a new era of Friday nightMainstream when Wednesday Club Night goes toFull Plus for 1988. The first TGIF will featurethe enthusiastic calling of Gery Kendall at classlevel Mainstream with Plus level tips. Not onlywill this be the first dance of the New year forthe current Western Star Meinstream Class, butit will offer a chance for old timers to drop byfor an evening of good dancing to familiar calls.

Home made goodies will be available at aclassic bake sale to complement the Friday nightsocial theme.

- Chelsea Baylor

LET'S REVIE:W PLUS

Have you been away for awhile and feelyou need a review? Is your Plus a l i t t le rusty?Well, here's your chance for a full review!We'll meet Saturday, January 23rdat 140 New Montgomeryin the 26th floor auditorium from I pm - 6 pm.

Here's what we'll do:We'll review some of the trickier Mainstream

callsWe will review all of the Plus callsWe'll dance some tricky APDWe'll have some fun squares

If you'd like to attend, please call me topre-register (621-0862). Some light refreshments

New MembersJose O. Hernandez30 Grand View AveSan Francisco 94114H: (415) 641-4990W: (415) 445-2723Birthday: March 22

Other Clubs Sect ion

Canada. TorontoTriangle SquaresChris Homer26 Sackville PiToronto M4X l44(416) 960-5458Class is Ths 7:30-10

Rik Sparks#102 627 Castro St

San Francisco 94114H : ( 4 1 5 ) 5 5 2 - 2 1 0 8Birthday: Jan 9

Add these new clubs:

Ill inois, ChicagoChi-Town SquaresJerry Cohen840 W Buckingham PlChicago, IL 60657(312) 472-t666Class may be Tues

ChaneesMichigan, Grand RapidsChuck Novak's new address:8261 Bush Dr NE, Rockford, MI 49341(616) 874-8565

- as of 12/9/87 -

wi l l be served. The cost wi l l be $10.and I look forward to seeing you there.

- Anna D. -

Opinions expressed in The Western Star arethose of the editorial staff and/or the bylinedauthor. The cost of a subscription is $18 peryear. Advertisements by members arecomplimentary; commercial advertisers pleasecontact us for cost schedules.

Russ

Freeman

A FRACTION OF THE NOTWORTHY

Bob Bel lv i l le said i t , " . . .dancing to recordsprovides the opportunity to dance to some of thebest callers in the country". On Dec. 2nd, wedid that. After Bob figured out which callerscould be clear ly understood over our soundsystem, the qual i ty of the experience improveddramatical ly. I look forward to doing i t again.

Plus night with Vicki Woods in earlyDecember was a hoot! Vicki kept the floorgoing and cal led and sang for a fare-thee-wel l .

Russel l King is back into product iou. Readhis bit later in this newsletter.

Attached to this newsletter is the 1988membership renewal form. The revised formincludes some questions which seek a greaterlevel of participation. You will notice theincrease in fee to $2 l, I suspect, as you writethe check (hope you will). The membership atthe December meeting authorized the change.

As of January lst , Western Star Dancersofficially raises the floor level to Plus for ClubNight. As mentioned last issue, review t ips (oneeach Club Night) are planned, and on January23rd (Saturday) an afternoon of review isavailable - catch you when you're rested.

The garage sale - results? See Denise'swords in this issue. The results wereastounding!

For those of you gad-abouts who frequentSeattle, there's a new Country/Western barcalled Timberline at 2015 Boren Ave. (622-6120).The floor is big enough for 12 squares, theceilings are 40' high, and there are 2 balconies.

The Denver FLY-IN is set for Feb. 26-28.Check the f lyer (no pun intended) at Club Night.

I started writing a piece on my view of thenewsletter and how I put one together. As Iwrote, the column got less and less clear anduseful , . . . Down to a nutshel l : my approach isto put together a product which reflects theambience of the g,roup, which carries the newsyou need to know on a timely basis, and whichrepresents Western Star Dancers in a positivefashion.

NEWS FROM PHOENIX

Ild.ay 19-22 - a weekend of good dancingand wl ld fr ivol i ty l Advance registrat ion forCross Trails in the Desert is $55 prior to Feblsth. Registrat ion, s ide tr ip, and tee-shir t oro,-forms will be available through our IAGSDC rep,Tom Tripp. The next newsletter will include thebasic registration form. One of our members ischecking for cheap (possibly group) f l ights -keep it in mind.

THINK FOOD

January 20th wi l l be AIDS Food Bank Night.It will feature a RAFFLE to win gift certificatesfor dinners, lunches, and other goodies. Forevery food item brought that night, you willreceive a ticket (the more food you bring thebetter your chances to win prizes). There willbe food games and food fun (no, the YMCA doesnot allow food fights!).

Good things to bring: peanut butter,canned soups, canned vegetables, canned fruits,canned meats, dog food, cat food, and such.

The Henry Shernoff Food Basket is animportant part of our Club: giving to othersshowing we care. Anyone who has any fun foodideas or prize donations can call me at 824-1768.

- Brenda Starr -

CASTING CALL by Russ King

I'm planning a revival of an exhibitionpiece performed by Western Star at the 1983Reno Rodeo/Country Dance Festival. It 'sdesigned for two squares, and is performed tomusic by Scott Joplin. Ron Douglass willrecreate his role as cuer, and most of theoriginal cast who are stil l dancing will return.However, we're going to need about a square ofdancers to replace those who have left us.

If you might be interested, please give mea cal l (home 863-0990; work 989-1300 ext 232).You should be comfortable with Plus level and bewilling to put in roughly 12 to 15 hoursrehearsal time. No previous exhibitionexperience is necessary, and the styling will t"very low-key. The performance is schedulecour 6th Anniversary Dance in March.Gail

THAT OTHER BAY AREA

I was mildly disappointed when I sawthe Lambda Squares calendar forThanksgiving Week. It was blank, andthat was the week I would be visiting DC.My disappointment was largely dispelledwhen my DC buddy Paul escorted me to a'going-away" party for Jim and Dave, whowill soon grace the Square Dance scene inSeattle. The revelers were an irresistiblemixture of new and experienced (Lambda)square dancers plus a contingent fromChesapeake Squares. Aside from thefriendliness of those I met, the dominantimpression was of enthusiasm and fun.

As it turned out more good fortunewas just across the Bay (Chesapeake, thatis). Tom and his buddy Warren, twoLambda dancers, offered Paul and me aride to Baltimore for Chesapeake SquaresBasic/Mainstream dance Tuesday evening.And what a workout it turned out to be,featuring Doug, one of the regular callers,and again an explosive mixture of DC andChesapeake squares - this time with aBaltimore accent. I proudly danced everytip in full Western Star drag. Ett McAtee(President, Chesapeake Squares) and Russ,two of the most enthusiastic dancers, evenarranged a final Plus tip.

Lambda and Chesapeake fuuares seemto have a wonderfully symbioticrelationship. I can't wait to square upwith them in Phoenix.

- Ed Conley -

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WESTERN STAR DANCERS VISIT THE SF EAGLE

The black and silver banners of WesternStar Dancers were prominently displayed Sunday,December l3th, at the city's famous bar, the SanFrancisco Eagle, setting of Western Star's firstbeer bust. Organizer James Ozanich, assisted bymember Ron Hirsch, presided at the door. From3 to 6 pm, $6 bought a "bottomless" beer cup,A goodly crowd of square dancers, leather andLevi men. friends and lovers were in attendance.The event rnade roughly $150. Good news forour treasury.

Ken Kalstein and Ed Conley served aswaiters ministering to the thirsty throng, pouringand replenishing the 'suds' from large pitchers ofbeer, fetched from the Eagle's back patio bar.

Royalty and nobility also participated.Entertainment, emceed by James Ozanich, wasprovided by member Gaby Archambaut, the RoyalCrown Princess of the Grand Ducal Court of SanFrancisco. Gaby offered delightfulinterpretations of two Shirley Bassey numbers'Let Me Sing a Happy Song,n followed by theevocative "Nobody Does It Like Me."

Member Suzy Wong, Minister of the Robesof the Grand Ducal Court of the Golden Eagleand Eternal Flame, followed with a wonderfulsoft rock rendering of Kim Wil le 's 'You Keep MeHanging On.' Suzy was appropriately attired ina black leather skirt and black sweater.

Last to appear was Club La Star's producerand director summa cum laude Jim Head. Jimastonished the beer drinkers with his amusingtwo hat number "I Remember It Well" featuringMaurice Chevalier and Herminone Gingold.

Our thanks to square dancer, 'Count' SteveSanders, Minister of Show Business of the GrandDucal Court, who deftly handled the business ofcassette tape handling, volume and microphonecontrol on the Eagle's daunting stereo system.

Compliments are due to Tom Tripp whohandled the demanding job of feeding a horde ofleather men and square dancers. His de-liciouslasagna, salad, and garlic bread proved verypopular and disappeared with dismaying speed.

Thanks also to Eagle maDager TerryThompson and the back bar bartenders for theirassistance in Western Star's first nbeer bust."#"""*"

SquiresHappy Trails - Jason Fontaine

On the road again:

October found me on a plane en route toexperience for the first time The Wilde BunchAnnual Balloon Fiesta Fly-In. It was anotherfirst for me, as it was the first major squaredance gathering that Steffany did not attend. Iswear that it 's less tiring to go in drag evenwhen you're exhausted than it is to explain whyyou're wearing pants. But they got over i t .

My hosts were Bi l l Eyler and Jim Bai ley.Now Bill and I are from Louisiana; however, wegraduated from arch-rival universities. Thatweekend was the annual football contest, so onthe way to the car from the airport, I said,"Wreck Tech!" The weekend started with rousingsuccess, and Northeast did wreck Tech Saturday.

I had arrived early in the afternoon, so Ihad t ime to vis i t with Bi l l , gett ing to know himbetter. He even took me to a used record store- my passion - and let me look through all thecast albums - the reason for my passion. OnSaturday afternoon when Bill was busy, Jim andI got a chance to sit lazily on the front porchin the warm sunshine and chat. Then he tookme to another used record store. (Oh joy! Ohbliss!) I've noticed that I dance less and less atthese gatherings. I spend more t ime hugging andkissing and talking.

Friday night was a big gathering at theAlbuquerque Social Club. What was supposed tobe munchies was actually a meal, and thecocktails were big and cheap. I had a few withmy friends from Denver - about 20 in all. No,not cocktails. One person from Phoenix, 3 fromthe LA area, Wayne Paul from Miami, Sam fromAtlanta, and Doug from Foggy City were there.

On Saturday morning, we were up at 4 amto go to the mass ascension of the hot airballoons. It was stil l dark when we arrived, andI couldn't see any balloons. I expected them tobe blown up and nparked" around the periphery.I couldn't see even a vague shadow, so I keptcommentiDg that I wanted to go to where theballoons were. They said we were. All I couldsee was this long row of vendors selling allkinds of food and souvenirs - like a carnival.

Mind you, there are thousands of peoplemilling about in this large open field. Squaredancers start showing up like someone washawking plus tips. It's starting to lighten, and Ican see trucks all over the place with funny-

looking metal things in the back. Then we stalooking for Joe's balloon. (Joe from Denver l^won the balloon ride raffle.) Now I get it!Those are balloon baskets are in the backs ofthose trucks, and we had been in the middle ofthem all along.

At about 7 am, a hustle of activity beginswith about 500 balloons being prepared. Eachballoon is taken from its bag, stretched out onthe ground, and attached to the basket.Someone holds a rope at the top of the balloonwhile others hold open the bottom, and bigelectric fans start fi l l ing the fabric with air.When the balloon is a flabby, oblong shape, thegas jets are lighted and start heating the air.The balloon begins to gracefully lift upright andpeople hold the basket on the ground awaitingclearance for lift off.

It is an awesome experience to be engulfedby these huge balloons so close together thatthey touch. One by one, they quietly ascendwith only the rhythmic sound of gas beingreleased to keep the air heated. Watching Joelift off was quite like watching Dorothyreturning to Kansas. The color and grandeurcannot be adequately described. Go next yearand experience it first hand!

Saturday night was the dinner/dance at theClarion Hotel. Many tips were danced to a localcaller from Basic through Advanced. When thedance was over, we reconvened at the SocialClub for CW dancing and more of those largecocktails.

Did you know that Albuquerque is as highabove sea level as Denver? Well, it is. OnSunday morning, a g,roup went to Sandia Peakfor lunch. It's one of those places you get toon a tram suspended on a cable, going upanother 5000 feet above sea level. I held mybreath to cut down on the sway and weight ofthe car. Everyone who wanted got a chance todance a tip at the top. We came down fordancing in the afternoon at the ASC.

Then it was time to go to the airport. Imade a flying round around the room for kissesand hugs. I always have a period of remorsebecause I leave behind people I have come toknow and love and who care about me.

- Freeman -

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COMING ATTRACTIONS IN JANUARY

December 31, 1987 - New Year 's Eve Dance at St. Andrew's Church.4l l Alma. Palo AltoVicki Woods and Jill Marci.

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

January l , l9E8 - Black-eyed peas and cornbread at Bi l l Whitef ield 's,250 Hartford, SF.

January 4 (Monday) Basic/Mainstream Class. YMCA. 8:15-10:15 pm.

January 6 (Wednesday) Mike Luna. YMCA. 8 :15-10:15 pm.

(Jan l0 - no Midnight Squares)

January l l (Monday) Bas ic /Ma ins t ream Class . YMCA. 8 :15-10:15 pm.

January l3 (Wednesday) Er ic Hener lau . YMCA. 8 :15-10:15 pm.

January l5 (Fr iday) TGIF Mainstream (and Plus) night with Gary Kendal l . Bake saleYMCA. 8- I0 pm.

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

January 20 (Wednesday) Think Food Record Night. YMCA. 8:15-10:15 pm.

