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Volurne 7 JANUARY rrea l1l'l Nurnber /

1987 means a celebratfon of ffve years of dance and fun for l{estern Star Dancers.
Our cfub, whlch brought Callerlab to SF, begpn breaklng down the barriers between Gay
a n d S t r a l g h t b y s u c c e s s f u ll y h l r l n g m a n y t o p B e y A r e a c a l l e r s , h o s t e d n r a n y w o n d e r f u l
retreats and hoedowns, and hefped put on the extra specfal Gay Games performance and
Star Thru convention last year, to n€lmeJust a few, ls looklng forward to another
year of frlendshlp, fun and growth. l{e know you'll want to be apart of ft so here ls
a frlendly reminder: January means menbershlp renewal nonth. Pl ease conpl ete the
e n c l o s e d ' F o r m O n e ' a n d r e t u r n w ft h y o u r d u e s o f t 1 5 . 0 0 t o C l u b n l g h t o r m a fI t o 584
Castro St. Sufte 480, SF CA 94111. l{e'l I be sendfng out the February calendar and
n e w s l e t t e r o n l y t o t h o s e w h o r e n e wb y J a n u a r y 3 1 , s o d o n ' t d e l a y l

ANNA STANDS HER GROUND. Accordlng to rel fable sources, Anna and Keith were
accosted shortly before New Years on Castro St. by some ltlnerant no neck loonie.
Anna and Keith fgnored this creep untl I he flew In between them at the corner of
f'larket and Castro and del ivered a left hook to Anna's face. Anna turned, del lvered a
forceful klck to the man's behind' knocked hlm to the ground and begren punmelIng him.
l{e are glad that Anna stood her ground but equally glad th€t the polfce arrived
ouickly and carted the loonfe off. It is always risky when deallng wlth these
r-azies but lt is sweet to put them In their place so eFfectively. t{e understand
t Anna ls flne and that the rrclice were very supportlve,

A GAYANDFESTIVECHRISTHAS
by Denlse Young

l{hat a r}arty npnthl t I can't remenber when I've had sooo m:ch fun... except for
this one party I went to back In '83; lots to drlnk, lots of gorgeous wornen-- no
I ightsl Need I say more?

lle | | , back to Chr I stmas 1986; where I have enJoyed myself at all the varlous
partles I've had the privilege to attend.

January lTth was the date of the l{SD Chrlstmas Party. Bl | | Hanzel cal led the tlps
in hls lovely red and green outfit. Russ Klng, Tom Trfpp and James Ozanich decorated
the Y and were Santa's helpers' w h fl e l l s . S a n t a C l a u s a . k . a . itel Inda Napler pul led
out natnes For giFts under the Chrlstrnas tree. I must gay lt wae an Interestfng array
of gifts we al I received that nfght. The Inflatable snake, a traln set, flowers, and
of course, the lovely c o n d o m sw e r e n l c e a n d a v e r y practfcal glft for any socfal
squ€tre dancer (male' that ls). Thanks to all the people wlth the creatlve glfts and
to everyone who helped out.

Oue to not havlng a secret pen pal I was not able to gp to the Pen Pal Christmas
party on Frlday the l9th. lly sources tel I me that alot of peole were total ly
surprised at the reveal Ing of thelr secret flals. tlonths of notes and glfts from a
mysterlous source f f nal ly solved. How many nel, friendships and nerr rornancee have
comeof this? | love a eood mysteryl I

.he next evening, Anna Oamlanl qove a oarty for the wornenof t{SD. lt was nlce to
see everyone and set a chance to talk a I ittle. I trled to ffnd out soflre sood gosslp
to pass along but' alas, they must of known I was sneaking around looklng for nelvs
unFit to prf ntl

(Cont'd)
 After a few hours of social lzlng and munchlng hors d'oeuvres, lt was off -.)
Freeman's houge for the l{SD Christrnas Party. lJe were greeted wlth Christrnas car ,
at the door ancl Bob llann handed out funny I ittle X-mas words to wear for a game later
on. The kftchen was full of foodr p€opler and lots of holtday spfrit.

Game tfme came and we all got a slf p of paper with a X-rnas rlddle on lt. Our
misslon: To find the p e r s o n who had the answer taped to their chest. I had a great
time ancl have my I lttle sheriff's badge to prove it. The toughest game thoughr was
f igurlng out how rnany Christrnas Jelly beans Anna Damlanf had put In a jar. l{el |, it
was a close count but Eddie Smlth vras closest and won a coveted l{S0 desfgner patch.
Lots of warm hugs and nice people--l can't think of a greater group of people to be
with. ilany thanks to Freeman for lettfng u3 Into his home for € fabulous nfght.

I'm sure there were other parties a n d get-togethers I dldn't make lt to, but lf
anybody has any Juicy stories atrout them, l'm sure we can ffnd roofi next rpnth to get
the news to the people.

RINGOUTTHEOLD, RING IN THE NEI{I -- Russ Klng

t{el | ' the old year rang out on schedule wlth the usual quota of parties, including
Pichard' Bert' Bert and Norm's, where a generous amount of goodies were consuned by
rtany of our members. t{atching the krroadcast of that globe descendlng In Tlmes Square
always seems a bit strange to me at midnfght Paciffc Time; each time zone rea
ought to develop lts own symbrol for the BiS t{oment, slnce "Llvel (recorded earl ler-r'
does seem to be the ultimate self-cancellfng p h r a s e . Oh, well

The next day, atrout a dozen of us trraved the rafn to make the annual trek to San
l{ateo for Harry Koga's mother's New Year open house. As usual ' the food end the
hospital f ty brere wonclerful . Neither Harry nor hfs rnon ever seem to make it out of
the kitchen, but they certainly help the rest of us to rlng In the new year in
del lcious style, and wfth more than a few extra calorles. "l{e'l I Just dance lt off
next week,' we keep telling oursefves. Speaking of which ...

The class that started baslcs Just 3 l/? rpnths ago ls already golng Into
malnstream as of l{onday, January 5l How time f lies when your're havlng funl Eelng
archangel for thfs group has been a real Joy for me; I've had a chance to get to know
Roblnr fty incredibly enthuslastlc, helpful and talented associate archangel (call her
"Gabe"), ancl a splrited and qufck-to-cetch-on trunch of newer dancers. Efll has
real ly been puttlng them through their paces, and thefr fast progress fs real ly
remarkable. Graduation is targeted for l{onday, llarch 16, and I hope thst as rnany
club members will try to be there as possfble. And soeaklng of club members

I'd like to thank the club merntrers that have been angellng regulerly on l{onday
nlghts. I know it's real ly made a difference to the class mernbersr slnce several of
them have tolcl me how rnuch they appreclate it, and benefit from lt. lf you haven't
lreen able to come by on l'londays lately, what wlth the hol idays and al |, r{hy not make
it a New Year'g resolutlon to help out a trlt now that thlngs are a I lttle less crazyT
And if there are sorne of you out there that might feel er I f ttle rusty, cornfng by 'r
t'lonclays can he the perfect way to get back In the swlng of thlngs, Angels are alw.
welcome, and I can prornise that you won't be boredlt

Hap-p-py New Yearl

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Voluae 7 Feanuaty l98fl Nuaber L

EDITOR'S N0TES by Scott Carey

Western Star's L987 calendar timers it ie hard to imagine srveral

opened with a sleeper. The 'pajama
monthe of Saturday morning coff,
Party' wab a hit with so rneny garbed and Relay the Deuceyg that
in pajamas, bathrobcs, elinky slips dedication and hard war
and mud packE ! For onc€r {! Ennel Congratui at i ons to aI I a{ them ;
replecrd leather as the fabric that to Chris who instructEd the class
drlrml are made of, There wrre lots
of rurpri ses and door pri zes Mel Liter called for uE for
including a great bear generously first time on the 14th. What e g(
donated by Bob. Bob i s oLrr new caller! He's not too be missed
'cal
endar boy ' f or th i s year and h,e please take note that he is calli
are glad he iE bringing back the agai n ior Lrs thi s Wednesday. Put
Theme Nights. Pajama Party had such thoge dancing shoes and join us +
a good energy that we look forward s c l m e v e r y e n j o y a b 1e d a n c i n g .
to the next oner "Country Fair,' on
February 25 which promises a cake Sorneti mee you hear dancers s,,
nd pie bake off. Eall Mom and get they are tired of Bill Hanzel. ,
chat receipe; there are alot of i s an easy senti ment si nce Bi 1 I h..
eager judges ready to go to work I been calIing {or us for almost foi
years now and rnany dancerE spent :
That Friday we danced our FIus weeks learning to square dance frc
night to Doug Saunder, He was a him. Fut I find the evenings th.
I ittle late getting there which rnade he cal 1s to be very h,arrn ar
for nervous moments at first perhaps comfortable. There is a rela;<ati
we need to keep 6orne ernergency present as we ere al.l i n the compa-
records on hand for such o{ long time friends, and peop
circumgtances but he soon arrived becorne more gocial . It is jnr
and the evening tcok off with a real becaurse of this type of atmosphe,
senee of fun and challenging hash. that rrany clubs hire one 'cl"
By thc end of the evening I had caller' {or the year.
added Doug to my list of favorite
callers and I hope that he will be It is no secret that 1986 ended
back again soon. Attendance was with low enthugiasrn, poor attendance
only two to three squares which war and accompanying financial woes.
disappointing and (women please take The new board has done a good job in
note) not one h,ornan was there. It starting to turn this around for
recflrs to have been very wiEe for the lqAT, January was cauti ous i n
Board to cut back to only one Plus financial outlay and varied and flrn
night a month. February's Plus i n f orrnat, Enthusi asrn i s up and
night, Friday the 13th Part I, wilt attendance sl owl y arrd congi stentl y
be ca1led by Eric Henerlau, We look building. With this new direction
forward to welcoming alot of new and the support and good wi t I of
rces that evening with the addition al I , w€ can look forward to
of the new 22 graduates from the celebrating our +ifth year,
Plus ClasE. For rome of uE old
A S M E I ' I B E R SS O F A R I N L9A7 by Freeman Stamper

Western Star Dancers ie proud to There are q current members who

announce thatr 6s of January 28, have been members for over 4 years.
there are 82 square dancers who have That rfieans they have been rnembers
renewed their memberships for 1987. since t h e f i r e t year of Western
From what I can tel I I our club Star'e existence. Congratulations
continues to have statlsticE Eimilar to you:
to all Callerlab clube worldwide.
What followc ar€ a fcw rtetlrtlcs, Charles Prongor Ric WilEon
but it should br rememberrd that Curt Vantlne Ruer King
these are as o{ Janyary 281 menberg Don Schumacher 9cott Carey
cc - j nue to renew throughout the Paul Zimnerman Thom Leeniak
) I t w o u l d p r o b a b l y b o of Reisa Blickman
i est to knot ront gtrtlstics
c -ni ng percant.ger of cl e!ir. Hcre are a few facts concerning
{n. -e who err mlmb?rl. Thtre rre our B membersl
t ings whlch do not allow this.
F then the club'r data bage wag 6Z graduated in the flrgt class
p the computer in 1?83, only 117. have been mernberg ovar 4 years
,n: s as of that dete were 267. have been members over 3 years
e ,-d. Secondr at one time 462 have been mernbere ovElr 2 yeare
fn. rearn gradueter autometi cal 1y 732 have been memberE over I year
b members, but that policy wag
c d so that only graduates who Alt of us have the opportunity to
r t membership become members. be a part of history. Square
c regietrationg are not dancing continues to provide an
r eri zed. intel I igent form of social dance
that of{erE a humaness which no
l'larch, WgDcelebrateE itE 5th other dance f orm can of f er. l.laking
'Eary, Five is a traditional history iE avai lable by offering
one, and it is appropriate for creative forms of interaction en/'
sal,ute our 5 f ounderE the supporting lal the prograrns a4 our-
r of gay Cal lerlab sguare Club. WeEtern Star can continue its
in San Franci6co. depth of caring {or people only with
your love and concern. Make a New
Agnes Smith 'E
Year resol uti on f i nd so.neone new
Dennis Ficken to care for and expresEi it. We all
Roger Perry squere dance because we care; don't
Ron Douglars be afraid to express it. Freemen
Scott Carey

I'{E},IBERSAS OF I/28/A? NHO PER}'IIT PUBLICATION

:,1A PAYNE D A VI D GARRETT JAHES HEAD

nNNA B DA},IIAN I DAVID C B SH ITH JAMES OZANI CH
BERT HOBBS DENISE J YOUNC JAHES E FOWLE
B ILL HORCAN D E N NI S H O P KI N S JAHES E SANCHEZ
BOB BELLV ILLE DI C K CLAYTON JANICE I [ T NT C K - H E E R H A N
BOB GERVAIS DON MAYOU JASON FENTA I NE
BOB NETHAN DON SCHUHACHER JIM WORLUND
BRYAN F INCH DORY HAST INGS JOE E COV I NCTGN
CAHERON RATCL I FF ED E C E NI A S JOHN CONLEY
CHARLES PRONCOS ED KLEPP I NCER JOHN P MCCORHICK
CHRIS ANDERSON ED RANDALL JOSEPH C CRAF
CHUCK CAUDLE FRED C R U SI U S KEITH D B ISHOP
CLA I RE HE ISEL FREEHAN STAMPER KEN KALSTE I N
CURT VANTINE CARY S IMONS LARRY HASK I NS
DARRELL ANDERSON CEORCEE HC I NTOSH LEON J D U B OI S
DARRYL BEACH H U C HE r)ONAL.DSON HAR I LYN MART I NYAK
 MICHAEL A W HI T E H A I R PETER K l{oNc SANDY COLLI NCWOOD
MIKE HARO PIERS G R E E N HI L L SCOTT CAREY
PAT HARO RAMON S MI T H TADD WACGONER
P A T RI C I A DIXON REISA CL I CKMAN TED G A R E LI S
rAUL {, Z I MMERHANN RIC WI L S O N TERRY L'HEUREUX
rt!ItlK [TATTERS R I CHARD TUCK THOM L E S NI A K
MARK STEVENS ROBIN S ALPENCLOW .TIH PHILLIPS
HARK J HEERHAN ROD MORRELL TOM KERNKAMP
HELI NDA N A PTE R ROLAND ST PIERRE TOH TR IPP
MI CHAEL ALBERT RON H I RSCH WILLIAM HABECK
MI CHAEL HEEHAN ROUANNE BLOOMCARDEN YVONNE I{ONC
MI CHAEL STOKES RUSS KING

IN MEMORIUM

HE FOOD DRIVE IS
l^iho grarjtrated

]IOTHING
Ri chard CI a yber-E,
i rr the Jul y 1984 c LasE , passed away
in November 1986,
WITHOUT YOUR HELP!
l(urt Sturtrmanr who graduated in
the December 198? classr passed away
on January B, LqA7. Pleasecontribute
\^,hatyou can
on Wednesday
KURT STUTZMAN eveningsat club.
April22, 1950 - January8, 1987

1 C O R I N T H I A N1S3 Shcrnoff ilcmodrl Food Drlvc

I may speakin tonguesof men or of angals,but if I

am withoutlove, I am a soundinggong or a clanging
cymbal.I may havethe gift of prophecy,and knowevery
hiddentruth; I may have faiih slrong enoughto move
mountains;but if I have no love, I am nothing.I may
doleout all I possess,or evengive my bodyto be burnt,
but if I have no love, I am nonethe better.
Loveis patient;loveis kindand enviesno one. Love
is neverboastful,nor conceitednor rude;neverselfish,
not quick to take offence. Love keeps no score of
wrongs;does not gloat over other men's sins, but de-
lights in the truth. There is nothinglove cannotface;
thereis no limitto its faith,its hope,and its endurance.
Lovewill nevercrme to an end.Are thereprophets?
their work will be over. Are there longuesol ecstasy?
they will cease.ls thereknowledge?it willvanishaway;
for our knowledgeand our prophecyalike are partial,
and partialvanisheswhen wholenesscomes.When I
was a child,my speech,my outlook,and my thoughts
were all childish.When I grew up, I had finishedwith
COMETO THE MOUNTAINS
childishthings.Now we see only puzzlingreflectionsin Dcar Friends.
a mirror,but then we shallsee tace to face.My knowl-
you to Joln us as re enjoy A SPRING
edge now is partial;then it will be whole, like God's The Rocky llountaln Ralnbeaus lnvlte
tll.l be the
Tllll and celebrat? our thlrd anniversary. The cclebratlon
knowledgeof me. In a word,thereare threethingsthat reekend of Harch 13, l4 lnd 15. llr. Paul Infanti fror Albuquergue' ller
last for ever:faith, hope, and love; but the greatestol Hexico rtll be our guest caller.
themall is love. teekend plans include r rorkshop rlth l'lr' Infantl Saturday afternoon'
dlnner that evening follored by the anniversary dance' Sunday brunch and
rore rorkshops. Other fun actlvltles riII be announced later' The cost for
gth or tlz at the door
alt of this ls only SIO lf you pay by l|onday, llarch
tJe wlIl be glad to provlde houslng for our out-of-toHn guests Please
see the attached housing request for detal.ls.

Hope to 3e" You ln tlarch!-

The Rocky Mountain Ra.inbeaus

IAF€DC NEt^lS

[ A , S Dh o s t e d t h e f i r s t Banner Dance acti vi ti es slrch aE coordi nati ng and

on Janr-tary 18. Over 5 sguares f aci l itating in{ormation crn ther
danced to 6 o{ oLrr own t4SD callersi Conventions. Speaking o{
Jim Worlund, Robin AIpenglow, Rod conventions, New York has bid for
Morrel 1 '' Rurss F.ing r Marilyn 1989 and Miami is planning to bid
Plartinyak, and Bob BelIville, To lor L99L.
have so rneny act i vel y pursui ng
calling, and to have a clnb member Fortland's convention is already
lil.:e Bob who is eager to share his shaping Lrp in a big way; there have
[ : : f l o w el d g e a n d e n t h u s i a s m { o r c a l I i n g been sro rnany advance reg i strat i ons
with others,' and to have a club that they have renegotiated with the
w hi c h o { { e r g s u r p p o r t a n d p a t i e n c e t o Hi l ton Hotel f ar addi ti onal roorns,
encoL(rage these new cal I erE, i s and 4 additional callers have been
really hotl booked. It is not too early tc:
start maki ng your pl ans;
The IACSDC banner will Eioon be on registration f orrns are avai lable at
its wayr to be similarly displayed CI ub ni ght. Your mi ght want to
at Banner dances acrclss the country. consi der attend i ng Seattle's
The rLlrpose o{ the Etanner Danceg i s 'Eeodrrck Fest i val ' pr i or to the
to :.ruild commurnity and spirit and Conventi on whi ch wi I I i ncI ude al I
rai = furnds for the IAESDC. The level dancing on Friday thrlr Sunday,
mor :s wl I I be Lrsed f or many a Serry trip to Victoria on Mondayg
pr( cts which the IAGSDC is working to Mt . Ran i er on Tltesday , a [,:i c [:: oI I
on ,d whi ch I w o u r ld I i t : e t o t o u c h party on Wednesday, and a private
br." 1y on in this article. First car trai n tri p to FortI and on
is oJvertising aimed at encoutraging Thursday JuIy 7.
new clutbs to start and to help breal':
down barri ers wi th the strai ght I would personally Iil.:e to Thank
community. We wi I I have a quarter arrd Congraturl ate Western Star l or
page ad irr the National Square Dance playing such a major role in the
Directory for I9A7 and are planning IAGSDC. For oLrr new members I woulo
's
two consecurt i ve ads i n the month 1y I i l-:e to br i e{ 1y F€tre1p some of WSD
Ameri can Squrare Dance m a g a zi n e . contributions. WSD is one e{ the
Additionally, we are sending variours f i ve foundi ng c I urbs of the
press rel eases to as rnany of the Gay Association; it worh:ed actively with
media aE possible thourghoutt the' Capitol City Squares in hosting the
country. Secondly, we are working Squrare Dance portion of the "Colrntry
on resoLrrce mater i al to hel p new Dance Festival' at the Reno Rodeo in
c I r-rbs as wel I as e ; <i s t i n g ones. 1983; one of WSD's {ortnders, Agnes
Thi s i nc I utdes such mater i al s as a Smith , was a co-chai r- o{ the f i rst
video instruction tape of the EaEic Convention in Seattlei two o{ trJSD':;
cal I s whi ch Pudd I etown Squrares trnder members, Freernen Stamper and Dennis
the direction of Art Smith have Fi c ken desi gned and produrced the
recently produced, ThirdIy, is a IABSDC banneri we took one of the
IAGSDC newsletter to coordinate largest contingents to the Denver
c o m m u n ic a t i o n s and schedul i ng of Convention; we drafted the current
events between aIl the member clubs. By-I aws of the Assoc i at i on ; rnany WSD
We also lend or.rr surpport and advice members worked on the Star Thrur
to new clubs of which there are Convention including the three
already several this year. This co-chairs Tadd Waggoner, James
i nc I udes the 'HooEi '
er Hoedowners O za n i c h a n d C h r i .s A n d e r s o n ; a n d t f r i E
Ft. Wayne, Indianai ' year'Ei IAGSDC of f ic er'E inclutde
Crabtown
Squares' Baltimore, Maryland and Scott Carey, Chai rman, Chri s
orles just tleginning in 0klahoma Anderscln, Tre:atgLtrer, and Tadd
C J t. y , A t 1 a n t a a n d F r o v i d e n c e , Rhode Waggoner, Newsletter Editor', ThiE
a
Is1and and Toronto, Danada. These is quite a strong tradition and
are just a few al the major hope that WSD wi I I cont. i nrte t t r r'l
act i vi t i es; there are many other the years to come,
 IID{TICHI SQU^iES
Su Fnnclsco. Cr]'lfornla
SHIRTSi SHIRTS, SHIRTS Dear Club llcralcttcr E.lltorl

In rdalltlon to thc cncLolcd pres! ralGrla. hara lrc aoa. dr.tar

Western Star- has abourt 1 doz en rhlch rry b. of int.r..t to your club r..b.r.. ff you iould
Iltc rorc d.talls on tjN/ ot thclc cvrnt! Dl.rlc contrct tha
Clurb La Star Live Ehirts still lpoilora dlr.ctl.y.
rvai l abI e for $5, OO. F I eage contact Of prrttculu noto 1r th. rldnfGtt Squrr.l. rporr.oloa d.nc. on
ames Oranich, They'11 rnake a great Sundry.
rbl-.
Irrch
to .tt.nd
f 5.
but
I f.rllt
r. Fuld
thrtranyof
rpDr.cht
ytur relb.rr ..t rEt b.
th. .!ro.qr..
gift for a friend. We also have
F.brurr!/ ? FoEgJt Cltt IlrEGrr ,rd Annlv.rrrt rlth irt. 81h..
some c l ub shi rts (7) and some Crlltornh Club. 1750 CIry St rf,rr Vl'| i... Av.. Sl.
Irlnltr.u.rd Plu! l.v.t..
Cazadero shi rts avai I abI e. l5.o0.

l.brurrt 1Ir El Crrlno R..l.r. rltfr Vtcky loodr-Antrh. Srn Jo..

Speaking of qift items the lrbrurry 21 Ctpttrl Clty Sqnro (tBA)

Star Thru committee stiII has polo Ierch 6- E South Fl;rtd. turunt. rnnurl flt-In, .l D.crd. ot
. D$c.'. l,l,I 1.v.13.
Ehirts, t-shirts and posters
available. Contact James Ozanich lor rrrcrr fj-f5 D.Ncr
Prul
rnd rfU.f,t1r,.
Intentc
lnnlv.r..rl.. ln llrnvcr ylth
of Albuqlr.r\lrb crLllng.
theEe items too. Shirt selections
r RcH 15 IIDTfICXI SQUIRAS ATOTUA! TUXCE tltr{ IIrE JICOES OF
are I i mi ted i n si ze and col or. Jarnes IrUISYtrr.E, l(I. IICA, St /rlo-1or00. l-2 rnd C-l.
can be reached at (415) 621-3990. Iarch 22 PIus Ertrrvsganzr rlth Frt Bllaar lonror !trJ.l..
Santa Roar. Thlc ia r drhcc but r. hevc
almyt bccn r.IcoDG..S.. "tr.aldht'
tttrchcd nlrGr tor dotrlla.

trrch 2l lestcm Ster Danc-crs Annlvcrsrry duca.

STAR THRU NEWS 5th

Aprll 2l+-26 Callfornle, Stete Squrc Darrcc Convcntion, Sacruento

Convcntion Center. Al,I Lcvclr.
For those of you who participated
lay L- J Sllver St te Square Dance Conventlon, R"no-Sparks -
in the Star Thru Fun Badge Tour and ConYention Center. All lcvela.
are waiting to receive your badges. '.ay 22-?4 colden State Rosd-Up, Oakl-and Convention C€nt.r.
Hang on to yoLrr bar. The badges Al.l levelE.

have not been {orgotten, and should Jme 25-27 Natioml Squre Dmce Convention, Houston. AIL lcyel,a.

be available by the middle of March. JuIy )- 5 4th Annual II'GSDC Conv€ntlon, portland Hilton.
III levels.

DINE & DISH

Febrltary L7, 1986 - L2 Noon

's
Sutter Mi I I 77 Eattery St.

Special "Dine & Dish" Mgnu

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Sesame Chicken
Fettuccini Bee{ Bourgogne
tlelanp EeLLan Sql,4n baem:
1/2 Pound Executive Burger
Large Chicken SaIad ftl@rk yor. fot your int rv,ct in out 7gg? nFly-Inn. The datec
for thie year'e et*nt an Fvi@, Mateh 6 - Swrdq, Aar& S, ,/o
have ploaed a aariec of eventc- trtich tn hopc tritl altan you tlu
Frice = $7.95 best in docittg, tn*shope, aoetalizing, cantndehip ad, eouthern
hoapitality.
Tax = .5O
TiP = 1.2O 1987 ie a epeei.a.l yeat fon the South Flotida liustalgs.
- ate celebtzting
He
10 yean of aqurv- btcing in the gq untnaity,
o! datE.ti*e to aq,it, ilA &,a.& of btce.r tte begot equ.tte
Tota1 = $9.65 per person dorcirlg in 7977 as tle fint of the n@g clube tlvt ltould'euen-
hally fon tle IAGLSDC. ,le r.aiich to eetetd a tntm intitation
fon you to join ta in our prcud elebttti.ott.
To help you plan your special lunch Aa in .the pat, tlle South Flpr.ifu lh.st@gs vtLL fu ptwtiditq
you may I i h:e to know: acqrmodatiors for our gaete, oa a fi.rst anc, firet eenn baaia.

An the folla'rhg Wles you viLL find out tetutive echedtle,

DrinkE are *2.23 inctuding: a prcLiminang zeg"tettwtiott fon, lvuaiag-toNqueat,
epeeLal erxnts od. infotttutian on tt@rspo;.tati.at the Souttt
House Wine is *L.78 Flori& aea.
So{t Drinks are tl.OO
lJe took fonard. to loeting you for thie festiw tnelcend, otd
Co{{eelTea is *L.OO lope to be hearitg fwn you in tle neat fututv.

Contact: You?s trwly,

Denise Young, your

Hostess, for further
Dine & Dish
information. &npE% Vz'/'-;
ChrLe Phillipe @rd Jq F'rcier
 G€nerally spaaking, only 3tandard and th€ mor6 common formations and ar-
D A N C I N G N E h J Sb y S c o t t Carey rangomenls aro recommend€d. It ono lriod to use ell allowabl€ tormations and ar-
rangements fof oach call, this program cannot be compbt€d in 25 we€ks.
Callors and clubs who uso lhis program are u.ged to documonl th6ir oxporionces
Eallerlab Approved so that Callorlab mey rer/ie* and consi{ter any propGd changE pri'cr lo lormal adop
tion. Ouestionsshould b€ communicalod, in writing, to Callerlab, Box 679, Pocono
Pines PA 18350.
Emphasis Calll FOLD
25 WEETTAIX$NEAT & PIUS TIARX TO DAXCTPNOGRAT
lrdly
t Crrclc e$ry . Soys d tnds
F . L U S N U A R T E R L YS E L E C T I O N S : a Lalt 17. 0o pa b Orb ! C!nt!6
b ru{ m Gutd sqrn c End3 t Couolcs
2 Foerd .rd bd( ll Lln {ln d Cmtm h SnrC! li|. {@r)
1. Spin Chain and Exchange the Gears 3
1
[)0-3ad 22 Circl b . lm $||!|! m|. to a wil
('Plc')
49. fm wlEl
Tum $ry trdy
Str|n 23. 8.rn tn| |il 51
?. Relay, Cycle and Wheel (RCl,l) 5 P.omdc f.dt 19 hohr t|d hn 0n 39. Iri. hfllt r. Tum bru
e Coupl6 (lu{.!t..t} 21 S|I thru r 8oF 52. €d'{ clt-t drru
b sngr. fil! il spn hriy b. grt (1{ hrb}
6 Ar|cmafi|. lildy .. Ottst qda c. End3 5a. SOn $a too
a Lctl 2a ,'I rurd d! $l liy d Cmta: 55 C6t6 tatrit
c Lrtt rm lum 25. Sc w I Partmt a. In
N A I N S T R E A M O U A R T E R L YS E L E C T I O N S : d tuohr rm tum 26. Sque fiu hi|.y 53. Pa b nf, cmtd 56. C.si ofi *
7. Ridn & blt or,,n l.n{y (1.5 huds} 10 l$rd Jn d.d tarflat 57 W.r r|d dodg.
r hgfi Jd lclt grJi . Sqrn ,n . frem t.E ol twr 5t Slda uro
1. Scoot Cross and Turn 8
b wre
SrJ f.ndy
thr nno 27 C.ltofin tsrl
2E tts hru
b. fm t*td
11 odt|! Da fiu
f: 5e . f05 hdt
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2. Scoot and Relocate; . L?lt 30 Whnl .d{a T6l ll ('Ptus') b grte
b Rdlt 3l lhr tarat l.an9 Orir {'P|!') 61 Sgo ch, firu
Descriptionr From 1/4 tag f orrnation, 10 Prs ttru | A|nrru !r! Q Zm 63. T.0 lrnay
(centers r3 Twii bd t.nty 34. Shoa tr ttr a3. Rtbilll trrft .. T4 fi. rr
aI I extend and turn thru r. Ulum bd (Rre.i, rur$ r. flunf,did (tu|. !A)
l a Scpr.tt hrny }l St9 tr dmh aa. Sua I qstt 65 &6t b.cl
re-form a wave); wave dancers fan . Sapr.tr 3a 8d 0r. gtl a5. Vt trtt 67 ftnOat.rty
the top, cu+* r5 Certst I,m 35 &u tr a. Ldt
Thoge left facrng 1 6 Lad6 cn& ludy
hrity
. RdnJlrd ril aC. Tr& ot
b SinCa
Lod fi bo|l ('rts')
af l er the turrn thru {ace l/4 right a Trc Ldas (q. e ri) d lVil bCD 47 londr vr 56 Rrclttr {wc dty)
! Fourlrlc(c0.0*)I Pa0f, m O Orcddlhtrit Extdn(ttxl.g){'Ptu!')
(IE{t if original wave was tl.,{ sahry luay 37. Sme tnfl ffiy .. 8oy! Rrt y ttE dtrfy ('Ptur'}
b lorrry .. Si't0 0n b. g{b U.trui oete {'Pt!')
l er '"-handed ) , promenade 1/4 and f ace c. LAas h. m 3t en hrJy c. ,u ddn Fh fi drEn ('Pt!')

in i.o stand as a courple, Ends in Amailcan Squadarca, Jaa6ry r*7

another L/4 tag.