January 23 (Saturday) Plus Review Workshop. 140 New Montgomery, 26th flooraud i to r ium. l -6 pm. $10.

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

January 25 (Monday) Basic/Mainstream Class. YMCA. 8:15-10:15 pm.

January 27 (Wednesday) Bob Bellvi l le. YMCA. 8:15-10:15 pm.

fl We#e#n5raR*Volume 8 FEBRUARY I988 Number 2

The IIIESTERN .Sf,{R is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club pr imari ly servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St. , Suite 480, San Francisco, CA94114. Contr ibut ions of art ic les are encouraged:please coordinate with the Editor. Deadline forthe March issue: Feb. lTth at Club or bv mai lto the editor 's home.

Gai l , Editor; STAR reporters: DeniseYoung and Jason Fontaine. Other contr ibutorsthis issue: Russ King, Anna Damiani. Editor ialassistance from Sal ly Swanson. Bi loxi Bol lox . . .wel l , who knows what contr ibut ion Bi loxi madethis month?


Other Responsible Folks:David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell and DonMayou, Class Archangels; Joseph Graf, Secretar] ' ;Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,Vestmaster.

COSTUME CALL!

I would l ike to know i f any of our Club membersst i l l have their shir ts from the 1986 Gay Gamessquare dance performance, and if so, would bewilling to loan them for use in the exhibitionpiece that WSD will be presenting at our 6thAnniversary Dance on Saturday, March l9th. Iwould not need the shir ts unt i l about a weekbefore the performance, but I would greatlyappreciate knowing in advance what colors andsizes might be avai lable i f needed. Cal l me at863-0990 (home) or 989-1300 ext 232 (work) i fyou can help. Thanks much!

CONVENTION IS A'COMIN'

One of the pages of this newsletter is aFORM FOR CONVENTIONREGISTRATION. Tear i t out, f i l l i t in.wri te the check, and send i t in r ightaway, then ask the boss for leave andmark the dates in your calendar book- inbig red letters. What a bundle ofgoodies is yours for $55. Please notethat after February l5th, the fee goesup to $60.

To save money on travel arrangements,WSD may offer a group flight atbetween $100 and $120 (round tr ip). Weall leave together and return on openschedule (not necessari ly together).Keep this possibi l i ty in mind.

Just a few teasers from the lentat iveschedule by way of preview: threemeals are included in the package(Friday's convention banquet, Saturday'scontinental breakfast, and Sunday'soff ic ial Associat ion luncheon). There's abig steak fry and dance off-siteSaturday night (separate reservat ions andmoney required by Apri l lst) . Somethingnew wi l l be introduced - intensiveworkshops for dancers wanting to dancea whole level in three hours - early inthe weekend perhaps to equip you todance that level for the convention (ifyou're good or somewhat experienced).Some familiar parts of the package: theBoard Meeting, the grand march, theFun Badge tour, great cal lers, includingour f i rst woman cal ler, Ann Ubelacker,lots of dancing at al l levels and at al ltimes of the day and night, workshopsto help with calls needing to be firmedup, introductions to each other and tothe next level of dance. Side tr ips toNogales, Sedona, and the Grand Canyonare available. Check with Tom Tripp foranswers to your questions.

- Russ - - Gai l -

BIRTHDAYs in February.Our warmest best wishes.

lst - Helen Dickey2nd - Mike Haro6th - Rouanne Bloomgarden

and Sonny WerhamlOth - Bob Gervais23rd - Mike Whitehair

A FRACTION OF THE NEIYSIVORTHY

If you get this newsletter pr ior toJanuary 25th, please join us for theGRADUATION of our smal l andwonderful c lass. Br ing edibles i fpossible; be assured of a fun evening.We've invi ted ECR and FCD classmembers as we l l . P lus s ta r ts 2 / l /88 .

Sent your membership renewal in yet?Doing i t soon insures that your stats Betinto this year 's directory and guaranteesyou every newsletter. Last month'snewsletter had the form; forms are alsoava i lab le a t C lub n igh ts .

Our Board me1 January l2th at RussKing's home. Two notes from themeeting: * 'e wi l l be marching in theparade this year (June 28th) with thehelp of our cal ler of the Pre-paradeDance on the night before (Mike Greenfrom Oklahoma City), and rent on thehal l where we dance has gone up to$SO/regular night. The Board str ives foran early adjournment, but pursuing theClubs's interests keeps them debat ing,discussing; James f ine tunes his meetinglead ing sk i l l s .

What a month for dancing was Januarl ' lWestern Star Dancers were treated to.Mike Luna (he was real f ine), GaryKendal l (good reports here too), andEric Henerlau (6-7 squares can' t bewrong). As we go to pr int , Food Nightis next, followed by the great BobBel lv i l le.

Looking forward to holding someoneclose on Valent ine's Day? Enl iven yourevening by including a Valentine squaredance in the plan. Not holding anyonereal ly close r ight now? Come dance

with your buddies. Foggy City Dancersinvite us for Saturday, Feb l3th.

As you begin Spring cleaning in garageand closets, remember the GARAGESALE Western Star Dancers will holdthis April. Turn those cast-offs intocash for the good of the Club.

Keep March lgth open for ourAnniversary Dance to be called by PaulMarcum. Bring al l your dancing fr iendsfor a wonderful evening with a favoritecal ler.

As we celebrate our years of dancing,i t 's exci t ing to hear of new clubs:Triangle Squares in Toronto and Chi-Town Squares in Chicago. I've heardthere's a San Francisco advanced group,Ghiardei i i Squares. We look forward todancing with these folks in SanFrancisco and in Phoenix. Welcome.

- G a i l -

COMING UP!

In response to your requests, we've l inedup some truly fantast ic cal lersthroughout the upcoming months.Included in these are some of the bestcal lers in the country. In the upcomingyear, you'll be treated to the likes ofPaul l l tarcum, Ann Ubelacker, MikeJacobs, and Larry Ward.

As you may already be aware, theschedules of these cal lers is very busyand their avai labi l i ty is l imited. Anotherdi f f icul ty involved in schedul ing thesecal iers is that they can be veryexpensive. This means that in order tobe in a posit ion to have these cal lers weneed to pay special at tent ion tosupport ing the club on club nights.

In the future, you can expect to seerecord nights scheduled several times amonth. This will give us theopportunity to dance to the work ofsome of the best callers in the world.In return we will be able to have themvisit us in person when their schedulesal low.

Special note to club cal lers: any night that isscheduled as a record or tape night is anopportunity for you. I know that some of youhaven't called in a while or maybe want to try outsomething new. Record and tape nights are yourchance to do so. Please let me know when youwant to cal l .

I would love to hear your ideas on theme nights,possible cal lers, or other fun events. Please cal lme with your ideas at 621-0862.

P.S. Remember that Larry Ward wi l l be here onFebruary 27th and Paul Marcum wi l l be here forour Anniversary Dance on March l9th.

- Anna -

Notes front Rod Morrell:

l . I 'm dr iv ing to Phoen ix andpeople to go with me and spl i t(automatic shi f t ) . (567 -2692).

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CALLERLAB's Quarter ly Select ions:

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PLUS: Compress to a Column,Scoot & Relocate. andRock the Boat (our Bob's cal l ) .

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WESTERN STAR DANCERS

Volume 8 MARCH 1988 Number 3

The |l 'ESTERN ,Sf,{R is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarily servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,5E4 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco, CA94114. Contributions of articles are encouraged;please coordinate with the Editor. Deadline forthe April issue: Mar. l6th at Club or by mail tothe editor's home.

Gail, Editor; STAR reporters: DeniseYoung and Jason Fontaine. Other contributorsthis issue: Chelsea Baylor, Scott Carey, AnnaDamiani, Rod Morrell, Eddie Smith. Editorialassistance from Sally Swanson. Aside from thereally obvious one, only the Shadow knows whatother contribution Biloxi Bollox made this month.


Other Responslble Folks:David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell and DonMayou, Class Archangels; Joseph Graf, Secretary;Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,Vestmaster.

NEWS FROM THE CLASS

On Jan 25th, WSD Plus Class hosted a veryspecial hoedown. El Camino Reelers' and FoggyCity Dancers' classes and Club members wereinvited for a fun-fil led event. With specialthanks for the talents of Club callers, BillWhitefield, Joe Frazier, and Host caller, BobBellville, the hoedown was a wonderful event.The three clubs' class members enjoyed anevening of mixing, dancing, and goodies. I evendid a singing cal l that night.

I'd like to especially thank Don Mayou, ElCamino Reelers' class, Foggy City's class,Western Star Dancers' class, all three Clubs'angels and callers, Joe, Bill, and Bob. I had awonderful time. Let's make it an annual event.

And speaking of events, El Camino Reelers' Plusclass is hosting a similar event on March 23rd.Mark your calendars and let's all go dance andparty. Invited are Club members as well as classmembers. I' l l see you there.

Do you want to brush up on your plus dancing?Come to Plus class. Changing date, time andplace - as of March 3rd, Thursday 7:30 to 9:30at 140 New Montgomery in the 26th floorauditorium. It's a great space with wood floors,better acoustics, you'll love it.

- Rod Morrell -

BIRTHDAYs in March.

Our warmest best wishes to those who arenameless this month. I've left my directory withbirthdates somewhere unfindable; there's Biloxiat work. Catch you all by name next issue.

A FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY

The class moves on... moves on in terms of callsand location as well. As Rod mentioned, theclass moves to the lovely spot with real nicefloors at 140 New Montgomery. For those ofyou who want to reDew your plus level dancing,you can't beat the price (free). We need angelsfor this small but capable class, and theangelling experience will surely encourage gooddancing on Club night. Hope you will come;last night we had 9 class members and not quiteenough angels for a second square. This classgraduates the first week in March. Hone upyour Plus skills for the convention or for all the

After the Anniversary Dance on March l9th,we will continue the party with a SundayBrunch on Marcb 20th - buffet style atYosemite Sam's, 917 Folsom at 5th. Time l la.m., price "modestn. Let's get togetheragain - possibly we'll dance.

Sent your membership renewal in yet? Ifour records show that you have not yetrenewed, then you will find yet one morecopy of the membership renewal form. Hopeyou do take advantage of this one.

Convention is around the cornen The pricefor the CONVENTION is now $60, and it's abargain for all those good times, fundancing, and whatnot. To save money ontrsvel errrngements, WSD has set up aspecial arrang,ement with Navigator Travel -not a 8,roup flight, the price should bebetween $100 and $120 (round tr ip). SeeChelsea's words in this newsletter.

A reminder of the GARAGE SALE WesternStar Dancers will hold this April turnthose cast-offs into cash for the good of theClub. Denise and the stalwart crew took in$600 last time.

Those folks participating (March 25-27) inthe Capital City Squares Annual CleerlakeOuting should note that they need bring nobedding or other supplies - just clothes forthe weekend.

- Gail -

EXECUTIVE BOARD - FEBRUARY

"In regard to disputes which have e dlrecteffect on Club activlties, a Club member mayrequest that a Board member investigate andsuggest a logical course of action. Majordisputes may require consideration by thefull Board."

After discussion in several meetings, theBoard agreed on the text above as WesternStar Dancers Policy Statement +*12. Thesense was that while some problems mightrequire official intervention, Board memberswould prefer as much flexibility as possiblerather than a rigid structure for dealingwith such difficulties.

The Treasurer reported that 72 membershiprenewals had swelled the club profits to$1076 for the month of January. Profitsfrom dances amounted to approximately $

March will be the lrst lssue of thenewsletter for those who have not renewedtheir membership!!!

Social committee reports began with travelrrrsngements to Phoenix for The Convention.John Smith of Navigator Travel, t64-0401,will make a donation to Western Star foreach reservation if we mention the clubname. Air tickets would begin at about $l l0per person, round trip.

Silver, black and gray will be the colorscheme for the Anniversary Dence on Marchl9th. Four solid hours of dancing, halfmainstream and half plus, to the calling ofPaul Marcum, may be had for $10. For newdancers in our Mainstream class, the fee willbe $5, half the price for half the dancing,since we want them to come and have fun.

In other anniversary dance news, a postdance brunch has been scheduled forYosemite Sam's at 6th and Folsom onSunday. In addition, we are stil l looking ^items to raffle during the dance.

Other color schemes include turquoise andsilver for Larry rrVerd on Feb 27th, aWestern/desert theme for the Banner Denceln April, rainbows galore for the PreparadeDance in June, and traditional green for theMike Jacobs dance just before St. Patrick'sDay, March 16.

March 2 will feature a frshion show fromHelen's Folk Designs, March 9 and 23 will berecord nights, and March 30 will be thegeneral meeting, admission half price!

On March 5, Anna Damiani will host anotherPIus/APD Workshop at 140 New Montgomeryfrom noon to 3 p.m., admission $6.

---- Chelsea ---

COMING UP!

Coming up on the March social scene areseveral activities.

Helen's Folk Design is providing the fashionsfor a "Perade of Fashionn on Wednesday,March 2nd at the Golden Gate YMCA 8:15.

Mike Jacobs will pay us a visit from Fairfax,VA on Wednesday, March 16 (8:15, $4). PaulMarcum will be here to help us celebrate our6th anniversary. This special event will takeplace on Saturday, March l9th (7- l l p.m.$ 1 0 ) .

A Hoedown - The El Camino Reelers classhad a good time when they visited our classlast month. They are reciprocating byinviting other September class members tojoin them on their class night, Wednesday,March 23rd. They meet at St. Andrew'sChurch, 4l l l Alma in Palo Alto (7:30 pm).

We are in the process of developingcommunlty outreach program to let otherorganizations know who we are. I ampreparing a'learn to square dancen program.I am looking for people to help withscheduling, teaching, organizing, andpublicizing these sessions.