A - 1 CLASS TO BE OFPERED

E X P E RI I { E N T A L S ( F I L r s a n d a b o v e ) Iidnight
to atlrt
Squres
in lanh
ls pLcrerd
or Aprll,
to rmourc. ltr n?rt
19E7. thr clrrs rlll,
cltrt..cbedul"d
h"l,d ln Su
Pranciaco, nost likely on Sundry rftanoon!.
1 . tlompress the Col utmn
Pl.us Level, dancers lnterastad progru
2. Rock the Foat; Descriptionr ln llamlng th!
(1115) 621-J99O
l-1 tre askad
to contact Ju.! "Elanchc'Ozanlch rt to that i.t !a:
Fr-om { ac i rrg coup I es t ends 1oad the b" dct.mined It thcre is aulllctlnt lntarclt In conducting r cha!
boatl centers single circle to a at thia tlbe.

wave, fan the top, and extend to

lh.r. wlll bc a $25.00 t"" plus tl.OO p.r scarlon to hGl,p cov.r th.
form paralleI waves, cost of Daterlals and hal.l r.ntal. It ls plm"d thrt this cla8!
3. Run the Wheel rlll co&plctc the A-l list (17 cells) Juat prior to tha lath Amual

4. ReIay the Diamond/Connect Fourr IAGSDC Convcntlon in Portlud. OrGton, Jufy 3-4-5.

tlldnight Squarcs rould likc to !tr.r! that only darc.r! rho f!.1
A special congratulations to Bobt Bacur. ln 'AlL
Porl,tlon Drnclng' (APD) rt th. Plur lav.l, lhould

whose call "Rock the Boat" has been contldar trklnc thl! cla8s. Ildnlght SqBr.r moErlrr al,l itr
D.Eb!r! to bG bl-duEul, but thl6 ls not r roqulraacnt for
i n the nrrmber I and 2 experi mental prclpcctiv. chla .Grbera.
slot lor several months now.
l{ldnlf,ht Squre! l! th. Bay Arca! only 6ry rq|s! drnc. club
tor rdruccd .nd chrllantc l.ycl du.rr. lldnitht Sqw.r ie
Since the Club has now become a r-Lso r ot
ohrrtlr..Ebar th. Int.iltlonl Alaoc:htion ol Cay
l'lai nstream and PI us I evel c I ub , Sour" Ducc Cl,ubt.

rnernbers mi ght f i nd the { ol l owi ng

reprint of a CaI lerlab update of trll,
i nterest. Pl ease l et Lrs know your
cornrnentE. CCTV PRESENTS

PREMI ER V I EWI NG OF I'4IKE '

HEALY S
CALLERLABUPDATE
Red Bates, chairman ol tho spcid co.nmittla aatablirh€d to rE\rbw ths MairFtr6am STAR THRU CBNVENTIONVIDEO.
and Plus programs to d€volop a 2$w€ck Lorm To Danco program, 6 pleas€d lo
announce th€ complotion ot th€ commiltoo'3 work. Th€ results reflocl tho surveys
and thinking of many loaders and are oflorad to thos6 calloB and clubs who wish
W E D N E S D A YF E B R U A R Y 1 l T H 7 T O 1 1
to try an exp€rimentalprogram. This program E dGign€d tor thoso afoas and clubs FH. CONTINOUS SHOWING OF THIS 55
who hav€ requosled a 2$w€€k Loarn to Oenos program using th€ m6l popular call3
from tho Mainstr€amand Plu3 progrem!.
MINUTE VIDEO. ?189 M A R K E TA T l S T H
Th€ listing of calls rofl€cts the sern€ numbaring schem€ us6d on tho sxisting MS (ring buzzer for boot repair shop)
program, and all Plus calls includad are identified with a 'Plus' tollowing the call.
Mainstr€amand Plus call3 not inctudodin thi3 ztreok program should bo taughl
EALL SCOTT OR JOHN AT 864-613
through workshopstollowingth6 lormal instructionporird. Thb program is designod B Y O E . S U G G E S T E DM I N I M U M D C I N A T I O N$ 3
as a "f6edor" progrem for Plus clubs. Individual modilication3 lo suil local condi-
tions are anticipat€d. No attort should bs mado to pr€ssure anyone into loaching
BENEFIT FOR WSD,
wrth this experimenlal program unless the sponsoring organizalion mak€s that
decision.
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Vol ume MARCH rqaa r Qg7 Nurnber 3

THE I{ESTERN STAR I s the rpnth I y EDITOR'SNOTES

newsletter of the l{estern Star Dancers, a
conternporary Amerfcan Square Dance Club
priinarily servlng the Gay Cornunlty of llarch ls our annlversary npnth. And
San Francisco. Subscription is 312.00 the nfce thing about this annlversary is
F)er year. Conmerclal Advertfsers please that it not only recognlzes the Inltial
r-'ontact us for our advert I s i ng cost beginning of the club, but it celebrates
schecluIes. I'lerber's adverti sements are Its continuity as wel l. Flve yearsl
c o m p li m e n t a r v . Guest Editors E A lot of wonderfu I mernori es and
Contr i but i n9 CoI umni sts are eager I y experiences I ie behind thls mi lestone;
encouraged to contact usi Letters to the congratulatfons to al I medrers for makfng
Eclitor are sol icitecl and rnaybe sutrnitted it possible. But "Don't Stop, Don't Slow
anonynously. Contributlons and letters Down' onward to f ive rpret
are subject to limited editorial review.
There ls also another anniversary
f,lail ing Address: c/o l{SD, 584 Castro this npnth, thls newsletter is
St., Suite 480. SF 91114 celebrating four years with lts flrst
igsue having been publ ished for I{SD'S lst
S c o t t C a r e y , E c l it o r ; J o h n C o n le y , Anniversary. On this auspiclous occaslon
Conputer processlng; Oenise Young, Jagon hre're pleased to announce a new
Fontaine. Star Reporters; newsletter team. But f lrst brewould llke
to extend a bfS Thank You to ilichael
Alfeclo Linguine, mfstakes and typoos Albert and Pat Haro, the
editors/producers from August '85 thru
June '86. Although thfs recognltion
I./SDBOARDOR DI RECTORS: cofnes late, as recognition is wont to do,
it nonetheless is grateful ly acknowledged
Chr i s Andergon, Adnlni strator; Bob for a I I the I r work and for rnovI ng the
Bel lvi I le, Calendar; HolI ls Greenwood, newsletter Into the cocputer age. The
Secretaryi Russ Kfng, Class Archangel; rpnthly duties now belong to the "Star
Jim Sanchez, Torn Tripp, Keith Bishop; News Team" whlch consists of Scott,
(Ex-off fclo) Claf re f{eisel, Treagureri editor; John, conputer processlng; Jason,
J a m e s O z a n i c h , I A G S O CR e p r e s e n t a t i v e star reporter; and Oenise 'Brenda' gtar
reporter. The Star News Tean is
Helping I'bnds: Carl Harmond, dedicated to gettlng the news of the
Badgemaster; Carolyn ltatthews, 'Stars' to you every rpnth In an
Vestmaster; Robin Apenglow, Asgt. Class fnformatlve and entertaining way. l{e
Archangel sti | | plan to feature 'guest edltors' as
ffi
wel I as contributlng colrrnnists with your
good he lp. l{e hope you' | | enJoy th i s
CALLERLAE APPROVED OUARTERLY year's issuest
SELECTIONS:
Bob's "Rock the Boatr moved lrack Into
llS: Scoot Cross E Turn I Scoot & the nunber I National spot of
ReI ocate experimental cal ls as reported by
"Anrerican Square Oance." Hls cell has
PLLIS: Spln Chafn t Exchange the held varlously the nuober I and 2 spots
Gears; Relay Cycle E l{heel (RCH) for qulte a fev fipnths now; can a
Quarterly Selection spot be in the near
EIIPHASISCALL: flalf Tag future?l t{e'll keep our'f Ingers crossed.
The response to thls cal I is qulte an
honor for Bob and for his club.
(Continued from lst Page) Page 2

Close to a dozen Financial District Erlc ls a cal ler who is loved by most of
daytime dwel lers 'Dined 'n Dlshed' under our merbers because he provides good
the clirection of Oenise. Our new hostess energy wlth snpoth charisma. However,
conducted thls |relconed return event wlth what I lfke npst about Erfc fs hig
cons i derabl e aplortl. l{e enJoyed the creative hash. I have long been a
de l i c ious food of nSutter's l,ll l l r and, as proponent of creating a more educatlonal
the rules ctictate regrardlng those not in atnpsphere at club nlght. llany mernlrers
attendance, dlshed Dennfs, Fred, Robln, seem to demend that week after week after
Carolyn' Larry & Plers slpng others, week the club must provlde a hoedown
within an fnch of thefr I ffel atflpsphere. They seem to be content wfth
the fect that, havlng gradtpted fron a
There has been a few Inqulrfes mafnstream and/or p l u s class and havlng
recently about llS0 grouo photos frqn the started danclng both gartlr learnlng has
Convention. These are stl | | aval lable ceased and al I that remains to be done on
ancl enclosed In thls newsletter )rou'll club night ls dance I lke a whlrl Ing
find order forms. Addftfonal forms are dervish. Not so In my opinlon.
prov i cled for nExpl odc The Rosen
Convention in Portland. Be sure to act I have a long-range hope that liestern
prior to Aprfl I and save yourself some Star wl | | one day have a reputatfon that
spenclingcash. Early Indications point a cal ler would have to work very hard to
to another spectacular event; attendance break the floor down wlth his/her hash.
is builcling ancl 7 great callers €re That can be achieved by embarking on a
booked: Paul l,larcum, Larry l{ard, Johnny progrEm to create the fipst conpetent
Preston, Jim Hattrick, ilfke DeSisto, Don dancers In the Bay Area by generating a
l{ood and Jack Hard I n. The 1987 substantlal nurber of APD (al I position
Convent i on Conmittee is accept i ng dancing) and DBD (dance by definition)
donations from anyone who would I lke to dancers. If club night were devoted to
help out f inancially with thls year's educational dancing for rpst of the
ccnvention. Names cf thoge vrho donate rncnth, then He cou l d heve one c l ub n i ght
$25 or more wi ll tre llsted In the each rpnth whlch uti I ized what we had
conventlon program. If you wlgh to help, been learnlng and al I dance I ike whlrl ing
send your donations to them, 'Attn: dervishes. Frlday the l3th, Part l, gave
Jessica'. Checks should be made payable me a shot of adrenal ine of hard hash and
to 'Explode the Rose'. Please telI then a sense of pride that I had learned
how you wlsh to be I isted on the somethlng n e w . I f e l t chal lenged to flnd
sponsors' page in the progran. a p l u s h o e d o w n with a strong cal ler to
show off what I could do.
ExplodeThe Rose '87
c/o RosetownRar6lers I like to thlnk of the formula as
P.0. Box 5352 E=(e) ( e ) (e) Excitement equal s
Portlancl, 0R 9722A educatlon tfmes energy times enJoyment.
These ingredlents when favored with
variety In a supportive workshop
GUESTCOLU}INI5T
SPOT envlrorynent can produce hoedowns of
unequaled excltement.

Durf ng the npnth of Febrr.nry, I had The fol lowlng nlght, Valentlne's Day,
two exc I t I ng squ€rre clance exper I ences my rtemorary sweetheartn Anna Damlani
which enhancedrny overal I a@recfation of and I and Blanche Huney went to San
l{estern Star Dancers. I real lze tl'pt Leandro to the iiarshal I Fl ippo dance
what cause3 rne to have a gquare dance sponsored by the Castro Val ley Rebels.
orgasm isn't necessarlly what makesother For those of you who have not danced much
l{SD'ers tlck' but here are my thougthts to records and tapes, ltarshal I Fl ippo may
for you to congfder. not mean anythlngi but to those who heve
been in g€y square dancing from the
Plus nieht wlth Eric Henerlau on beginning, llarshall Fl ippo is like a
Frlday the l3th, Part l, wagoutstandlng. c I ose fr i end that you have never met. l{e
 (Contfnued from Page 2) page !

know t{arshall can break down a basics I've tried to do my part in this
square, so I wag excited to go. educational process, but I was ashamed of
myself on the l4th. I contemplated
l./earrived at the Armory In a I ight wearing my Star Thru button' but declded
rain but were greeted insicle wlth a flood that my ljester Star badge would ldentffy
of white and red and plnk--not an nte enough a9 a rnefiber of a g€y club.
uncorrrpn s i ght when spec ia I occas I ong are l{h€t shamed me was the fact that our
centered around a color theme, but npre stralght mefibers Jan and |tark and thef r
crinol ines than Steffany can stuff In her stralght frlends (the nsneless couple)
house, much less the closet. James were lrearfng their Star Thru buttons.
joinecl hls mrtner for the evenf ng at the
dence, ancl the flrst people we greeted That grave me a new resolve to fol low
were more l{ectern Star mellbers and my convfctlons when preparfng for my next
friencls--Jan and l{ark, Pat and lllke, and stralght dance. (ltel I r 3om€ queen I'tas
(Gracfousl I forget thelr n a m e s .) a gpt to be the first to wear a crlnol ine
couple who had attended the Conventlon in and blue Jeans.)
Auqust and a llSD dance or two. Later in
the evenfng, Helen Ofckey and her husbarrl So, Frlday the l3th and Seturday the
Bill arrived. l{e danced in the sanre l4th taught me a I ittle more about square
seuare several times but elso mixed wlth clancing. There can be success uslng the
the rest of the f loor. l{hl le xe danced forrruel E=(e)(e) (e). There ls progress
nnst of the evening as stanclard couples, In tlre acceptance of gay square dancers
when we sensed thst a square might be In the larger square dance world.
accepting, we askecl permlsslon to switch
parts. There mugt have been at least 50 --- Freernan Stamoer
squares at the clance, and I did not
experience any feel ings of al ienation
from surrounding squ€res when we dld
s wi t c h . GUESTCCLUI{NISTSPOTTOO

The level of dance (it was a plus

clance) was strong, but not extreme I y An Affaire to Remenber
chal lenging. l{e danced every tfp and
even found ourselves in squares wlth llel
Liter and hfs wlfe and Doug Saunders and
hls partner. The thlng ahout straight 0n February 7th, Foggy Clty Dancers
dances that always see{ns strange to me is held their First Annual Third Anniversary
the round clanclng. ln the gay corimunity, Dance. Dancers flocked from far and wide
t i ps cons i st of three parts : ( I ) hash, to help celebrate this auspicious
(2) singing call, ancl (3) trreak. At occasion. As people walked into the
straight dances there are four parts to a Cal ifornia Club, they were greeted by
tip--our three rrlus a round. Because of archeg of recl and black bal lons. Red and
the rounds' the hesh seemg to be shorter. black boots danced Saily along the walls
I coulcl clo without the rounds, but, then, and the edge of the stage.
they can do without me.
l{hen the t ime came to sctu€re up,
I know that there are many people In there were an average of twel ve
l{estern Star who have no i nterest i n mainstream squares and ten plus squarres.
square danclng where there fs not a gay Al I were treated to some very I ively
setting. B u t t h e r e a r e s o . D ep e o p l e l i k e cal I ing by Nate Bl i ss who del ighted in
me who Just I lke to dance, and straight chal lenging ug.
clance environments provlde another
variety to my experiences. I have always Between tips, dancers had a chance to
feit that consistent, coopetent enJoy cool ing refreslments and tasty
infi ltration of the straight square dance treats prepared and served by merbers of
world wi | | eventually asslst in the the Foggy City Dancers perforrn€tnce team.
acceptance of hornosexualindividuals in Thls was also a cpod opportunity for
another I fttle avenue of American I ffe, dancers to renew acquaintances and catch
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up on what was new in the I iveg of X I V flatthew. There was a gurpr i se

Fe I low c'lencers. 0oor pr i zes i nc I uded a appearance by Supervisors John l{ol inari
weekend for two in Jenner, gift and Harry Britt. f{r. Eritt ls one of the
certificates at Helen's Folk 0eslgn and a candidates for the 5th congressfonal seat
discount for the trlp to Portland. from San Franclsco. Also met Jirmy
Garrett was the lucky winner of both a Rohmer, tasteful ly attired in a flowfng
Eift certiflcate at Helen's and the 50/50 black cloakr styled after that worn by
or i ze. Elsa Lanchester ln "The Brfde of
Frankenstei n. fr J f rmy has often ment loned
I A G S D Cr e p r e s e n t a t i v e , J a m e s O z a n i c h , l{estern Star in his Soclety column for
presented the Foggy Cfty Dancers' Board The Gay Tf meg. l{e met Kevin t{adgworth,
of Directors with a proclarmtion former president of CCIR and cocmunlty
declaring the fol lowlng week "Foggy Clty act I v I st. l{as I nterested to I earn that
Oancers' l{eek'. lt was slgned by Scott llr. l{adsworth has also Just announced his
Careyr Chalrman of the IAGSOC. candldacy for the 5th dlstrfct seat from
The Clty. Best wlshes. Observed Joanna
After an A-l star tfp, the evenlng Caron, formerly of Dal las, Texas and the
came to a close wfth everyone gathering f lrst Erpress of Chlcagp, hard at work
for a very warm Grand Thank You. It was backstage at this extravanganza. The
truly an Affaire to Remen{rer. hands were full I ining up various titled
and colorful ly gowned ladles fron
Oon't Stop Don't Slow Down vlsiting courts in correct sequence for
their on-stage presentatlon. The court
Anna Darnian i system is a long established tradition in
the gay cofimunity and couldn't be rnore
different from our square dancing space
if it tried. Eehind all the glltter and
A N E V E N I N GA T T H E I t , l P E R I A LC O R O N A T I O' 8N7 show biz is a dedicated organizatlon that
has rai sed hundreds of thousands of
dol lars for charity and worthwhi le
Saturday, February 2lst found three groups. It's fun and stimulatlng to
lJestern Star mertrers in an unfami liar attend other functions and view the
setting at The Gift Center Pavi I I ion. activities of other groups in our city.
Darrel I Anderson, Roland St. Pierre and
I attendecl the cerenpnles of the lrperial A hieh point of the evening was the
Court of San Francisco. --- The Court recognition from The lmperial Throne of
System of San Franclsco. The world of couturler Roland St. Pierre. Roland
drag, rhlnestones, sequins, magic, designed and put together the winning
pretend, wonder, €od i I lusion - as ensemble of Empress XI I Char, owner of
e x e r n p l i fi e d b y t h e C o u r t ' s T l t l e of the nearby cafe and lounge, The Kokpit.
"Legends-l'lyths & |Lagfc. " Everyone was He won the award for 'rThe Best Costume
dressed to the nines In elaborate bal I for a FernaI e. " Efipress Char looked
gobrns,tiaras, tuxedoes, hlgh leather or stunning. Congratuations, Roland.
levis. All looked great. l{e ran Into
some fel low square dancers at thfs rather A l I t h i s r n a d n e s sc a m e t o a n e n d w i t h
grand event. Jerry Blecksmlth, handsorp the announcernent of the new Enperor and
in a tux, and Gaby Archerbault' looklng Empress de Sen Franclsco. Tina Tanner of
neet and gorgeous in off the shoulder Gal leon fame was selected as the new
black and gold sequlned sheath. Also enprees. Patrick l{cgonigle was elected
Peter f{ong was therer re3plendent In a the l5th ernperor. An interestlng note.
peach colored, draped, evenlng gown - background information given on Her
coiffure by Darrel l. lt wes an enJoyable Inperial HaJesty revealed that Tina at
ancl very dffferent evenlng ag varlous one time wes President of the Los Angeles
titled ladles and gentlemen strol led down Singles Square Dance Club. Perhaps
the runway ancl were pregented to the l{estern Star should invite Her tlaJesty to
audience and to the twln yhfte thrones b e gi n h e r r e i g n b y . j oi n i n g u s f o r a n
occuoiecl bv Empress XXI Sable and Enperor e v e n i n g o f f u n a n d s q u a r e id a n c i n g . This
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might be a proper note for one of our a Hun were raping his sister, suggested
theme nlghts - "Royalty ArnongThe Stars - that he'd be flxln enough to take her
lestern That I s. " place, born in London, 1880

Lots of activity in Hestern Star

lately. Another cormlttee, In addltlon 3rd - Oon Schumacher
to the newly constltuted Newsletter
Cormittee, has been authorlzed by the John l{oray Stuart-Young, Engl l3h poet
Board of Oirectors. As yet unnanred, the who as a lover and benefactor of natlve
new conmittee is chaIred by DarreI I boys was known over much of Afrlca as the
Anderson wf th Don |iayou and Roland St. f'lnfquftous Coaster,' born 1881.
P i erre. Thei r claunti ng ass i gnment: to
outl ine choices, perhaps desfgn,
i nvestiqate. and recormend an official l2th - Sal Iy Swanson
club shlrt. The cormittee'r thougfrt ls
t h i s w o u l c lb e a c l u b s h l r t f o r t h l s year Lady Hester Stanhope, h/ho, lookfng
only. Hooeful ly selected and ready for "l ike a seraglio page,'r I ived afipng the
the 1987 July IAGSDC Convention in desert bedouins with her lov8r El lzabeth
Portland. Also to be worn at our own l{illiams and becameknown as "the last of
hoeclownsancl occas iona I v i s i ts to other the eighteenth-century eccentrics," born
clubs. The cormittee wil I be very busy at Kent, England 1776.
in the next three weeks as they plan to
present a selection of shirts to be
vieweclancl hooeful ly have one chosen by 20th - Georqe l{clntosh
the mernbersat the f{arch general meeting
on f{ednesclay, l'larch 25th. Sounds great Celebrate the first day of spring the
to me. Are we ready for an offlcfal club way the ancients did: An annual boys'
shi rt? Stay tuned. kisslng contest honored the Athenian
exile Diccles who had dleC while
---- Jason Fontaine defending a young frlend.

2 l s t - Ed Egeniasll{arv Pat Power

I{EI.IBERS
SINCE FEB. NEI{SLETTER
Gavin Arther, author the The Circle
of Sex and out-front gay i n the
Ann Ritzma Jim Blevlns rrapostolic successionrr from l{hltman and
Bert J imenez Jim Sneed Carpenter, 6od through him to Al len
Brencla Peuker l(ent Asmugsen Ginsberg and l{i ll iam Borroughs, trorn in
Cap lloran Laurence E. Brown l90l .
Car I Harmoncl l'lary Pat Power
Carolyn J. l,latthews Il i ke Sarfaty
Chelsea A. Baylor Norm Neece. 24th - Roland St. Pierre
Dan Smith Robert G. Atria
Carryl Reszl Sal ly A. Swanson Dressed as a man and cal I Ing herself
Elaine Porter Sam Canpbel I 'rRalph Kerwinleo," Cora Anderson marries
G a ii C . Stoner Llchty Dorothy Klenowskl before a Chicago
Hol I is Greenwood Thomas A. Nelson justice of the peace, 1914.

ON YOIIRI.IARCHB I RTHOAY 25th - Ron Hirsch

Rock singer Elton John, who disclosed

lst R u s sK l n g that he is bisexual and Joked that when
it comesto sexr tr€ople "should draw the
English critic and biographer Lytton Iine at gpats," born (appropriately) in
Strachey, who, when asked what he'd do lf It i cfctI esex, EngI and, 1947.
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B U L L E T I NB O A R D A USER'S GUIDE FOR THE ERA OF 'SAFER SEX'

1 9 8 7A I D S B I K E - A - T I " PsNE T F O Rt l A Y9 C o p i e d f r o m S . F . C H R O N I C LFEe b . 1 3 , 1 9 8 7

The AIDS Bike-A-Thon is set to rol I

on Saturday, l'lay 9. Last year 550 riders
raised 9226,000 for elght AIDS charltles.
||0wr0 usE'Et +hro*owry hood htr pu pvr il on
withort ocfuolb touching ir. A gtcof
condom- hncxpcriw.
I cc$rding to tbe expefig almost
This yeer, Dffferent Spokes Bfcycle Club, || ereryone bols whet a c'on' (rrrrrcrhr I r t
t.he event spon3or, hes set a groal of dom b, but not everyone knows 9.69pcrdozctt
I,000 riders and t400,000 fn pledges for how to use one Here ls a graPbic Lotcx, rollcd, u ltra-lhin, lvb ffi
descriptlon ofexactly how to han' vith o crynicidc. wilh n*rwir cnd.
I I AIDS service orgonlzatfons. R fd e r r dle a ccqdom. from'Condon tVrlriollrllfuitary ta&r,utorbt irc.
()an choose frorn three routes: a f lat 25 Sense." Thc lobcl qfrlhc condom docsn'l
mi ie city loop, I 6 0 m f l e C ft y t o f l a r l n l. Open the Packagecarcfulty. providc "o robcirut forthc combircd
looo or an arbf tf ouc 100 mf le rlde Rough,or lonC,iaggd flngeroails vscof condommd voginolrpermi-
through l{ar i n. can damege the condosl ci&," but drol'r cxoctly v.'hotil'r nrp
2 Lubrlcatc- Put I generous porcd to do - rcw )os thc troublc of
1 0 0 1 o f a l l p f e c l g en p n l a : g o d l r e c t l y dab of wateriased lubricant llle uring foom or iclly. TheFoodond
lubricating Jelly or spermleldal Jet Drug Adminirtrofion rcquircr thc dir
to benef it orograors for people with AIDS. cloinfcr bccosr lhcro ir no formol
ly inside the the tlp of the condom.
The beneficiary organlzetions are the prool thot lhc producf hor tvroirtonc
3, Gently pinch the end of the
A I D S E m e r g e n c yF u n d , A I D S H e a l t h P r o J e c t , condom tip to remove air bubbleq effcctiwncs. Ihc sr,rrvcygorc thir coo
AIDS Hospice/Comlng Honre Hospice, AIDS which can causethe condom to dorn thrcc rton bccourothc rpermi-
Projeet of the East Bay, breaL Condoms without recePte- cidc wos "nke - nol gaopy."
lSth Street
Serv ices, E | | ipse, The Crodfather Fund, cle tlps need a half-incb free in the
end. tLll'k+ * *
l.larin County A I DS Network, Open Hand, 33 pcr dozen
4. Unroll the condom so that it
S. F . A i cls Foundat i on and The Shant i eoversthe entire erect peDis.If the Lotcx rolbd, bbdco'cd, r*rrwir
Project. man notcircumcised, pull backttre cd.
Please join foreskin before rolling on the con- lidt nkl laborotoria irc.
In strlking a blow
against the AIDS epidemlc--and have a dom. Smoo0 out the condom to lubricqttd, hi not quitc cnough to b'c
q o o c lt i m e d o i n q i t l eliminate air bubbles" u$d nithod oddcd lubrkont, this
Cal i (415) V7l-0677 ciondord cordorn wffioul ony rpec-
today for more I nforrnat I on 5. Add extra water-basedlu-
and a lcqltrcr.
bricant on the outside of the con-
req i str i at i on packet .
dom beforeentry. Insufficient lu-
brication cao causecondomsto hrlrrlrlon * *
tear or pull off. Do not useoil- $6.39per dozcn
basedlubricants. Saliva ls not rec- Lo/ax,rolhd, conlourpd, wilh reser'
"NEt.' PERFORI{ANCE
GROIIPBEING FORIIEDI' wir cnd ond lubricoted with o creom
ommended either. If the condom
beginsto slip, hold your fingers to da*nsitizc thc pcnis.
around the baseto help itstay put" Schmidloborotorieslnc.
Bal lroom anct Country l{estern routines G After sex"hold the base of Tho"dcloying creom" wqs not PoPtl'
to perform for parade, rodeo and other the condom to avoid spillage.with- lor. Ihe creomis benrocoine, o sun'
simi lar events. l0 couples needed. draw gently. Ttrow tbe usedcon- burn rclief ointncnt. h's intendedto
Contact Joshua e Hlgh Chamarel, Tues. or domawaY'wash' prevcntpremolureeioculotion.Un{or-
sYIwAR,NN tunotely,it numbcdnol only penisbul
l{ecl. nightr or call him I 530-0298.
vogino.

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* * * *-Highlyrccotnffi t1.9 for rhrcc
HE FOOD DRIVE IS lcch olmon os good a nothingot all, Noturol hnbskin, lubrkoted, rolled.

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* * * -fud,cpmlorlobb,
g ert-rhc:iobd ona coodom. Mixedrcvicws."A niceboggryfeel like
* * - tlolhinstowrilehone ;our fovorite khokir," onc uscrsoid.
"like pu?ting on o cold,wetbothing
WTTHOUT YOUR HELP! obout, but will do in a pinch. wit vrhcnyou'rc worm ond dry," rcid
n6r.t* * * * onolhcr.An ocqvircdlorle. Becore-
$12 n ElS pcr box(sk in box) fu|, Ar fheydry, they"cling tighl" to
Lotex,rolled, rclp.rwir end, wilh a lhc penisond conbe slightfypoinfulto
Pleasecontribute spc<ioI diryo sob lc opp I kan r oad pulloff.
what you can fi@ld wilh "So{ofr-*ol" solholil
solstothepais.
on Wednesday hbttorCorp.
evenings at club. "h's rc lhin, h/r rhc firl condomrhct
incrcoserrensitivityond is ohnod un-
notkcobh." Thisir thc fird condorntc
Shcrnoff ilcrnorlrl Food Drlvc bc morkeied dirrctly to wotncn. lts
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Volutne 7 APRIL t9e6 Nuarber {

T H E l l E S T E R fSl T A Ri s t h e n o n t h l y PR(lF
I LES
nexsletter of the lestern Star Dancers, e
c o n t e n p o r a r y A e e r i c a n S q u a r e D a n c eC l u b by Erendr Staf
prinarily srrving the 6ay Colrunity o{ San aka Denise Young
Francisco. Subscription is t12.00 per
yeer. Corrsrci rl Advertisers pl eere This is the first of rany
contact us for our advertising cost i n t e r v i e n s / p r o {i I e s t h a t x i I I a p p e a r h r r e
schedules. llerber's rdvertiserents erp in our esteered nettsletter. I hope to
c o m p li r n e n t a r y . B u e s t E d i t o r s & share nith you nany different people {ronr
C o n t ri b u t i n g C o lu r n i s t s a r e e a g e rI y o u r c l u b ; s o a e l o n q t i r n e c l u b r n e a b e r sa n d
e n c o u r a g e dt o c o n t a c t u s ; L e t t e r s t o t h e ner dancers, just out o{ class (but not
E d i t o r a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d n a y b e s u b m ti t e d w i t h o u t C L A S S. ) Y o u n i I I h a v e t h e
anonyaously. Contributions and letters are opportunity to learn about the people you
subject to I i ni ted editori al revi er. d a n c e n i t h e v e r y n e e k a n d r n a y b es o o e j u i c y
details and sordid events if I can rrheedle
l l A I L t N t A D D R E S Sc :/ o l . | S D ,5 8 4 C a s t r o then out as I de{tly use pvery journalistic
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S t . , S u i t e 4 8 0 , S F 9 41 14 t e c h ni q u e I I earned f rornthe Acttre
J o u r n a l i s o t S c h o o l o { Y u m a .A r i z o n a .
Scott Carey, Editor; John Conley,
Eonputer processingl Denise Young, Jason P R 0 FI t E 0 F H 0 L LI S E R E E N l , l 0 0 D
Rontaine, Star Reportersl Alfedo Linguine,
ni stakes and typoos 0 n a r e c e n t s e m i- s u n n y S a t u r d a y m o r n in g
in the l'lission, I sat with Hollis eating
break{ast and tal king about hon she cane to
l , l S DB 0 A R D0 F DI R E C T 0 R S : ! , l e s t e r nS t a r a n d a b o u t h e r I o v e o f s q u a r e
dancing.
Chris Anderson, Adrninistrator; Bob
Bellville, Calendar; Hollis Ereenrood, HoIlis nas born in Haraii and cane to
Secretary; Russ King; Ji m Sanchez;Tom S a n F r a n c is c o i n 1 9 7 0 . S h e h a g b e e n a n
T r i p p ; ( E x - o f{ i c i o ) C l a i r e l ' t e i s e l , empo l y e e b e n e {i t s a d m in i s t r a t o r { o r 1 5
Treasurerl Janes 0zanich, IABSDC y e a r s . S h e a n d l " l a r yP a t P o w e r h a v e b e e n
Representative together {or six years and have trro dogs
and three cats in the family.
Helping Hands: CarI Hanaond,
B a d g e a a s t a r ; C a r o ly n l l a t t h e r s , V e s t n a s t e r ; In the course of our discussion Hollis
csnfided: "I have alnays been a closet
country-restern music lover. So nany songs
CALLERLA AE
P P R O VO
EDUARTERLY have such sexist lyrics, it's hard to get
IO
SELEC TI{S: beyondthat to just enjoy the ausic. lt
ras rronderful then rhen I heard about gay
ftS: ScootCrosr & Turn; Scoot square dancing at Foggy City. I tent and
R e lo c r t s had a great tine. This nas back in April
o{ 1982 and I loved all the dancing and
P L U S : S p i n C h a i n & E x c h a n g et h e B e a r s ; socialiring. ThiE raE the first time I got
Relay Cycle & fheel (RCtl) t o k n o t r g a y t n e ni n a i r a r n , s o c i a l
e n v i r o n m e n t ,"
'R0CK
T H E B 0 A T ' i s N u m b e r2 t h i s m o n t h
' A nerican Square Dance' (Cont'd)
in I i s t o { p o p u la r
e xp e r i n e n t a l s .