The Social Committee will meet on Sunday,3/6, in Golden Gate Park. We will gathernear the large fountain in the Arboretum(near 9th and Lincoln). Anyone who wishesto help or has ideas for upcoming events iswelcome. Bring a dish to share for aPotluck Plcnlc lunch. Begin gathering at I Iam. Let's plan on beginning the businessportion of the meeting promptly at I l:30a.m. Bring your own beverages and outdoortoys to play with.

Coming up on Sunday, Aprit l0th, Scott andJohn are having a Potluck Video Brunch.Features to be shown include: 'Travels inthe Pacific Northwest,"'La Star - Live' and'March on Washington.' A schedule ofshows is published elsewhere in thisnewsletter. The barbecue will be availablefor use. $l donation requested. Time willbe noon to 6:00 p.m.

Finally, look for some nhottr hash andchallenging APD Plus at a workshop onSaturday, March 5th at 140 NewMontgomery, 26th f loor (noon to 3 p.m., $6).

That night, Jill Marci and Vicki Woods welcomeall IAGSDC members to attend a dence et theNesbit Elementary School, 500 Biddulph, Belmont,CA (8- l l p.m., $6). Mainstream and Plus t ipswill be called with Advanced star tips.

For preregistration for the Plus Workshop (amust - size is limited!) or information on any ofthe above events, please call me at 621-0862.

- Anna -

BRENDA.ST"IRR WANTS TO KNOW:

What did you enjoy most at the Port landconvent ion?

Paul Chooi: I met a non-dancing Portlander whocame to watch us dance. He showed me all overPortland and was very nice.

Russ King: I enjoyed dancing' t i l midnightSunday when we all pitched in to take out thefloor boards from the Ballroom.

Anna Damiani: At 12 am Sunday, Paul Marcum(in drag) with Don Woods calling for us in thewomen's ballroom bathroom. Accompanyingmusic was the running water faucets. I guessyou could call it the tearoom tea dance. It washilarious.

Tom Gregory (FCD): I enjoyed the workshopson Saturday and the banquet on Saturday night.I loved meeting all those new people.

Hollis Greenwood: I had more of a chance tospend time with old friends in W.S.D. There'snever enough time on Club night to socialize.

- Brenda Starr -

Dear Square Dance Friends,

I want to let you all know that I'm not going tobe around until August, as I leave after the WSDAnniversary dance to go overseas. I' l l be inHong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, andIndonesia. I' l l miss you and think of you often,but it 's time to re-fresh myself with a littleinternational action.

- Melinda -

DANCE WIDOWS

So NUMBER ONE has left you all aloneagain while it 's play time for him/her, andyou g,et stuck at home. Well let's face it,you have things you can do that never getdone when NUMBER ONE is around onWednesday. I mean do they ever do thelaundry, dishes, vacuum - well you knowwhat I mean. So you really don't mindNUMBER ONE doing his/her thing.Sometimes being a couch potato is verysatisfying, especially when you are the oneon the couch.

But! Does NUMBER ONE have to leave youalone on the weekends when the specialdances are being held? NO MORE!!! Yourtime has arrived! Western Star Dancers isasking for your help at our soft drink barwhen we have our weekend dances. Here isa chance for you to make some new friendsand keep an eye on you know who. Now weall know that YOU are not the jealous typeand you can let you NUMBER ONE havetheir fun with the old'Red Rock" with thatTRAMP that asked THEM to dance, but youwill want to keep your eyes open when theydo the 'Sneaky Yellow Rock"!! And you canbet that NUMBER ONE will play oh soinnocent about it. I 'm willing to bet theydidn't even mention that call to you. Right?And you will be able to check out some ofthese people you keep hearing about andonly guess why NUMBER ONE didn't mentionthat TRAMP that kept repeatedly hanging g!!over them all nieht lone.

So now you have a reason to come togetherand leave together. However, I should warnyou that SQUARE DANCING is addictive andyou may find yourself in a dance class nextSeptember. Believe me.

Injured dancers this is something we wouldlike to see you help out in also, and youwill be able to keep your toe in the actionas well. For more information just contactAnna Damiani at 621-0862.

A NW FRIEND OF WSD

As you know, or will know by the end ofthis article, Western Star Dancers has apolicy which awards the designation 'friend"

with a corresponding badge, to anyindividual who make consistent andsubstantial contributions to the Club.

The Board of Directors (last year!) votedthis honor to Mark Savino, better known toone and all as 'Bubbles,' in part for hiswork and energy in directing La Star - Live!I986. Official presentation unfortunately gotdelayed several times during the past year.

It looked like we were all set forpresentation at this year's La Star, butBubbles' work schedule interfered at the lastminute. So we made a small presentation toBubbles on Christmas Day, as a gift fromWSD. I'm sure all Club members join withme in sending along a well-deservedcongratulations.

Speaking of La Star Live! (I986) - the videois now available from CCTV.

- Scott Carev -

C ALLERLAB's Quarterly Selections:

MS: Connect Four.

PLUS: Compress to a Column,Scoot & Relocate. andRock the Boat (our Bob's cal l ) .

Opinions expressed in The ll/estern Star arethose of the editorial staff and/or thebylined author. The cost of a subscriptionis $18 per year. Advertisements by membersare complimentary; commercial advertisersplease contact us for cost schedules.

-- Eddie Smith --

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The WESTERN STAR is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarily servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco, CA941i4. Contributions of articles are encouraged;please coordinate with the Editor. Deadline forthe May issue: Apr. 13th at Club or by mai l tothe editor 's home.

Gail, Editor; STAR reporters: DeniseYoung and Jason Fontaine. Other contributorsthis issue: Russ King, Eddie Smith (our calendarprintout). Editorial assistance from SallySwanson. Biloxi Bollox - responsible for glitches- had a field dav last month.

The Boerd: 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, ClassArchangel; Joseph Graf, Secretary; Tom Tripp,IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster.

GARAGE SALE! CARAGE SALE!

A reminder of the GARAGE SALE Western StarDancers will hold this April 23rd and 24th;that's Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm.The sale will be held in front of FreemanStamper's at 225 Sanchez St (at Market). DeniseYoung and Freeman invite you come, have fun,and get a tan!! Also you are invited to BringEverything! Why hold out on the Club when it'sa good cause, and you know there are severalreally wonderful items in your storage space justtaking up room which you truly will never useagain. Your editor is bringing a lamp shade, anelectric fan, and a Western hat (which her honeysays just looks silly.) Call Denise @ 821-1768 orFreeman @ 431-6272 if you need to make specialarrangements to have stuff picked up.

NEWS FROM THE CLASS

A 2nd special hoedown took place March 23rd atEl Camino Reelers' invitation. Nine of usWestern Star class members and Dancers dancedin Palo Alto with great gusto. The evening'scallers were Mike Luna and Vicki Woods with anappearance for a super singing call by RodMorrell. The hospitality was warm; we had fun.

There's a bit of time left to brush up on yourplus dancing. Plus class will end in early May.The current facility for dancing for thesestalwart fun-loving and increasingly capabledancers is 140 New Montgomery in the 26thf loor auditor ium (7:30-9:30). I t 's a great space.

- Gail -

BIRTHDAYs in March and April.

Our warmest best wishes to all of these:

March lst Russ King, 3rd, Don Schumacher9th, Pat Beckner l2th, Sally Swanson20th, George Mclntosh 2lst, Ed Egenias22nd, Jose Hernandez 24th, Roland St Pierre25th, Ron Hirsch 3lst , Mary Pat Power

April lst Iris Harrell 9th, Bob Newmanl4th, Jerry Blecksmith i5th, Joe Haskinl9th, Patty White


Check the calendar for appearances this monthby Bill Hanzel, Mike Luna, and Nate Bliss callingfor us at the Y.

Sunday, April l0th, Scott and John are having aPotluck Yideo Brunch. See their flyer in thisissue. The barbecue will be available for use.$l donation requested. Time will be noon-6pm.

See next month's newsletter for James Ozanich'sart ic le on our super Anniversary Dance.

News from the Board: treasurer David reports85 renewals as of March 8th. Net income forthe month of February was nearly $800.

For interest ing reading on Club nights, theMinutes of Board Meetings and the MonthlyFinancial Reports are available for perusing.Apri l 's board meeting is the l2th; see a Boardmember i f there's something you want discussed.

Other news from the Board: Anna and Russ aregett ing t i red of doing the tape nights. JamesOzanich did the honors March 23. Who's next?

Convent ion is only a few weeks away: lv lay l9-22 at the Scottsdale Sheraton. I love dancingal l year round with my home club and ourneighbors; also true that CONVENTION isspecial . Al l the last tentat ive schedules areincluded in this newsletter as pgs. 3 and 4 and af lyer (can you spot the one?)

BADGES - do you have yours? I f not, letDenise know plenty-pronto! so that you wi l l beident i f iable (at the convent ion - or elsewhere fortha t mat te r ) .

El Camino Reelers hosts a 2nd annual Cabaret:Rock in ' & Ree l in ' Sa turday N igh t . Apr i l 23rd ,6 :30- l l :00 , d inner , show, and rock and ro l ldance. Cos t $15 in advance, $16.50 a t the door ,$10 fo r the dance on ly (7 :30) . Quest ions : ca l l(415\ 326-1093. Some of our favori te SFenter ta iners a re p i tch ing in as we l l .

VOTE - VOTE: WSD has been nominated for aGay Community Award sponsored by the GrandDucal Counci l oi SF. (Jason had something todo with i t . ) The category is "Best IndividualProduct ion" (Club La Star) and we may be l istedas Western Dancers. Anyone can vote Saturday,Apri l 2, 9am-4pm at lSth and Castro. There isst i f f competi t ion from two large groups so takeyour buddies and go vote.

- Gai l -

In sadness we note the passing of CarlHammond. Western Star Dancers wishes toextend sympathy to his friends and family.

"Learn the Other Role"(the Sequel? )

As Convention time approaches, a couplepeople have asked me if I 'd be doing some"Learn the Other Role' workshops again thisyear, along the lines of the ones that Cap and Idid last May. The answer is "Yes, if enoughpeople are interested." (Enough = at least eight,for obvious reasons.)

So' i f you are an aspir ing 'bi-dancual" andwould like to participate in a concentrated crashcourse, give me a cal l before Apri l l5th. Myhome phone is (415) 863-0990; work (415) 989-I 300 ext 232. I t doesn't take as long as peoplethink i t wi l l to achieve about half a dozen cal lsthat are "sex" calls; the main difficulty isremembering which way to look for your cornerand which hand to st ick out on the swing.

Last year, we did a pair of two-hourworkshops (one four-hour session on a weekendwould also be a possibi l i ty) , which seemed aboutthe r ight amount of t ime. This year, I 'mavai lable most Tuesday or Fr iday evenings, orweekend days. I f you want to do i t or have anyquest ions, cal l me as soon as possible, and letme know what t imes would work best for you:l ' l l l e t you know by Apr i l l5 th i f and when i t ' t ,be happen ing .

-Russ K ing-

To the Editor:

I t certainly is fun to dance to a good l ivecal ler. But i t can also be enjoyable to dance togood recorded music. Now that WSD is havingmore evenings of recorded music I think wewant to insure that a good t ime is had by al l .My recent experiences point to a general lack oforganizat ion by the record spinners of theevening with constant adjustment of theequipment and a leisurely search for records toplay. Perhaps a bi t more t ime in preparat ion forthe evening could el iminate this. The dancers ofthe Club deserve i t .

Respectful ly, Piers Greenhill

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P S IIybRF REA/|NDE'IS:Tnrrsportrtion- There ate a rrarietyof options, depending on yuur needs elrd the size of l1ourgr€up.lJ Trxis -E€ajn rc_eJire theyer€ untcgulated in Arizonaand the cost cenve4/quiteabit ,sochecicbeforeyouget in.Forsrna,ll groups of 3 or4 this nraybe economicaj. Vou are going to the Sheraton Scottsdale Reson.2) Dcstinrlion lllest.-will.nreet yrou in the eirport lobby wiih asign s*ying sguar€ dancers, if l,gusendthernyoureriv€J infonnetion or they harre a regular shuttle evEry | 12 hour betwlen' 6arn and | girn. Tha cost is19-O0lpcnsoh. They have acourtesyphone in the eirpon iobbyarcaif therc ar€ E rypmblems orquestions when you$tive. Their numberand addrness is: Destination West, 7434e. Stetson Drirre, Suite 165, Scottsdate, Az. gS2Sl, (6d2l-947-7211.3) Snper Shuttle - For individusj artirrrets they will charge !,bu lO_O0lperson for the ride to the hotel. Theyhar,eregufar buses eYery 15 tninutes out in front of the airport. Foitargergroups theywill girc you arate of l30lvrn ]ot Tpcoplc End 135-OOl vrrn for I O peoplc. The sarne individual arrd grtup nares n'iitapptyon departure. There wilt be. rePreseniativ€ in the hotel on Sarurday lvby 2l st, to coordanate scheduling your departurei. tl lrau went to schedule agroup nale forat"ivat, againin groups of eitherT or10, send me th€ nannes and the ftight ani;, infonnetion foreachgroup arrd I will pass it on to Super Shuttle.I hope this gires 1ou enough choices.Horcl Rcscrrrlions-iust arcminderthat the dcrdlinc forhotclttsenations is Apdt {th, alterthat date th€block we have will be released to the general public and we csrr't guerantee l.ou e rcotn. lt is unlikely, however,therc will be arry problerns even efter that, rs r,e arle using ail thl meeting spgce, so no otherlerge ii""p is tikilytonesenf much sFace. rlust to be on the sale side, get the nsirv.arions in byAprii 4rh;if possibte.Again if there erc elryquestions, call Ted Oakes (602)-9?g-9273.

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The WESTERN .Sf,{R is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarily servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco, CA94114. Deadl ine for the June issue: May l l that Club cr bv mai! to the editor's home-

A PARTY! A PARTY! NEWS FROM THE CLASS.

May 4th, Wednesday, 8:15 to l0:15 is graduat lonnight for our smal l but mighty class. Put i t onyour schedule. There'll be some surprises that'l lbe a lot of fun. Come and party and welcomethe grads. Make the occasion more festive bybringing your special goodie. See you there.

- Rod Morrell -

BIRTHDAYs in Mav.


In the Plus progrrm, Extend the Tag now has anew name; it's just Extend. Callers have beendoing that for a while now, anyway. TripleTrade has been dropped from the Plus level -how many squares have you been in which brokedown on that one?

Current Quarterly cells for MS are Retain YourLane and Scoot and Relocate. For Plus level,the quarterly selections are Rock the Boat(familiar to us all) and Cross the Ocean.

Dropped also is the 25-wk program encompassingBasic/Mainstream/Plus calls. It 's truly a longt ime.

Thanks for the news, Bob.

At the Board meeting, Scott Carey visited toreport on Prrede Plans. Sounds like quite anoccasion!!! There's fun to be had before theparade, during the parade, after the parade, andlater that evening. You should hear about thefloat - how big is that crinoline going to be??Scott and Bill Whitefield are planning thisshindig; coordinators - South Bay, Katy andNorth Bay, Mary Ann. Western Star made theParade planners a contribution of some $ and aloan of some additional $. It is planned that allthe local clubs will participate in fun and money.We'll hope for a description of all the activitiesin next month's newsletter.

Other heppy news heard at the Board meetingdeals with our financial standing which is awhole lot sounder than a few months ago. Netincome for March was over !$1200. Much thanksto our Anniversary Dance!! and solid financialmaDagement by the Board and our Treasurer,David Garrett.

And I suppose you should be aware that theBoard has been discussing the positives andnegatives of rccord nlghts.

4th - Agnes Smithl0th - Helen Somers

5th - Demian Quesnell l th - Lawrence Brown

l2th - Cameron Ratcliff lSth -Richard Simonelli2lst - Larry Haskins and Paul Scardina27th - Rod Morrell 28th - David Garrett


Bob Bellville attended his first Callerlabconvention in Reno as an official Callerlab callerjust a couple of weeks ago, and brings us newsfrom the calling world.

First, in the Mainstrerm progrem, dropped callsare Curlique, Partner Hinge, and Split the Ring.And an old call that lots of folks enjoy has beenbrought back to the Mainstream level - ChainDown the Line.

- Gail -

We've gotten some interesting mail - e postcardfrom Melinda on her world travels, and a letterfrom John McCormick. Don't have the post cardin hand, but here's the letter:

Dear Friends at Western Star,

Happy New Year from TokYo! Imoved here October lst to teachEnglish at businesses around town fora big language school. While I'm herelll look for translation workcompanies may be willing to send meafter I return to the U.S. I have Yetto explore the square dance scenehere - I started working soon after Iarrived and there's been a lot of dustthat's needed settling. But it 's outthere, and one of these days I'l l givethem a buzz and show them how wedo it in San Francisco!

If any of you are headed myway, please Bet in touch - it 'd begreat to see a friendly face fromhome.

All the best!John McCormick

address:John P. McCormickLa Foret Akatsuka +t30235- I 5 , Akatsuka 4-ChomeItabashi-ku 175 Tokyo (Japan)

Tokyo area code: (03) 975 8968

Design, sewing, construction, drapes, tablecloths, pillow covers, shelving, furniture, beds,alterations, tailoring, costumes, fashions, dollclothing, teddy bear clothes.

I do everything and the price is right.Call Rod, 567-2692.

I'm interested in buying a sewing machine whichcan be used on stretch fabric and has zig-zagcapability - maybe buttonholiDg, too. Anyonehave a machine they want to move along? CallGail at 376-7867.

Directory Assistance

Please add these two clubs to the'Other Clubs'section of your new Directory. I inadvertentlyomitted them.

Cleveland, OHIOCleveland City County DancersEd Shellhouse13425 Granger Rd.Garfield Heights, OH 44125(216) 663-0438

Oklahoma City, OKLAHOMABunkhouse Pi Eyed Promenadersc/o P.O. Box 20832Oklahoma City, OK 73156

- Freeman Stamper -

Opinions expressed in The Western Slar a,rethose of the editorial staff and/or the bylinedauthor. The cost of a subscription is $18 peryear. Advertisements by members arecomplimentary; commercial advertisers pleasecontact us for cost schedules.

STAR Personnel: Gail, Editor; Reporters:Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. Othercontributors this issue: Bob Bellville, RodMorrell, Eddie Smith (for our calendar printout),Freeman Stamper.

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

Other Responslble Folks:David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell, ClassArchangel; Joseph Graf, Secretary; Tom Tripp,IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster.

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The WESTERN STAR is the newsletter ofthe western star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarily servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco, CA94114. Deadline for the July issue: June l6th atClub or by mail to the editor's home.

COMING UP THIS SUMMER!

With the Convention passed and summer on theway, we look forward to exciting months.Thursday, June l6th will bring us crller BillHerrison. He's coming our way from Baltimore,Maryland, and promises an exciting evening ofPlus with an Advanced Star Tip.

The weekend of June 25th and 26th will be fun-fil led and full of activities. Saturday night wewill have our annual pre-parade drnce. Thecaller will be Mihe Green from Oklahoma City.On Sunday we will join with square dancers fromall over to dance and march in the SanFrrncisco Gey Freedom Dey prrede. We willfollow the path of the world's largest crinolinedown the pavement of Market St. The paradewill be followed by Guerilla Squares in theCastro aod a party fcr squaredancers anC friendsat Live Oak School. (See Scott Carey or BillIVhitefield for details.)

The Fourth of July will once again take us toAngel Island for a day of picnicking and fun.

July will bring us a series of callers unlike anyseries ever seen at Western Star. July 2nd willbring us Deborah Parnell. July l3th will bringus Anne Uebelacher. July 23rd, Larry Wardreturns. July 30th will bring us Roger Loneyfrom Vallejo. A special SERIES TICKET is nowavailable for $20. (This is a $27 value.) Thisgroup of callers is sure to bring HOT TIMES INJULY to the YMCA. (See me for tickets.)

Your help ls needed! Activities for Freedom Dayweekend will take a lot of coordination andeffort. June 5th there will be a planningmeeting for both the dance and parade activities.We will need people who are willing to help withthe Saturday night dance and/or the Parade-dayactivities. There will be all kinds of things totake cave of and we r*'ould like to 8,et as ma;iypeople as possible involved in the weekend'sevents.

The meeting will be held on Sunday, June 5th atI I a.m. in the Recreation Room at the DoloresPlaza Condominiums. The address is 1839-l5thSt. between Dolores and Guerrero. (The buildingis set back slightly from the street and is easyto miss.) If you can't make it to the meeting,but want to help in any cepacity, please callScott (864-6134), Bi l l (864-1280), or Anna (621-0862). Also, if you have any ldeas orsuggestions to help make the weekend a success,please relay them to any of us or bring themwith you on June 5th. I know that, with thehelp of the squaredancers, this will be the mostmemorable Gay Freedom Day parade to date.

In June, the Board is having a special meeting tomake some plans for the Seplember cless. Ifyou have ideas or suggestions for recruiting newmembers or for making the class a success,please pass them on to a Board member by june

sth. We would like to have a large, energeticclass and appreciate help in making this happen.

The San Francisco AIDS ltrlh will take place inGolden Gate Park on Sunday, July 24th. Sponsorforms and information sheets will soon beavailable on Club nighs. Let's make it our goalto have every member walk or sponsor a walker.This walk will raise money for various AIDS-related services in the area. Here's I chancefor the square dance community to show that wecare!

We're off to a very exciting summer season.Let's work together to make it a success.

- Anna (621-0862)

BIRTHDAYs in June.


llth - Tim Phillips and Yvonne Wongl2th - Ken Kalsteinlsth - Harry Koga and Gail CheslerlTth - Jim Worlund 25th - Garrett Peter27th - Scott Carey 28th - Piers Greenhill

A FRACTION OF THE NWSWORTHY

It was a truly wonderful conventlon. Things Ienjoyed most included the quick trip Sally, Pat,and I made to Sedonna, the Intro to A-l whichwas taught by Vern Weese, the Grand March(the energy in that room was so high), sittingaround talking with people I see only once ayear and with people I see many times duringthe year but don't make the space to sit andtalk with, earning my Duck Badge for dancing inthe swimming pool.

I got a kick out of lris' presentation to TerryPresley. The women of ECR presented Terrywith the label 'Honorary Lesbiann for havingmade a significant contribution in making thewomen feel welcome in the square dancecommunity and he wore the lavender badge withpride. Her presentation was funny as well as tothe point; his acceptance was warm, personal,touching.

The folks from New York did an effective salesjob stimulating interest in the New Yorkconvention to be held Fourth of July weekend1989. They were so well organized that I canonly imagine them putting on a swell party.During the general business meeting on Sunday,the convention sites for the next several yearswere discussed - possibly I should consider doingsome other thing besides square dancing for myvacation for the next several years? Naw...

I'll connive to get some others to share theconvention with you all in next month'sNewsletter. Please volunteer and save mestrategy-planning to entice authors.

We're sorry to note the recent passing oftwo long-time members of Western Star. Carljoined us in the December 1983 class, and wasour Badgemaster for t985-86. Paul was amember of the very first WSD class, and servedon the Board from 1982 to 1984. We appreciatetheir many contributions to our square dancecommunity, and we will miss them both.

- Russ King -

SQUARE DANCERS DO IT IN GROUPS OFEIGHT (or should)

Let me say, gentle reader, that I thinksquare dancing is the most personal, warm,friendly activity one can hope to find---asidefrom the obvious. During a tip you worktogether and have to touch, smile and laugh withseven other people and always with a big 'thankyou" at the end. Where else do you get that?But lately there have been fewer smiling faces.

From my first days at Western Star, Iheard about 'THE BOARD' as if that awesomeentity was an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-ruling body not to be crossed or questioned.When I volunteered to produce this past Club LaStar, I believed "THE BOARD" would tell mewhat it wanted and how I should do it. I waswrong. The Board is necessary because itcontrols the checkbook and it can help withproblems, but not only do the Board membersnot tell you what to do, they don't particularlywant to do it, anyway.

If just ONE person needs to doEVERYTHING, then NOTHING B,ets done becausethat person's time is spread too thin to do agood job. That's dangerous and embarrassing forthe Club. If just one person decorates foreverything all the time, then the decorations willalways look the same. That's boring andpredictable for the dancers.

Every member of this Club has his and herown special talents that can be shown off insome way - either singularly or in groups. Avariety of expressions from each Western Stardancer can make the Club a vital, enjoyableforce once again. By expanding on the idea that

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square dancing is a'group activity" we can allwork together to make Wednesday nights a timeto look forward to for taking a break from allour worries and for going where everybodyknows your name.

I know a lot of you object to the nightswe don't have a live caller, but, jeeze, there areclubs in IAGSDC where they only ever havetapes. It's true that dancing to recordings weget to experience the best callers from acrossthe country. It 's my understanding that themajority of the callers we've had in the pastnow have their own clubs and are not availableto us on Wednesdays, so we have been forced todo something else. If you don't like what goeson during these tape nights, then volunteer torun one and bring your own fun, style andpanache to the proceedings. I have to thinkfast just to get myself through a tip, yet I'mscheduled to 'spin the platters" on June 8.Come and witness that and you'll probably wantto take a stab at it, too.

Lest no one else will admit it, I think theNewsletter has slipped to, dare I say it, theDULL side. Doesn't anyone take trips and dancewith other clubs anymore? We want to hearabout it. For those who missed the El CaminoReelers' wonderful cabaret, there was no reviewto bring it to life. This was how we got toknow about people and things, and I, for one,miss it. This Newsletter is EVERYONE's forum... they're printing this, aren't they?

I guess this article is just to remind peoplethat THE BOARD is not THE CLUB, themembership is, and that we should ALL take anactive part. WSD is more than the sum of itsparts. The more energy we put into it, themore enjoyment we get out of it. The moreenjoyable it is, the more members will attend.The more members we get coming regularly, themore cash in the treasury and maybe that willtranslate to lower door fees for the specialdances that everyone looks forward to so much.If you don't like something, work to change it.If you think something needs to be done, try todo it. If you don't make the effort, you're notentitled to criticize (being a Virgo, I'd burst if Icouldn't criticize!).

rile're all family.We're square dancers.rrVe're lilestern Star!Let's be proud!

The 37th NATIONAL SQUARE DANCECONVENTION with 800,000 square feet of dancefloor and enough dancers to fill those feet willtake place in Anrbelm, Cdlfornia on June 23,24,and 25th. About every l2 years, such a nationalconvention is held in California, and thepromotional literature is pretty persuasive.James Ozanich has some of the particulars. Theprice for dancing all three days is $18 inadvance and $20 at the door. There will beworkshops on topics such as'How to Run aClub" and lots of dancing (the smallest hall holds45 squares; the largest holds >250 squares). Ifanyone goes, the Newsletter editor would love tohear about it.

I 'm stil l interested in buylng e sewing machlnewhich can be used on stretch fabric and haszig-zag capability. Anyone have a machine theywant to be free of? Call Gail at 376-8967.(last month's issue had the wrong phone number;Biloxi doesn't want me to learn to sew.)

Opinions expressed in The Western Star arethose of the editorial staff tnd/or the bylinedauthor. The cost of a subscription is $18 peryear. Advertisements by members arecomplimentary; commercial advertisers pleasecontact us for cost schedules.

STAR Personnet Gail, Editor; Reporters:Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. Othercontrlbutors this issue: Anna Damiani, EddieSmith (for our calendar printout), Jim Head, RussKing.

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; Joseph Graf,S€cretary; Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; CarolynMatthews, Vestmaster.

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DTQN}E ROUTE?t th is t ime i t appears to be East on l {arket f rom Castro to the Civ ic Center.