(Cont'd from Page l)
HolIis ras the only wocanon the
perfornance team at Foggy City and at that
ti ne Foggy Eity taught a {oro of 'aerobi c"
sguare dancing. She cane to Uestern Star
tro yearE ago nhen she and l'lary Pat care to
a learn-to-dance night. She really Iiked
t h e C a lI e r - L a b n e t h o d o { I e a r n i n g s t e p s t o
be danced in di{ferent songs and
combinations.
"The ray lesbians and gay ren in
llestern Star get along is ronderful and
says alot about hol our tro collunities can
coae together as one group for fun and for
serious issues that re need to rork on
together. I think re support each other in
a lot of nays and ne need that especially
nor. n
S h e d e ci d e d t o j o i n t h e " S t a r T h r u t h e
tolden Gate" Conventionconnittee because
she ranted to gi ve sonething back {or al I
the enjoynent she has had {ron square
dancing. "Seeing more ronen comeinto our
club is very intportant to ne and nhen I was
on the registration connittee for the
I A G S D Cc o n v e n ti o n I n a s v e r y h a p p y w h e n t h e
f,onen's registration ras up to 207.. I
reneaber beinq the onlv nooan on eI rrb
nights for a long time. "
After the convention ended, HolIis
{ound she had alot o{ extra tine so she
a c c e p t e d t h e n o r r rnia t o n { o r S e c r e t a r y o f
l { e s t e r n S t a r B o a r d o { D ir e c t o r s .
B e s id e s d a n c i n g a n d B o a r d d u t i e s ,
H o lI i s e n j o y s c a m p i n g a n d o u t d o o r
activities. S h e i s a v e g i t a r i a n b e c a u s eo f
h a r g r e a t l o v e o { a n i n a l s . [ J n eo f h e r
favorite parttiaes is theater. She
subscribeg to tno theater groupr here in
the city. 0n her ray up to the Portland
convention she plans to attend the 0regon
S h a k e s p e r r eF e s t i v a l .
f e l I , H o lI i s , r h e n y o u g e t t o P o r t l a n d
srve a drnce for le.. feit a ainute, are
you i gent or a gal?
E D I T 0 R ' SN O T E Sb y S c o t t C a r e y
l l a r c h r o a r e d i n o n t h e h e e ls o f e
'Country ' 's
F a ir t h e a e n i g h t t h a t r a s t o o
auch fun and too nuch sleet. Lots o{ cakes
and pies and asEorted goodies shored o{{
z.
the talents o{ the nunerous bakers in the
club. And lots o{ constuled dancers added
to the spirit of the evening. Have you
noticed hon Bob really gets into the Theme
n i g h t s ? ! H e a d d s f u n p r i z e s , n i s c h e v io u s
ganes and inaginative activities, like
honetorn naoe tags this past llednesday,
that really puts the evening together. 0ur
c o a p l i l e n t s a l s o t o t h e I A G S D Cc r l l e r s r h o
handle the dancing portion o{ There nights.
Their skills ere draaatically irproving.
Rod, Robin, Russ, llarilyn and Bob called at
El Caaino Reeler's Banner Danceand rere
the hit o{ a narvelous evening o{ good
e n e r g y . H e ' r e e n c o u r a g e db y t h r i r e { { o r t s
a n d h o p e t h a t t h e y a r e e n c o u r a g e db y u s
dancers as nelI. You can help these nerter
cal lers by volunteering {or a Saturday
a{ternoon as a'Lab Rat' (great nane) to
help then practice; contact Rod or Russ.
Bob, trho has been seen recently proudly
wearing his Northern California CaIler's
Association jacket, rill be calling for the
C a pi t a l C i t y S q u a r e s H o e d o r { no n S a t u r d a y
April ll. PLanon going up and supportinq
hin and enjoying the nonderful hospitality
o f o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s i n S a c r a r n e n tIo
T t r n n e f r r l ! L p r s c a l l e d ! e r L ' s i n l ' at r c h
Ben Goldberg on Plus's Friday the l3th Part-
I I a n d l ' l ik e J a c o b s f r o m L o u i s v i I I e ,
Kentucky on the Club night o{ the l8th.
Real crond oleasers|!| l l e h a v e { n o r en e H
callers this month; [1ike Desisto, who calls
f o r P u d d l e t o w nq u i t e o { t e n a n d i s o n t h e
c a l I e r I i s t f o r t h e P o r t i a n d C o n v e n it o n ,
n i I I c a l I P I u s n i g h t o n t h e 1 0 t hr a n d G a r y
Kendall on Club nioht the 22nd. Check it
out I
[ ' l a r c hr o a r e d o u t r i t h o u r F i f t h
Anniversary Dancc. Fivr Yerrs! It ttas a
'chatty dance' highlighting hor eany
friendships have been nade and hor muchthe
square dance cooounity has becote a
'faoily.'
Tnelve plus squares, rith lotE o+
e n e r g y a n d I o t s o { c r i n o l i n e sI T h e r e r a s
d e f i n a t e l y a p e r t y a t r n o s p h e r e ;o c c a s i o n a l I y
overnhelring the dancers and the caller,
n o n e t h e le s s , t ' l e l L i t e r , r h o c a l I s f o r u s
again on the Bth, called a good dance and
received a big round of applause at the end
o{ the dance. Froo there nany trent on to
the Hi C where the celebration continued
into the early norning
l { e a r e p u b li s h i n g t n o d a n c e r
circulars this month. First, the'Tagging
In Policy' at the request o{ the Board.
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And secondly, sooe notes on dancing at xith vien, garden, garage. Call Hollis or
Straight {unctions. llith nany new l'lary Pat - 334-8280
g r a d u a t e s j o i n i n g u s a n d T h e C a li { o r n i a
S t a t e C o n v e n t i o n a n d R o u n d - U po n t h e
horizon it seenedappropriate to republish l { E S T E R TNI E S I N A L L C 0 L 0 R S ,h a n d t a i l o r e d
it. Last but not Ieast, note the Eaby Face b y R o d l . l o r r e ll . t S . S 0 e a c h .
Party at the end o{ April. Please bring a
photo of yourrelf froa rnytinr ln thr prrt. F A g H t 0 NC , o g T U t l Et N
, TERI0R A i l DD I S p L A y
t{e'll hava a fun little contest in trying DES I B N A N DS E tI'N l E, ALTERA I 0Tt { S, T AI L 0 RI N B
to deterni ne nho i s rho ! l{e'l I share e A N Dl ' l E N D I N 6) ). S e e o r c a l I R o d l ' l o r r t l I a t
little of our past tith everyone and enjoy 5 6 7 - 2 6 9 2< <
soae laughs and raised eyebrors I'o sure.

I l E I I B E R S I N C EI . I A R CN
HE I ' S L E T T E R
Hello, ny straight club "San Francisco
RebeIs" is having a Plus Hoedornwith an
Eddie Snith J e { f r e y T . S m it h Al Star Tip.
E d C o nI e y Lee Sain
6 a l e n 8 . l l o rk m a n P a t t y l , l h ti e E a lI e r - J e t R o b e r t s
Iris Harrel I R ic h a r d S e a n a n F r e - R o u n d s8 - 8 : 3 0 A n d r e a S t e p h a n
Harry Koga Sonnyhlerhan Elub Caller - Vicki l,loods-Antrinr

L o c a t i o n - E I C a m i n oH i g h S c h o o l
O N Y O U RA P R I L B I R T H D A Y 1 3 2 0 0 l d l ' l iE s i o n R d .
South San Francisco

tST - Iris Harrell Date - Apri I 18th (Saturday)

Edrard Hyoe, Lorci u-ornbury, T h i s w i I I b e a g o o d o p p o r t u n it y t o n e s h

T r a n s v e s ti t e 6 o v e r n o r o f N e x J e r s e y a n d N e x ri th a straight club and enjoy an evening
Y o r k , n h o p o s e d f o r h i s o f { i c i a l p o rt r a i t o{ dance. Plan your pairs noH. See you
in rhite gloves and bl ue baIl gonn, dies in there.
L o n d o n! I 7 2 3 Rouanne

9TH- Bob Nexnan

P l e a s eJ o i n U s F o r T h e
During the Civi I l,lara l{isconsin roman
in drag i: arrested for having "married a
xooan in Green Bay, taken her noney, and fit&nffi a&ffiwilr
d e c a n p e dn, l g 6 4

t9TH - Patty llhite

EAEW &,ffi,W
After r long court battle in Nen York,
SNWTMRW
Rrdclyffe HalI's then daring le:bian novel
O T IL I L Y S T R E E T
u T h eH a l l 0 { L o n e l i n e s s " i : h e l d t o b e ' n o t
BETWEEI{
obicene', 1929
EUCHA}IAil&, LA6UI{A STREETS
B U L L E T IB
NO A R D WAW Affifi& frg
| 2:OO NOOIIto 5:OO Pll
H O U S E S I T TNEERE D E D
T h r e e n e e k s t h i g s u a o e rp l u s o c c a s o i nal W E A RS E N S I B LSEH O E S / E A S T E G R 6H U N T
I o n g r e r k e n d s . l ' l u s tb e t i I I i n g t o c r r e { o r DGIND GO N T E S T
p e t s . l l o d e s t f e e p l u s { u l I u s e o f S .F . h o a e EASTER P A R A D E / 8 C I N NJ E
UT
REFRESHPlENT 5 IE NTERT A I NMENT
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8 7 L I L V5 T .T . S H I R T S / S Q U A R ANCING
DCINATION AC S CEPTED
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6 E N E R A IL. I E I . I B E R S IH. I E This proposal ras presented {or
Hollis 6reenrood, Secretary discussion purposes. it ras noted that the
Club is already roving in this direction,
l ' l a n yt h a n k s t o e v e r y o n e n h o H a s p r e s e n t by virtue o{ the recent decisions to change
and participated in the General ['lenber:hip t h e C lu b f r o n [ ' l an i streaa to
l ' l e e ni g . Y o u r i n t e r e s t h e l p s e n s u r e t h a t l'lainstrear/Plus, and to continue dance
o u r C l u b c o n t i n u e s t o b e r e E p o n Evi e t o cI asseE through Plug I evel . Concernwas
nenbers' needs and concerns. expressed that the transition be
acconplished over a period of tira so as
For those nho could not be present, n o t t o e x c l u d e l ' l a in s t r e a l d a n c e r e r h o h r v e
h e r e i s a s u o n a r y o { t h e n e e t i n g a g e n d aa n d not had an opportunity to corplete the Plus
d e c is i o n s r e e c h r d . prograo. No general objecti on rrs ral rcd
to the eventual transition to a full Plus
I . P r o p o s a l t o a d o p t C Iu b t h i r t , presented C lu b . T h e B o a r d o f D ir e c t o r s i s r e q u e s t i n g
by DarrelI Anderron that additional proposale or corlents on
this subject be subnritted in rriting for
D a r r e l I , n i t h t h c c o o p a r a ti o n o f discussion by the Board and at the next
H e le n ' s F o l k D e s ig n s , p r e s e n t e d t h r e e general reeting in June.
styles of ghirt:. A consideration in
selecting the shirts Has availability o{ a 5. Electi on resul ts for Board of Directors
full range of sizes including men's and vacancy.
Honen's shirts.
N o o n e o f t h e f o u r c a n d id a t e s r e c e i v e d
A ballot vote was taken with respect to t h e n e c e s s a r y 5 0 7 .o { t h e v o t e s c a s t .
(l) interest in having a Elub Shirt; {2) Therefore there ttill be a runo{f election
selection of shirt. A majority of those b e t w e e n t h e t w o c a n di d a t e s w i t h t h e
present rere i nterested i n having a Club g r e a t e s t n u o b e r o { v o t e s , A n n a D a a ia ni
Shirt, and the selection Has a pink number a n d Y v o n n el , l o n g . H u g s a n d k i s s e s t o a l I
which should look great on just about t h e c a n d i d a t e s a n d t o a l I t h e m e n b e r sw h o
everyone. The Club Shirt is optional, but voted.
t|r--- .,:-t.:-- r- \-.... - -t:-! r-- r\^
!rrets na-Jir^rrV !u ll6VG q :ltir L rUt \tlL

P o r t l a n d C o n v e n t io n n i I I h a v e t o g e t o r d e r s 6. Prooosal to include "Lesbian" in the

in by April 15. n a r n eo f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n . ( e g .
I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s o c ia t i o n o { G a y a n d
2,6olden Gate Bridge t{aIk 5/24/87 L e s bi a n S q u a r e D a n c e r s) .

If and rhen the Bridge is closed {or
its 50th Anniversary, there rlill be a
contingent of squere dancers there to
coonenoratetheevent. Those rishing to be
a part o{ this historic occasion should
contact Russ King, coordinator.
3. 6ay Pridr Dry Parrde
Illness prevented the presentation of
this proposal, which nas tabled unti I the
next General t'leeting in June. Li ke the
ERA, this idea nill not go aflay, and
m e n b e r sn t a yw i s h t o d o s o n e s o u l - s e a r c h i n g
about the implications of thi s
a c k n o r le d g e a e n t o { t h e I e s b i a n c o n t r i b u t i o n
6128187 t o o u r A s s o ci a t i o n .

There rrs little intere:t in organizing 0ur next 6eneral llerbership l'leeting
a Club squrrr dance contingent for the rill be in June. Y'all cone and put in yer
P a r a d e , b e c a u s er o t t n y r a l b e r s r i l l have tno bits!
a l r e a d y d c p e r t r d f o r p r e - C o n v e n t io n
festi vi ti ec i n the l{orthrrest. It nas
suggestedthrt thorr rho arc interested I.IAINSTREA
GIR. IA D U A T I t N
] NI S H T
contact Foggy City Drncrrs to ser i{ they
are planning a contingent for the Parade. B y J a s o n F o n t a in e
There ri I I be no of f i ci al Hestern Star
Dancercconti ngent thi s year. llestern Star Dancers observed the
graduation of the 1986-87class on l'londay,
4. Proposal to change Club level to {ult I " l a r c h1 6 , 1 9 8 7 , t h e r l e e k l y " C l a s E N i g h t " .
Plus - Scott Carey l ' l a n yE l u b n e m b e r s a t t e n d e d t o h o n o r t h e

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angel Eail C. and last year Archangel
l,lelinda Napier were also recognired. A
{ine buf{et prepared and donated by Club
HE FOOD DRIVE IS

lroTHrlrc
meabers,quickly disappeared. tt nas a
t n e o o r a b l eg r a d u a t i o n n i g h t . llany thanks to
Class Instructor Bi I I Hanzel and a hearty
x e l c o n e t o o u r n e t r [ , l a ni s t r e a n d a n c e r s f r o a
WITHOUT YOUR HELP! a l I o f u s i n [ , l e s t e r nS t a r .

Pleasecontribute I A L E L E E ITO N - G E N E R AIL. I E EI TN 6

what you can
on Wednesday
eveningsat cluh
Shornoff f,mclrl Fod Dr|v.
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graduates and participate in the
{estivities. Class Instructor Bill Hanzel
b e g a n t h e e v e n i n g w i t h a c o u p l e o { n a r r nu p
t i p s - m e a n r h Ii e t h e a n g e ls n e r e b u s i I y
e m p l o y e dw i t h t h e f i n a l d e c o r a t i n g t o u c h e s ,
b l o n i n g u p b a l I o n s a n d t h e C lu b m a s c o t
"6odzilla". The traditional candlelight
trai I to the stage fol I oxed. There nere
e i g h t e e n g r a d u a ti n g , s i x t e e n o f w h o mw e r e
present. Bi I I Hanzel presented each
graduate ri th a Bacheo l ral Square Dance
di pl ooa, Pictures were taken and the
c e r e f i o n y r e c o r d e d o n v i d e o b y c a m e r m a nJ o h n
C o n l e y o { C C T V . S c o t t C a r e y , C h a i r m a no {
t h e I A G S D Cg a v e a n e l c o m in g a d d r e s s
c o o c e n dn i g the cl ass {or thei r hard rork
and dedication. His from the heart remarks
o n t h e t h e a e " H e a r e f a m il y " x e r e t h o u g h t
provoking and rel I received. Class
Archangel Russ King then nade a spectacular
entrance {ron stage left. Clothed in robes
o{ gold lare and nielding a srart,
heavenly, goid laoe uabrella, Archangel
R u s s t o n r r i n g t 2 f e e t h i g h a d v a n c e dt o
center stager iupported by a stalrart and
ouscular angel Crp lloran. Cap rlro
designed the nrr fechion in celectial fear.
(gold lare Bucci urbrella on loen fror the
Stef{any S.terpar collection). 0ur reigning
Archangrl pra:entrd various engel badges
and called then to the stage for
recognition. 0ur hard xorking angels
cherubin seraphia included David Garrett,
J o s e p h 6 r a f , P i e r s G r e e n h iI I , E a p l l o r a n ,
R o d l ' l o r r e lI , Y v o n n e l { o n g , A n n a D a n i a n i,
C a a e r o nR a t c l i { f a n d S a l I y S r a n s o n . R u s s
noted a special thank you and oention to
a s : i s t a n t A r c h a n g e l R o b in A l p e n g lo r .
SPEC
} I E D . I . I A R C2
H3 T H
Counting of the Special Election
ballots to {ill a vacancy on the Eoard o{
Directors took place at our quarterly
g e n e r a l n e e ti n g l , l e d n e s d a lyl a r c h 2 5 t h . T h e
election occurred due to the resignation in
F e b r u a r y o f m e m b e rK e i t h B i s h o p { r o m t h e
B o a r d . F o u r c a n di d a t e s l r e r e n o m in a t e d .
0 u r e l e c t i o n b y l a w s : t a t e " n o c a n d id a t e
s h a l I b e e l e c t e d t o t h e B o a r d o { D ir e c t o r s
who has not received votes equal to at
I e a s t o n e - h a If t h e n u m b e r o { v a l i d b a l I o t s
cast. " Even though more than half the
nenbership cast ballots, no candidate
r e c e i v e d t h e r e q u i r e d n u m b e ro { v o t e s .
Accordingly a run-o{{ election rlill follon
o { t h e t t r o I e a d in g n o m n i e e s , A n n a D a n ia n i
a n d Y v o n n e l , l o n g . B a l I o t s w i I I b e m a iI e d t o
t h e m e m b e r s h i pn e x t n e e k n i t h t h e n e x t
election scheduled for l,led. April l5th.
0ur thanks to all the noninees {or their
interest in servino on the Board o{
Directors.
C O S T U I ' ICEt ] MIt .TI T E E
The quarterly 6eneral t'leeting was a
busy and interesting evening. Anong the
n a n y p r o p o s a ls c o n s i d e r e d n a E t h e q u e s t i o n
of the adoption of a club shirt. This
proposition ras handled by a Costune
Comnittee consisting o{ Chairnan Darrell
A n d e r s o n , a e a b e r s D o n l , l a y o Iu J i n S a n c h e z,
and Roland St. Pierre. They had been busy
t h e p r e c e e d in g r e e k s v i e r i n g a n d s e l e c t i n g
v a r i o u s l r l e s t e r ns t y l e s h i r t s { o r o u r
consideration. Three selectionE nere
p r e s e n t e d f o r t h e C lu b' s i n t e r e s t . Don
t ' l a y o un o d e le d a p a l e c o r a l n e s t e r n s h i r t ,
Y v o n n e [ , l o n ga p p e a r e d i n a p i n k w e s t e r n
style shirt. Both shirtE tiere {rom the
Helens' Folk Design in Albany, Ca. 0ne of
t h e t n o H e l e n s , H e l e n S o n m e r sa n d h u s b a n d
Frank joined us {or the evening. Roland
Past S t . P i e r r e m o d e l e dt h e t h i r d s e l e c t i o n ' a

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h a n d s o o eb l u e a n d g r e y s t r i p e d t e s t e r n CALLERS CALL FtlRUS. AS ONE t]F THEFIRST

shirt. This shirt ra: froa the popular G A y S 0 U A R E D A t . l C EC L U E S A N Y I H E R, E [ , t S DI S
S t a g e c o a c hl { e s t e r n A p p a r e l, 2 l 9 t l t a r k e t S t . B UI L DI N G A B RI D 6 E F O R O T H E R ST O F t ] L L t l I I A I { D
The proposal to adopt a'club shirt" passed C R 0 S s . t ' l E H A V EB E E N 8 UI L DI N E T HI S B RI D 6 '
and the pink nestern style shirt nas the S L t l I { t YY E T S t ] L I D L Y .I I A N Y O F T H E S T R A I B I ' I T
{ a v o r e d s t y l e . T h e c o a n it t e e h o p e s t o D A N C E RPSR O B A B LDYO N O TR E A L I Z ET H A T T H E Y
receive as Iany orderE as soon es po:sible D E A Ll {I T H 6 A Y P E 0 P L EE V E R YD A Y ; t { E l ' l A YV E R Y
to complete thr nai I ing and hava the Ehirts b I E L LB E T H E F I R S T O P E I { L Y E A Y P E O P L ET H A T
o n h a n d { o r t h e J u l y I A B S D CE x p l o d e T h e T H E YH A V EC 0 | l E I N C 0 N T A C tTdI T H A N Dt A S l { E
'Pink' A L L K N 0 r {F R o } ro U R o l N E I P E R I E N C E SF, E A RC A N
Rose Convcntion. The rorrn's blouse
i s 1 2 0 .5 e i n c l u d i n g t a x , r i z e c 2 8 t o 4 2 ( i n D E F I N A T E L YB E T H E I R I N I T I A L R E A C T I t l NA .5
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ThebaffiedRatkaisentthefragmentsto But condoms(namedafter the apocry-

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CollDoillsa leatherconservatornamedChris Cal- phal Dr. Condom,or Condon, or some-
OTDUDLEY CASITE man.As hecarefullyfingeredthem,he no- thingof thesort,who is saidto havemade
.r In 1646,during the EnglishCivil ticed that they had a naturalroundness onefor CharlesII) existedlong beforeei-
;,. Wars,200Royalisttroopssurrendered and that theyweremadeof animaltissue, ther Dr. Condomor theseantiqueBritish
As probablyan internalmembrane.To clean specimens. Two thousandyearsago the
"ir at DudleyCastlein Warwickshire.
it turnedout,theywerethecastle's lastres- them, he fitted them snugly over large Chinese made themout of oiledsilk paper.
iden6, and cluesto their lavish life style thimbles; "As I was doing it," says Cal- Roman soldiers were reputed to hnve
wereleft in thegarderobes (latrines),a sys- man, "l suddenly realized what they madecondoms from the musclesof dead
tem of stonechutesthat dropped30 feet were."He rangup Ratkaiand said,"You foes. And in medieval times outbreaksof
from the sccondfloor ofthe castleto pits mightbeveryinterested to know you have syphilis increased the use of condoms,
garbageand excrement. five usedcondoms here." much asthe AIDS epidemic is doingnow.
for
Ratkaibelievesthat thesecondomsare By the ninete€nth century most con-
A few years ago archaeologisseased
were made of animal intestine that
themsclvesinto the dank pits and hoisted the oldestonesmadeof animalStltin the doms
was soaked in water, then turned inside
up p€aty dcpmis in bags. Finding the UnitedKingdom-possiblytheworld.Ac-
solution,
piecesin the muckis a bit lile panningfor cordingtoa newbookonthehistoryofcon- out, soakedin a weak alkaline
gold,saysStephanieRattai, one ofthe ar- the runners- scraped, disinfected with vapor from
doms,Johnny Come lately,
late burning brimstone, washed, blown up'
chaeologiss.The garderobesyieldedrem' up in theU.K.aretheBritishMuseum's
to a length ofsix or seven inches,
nants of bygone feasts-venison, lamb. eighteenth century specimens.Seam.less dried,cut
they
boar, and rabbit bones.But the biggest and securedat the openendwith a silk rib- andribbonedat theopenend'Clearly
find by far was a crumpled tangleof five weren't playthings of the Poor.
bon,thesecondomswerefound amongtlte
tissue-thin brown fragrnentsnot unlike papen of an aristocratic English family Even if the DudleYCastlecondoms
certainlyamong
tobaccoleaves. who requested thattheowner'snamenever aren'ttheearliest,they're
sturdiest. Indeed, this anonymous
bediwlged,andarenow housedin a cabi- the
eighteenth century English verse might
net marked"museumsecretum"among
general very well have been written to honot'lhe
orscovfR. MAtcH. 1967 i ternsdeemedtooerotic'br display.
findat thebottomo[ Dudley'sgarderobes:
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I . I E S T E RSNT A RD A N C E R S e . T a g g in g - i n i s p e r n i t t e d o n l y t i t h t h e
agreenent and understanding of ALL dancers
Poli cy Stateoent No. 5 in a square.

TAEEING.IN f. Individuals oay ta9-in folloting the

6 EN E R
AL
Taqging-in is a procedure rhich allotts
all available dancers to participate in a
sinqle tip whenthere are dancerEtillinq
to dancebut a coaplrte rquare cannot be
forned. Tagging-in can, holever, be
d i s r u p t i v e o { t h e d a n c e e s p e ci a l I y { o r
dancers nho are not faailiar rith the
practice.
s a n e r u l e 5 a s c o u pI e s .
g.8e{ore the beginning o{ the tip,
persons tagging-in stand behind coupl€ ll
(or l2 or l3 respectively for additional
couplesl. Each tiae the active dancers
return to r squared-up forlation, thore
naiting tag-in and those tagged out rotate
and rait behind the next position along the
I i ne of dance.

P UR P O S E
Dear llSDBoard o{ Directors
The guidelines which follor should be & all Club l'lenbers,
{ o l I o x e d r i t h c o u r t e s y a n d { a i r n e s s o n C lu b
nights and at formal dances. l'ly si ncerest and warnest thank you f or
the plaque and lifetime rnenbership
GUIDELTNES presented to me at the 5th Anniversary
Dance. The rrork I have done {or the Club
I . E a c h C lu b ni g h t a n d d a n c e r i I I h a v e a n is due to the love I have for square
a n n o u n c e dg e n e r a l p r o g r a n I e v e l . d a n c i n g a n d { o r t h e m a n yw o n d e r { u l t h i n g s
t h a t h a v e o c c u r r e d b e c a u s e [ , l e s t e r nS t a r
2, Tagging-in is not necessaryor desirable Dancers exists. I never expected this honor
during tips called at the general level. but am very proud to receive it knoning
T h e r e i s a l f i a y s a m p le o p p o r t u n i t y for al I t h a t i t r e p r e s e n t s m a n y m a g ic a l y e a r s o {
to dance during tlre course of the evening. Eharing a,.lreamwith very special peopl
T h a n k y o uI
3 . D a n c e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d ,h o w e v e r , t o
voluntarily trade out during tips called at with love,
the general level if the turnout is small Scott
a n d e s p e c ia l I y i { g u e s t s a r e w a it i n g t o
dance. Trading out i s not the sane as
tagging-in, but refers to substituting
dancers betweensongs or betweentips - N[}T
i n t h e m id s t o { a s o n g .

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4. There nay be only one or two higher
level star tips at a dance, there{ore the
procedure outlined beloil ray be {olloned to PLEASE COiE JOIN US FOR
allor all quali{ied dancers to participate: A

HEEKEND RETREAT AT THE I{ARIN HEADI.AXDS INSTITUTE

a. Tagging-in is perritted only during nY 29,30, rll
hash calling, never during singing calls. HE HILL EI'I.'OY DANCJNG,FUN

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b. Thr cue squrre it not avrilable for I{ANY SURPRISES
t a q g i n g - i n u n l r g c i t i c t h t o n l y s q u a r eo n COST FOR THE XEEKEND
the { I oor.
s50.00
c. Up to three couples oay tag-in to the
More fnfoaati.on Hill.
Sare Square. Fo1 Iou

ff You ffave Any ? Please Call Anna(621-0862),xichelle

d. All couples, including those
(355-4992) ,or Janet (550-6,198)
tagging-in, aust be in place before the tip
begins and reaain nith the sare Equare S25.00 deposit dte by a/to/g'l Balance due by 5,/15/81

throughout the tip.

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THE IIESTERN STAR is the nonthly L E A R NT H E " O T H E R "P A R T

nersletter of the llestern Star Dancers, a Russ King
contemporary Aoerican Square Dance Club
p r i a a r i l y s e r v i n g t h e G a y C o a r r n u n i toy { S a n I t occurred to ne recentl y that the
Francisco. Subscription is $12.00 ppr yeer. tiring xas right for doing a fer rorkshops to
C o c r n e r c i a lA d v e r t i s e r s p l e a s e c o n t a c t u s f o r teach people the'other" role. Since our last
our advertising cost schedules. l'lenber's c l a s s g r a d u a t e dr H E ' v e h a d a s l i g h t i a b a l a n c e
a d v e r t i s e m e n t s a r e . c o m p li n r e n t a r y . 6uest on club night--not enough 'ladiesn tb go
Editors & Contributing Columnist5 are eagerly around, so sooe o{ the'gents" don't get to
encouraged to contact us; Letters to the dance as often as they night like. Also, the
Editor are solicited and may be submitted R o u n d - U pi s c o o i n g u p l ' l e n o r ai l D a y t e e k e n d ,
anonymously. Contributions and letters are and sooe potentially interested dancers don't
subject to I i ai ted edi tori al revi eri. knor the biologically correct role. Also, the
C o n v e n it o n i s c o o i n g u p s o o n, a n d lhat
I"IAILING
A D D R E S Sc:/ o l l S D r 5 8 4 C a s t r o S t . , happens i f you aeet an attracti ve
Suite 480, SF 94114 out-o{-torner that you'd like to danie around
the {ioor rith, but you both just knor the
Scott Carey, Editor; John Conley, sane part?
C o n p u t e r p r o c e s s in g ; D e n iE e Y o u n g , J a s o n
,tt:,!net Star Repo.ters: Alf redo I inouine. So I'n co-ordinating soie crash
ni stakes and typos w o r k - s h o p s { o r a s p i r i n g " b i - d a n c u a ls . " I t
really doesn't take as Iong as people think
it riiI I to achieve at I east p a s s a b le
t l S D B 0 A R D0 F D I R E C T 0 R S r pro{iency in the'othero part. There are only
about hal{ a dozen cal l s that a r e o s e x"
Chris Anderson, Administrator; Bob calls; the nain difficulty is reneobering
Bell vi l l e, E a le n d a r ; H o ll i s 6reennood, rhich ray to look {or your corner and rhich
Secretaryl Russ King; Jim Sanchez; Ton Tripp; hand to stick out on the sling.
Y v o n n e l , l o n g ; ( E x - o ff i c i o ) Claire l'leisel,
T r e a s u r e r l J a n e s 0 z a n i c h , I A G S D CR e p & It looks like peopie rlant to avoid
n e e k e n d sr s o I ' v e
Badgenaster set the rorkshops for
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g s , 7 : 5 0 . t o l 8 : 0 0 p n . , F l a y7
Helping Hands: Carolyn l'latthens, and 14, nith the option o{ a third session on
Vestnaster; l ' l a y2 1 i f p e o p l e t h i n k i t x o u l d b e h e l p f u l .
Try to cooe b o t h e v e n in g s , i f at al I
possible.
C A L L E R L AABP P R O V EODU A R T E R LSYE L E C T I O N S :
The location nill be at oy place (the
l ' l S : S c o o t C r o s s & T u r n ; S c o o t & R e lo c a t e l back dining roon, as usual), at 1227 Page
ScootbackI ll2 Street (Betreen Baker and Lyon), just south
of the east end o{ the Panhandle, and just
P L U S : S p i n f , h a in & E x c h a n g et h e 6ears; north o{ the northeast corner o{ Buena Vista
Relay Cycle & flheei (RCt^J) Park, i f that helps at al I ) . I{ you have any
questions, cal I net at 863-0990 (hooe) or
'R0CK
T H E B 0 A T ' i s N u n b e r I t h i s l t t o n t hi n 989-1300, ext. 232 (rork).
nerican. Square Dance' I i st oI p o p u ia r
e x p e r i o e n t a ls .
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 6OLDEN
6 A T E E R I D C ES O t h A N N I V E R S A R
PYARTY target date is open {or revien by the general
lenbership, of courser so He urge everyone to
I t I o o k s a s t h o u g h t h e G o ld e n G a t e B r i d g e think the issue over, and bring eny questions
riill be closed to tra{{ic and open to the or objecti ons they have to the June I
public {or all sorts o{ prorienading on a e e t i n g.
Sunday, l'lay24th, {rorr 6:08 to 8:90 a.n. This
is not final, as of press time, so please l r l e s t e r n S t a r r o u l d r e m a in c o o o i t t e d t o
w a t c h y o u r n e H s p a p e r sa n d c a l I R u s s K i n g f o r o f { e r i n g b e g in n e r ' E c l a s s e s a { t e r t h e c h a n g e .
{ u r t h e r d e v e l o p f i e n t s a s t h e n r o n t hp r o g r e s s e s . Hoxever, they xould be extended through Plus
I{ it is closed dorn, sone o{ us plan to be level as o{ 1988. This brinqs up the problenr
there to square up; lre probably just ron't go o{ hon to keep ne* dancers motivated to 'hang
to bed Saturday night, since xe'll have to in there" all the ray through graduation;
get there very early. T h e m en i g h t o n l l a y 2 g it's going to be a long haul. It's a problem
xill be a celebration of the big event, xith that the straight squere dance coaounity is
s o m es p e c i a l " S a n F r a n c i s c o " s o n g s t h a t r e still scratching its head over, end if re are
plan to repeat on the Bridge itself , so i{ to survi ve and grox es a cl ub, xe have to
you're interested in joining usr try cofie up rith sotne anstrers. The club as a
especially hard to cone on that club night. H h o le h a s t o b e c o o a rtit e d t o h e l p i n g n e r e r
Eomplete logistical details should be dancers; re ;ill alnost certainly have to
available by then, also. I{ you nant to dance start naking then {eel part of the club long
on the Bridge but can't make it on l,lay 20, be{ore thay are at the club {loor level. A
call ne at 863-0990 (hone) or 989-1300, ext. g r e a t e r n u n b e r " o i x e r " 5 o ci a l e v e n t s a n d
232 (xork), and I'll fill you in on all the 2-level Saturday night dances are tro o{ our
details. Keep in mind that this is not going options, but i{ anyonehas sone other ideas,
to be a polished per{ornance, but just a we all need to hear them.
bunch o{ square-dancing lunatics having {un
in a new setting. All dancers {rom all clubs Another tricky point: once re have
are xel cooe; the only requi renent i s to rede{ined our {loor level, le rill not be
actually get there. able to o{{er dancers the option o'
soi idifying their nainstrean for a fen lonth-
-- Russ King be{ore aoving on. Al though the oajori ty o{
our graduates have usually nanted to oove on
to Plus fairly soon, several o{ our aost
T H E I . 1 O VTEO P L U SL E V E L dedicated ceobers chose to oove on rt a rore
I ei surel y pece, and re roul d be auch the
The general neetinq scheduled {or June 17 poorer ttithout theo. lhat rill happento our
r t i I I p r o b a b ly b e o n o { t h e a r o s t i n p o r t a n t i n club identity if, in the {uture, re
's
our cl ub hi story. At the l'larch 25 general e{{ectivel y {reere out al I but the
neeting, it ras decided to seriously consider "go-getters'?
rede{ining ourselves as a Plus level club,
xith the final decision to be nade in June. I don't have any ensrers, at this point.
T h e c o n s e n s u ss E e a e dt o b e t h a t t h i s i s idea I rant everyone to real i ze, though, that the
rhose tiae has noH cofie; the question is not questions are out there, tnd re ;ill ell hrve
rhether re should do it, but hox to do ro in to deal xith then. Hon can re lake our club
a {air, orderl y nanner. night dancing a fun, challenging experience
for the veteransr but offer a teaching
The {act o{ the aatter is that alnost all p r o g r a a t h a t f e c r n h o n e s t l y r e c o n n e n dt o
o{ our old-tirers are at least at Plus level, non-dancing {riends rho rre looking {or a
and the najority of our neNer aenbers tend to 'nice, social, {riendly activity ;ithout too
either rove into Plus {airly quickly or dri{t auch pressurer? Put on your thinling capsr
anay. The corr o{ our oenbership ie rt Plus please. See you al I June l7 l
I evel, rnd i s {rustrated by the I i li ted
opportunities to dance it. So, for better or --Russ King
ttorse, the aove appears inevitable, and the
board hrs set January, 1988 rs the tcntrtivc
tire to rake the changeo{{icial. This rould H O SIPC E
allor su{ficient tioe {or another Plus class
to be givan in the {rll, rith plenty o{ Not rrny of us have vi-cited r convcnt, or
noti{icetion to all aeobers beforchand. This f orrcr convcnt, though ;e try hrva