PARTICIPAI{TS?0pen to al l square dancers and their f r iends. Please encourage non-dancers to jo in us -- to carry banners, hand out f lyers, monitor, or march.

T}IAT TO TEAR?There is no o f f i c ia l ou t f j t . Bu t we wou ld recormend br igh t , so l id ra inbow co lo rs suchas the Gay Games sh i r ts , c lub sh i r ts o r IAGSDC Convent ion T-sh i r ts .

TORLD'S LARGEST CRI}IOLIIIE?YES! ! 600 yards and growing , the c r ino l ine w i l l be suspended f rom a po le on the t ruckand w i l l g i ve he igh t , co lo r and a t ten t ion . In the fu tu re , the c r ino l ine w i l l make gues tappearances to raise $ and promote square dancing. 0h, yes, Jou can have you picturetaken wear jng i t fo r a smal l donat ion .

FLYERS?l le ' l l be d is t r ibu t ing thousands. Le t ' s bu j ld our square dance cor rnun i ty ! !

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A. Donat ionsl . CCTV V ideo Pot luck Brunch $ 26 .002. 50 /50 - l les te rn Star ' s Banner Dance 4 /30 34 .003. Donat ion f rom | lestern Star Dancers 200.00

By spec ia l reques t , E l Camino Ree lers ' 15 .00"Rock ' ing & Ree l in ' on Saturday N igh t "

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The WESTERN STAR is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club pr imari ly servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St. , Suite 480, San Francisco, CA94114. Deadl ine for the August issue:Ju ly l3 th a t C lub or by mai l Ju ly 20 th a t theeditor 's home.

About that Questionnaire

The rate of return of the recent WesternStar quest ionnaire demonstrated an unusual lyhigh degree of interest and involvement on thepart of both members and former members. Outf 185 quest ionnaires mai led, 54 were returned

oy June l2 ( the few late arr ivals wi l l be tal l iednext week). The rate of return was nearly 30%,more than twice that expected.

Of those who returned the quest ionnaire, 45people counted themselves as current membersand dancers. Another 4 counted themselves asmembers but not dancers. 3 were formermembers and dancers, and 2 neglected to f i l l outthe back of the quest ionnaire.

Of the 52 who responded on frequency ofattendance, 23% were regular dancers (3-4 t imesper month), l5% were frequent dancers (2-3times per month), 33% were occasional dancers( l -2 t imes per month) , l7% danced less than l -2t imes per month (usual ly only special events),and 8% had stopped dancing al together.

In response to direct questions, would youl i ke . . .

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more review nights? 57

more workshopping? 63

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Suggestions for other locations includedspecific locations such as the Harvey MilkCenter, the Women's Bui lding, the Live OakSchool, and St. Boniface, and general locationssuch as near the Castro, and descriptions suchas near transportation, good parking, good (lessbad) neighborhood.

Earl ier start ing t imes most frequent ly l istedwere 7 - 7:30, and suggested dancing betweent ips included 2-step and Western l ine dancing,with some teaching.

The f inal quest ion, how to involve or re-involve more people in Western Star, el ic i ted l2lseparate suggestions. The most widely endorsedsuggestions were led by the need to expandsocial (non-dance-or iented) act iv i t ies, such aspot lucks, theater part ies, camping and bicycl ing.However, that was followed closely by therecognition of some problems such as the needfor better organization of record nights, thedesirability of another location, and the need toexpand leadership within the Club i tsel f .Improving the floor level, or at least beingaware of varying levels on the floor, werematters of some concern. Proposals to shareactivities with other clubs ranged from danceand social events to sharing beginning classeswith Foggy City and A-l c lasses with MidnightSquares. Finally, members favored increasingpublicity for both the upcoming classes and theClub itself.

A full review of the questionnaire resultswill be presented at the Quarterly meeting June29th.

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BIRTHDAYS in July.


3rd - Thom Lesniak 7th - Freeman Stamper8th - James E. Fowle l0th - Joseph Grafl l th - Anna Damiani l4th - Jason Fontainel6th - Joe Sain27th - Ann Ritzma and Bi l l Whitef ield28th - Bubbles 30th - Alma Pavne


Two special notes of thanks:

to the staff of our second marvelouslysuccessful Garage Sale - Denise, Freeman, Patty,Anna, Scott , John, and some others(?), as wel l asthe large number of contr ibutors of things tosel l . This group contr ibuted yet another $600+to the treasury of Western Star Dancers with acontr ibut ion to the Parade group as wel l .

And thanks are due to Rod Morrel l whowent the extra mi le to Archangel this year 'sclass. And to Don Mayou who Archangeled ( isthat a word?) through the f i rst several months.Thanks to the other folks who contr ibuted togett ing this group through - and to the Classmembers themselves who showed true gr i t inpersevering al l those months. Please welcomeeach of them as they bravely advance into themelee of Club nights.

And now to current happenings: what a t imethis is going to be! By the t ime you read this,perhaps you've seen or marched and danced withthe biggest cr inol ine in the world. (My sourcestel l me that l inear feet of cr inol ine sewedtogether this past Saturday and Sunday wouldstretch the length of l7 footbal l f ie lds!!) Somany opportunit ies to wheel and deal - the Pre-parade dance cal led by Mike Green, and theparade itself and then there's a bit more at theBank Beach and yet stil l more at the Live OakSchool and edible things too.

July is a hot month in many parts of the USA.Here in the Bay Area the cl imate isn' t hoq forus, the dancing will be. First, the free activity:celebrate the Fourth of July with us on AngelIs land - br ing a picnic and get set to dance onthe ferry (seems to me this badge is one of ourmost appropriate ones -do straight people seekthis one, too?).

A SERIES TICKET is available for July's callerswhich is a pretty impressive list. We start withDeborah Parnell (many of us danced to her callslast year at WSD) on the 2nd. Anne Uebelacherof Convention fame joins us on the l3th. Afavorite, Larry Ward, returns on the 23rd, andRoger Loney from Vallejo closes out the monthon the 30th. The series ticket costs $20 (a $27value). Keep careful track on the calendar -WSD is dark two Wednesdays this month due tospecial dances.

Harlan Kerr is emigrating from Seattle to SanFrancisco and on August 3rd, you are invited toa Party on Club night to welcome him. See thef lyer in this issue.

The San Francisco AIDS Walk will take place inGolden Gate Park on Sunday, July 24th. Anumber of our members wi l l be walking, dancing?

- Gai l

From our IAGSDC rep

On May 19, 1988 at 8:00 am the Board ofDirectors of the IAGSDC convened in Scottsdaleto transact the business of the association forthe year. Since the Board meets only once ayear the agenda is naturally packed with allsorts of business to be completed. For the sakeof brevity I' l l try to recap the highlights of themeeting without bor ing you with al l of thedetai ls. I f , by the way, you're interested in thedetai ls, the minutes wi l l be publ ished andavai lable soon.

Two new clubs were accepted to the Association,the Triangle Squares of Toronto and the ChitownSquares of Chicago. The success of the BannerDances from the year was reviewed and it wasagreed that the dances should continue as theyearn money for the Association.

IGGY, the resource guide for the Association waspresented by our own Freeman Stamper. It wasdetermined by the Board that IGGY wouldcontinue under the direction of Scott Careyassisted by Freeman and the Association wouldunderwrite the expenses for the publication ofthe book and its perpetual care.

The dues for the IAGSDC were increased from$10 to $25 per club as annual membership. I twas agreed that the cost wils reasonable for alland the extra income would allow the

Associat ion to do more for i ts members. The ideaof incorporating the IAGSDC was discussed at'ength and altho most agreed that incorporationwas a good idea, no decisions were arrived at.A committee was formed to look into the matterfurther with advice of counsel and to reportback with a recommendation at the Boardmeeting in New York next year.

A proposal was presented to amend the by-lawsof the Associat ion regarding matters of bids tohost the annual convention. The proposedamendment was very involved and in some areasunclear. After a great deal of discussion it wasagreed the matter should be looked into furtherand reconsidered at a later date.

The fol lowing ci t ies presented bids and intentsto bid on convent ions in subsequent years:

Possibly it was the Honky Tonk Queencontestants (most of whom look better in a skirtthan I ever will) at dinner Saturday night. Itcould have been the Women in Square Dancesession where we gathered to discuss ways toget more women into square dancing. Well, ifyou were there, you probably have your ownfavorite memories of the convention -- but Ithink everyone will agree that the dancing andsocial iz ing were the highl ights.

Many kudos to the Desert Valley Squares for alltheir hard work. The Sheraton was exceptionaland I found everyone fr iendly ( including thedyke masseuse).

Once again the convention was the place torenew fr iendships and meet new dancers andwelcome new clubs to the IAGSDC. Tr iangleSquares from Toronto and the Chi- town Squaresfrom Chicago are two new clubs I enjoyeddancing with.

- Brenda Starr -

A review ol a great show

We had a reel good t ime! On Apri l 23rd, ElCamino Reelers held their 2nd Annual Cabaretent i t led "Rockin' and Reel in ' Saturday Night ' and,indeed, they real ly rocked! I t started with agourmet pasta dinner (catered by Becky Lake'sAooet i te Express) which lef t us al l fat and sassyand, I must confess, just s l ight ly predisposed for al i t t le snooze - that is, i f the entertainment hadnot been l ively. But l ively i t was! The showbegan with an exhibi t ion by the Foggy CityDancers Performance Team which left the non-square dancers wondering when the nextintroductory class would be held. Next came AnnBenson, Ir is Harrel l , and Karen Mackey - thehottest new gir l group to appear in the lavenderl imel ight s ince the Dyketones hi t the scene! Theysang a var iety of songs ranging from folk tocountry-western and from the 50s to contemporaryrock - performing each with a melodious 3-partharmony. Keith Bishop with his r ich bari tonevoice added a medley of torch songs to themixture.

Interspersed with the singing was theatr ical mimeperformed with palpable pathos by Terry Presley.And let's not forget Steffany who always leaves uslaughing and with the burning quest ion 'Can

sequined gowns washed in a wash tub be dried in adryer?' I never realized how enjoyable andhumorous a reading from Gertrude Stein could be

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t was duly noted by all present that two clubsare interested in host ing the convent ion in 1992and that a decision wi l l be made in New Yorknext year as to which ci ty wi l l receive the bid.

The 1988-89 off icers were then elected and theresults are as fol lows:

Chairman Wayne Paul l of the South Flor idaMustangs

Vice-Chair Mari lyn Mart inyak of WesternStar and El Camino Reelers

Treasurer Dick Filer of the South FloridaMustangs

Secretary Tom Tripp of Western StarDancers

The meeting was adjourned short ly after noonand the representat ives breathed a sigh of rel ieffor another year.

- Tom Tripp -

tot Times in the Valley ol the Sun

Was i t the jacuzi party Thursday night or maybeall those bathing beauties at the pool that madethe Phoenix Convent ion the best one yet?

unt i l I heard Judith Espinola's narrat ion. Idef ini tely need to cul t ivate this new-foundinterest! And just so we didn' t get bored duringset changes, Viki Marugg popped in and out in abear outfit with outrageous visual puns... it wasdownright em-bear-using!

Vicki Woods - one of El Camino Reelers' c lubcal lers - did an unrehearsed square dance rout inewhich was flawlessly performed by Foggy City andEl Camino Reeler dancers. The evening'smomentum grew as WatchOut! the Band took to thestage to add a rock and rol l sound to the night.Fol lowing the show, they cont inued to provide l iveentertainment throughout the evening whi le theaudience put on their dancing shoes and rockedthe night away.

For those of you who missed the show, you canst i l l get a $5 video version through Katy of ElCamino Reelers at (415) 364-9255. Or better yet.put next year 's Third Annual Cabaret on yourcalendar for Apri l 22nd, 1989. I f i t 's anything l ikethis year 's cabaret, i t 's wel l worth the money!

- the South Bay snoop -

Directory Assistance (as of 6/16/88)

New MembersDonna Eichhorn7 Marin RdFairfax, CA 94930H: (4t5) 454-2201W : ( 4 1 5 ) 4 5 9 - 0 2 9 1Birthday: Dec l0

John Markert

Pat ShoemakerH: (4ts) 625-9s26

Tony Loncich

Renewal MembersAlma Payne4107 Beresford *2San Mateo, CA 94403H : ( 4 1 5 ) 3 4 1 - 4 9 5 4Birthday: July 30

Peter K. WongI 12 Frederick #25San Francisco, CA 94117H: (4tS) 626-7309W : ( 4 1 5 ) 5 7 7 - 5 1 6 3Birthday: Jan 29

Chanees(only the information which has changed is given.Al l else remains unchanged.)

Eddie. Smith ("period")250 Hartford l* ISan Francisco, CA 94114

James Ozanich439 Corbett Ave #2San Francisco, CA 94114H : ( 4 1 5 ) 8 6 1 - 5 6 8 9

Ron Hirsch357 | I6th St. #6San Francisco, CA 94114

Other C lubs Sec t ionChicago, IL

Chi-Town Squares new mai l ing address:P.O. Box 14897Chicago, IL 60614

- Freeman Stamper -

Opinions expressed in The l{estern Star are thoseof the editor ial staff and/or the byl ined author.The cost of a subscript ion is $18 per year.Advert isements by members are compl imentary;commercial advertisers please contact us for costschedules.

STAR Personnel: Gai l , Editor; Reporters: DeniseYoung and Jason Fontaine. Other contr ibutors thisissue: Eddie Smith ( for our calendar pr intout),Chelsea Baylor, Freeman Stamper, Tom Tripp.

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

Other Responsible Folks:David Garrett, Treasurer; Joseph Graf, Secretary,Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,Vestmaster

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The IItESTERN .t?-lR is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club pr imari ly servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St. , Suite 480, San Francisco, CA94114. Deadl ine for the September issue:August 17 a t C lub or by mai l August 19 a t theed i to r ' s home.

BIRTHDAYs in August.

Our warmest best wishes to al l of these:

ls t -Ke i th B ishop and Den ise Young4th-Dar re l l Anderson5th-John Conley 8th-Cap N,loran9th-Chr is Bo l ton l5 th -Rober t Ar r ia20th-Tony Lonc ich 2 ls t -John McCormick24th-Edd ie Smi th (Rose)25th-Denn is Hopk ins 27 th-Rober t Bradshaw

A FRACTION OF THE NEII'SW'ORTHY

Class is coming up . Our nex t BASIC c lass beg insSeptember l2 th ; the BASIC segment w i l l las t l5weeks. Folks who are interested in theARCHANGEL spot shou ld be in touch w i th JamesOzanich or other Board member pr ior to theBoard rneet ing on the 9 th o f August .

Please look forward to the extensive l ist of howwonder fu ls , and thank yous f rom the Gay Pr ideParade w i th g ian t c r ino l ine in September 's i ssue.So much to report - except for the generatortheft and subsequent money matters, i t * 'as aday to wri te home about!

Opportunity is knocking.. . The last issue of thisnewsletter with the current edi tor wi l l beOctober; someone else wi l l be the responsibleperson for the November and fol lowing issues.I 'd be glad to talk with any interested folks;my home phone number i s 376-8967 (mosteven ings) .

The Convent ion in New York f l yer has lo ts o finterest ing information. Read i t c losely. ( \ \ 'edidn' t receive i t in t ime for the July ne* 's let terd is t r ibu t ion . )

Take special note of Eddie's art ic le on Clubelect ions. Names of nominees may be passedalong to the Elect ions committee chaired byJason Fontaine with assistance by Piers Greenhi l land Ga i l C .

Harlan Kerr has emigrated from Seatt le to SanFrancisco and on August 3rd, you are invi ted toa Party on Club night to welcome him. Lots ofcal lers from around and about wi l l be joining inthe celebrat ion - come dancel

Western Star Dancers wi l l have lots of dancingoppor tun i t ies in August . You 've seen f l yers onthe Har lan Ker r par ty , on the Er ic Hener launight, and on our evening * ' i th the hat ladi 'Vanya Le igh ton (wear yours?) . Then there 's theL ive C lub Ca l le rs n igh t ( las t Wednesday was sowel l organized and carr ied out, I look foru'ard todo ing i t aga in ) . And perhaps the beg inn ing o f anew t rad i t ion - a K i l le r K lub N igh t (Edd iedescribes the r igors - you asked for i t . )

Our l reasurer Dav id Gar re t t repor ts tha t we arein f inanc ia l l y secure shape. In June * 'e made aprof i t on al l our dances except the generalmeeting (we only charge half the normal fee forthat meeting) which showed a smal l loss. 253people showed up at 5 dances - topped by I I 5people at the pre-parade dance. \ [ 'e closed Junewi th a ba lance o f a touch more than $5000.

Square dancers love to eat? Make thatstatement into truth or fiction on August l3th atthe Ed Conley potluck. We've had such fun atthese shindigs in the past. The thing I likemost is being able to sit down and talk withpeople I normally only dance with - the food'sgood, too.

We got a letter the other day: Wells Fargo willmade a $10 contr ibut ion to the SF AidsFoundat ion when you open any Wel ls Fargopersonal checking account before August 26th.A special coupon is required -

call 800/642-BANK to receive the couponbefore opening your account.

Have there always been this many FLY-INs?The Albuquerque Bal loon-In wi l l be Sept.30-Oct.2 (Mike DeSisto to cal l ) ; and then there'sthe Rosetown (Port land) Ramblers Fly-In withLarry Ward and Mike DeSisto cal l ing over theweekend of Aug 26-28th. What fun i t would beto have free airline passes to g,o everywhere!

And then we eat and play again - set Sept 24thaside for an East Bay event - picnic and play inTi lden Park.

Hope to have an art ic le about the big Anaheimconvent ion for next month's issue from one ofour members who attended this amazing event.

So many l i t t le bi ts of information: you mayhave seen the photo (so lovely!) of our club atthe Convent ion. We wi l l be placing a grouporder within the next month, so send a check tothe Club address or br ing i t to Club night.

Volunteers are needed for the Cal i fornia GayRodeo to be held September lOth&l l th. Al levents wi l l be in Pleasanton. Please contact RobMarv in a t (415) E64-0895.

- Ga i l -

Notices lrom Patty White'.

Lost at the giant cr inol ine sewing bee:slxtdin foot Stanley carpenter 's rute (metal tapemeasure). My name is scratched on the shinymetal part. Please check your stuff. Thanks.

Found at Live Oak School After-paradeParty: ( l )blue windbreaker, (2)blue poly/cottonjacket. Cal l Patty White.

Directory Assistance ( as of 7 / 13 /88 )

New membersHarlan Kerr559 AlvaradoSan Francisco 94114H: (al5) 647-4106Birthday: Dec 18

ChansesTony Loncich140 Dolores #305San Francisco 94103H : ( 4 1 5 ) 4 3 1 - 4 3 1 9W: (415) 543-0705Birthday: Aug 20

Other Clubsadd to the San Jose/Campbel l , CA area:

Carnival Twirlerscontact: J i l l Marci

P O B o x 2 5 1 9Santa Clara, CA 95055(408) 377-6453

- Freeman Stamper -

,{ Letter to the editor:

Dear Editor:

I cannot let "Brenda Starr" 's comment inthe last newsletter that the Phoenix convent ionwas nthe best one yet" go unchal lenged.

While I 'm al l for promoting our annual get-togethers to the hi l t and have had a whale of at ime at each one (Am I mixing my metaphors?),I feel that the truth must be served: Phoenixwas by far the least wel l organized - ask anyonewho went on a side tr ip, for instance.. .

Personally, I think it 's a rather sadcomment that most dancers seemed to feel thehigh point of the convent ion was the hot tub.

Yours truly,

Tadd Waggoner


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The board has received requests toschedule an evening of reallyCha l leng ing P lus Danc ing .August 24th has been assigned the clubnight for a chal lenging plus- level n ightof dancing. I t wi l l be a fast movingnight. I f you have M aboutbeing able to keep up, then this ELtNOT BE A GOOD NIGHT for you tocome. We will look forward to beingwith you on our regular c lub night onAugust 3l wi th Vanya Leighton ( thehat lady, and hats are encouraged bya l l ) .

CLTJB FI FCTIONS

Eddie Smi th

I t 's that t ime of year again! I f youwould l ike to put your name uP fornominat ion for e lect ion to the c lubboard of directors or would l ike toplace someone else's name up fornominat ion (we wi l l ask themdiscreet ly i f they would be wi l l ing torun), be advised that the nominat ionswi l l be open from August 17 thruSeptember 7. Bal lots must be returnedby September 28 at the GeneralMeet ing n igh t .

Opinions expressed in The Western Star arethose of the editorial staff and/or the bylinedauthor. The cost of a subscript ion is $18 peryear. Advert isements by members arecomplimentary; commercial advert isers pleasecontact us for cost schedules.

STAR Personnel: Gai l , Editor; Reporters:Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. We aregrateful for copying, folding, etc. anddistr ibut ion by Denise and for monthly calendarproduct ion by Eddie Smith. Other contr ibutorsthis issue: Eddie Smith, Freeman Stamper.

The Board : James Ozan ich (Admin is t ra to r ) ,Che lsea Ba1 ' lo r , Anna Damian i (ca lendar ) ,Russ K ing , Pau l Scard ina , Edd ie Smi th ,Den ise Young (Badges, too) .

Other Respons ib le Fo lks :David Garrett , Treasurer; Joseph Graf,Secretary; Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Rep.; CarolynMatthews. Vestmaster.

June 15, 1988

N O T I C E N O T I C E N O T I C E N O T I C E

EARLY REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JULY 15, 1988.

Ea r l y r eg i s t r a t i on has been ex tended un t i l Ju l y 15 , f o rms a reenc losed , reg i s te r t oday fo r PEEL THE AppLE!

ROON{ RATtrS

Daily room rates at the Sheraton Centre Hotel for PEEL THE APPLE wi l l be as fol lows:

$95.00 per day$ l 1 0 . 0 0 p e r d a y$ I 15.00 per day$ 120.00 per day

Please note that there are a l imited number of quad rooms avai lable. Reservat ion cards wi l l be senrto you in 1989. Do not contact the Hotel unt i l the reservat ion cards have been sent.

The Sheraton Centre Hotel and Towers is located on Sevenrh Avenue and 52nd Street, in mid-townlvfanhattan near the theatre distr ict and not far f rom Times Square. Convent ion rares wi l l be avai lablebefore and after the Convent ion so plan now for vacarion t ime lnd get ro know the Big Apple. Membersof the TINIES SQUARES wi l l provide housing in their apartments ior members of other clubs before andafter the Convent ion. we are working on a directory oi relat ively inexpensive hotels in the New yorkarea i f you w' ish al ternat ive housing before and after the convent ion.

Our br l l room rental is based on a cenain number of s leeping rooms used at the Sheraton Centre, sow'e strongl-r 'encouraSe everyone to stay at the Sheraton Cent ie during the Convenrion.

SCHtrDULE, OF EVENTS IN NYC 1989

SingleDoubleTrioQuad

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Friday, June 30Sarurday, July ISunday, Ju ly 2Nlonday, Jul l ' 3Tuesday, Ju ly 4

Thunday, July 6

Western Square DanceCay Pride ParadeTheatre Pany:Plnnton of the OperaPEEL THE APPLEPEEL THE APPLEPEEL THE APPLEPEEL THE APPLECelebrate the Fourthin New York C i ty !T IMES SQUARES CIub N igh t

Feel The Apple . fust Office Box 1229 Ansonia Station, No,v yorlc. N.y. f0023

AIRLINE FARES AND TOURS

TRIP N TRAVEL is celebrat ing i ts l0th year providing travel services to the gay and lesbian ' /

community. They have been able to make the following arrangements for airline travel if a total of 200airline tickets are booked by IAGSDC members for round trip travel on Continental and Easrern Airlinesbetween lune 24 and July 8, 1989.

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

. SVo off many promorional airfares with Conrinental Airlines.

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

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

' Creat pre and post Convent ion packages. These wi l l be detai led in the next Convent ionUpdate Letter.

. IN ORDER TO GET THE CONVENTION FARE IAGSDC MEMBER CLUBS MUST BOOKAT LEAST 2OO TICKETS. WE KNOW IT IS OVER A YEAR AWAY. BUT BY PLANNINGEARLY AND BOOKING AS AN IAGSDC MEMBER CLUB, YOU CAN SAVE ACONSIDERABLE AMOUNT ON AIR FARES.

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

We are current ly tabulat ing the quest ionnaires that were included in your registrat ion packets inPhoenix. Once we have finished that we will meet with TRIP N TRAVEL and formulare some tours andactivities based on the information in the questionnaires. Future update letters will keep you informed ofthese p lans .

ADDRESStrS

Futore UPDATE I-UttU*, will be sent to the Club address listed in Freeman Stamper's TravelGuide. In order to avoid any confusion, it may be best to select one of your Club members to be in chargeof PEEL THE APPLE correspondance and other matters. Please let us know the name, address, andphone number of the liason so we will be able to communicate quickly with each Club.

FYI

Callers r .r ' i l l be announced as soon as contracts are signed. Tee shir ts and Polo shir ts wi l l beavui lable e:rr ly in 1939. Hotel reservat ion cards wi l l be sent to you, do not contact the Hotel unt i l wesend you t tre cards. Reservat ions for Phantom of f ie Opera must be made in advance, detai ls wi l l beincluded in the next UPDATE LET"|ER. I f you have suggest ions of quest ions wri te to us at:

PEEL THE APPLEP.O. Box 1229. Ansonia Srar ionNew York, NY 10023

or phone Sk ip a t 212-580-8785.

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The WESTERN .truR is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarily servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco, CA94114. Deadline for the October issue:September 21 at Club or by mai l to the editor 'shome.

BI RTH DAY s in September.


3rd-Pat Haro' ' -Chelsea Baylor and Fred Crusius-J im Head lT th -Mike A lber t

- - . rd-Dory Hast ings 27th-Shir ley Virgi l


Their admit tance through the Pearly Gates isassured? Our new class has quite a bevy oferchangels: Yvonne Wong, Alma Payne, and RodMorrell will help the bunch through the fun-fil led weeks. Our Basic class begins Septemberl2th; the Basic segment wi l l last l5 weeks.(see James' article about Class Plans.)

Club electlons are in process. Names ofnominees were received by September 7th by theElections committee chaired by Jason Fontainewith assistance by Piers Greenhill and Gail C.Members will find ballots in their mailboxesduring the next week which are then due notlater than our Quarterly meeting September 28th.

Opportunlty continues to knock... Harry Koga has"^lunteered to do the typing part of the

sletter, and Denise took over the copying. distribution about 4 or 5 months sgo. \Yhat

remains now is to flnd rn edltor. The last issuewith the current editor will be October; I'd beglad to talk with any interested folks; my homephone number is 376-E967 (most evenings).

Have you hcard the new rounds? Our newlypurchased YrL Strckr rpceLcrr are in place andhave been used for several functions. As themembership directed at our last QuarterlyMeeting, close to $500 was spent on this newaddition to our sound. Results will be publishednext month on the membership vote on additionalexpense of roughly $2400 to bring the rest ofour system up to state-of-the-art. Those ballotson that expense were counted August 3lst , sowe'll soon know.

Our treasurer Drvid Garrett reports that weoperated with a net loss in July of $214.To give you the flavor of the statement, all ourdances were profitable with Ann Ubelackercoming in best at $185. There were 254 peopleat our dances in the month of July - that's somefancy footwork. With total expenses of $2223and total income of $2009, July's closing balancewas $4852.