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c o n s id e r e d i t a t o n e t i n e o r a n o t h e r . N o t t o o organizrtions and individuals rere
1o n g a g o , t h e { o r m e r c o n v e n t o { T h e l . l o s t H o ly r e p r e s e n t e d . T h e n C a E t r o L i o n s C l u b" a n d
c ' o d e e $ e r P a ri s h o n D i a m o n d S t r e e t i n t h e ' H e a d li n e E " s p o n s o r e d
the first {loor living
:tro o p e n t o t h e p u b li c { o r o n e r e e k e n d rooo. The aanager's o{{ice donated by "Zephy
*tV. This is now the site o{'C0fllNE H0f,1E Realty" and the osan Francisco Tavern Guild".
H0SPIEET'a hospice {or the terminally ill. 0 t h e r r o o n rs p o n E o r s i n c l u d e d " R a y C h a l k e r a n d
t h e R a r h i d e I I n , " T h e [ . l u s c l eS y s t e n S t a { f r n d
6eorge llcIntosh suggested ne join the l ' l e m b e r s h i p , "n E o p l o y e e so { C r o c k e r B a n k ' a n d
tour to see xhat has been done ri th thi s ' 5 a f e r a y S t o r e s " , t h e o C a be l Car Anards Board
building. It proved to be a rerrarding and of Directors", nFebes" and nThe Special".
un{orgettable experience. 0ur volunteer l ' t a n y , a a n y o { t h e r o o r nd o n a t i o n s t e r e o { { e r e d
guides rere all rEcruited from the sta{{ o{ in oettrory o{ departed {riends and lovers.
t h e n e e k l y T h u r s d a y n i g h t C o m i n gH o a r eH o s p i c e 0ver 1500 donors composed o{ individuals,
B i n q o G a a r e sh e l d i n t h e b a s e m e n to { | . 1 o s tH o ly groupsr foundations and corporations
RedeemeC r hurch acrosE the street. ble began c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e C o n in g H o a r e H o s pi t a I
the tour in the {irst floor living roon. All Capital Canpaign. In addition aany volunteers
principle roofiE on the tour had photographs assisted in any ray they could in the
shoning their condition prior to renovation. rebuilding rnd restoration o{ the building.
The l5 bed {acility beqan receiving patients 0{ particular note ras the {oroer chapel on
i n earl y llarch and expects to serve 120 t h e s e c o n d { I o o r { r a n t f a c i n g H o ly R e d e e o e r
people annually.0ur guide, Ray Heratann, Has Church. This is a large and grace{ul roo&
an articulate and nel I in{ornred gentlemanxho ni th a vaulted cei I ing end {ine proportions.
gave us nany insights into the rehabilitation Our guide noted that the only condition
o{ the hospice. The {irst {loor h o u s e Et h e i o p o s e d b y t h e H o l y R e d e e o e rP a r i E h r a s t h a t
sta{{ of{ices, the dining room, and an the roorn be utilized and be available {or
exceptionally large kitchen xith cooking spi ri tual neeti ngs. The rooari: sponsored by
ranges, *alk-in re{rigerators, and an donations {ron "Coning Home Hospice Biogor'
impressive anount o{ counter space. 0ur guide " l ' l o E t H o l y R e d e e a e rC h u r c h ," " T h e S .F . / E a s t
-'ed the building Has built in 1926 and xas Bay [Jrban Coalition and Lutherrns
.-"icaiiy very sound though in poor conciition Concerneo/5.F.' anri "llaiter Leiss In heaory
prior to reconstruction. There are {ive of The llenbers of Congregation5ha'ar Zahav
bedrooals on the { i rst { I oor. They are not l { h o H a v e D i e d o f A I D S ." I n d i v i d u a l a r t i s a n s
large, containing a single bed, a small designed and donated the stained gless
closetr rashEtand, TV, ceiling track lights, Hindons i n the {ront o{ the {oroer chrpel .
plus a buzzer systerr for assistance. All the The lest roofi to be shownrrs the forner
roons and hal lxays contained paintings, sacristy adjacent to the nen second floor
*atercolors, and photographsdonated by I ocal living roofll. A snall, narror rooo, it hrd
arti sts. T h e x e e k e n d o p e n in g a l s o f e a t u r e d puzzled the architects on how best to be
fiasses of beautiful { l o r a l a r r a n g e m e n t so n used. It nas then noted there ras no place in
halI stands and i n the opened bedroonsal I the building {or anyoneto be alone rnd pray
donated by Eill lJheatley of Floratek. The or express their grie{, Thus, the decision to
cost of converting the {oroer convent to a naoe this the lteditation Rooa, to be used for
hospice, bringing the bui lding up to city that purpose. Funds for the re{inishing o{
codes and other necessary projects ran to the roon rerr d o n a t e d b y " D i g ni t y San
over t700,000. This capital sun included F r a n c is c o , o r n d ' T r i n P e a k s T r v e r n I n l , l e n o r y
i n s t a l I i n g a n e l e v a t o r ( e x p e n s iv e ) r I a r g e of David Hilsl. o As our guide had noted
especially equipped bathroon rith a shorer several tioes the llospice is e place for
s p a c e c a p a b l e o { a c c o a r n o d a t i n ga r h e e l c h a i r . t e r n i n a l I y i I I p e o p le ; t h e a v e r a g e s t r y is
In {act Coning Hone Hospice rras not yet expected to be six reeks. Their purpose is to
coaplete during the opening. llany {ini shing provide residential hospice gervice {or
touches rere rtill being applied including people rith AIDS and other illnessrr. Thlre
constructi ng I raop on the sauth si de o{ the .re no doctors end nurres on the ste{{. lt
H o s p i c e f r o n t h e r e a r t o D i a o r o n dS t r e e t . ri I I provide 24-hour attendancr crrr,
C o a i n g H o o eH o s p i c e p l a n s i n c l u d e a p a t i o a t (para-professionrl health care rorkerr) in r
' rear o{ the property in an existing hooe-li{e setting. llention ras nrde of the
L - . r s e d - in s p a c e . l r l e n o t e d s m a lI b r a s s p l a q u e s estinated fA0rCg0 in private donetions needed
over the rooo entrances. 0ur guide noted they yearly to reaain in operrtion-.0ther snaller
contained the naaes of rooo sponsors rho hed donations rere noted in r lirting rt the foot
nade contributions o{ f5,000 and oore. l,lrny o{ the {ront staircrse. tn interesting

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3uxtaposition Here plaques naning The reigning rrchangel, in the lrtest edition o{
A r c h d i o c e s a nC o u n c i l o { S o c i a l S e r v i c e E , t h e the B . A . R .? Taste{ulI y snapped by an
Imperial Council o{ the Emporors and enterpri si ng photographer, naned Darlene
E m p r e s s e s o { S a n F r a n c is c o , B a r b a r y C o a s t R u s s i s d e p ic t e d i n h i s c e l e s t i a l r o b e s o _
f i. C . , a n d n a n y o t h e r s . state, sport i ng a halo ri th a corona o{ reny
{ive pointed stars (llestern?) as a secondary
!Jestern Star nenbers can take note and e{{ect. This eppearance xas at the rnnual
pride in their initiation o{ the Henry E a s t e r S u n d a yL i l y Street a{fair thert reny
Scherno{{ I'lenorial Food Basket donated to the angels, people in assorted states o{ grace,
5F Eouncil o{ AIDS {or distribution to those and other types gather ennually.
affl icted riith AIDS. Perhaps re could do oore
- hon about a denonstration o{ square dancing An i ntersti ng coaoent i n Al I en llhite's
a t l l a r d 5 B , i f s u c h b e a p p r o p ri a t e , o r j u s t a timely B.A.R revier o{ the Lily Street
vi si t to the rard, o r h e l pi n g o u t R i t a "Easter P a r a d e " t o o k n o t e o l o u r s pecial
R o ck e t t a n d h e r S u n d a v b r u n c h e s . F o o d f o r interest in rhat I hope is intended es en
thought. e n u s in g n o t e . " T o t h e p a r a d e t h e r r rrs the
conerhat del ightfut version o{ Lester Lanin'r
'EaEter
" F R O I .T1H E C O I I I , I I T T E E S . " Parade'. During the reaainder o{ the
day there nas square dancing by soae of the
Ballots Here counted by the Election residentE of the street rho delight in this
Eonnittee {or the second and final election type o{ ausical expression.'
to {il1 the vancancy on the Board of
Directors. The {irst election on l,larch 25th . N O B I L I T YI N O U RN I D S T
with {our nominees, Anna Daniani, Eill
Habeck, Dory Hastings, and Yvonne llong, llhile I istening to the soothing strrins
{ailed to produce a candidate nith the o f D a v id K e l s e y ' s t h e a t r e o r g a n a t r P o l k
necessary 50 percent o{ the votes cast. The Strasse resort, re ran into Jerry Blecksmith
R u n - 0 { i E l e c t i o n b e t r r e e nt h e t x o c a n d i d a t e s and 6aby Archbault. tlas intrigued to learn
ri th the greatest number of votes, Anna t h a t H e r I m p e r i a l l ' l aj e s t y , E m p r e s sI I I I T i r
D a mai n i and Yvonne llong, took pl ace T a n n e r d e S a n F r a n c is c o r e c e n t l y b e s t o n e d t h =
l , J e d n e s d a y ,A p r i I l5th. Yvonne hJong las t i t I es of Viscount and Viscountess,
elected to the Board, Congratulations to r e s p e c ti v e l y , o n t h e n e n e s t n e n b e r s o { t h e
Yvonne. 0ur oany thanks to Anna, Dory and I n p e ri a l C o u r t o { the 8olden 6ate and
Bill for their candidacies, the Election aEsorted R e a la s and D o n in i o n s . llel I ,
C o n r o r i t t e ec o n s i s t i n g o f J a s o n F o n t a i n e , B r y a n F e l i c i t a t i o n t o J e r r y a n d G a b y . . , p lu s E o l s
Finch, and Piers Greenhill (have you noticed and Courties.
Bryan's netr look?) rishes to thank everyone
nho took the ti ne and i nterest to vote rnd - - J a s o n F o n t a in e
participate in these elections.

Darrel I Anderson, chairoan o{ The Costune P R t ] IFL E O F 6 O D IZL L A

C o n n it t e e , r e p o r t s t h e g r e a t r e s p o n s e h e h a s l l s Dn A s c 0 T
received to the concept o{ a club shirt,
Forty (40) orders for the 0{ficial Hestern By Brenda Starr--a. k. r. Denise Young
Star Club Shirt {or 1987. Al I lere received
by the April tSth deadline i{ participants This aonth I thought I'd intervier
rished to have then ready rnd on hand for Godzilla (Zillr to his close {riends). Ie ret
1 9 8 7 ' E x p l o d e T h e R o s e ' I A G S D CC o n v e n t i o n i n in his Japantorn flat. His outgoing
Portland this Fourth o{ July reekend. DarrelI personality end personal chrra rake hir r hit
rill continue to take orders {ron interested a t r l I o u r c I r s s g r a d u e ti o n s a n d o t h e r { u n
aenbers. He noted the shi rts ere al so events. Hon reny tiees have you rentrd to
available on e single order as this is r {ind out about Zillr rnd his life rr e rorld
stock iteo rt our supplierr'Helens'Folk celebrity but have been too rhy to rsk? lell,
Designn, 1025 San Pablo Ave. in Albany, read on rnd {ind out ebout onc o{ our .ore
Cali{ornia. rel I -knorn danclrs.

. H E R EA N DT H E R E. Zilla told re he xas born on e saall

island nerr Jrpan rnd had been r rarbunctious
ls that a picture of Russ King, our teenrger, doing his share o{ aischirf in the

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neighborhood.Later he ooved to Tokyo xhere ,A USERS
6 U I D E T O E R A O F S A F ES E X '
h e d e v e lo p e d a I o v e o { J a p a n e s e a r c h i t e c t u r e
ralking the city streets in are of the nany
{ine buildings. e. lhat ere the syaptonas o{ AIDS?

It wasn't Iong be{ore 6odzilla ras A. AIDS cannot be diagnosed {roa synptoms
spotted by a producer tho Hanted to rake hi r rlone. Horever, there are several sylptoos
A STAR. 'I aade !any novies and lotg o{ that in conbination for an extended period o{
{ri ends that I sti I I have today. I guess I tire ray suggest r possibitity o{ AIDSf and
ras in the right place at the right time.' are cruse for checking rith a physicien.

A{ter raking aany {ilns in Japan, Zilla T h e s e r y n p t o r n sa r e :

decided to cone to Anerica to see rhat he
could do on Aleri can soi l. He contacted hi s U n e x pa l nined, persi stent {ati gue.
o I d { r i e n d R a y a o n dE u r r r h o x a s a b l e t o s e t Unexplained fever, shaking chills, or
up sone oeetings rith h i g h p o H e r e dr o v i e d r e n c h in g n i g h t s r e a t s I a s t i n g I o n g e r t h a n
people. The result, o{ course, xas the highly several reeks.
acclailed nEodzilla 1985" U n e x pa l i ned neight I oss greater than 1g
pounds.
Since that success Zilla has settled doxn S n o lI e n g l a n d s ( e n l a r g e d I y r p h nodes
to a siarple life here in S.F.-- He paints a usualty in the neck, ernrpits or groin) rhich
little and square dances nhen not naking are otherrise unexplained and last aore than
guest appearances. tro aonths.
Pink to purple flat or raised blotches or
Scott Carey, one o{ his close {riends, bunps occurring on or under the skin, inside
(re don't knon hor cl ose--but that 's enother the routh r nose, eyeli ds or rectun,
storyl introduced hia to square dancing a few Initially, they oay resemble bruises but do
years ago and he rent for it in a big ray. n o t d i s a p p e a r . T h e y a r e u s u a lI y h a r d e r t h a n
'The last tine I've had this nuch fun the skin around them.
stooping around ras back in oy Tokyo days. Persistent nhite spots or unusual
- 's
a l s o i m p o r t a n t { o r a r et o b e a b l e t o b e b I e a r si h e s i n t h e o o u t h .
-.t as a gay repti le, I xas underground {or Persistent di arrhea.
too I ong for oe to go back there notr after Persistent dry cough nhi ch has I asted too
k n o r i n g x h a t i t ' s I i k e t o b e n y s e l{ o u t i n l o n g t o b e c a u s e d b y a c o a r n o nr e s p i r a t o r y
the rorld. I'n glad this club is here and re infection, esFecially i{ accofipanied by
can all get along nell no natter rhat our shortness o{ breath.
species.'
Please note that this list is very
Zilla told ne he tried to get his tno sinilar to the synptoms of other diseases.
{ri ends Rodan and t'lothra to cone to a S o n e o { t h e r n a y b e s y o p t o n r so { s t r e s g . You
learn-to dance night but they nere too shy. cannot tel I i f someone has AIDS just by
"I'o really rorking hard to get more repti les I o o k in g , o r j u s t because they have one or
into the club as ne need a good balance and nore of these symptons. 0nl y a doctor i s
re can learn a lot fron each other. " capable o{ oaking a diagnosis o{ AIDS and he
o r s h e x i I I n e e d s u p p o r ti n g I a b o r a t o r y t e s t s
'Right nor I'nr looking forward to the t o e r a k et h a t d i a g n o s is .
sushi oaking cl ass that Harry Koga i s going
to teach soon. I love nibbl ing on those A c o r n b i n a t i o n o f t h e s e s y r n p t o m sf o r more
little oorselsln (See flyer attached to than a {ex days is a good reaEon to see a
nersl etter for more detai I s) . d o c t o r . T h e s y m p t o a r so i g h t n o t n e a n A I D 5 , b u t
t h e y p r o b a b ly n e a n t h a t s o n e d i s e a s e i s
Godzilla is also very active in the operating in the body that could be serious
anti-nuclear novenent. "l,lell.r I knor I unless properly treated.
rouldn't be here but for an atomic bonb, but
I have also nitnessed a lot destruction It is inpossible for a layman to
causedby then and I think peopie need to be determine if sofieone has AIDS. It is very
re of the dangers. In all oy ronping un{air and very dartraging to spread ruoors
c - r J U f l dT o k y o , I n e v e r d i d t h e k i n d o { d a m a g e that a person has or night have AIDS.
nukes can."
Hell, rho rants to argue xith hin?

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 A N O P E NL E T T E RT O A L L S O U A R D
EANCERS lost per ninute thile one i s e n g a g e di n
certain activities. 0ne o{ the activities
I have the idea that it xould be nice to listed is square dancing.
have a consistent place to dance, e space
t h a t n e c o u l d c o n s id e r o u r o H n , t h a t x e c o u l d The activity that burns the lea:
use o{ten, and that xe nould {eel at hotle in. calories is rock dancing at 4.91
I think that is night be possible for a group calories/oinute. The activity that burns the
o{ {ive or six squaredancers to forn a atost calorieE is riding a starionary cycle at
partnership for the purpose o{ buying a small 2A o.p.h. ( y u c k! ) , xhich burns t7. t6
building, xhere there ras one dorrnstaris calories/ninute.
space that xe could use for squaredancing. I
am looking {or six individuals lho rould each Square d a n c in g burns of { 8.00
invest about t10,000, and xe could buy a five calories/minute, *hich rates favourably xith
or six unit building trith coatmercial space aerobics at 8.58c/arinuter and a gane o{
downstairs and apartments up stairs. I think doubles in tennis at 8.5 c/ninute. 0n the
t h a t x e c o u l d h a v e t h e I o n e r s p a c e r e n o d e le d other hand, sex onl y burns 5.83
to {it our needs. calories/arinute. Think about that I I nay not
burn as nany calories eE square dancing, but
The local s q u a r e d a n c e c o r n t t t u n i t ny o u l d then one has to have priorities I guess.
have to rent the Epace {rom usr so that
b e t r e e n t h e s q u a r e d a n c er e n t a l s a n d r h a t e v e r (Aboverepri nted {ron Squares Across The
other users o{ the EpaceHe could {ind. that Border Nexsletter)
the property roul d break even.

Please contact me if you are interested = = = = = = = = = = =B=U L L E T I NB 0 A R D= = = = = : = = = = = = = =

in being an investor in such a partnership,
or i{ you have ideas about the {easibility o{ Construction and desion o{:
such a project. I rould appreciate input {roo
t h e v a r i o u s s q u a r e d a n c ec l u b s t h e m s e l v e s , t o Shelves --) tBuilt-Insl
see nhat they are paying {or space norr, and / ------- |
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investing in such a partnership. The rnajor I Furnishings i +-------+

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I rould be able to organize such an
u n d e r t a k in g , b o t h b e c a u s e I a o a R e a l E s t a t e
Broker, and because I have experience putting
together partnerships. Please let oe knor if
there is interest out there.
{ o r y o u r h o r e o r a p a r t m e n t . C a l I R o d l , l o r r e lI
N e e d s e x i n g , a l t e r a t i o n s , a e n d i n g ? C a lI
Rod llorrell. llhat about {ashion, costune or
i nteri or design and {abri cati on? 600D rates.
C a l I R o d l , l o r r e lI - - - - ) 5 6 7 - 2 6 9 2

Sincerely,
l l i k e S a r fa t y ,SOUART
Et ) T H EC A B A R E T "

T h e E l C a r i n o R e e le r s i s p r o u n d to
PLUS ttlEllS p r e s e n t r o r S a t u r d a y e v e ni n g , t l a y I r a
Cabaret - goureet di ni ng, entertai nlent, rnd
Sooething hes core to ny attention that lots o f d a n c i n g! A o u s i n g t h e a s e l v a s and
oay interest those o{ us rho are trying to a a a zi n g t h c i r { r i e n d s , C l u b a e a b e r s r i I I
'retain
or regain' thet girlish {igure. ln per{ora rt this benefit to assist E C RC l
the llarch issue o{ "Aaerican Health' there is aenbers in reaching the Portland Convention.
a chart rhich shons the aaount of calories In eddition to a splendid "gournet dinner, ECR

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 Has arranged a "Novice" dance tipr so this is t2TH - Careron Ratclif{
y o u r c h a n c e t o b r i n g n o n - s q u a r e d a n c in g
iri ends and get then hooked on squere Today is the birthday o{ nonsenst poet
'.nci (l8l2) ,
n g I E v e r y o n e i s x e l c o m eI Edrard Lerr nurse Fl orenc:
Nightingrle ( 1 8 2 0 ) , .nd rriter Srsha Eregory
T h is 6 r a n d E v e n t x i I I b e a t t h e r o n d e r { u l Lexir ( 1 9 4 7 ), r u t h o r o { E u n d r y ' s H o r t n l A
R C t lC I u b i n R e d * o o d C i t y , s o d o n ' t f i i s s i t . Report on Lesbirn Li{r Today,
(149 Clinton St. )
2 l S T - L a r r y H r s k i n s & P r u l S c a r d in a
Advrnce ticket reservations ere required
{or the dinner (f20), nhich includes the Harold Robbins, rho, in;riting Drerrr
Cabaret and dancing. I{ you can't nake it to Die First rhich {eatures a bisexurl hero'
acknorledgedthat he hirself 'experirentedu
t h e d i n n e r, t i c k e t s { o r t h e s h o x a n d d a n c e
0 N L Ya r e a v e i l a b l e i n a d v e n c e f o r l l 0 ' a n d a t xith gry Iife, born in l{rrl York City' 1916.
the door {or f12.50. The shon starts at Bl30
prrr. There are a linited n u m b e ro f d i n n e r 2 7 T H- R o d l { o r r e i l & Terry L'Heurcux
tickets availablet so sign up early.
Author John Cheever, rhose Frl coner
I f you have questons on hori to attend reduces nost gay f i cti on to the traddl e rort
t h i s u n { o r g e t t a b l e e v e n in g x i t h t h e E l C a n in o a r e f b o r n i n 0 u i n c y , i l A ,t 1 9 1 2 . E a y J r a e s
Reelers, you can call Katy (415) 328-4583' or Butler ("tlild BiII') Hickok born in Troy
Lyn (408) 378'7401, 6rove, IL. , 1837.

? 8 T H- D r v i d 6 r r r e t t

O N Y O U RI , I A Y8 I R T H D A Y |lriter Violette Leduc, rho so'despired

being a rrolln that she {antasi zed rbout
4TH - AgnesSnrith IHonorary Foundingftember) dressing hersel{ in a I ight body rtocking
with a {alee penis attrched so thrt she could
F r a n c r s C a r d r n a l S p e lI m a n , t h o G o r e V i d a i a t t r a c t t h e a t t e n t i o n o f g a y J e a n 6 e n e t' d i e s
rrcscribed in print aE "a iurid queen" rho i n P a r i s , t i 7 2 , D r n c e r i s a r j o r a D u n c a nb o r n i n
u s e d t o f r e q u e n t h o m o s e x u a l" p r o c u r e r s , " b o r n San Francisco. lB7B.
i n f l h it n a n , l ' l A , 1 8 8 9

5 T H - D e n i a n S u e s n e l I H o n o r a r y l l e n b e r] RI D E } I A I . I T ETDO S A I { F R A N ICS C O

Angelo d'Arcangelo (ne Joseph Eusch)' R u s s o f t h e E h e s a p e a k eS q u a r e E i s I o o k i n g

author of the no|r-classic Homosexual for a ride fron Portland to San FranciEco on
H a n d b o o k ,b o r n i n I 9 3 3 . A c t o r T y r o n e P o w e r, f l o n d a yt n o r n i n g , J u l y 6 a { t e r t h e C o n v e n t i o n .
rhose earl i est I over Has John Barrymore'g Give him a call at (301) 244-0953.
stepson, born in Cincinnati, 0Hr 1913.

l 0 T H - H e l e n S o n m e r sI H o n o r a r y l ' l e m b e r ]
HE FOOD DRIVE IS
D o n o v r n ( n e D o n o v a nP h i l l i p E L e i t c h ) r r h o
tells the rorld rhere it's at in one of his
songs-his age and the other boy's "add up to
thirty'--born in 1946.
rroTHrlrG
WITHOUT YOUR HELP!

I I T H - L a n re n ce E . B r o x n
Pleasecontribute
Jul i ette R e c a ne
i r , the nost cel ebrated what you can
lnch beauty o+ her day, rhose lover Has on Wednesday
n o v e li s t 6 e r n a i n e N e c k e r ( i ' l a d a n e d e S t a e l ) ,
dies in Paris,1849, eveningsat club.
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Nen l'learber Ehanges:0nly the i n{oroati on rhi ch has

changedis given.
Paul Scardina
922 Post St. t 102 tarol yn iat t hens
San Francisco, CA. 9410? l7 Coleridge
H: (415) 928-5803 San Francisco, CA. 94110
trlr (415) 956-2115
Birthday: llay 2l D e n is e Y o u n g
H: ({tS) 824-1768

R e n e r a l l , l e o b e r s hpi s Janes E. Sanchez

( n o l o n g e r a t r e s i d e n c e & h o m ep h o n e )
AIan F. Hall P.0. Box 10424
P.0. Box 15218 0akland, CA. 94610
S a n F r a n c i s c o , C A . 9 4 11 5
H: (415) 921-4256
ll: (415) 986-8129 0ther Clubs Secti on
Birthday: January l0
R e g r e t { u l l y , i t i s a n n o u n c e dt h a t l,lurray
Larry Fritts Lush has passed enay. He t.las a charter
4348 Arny St. honorary nearber {rom our sister-city club,
San Francisco, CA. 94t31 Squares Across the Eorder. The neH club
H: (415)646-2837 contact is the vice-president:
E i r t h d a y : D e c e r n b e3r l K e it h S n o r . l d o n
H: tgAl) 687-&808

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 Attention AII squaredancers and
Friends!
Gome join
THE WESTERN STAR DANCERS
for our
Fifth Annual

WEEKENDOF FTTNAND DANCE

at the Funfastic

CAMP SWIG
SEPTETIBER I I-I3
Approx. Cost $90.00

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more details to foltow

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Volume l JLJNE 198 7 Number q

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

Tl'E I€STERN STAR ls the ronthly VA'.GOI.rVER

GRADTIATIS{ FLY-IN
nersletter of the lrbstern Star Dancefsr 8 (or, &r the Road Aqpln wlth Steffany)
c$rtempor€rry Arcrlcan Sguare Dance CIub
prlmrlly servlng the Gay Connnlty of San Squares Across the Eorder held lts
Franclsco. Sdrscrlptlon ls ID12.OO per ye,ar. Grad.ntlon Fly-In on I'tay 15, 16 and 17, and I
Csmerclal Adryertlsers please contact us for had the Joy of partlclpatlnS. llavlng
qJr adrrrertlslrq cost schedules. llsrter's guccessfully packecl ln trrc alall bags (one
advertlsencnts are cqqrl!rcntary. C'r.rest for hlmt sro for her) and tro boxes (both for
Edltors & Contrlbutlrrg Colurnlsts are eagrerly her), I boarded an 8:fO a.m. fllgtht for
encotraged to contact usi Letters to ttre Vancor.nrer
Edltor ane sollclted and nlay be gfrnttted
anonyrously. Contrlbutlons ard letters are Trauna t{o. 1: l5 alcohol ln fllght, The
subject to llmlted edltorlal revlerv. plane lands safely and I collect my luggqe.
hleak frsn dehydratlon, I approach the custdns
i,4AILI}.G ADORESS:c./o l.lSD, 584 Castro St., offlcer. She asks, llhat's ln the boxesf I
Sulte 48O, SF 94LL4 respond, wlg and a crlrpllne.- Pause.
Tratrna t{o- 2z 1.1111 she send over for
Scott Carey, Edltor; John Con1ev, lnspectlon and dlscover I really have trrc
L*.puter processlng; Denlse Young, Jason wlgs, a crlnollne, a sklrt, arrd a dress? Stte
Fontalne, Star Reportersr AlFredo Lirqulne, asks, -Are you leavlng tfrcm ln Canada or
mlstakes and tyros takl"ng ttrern wlth you?- I thLnk, -That's a
silly question-'; but I respond, 'Oh. of
course, taklng thern wlth me.- Pause. l.ly heart
WSDBOARDOF DIRECTORS: beat qulckens as her e)/es dart frsn
lnspectlon llnes to doors ahead. -Stralght
Chrls Anderson, Adnlnistrator; Bob ahead, please- Rellef! I guess there's really
Bellvllle, Calendar; Flrllls Greerxood, no reason to doubt strch a blatant adtrlsslon
Secretary; Russ Klng; Jlm Sanchezt Tun Trlpp; of faggotry.
Yvorme l^long: (Ex-off iclo) Clalre ibisel,
Treasurer; Jarnes Ozanlch, IAGSDC Rep & I l'urrledly pass through the doors to
Ba@enaster ftnd thto of the Plne Slsters, Kelth and
Dennys, mltlrq to wfitsk fi€ *€y ln the car
lblplng l-lands: Carolyn l'lattfierrs, of the other Plne Slster, Brlan. hle stop at
Vestmster; the alrport post offlce to plck up the
I.A.G.S.D.C. banner, and ttpn lt's on to the
tbst Erd for lunch at DolI & Penney's. It's
CALLERLABAPPROVEDQUARTERLYSELECTIOTIS: after 12 noon so $€ have cocktalls. At last!