Eddie. Smith has been selected by the Board toimplement his wonderful ideas for this year'sClub La Star - with a Western theme. Initialplans put the date in November - that's prettysoon. More news in this space next month:keep your ears open, too. If you're interestedin participating, Eddie will, I 'm sure, be glad tohear from you.

Gratitude was expressed at July's Board meetingto Mary Pet Power for taking over the sodarole. Those sodas taste real fine between tips.

Our September calendar shows good dancing instore. Mel Llter will be with us Sept. 7th, BobBel lv l l le on Sept. 2lst , and Club Cal lers (seeChelsea's article this newsletter) for the GeneralMeeting on the 28th. On the l4th WSD wi l l bedark as we travel (by train - some of us) to ElCamino Reelers where John Sybalski will becalling. Could this travelling business be thebeginning of a new tradition? And then we eatand play again - Sept 24th at an East Bay event- plcnic and phy in Ti lden Perk.

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Club Callers

There's a BIG difference in Club Caller Nightsthese days! At least nine separate callerscelebrated the evenings with hash and singingcalls during the last two Club nights which wereorganized by Eddie Smith and Rod Morrell.

For Western Star, Bob Bellville, Bill Whitefield,Harlan Kerr, Tadd Waggoner and Rod Morrell didthe honors. Foggy City was ably represented byRen Brown, Vic Buck (cowboy hat and all) andPaul Almy. Goldrush sent Ric Wheeler tocomplete the caller collection. (Sincerestapologies if I 've missed any callers. I am stilloverwhelmed by the select ion of r iches!)

The variety was del ightful , chal lenging,sometimes funny, and brought out the best indancers and callers alike. Clearly only the bestof the best were sung and cal led, a remarkablereview of local talent.

Eddie Smith, who first offered to turn 'record

nights" into live-but-local caller evenings, saidthat he had begun to investigate the idea inPhoenix, and that the response from callers hadbeen overwhelmingly posit ive. No one turneddown his requests, and the turnout for the firsttwo evenings has been excel lent.

All that remains now is for the word to g,et outto the dancers. The Welcome Harlan dance waswell attended, but the last Club night had onlytwo squares. With so many callers and a limitednumber of dancers, purple heart badges shouldhave abounded. Dancing in a square with threecallers usually warrants a purple heart - andsometimes bandaids as well. It speaks well forour cal lers that some of the dancers never evenrecognized the potential hazards of their square.Any dancer who can't remember whether he/shedanced with three callers hasn't suffered enoughto deserve a badge.

There will be more live caller nights in thefuture -

September Class Plans

Jason Fontaine, Paul Scardina, and JamesOzanich have been working on a project tospread the word about our September Basicsquare dance class. They have contacted gay-related organizations who publish newsletters fortheir membership and asked them to insert ablurb with details about our class.

In addition, a large number of flyers have beenreproduced with general square dance informationand specific details for our particular class.Each member of WSD is encouraged to take ahandful of the tri-folded flyers at Club nightSept. 7th and hand them out to friends andother interested people.

This year, the Basic class will be taught by ourown Bob Bel lv i l le. The class wi l l meet Mondaynights from 8:15 to t0:15 at the YMCA start ingScpt. l2th. As usual, the first two nights areintroductory and no fees will be charged. Theclass wi l l run unt i l Dec. l9th. That 's l3Mondays, not including the two free nights inSeptember. As per the past several years, thecost for this session is only $40. (Class willmeet October lOth, Columbus Day, even thouglsome businesses are on holiday.)

All Western Star dancers are encouraged toattend the class as often as possible as angels.Current members of WSD may attend classes atno charge even if you are going to learn theother dance roll. Over 100 people have alreadygiven us their names and we hope to have alarge class'

- James Ozanich -

A little Sunshine

Jim Head is now our own 'Little Mary" Sunshine.He will send cards and notes on behalf ofWestern Star Dancers to Club members andothers on noteworthy or cardworthy occasions.If you know of some event where a card fromWestern Star Dancers would be appropriate,please fet Jim know directly (415-769-9947).Events might include, but are not limited to,promotions, anniversaries, hospitalizations,retirements, etc.

- James Ozanich -

- Chelsea Bavlor -

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fhis is a story about four people namedEverybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.There was an important job to be done andEverybody w:ls sure that Somebody would do it.Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.Somebody got angry about that, because it wasEverybody's job. Everybody thought thatAnybody could do it, but Nobody realized thatEverybody wouldn't do it. It ended up thatEverybody blamed Somebody when Nobody didwhat Anybody could have done!

Now the main point is this, it is time for a newBoard to be elected. If you are thinking aboutrunning, do it! Don't stand back and complain.You can make a difference. If you feel that youdon't want to be on the Board or your scheduleis such that you couldn't be on the Board,Western Star Dancers needs new committees forthe coming year. Why not volunteer this year tohelp out. For example, we need people to helpset up for dances and to help cleanupafterwards. This only takes a few minutes andit shouldn't always be the same three or fourpeople; also we need Angels for the new classstart inS, September 12. We wi l l be having newcommittees and new chair-persons starting soon,so plan now to get involved with your Club.

- Eddie Smith -

(ed. note - it is too late to be nominated forthe Board for this year; the rest of theoppotunities await, for sure.)

What a wonderful time we had during the GeyPrlde Parade with giant crinoline! Scott Careyand Bill Whitefield sure know how to give aparty! The marvelous day was the result of thecreative energy of several truly gifted people,the hard labor of manyi a fair amount of money,and the weather fairy who was good to us. Thesad event of the weekend of course was thetheft of one of the generators at a cost of over$600. So many people came forward to help outwith the net shortage of $334.

['ve been trying to write this article for twomonths. There are so many neat times tomention - from the idea stage of participating inthe parade, the idea of the crinoline, the

construction (hours and hours) of the crinoline,construction of the metal contraption on whichit dangled, planning and coordination in which somatry participated, the monitor training, the Pre-parade dance with fantastic turnout and a finecaller, to the day of the parade with coffee andlast minute exercises, the march itself withskilled dancers who didn't fall while dancing atrapid pace down Market, to the platter spinners,and the truck driver (that was a stick shift), thelittle old ladies who darted out from the crowdfrom time to time to have their pictures takenwith the crinoline (at risk to life and limb), thefolks who tended our booth during and after theparade. Then moving on to Guerilla Squaresnear the Bank, and dinner and dancing(?) at LiveOak School. Some people with incrediblestamina hung in there for all of the above;others of us participated on a much smallerscale. My frustration with this article is that Ihad truly hoped to get everyone's namementioned, and I've had to let the article gowith only the top two. What a gorgeous, funday it was!

Opinions expressed in The Western S/cr arethose of the editorial staff and/or the bylinedauthor. The cost of a subscript ion is $18 peryear. Advertisements by members arecomplimentary; commercial advertisers pleasecontact us for cost schedules.

STAR Personnel: Gail, Editor; Reporters:Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. We aregrateful for copying, folding, etc. anddistribution by Denise and for monthly calendarproduction by Eddie Smith. Other contributorsthis issue: Chelsea Baylor, James Ozanich, andEddie Smith.

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

Other Responsible Folks:David Garrett, Treasurer; Joseph Graf,Sccretary; Yvonne Wong, Alma Payne, and RodMorrell, Archangels; Gail C., IAGSDC Rep.;Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster, Jim Head, MarySunshine.

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The WESTERN .S?",{R is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarily servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St., Suite 4E0, San Francisco, CA94r t4 .

GARAGE SALE! ANOTHER GARAGE SALE!

Denise Young will coordinate a super-dupergarage sale October 15th and 16th. Uses for theproceeds include advance money for La Staramong others. Over the past year, our twogarage sales have netted the Club roughly $1200which is pretty impressive. Comb the apartmentrr house for items you'd like to contribute./ith flallowe'en just around the corner, costume

items could be hot sellers. And your Whiteelephant pieces are always welcome. ContactDenise if pick-up is required.

BIRTHDAYs in October.


lst-David CB Smith 2nd-Matt MessnerSth-Norman Neece 7th-Galen WorkmanlOth-DarrylRaszl lTth-MichaelStokeslSth-Jim Sanchez 26th-Pat Dixon29nd-Thomas R Cooper30th-Carolyn Matthews


The first class session was well-attended. Therewere about 7 squares, including angels (roughly35 new people). The importance of this infusionof new dancers into our activity cannot be over-:mphasized. Please lend your suppport wheneverpossible.

There will be many opportunities for dancing inOctober. Ben Goldberg will be with us October5th, followed by Goldrush hosting the evening ofOctober l2th. We will be dark October l9th, sothat we can be all l it up October 20th whenDrve Stevens will be in town and calling for usthat Thursday evening. Bill Harrison will callfor our Hallowe'en dance on October 26th. Backat the beginning of the month, troop up to ,^1,Sacramento to the Capital City Squares Nate '?

Bllss Hoe-down (for info call (916) 344-6739).

CIub elections are winding down. Ballots shouldhave been received by all Club members. Theyare due back not later than our Quarterlymeeting which is just a few days away onSeptember 28th. Results will be announced atthat time.

Our treasurer David Garrett reports that weoperated with a net loss in August of $667.To give you the flavor of the statement, most ofour events roughly break even, with +$21 for themonth of Club nights. For special items, such asadvertising expenses for the new class oradvance money for the Silver La Star Saloon andTilden picnic, we need to make money somewhereelse. With total expenses of $1173 and incomeof $484, August 's closing balance was $4185.

Along financial lines as well, the membershipvoted in response to the sound system poll:43 in favor, 13 opposed, and I abstention. Thisexpenditure of $2294 has now been made, thestate-of-the-art equipment is in use at the Y forour dances, and the treasury had a currentbalance as of the last board meeting of $14E4.

Keep November l2th open for attending orparticipating in the Silver La Star Saloon, inproduction now with Eddie. Smith.

Opportunity continues to knock... This is the lastissue of this newsletter with the current editor.A couple of possible volunteers stil l remain to becontacted/pursuaded.

- Gail -

At the Board Meeting

Lots of interesting things happen at Boardmeetings. For example, at the Septembermeeting, the business of ex officio members ofthe Board voting on Board business wasdiscussed. This issue has been around for awhile now. Freeman proposed at a ClubQuarterly meeting back in December of 1986 thatsuch members not be allowed to vote. Quotingfrom the minutes of that meeting:

"The issue of Board voting privilegesfor ex officio Board members wasdebated at length. A complicatedseries of motions, amendments, andcounter-motions was finally resolvedwith an agreement that (l)the Boardwould obtain legal opinion as towhether extension of voting privilegesto ex officios in any way jeopardizedthe Club's legal status; (2)the Boardwould continue to allow ex officios tovote unless and until there was legalreason to do otherwise."

Over the past couple of months, Freeman hasbeen in correspondence with the elected Boardmembers advising them that he has obtainedcounsel from an attorney who says that we arein violation of our non-profit incorporationpapers when we allow ex officio members tovote. Other Club members in the distant andrecent past have talked with attorneys who don'tnecessarily agree. But the short of it is that inorder to continue to allow ex officios to vote,we would need to pay legal counsel to actuallyinvestigate the matter. And that's money wedon't want to spend (or have to spend, either).So at the Quarterly meeting, we'll need todiscuss this matter again and achieve someresolution. For those who don't know, currentex officio members include the secretary, thetreasurer, the IAGSDC rep, and the classarchangel.

Another agende ltem was set for this Quarterlymeeting. Eddie Smith proposed and the Boardsupports the following:

From the end of the Mainstreamclasses through the Plus classes: allr#estern Star dances and Club nighsshall be Mainstream and Plus leveldances. When the current class hasfinished the Plus level section,Western Star shall become a Plus levelclub again.

Other business which came before the Boardincluded approving a bud3et for the Silver LrStar Saloon. Roughly $t000 was allocated forthis event. Since we will not have that muchmoney in the treasury prior to the event asthings stand now, Denise Young volunteered tocoordinate a garage sale. Yea to Denise and theothers who have so graciously donated time,effort, and items for selling.

At this meeting, the Board heard a brief reportabout the San Francisco FLY-IN which is beingset up by a group of San Francisco dancers andis scheduled for the weekend of April 29, 1989.The group includes President Anna Damiani,Treasurer Galen Workman, and Secretary DougEldridge. The Board of Western Star voted torelease Johnny Preston from previous engagementby Western Star so that he can call for this fly-in. The other principal caller will be SaundraMcElroy-Bryant.

- Gail -

Opinions expressed in The Western Star arethose of the editorial staff and/or the bylinedauthor. The cost of a subscription is $18 peryear. Advertisements by members arecomplimentary; commercial advertisers pleasecontact us for cost schedules.

STAR Personnel: Gail, Editor; Reporters:Denise Young and Jason Fontaine. r#e aregrateful for copying, folding, etc. anddistribution by Denise and for monthly calendarproduction by Eddie Smith. Other contributorsthis issue: James Ozanich, Freeman Stamper.

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, Treasure4 Joseph Graf,Secretary; Yvonne Wong, Alma Payne, and RodMorrell, Archangels; Gail C., IAGSDC Rep.;Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster, Jim Head, MarySunshine.

The World's Biggest Square Dance

June 22,6am, "Time to get up" hollers Sue as

"he knocks on the door. "What's going on?", Irink. Then I realize that today we drive to the

rTth National Square Dance Convention. QuicklyI finished loading the car. It was a long driveto Anaheim but we entertained ourselves withanticipation. This was to be my first and Sue'sthird National (Anaheim '76 and Seattle '81).

We arrived about 3pm, picked up our registrationpackets and drove l0 miles south to Tustin tomy friends Bill and JJ. Wednesday night wedanced with their club, the Golden StateSquares, and then went to the convention centerfor a trail end dance. There were four dances,each hosted by recording companies. Sue and Idanced with Kalox Records which featured BillHarrison, who had called for Western Star andPACE the previous weekend.

At llpm an after party was held, and for twohours each tip featured at least two callers. Itwas some of the best dancing of the weekendand the convention hadn't even officially started.This dance provided me with an opportunity tomeet many callers, including two young callersfrom Sweden. (We tentatively have plans for'rem to call for us in March 1989.)

Thursday morning Sue and I spent much of thet ime in the C-l hal l . The C-l and C-2 hal lscould comfortably dance l6 squares each. Theother three Hilton halls (A-1, A-2, and DBDPlus) held 50 squares. We also spent time in themain convention center which had five halls eachcapable of holding approximately 250 squares.There were over 20 halls total for rounddancing, clogging, and contra.

That afternoon the formal opening ceremoniesled off with a parade led by Mickey and MinnieMouse. Thursday evening we enjoyed a widearray of callers including one of my favorites,Mike Jacobs. I have heard there were over 675callers in attendance ranging from local clubcallers to well known National callers and closeto 27,000 delegates. Amazing that the callersvolunteered their time and expertise in additionto paying their own transportation costs.

Friday was similar to Thursday in dancing andactivities. I understand the public biddingsssion by four organizations for the 1992rnvention site was very informative. IAGSDC

reps might attend one of these sessions in thefuture. Each organization was given 20 minutes

to make a presentation and then about l0minutes of question and answer by the ExecutiveCommittee. There was a private more in-depthsession also.

Through the convention, there were numerouseducational seminars, on topics such as club by-laws, computer applications in square dancing,after parties, and even a calling course thatgave college credit.

My plans were to drive home Saturday morningin order to attend the Saturday night WesternStar Pre-parade Dance. Sue and I were havingsuch a great time we simply could not tearourselves away. Saturday was also reserved forshopping. There were over 150 vendors includingeverything related to square dancing (soundsystems, western shirts, badges, and of course,crinolines - no, I didn't buy one!) I didpurchase 37th National customized trinkets, acollector's spoon (for my biological mother) anda collector's thimble (for my Bradley mother).

Saturday night I joined others in an all gay,male square (Bill, JJ, Mark and Ralph of GoldenState Squares, Ben, Brad and Kim of TinseltownSquares, and Mike of Rosetown Ramblers). Wedanced several tips both in the back of the halland very near the stage when Larry Ward andYerne Weese were calling. We got lots of looksbut no one really seemed to care.

After dancing ended we headed across the streetto Disneyland for the greatest after party ofthem all. The amusement park was openexclusively to square dancers from midnight to 5am. Our group exited the park * 4:45; I sleptfrom 5:00 until about l0:30, and after severalcups of coffee I was ready to go again.

Sunday we attended a special benefit dance.Organized by Mike Seastrom, Callerlab sponsoredthis dance to raise funds for the promotion ofsquare dancing. The goal was to raise $100,000for tv commercials for local organizations tosubmit to local stations for broadcast. Therewere about 60 squares and 20 callers for a funwind-down to the weekend.

It was a great weekend! I highly recommendattending this festival in the future. TheNational Square Dance Convention always beginson the 4th Thursday in June. In 1989, OklahomaCity is on your way to New York and oneweekend before; perhaps I'll see you there.

- James Ozanich -

Directory Assistance

New Members:

Frank Evans

Howard R. Neckel608 FoersterSan Francisco, CA 94127h (415) 58s-29t7w (415) 974-2602birthday: May l0

Changes (only the changes show):Anna B. Damiani132 Hartford St.San Francisco, CA 94114w (415) 545-767r

Bubbles c/o Mark SavinolTlA Guerrero StSan Francisco, CA 94103h ( 4 1 5 ) 6 2 6 - t 4 s 6

Other Clubs

Sacramento CACapitol City SqsPO Box 19986Sacramento, CA 95819

Cleveland OhioCleveland City Country DancersPO Box 14276Cleveland. OH 441 14-0276

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The \|/ESTERN STAR is the newsletter ofthe Western Star Dancers, a contemporaryAmerican Square Dance Club primarily servingthe San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Community.

Correspondence should be sent c/o WSD,584 Castro St., Suite 480, San Francisco, CA941 | 4 .

A SUCCESSFUL GARAGE SALE!

Denise Young and cohorts did a great job forWestern Star Dancers at the super-duper garagesale October lSth and 16th. In excess of $700were the proceeds of this event. Help at theChickenHut came from Patty, Freeman, Anna,lots of others. I hear some truly great junk wasdonated.

A tiny FRACTION OF THE NEWSWORTHY

Peruse the calendars for November and Decemberwhich are included with this newsletter. Lots ofgood dancing and fun times are yours to be had.

She's not on the Calendars - but ANNEUBELACKER is coming!! January 4th - set i taside.

We do have a volunteer for Newsletter Editor:Patty White will be taking on the post with herfirst issue due to hit the stands for January.

Rod Morrell is hosting Club Night, November2nd, starring Harlan Kerr and Bill Whitefield.Join us for fun and surprises. See you there.

Our treasurer David Garrett reports some sadtales of expenses exceeding income in too largemeErsure of late, except for our garage salewhich was very good for the treasury.

Club Silver La Star Saloon has been postponed.Stav tuned in the New Year.

BIRTHDAYs in November and December.


in November

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5-Dick Clayton l4-Mark Careyl8-Harry McGruder 28*Tadd Waggoner30-Bob Bel lv i l le and Claire Meisel3l -Larry Fr i t ts

Opinions expressed in The Western Star arethose of the editorial staff and/or the bylinedauthor. The cost of a subscript ion is $18 peryear. Advertisements by members arecomplimentary; commercial advertisers pleasecontact us for cost schedules.

STAR Personnel: We are grateful for copying,folding, etc. and distr ibut ion by Denise.

The Board: responsibilities to be decided,Chelsea Baylor, Scott Carey, Joseph Graf, RodMorrel l , James Ozanich, Eddie Smith, PattyWhite.

Other Responsible Folks: Anna Damiani,,Calendar; David Garrett, Treasurer; YvonneWong, Alma Payne, and Rod Morrell, Archangels;Gail, IAGSDC Rep.; Carolyn Matthews,Vestmaster; Jim Head, Mary Sunshine.

- some reporter

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UPDATE LETTER #2EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS

Early Regisration is over, and nearly 100 eager dancen have already registered for PEEL TFIEAPPLE! At this point the most popular levels seem to be A1, followed by A2, and Plus. Regisnationforms will be sent to vour clubs earlv in 1989.

PRE.CONVENTION DANCE

The TIMES SQUARES will host a "Trail fn" dance on Thursday, June 29,the night before PEELTFIE APPLE officially begins. The dance will feature Anne Uebelacker as caller, and will be aMainstream and Plus evening with Advanced star tips.

THEATRE PARTIES

We are planning to host theatre parties at four Broadway Musicals. The fnst will be on Thursday,June 29th and you may choose between Phantom of the Opera and Legs Diamond. Legs Diamond starsPeter Allen and promises to be one of the hits of the coming theatre season. We will also offer anadditional theatre evening on Wednesday, July 5th, the choices will be Les Miserables and JeromeRobbins Broadway Dances. Jerome Robbins is one of the greatest choreographers working today, andthis anthology of dances he created for Broadway musicals is sure to be one of the big hits of 1989. Pleasesee the enclosed flier/registration form forcomplere details. Please note that there will be a square danceas well as a theafe paffy on June 29th. Broadway theatres offer matinees on Wednesday, Saturday, andoccasionally on Sunday. If you wish to see a different show from the ones we are offering, we suggestthat ycu either contact Ticketron, or purchase rickets by mail order or phone directly from the theatre.

CONVENTION EVENTS

PEEL THE APPLE will offer workshops in Clogging, Line Dancing and Two Step, as well as aseminaronConventionPlanning. Therewil lbetimeallottedforaWomen'sMeetingaswellasaTwelveStep Meeting. We will also offer two workshops to improve and strengthen your dancing, and oneworkshop to introduce you to the next higher level of dancing. We welcome all suggestions from

IAGSDC dancers and callers for other workshops and events.

Feel lhc Apple . Post Office Box 1229 Ansonia Station, Nerv fbdq N.Y. f0023

CONVENTION WEEK IN NEW YORK CITY

Here's a tentative and preliminary listing of some events planned in NYC.

Thunday June 22Friday June 23Sunday June 25Thunday June 29

Friday June 30Saturday July 1Sunday July 2Monday July 3Tuesday July 4Wednesday July 5Thursday July 6

Club Night with the TIMES SQUARESSquare Dance Party-Gay Pride WeekGay Pride Parade and FestivalPhantom or Legs Diamond Theatre Party"Trail [n" Dance - for those who want to dancePEEL TI{E APPLEPEEL TI{E APPLEPEEL TF{E APPLEPEEL TI{E APPLENew York Harbor Cruise - fireworks and dinnerLes Miz or Broadway Dances Theatre PartyClub Night with the TIMES SQUARES

TRAVEL REMINDER

Tnp N Travel's 800 number allows you to call and plan a variety of tours throughout the EasternUS as part of your Convention travel plans. Call them on their special line 800-22 L-6574 for travelat a savings and the opportuniry to earn free tickets for you club. Remember you must make plansearly to take advantage of their special deals. Call soon!

ATTENTION . CLUB CALLERS

We would like to schedule "open microphone" calling in time to have the names of the callenand the times each will be calling printed in the program. We are planning to <lffer "openmicrophone" dancing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from I IPM until 1AM, and plan todivide the t ime into l /2 hour segments. Please let us know which level you wish to cal l and whichevening. We will let you know the final schedule we devise. We also plan to use your talents andabilities to lead several workshops, especially an ongoing workshop to move Basic dancen intoMainstream. Please let us know if you are interested in ieaCing rvcrkshops. .A,ny ideas or suggestionswill be appreciated.

fune 29 Phantom of rhe Opera

June 29 Legs Diamond

July 5 Les Miserables

Iuly 5 Jerome Robbins Broadwqv Dances

All are evening performances, we will get the best available seat at the time we order the tickcts.Probable cosr vtill be between $40 and $50 per ticket, depending on rhe show and the seat locatior'.

A deposit of $25 per ticket must be sent with this orderform, and must reach w by November 30, 1988.We will bill youfor the remainder and it will be due on or before May I, 1989 at which time we will mailthe icker(s) to you.

If there are less than l0 requests for any show we will have to wait to purchase tickets until regular salesbeginfor that date. If you wish to see other slnws please callTickctron or contact the various theatres fortickets and information. Tickets will be sold to you at cost, we will not mark up or profitfrom the tickcts inany way.

The theatre will not refund purchase price, andwe will not either, unless the slnw closes by the date ofyourticket. Ifashowdoesclosewewilltrytogetatickctforanothershowforthesatneevening. Ifyoufindthat you cannot attend we will try to the best of our ability to resell the ticket, and refun-dyour rrtonzy -butwe cannot guarantee that we will resell the ticket, and we cannot gwrantee a refund.

Please complete the following and return to PEELTHE APPLE, PO Box 1229, Ansonia Station, NewYork, NY 10023 before November 30, 1988. DO NOT FORGEf TO INCLUDETHE DEPOSIT OF $25 PERTICKET ORDERED!

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AS YOUR NEhI CLI'N ADMINISTMTOR, I rcULD LIKETo LET YOU K{OW OF A FEW THINGS THAT ARE INT}IE hORXS FOR YOUR CLUB.

W}TTN I FIRST RAN FOR A POSITION ON THE BOARDLAST YEAR, I XADE THE POIi{T TIiAT I H,$IrED TOHAVE A FU.\ CLUB. NOTHING HAS I{ADE I{E CMNGEMt' OI'J'|IOOK ON TTIIS POIN'T.

POLITICS ARE FINE IF YOU LIKE THAT SORT OFTHING, BUT IT TA}iES TOO MUCH ENERGY TOI{AINTAIN A CLUB TTTAT IS BASED ON POLITICS.THAT SA}{E AIOIJNT OF ENERGY CA,\ BE TURNEDAROUND AND DIRECIED TO HAVING A HAPIY, FIJN-FILLED DANCING CLUB.

I TJILL BE OPEN TO AN\' SUGGESTIONS TTIAT AI.IYXEMBERS HAVE TO MAKE, AS LON6 AS THEY ARECONSTRUCTIVE AND DO NOT HARP ON THE PAST OROii PERSONALITIES.

THE PAST IS OVER .LET'S MOVE ON!

LETIS BUILD ON OUR PAST SO TL|AT Tl{E CLUB ISINTERESTED IN ITS MEMBERS AND I}IERESTING TOITS MEMBERS, A}iD THIS TILL MAXE OUR CLUB ONCEAGAIN A VITAL, FTJN, AND A GOOD TIME EXPERIENCE!

FRESH IDEAS WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME!!

SCO]-T CAREY IS T}IE NEI{ C.A.i.ENDtrR PF,R.SON, ANDHiLL I{ELCOME IAITEREST]NG IDEAS AND CONCEIrTS,JMES OZAIiICH IS NOI{ TTIE CLUB SECRETARY.PATTY }/}IITE IS DOING OUR NE}{SLETIER AND WOULNLIKE NEh'S ARTICLES TO PUBLISH. A NEI{ BY-LA}IS@}.''{ITTEE IS HEADED BY GAIL C. A COMPUIERGROUP (SHARING TIPS AND SOFftARE) TILL BESTARTING SOON (THE CMIRPERSON IS OPEN).

TTIE NEW EOARD IS NOI{ ACIIVELY I,OOKIN6 FOR ANEII HALL TO HOLD OUR DA.I.ICES. IF YOU KNOI{ OFA HALL, PLEASE CONTACT ME OR JOSEPH GMF. ANEh- HALL HEANS EMLIER STARTING TIMES ANDPERHAPS A DIFFERENT DAY OF THE }fEEK.

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