IttS: Scootback 1 L/Zt C;alnrtect Four My host, Carl, ls at r+ork; but fie has
left hls trcuse keys wlth the Plne Slsterg, so
PLUS: Cqnpress the Co1urn I go hcne to trpack and take a nap. Gettlng
up at 4:lO a.m. to pack ls not sufflclent
rest for a beauty queen. Carl cqres hqre; he
ls as charmlng and graclous as anjrone could
- 'ROO( TF€ BOAT' ls l{rrter 1 thls rpnth ln recnest. As lt turns out, he ls lnvolved wlth
'Arerlcan popular
Square Darrce' llst of e frlend for rcst of the vreekend, hrt we
experfunentals. occaslonally meet danclng and partylng.
 Frlctay n19ht, everyone arrlves at the nothlng galnect. Pqe 2
ShaSgy Horse bar to regJ.ster, mtch a vldo,
sociallze and do a llttle danclng to tapes. tgh! It's Alka-Seltzer t&e and I'at gpnna
Thls madness goes on r.rrrtll 2 a.m., !{iten they be leavlrq. Arpther gorgeous day, 90 I mlk
run us out, ard I an escorted hcrc by a very to the 9lnday brr.nch at Spats. I Joln John
cfnrmlrg gentleman, Al. (tle confused voh.mteer) and hls elster Lll
(that's for re-al), Bhd rc rslk back to ttr:
Sleep. AFter an Alka-Seltzer, breakfast, church for danclng fran 1 to 5 p.m. Squares
and a nlce walk on a gprgeous rornlng, I Across the Border are lntrodrced to fwr
arrlve at the cl'rrrch at 1 p.m. ufien danclrg badgBs 6nd Sesttle folks start to leave. Out
starts. i'lore people to reet and old faces to of tFp clear blue, two of my Saturday escorts
klss and necks to I'x.rg. Seattle merTbers start oFfer a rlde to the alrport. Excltedly, I
arrlvlng. Other entertalners arrd I start to accept. Danclng ls over.l there's lots of ttr.tgs
prepare betrryeen f-4 p.m. iLrch madness wlth and klsses. Th€sa really are grand folksl
wlgs, eye lashes, and llpstlck!. I'm
beglnnlng to thlnk these -9lr1s- really do Before golng fsre to pack, sore of us
know hor'.rto party. Danclng stops and pot luck adjourn to the Castle for a couple of beers.
buffet beglns about 5 p.m. The f@d ls I start hatlng to leave, but lt's tlm. I
@Ilclous. pack llke mad, gD to the alrport, check ln,
and get those qllzzlcal lmks about boxes,
About 6 p.m. the sfotfl starts. There are crtrpllre, BDd wlgs. I'm slttlng ln the
groups, llve vocallsts, and sololsts. ltw Iourge mltlng to board my fIlght. I feel
hoi^r's thls for a change? A real rrcman, Pat, sad, h.rt expectant. ltbrray msn't there, but
does a Ray Stevens rrunber wlth a fake I krsr seeds are planted for future etrorq
rpustache and goatee. Then there are hlella frlendshlps. f 'm even npre exclted abotrt the
Balsal, the Plne Slsters, -Connle Francee-, Conventlon ln Portlard.
and ne wlth fake halr and real rpustachas.
These people are lnsane! I an last on the A tear falls to my cheek.
progran and recelve a very mrm applause. The
audlerre enJoys the entlre shor whlch ends --- Freqnan
about 7 F.m. The chalrs are rerpved once
agaln and clanclng resunes untll 11 p.m. -
hlrlng tl-p evenlng, graduates are pr,rt thror.rgh HAPPYBIRT}OAY, D€AR BRIDGE.
the usual clanclrg tlps. And the exhlbltlon }IAPPY BIRT}DAY
fever has hlt Vancouver ! A sqr-nre forrns tr.rt TO YCXJ!
needs ore volunteer. Each tlrre peel off ls
called, clothes are re.rpved. Voltnteer, John, It vras the best of daysr lt ms tfp rcrst
loks confused. fbt ernr.ryh rehearsals I of days. It vras the dawn of lbper lt y*as the
srrppose. Qrlte sor€ J rnmy exhlbltlonlgnl TtE mld--rprnlng of Exhaustlon. It ms g.mday, l,tay
afterrpn danclng had been called by one 24th-, and the blggest party cver held rmst of
caller; and the evenlng, by anotl'rer. Graclous the Rockles rns ln full *lng, and I vlag
re're tlred, b,ut the party's rpt o\rer. exhllarated that re had flnally ntanaged to
put together a square ancl cb som clanclng ln
hb're off to Streets ln the Duffrln a relatlvely open patcfr of the Erldge Just
lbtel. It's the Plne Slsters' flrst pr.rbltc south of tlc South Tmr, and ttnt trndreds
appearancre outslde thelr sqJ€rre dance fal11y. of tfrusands of us uere all together at o.'!ce
Ttey're nervoust I tell thsn, nbt to rcrry, paylng goocl-natured trlh.*e to the best-krsn
yotr'Il get used to tt.- Tte place ls packed. synbol of our clty, and at the ssm tLrc I
Itbre drags and a sfw gofng. ltlcre pretty was regretful that, thanks to petty
people and cocktalls at lastl Thls don't I@k hrreaucratle bunbllng on a truly eplc Ecale,
llke rp co,mtryzlrestern bar to rm. rpt aII of us had mnaged to get there. If
I'd krsm that the g$llc translt plans rculct
Itlakes tx, never{nlnd. hb have lote of fm turn lnto a sld( Joko, I'd certalnly have
and get to krpw each other better. Oh my god! planred thlngs dlfferently, but as I rsnarDer
The llghts are, lt's 2 a.m. (agalnt), and rp saylng rather grogglly to Frank, -lilell,
tusband. Three very hardsotr and very lroung hlndslqht ls 5(V5O.-
ren (I checked and counted ttnm twlce) offer
nr a rlcb hflE. Thanks, Gary, Allan, and I w111 no, peus€ ttn progress of thl-
Janle. Trauna i5. 3: They collectlvely and artlcl.e for a ferr rsrentg, to pay trlbuta to
lndlvlclually reJect Steffany's ktnct those tvfp b€gan th€ endea\ror, but due to
sollcltatlons. (x1 rell, rnthlng ventured, trr$<lnd fate, mre rpt ebl.e to go tfE full
 PagB l

distarrce. Unllke the urfortwste brldge (accldentally). All ln all, It ms qrrlt€ a

bullders vrtp urere supposed to be hornred by a day. On Chanrel 4 that nlght, I mtched
arreath frsn the l,tayor and had to posthurously Sylvla Chase descrlblng iB, Bhe had fotnd
s Ie for tllllle Br*n's hat, (at least herself trapped ln the mlddle of ttn Brldge,
Ur,ull 8220, when Charlotte ltallllard flnally and reallzed stE ms ln a potentlalLy
found the thlrq and heaved lt over)e ouF darpnrous sttuatlsr that could go out of
dancers cltd not have to -glve thelr all--rpre control at any tlrp If the crord dldt't keep
could glve rore!- They dld, fntever, glve up Its cool, and lf the Brtclgp clldr't hold tp
a good nlght's sleep for a good cause, EDd I under the welght. Then scnEDne asked her,
rrculd llke at thls polnt to tharil( Carolyr, rculd stp stUl have dore lt, krnrlng tfiat lt
Oenlse, Ken, l.larllyn, llarty, Pat, Rlc, Ron, ms golrg to turn -In a mlruts,- sh€
lnto.
Jerry and frlends for thelr patlence ln replled. And that'e u,hat lt ms llke to be
cbal.lng wlth scne ernmotrsly frustratlrq there. It felt Just great to be a llttle part
clrcuDstances. of orE of tha crazlsst events ln San
Franclsco hlstory, end to ntake surc that
A lot of people dld a lot of walklng, and square danclng pt lncluded on ttn aeGnda.
there rere separatlons and ramlqrs
galore--by the tlrtp Freqnan and Janes F. ---Rusa Klng
Jolned the dancers agaln and sc6.nred up, they
hacl tmlked aII the my frqn Stanyan and
Halght to the Brfdqe, across the Brlclge to PRGILE tr ED Cch|-fi
I'lartn, and back througrh the grldlock ln the
center of the Erldge to the South Tqer (talk By Brenda Starr aka Denlse Yout9
about puehy broads . . . ) Just as tfe Brldge
Halk spanrnd generatlons of San Franclscane, lby sallor, loklng for a good tffip? Ed
our squ€rre darclng spanned bbstern Star's Conley Es, so he took our sc1Jare cfance
generatlons, frqn co-founder Scott Garey to classes snd Jolned the cltrb. I hed a v€ry
n&, grad.nte Ecldle 9illth. AII !n aII, 16 harcl tlne lntarvlevrlng Ed because re had such
l.le^tern Star Dancers and -fellor travelers- a good tlnc tslklrp, I kept forgettlng to ack
e lect ssrE sort of' rs fun badge that clay; hlm qLestluns. hb net cn Castro for sure
In addltlon to the four already rpntloned, pasta and so I could get tfE scoop cln orn of
there $ras Anna, Bob Fl., Cap, Charlotte. our nffist club rembers (a very gmd dancer I
Cfrelsea, Curt, Frank, Jotn C., ilark N., l.llke mlght add).
H., Kaorl F., Rouarrre and myself (Russ). Also
wlth us ln splrlt rvere Cal.vln (asslsted by Ed was born ln Brooklyn but has llvecl ln
Keith and Terry), vrtlo prepared tfre rnr.rslcal S.F. for the last 17 years and works as a
track for the -San Franclsco" tape rve danced cqrputer speclallst. tb descrlbes ufiere he
to (and thanks also to Davld H., urtp llves as -south of ltllddle tttarket- -- flgure
perforred the mrslc at l,lestern Star on tiby that one otrtl
20).
Darryl Raszl and Storpr Llchty told Ecl
To ttpse u,ho nny be sceptlcal that re aborlt l.lSD classes so he rent because he loves
really could dance ln all that confuslon, I to dance and he ls lnteregted ln dlfferant
can orrly say that -one plcture ls worth 1OOO styles of danclng. nbxt I rnnt to try
rcrds- (whlch, at the rate of 32 frarrcs per ballrwn danclng for lts preclelon and
second fiEians that flve mlrxrtes of fllm equals styllrq. I mnt to get really gmd at square
a good-slzed rpvel--br-lt I dlgress). Caneras danclng - plus class and Russ's bl-dancerlal
frqn Chanrcl 11, Evenlng lbgnzlrn and CCTV classes have helped np a lot. The best thtng
recorded u9, and erren lf re wlrld up on the about clesa hras maklng Bo nnny frlends !o
cuttlngrron f lor of tte f lrst trc fast artd the eense of accorpllstrrcnt at belng
lnstltutlons, I expect CCTV wlll cb th€ avent able to learn the eteps and cb thern rell.-
Justlce. Furthempre, I have lt (rr g@d
authorlty that the alert carersren frqn CCTV Arpther of Ed's lnterests ls salttng. He
also captured on vldeotape the rurent uf,ren orrs a ?5 ft. slmp ard used to prodloe e
tr. partlcularly bolsterous lpLrtg man frqn newsletter for a salllng club he belong€d to.
tr -Party l.lakef group dropped hls pants (Ma)bs I can get hln to wrlte for otr guest
(dellberately) ancl ttnn sat on the hlbachl colurn, tnrmrn).
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Ed plans to be at the conventlon ln thelr speclal dlshes to Saturday avmlngs

Portland of course, -l've rct so many frtends Chltl Dlnrpr. Son of ufrlch rere qulte good.
ln the cltrb, I can't rmlt to rnet sqr.sre
darrcers frqn all ov€r-. Th€ only real crlsls of tlp upek en
lnvolved the gnnst caller - Rlch De Slnnrp,-
One cpestlon I forgot to ask lsr who fell vlctlm to laryngltls. He ms tnable
Can you squ€lre dance on a 25 ft. boat? to call. Thls hmver dld'nt ruln the dance.
Ptpenlx and AfhrqLrerqup both hed atnng ttnlr
meflbers present Callers and along wlth th€
DESERT VALLEY SCT,JARESFLY-IN good old records ftlllng ln, lt cantlnod
very rell.
After flnally maktng the cbclslon to be
ln Pfoenlx for the Desert Valley Squares 5rd lhlle the mather Es mrnpr tlran ug-nl
anntsl Fly-In, llay t. 2 & 3. I uras npst for early hy the evenlngs rnre absolutly
lntrlgued wlth the lnvttatton to the early gorgeous ancl urhat a nlce rallef after a ttp
arrlvers beer and wlre receptlon at the tbard or tuo or three especlally lf orp ms rearlng
ItJseun l.brth. The tbard lfuseun iSrth? CgrE crlrpllrcs. It le too bad ve cotrldn't havc
orr, belrq a Pfpenlx natlve ard travlrp llved danced ourtslde ln the t4erate brcezy alr.
there rnarly 25 years, I had never heard of
tl'e lbard ltlgeurn ibrth! Afterrcrds F agatn found qrrselves at
Charlles vrhere r squared up ln the mlddle of
l.tell, lt turred out to be the lsrc of a Jan packed Saturtlay nlght crord to afw otr
Gary l.{aylor (read the flne prlnt, Tlun) and -stuff-. ltbny of us ugre stlll tlere havlng
rfiat a fsre lt ts. AnO trhat a nlce beglrnlng fun at last call.
to a uonderful 2 nnre days of darrclrq, square
danclng, reetlng rew people arrd maklrq new Srnday norntng arpther D.V.S. nEtter
frlends. I had had tfe opporturrlty to dance opersd hls isre for a rsderful and
wlth Desert Valley Sq.nres before -- -So-So- beautlfully prepared brwlch and *lrrnlng.
but thlngs have charged, they have cofl€ a Everyone seened to enjoy the very relax6/
Iorq r€y. Thls tlre I very m.^rchenjoyed atmsphere ardrnd Pat Carnavlrp's poo} *rerr -
danclrg wlth then. the conversatlon ranged fron hls avlary of
Flnches to wfiat wlll be recessary for D.V.S.
That lnltlel receptlon was an lnforrnal to have e €]uccegsful conventlon mxt f.lay, to
get together allqvlng manbers of the Plpenlx rrtro ls and ls rnt golng to Portland.
clubs to seet slth vlsttors frcrn Tucson,
Albuquerque, Los Argeles and yours truly. I wlll say agaln f yras rnt partlculerly
Along wlth col,d, cold wlne, beer and soda exclted about golrrg to thls Fly-In but I had
excellent tortllla chlp end hot, fpt salsa a r+onderful tlne. I wlsh npre of the frlends
was s€rved. Frlendly "l-lello" chatter mlxed frqn Western Star could have been there to
wlth canparlng of notes and accsrpllstments enJoy lt as I dtd. And I sn certalnly loklrq
betueen the dlfferent club nErb€rs. forward to 'Cross Tralls In The Des€rt', llay
t9, 20, ?L & 22, 1988.
Ted Oakes ms the 'Docent- conductlng the
tour of Gary's opgrlent, nrrgerrn cXrallty furc ---Tfsn Lesnlak
that I rent on.

The remalnder of the evenlngs events here Atl E\rENII.G WITH EL CAf,lIl.O
held at Charlles, a great bsr slm[ar to our
t*rn Ratfilde and Hlgh C. People ar€ Saturday nlght ltby 9. 1987 found mny
tm-stepplrq, mltzlng and llne clanclng there lbstern Star Darrcers srd frlerda ln
as Lntensly as re are hare. Tfnre Fre tlps attendance at -A BorEfIt Dlnrpr, Sfw and
at dlfferent levels mlxed wlth the Dance- krs as -SCIUARE Tlt
regular Sqlare TO
clianclng. Saturday rornlrq aM afterrmn rere CABARET.- Thls all tmk place ln a charnlng
glven to rorkslrops at aII levels. It ls my Ulysses S. Grant vlnt€B bttlldlng ffpd by
wrderstandtrq that a nlce lunch was served at the Redrod hlrnan's CID, Redmd Clty. Th
Charltes. I ms detalrpd at the ltbtr & Dad for.nder or el'puld I say'Toudress- (plcturet,
resort and mlss€d lt. I clld attend an ln the maln halI) a l{ra. Charles E. Ctmbereon
afterrmn Yorksl'rop. regnlly preslded over thc feetlvlttes poslnq,
Varlous nEabers of D.V.S. contrlbuted ln a 19Otr photo whlle standlng by a thrqe
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llke chalr. unfortwetely the 9@d l.lrs. a trtldnlght Scnraras A-1 Cless uftere RED ls a
Crmberson was not wlth us ln person to enJoy key ldentlflcatlon elgnral - dependlng dr the
thls festlve eventl thot$r the chalr hes Part she darned but I dlgraes. The
s ,tved the years and v'ras occaslonally audtence especlally enJoyed Karen's veralon
o. -upled by one or anotler of the attendees. of sr rnusr.ral sorq about -Sarah Slttlng ln
the Gravel Plt, A1l. Day Lorp She Stts &
Tfre patlo of the Red'rood !{qnan's CIt.b Ptcks.- Pcos Sarah had an rnrsual llfestyle
provlded a plcturesque settlng for the as the rpxt verse had lpr Slttlng ln a
non-cocktall hour preceedlrq the dlnrer. All Chevrolet and then Slttlng ln a Cabaret and
sorts of tronderful sof t drlrrks lncludlrq flnally lJorklng !n a StEt SUng Shopr aII
flavored Caltstoga uere avalLable. Thls area the aborre and nnre requlred audlence
proved a popular favortte dlrtrrg ttre evenlrrg. partlclpatlon on the varses yrhere * all hed
Yorl cotrld also srnfte out there as apparently problsns wlth the lettars -C-,'7, -S- &
Plrs. Charles Curberson dlsapproved of thls 'T-. It Bs a hllarlous strEl.
past!rc as evldenced by several prollnent
slgns, featurlng the bar slnlster, forblddtrg Steffany begnln a rx rb€r wlth the ttarr
the practlce. frqn -2@1- ln a nnrvelLous brwt Franclscan
Ctoak wlth tpod, wlth brlght rcd etar
Dlrner shortly follaned served ln buffet (bbstern) earrlngs. The ruslc soon chargsd to
style wlth real plastlc sllvermre In th€ era of Jeanette t4acDonald and tlpse
decorator rfrlte. All klcldtrq aslde the tonderful sof,igs -Ah 9rpet l,lystery of Llfe-
entrees spread ol,rt on the tradltlonal and 1{epoll- as lnterpreted by Steffany wlth
-groanlrq board- Ircked Just ronderful and asslstanc€ frqn Beverly Sllls.
terptlrg. The chlcken breast, country style
pork rlbs ancl tortelllnl alfredo (elcofnl El Cgnlno Reelers lrls Harrell, rrrfio elso
free! ) rere beautlfully prepared and acted as !8, and Arn B€nson, playlng ttc
presented. tb all fell to wlth grusto. AIl the gultar, entartglrnd the crqrd. Irlg eang the
above succulent food tested Just as good as ballad, -Slnce I Fell For You,- Arn Eeneon
It loked. Chlef CfEf -Beckf and har follorved wlth -Llor.rld You Llke To Darlce,- and
'*re
a sta,rts :l'refs cslied oui st dlnners tl-rey conciu(bd wlth E ftre cLct -Sorg of tfE
end for deserved recognltlon and a round of SouI.- All. unusual and appeallng songs
applause frqn the uell fed audlerrce. greatly enJoyed by the audlence.

FoLlorlng thls cullnary treat tfe cabaret One talent follmed arpttnr ln thls fast
portlon of the evenlrrg began. I should paced cabaret. Producer C'ary Omn offered
nentlon that llns. Curberson's Redmd Clty hls verslon of tle appeallrp -ttlay I have Thls
l.Jornan's Cludr features a gerurlre stage wlth Dance l.llth You For The Rest Of ltly Llfe.- The
proscenlun. The *w opened wlth El Cgnlno cabaret concluded wlth Steffany Stsrper ss
Reeler Gary Osrnan as Dolly Parton mlmlrq a Jlm Batley as Judy Garland dolng her verslon
song frun "The Best Llttle Chlcken Ranch In of everyone's favorlte "San Franclsco-. Thls
Texas.- Thls rr*as a productlon nunber and C'ary about brought dsrn the lpuse and ms s
Es supported by -TfE Four Professlonal flttlr€ flnale. It ms a rpnderful. shor and a
Glrls,- denlzens of the Chlcken Ranch, amrq great tlrrc sras had by aII. Square clanclng
rfilch FS our o^,n Steffany Stanper. Both foll,md wlth tapes ancl guest call,ers and
perFormlrq ensenble ard audlence enJoyed thls general nerlnent. Our speclal thar&s to th€
presentatlon. tilr. Osrnan served as producer of El Csntrp Reelers for a relaxlnge harrt 8nd
the Cabaret sfu, ln acldltlon to performlng. frlencll.y and Just great ftn evenlng. Thls
Gary also appeared ln a npre contenporary seerpd to be Just abotrt an all rxrrnn
Bette ltlldler rrrrber. Follavlng the above, EI productlon, wlth fa exceptlone frsn tlcket
Csnlrp Reeler Karen lbckey appeared, takerg, lilrs. Charles Ctrlberedr snlllng
accolpanlrq herself on the gultar artd bantgnly o/er us all, ctefs and Go*s,
rendered an errchantlng verslon of -Thos€ llere mltresses and trus pers(ns, lG'o,
The Days, lly Frlend,- Karen dlsplayed an entertalrers. Perhaps thet's what made thc
lntrlgulrq t'bry !,lells qrallty whlch trnt reIl event so enJoyable. A tlp of the bbstern Star
wJ'\ 161s song. She also had an vlvld RED hat to the tsren of EL Cgnlro Reelers.
Rr lrg 2O's type drasg ufilch I found nyself
thlr*lng rculd cutp ln handy tf sh€ ever took ---Jastrt Fontalrp
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FRO{ TI'E COI,IITTEES Dolores Plaza Corm.nlty Roqn. Thls ms Bob'B

thank 5otr to All The Square Dancers of San
-TlE COSTU€ CO|IITTEE- Franclsco. It ms great danclng, llS, Plus,
Challerge, A-1 you nsrn lt and 811 thc CILI
AII orders have been fort*arded for the rere mll represented. Arpther tlp of thc'
offlclal L987 Lbstern Star Dancers CIub llestern Star Hat for a great afterrpon of
Shlrt. I'm told dellvery ls expected by the food, ftn ard squarlrp l.p. On behalf of
second ueek of June --- In tlre to be rcrn at llestern Star, otrr thar* 5/ul'9 to Bob.
'€xplose The Rose- IAGSDC Conventlqr ln
Portland next rpnth. If you stlll mnt to Stt\DAY ttrED0,ll AT Tl€ HIGH C
order the shlrt ttey are avallable frqn our
suppller, Helens' FoIk Deslgns, Albany, CA. The Hlgh Chapamal, krsm far and wlde ee
Contact any nnflber of the Costrrte Canrnltt€€ a courtry mstern dance bar, locatad at zLrc
for detalls. l,larket St., San Franclgco, has expressed
lnterest ln offerlng thelr Bpaoe free of
-T}T ELECTIS{ CO+IITTEE- charge s\rery afterrmn to the
thlrd 9rnday
gquare dancerg of San Franclsco and befrtd.
AII ls qulet cx't thls front. Regrct to
report that Scrlbe Plers Greerhlll suffered a I'bnager Greg Kqb1e of tfn Hlgh
broken ankle ufille crosslng Van i$ss Avenrc Chaparral, trhlch bllls ltself as -The fbm of
on hls *ay to the offlce. He never nrade lt the Foggy Clty DarEers- (congratulatlons,
and ls rur recuperatlng at hls hqrc. (Ir best Fogrgy Glty) dlscuss€d thle ard other ltem at
wlshes to Pl.ers for a speedy recanery and a a recent 9.nday afterrpon 'open louee' to San
tlrely appearance at Gltrb Nfght. Francleco eqtare dano6rs. Hfgh Chapamal
trculd open lts doore every thlrd Sunday of
A n*J cqrmlttee has appeared on the the nnnth to ell lnterested squaro dancers.
hbstern Star iprlzon ard ls tentatlvely A11 callers and caller tralrees are cordlall.y
-The Soclal Cdrmlttee-.
entltlecl Ctralred by lrwlted to partlclpate tn -Open l.llke- settlrp
Darrell Anderson wlth npmbers EcHle Smlth, ln wtpt ls hoped rculd be a regular thlrt'
Roland St. Plerre, Sorny hlerhan and Bryan 9rnday afterrmn fp€don and squbre danc --
Flnch. Thls cqrnlttee ls lnterested ln event partlclpated tn and enJoyed by all area
revlvlrq the soclalr rno square danclng, square dancera. Dance level vould be the
aspect of bbstern Star. AIso of corrcern wlth floor level. lburs rcuId be 2 to 4 tro. Gre{l
lncreaslng rurbershlp atterdance at CIub furttpr rpntloned the Barbecrr Plt ln the
nlqht and lbedwrs and schedullng npre eoclal patlo wll.l soon be ln operatlon and the Hfgh
actlvltles rvfere r€ nEy reet ard get to krsr C, as It ls affectlonately krsn, would be
each other ln a npre relaxed erwlrornent. offerlrg varlous Srnday ncntr featunos.

Thls cqrmlttee starts thlngs off wlth Sunday, Jure Z|st. wlll be the flrst
CLUB SOCIAL-, Saturday N19ht, June 6th at regularly scheduled Thlrd Sunday l-bedorrn. It
7:OO Frr, presented by Darrell Anderson, vrouLd occur tho Sunday before the Frlday
Roland St. Plerre and Jason Fontalne for aII start of Seattle's tnlch prlb1lclzed, ucek 1on9
rm.rb€rs of !,lestern Star. You're ell lnvlted. -Geoduck Festlval,- (Frl. JLrE 26 -> Ttnrr.
RSVP (please) to 77L-4%? or 86lr-5285. Thls Jtrly 2) and prelude to the IAGSDC Conventlon
all takes place at Darrell's lEnE, L7t ln Portland, Oregon. Perfiaps lt uctrld be
ttartford St. In the Castro, betueen 18th and blIled as -The Hlgh C Klck-Off to the Geod.rck
19th Streets. Pl.ease volunteer to glve lo{Jr Jdrboree,- but perhaps rpt. Th€ Hlgh
tlre and lnterest as npre csrnlttee npmberg Chapamal, has long been krsm as a frlend of
are needecl and mnted. Let's mke thls a klck the gay sqrare dance cormntty both rmn and
off to a uonderful surrEr season for tbstern HnEn. Let's glv€ tlsfl our aupport and
Star. (The i5rsletter regrets delay ntrlch coperatlon.
makes thls announcenEnt dated. hb tnpe lrou
rere paylng attentlon to arror.nrennnts) Thls rculd follav lbstern Star's annual
Pre-Parade Rcedofln at tip YICA, Saturday
}ERE A'.I) TI€RE nlght Jwe 2Oth. A great upekend of squar
darclrp. S€e ttp calendar for cbtalls.
Or thanks to ecsJare darrcar 8ob t{ann'B
lnvltatlon to hls -Thank You- party Sunday, ---Jason Fontalrc
tttay 5rd at hls place of operatlon, the
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lTY BIKE-A-T}O.I ADVENTURE loved ones ls Yorth our tlne, rpney and a few
By Brenda Starr aka Denlse Young sore nrscles.

Th€ machlne uJals ready: gleemlng blrr

f .8, soft seat, water bottle fllled, cycle SAFE SEX GTJIDELII.€S FM LESEIAI.IS AT RISK
csnputer set at z€rro, tlres fllled to the
exact psl. rnersg€lgs, hr.rygfng
The rlder vras readyr color coordlnated soclel (clry) kleslng
outflt and safety helnet to match blke, rro. body-to-bocfy rubblng
15 gmscreen applled to urell-rn-rscled fat... I voSeurlsn, exhlbltlonlgn, fantasy
r*as ready! I I totrchtng your (*nr genltals (rnasturbatlon)
Yes, I rss ready to tackle the 25 mlle vlbrators or otter sex toys (uslng lour
course set up by Dlfferent Spokes, the gay wt)
blcyllrp club. They sponsor the AIOS Szl,l or other actlvltles that do rpt
BIKE-A-Tlff.l every year wlth the support of lrwolve the excharge of bocly flulds
the GGBAFoundatlon and, or course, donatlons
frun many upnderful people. POSSIBLY SAFE SEX PRACTICES FOR LESBIA}TS AT
f rss ready because of ny extenslve RISK
tralnlng (ueII, I dlct go out 4 or 5 tlrcs) oral-ganltal contact (curnlllngus) uslng
and I had gotten alrmst $11OO rcrth of a thln plece of latex placed beben the
pledges frun peopLe at uprk and l.lSD square vulva and tongr.e
dancers. l0.l! The nnrey rculd go to the AIDS haM/flnger-to-genltal contact, vqlnal or
}€ALTH PRO.ECT, a grqrp that ctoes counsellrrg anal perntratlon wtth flrger(s) uslng a
and crlsls lnterventlon for people Just dlsposable latex glove or flrqer cots
dlagnosed wlth AIDS and ttelr loved ofies. french (*et) klsslng
It hlas great! Saturday, ilay 9th, 8 an external urlne contact
here I was rldlrp up hllls, dorl anal-ora1 contact (rlrmlng) wlth a latex
hllls--follorlrq a beeutlful cours€ frqfl the barrler
Castro to the Panhandle, up Arguello through
t' PresLd-lr. I kept u*antls4 to s*.op to Looi< U{SAFE SEX FRrcTICES FOfi LESEIAIS AT RIg(
at the uonderful vl*rs txJt I knerv I had a
goal..s personal best to reach for. rnprotected curnlllrqus (especlally durtng
Rldlng along slde the Coast Hfqfrvay wtth renstn'latlon)
ocean alr ard sea gulls ms alnpst tm great unprotected hand/flrpnr-to-vaglna or arxr3
a terptatlon brrt I kept golng dom to Lake contact, especlally lf lpu have cuts on
Itrced, ulrere the halfrny nnrk rns. Dlfferent harlds
Spokes, Dlgntty ard several other grqlps had sharlng needles (IV reedLes, skln plerclng
tables set up wlth food and mter (I ar nnst needles)
thankful for the porta-Jotns). bl@d contact of any klnd, lncludlrp
After golng around the lake, lt ms up nenstrual blod and sharlng IV reedles
9nset 81vd. to Golden Gate Park, nhere I urlre or feces ln nputh or vagtna
rode dcrrt thc beautlful blke route back unprotected rlrmlng (anal-oral contact)
through the Ponhandle to tte Castro for the flstlng (hand In rectun/vagtrE)
vlctory flnlsh at the Eureka playground. It sharlng sex toys that have contact wlth
tes 11 glr. body flultls
I Jutped off my blke and onto the lnassage
table of one of slx angels there volunteerlng If you have sex wlth nen ln hlgh rlsk
thelr heallng touch. Heavent ! ! groups, Iearn about, and alv*ays us€e a
tlell, lt uras a vyonderful srrccess wlth concbn.
$34O,@O ln pledges and about 1,O@ rlders
and oElnte many peogle helplng to make lt If you have a rB, sexual partner, Learn
posslble. Tley had entertalrrmnt and prlzes about her hlstory srd share lotrr wr. Do
ln the afternoon but I ms to tlred to stay elther of yon flt a hlgh rlsk descrlptlon?
so I rent furc to be pgrpered by my lover, Your responslblllty ls ss vltsl as lrour rEw
Gaer. lover's to reveal lrportant Inforrnatlon about
I mnt to thank ever)rone for tlelr expogure.
support...pledges snd npral support. Anythlng
$re cen do to help People wlth AIDS and tiplr
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Press Release Tl'E OAI€ERS RESFO.ISIBILITY

1. Return to hdr€ posltlon as sn ag

ttlac l.tcall, Chalnnan of the Plus Q.prterly posslble.
Selectlon Cqmlttee, ls pleased to anrprnca
that the call CCI.IPRESS TO A COLII'N has b€en 2. tfrpn frnE, ths ,1 rnan gl.ves thb
selected as the PIus Qtrarterly S,electlon for csrmand llne rlght. tJpon recelvlng the
tf^re perlod beglrnlrq t/by t, L987. Please rpte cormand...
that thls call ls not to be used as the Plus
Quarterly Selectlon untll the rveek of Aprll 5. The head Ladles take thelr corners'
27. L987. hands ard head cor.ples back qrt to form llnes
at the sldes of tte square.
Csnpress to a Colurn
4. On the caller's coilnand, evcr5Docly go
forrerd and back, they enter lnto the cfancc
Startlrq forrnatlon - parallel t$D faced-llnes pattern.

The centers faclng ln Extend (the Tag) to TTT CALLERSREStrO\FIBILITY

reet each otter In the very center and Trader
the centers faclng out step ahead and FoId 1. Recognlze that a nrtller of sats heve
tomrd the other centeri and the ends sltde broken do,m end have forred llrps at tfc
together and Trade. 15il all Extencl (the Tag) sldes of the hsll.
to form a colurn.
2. Place the danclng scpares lnto llrps
Csrnents: Thls ls an easy teach and feels that are ln a rprnral boylgtrl arrarqermnt.
slmllar to a Trlple Scmt to ssre darrcere.
HaIf sashayed ard left handed arrargnnnnts 5. Glve the comand ever)body go forr*ard
seBm to offer llttle dlFflculty after a ancl back ln a bold volcc. Thls ls the comand
uralk thru. for the broken s(uares to enter lnto ttc
dance pattern.
Ttmtng - 6 steps

Danclng Ex41e: Heads Sqrnre Thru, 9rlng BLT-LETIN BOARD

Thru, Boys Run, CO'IPRESS TO A COLt,}Ol, AII
Etght Clrculate, Cordlnate, TO A
COvIPRESS
CCLI|+{, Boys Run, Star Thru, Pass Thru, Wheel Rlc Ullson has a full.y paltt t5O
& DeaI, Dlxle Grand, Left Allernancb. reglstratlon package for the EXPLG TIE ROSE
'87 conventlon ln Portland July f, 4, 5 tfilch
Slrqlrq Call Flgure: Slde Ladles Chaln, I'e w111 be unable to use. It ls up for grsba
tbads Pass tle Ocean, Extend the Tag, 9rlng to the hlgfeet bldder. If anyorn ls ln the
Thru, Boys Run, COIIIPRESSTO A OOLtlf.l, Boys rEed, pleas€ contact RIc at 476'29LL (w) or
Run, Allernande Left, 9rrlng, Prqmnade. 2A5-2626 (leave nnssage).

ltlac also reported that a large maJorlty

of those votlng felt that -Scoot & Relocate- Loklng for orlglnals? I'm prlvately
sfprrld be on the Plus QS lf lt lg clropped by sfwlng, very lnformlly, my wt palntlngs,
the lilSClSComltt€e. acrrlpture snd cersnlcg, of varlotrs subJect
nntter and slzes, by Rod Itbrrsll
The current PIus Q.nrterly Selectlonr
Deslgn end Constructlon of Shelvlng,
Csrpress The Colurr Bullt-lns and Furnlshlngs es f€II as Fastrlon,
Costurr, Orapery, Earble or Teddy Bear
Clothlng, hbetsrn Tles and Interlor Deslgn
A nethod of returnlng to danclng (rrce a and Fabrlcatlon or llandlng and Alteratlons.
square has broken dsn ms adopted at the ffi RATES, Call --> Rod lbrrell, %7'26y2
1986 Call,erlab Conventlon for a ore-!/€ar
trlal for class prograns through all approved
Callerlab dance progrsns. >>>> (I.1 YOtn Jt.t BIRTIOAY <<<<

1st - Sandy Colllnqtr,ood

 Pqe 9
Sarrdra Scoppetone, author oF llappy 4th - Ed Klepplrqer lfth - Ttsnas i$lson
Endlrgs Are A11 Allke and Trylng ltard to Hear 7th - Freeman Stanper 14th - Jason Fontalre
You, sensltlve novels deslgrned to acqr-ralnt Rlchard Segnan 16th - Joe Saln
-tg
5n adults wlth the realltles of 8th - Jsres E. FryIe 27th - Arn Rltzm
l. ,lanisrn, born ln Plcrrlstowr, l.,len Jersey, lOth - Joseph C. Graf
t936.

l1th - Tlm Phllllps DIRECTORYASSISTA}GE

Gerard Itbnley Hopklns, tfre Erqltsh
poet-prlest ufio was corpletely ]Erosexual In ]€r ltler$er
lncllnatlon and perfectly celtbate ln llfe,
born ln Stratford, L8y''4. Davld Boyd'
H: (415) 558-91s9
12th - Ken Kalsteln Blrthday: Feb 28
Descrlbed by Trrrnan Capote as -a lusctotrs
plrento-ltppect redhead,- Djrna Barnes, Rermls
lnnovatlve autfpr of Nfght$rood anct of the
anonyrprJs Ladles ALnanack that nercllessly Gaby Archanbault Jerry Bleckgnlth
parodles the lesblan clrcle of Natalle 265O ilarket St. 265O Itbrket St.
Cllfford Barney, born at Corrmll-on-tbdson, Ssn Franclsco, 94LL4 San Franclsco, g4LI4
L892. Hr 552-1165 H: 552-1165
bl: 552-8585 t{: 552-8585
15th - GalI C. & Ftarry Koga Blrthdayr Jan 50 Btrthdayr Apr 14
Malvlna tbfFman, the Anerlcan sculptor
ufn plays a prlnclpal role ln ilercedes de The rpte on the lnslde front cover of
Acosta's Here Lles tfe Heart. Born ln lbt your Dlrectory about sendlng packages to tha
York Clty, 1887. cltdr to a dlfferent addregs ls rp longer
approprlate. Please lgrore the rptlce and use
17th - Jtm l.brlund the regular club addrese for all
CarL r"ran Vechten, uhose ncve]g are cosnmlcatll:;rs.
rnr alrly forgotten today ( ln TtE Bllnd
Bm-Boy a horny cu<e enblazons hls statlorlery
wtth the rptto, -A thtng of
beauty ls I by FRotI T}€ EDITM
forever-), born ln Cedar Raplds, Iovra, 1880.

25th - Garet Peter At the quarterly Gernral l.leetlng on Jr.rE

Anerlcan palnter Ttrqnas Eaklns, *p 17, re wlll be dectdlng on the q.estlon of
lntroduced the nu& rrale rpdel to redeflnlrp our club as a PIus level ch.b.
Phlladelphla art classes long before Qr.rentln Thlg ls a questlon r*rlch I ralsed at the
Crlsp becgrc the qr-rlntessentlal -naked clvll l,brch 25th rcetlrq, and asked all nrgrbers to
servant,- dles (approprlatcly) ln the clty of conslder pendlng the June rnetlng. There ms
brotherly love, L9L6. a general otxrsensus at the llarch rmetlng that
thls ms e gpod lcba. And ln fact ttc Board
27t,n - Scott Carey & Tqn Kernkanp has tentatlvely s€t January 1988 as the tlnr
Pet, playwrlght, and art crltlc Frar* to rake the change offlclal. In talklng wlth
O'Hara, rfp for a tlrm ms the bed mte of many flEflters ( rer the past few nsrths, I
palnter Larry Rlvers, born ln Baltfurcre, |ld. haven't dlsconered any change of oplnlonr
L726. npst rennln ln fevor of the charpe. There
have been qr.pstlons as to tw to effect the
28th - Plers Greentrlll chartge irever, and partlcularly concernlrq
Rurnlng back Dave Kopay born ln Chlcago, fw tt rculd lnpact our class€9. (There l'g rp
L942. Frederlck ltllltan Faber, Brttlstl euggestlcr of dlscontlrulng rEsler denoer
hyrrrrwrlter and tlnologlan yrfio v*as a cllsclpl.e classes)
of gay Jotrr lbnry Cardlnal i5vrfiran, born at
Carveplgy, Yorkshlre, 1814. Slnce I proposed thls changs ln the flrst
p1ace, I feel obltged to also proposrl som
anErers. llorever, thle ms npant to be, and
ls, an lsg.e for the entlre clrrb to
frd - Ttsn Lesntak l1th - Arna Osnlanl cbtermlre. I have so.rE posslble hBys of
 Page 1O

Iooklrq at the Issue and I hope that others These are my ldeas. Let us hear yotrrs.
will as weII. Please csre wlth your ldeas to And let's have a grrod turrnut for thls very
ttre rneetirq and ln this way vre can enjoy a lmportant cbbate and declslon.
llvely and constructlve debate.
---Scott Carey
Baslcally, f have been thlnklrrg about the
term 'club level'. For tle flrst few years of
the club r^€ were deflned accordlrq to the By IMPORTANT NOTICE
Laws as a l.lalnstrean club. And yet ue also
offered PIus lnstructlon and stxtp PIus
danclrq. Actually the PIus danclrq 9r*r to There w111 be rp Nerrrsletter for JuIy.
two Frldays a ronth. So there uras ln effect Your frlendly l5rsletter Staff w111 b€
the 'Club Level' wtrlch uras Itlalnstresn, and Jolnlng In all the fcstlvltles of Geoduck
also the'CIub's dance level'rftlch ms Janboree and txplode tle Rose- C.rmventlon
llalnstrean and Plus. and taklng a well deserved vacatlon. tb'll be
back for the August lssrn. t nttl then best
Today urc operate under a revislon of the wlshes for a great tlae ln Portlandl I
By L*rs rrhlch deflnes I.ISDas a l'lalnstrean and
PIus club. And slnce up wlII be contlnulng to
offer ner classes, perhaps rrye should keep the
By Laws Just as they are. hb could trolever
cbflne the predanlnate dance level of the
club as PIus. Thls ls not mlnclng rmds. By
malntalnlrq our 'llalnstreanr & Plus' tdentlty
re can legally offer n*v classes, keep tl're
entrance to merbershlp as lt ls nov, at
l.lalnstresn, EDd offer l.lalnstrean dances or
tlps as needed. But by sylng that the
predonlnate darrce progrsn of the CIub ls
Plus, vre are saylng that betvergn the tulo
progr€ms, the Club's focus ls on PIus. In
allocatlng tlre ard energy and ln
proportlonlng tlps and dances, ttre CIub wlll
rpt be seeklng a balance of the trrrc progranrs,
txlt rather wlll be almlng for as m.rch PIus as
posslble.

Puttlrg thls lnto operatlon w111 be a

subJectlve process. But that sounds ltke a
good fde€ to nc at thls polnt. It wlII be
rpre evolutlonaryt l'hlnstrean dancers oan
contlrr.p to be meilbers, the Board and tho
rcrbershlp oen try dlf ferent forrnats to
develop th€ npst approprlate one, and tha
grstlons about brlnglng each class rpre lnto
the fold of th€ cltlr can have tlre to be
resolved.

For exanple, ure mlght conslder a year

long fonmt trtrlch parallels the class.
Irnedlately upon grad.ratlon, club nlght could
be a m1x of Ittalnstregn and Pl.us. Then, as the
Plus class ls urderhray, CIub nlqht could
shlft to strpplenental Plus lnstrr.rctlon and
full PIus. l.ftren the next class ls ln Baclce,
Chb nlght could shlft lnto a Full, PIus
fonrat. Oryer the oourse oF I ye,ar, these
three shlfts rculd be gradral 6nd rcr.rld make
s€nse to all dancers.
 WesternStarDancers andlllidnightSquares
present
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thekick-off dancefor "ExplodetheHose
andtheannualpre-parade dance

f eaturing
PEULWRTEBS
of Thousand
0aks,CHcallingtuo dances
SRTUHNRY. JUNE20. I987

fl-l It H-?w/C.-lstartips lllainstreamE Plus

3:30- E:30pm 8:0U- I l:00pm
HighChaparral c/rudancebar YffiCH- ?ZgEolden Eateflve
Z|TBfllarket5t (nearEhurch5t) (at Leavenuorth St)
SanFrancisco SanFrancisco
$s.ooperperson $s.ooperperson

Formoreinfocontact:
(rts) gzl-E{oB
James
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chris(rrs)szt-5631

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StarDancers are
andlllidnightSguares
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Deposif due by Aug. I

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 PLUS CLASS INFO

The next Plus Class has been tentatively set to begin on Saturday,

August 15, and to graduate no later than Saturday, November 21 (the

weekend before Thanksgiving). rt will be co-taught by Anna Damiani and

myself, using the Jack Lasry records, supplemented by live warm-up and

review tips. werve decided on the relatively early starting date in

order to avoid the Holiday Season, and also to avoid having the class

sfart at the same time as the next Western SLar Basics Class (which

begins }fonday, September 2l--remember to tell your non-dancing friendsl).

We plan to begin at 10:00 a.m., and finish by 12:30. The location has

not yet been determined, and it would be extremely helpful to us Eo know

how large an enrollment to anticipate (the Y M C Am a y n o t b e a v a i l a b l e ,

and would be too expensive if the enrollment is relatively 1ight, in any

case). So . if vou are seriously interested in taking the c1ass,

please call Anna (home: 621-0B62lworkz 542-9795) or myself (home: 863-0990/

work: 989-1300, ext.232) as soon as possible. As always, enrollment is open

to all mai-nsfream 1eve1 dancers.

Square-dancingly yours,

p"* /^T R u s sK i n g
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 F Wslefin5rnR*
Volurne j AUGUST T98'7 Number 6

TIE I€STERN STAR is the mnthly FR(t4 TTf EDITOR

rssletter of tte lbstern Star tlancers, a
curteeporary Arerican Sqnre Dance ClLb hrtTad ExpIM
primrily serving tte Gay Comr.nity of San
Frarrcisco. Sr.bscriptian is :012-OO per year- ttn opinian ttnt qrl'y the big cltbs and
Cmrci.al Advertlsers please mntact us for tte big cities can host a gneat Comrention.
(rrr advertising cost scfprfuIes. ltblter's The Rosetwr Ra$lers earned their wings with
adnertismnts are coplinentary- Guest their gnracious and iqinati.ve lrlst /
Editors & Csrtri-hrting Colurrists are e4erly tnstessing of tte 4tlr LAGSTE Corwention.
€rmrraged to contact usi Letters to tfp Atterdare ms at 6(X), tp frq Seattle (&ut
Edltor are solicited ard tEy be suhitted JsO) and Oerwer (about 45O) and irr tte
rur3musly- Contri-hrtions ard letters are baffpark of SF (aborrt 8tD) if lrul take into
sr.biect to linited edi.toria'l rerrier. accqnt ttp relative base size of tlp trc
city's sqJare dance cumnity. l{ith cal.lers
}|AILIIG A[DRESS: Uo JISD, 584 Castro St., Itlike DeSisto, Jac* llardin, Jin ttatricfi,
9rite 48O, SF 94114 .lotrny Preston, Larry llard, Don tSod and last
hrt rener Ieast Paul ltlarcrra, ttp Corwentiorr
Scott Carey, Editor; John Conley, uErs a danoer-s drean. Ttp ahndance of
Cquter Proessing; Deni"se Yqng, Jasorr excellent dancing experience ms ce of ttp
nta.ire, Star Reporters; Alfredo Linguine. hallmrks of this cornrention- This and tm
Jtd(es and t5pos etents really prrt FortLard's stry (rr our
arrrral celebration- &E ss ttc SrUaV dance
in Piseer Courttpuse Scf^tare and the otter
HSO EOARD(F DIRECT(XS: ms tte CEH dance on 9nday afterrmn-

Chris An&rson, Adninistrator; Bob And Exp7ffi

Eellville, Calendart lbllis Greermd,
Secretary; Russ King; Jim Sanctez; Yrrorre tfe elreballs of tle straight cmmnity
lbng; Tm Trip, IAGSDC Rep; with tte open air dancirg in the teart of
(Ex-officio) CLaire ltisel, Treasurer Portland at Piqner Corrrttpuse Square. ft ms
urdor^btedly tfie largest at large g.6lic
l|efping lLtrrds: dmrstratiqr of C'ay Scpare DancirE. Yes, tte
Carolyn ltlattfsvs, Vesfrster Gay Gms performnce plafed to a larger
Jres Ozanlch, Badgermster ardience, hJt rnt (rE that ms pri.narily
straigfrt and probably seeing Gay peopte for
tje first tfue in tteir life. Tte crcrrd ulErs
CALLERLAA APPROI'EDQTJARTERLYSEIECTIS|S: very rec@tive to oner 2O sqrares and proved
that Portland is rpt tle tmptpbic city tfiat
ItlS: Sot Cross & Turn; Scoot & Relocate; a handful of dmnstrators tried to persuade
Smtbacfi \ Lrz. us on Saturday-

Pl-uS: Co(rress to a Colurr And ExpIffi

'Rm( Tlf EOAT' is lt-ffier 1 this nonth in tfie Gay canm.nity as rell by thrring a
-trerican popular
Scpare Darrce- Iist of free, live (very qmd band) CEll dance which
perinentals- afforded us the opportunity to 'mingle' with
tte rnr-dancinq natives stn rere there in
I|Ialss -

f al
 The Conventlon ran snoothty. Schedullng I-€RE AIS TTCRE
frcIct togetlrcr rreIl and there rere fen by Jason Fontalne
untoward actlvlties except perhaps the Grand
March rrtrrtch was alrpst a grand dud dr.re to bad Club La Star, our arnual revue and
sound, and there was a very r.vet carpet ln cabaret shov, ls scheduled for Saturclay,
Seattle's hospltallty sulte. hbverber 14th. Jlm Head, will serve
Producer and Dlrector. Hls beautlfully
And ExpToded produced -llctlbrs- announcenent news stest
(in color yet, wlth scorched edges) tells us
the social scene of the Conventlons. ttp th'sm ls French, La BeIIe Francals.
Judgirq fron the large quantity of condorns Speciflc titles rn€ryor may rpt irrclucb "An
that were there (Thanks Portland SafeSex Evening In Parls", -lrloulin Rouge ll-, -A
Cmtte) and tfren gone, lt was the rcst Night In ltcntrnrtre-, or -lJestern Star Vlslts
friendly and safest sex conventlon (there are The Follles Begere". It strould be a great
alot oF scoops out there). And as each year evenlng at a real theatre, Larkln Street's
increases the nrmber and quality of our "l.ltrsic tlall Theatre-. Best wishes to our ne$,
frlendshlps wlth other dancers Frqn across -FIo Zlegfleld-, producer Jlm lbad.
the country and Canada, these annual fl€etlngs
wlth frlends becqne a trtr h19hl19ht and By the my, congratulatlons to Bryan
treasure of the Conventlon. In fact rve slpuld Flnch hlho €s the reciplent of a Geoduck
call lt tfe IAGSDCConventlon and ttrrecuning. Jsrboree Award, the flne soundlng -Best
As usual at Conventions there was aluays Looklng Corboy -- In or Out of Corboy Drag-.
rnre goirp on than one could ever, or ever Thls was a surprise to 8ryan, as well as the
want to, wrlte about. An5nrays rre have rpvr rest oF us, as hls Geoduck cnssrDle c,lfi't
entered the era of video and a plcture ls lnclude any colboy drag, not even so mrch as
vorth a thousand words, to coln a phrase. a spur. Eryan rns the only Bay Area attendee
Varlous vldeos played throughout 'Explode the so honored ln Seattle.
Rose' as a matter of Fact and there was,
sqretlres small and ssretines large but
almys sorE slze of crcnrrd around tfpm. Be T}€ COIIIITTEES
sure and order or at least vle,w Art 9ntth's
conventlon vldeo wtrich ls novr avallablei vte Soclal Cqrmlttee
got a cfnnce to take a sneak peak and lt ls
very good. This cqmlttee, Darrell Anderson,
A f6rJ rernainlrq observatlons. The 'L' Chairman, net recently at the tsrc of Sorny
word dicl not make lt back lnto ttre hbrhan. Suggestlons and plans for future
Assoclatlon nn€. And it wlll no cblbt be a events were dlscussed as rreIl as the
re-occurrlrq issue. And perhaps lt should; structurlng oF the Cdmlttee. llcrc lmportant
ssre issues take avrfille before a resolving they hope to draw up a calenclar for the next
consensus develops. Meantlr€, I thtnk the year listlrq aII signigicant events of
debate process, lf srptlonal, ls rprretheless already scheduled events in tfn gay
a healthy one. Arpther lsstre uras to dance on corr.rnity. This rculd be for thc benefit of
cargets rather than golng thru the ufple planning purpos€s to prevent as few confllcts
floor process. But, many pitched In and lt as posslble. Bryan Flnch wlll bc putttrp
all becane an lntregnl part of the rltr.ral; together a cbtalled calendar to asslst ln
llke a barn ralslng wlth all antlclpatlng the cordlrntlng future actlvlty both wlthln the
celebratlon that follors. various square dance clubs ard major gay
Thls artlcle, mrch llke this nasletter, curm,mlty actlvltles such as the Folson St.,
does not pretend to cover all the n6ws, but Castro St. falrs etc. If 5ou krw of any
rather wfnt strlkes the wrlter's fancy. events wfrlch stpulct be lncluded on the
Qnlsslons are wlthout any lnplled calerdar please call Bryan at 42O-8765.
sigrrlflcance altfro.rgh hopefully they mlght
prod sone contrlbutory artlcles frqn our Electlon Cqmlttce
readershlp.
Thorrgh stlll strtnrr tlrtp, electlons of a
Flnally, a BIG thank you to the Rosetann rew Board of Dlrectors are locrnlng st the
Ranblersr rpst of us have felt lrploded slnce l"prlzon. The npnth of Septenter ls when w
the Conventlon and all ttp fault for that ls rsnlnate, conslder, ind elect a nery Eoard of
to your credlt! Dlrectors for 1987-1988. tbnlnatlong w111 be

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arrlve at a fun fllled weekend. (ANS|JERon page 6)

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f rrould llke to take a rsnent to thank There ls stlll space available and I hope
those of you utrro have pald your deposlt for you wllI be able to join us.
the Septernber retreat. This wllt go Far
to'rards helping us make tlrc very large Please feel free to call ne for
clepostt Hdllch rrle wlII need to rnake. reservatlons or lnforrnatlon. My telephone
nrmber Ls 62I-0862
Tlrc weekend pranlses to be a lot of fun. -- Anna
Our caller for Saturday nlght w111 be ttate
r-iss. There wlll be plenty of opportunity P.S. Are there any llfeguards (wlth a
- dance, svrim, play and even relax! valld certlflcate) out there. IF
so, can we talk?
Here & There (Cont'd) hbdnesday's CIub Night, July 22nd, rvten he
made an unheralded vlsit to hlestern Star to
accepted at Club Nlght, beginning l.lednesday say hello to old frlends arrd neet na
Septenber 2nd. The procedre closes l.led., tmmbers. The candldate was renprable ln a
Sept. gth, ballots wlll be malled and the srnart I. Magnln black slIk leisure sult and
election w111 take place hled. Sept. 16th. The accqnpanyirq chinchilla thror.
Electlon Cqmlttee consists of Jason As of this wrttlng we are attemptlrg to
Fontalne, Piers Greenhlll and Bryan Flnch. put out the f,lewsletter early on Frlday, July
Atl members are ellglble to rsnlnate arpther l1st, ln ufil.ch case sdne of you may recelve
rer*ler or thernselves. hb ask all mernbers to It on Saturday, Ar.lgnrst 1st. If you read this
conalder who they rrould llke to see serve a early Saturday rornlng or early afterrpon,
term on the Board and glve us tfreir please rpte the followlng.
nqnlnations. llany Thanks. Gaby ancl Jemy are presentlng a chaqlagne
brunch In honor of tfe squar? dance
Costur€ Cqrmittce curmrrlty, Saturday, Ar.rgust 1st, frqn 1ltOO
A.M. to 2:OO P.l'|. Thls event wlll be tpsted
They are happy to report tfre officlal and preslded over by the ever popular SUZIE
1987 hlestern Star Dancers Club Shlrt rnade its t0\G, well" known sqr€re dancer ard menber of
debut Frlday nlght, &.rly 3rd ln the Grand not only hbstern Star, but FogBy Clty and
Ballrosn of ttte Portland Hilton; opening tlidnlght Squares as well. The locatlon is the
cersrpnies of the fourth IAGSDC Convention. Covered tlagnn (rpt tm rell krpwn on ttre
It vras rather a dlsorgnnized Grand ltlarchl a sguare dance club circuit, but possesslrq a
grand vualk rrould be npre descrlptive of thls certain arblence) at 917 Folsqn St. ln tfe
event as re slowly sfruffled along to lots oF always lntrlgutrg South of Market sectlon of
entlrrslasm and slputs but rp dlscernable town. The prlce is $2.OO. Agal.n, the tlrr€ ls
mrslc. It ms dlfficult to estimate fpw rnany 11:OO a.m. to 2rOO p.m. AII sqtrarG dancers
I'ISD "rpre the plnk" but the flgure of f5 to are cordially lnvlted to attend and nF€t or
40 would be accurate. The shlrts lookecl great rene{ acqualntance wlth the Grand Duchess
especlally wlth the l.rSD gF€y, rhlrestoned candldate.
vest and r€ rpre tl'sn held our ohn agalnst If interest takes you Farther, and )rou
other IAGSDC sqwtre dance club outfits. We reslde ln San Francisco or San lilate
Imked super. Club shlrts are stlll available countles, a royal van will be present ._
franr our supplier, Helen & l-blen, Albany, utrrlsk you to voting headqrnrters, OPERATIOf.I
CA., contact Darrell for cbtails. C(}CERN, 185f ttarket Street ufrere lour vote
for the candidate of )rour cholce muld be
The Costue Cqmlttee encourages aII appreclated.
menbers to brlrq thelr Club Shlrts to Csrp The above ls a change of pace frqn our
Srlg thls cqnlng SeptenSer 11-1f. Purpose: to dance vcnu€ and afforda us an opportunlty to
wear thqn ln the projected GraM ltlarch, ncet wlth other merters ln other llves of San
Saturday nlght, wlth the other square dance Franclsco's gay cqrm.nlty.
club menbers attendlng, thls could be a
festlve costure occaslon and the "The Grand
l€rch l.le l.bver Had- (ln Portland). Edltors ilrte: To foster otr Slster Clty
relationshlp, r'rftlch'blosssred' even further
drrlng a recent vlslt of about 15 of our
Club flEmb€rs wlll be lnterested ln msnbors Just prlor to Conventlon, I asled
krwlng ore of thelr *rr ls seeklng a -high Alexis to send along a 'Canadlan Vlerpoi.nt'.
position- ln San Frarrclsco's court systern. In rcturn I an sesktng'Countsrpolnts' or
hlastarn Star rsrDer Gaby Archanbault, rebuttals to send north.
assisted by fellcrrv trSD merrbcr Jerry
Blecksrnith, ls tgqrorarlly abandoring hls ALEXIS' CILI.II.I FOR SA}I FRAI€ISCO
co^boy chapeau and thr*rlrrg hls dladern in the
r1n9, so to speak. Gaby ls a candlclate for Greettngs. my Darllt€s, fron yotr slster
the court systern's tltle of Grand Duchesg, ln city ln Canada, Vancouver. Thle ls Alexls
the mythlcal Grand Drchy oF ALL San Carrlngtan Colby Dexter, lntrepld glrl
Franclsco. Gaby has been on the c4aigrr reportcr. I'm very honorcd to be asked to
trall for over a rpnth wlth many appearances dlsh the dlrt, ahsn share my tastefu.
at San Franclsco's better beer gnrdens and reportlng of events ln Portland as I s6rw
soclal orgnnlzaitons. tre sa$, him at tfsn. (Cont'd on Page 4 )

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Our s\^,eet Stephanle had a wonderful tlne the convention ln Port1and, of course. It was
being "ESCORTED" -bIush- by a Frarern of great danclrq, talklrq, laughlng, (and
C adian men. There $rere rpre tl'nn a fevr sleazlng around for sqre people). Oh, I can't
e,,"lous looks sent her way. And not just For forget those four dogged (or shall I say
her - to die for - jeutellry. Especially rvtren dognattc) plckets out Front; seelrq thern
one of her escorts uras a Canadlan Mountle, rnakes me thank g@dness I'm Gay and part of a
Officer Studley. They rnade a fabulous couple. rronderful group of lovlng sguare dancers.
Mind you I've heard that Stephanle always I want to thank aII the guys urho urere
gets her nran, just llke th'e Mountles. really great wlth the danclrg and hugs and
Congrats, 9reetle on your 42nd blrthday. all. As lt has been sald before, Gay square
I hope that in 20 years, vrhen I turn 42, that danclng ls a great way for vrqren and men to
I stlIl have your grace, your energy and qpt to knovr each other and I know f care a
stamina. Love ya! Iot For all you guys (even IF you do s'rpat a
I sn In a$re of her, she ls a walklrrg Iot). But nord on to my favorlte subject:
archlves of all the groups ln our entlre HIIN
lnternatlonal assoclation. She even knor,vs The conventlon had 1O2 wqrEn dancers and
rpre about the goings golng on, rnember wlse, betng the lntrepld reporter I sn, I trled to
(take that any way you 11ke), than I do. And reet thern all - personally, But alas, there
that, my Dears, I thought, was physically just wasn't enough tltre. Oh well, I should of
lmpossible. gone up to Seattle wlth everybody else to do
I wlsh to thank the entlre San Franciscan the deep lnvestlgatlve reportlng that all
contlrxgent, hrho opened thelr arflrs, so to good conventlons dernand.
speak, to our group. Sqrc really went out oF tlell anSrurayI really enjoyed reetlng the
thelr way to show us a good tlrre. wcnen and especlally at the Sunday brunch at
The Bradley Glrls, were just such shlnlng Rubyfrult Cafe (typlcal lesbo cafe name). hle
examples. Ina Joe B. was -taken" by least one all square danced waltlrq For our food and I
Canadian, or uras that taken at least once? got a chance to talk wlth many r€nen that I
And Jane Joe was heard ofFering the had mlssed rneetlng earller. Because of that
Iowlng; -If you don't score tonight, uf,ry tfuie, I knor next year ln Phoenlx we wlII not
r.*.r't you cdrn up to my rodlr." Such have to be relntroduced. I've got my suntan
csnpassion, and I dldn't even know there was lotlon and my sunglasses... lets go.
a ball garne on that nlght.
I'm not sure, but rumurs have lt that
Ina Joe and Blanche Joe shared the same SOT€ MAGICALLYT,EINRABLE}U'€NTS IN PORTLAFO
Canadian. But as I only deal in facts I leave
tl-et up to you, Dear Readers, to decide. Thls year's conventlon ln Portland a
l.lo, ho, my Dears, f never reveal my truly rennrable experlence. There urere
sources. But let rne tell you this, under nsrents nthlch occurred throughout tfp vreekend
certain atrospherlc and lightlng condltlons, ufrlch I wlll never forget.
ny hearirq, Ilke a radlo recelver, sharpens The Grand l,larch, the Saturday nlght
and I can hear thtngs fOO ft. array ln a Banquet, and Sunday Brunch were tlmes utrrlch
crourded rosn, throtrgh solld walls and doors, wIlI not be forgotten by many people. Tfrere
especlally things that I'm rrot supposed to were several tlres rvhlch rvere qulte unlque
hear about. yet uere not wltnessed by very many people.
f send you all my love and lnvlte you to Saturday nlght was a very hlgh-energy
csne and vlslt us here in Vancouver. ilaybe event. The evenlrg's danclrg was llve1y and
then I could continue to write all about lt great fun. In fact, lt was so m.rch fun tlut
ln your nansletter. uf,pn lt ended I was dlsappolnted. I asked
Cornell lf he had heard of any -open mlke-
Kissy Klssy T.T.F.N. danclng. fb sald that the Rose roan rvould be
A L E X I SC . C . D . open for alrtrlle. Paul l.larcun was near by and
satd that he mlght be persuaded to be -mlke-.
A F*r of us drlfted to the Rose room. Soon
.\OTF€R A}GLE, OR CURVE, O.I T}€ CONVENTIOI.I Paul ms settlng up. A for tmrents later,
tllke DeSlsto car€ ln follo'red closely by
By BRETDAStar aka Oenlse Young Johnny Preston. tllthln ntnutes, the true
dlehards uiere danclrq to thts lncredlble
tJhat a rveekend I had! ! ! I'm speaklng of trlo. l.b danced untll re colLapsed on the

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floor. Walter Pater, Errgllsh aesthetlclan ufp

Sunday night brought a couple or rare fonnulated the ttnory of -art for art's sake-
treats also. AFter the last dance and and hense unleashed Oscar Wllde,
thunderous applause, the callers thanked us full-bodled verslon of hls repressed self,
and wlshed us yell untll ue reet agnln. The born ln London, 1819.
Canadians, hcnever, had asked PauI to do them
a favor. Shortly after mldnlght I found Ar.rg5-JohnCon1ey
myself ln the u,qlen's restrodn (ballrocn
Ievel) with nearly a square oF people and the Lord Hervey, eFfernlnate Erqllsh
narrly adopted Paula Jo Bradley. tle r.rere short statesrnan, dles at Ickuorth, L-143
one person so I stepped outslde and grabbed
the Flrst person I savr. Thls was Don l.lood. l.b At€7-ChuckCaudle
Iooked a llttle puzzled when I asked hlm to
join us ln tlrc restroqn but he upnt along Charles Stoddard, vehose lush South Sea
with It an) {ay. Soon rve were danclng (I as a Idylls, ls readable today only lf one ls very
grent with Don as my lady) to ssre llve1y hash hlgh, born lfY, 184f.
called by Paula Jo. After a f*l mlnutes,
several others jolned us. Thls freed Don to Al€8-Capt-loran
joln Paula Jo ln calllrg For us. They declded
that mlsic was needed so they used the water The Arnerlcan poet Sara Teasdale, vJho near
faucets to create muslcally runnlng water. the end of her llfe seerns to have found -a
This truly a rare treat probably not soon to qulet at the lrcart of love" through
be repeated. frlendshlp wlth Margaret Conklln, and
After Paula Jo IeFt us for the nlght, adnlrlrq college student, born ln St. Louls,
PauI cane do,m stalrs and found us r.vorklng on 1884
loadirq the pressboard floor onto the
elevator. l"|e lrnedlately jolned ln. As we Atrg 10 - Peter Watters
forned a relay tear to get the job done, PauI
begran calllng and slnglng to keep the energy Lltterateur Rene Crevel, the onl,=--
Ievel and made us forget that we vrpre really self-proclalmed hoflpsexual arong the
too tlred to be dolng thls and just have fun Surreallsts, born ln Parls, 19OO.
movlng those boards out. The Rosetown
Ramblers provlded us wlth ssne cold drlnks to Ar.rg 11 - Kent Agnjssen
quench our thlrst and thanked us all for tfe
work rrp'd done. John Henry Cardlnal i'lehrnan, rvho adorned
Tfpse are just scne of the magical the walls of hls prlvate chapel wlth plctures
rnnents wtrlch wlI1 stand out ln my rr€flnry of hls male frlends lnstead of salnts, and
f rsn 'Explode tfe Rose: IAGSDCConventlon who asked to be burled (and was) tn the sdr€
'87'. grave as hls dear frlend An{rrose St. John,
--- Anna Oarlanl dles In Blrminghan, 1890

Ar.rg 15 - Robert Atrla

OT.IYOURATJGUST
BIRTHDAY
The l.loodstock Festival, ufrlch, Lord
Augl-KelthBlshop kno.rs, certalnly hacl tnany of us ln
attendance, brlngs the '6Os to a close, L969
Herrnan l.lelvllle, whose unrequlted love
for the lamentably hetrosexual f.lathanlel Ar-rg 19 - Jlm Blevlns
Hawthorne ls evldent ln a llne frqn hls
revi*r of flawthorrre's ltsses frqn and Old Poet and playvrlght Federlco Garcla
Flanse ("hb expands and deepens dofvn .. . and Lorca, urfro, llke Verlalne, vleued hls
further and further slnots hls strorq t{an ho.rnsexuallty as -a vrhlte llly that can never
Erqland roots lnto the hot soll ln my be watered,- mrdered at the outbreak of the
Southern soul"), born ln l.ffC, tBL9. Spanish Clvll tlar, t956.

Aug4-DarreIIAnderson Ar.lg 21 - John l'lcCornlck

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Today Ls the blrthday of deca@nt artlst a soclal Soclal It rss! ! ! I persornlly got to
Aubrey Beardsley (1872) and ptaywrlght Mart talk to saveral pople I've danced wlth but
Crowley (1935), author of The Boys ln the have never sald npre than -Oops, sorry I
tc, buped lnto )ror.r agaln-.
The libxican food was rcnderful and
Atrg 25 - Dennls flopklns everlpne plgged out plenty. Fron ttp looks of
the crord and the laughter hsard, I'd say tt
A mrslcal dayr libd Klng Ludrlg II, urho was a rnashlrq success!
addressed Rlchard l.lagner as -my lnnemost DarreII Anderson and I had an
beloved,- born ln Nynptpnburg, Bavarla, 1845; lntervlerette ln hls kitchen as he made sure
composer and conductor Leonard Bernsteln born everybody ms fed and mtered. lle sald he
in Lawrence, l{A, 1918, vrants the Soclal cqrmlttec to help
orchestrate all tfp soclal actlvltles that
Atrg 27 - Robcrt Bradshavr people ln hfestern Star plan so that all the
events can be scheduled wlth rp confllctlng
Rlchard Cornish, a ship's master, rapes dates and that people will have help planning
his stward Rlchard WlLliars aboard the tfp actlvltles. The Soclal cqrmlttee wlll
Anbose, at anc]rcr ln Virginla's Janes Rlver, rcrk wlth the other club cqrmlttees to
and ls subsequently sentenced to death, L624 arrarEg lots of fun actlvltles. Rlght norr
they are puttlng together a year-long
calendar of events wlth our club and also
BI,LLETIN EOARD events by other clubs.
One actlvlty Darrell told ne about was a
'TOTORCYCLE
FOR SALE plcnlc at Tllden Park ln October. Sounds
great to re...I can't wait to dance and plg
$75O - YAIIAHA 25Occ, L982 Exclter, just out again!
fSOO mlles. Trc helrets, gloves, Krlptonite Speaklng oF parties... yours truly and
lock, and assorted rotorcycle stuFf cqre wlth Scott Carey are fiavlng a TUPPERWARE PARTY at
!!. It had a tune-up at 29OO mi1es. Lots of my house...dress appropriately-(polyester
for the ssnl-butch person. Call Denise only), AII proceeds 90 to hfestern Star so
824-L768. even if 5rou already have erntrgh plastlc, cqre
buy nore for X-mas presents, B-days, gifts
for ex lovers you still care abottt, and, of
GtY./14, 37, INTO FREI.CH course, your nlece in Ohlo wtro ls gpttlng
talent sfwcases seeks frlends wlth marrled next npnth.
slmllar lnterest. Object: To plan
rsrprable evenlng of fun, food and ? TUPPERWARE PARTY
SIICERE O.LY. JIM - 769-9947 91f VALET€rA ST. , *r
ATCUST28TH, 7:OO P?.1
R.S.V.P. Denise 824-L764
Costurps, Fashlons, Olsplays, Interior
Deslgn, Senlrqt, Itbndlrp, Alteratlons,
Constructlqr for lrour fsrc or f lat and ANSt^rER
Lfestern TIes -- God Rates -- See or CaII Rod There ls only one path to excltenent on
Morrell -> ::67-2692 the reekend of Sep. 11-1f, gBt those
reglstratlons ln! !

A VERYSrcIAL SMIAL

By BREIOA STAR aka Denlse Young

The place to bc on l,by loth uas DarreII

Anderson's ipr..rsG for tfp Soclal hc tpsted
with Jason Fmtalne and Rolard St. Pierre.
: afore mntlorpd gentlannn and Ed gnith,
>\rnny l,ferhan and Bryan Flnch make up the
nevrly born l{.S.D. Soctal Csmittee. And lrttat

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to dance the next tlp? tt's Plus!
How often have you had to anser with, -Thanks.
I,d love to dance with you but I don,t
kno'v PIus."?
You can charrge-thls - by joJ.nlng the upconlng Plus class. Below you wlll flnd ssle
details about the-class ri'hlah-shoutd an*ver many 5f your qGstions:-iF ne6e'additlonal
informatlon, Feel free to call rc at 521-0862. lbpe io led-vou-lnerei i5;
::-nnna-
T.JESTERN
STAR DAI.CERSPLUS CLASS
Time: lO:OO.qn_- 1?ilO qn Qost: $2.OO per ctass
Dates: Atrgust 15, 1987 -'tbv. !4, L9g7 Boot<, aO.sO 5i6n-----
Locatlon: padrrtc g6tt couise: prus serles
- ..--: _'^--. Gil-uisiy,s
37O Srd St., Assemblv HalI -A-
rnstructors: AnnaDanrianlL7ilot"l\ltfiilJ, Ktnq
- 8gi-oe9o
542-9796 999-L'rJ-_ ext 232
SCHEDULE
1. Aug. 15: ( 1 ) (Anythtng) and Spread 5. Oct. 3: ( 1 6 ) Tea Cup Chaln
( 2 ) Slngle clrcle (one-half , ( 1 7 ) Anythtrg and roII
three-qtrarters ) 7. Oct. 10: ( 1 8 ) Follovr 5rcur l.blghbor
( 5 ) Extend the Taq (and spread)
( 4 ) Track II ( 1 e ) Explode (the wave,
2. At-tg. 222 (s) Dlarpnd Clrculate and anvthlnq)
( 5 ) FIlp the Dlarpnd 8. Oct. L7t ( 20) Relay tr6 Deuii
3. Attg. 292 ( 7 ) Spln Cfnln tfe Gears (2L) CrossFire
( 8 ) Load the Boat 9. Oct. 24= (22) AII Etght Spln the Top
( e ) Peel the Top (23) Dlxle Grand
(24) Rernake the Thar
9ep!. 9i tb rreetlrq - Labor Day t-tcllday (2s) Three-quarter Tag
Sept. 12: tlo nreetlng - Carnpgll[ Retreat the Llne
10. Oct. f1: (26) Pfnq-Pong Ctrculate
4. Sept. 19: (1O) Chase Rlght (27) Grand Srlng Thru
(11) Coordtnate (28) Llnear Cycle
(12) Trlple Trade
5. Sept. 26: (lf ) Traire the tlave 1 1 . l.lcv. 7: (EX) Rock the Boat
(la) Trfple Scoot Revl*r
(15) sPtn,*E:.: Excharqe L2. l.lrv. 14: G""oEAii:n Party wlth sr.rest

Dear Square Danclnrg Frlends,

It was certainly a great tfune ln Portland at the Conventlon. Seelrq so rnany frlends
'"ra;;t
?9aln and meetlng-fnf_grys always makes the conventlon seenr ttie a hqne6snirts.-ii
treat to be abre-to record the-event on vldeo tape.-Ano--tnat-i; t#-;;;;"I'tr,- wirtr-n6
you thls letter.
AFter m.rch edltlrx3, etc., lfre vldeo tape of. the conventlon
-of ls ready. I anr very pleased
wlth the results. And, anr really very gppi^eclatlve Aii-arte-coopei6ifon-'riieived frqn
every one at the conventlon. It certalnly'rnade the taplng a very enSoyiOfe project.

...,,Aggll,._l_!"Y" kept.tfre cost oF tfre^tapes-as lovr as posslble. I hope that thls lovr cost
wlrr encourage people to buy a copy of the tape and sl'rovr lt to thelh frlends. And mavbe
get sdr€ rpre people interested ln thls wonderful actlvlty. -
And maybe a f*r n*r clubs.
Tfnnk you very mtrch
Art 9nlth

Art 9ilth Vldeo Tape (Er Fon - VIIS crly

9f6 N. 76th St.
Seattle, lllt. %ILO}{TZ5
Plea- -nd - tle follalng IAGSffi csnrentl.sr vt&o tapes:
19t17 Edtted...Qty C $2O.OO I harre enclo-d 3 - Plea-
send ttn vldeo tapes:mf
1916 Edlted...Qty t 320.m
1987 Geod-ck Jdoree, Seattle
Edit€d...Qty r CZO.OO
llanted: t%/!9|t5 Vldeo fotqe.

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Thls year La Star goes French as once Only lnforrnatlon that has charqed ls
agaln rf,e sfprrycase the rore soclally glven. A11 other publlshed clata rsnaln
acceptable talents of our square dance unchanged.
m.rnity.
Club La Star surFaces once agnin on BllI trtorgnn
Saturday nlght, l$venber 14 at the lvLrslc tlall 1O2 Breckenrood l,lay
Theater on Larkln Street. The stpw ls under Sacranento, CA 9W
the dlrectlon of Jlm tbad ufio has the luxury H: (916) 4a2-24@
of produclng La Star ln a REAL TTEATERwlth a
STAGE ... srhat a concept. Bob i€trnan
iblp ls needed, encouraged, begged for as 1OO5 Ittarket St. €1O5
stage hands, llghtlrg co-ordlrrators, set San Franclsco, CA 9410f
designers and choreographer. hle need cooks, H: (415) 67r-L359
servers, maltre d' - no offer wtll be
refused! Carl ttrnrpncl
Ard TALENT. lbn Dieu, the TALEM that's 2O8OCastro
needed. Shqr re yours and I'11 sl'row yotr mlne San Franclsco, CA 94L5L-2221
(and I've hardly been ln front of an audlence H: (415) 6tt7-692o
since I did -Horton
Hatches the Egg- for
cqpetltive speech in Hlgh School). Charles Pron@s
So, lf )ron vuanna be in a strow that's 527 ]oth St.
destlned to be talked about for tDt RS San Franclsco, CA 941f1
aftermrd, call JIM l-tAD - 769-9947. H: (415) Ur7-O576

Ed E. Egenias
DIRECTORYASSISTAI.€E 227 9th St. €41
San Francisco, CA 941Of
l.€W I€IJBERS H: (415) 552-27t9

ry Osnnn Fred Cruslus

5/68 Arcadlan 711 Hyde St. f4
Castro Valley, CA 94546 San Franclsco, CA 94109
H: (415) 8a9-9928
Blrthday: Oct. L7 Jeffrey T. 9ntth
f!t64 18th 5t.
John llegner San Franclsco, CA 94110
1345 Dor.rglass St. H: (415) 55>81f6
San Franclsco, CA 94111
H: (415) 82L-4258 l..l: (q15) 82L-4258 John Conley
11 Do.glass St.
Katy Carrel San Franclsco, CA 94114-1407
145 Atherton Ave.
Atlprton, CA. 94o25 Ron Hlrsch
H: (415) f28-458) l.l: (415) t?A-AS€j 151 Alblon €1
Birthday: Dec. f San Franclsco, CA 94110-1142
H: (415) s58-8286 W: (415) 627-8U+
Pat Beckner
125 Ascot Court €2 Scott Carey
Moraga, CA 94556 31 Douglass St.
H: (415) 376-954t San Francisco, CA 94114-1407

Robert R. Bradshaw Ted Garelis

74O Rhode Islard St. 1O2 Ereckenupocl hby
San Franclsco, CA 94107 Sacranento, CA 9Wl
(415) 647-2765 H: (916) 482-24€o
;".rthday: Ar.tg. 27

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

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1988 CONVENTION UPDATE

T h e p l a n n i n g f o r t b e 1 9 8 8 C o n v e n t i o nc o n t i n u e s t n h i g h g e a r a n d n o e H e
need sone lnput fron the nenbers of the IAGSDC.Here's hor you can helpr

le rould like to knoe of any nenbers of the IAGSDC

or the International
G a y C a l l e r s A s s o c i a t i o n h r h oH o u l d b e l n t e r e g t e d i n c a l l i n g a s e s s l o n o r
tip. Please have then send ne a their naDe,addresg, phonenunber, Ievel
they can call and a tape rrith then calling (preferably sinqing and bagh).
THE SOONER
THE BETTER
If there are any nenbersof your club that uoulcl be interested in teaching
one or nore workshops, pleage have then gend ne their fldh€r phone nunber,
a d d r e s s , u o r l t s b o pt h e y B o u l d l i k e t o t e a c h a n d a b r i e f r e s u n e o f t h e i r
e x p e r i e n c ea t t e a c h i n g .

A l s o , H e a r e c u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g o n s c h e d u l i n g w o r l t s h o p s ,s e s s i o n s , € t c .
Any input into nhat you would like to see (and/or not like to see),
p l e a s e l e t u s k n o w . S q u a r ed a n c i n g n o r k s b o p sr r i I I b e g i v e n t o p p r i o r i t y
but other types of danceuill b e w e l c o n ea s s p a c e p e r n i t s .

Finaily, any club that is planning to do an exhibition, please let us

knor. as soon as you can.
i f a t a n y t i n e y o u h a v e A N Ys u g g e s t i o n s t o n a k e , p l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o c a l l
ne at (602) 978-3273,

NE HANT OUR 5TH ANNiVERSARY TO BE A SUCESS

CONVENTION

CROSSTRAILS
IN THE DESERT PHOENIX'88

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ADDRESS:

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EXPECTED BY HAY 1988:

REGISTRATION:
FEBRUARY
BEFORE 15, 1988: 955.00
AFTERFEBRUARY
15, 19881 960.00
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The I€STERN STAR ls the rpnthly hOTES FROVIYOUR TREASIRER - Clalre

nerysletter of the hlestern Star Dancers, a
contenrporary Arcrlcan Square Dance Chb I an happy to anrxrunce that vre arc
prtunarlly servlng the Gay Csrnr,mlty of San flnally seelng a healthy balance ln our
Franclsco. Subscrlptlon ls $12.OO per J/ear. Treasury. l.llth )rour cnthuslastlc
Cqnmrclal advertlsers please contact us for partlclpatlon on club nlght and )rour
our advertlslrrg cost sclpdules. lbnber's generous contrlbutlon to 5o/fi, re haven't
advertlsenents are copllnentary. Grcst had to rury about llvlng frqn hand to nputh
Edltors and contrlbutlng colurrnlsts are for several rpnths.
eagerly encoureed to contact ust letters to
the Edltor are sollclted and may be submltted l-lo$rever I an very concerned about tfe
anonynously. COI{TRIBUTISfSA}O LETTERSARE club response for Canp Sllr19. WSD has signed a
SUB.TCT TO VERYLIWTED EDITORIAL REVIEbI. blndlng contract guaranteelng lOO people at
$85 per person. The extra cost of $1O covers
MAILII.G ADORESS:c/o llSD, 584 Castro St., tfp cost of tfre caller , insurance, life
Sulte 48O, SF 94L14 guard, use of pool and miscellaneous
expeng€s.
Scott Carey, Edltor; John Conley, As of the end oF Atrgust 6O people are
Cqnputer Processlrrgt Denise Youn9, Jason registered and I an beconing very nervous.
Fontalne, Star Reportersl Alfredo Ligulrre, For the past Cazadero retreats many turned
mlstakes and t5pos. Alfredo has expanded his tltlr reservatlons in late, hopefully this
rsponslbilltles to include all mls- will be the case thls year!
lnterpretatlons and csnnrnlcatlon breakdqrns. It woutd be ln the best lnterest of th€
club to l'rave thls retreat break even.
Personally I rrculd llke to turn this posltion
T.ISDEOARDG DIRECTORS over in the black!
Payrmnts are subject to negotlation.
Chrls Anderson, Adninlstrator; Bob
Bellvllle, Calendarl tbllls Green*ood, Please encourage your Frlends to cqre
Secretary; Russ Klng, Jlm Sanchez; Yvonne Sept. LL, LZ & 1J. l.late 8llss wlll be
l.long; Tqn Trlp, IAGSDCRep; calllrg. Square dancers and thelr Frlends are
(Ex-offlclo) Clalre Melsel, Treasurer conlng frgn Los Arqeles, Sacranento, Seattlc,
Foggy Ctty Dancers, ard El Carino Reelers.
tblplnq Hands: There are many actlvltles for non squane
Carolyn llattl'pYrs, Vestmaster dancerg to partlclpatc ln.
Janes Ozanlch, Ba@emaster I an looklnq Foruard to havlng a fr-n
Darrell Anderson, Soclal Ctte. Cfnlr flllecl uaekcnd!
P.5. Tfte sodas have ralsed a llttle over
$lOO, Thanks For yotr support! !
CALLERLABAPPROVEDQIJARTERLY
S€LECTICT\F

l.tS: Scoot&ck I WZt Connect Four COF?FTECTTOT!

I-
PLUS: Ccrqtress to b Coturn The last issue of the l.€r'vsletter
incorrectly Iisted noninatirg/election dates.
'ROCK Tl-€
BOAT' ls ltrrber 1 thls rpnth ln The correct dates are llsted ln this
re 'Arerlcan Square Dance' llstlrq of nwsletterr see 'Elections - 1987' by Jason.
-popular experinrntals. Also sharlrg this I.le regret any conFusion this mlght have
horpr ls 'Carousel Chase' and 'Egg Clrculate' caused.
- rementor that ore!
 SC@PLETS by Scgtt Carey of retreaters; sounds like a good deal to me-

Vancouverisrns; Squares Across tl're Border 'TIN', a BlIl Bcrvers Jlmle Romer
took flrst place wlth their float ln creatlon, Ls a new publlcatlon out on the
Vancotrrrer's Gay Prlde Fest. Congratulatlons streets. It uas great to see an artlclr y
to our slster clty club! And speaklng of our Star Reporter Jason ln thelr lato-st
Vancouver, *€'d like to thank Terry aka lssue. Jason wrote abut WSDattending the
Alexis Carrlrrgton Colby Dexter for her Portland corwentlon and encouraged the
inslghtful contrlbutlon to last npnth's readership to check out our nerv class. Be
newsletter; tle thor.rght the Bradley family sure to plck up a copy and check out Jason's
uptrld have a 'rebuttal' by norrr, but, not artlcle ln thls rather dlfferent publlcatlon.
surprlslngly, they evldently don't care about ALso ln the news, BAR recently ran a photo of
'ihrla
thelr reputatlon. By the r{ay, trrc Barry (*eII actually Elena') attendlng
Vancouverltes will be vlsitlrxg us in October a recent functlon at Girgers ... by the way,
and so rre send alorg a big pre-l€LCO€ ! rrfiere ls Barry, haven't seen hlm ln too long.

Slaves of Fashion; did you see the July Yours truly wIII be retlrlng ln the very
lssue of 'The Ralnborr' , Puddletosrn's near future and so we are sollcltlrq a neu,
neursletter? In regard to the Grand llarch they edltor. GRAB thls opportunity; contact tf-e
wrote, -Dld everyone see l.lestern Star Dancers Board or Scott.
in flaming pink?- Evidently rte caused quite a
stir in square dance fashlon clrcles. Thelr TTFN
nervsletter, as upll as all tfp club's, are
always avallable at the 'front desk' at Club
n19ht. If 5rour not ln the habit oF picking AN OPEN LETTER TO SOIVEOF OUR CLUE T./EI'IB€RS
tfe Ir up and reading thern, rre-d like to by Russ King
suggest you do, you'lI find it infonnative
and fun reading. l.bll, it's Election Tirne agnin. Once
again, the ballots will go out, and once
l.re are glad to see Piers back dancing again, some of you wilt be lucky iF you
after a tough spel1 with a broken ankle. recognize even half of ttrc nan€s on
Welcsre back, ue missed you! ballot. For me, this ls a rnatter oF concetyr.
The success oF a dsnocratlc systern with Free,
Our next class starts September 21 and open elections depends in large measure upon
t09l is tlrc tirne to get the rrord out. I knorr havirq an informed electorate. IF you
the club counts on a1l rnernbers to be the dutiFully renewed your rnernbership in January,
'publicity'
departnrent for this important and since then have come to club night once
event. So pl,ease copy the flyer enclosed in or twice, and to an occasional rryeekendevent,
this nettsletter and pass it along, put it in rrell, you probably don't qualiFy as an
your favorite laundrornat, bar, etc. I've infonned member. (Sorry, but that's just the
published the El Cani.no Reelers announcernent way it is! ) It is vitally jmportant to the
on tlrc back of our flyer j-n case we reach continued sucess oF our club that the Board
people to the south; tfre rnore square dancers be cunposed of friendly, actlve and reliable
the better- mernbers. It is particularly important that
our ner^,er members frave a fair chance to nnke
Paul Marcun wiII be back in Portland on a a contribution, since their qualifications
flshirq trip this n p n t h. And will be ca11in9 generally include a fresh perspective and
a dance For the Rosetovrn Ramblers on plenty of energy.
Septernber I2tt:'. If you will be in Portland at
that tirne, you sfrould give the Ramblers a So . if you are one oF those who
call for all the details. Otherwise, assune haven't perhaps been able to corne as often as
you'II be joining us for the Camp Swig you vrould have liked this year, and can't
retreat, Sept. 11 thru 1f. See Anna for quite connect tlrc narnes on the ballot to the
details- If y o u h a v e n ' t decided for sure yet, faces, please DON'T just vote for the two or
please give it a serious consideration. The three narnes you do recognize and pop your
canp is beautiFul, accornodations are ballot in the rnail- Consider the follcnrri l
cqnfortable, the pool is great and the points:
calling oF t{ate Bliss is always fun and
challenging. You'll have a great tinre and the 1. Ballots aren't-due in until club
club will reach tlrc required minj-rmm ntmber night, Septenrber L6, so you still have time

12l
to qet to knovr the candidates. There are SPREADTHE DEIJCYOR PEEL TH€ TRACK TI.JO
several club events corning up between novr and by Brenda Starr aka Denise Young
tfren. Attend as rnany as you can, find out
which candidates are present, introduce Boy, are you missing sorne fun! ! That is,
rrselfl and have a chat with thern. of course, if you are not takirq the new plus
2. In order to be elected, it is written class being taught by Anna Damiana and Russ
into our by-lavrs that a candidate must King (they are terriFic).
receive votes frqn at least 5O9roF those Russ and Anna each teach half of the
casting ballots. Thls rule was passed after Saturday itlorning class wtrich rpets at tfp Pac
an eLection in which *e had *ven candidates BeIl building at frd & Folsqn. I ride my
running for seven vacancies, and concern was bicycle to class each week (a very nice trip)
expressed that an ungualified candidate could and each week sqneone brings the sugar and
easily have been elected sinply by having his caffeine (donuts & coFfee).
nane placed on the ballot. (tle may need to I want to thank all the ar€els who
consider rpdifyirg this rule for future struggle out of bed at 10 arn to help us fiII
elections, but tfre present election must out our tttrr squares and to push us
abide by it, so I'm not golng to argue the bleary-eyed beginners through tfe calls. So,
pros and cons in detai.l fpre.) In the event iF you want sqnething fun to do on a Saturday
of a relatively crorvded slate, the likelihood norning and want to brush up on your PIus
oF a run-off increases. IF a large nunber oF calls, corrE join us.
people cast ballots with only a few narnes
cfrecked of f , tf€ likelil-rood of run-of f s
increases GREATLY. And run-offs aren't mtrch aa
Fun for anyone, especially the candidates and a CLUE LA STAR _ I.IHAT'S IN A NAI.€? '
Election Csrmittee, which must grapple with a a
the fact that our by-lavs have no clear-cut o Is it "t'1oulin Rouge II ," "An Evening o
ground rules for run-offs. (For example, say a in Paris" or "A Ni,ght in Montrnartre?" o
that 12 candidates run for 7 vacancies, and o l.Jhatever you caII it, it's "CIub La Star" o
the 5 best-knonn candidates get over 5Ot0of o to me. And h,hat it is For you is anO
the vote. If tf'e Election Cqmittee puts the a evening of fun, talent and incredibleo
naining 7 nanres on a run-off baii<-lt For the a encertairrnents. t
remaining turo positions, fve could have a l{ever before has the square dance o
run-offs out tfp kazzw before the 5O9rrule a conmunity's talents been pooled,
o
is satisfied. ) a assembled, honed and shoalcased in such an a
3. If you are unable to get to knovr aII o energetic, enthusiastic way....hey, gang, a
the candidates but want to vote for seven a \^€'re gonna put on a SHOI./!Micky and Judy o
vacancies so as to help avoid the run-off o should have had THESEbabes in arms, on o
problems, surely you have regularly-attending a Broaciray and everyrrhere else. They never a
Friends vvtrose judgernent you trust--solicit o made lt to Paris, but iF they dld it a
their input. If this seemsa bit suspect to o r'rrouldhave Iooked like this year's t)
Club
you, then look up the phone nunbers oF the a La Star ! o
candidates and call thern up directly. (They o And it's still not too late Ito
should be listed in the Directory or o participate. So far \^/e have acts o
and
Directory up*dates. ) But checkirq with a help Frqn f.lestern Star, El Camino Reelers O
friends about the attendance records, O and Faggy City, but rnany hands do a
friendliness and level of particimtion of o make light uprk and felp is still a
sought
the candidates can still be a good idea. a For everything frorn decorations oto
a perForrners; so give a call ( Jim -a
Rerpmber, for all practical purposes, if a 769-9947) and give a hand. .
you submit a ballot wlth ferer than 7 nanEs O a
checked ofF, 5rou are statirq tFnt you do tOT o * La Star is caning! CAST OF DOZENS! .
consider any of the rernaining candidates Fit o o
to serve on tfp board. If that is rvhat you a * La Star is coning! RUNSFOR MINUTES! O
really believe, then that's your privilege. o a
But if that is not the staternent you want to a * La Star is coning! AN EFOTIOT{AL TYPHOON!.
'ke, then PLEASEdo a bit rpre research, and o o
-Ke the tire to cast an lnfonred ballot, o r FOR IT !
|.JATCH (l.Jatch out For it ! ) o
It's the very least that tfre candidates and a o
the Election Cqrmittee deserve frqn tfp Club. . r LA STAR IS COt{IlS ....I.OVEMBER14.
Tl-nnk You.
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 A STAR OPINION FRO4 BREhDASTAR lucky nanns will be drawrt and announced at
club night tled., Sept. 9.
Oft-ttnes I hava gpne on and on about l'row Cone join us and enjoy the Fun. CaIl r€
rnlch I love the club and all tl'te gals and For reglstratlon at 62I-W2. Send your $95
gents ln lt. It does rrean alot to re to to WSD e 584 Castro St. Suite 48O,'
sociallze wlth rpn and urqren together. I Just Francisco, Ca. 94LL4.
couldn't believe my ears when I heard sorpone tlhat a truly Carp-y way to have a good
didn't like thls arrangerrent and rms rudely tlme and support the club!
vocal about lt. Thls certaln person gets the P.S. I nesd sqrc volunteers to plck-up
CSI DII\G AI.JARD for lnsensltlvltly and our out-of-tom gnrsts at the alrport. They
antl-soclal behavior. ll)RE \€LLO.I RO0(-LESS are arrivlng Frlday afternoon and therefore,
THRO{IIG RG(S. can be plcked up on the rrey to the Retreat.

RETREATTO Tl'E I'i]WTAII{9 by Anna Darlana ELECTIO|.IS- 1987 by Jason Fontalne

As rpst of 5ou are a!€re by ncr, thls As of thls wrltlng, nqninatlons For tfe
year's retreat ls just arqrrd the corner and 1987-1988 Board oF Dlrectors wlII have closed
lt ls at Canp 9rlg. llhat scte of you may rpt on Club Nlght, hbdnesday, August 261h, with
have heard, frever, ls uf,nt a truly Fun and electlon ballots ln the mall by hlednesday,
excltlng tlne thls prarlses to be. Septernber 2nd. The next General Fleetlnq ls
Canp 9rt9 ls set ln the foothllls of the hbdnesday Sept. 16th at ufrlch ttrrE the
Santa Cruz npuntains. It ls 4.5 miles outslde ballots w111 be counted and the nerv Board of
of the torrn of Saratoga. There are hlklng Dlrectors announced.
tralls and rronderful vlers surroundlng tfu
Camp. Flmrs add brllllant bursts of color Four merbers of the current Board are not
througrhout the Canp. seeking re-electlon. They are Chrls Anderson,
l-fow about a garE of volleyball? or maybe aclnlnlstrator; Bob EellvllIe, calendar boy;
sqrE softball? Is laying by tfn pool and tlclIls Greenuood, secretaryr ard Yvonne fbD9,
turnlng over occasslonally the only exerclse nEflber. I think lt ls appropriate at this
you wlsh to do? Tlrcse optlons are all tirne to thank thern a1l for thelr tirnc on t
available at Cafip 9rig. Along wlth these board, ln tulo cases several years on tF6
activlties, the opportunlty for other board, and thelr efforts and accorpllsfnents
actlvltles also exist. These include card on behalf of l.lestern Star. In partlcular, a
gatnes, sittlrg back and relaxing and oh, yes vote of thanks to trrc long ttrrn Board
- sqtrrre danclng. npnbers, Chrls and Bob. Chrls held dodn tfp
The weekend's actlvltles wlll lnclude dernanding post of Adnlnlstrator For trrc
danclng on Frlday and Saturday evenlngs. years. 8ob ls a prlor rnember of the Board and
There wlll also be poolslde danclng on thls year's Calendar Boy, responslble for
Saturday afterrpon, The Saturday dances wi.Il Ilnlng up outslde callers and other events.
be called by gnnst caller Nate Bllss. They fnve glven a lot of their personal tlre
l.lorkshops wlll be available on Saturday and effort over the years to hbstern Star. tlc
rnrning. There will also be danclng on Sunday may not have sald so personally but lt is
nnrnlng For those ultro have rpt had ernugh. appreclated! Thelr contrlbutlons on the Board
In addltlm to square-danclng, other wlll be greatly mlss6d. AIso thar{< }or to
entertairrent may lnclude (but wlll rpt l'bllls Greerred for servlng as this year's
necessarlly be llmtted to) a mtfrlght caberet Secretary ard keeplng aIl. those board minutes
by Ms. Steffany Stanper, a bonflre ard slnel up to date. Arpther thank you to Yvonre tlorg
along, a beauty (?) contest, and a judglng of for helplrg out and her falthful attendance
cabln decor. As 5rou can sae, the Retreat hag at board reetlngs.
a lot to offer both the actlve ard the
not-so-actlve lndlvldrnl . Please be sure and vote for the candidata
Cablns range ln slze frqn 2O persons to 2 of your cholce. Select those sevan people ufio
persons ln slze. Due to the ovenfielmlng you feel wlll represent you best and do the
demand and the llmited supply, the 2 person best posslble job. tle need your fuII votes
cablns (there are only trro avallable) will be our 50 percent rule dlctates all sev
assigned vla a drawlng. Th€ n€nes of all winners mrst have just that. .. f lFty p€FC€rru
persons ufio have reglstered by Sept 1st will of the votes cast.
be placed ln a sealed peanut butter jar and
gr€rded by trc flerce gurml bears. Those teo See tfp r€flbers of the Electlon
t4l
Cqrnlttee, Jason Fontalne, Plers Greenhlll, Colurbla, Canada, for a qulck vlslt to that
or Eryan Flnch, wlth any cdrnEnts, questlons, provlnclal capltol. l.later trlps and water
or sugBestlons regardlng our electlon vl*s seened to predomlnate and color our
n-oce3s. rpst vlvld nsrprles of the Jsrboree. For
-The
lnstance, the clar and salnpn bake at
Gamrks,- a loca1 park on the shore of the
ThE GEMLS( JAIBOREE bay wlth an astonlshlng sunset vlerv of
by Jason Fontalne domtom Seattle and ltt. Ralnler to*erlng ln
the dlstance. Thls u,as a dellghtful settlng
A rcnderful lntroductlon to the clty of watchlng thc sallboats and pott'€r boats cqnlng
Seattle and the protected mters of R4et ln, enjoylng our square danclng, and the clan
Sound was provlded by an lnstltutlon krwrr as bake, and also keeplng an eye on the antlcs
-The Geoduck Janboree.- The squ€rre dance of trc budcllng juvenlle dellnq.pnts equlpped
clubs of Seattle have sponsorect th€ Geoduck wlth skate boards, lnsolerrce, dnd apparent
fly-ln for the past three years. Thls year astonlstrent that rre cotrld be havlng such a
m€rny oF us ln hfestern Star had our flrst good tfune ln a publlc place.
opportunity to partlclpate. Thls r€s
prlnclpally d.rc to lts schedullrq ln June, The piece de resistance of the Geoduck
one week before the fourth annual IAGSDC Jamboree r^ras an evening of square dancing
Conventlon in Portland, Oregon. Sore oF uS aboard the shlp "Goodtime II.- Three hours of
drove the distance in private cars, a f*r sailing Puget Sound. This was absolutely
went by MTRAK, and many fla* in (by plane, rnarvellous ... beautiful viev.ls, beautiFul
that is). The AI{TRAKCoastal Star provided a people, a great caller, fresh alr, a Fetr
leisurely trip and breathtaklng vl*rs of the spirits, Ehd just a uonderFul evening. Thanks
Cascades and lovely vistas of Oregon and again to our hosts, Jim and Steve, and the
l.,fashirgton. Puddletourn dancers For thelr warm fospitallty
and a terrlflc Jarboree. (I never did see a
Darrell Anderson and I took advantage of Geoduck). Thls was a r,reek ue'II renprnber for
Seattle's bountiful houslng plan and a long tire.
^rnseqtrently net trc rvonderful people urho
_ ok us under thelr wlng and fpsted us
lavlshly. Our thanks to Mr. Jim Dee and M r . ROCK TI-E BOAT
Steve Staht ufro shared their lovely hqre on by Jason Fontalne
fashiornble Capltal Hill with us durlng the
janboree. AIso hostlrg us were tvro tiger Do you knovr ufiat that ls? Let ne tell
cats, Butch and Glrb1e, h,fro shared the you! Yes, it Is a ne$, square dance caII - one
prernlses and also made us feel a part of the of rulny hundreds but one of particular
farnlly. Seattle was r{arm, the ueather reanlng to hlestern Star Dancers. The caII was
beautiful, the woflEn strong, and the ren conceived by rember Bob Bellvllle trf,to wrote
handsqrc. Such rronderful dancirq the Pllgrlm lt one ueek prlor to our L986 Fourth
Congregntlonal Church, both PIus and Anniversary Celebratlon at Californla Hall.
Mainstrean. Let's not forqpt the appetlzing hb really celebrated that night wlth tup
hors d'oeuvres that nere also avallable. callers. Vanya Lelghton ln the maln hall with
Mainstreanr and Scott Byars dormstalrs holdirq
-Rock The Boat-
hle all enjoyed the gnall torn flavor of forth on PIus. had its
thelr gay prlde parade. t'larchlng dom prernlere that evenlng at the after party
Broad*ay ln Capltal Hill, (the local Castro) followlng tfp scheduled square danclng.
and finlshing up at beautiful Volunteer Park,
spravrlirg on the grass llstening to muslc or A little history of the call. Followlng
dolns a llttle danclng ourselves, square that lts lntroductlon at the tlSD Anniversary it
ls. Thls urEls a very relaxed event - lald rms lntroduced to tFe local assoclatlon of
back, if I may use that mystlfylng Callfornla squ€rre dance callers. It was well recelved
term. Far renpved frqn our orrn ttbrket Street and frqn there rms sent to the Callers TIPS
cast of thousands spectacle; lt rqnlncbcl rE hlote, and lnformal callers netuprk across the
of -l'knn Cqnlng Day,- Falls, Caller Don tloods in the far off
ln Bellows country.
,flrErtt, and old tlrte and vrell established Cqmpruealth of Massachusetts (my horc state)
event i.n that far hll1 toin. r,€s aflpng the Flrst to try lt out. Its
popularity spread. For about seven rpnths nor
l,lany took the steanship Prlncess It has enjoyed the posltlon of the M.I€ER Ol'€
Fiarguerlte boat trlp to Vlctorla, Brltlsh EXPERII.€NTALCALL ln the Aterlcan Square
tsl
Dance I'tagazlne. Experlrental cal1s are listed gnlth College begins as the dlstlngulshed
ln prlorlty of popularlty ln a grouplrp naned scholar i€urton Arvln and a colleague are
-The Top Flve.- -Rock The poss€sslon -obscene-
Boat- recently rnade arrested for of
Its appearance abotrt slx ronths ago ln ttre photographs and llterature, 196o.
supplenant to the Encyclopedla of Square
Dance Cal1s. It ls rw ln the pennanent Sep 4 - Chelsea Baylor & Fred Cruslus
edition of the htcrld hltde Encyclopedla. ibry Renault (nee t4ary Challans), author
Thls ls a slgnlflcant accmplislnent For of The Perslan Boy, who writes proudly of her
a nev, caller. -an
8ob has been a mentcer of the chlldfrood that she was horprary boy,-
Iocal Callers assoclatlon slnce 1985. ib r€s born ln London, 1905.
deslgnated by thern as a full caller Augnlst
1986. You may recall thls milestone ln gay Sep 1O - Ranpn 9nlth
square dance hlstory lvas anrpunced at our Erqllsh wrlter Cyrll Conmlly, h/ho
Star Thru The Golden Gate Convention Banquet, shrewdly polnted out that the great
one year agp thls npnth, at the Sheraton trcnpsexual trallblazers ln the arts ln tfre
Palace. early trventleth century (Dlaghllev, Proust,
I thotrght I mlqht llst the steps ln Cocteau, and Glde) averged the bourgeolsle's
sequence for jrour edlflcatlon but I don't -mrrder- of Oscar Wllcb tn the 189O 's, born
thlnk I wlll - as I don't remerber tfpm. Do ln Conventry, 1905.
you, dear fparts?
tb seern to take thls rather llghtly and Sep 12 - Jlm hbad
not realize it ls crulte and achleverent. Bob Stereotyplcally Galllc Maurlce Chevaller,
ls a rpdest man and rrculd never push hls orn urhose hlghly-publlzed rernantlc soritles
call. tlcn€ver, (Ay cr^nr oplnlon ls that lt successf uIIy kept dorn rurprs about hls
deserves npre local and club recognltlon. l-kry frlendshlp wlth his secretary, Felix Paquet,
about l.lestern Star Dancers deslgrratlng "Rock born, 1889.
The Boat- as our offlclal Club CalI
recognized on Club Ntght and our various Sep 17 - Michael Albert
hoedowns? I would hope tfe nerv Board uould Baron Fridrich von Steuben, who emigrated
take it under consideratlon and issue a to the young colonles to escape h
"green 1ight.- reput6tlon as a lover oF young ren --- antl
r+ould up adoptlng trrc Anerican patriots as
hls sons and heirs born in Magdeburg,
I-ERE Al.O T}€RE by Jason Fontaine Prussia, L7JO.

The last installnent of the nrysletter Sep 21 - Ted C'arelis

carried tlrc contlnulng sagn of renber Gaby Artist Pavel Tchelitchew, urfpse lovers
Archarbault's canpalgn for tfp posltion oF included Allen Turner and Charles Henrl Ford,
Grand Duchess oF AIl San Francisco. C'aby is a born in Moscour, 1898.
nevr face to the court systerns, and a dark
horse in thls election. Pbny of us attended Sep 22 - Dory Hastlngs
and enjoyed hls -Salute to Square Dancers- Today ls glven to the anonynpus physician
carpalgn brunch at the Covered l.lagon on oF anclent Rqre urho prescrlbed the folloling
electlon day, Atrgrust lst. C'aby made loads of for a long lastlng erectlon: "a donkey's
ne$, Frlends and achleved a lot of rlght testlcle and a vulture's right 1urr9
recognltlon. Unfortunately lt uras rpt ernugh tled together wlth strlps of stork meat.-
to place him on the throne of the Grand
Duchy. The wlnner, announced at the Grand
Ducal Coronatlon BalI held at -Blmbo's-
Alrgust 8th, ls TLare ,' a forner enpress of RfD GTVES GTID STIC}ES
the Irperlal Court systern. Congratulatlons to
Flane. Our best wlshed to Gaby and we'll be sEtrIl.G, t€toll.G, cosTtt'€s & INTERToRS
raltlng for nexy year. ALSO SI€LVII.G, CUBES, PED€STALS,FRAI€S
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Ttr t€STEn{ STAR 1s tfe mrthly

rwsletter of ttr t{estern Star Dancers, a TTERE lnY m HAY 1,OT BE A ]{wEIIBCR
amt€rporary hricsr Sqlare tlare CIt.b }CHSLETIER. T}CNE }IA}38 A SPECIAL }NTLI}G.
prlmrlly serving the Gay Cmnlty of Sil AS YTru K}{}' I€ ARE NTI SCI.ICITI}G A }CH
Frarrclsco. 9^bscrtptlcr ls tit2.fit per year. I€TISLETIER EDITM AS I€LL AS A[[)ITT(}{AL
Gmcral dvertlsers please qrt*t us for STAFF. GRAE THIS (FP(NNNITT il\D O(ITTCT
(ur arhrcrtlstng cost sctndrles. !ffier's T}C HTARD (n SCOTT S(I}EST.
dvertls*nts ane cqllmntary. e^rst
EdLtors ard wrtrlhrtlng col.rrrlsts are
e4erly ermtrraged to cantact us; lettsrs to
the Edltor are sollclted and my be g.hLtted ]S'ES PROET
arur5mrsly- O(I{TRIUITI(|{S Alt) IITfERS ARE
Scott Carey, Cordlnator
Carolyn llattlws, Quiltmaster
lnIL$S IDDRESS: Uo YSD. 584 Castro St.,
Suite 480, SF :t{114 Scott, of the ]{A|GS PRO.ECT, ret qr t SD
volrnteers Just prlor to the start of qrn
Scott Carey, Editort Jotn Conley, reserved tlm qr tjte Frtday night of l-abor
CQuter Processlng; Denlse Yqng, Jasan tlay rree*end. tb told us that the roo rlas
Fontalre, Star Reporterst Alfredo Ligulre, very charged errctlonally, that erErgl!/ often
nlstakes and t3rpos- Atfre& has erpanded his broke d.ft tn anger or tars or ln Fyfuf
esponsLbi[ties to include all mLs- rffirance- For us It ms mstl.y a qulet
-lnterpretatlqrs and cmnlcatlan br€kfuis. tirsr ttc mrk and the qrtmlatlsr ard tfp
atrcsptnre hlas emthfng to ogerlerre and
I{sD H}ARD (F DIRECTMS rot really talk about. lb wlsh re had mltten
tur ttE nms of all tf,pse *p partlcipated
Ctelsea Baylor, Arna tlmianl, Russ Klng, ln the d<lnq of ttp parel.s ard *p attended
Juns Ozanlch, Pat.rl ScardLna, Eddte $lth, tfp fur&aier at Scott & Jotrr's an tJe
ard tlanlse Yqng, follatng Suday. They rcrked very trard and
contrthrted gprerously - <n€r f4m.m!. But
(I'TGOIIS HNRD T'ITH A}I OVERLAP (T 2 }IIfiTIS clrrc re-re lrune all clr.b derc ane
partfc$atlng ln tfnh (rn uay to flght ttrls
Chnis An&rst, A&lnlstratorr Bob Hly klller, re nrld lfka to pcruall.y
Bellvllle, Calendarr ]bUls Grerffi, ther* err'Bryqp for ttelr efforts;'
Sesretary; Russ Klng, Jirn Sanctpzt Ynqre Scott drd JotTr, as rcll as lbllls and
lfong l{ary Pat, w|'lf be ffyfng to D.C. for the
l*atLqnf narch qr October lltlr- Thsre d.ll be
(Exofflclo) CLal.re Jti.eel, Treasurer Scpane tlarmrg frm aroud the contry
To Trlp, IAGSDC Rep. attendtng rd orn brothers and slstors tn tte
D.C. l-dda Sqrares have arrangpd for turslng
tbfp|rrg l{adss rd a Saturthv nlqffi tlance for ua all b cm
Garolyn llatttws, Vestmster togpttpr. lfiat grd frlerdg re lwe! 15'11 be
Jars Ozmlctr, Eadgmster nre to cfpd< (rt (rrr qrllt as lt ls dlspl,alred
afmg wlttr ttro ttpuerds frm arund ttr U.S-
OAI-|-ERLA8 APPftN,ED TARTERLY SEI.ECTI(|.C; - flns l'Potball flelds rcrth.
CCTV wlll be vldmtQtng D.C. trd
ItG: ScmtH< t lt72z Corrnct Fq.r cdtntng tt wlth a.r lnfthf fmtqp frm
PLtli: Ceregs to a Oolr.rr Frlday ard Satr.rday'tte as rell as the follorlng
Clr.lr ntqtrt. Fro rerctlan of rrcrtors trl
'ffrcK (rr the hllot
TIE HIAT- ls for that ClLb N1gtrt, re belleve there aDs mny
votlrg by Qg!]sprah for futr.re qrarterly tf,p will wrt to sm thls proJect ufirrled.
clecttons - CUGRATI1AIfU*i UB! !
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Hf,R[IfD - SACRE BI.EIJ! .IT'S CLTB LA STAR ttn Y and re can-t get into the ttpatre urtll
by Jln tbad 6:15. ThLs rems E\IERYTHI}G has to be redy
sd rell orrcrdlnated tn advspe ard as J€t f
lbll, qlang, lf tho mrd hasn't gott€n lwen't a cIrc as to *D ls pLerrtng to
arund ths old grapevlrp yet, lt ssect ttnt srytfilng or rfp Ls ryble of *tat. Rr-
ttr flrst hedy (rp ptn lnterded) pnoss Itbrrell needs hofp wlth decora'tlsrs and
releases arromclng Clr.lr La Star to htt the De:xruroes for procrrrlng thdt... lf yor^r krtr
boards at ttp ltisic ttall Tleatra an tarkln an$hfng he struld krw, PtfASE let hln or rE
proved to be just a blt prenature. Stw blz krw.
beins rftat it is, contracts never arrived in
tte mil and La Star becre a spectacle with Greg Omn (7ff-5o51) has rrcIurteered to
out a tau- The past six rreeN<s becae a mrdinate tlE f@d, hrt rp orp has hl,ntcd
scrarble to flnd a space rhere re cqtld party tlny even krw ttelr my artrnd a kitcten.
in q.r wr specl,al my, at a prlce re co.rld Greg is rw to tlc clr.b, hefp htm telp us.
afford on l5rrelber 14- 15 gmll tad(-
lbraeater 14 ls less than slx €<s anay -
As dlr,ector./prodrcer/cfu5 ttntrer I ms thts wtll pass all tm qrl*ly - and tf,ere
belng pulled flercely ln seneral directlons are sttll lights and sowrd to be trnted down,
at once with valld conslderatlons all aroud. transported and set r.p- In stprt (I gr.ess
Tafk about ltourr aultlple personallties! it's too late for that), r*nt I-n sayfurg ls
that for thls thing to l{R( re need mrctl
Ulttulately, tte CLIB lGl'36R had ttp final ao@ratl(xr and I only have about four
say. people I KNt{ are interested in tnlpfns.

Ch.|r La Star has, historlcally, alm5rs To tte rest of yu,r, I krw yur're out
been intended to be a ftnd raisim stnr *rich tfere, f can lnar 1ou breathi.ng...-speak r.p
reans, natunally, to giva 5ou - tte anrdience and mke yourselves krwr!
- tte blggpst bang for lpur buck and still
brtng a substanttal murt of cash lnto the
trasury-
T}T ELECTT(I{ OTIIIIITTEE
The DIRECTffi Ls stlll deternlned to prlt by Jaur Fqrtalre
on the best La Star ener seen and to hold to
his vlsiqr.
At (xlr Gerpral Itbeting on l#dpsday,
Tte PRfl)tf,ER ls teft to ftgure out just Septenter 16. t9t7 tte final bal-lots urne
rhere aFe tte nesouroes to accrylish all turned in prlor to 9:(X) m- Ballots rere ttpn
this! opend. qtlt€d, and tabulat€d by yqJr
Electiqr Cmrittee, Jassr Fontalne, Br3ran
Cfulb l-a Star wfll stlll be l5rder Ftnch, ard Piers Greerfillf. Thts yerr F had
14 ard lt wlll be tpld ln ttp ttpatre at ttp a lot of lnterest frm otr derg and a
Y.ll.C.A. (k, I'll peuse here thlle ftqr all total of *lve people rei for the Board. A
glve !/q.r reactlms - and belleve re there total of lJt1 ballots rere mtled to qrr pafd
lsn't (rE. pno or om, ttnt I hav€nt- already ders. The neturns satlsfled q.r 5O peroent
teard or tlurght of nlpelf. rule-

Burt-... lG halrg a rs, Board of Dlrectors for the

lllttr Rod ltbrrell as -Artletlc Dtrector- I 1!187-1988 !,ear. fbrly elected ar€ Ctclsea
cilr assure 5ar ttn -sm old plrce- be
rtll Eaylor, Arna Daigrl, Russ Klng, Jms
transformd lnb smthlng qJlte speclal. Ozanlcfi, Parl ScardfuE, Eddle $lth, and
Denl'ee Yarq. Our best rls?es to ttn. Alm
l{lth the 8fu, as plarned ur wlll be (rrr thar*s to the ottpr rmlrees *p
transported - for a rrhlle - to a fur, rqr.ely tndlcated ttelr lnterest ln servlng cr ttt
Frencfi, place. board and placed ttetr rms sr the electtan
ballot. Your wllilngress to serve a-
lllth enttrrslagr and help frm the club apreclated. I a sre all of us uill sLppo
dera ue canr transcend all obstacles (see ttp ns Board and asslst tts as req-ested-
bela), hane a gneat tlm, prrt a fs E)Fe
hrd<s bac* tnto the trcastry sd beqln the
tpltday seasrrr (rr an up-tat rnte.
f2)
 I.OTES FRCII Y{I,N TREA$NER - Cl,alre Let p reprt ttnt re dt-dr't exactly fast
dlnlng tte evenlng. The dhfng rim, or ls 1t
Ttwrk yq.r to all r*p cm and jolned us th6 llbrary, of Denlse-s spaclqrs tre,
for qr arrrral retrcat. An enJoyable rrceN(end offered an interestlng varlety o'1" hors
€a had by all. Thr*s to Arna for d'etrvrese GErEp€a, appetlzers, all of *rlctl
.-:ordlnatlng ttrls event. m partmk drrfrp ttr evenfrg. It ms a ftrl
tLre. I tppe re have arpther Tr.ppermre Party
Gokhush, the Eradley Slsters Ird the s(n, that te as a(xrr as I flgura qrt *rat to
Srcrmnto Eeantles outdtd ttrclves qnfn do wlth the all plastlc, decorator colorsd
thls year wlth thelr gmd food, grcd splrlts afrflrp senrl.ng trqtl I somd to ha\r€ ordered
ard gpod cdpany. ln ttp tnat otr ttr rmnt. tlappy Ttppermre
Tral.ls!
thfortrnateLy tte cl.r.6 lost approxLmtely
$1,2X).m. TtE grcd rws ls that q.r Traslry
Es left with approx 31,(XX).(X). It td<es
be|rot S6(Xl{flX) to rur ttc clr.lr wrthly BrIIETIN BIIARD
(rpt cqnting classes); aa !;tl.r carr sse, re're
rpt flusfi- I'n dotng a Sqrare tlance llem at S-F-
Art Institute and need about 9 or 1O
If yorl have any ideas for frndraisers, people to dance rrfto can be aval.lable on
please contact tte Board- eltter Oct 7th (tH-) or Oct 12th (lton.)
belrsr lpr & Apr, for aborrt 2() nirrrtes-
I-ll set tte ttue ard date accordl.ng to
HSD TUPPERT{AREPARTY vrtp-s anraiLSle- See Rod lbrrell
by Jasqr Fontalne !167-26Y2

Di.d you krw that Tuppermre is tte

-official- pl-astlc of lbstern -I{APW
Star? lbll, 3/es STTCIES TO Ytxr
lt is according to our August lbrsletter-
ThLs fact uras celebrated by a Tr.ppermre SE}IIIS, TNIERI(NS A}D OOSTIIIS
arty organized by rEy fell.q Star Reporter
--rrenlse Yot.rtg and feld at her lum tlc last 1ff lsr|.s YI[n 8(lAnt]s-
Frtday in August- A grand ttuE Es had by
all. I had rever been to se of ttese affal.rs CIBES, S}ELI,ES, FLHI.{IilRE, Al{l FRAI'[S.
before and dl&t't quite krw nhat to eleect-
I-n tle qe wlth trarcr Ln qn hand
lfiat I found hrls a rery enjoyable evenlng and wlng nachtre in tte otfer- !567-26y2
and soci.al ttrc wlth ny fellc Clrlr nsbers- for Rod ltbrrell-
A gpodfy crd of 20 people rere present. All
but three frqr !rSD. TtE Tuppermre
representatlve ms an attractlve ntan and a R[|{NHAZIT
frlerd of Denlse. StB brqrght h nery ciriet
frlerds with her - for sLpport rp ch5t. I'm Tlere is a rs clr.b ln Toronto!
sure str fqnd us a lot of fin and astly Therc flrst class operpd with at least
anrsed a:i F upne pr'flp to roar wlth la.ghter 2 sqlares and a professLanal caller.
at her seeningly lrym.urs rmrks or frm
(rp of tte otters pFesent. ]lmyer, lllss
Tuppermne-, If I my call her that, (rpt
recaUing tnr rm) gnD.antly perservered rtd ]tave yqr called ArrE'8 ptue rr^der
s.Eceeded tn lpfdfuig our attentlm. In f*t Lately? Appars the t{SD '}btl|.rp' ls Ln
stp mld qulte a blt otr pLasttc as u€ aU gpt operatlcr. A great 1&a, srd a gprpnrug
ln ttn md otr hrying wrlors kttchen ryd cmtrlhrtlqr.
dfn|rg aids. Thls tlre otr plastlc cms Ln
all glzes, col-ors, ard slrapes, ln an
astsrlshtng varlety.. Alas rp stmre ms
offered- 1llss Tr+permre- a L* Rffiar ttp Food 8ar* at ttr 'Y'
{flaranteed
rrcent4e of |tr -tdre- for the lGfiesdqy
beneflt of e\rery
tbstern Star and thls spurred us t n to or&r
erren ;rre- Denlse prudly reported a total.
sale of S52O.(X) rrlth 348.m qping to the
l{estsrn Star coffers. BRAVA!
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lst - Davld $rith tud - llarllyn t4artlnfid<

JolTr, Bistpp of Orleans (c.1049), nto Italtan dlrector Luchtrp Ylssrtl, r* B

lnsLsted ttut hls boyfrtends call htn frlend ltalErt BergBr rcre drql tn tfr btzr. -e
Tlora-, trd ln t*pse fspr mle prostltutes Ttp M, ul *pse other foralts lnto
sarq dltties as they plied ttetr tr* tn the the gny baroq.e lncluded Ltrtdg sd The
streets of tm, ls here mmratsd. Qtgls, born, 1906.

Zd - Bill lbrgnn frd - Elaire Porter

&urnaltst Rex Red, r*rose volce, lile Plqyrrlght Terrerre l,lcilally, auttpr of
that of Trumn Cmte, 1s a natl.anal Tte RLtz and tte hilarlnrs (and rrastly
treasure, born, 1919. tnderrated, Arrd fhl.rryts Trat b B(e ln ttE
Mght. born ln 19}9.
10th - tlarryl Raszl
14th - 9!ryf_Lictlr
Fourteenth century Turkistr sultan Bayazid
I. wtpse tastes rere so speciflc that tE Today is tte birthday of c@oser Aaron
preferred to sodqnize only Christian boys Copeland (19OO), closet-case Senator Joseph
irported frqn ttp 8alkans, is her R. ltlcfarthy (1908), and writer Arttrrr 8e11,
corsrprated- anrtfnr of KLngts Inr't lGarl A Thtrg
(1940).
17th - Bill tlabeck
l{ ictraef-Stot<es 16th - ltblinda l{apier
Greg Oslpn Ric l{llson

lbntqmry Cllft, utpse sexual proclivities The ermperor Tiberius, utn trai.ned very
Ere q.Estioned by Tallulah Barl<lmd because (hts -adrrws-)
!/ourx, cfritdren to stay
tte handsoe actor ]nd rener fellated beteo his legs r*rile tc ms slmfur( )
lpr, born in (lmtra, ]5braska. tirat ttey cor.rld lick arrd nibble hln rnttl Ye
becae excitd-and used ureaned Lnfants to
18th - Jms Sanchez excite hirn on dry land - born Ln Rm. 42
B.C.
Tte trlunrerate of l{apoleon, Cafbaceres,
and Lebnn rere krmr in their day as Hic, lath - tbllis Greenrood
tLec, ard ibc (i.e. Latin for -this orn- in
mle, fmle, ard rsrter respectLvely)- Errpst Ar.rgustus, George UI-s mst
handsure strr, r*xr, accordlng to qrt€rporary
25rd - Gary Stmrs gpssip, had his valet-lover SellLs rurdered
to erd ttp thteat of blacfmil, dies at
Gore Vidal, born at tbst Point, J€rv York, tbrrenhausen, 1851.
LYE.
25tlr - llike Sarfaty
26tlr - Patricia Dixsr
G4oser-crltLc Vlrgil Ttwr, nho set
Reza Shah Pdrlili, ttr forrer shah of the story of Susan B. Anthony to nrslc ln
Iran, *m Tn-sr Capote ln fut*td TrE |btter of lts A77. born ln l(ansas
fuayers llkens to Forflro Rr.bi.rosa and Clty, 1.b., 1896.
clalns to possess -about elenen inctes, thlck
as a mn-s lrist,- born 1919. 29th - l,llcfel Itbefian

50th - Carolyn lrlatttws Today uc ommtr)rate the mle bro'ttels of

srclent Rm, *ricfi mre adnertlsed by farge
Frencfi artLst l{arle Laurenctn, ttp qEe phalluses, and r*pse irmtes srslgted ^f
ad<ed, 1*ry stould I palnt dead flstt, dtldrs, g.eri (yomg bys rfio rer€, as today's _
ard beer glasses *En gtrls aFB so er-ch classifieds suld put lt, Grek paeslve) and
prettier?F born Ln Parls, 1885. ercletL (bearded, hairy'adrlts rrtp urne,
ln tte sre parlance. -gr- ac.-).

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L A S T A R I S F R E N C HF O R M U C H OF U N I I I

B y B R E N D AS T A R Rd . k . d .
D e nI s e Y o u n g

Thls article is not just about CLUB LA STAR with al'l lts
excltementr talentr fun and s11l lness (oopsr dlrl I say that?).
I , B r e n d a S t a r r , p a r t o f y o u t " a r r r a r d w i n n i n g S T A R N E l ^ l ST E A [ , l r m o t
wfth Jim Head who is dlrecting and producing WSDts annual talent
extravaganza.

Jim and I talked about hls start 1n square dancing back when he
was 13 in Rlchmond. He learned to dance with Levl and Laces and
contlnued danclng in Bay Area stralght clubs until he found out
about Sk'lp Barrettfs group Just as lt was forming. l-le was happy
to discover a gay square dance group.

K dney operatlons and other medical probl ems have at times kept
J m f rom danclng. S u c h u J a st h e c a s e f o r a b o u t 5 y e a r s u n t l I
r ght before Gay Games II and the Star Thru Convention. He is
do '!ng wel l norl and cjevotes a great deai of tlme to develop{ng
C LU B L A S T A R .

J 1m promlses danclngr slnglng, comedy and mlme for the upcomlng

show. I sneaked a peak at the program: a Parislan theme runs
through the 20 acts that are schedu'led as of novr. Bay Area club
members and some Sacramento peopl e wl I I be performlng. Rod
Morrel I wll I be handl lng decoratlons and Greg 0sman wi'l I be
taking care of food. You may of seen some of the stunnlng props
for the show on the CCTVcommercial (thanks to CCTV once again
for their wonderfu'l technlcal exDertlse)"

A'lthough the event is comlng together well-- wlth lots of great

entertainers and a canft-mlss scriptr Jlm'ls iooklng for mor€
u J o m e nf o r t w o a c t s h e h a s m a t e r f a l f o r . A ' ls o r h e n e e d s p e o p l e t o
help set up (stagehands or grips) and to decorate our beloved Y.
I f y o u w a n t t o h e l p o r w a n t t o B E C O M EA s T A R r c a ' l I J l m a t 7 6 9 -
9 9 4 7.

After seeing the wonderful commercial for CLUB LA STAR-- how can
th I s show mi ss I I Chowr darl I ngs.

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S A T U R D A Y IN O V E I ' I B E1R4 t h
D 0 0 R S O P E N 7 : 1 5p m
Y M C AT HE A T R E , 2 n d F ' lo o r
 Volume 7 NOVEMBER I987
The WESTERN .Sf,{R is the monthly
newsletterof the WesternStar Dancers.a
contemporaryAmerican SquareDanceClub
primarily serving the San FranciscoGay and
L e s b i a nC o m m u n i t y .
Letters to the Editor and other
correspondence should be sent c/o WSD, 584
CastroSr., Suire480, San Francisco,CA 94114.
Contributions of articles are encouraged; please
coordinate with the editor.
Gail, Editor; Denise Young, JasonFontaine,
STAR Reporters. Alfredo Linguine, formerly in
charge of typos and gaffes has left town; a
replacementis being sought.
THE BOARD: JamesOzanich (Administrator),
ChelseaBaylor, Anna Damiani, RussKing,
Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith, Denise Young.
other responsiblefolks: David Garrett and
JosephGraf, Treasurers; Rod Morrell and Don
Mayou, ClassArchangels; Hollis Greenwood,
Secretary; Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Representative;
Carolyn Matthews, Vestmaster.
As the club's year draws to a close,thank
you's are in order to the outgoing board of
ciirectorswho have served diligently and well for
lo thesemany months. We are grateful for the
time and energy you have investedin our behalf.
Many thanks to Chris Anderson, Bob Bellville,
Hollis Greenwood,Russ King, Jim Sanchez,Tom
Tripp, and Yvonne Wong.
We acknowledgewith gratitudeClaire
Meisel who has taken such good care of the
cashbox. Nice to have solid, steadytypes for
our financial wellbeing.
And for a seriesof llestern,Slars,kudos to
Scott Carey, John Conley, Denise Young and
JasonFontaine, as well as guest contributors,
N u m b e r9
Freeman,Russ, Robin, Cap, Jim Head, Chris,
Thom, Anna, The Board, Mike Sarfaty,and Alexis
C.C.D. and Terry from Vancouver. (tried to list
everyone - hope we succeeded)
CLUB LA STAR is just aroundthecorner.It
has always been an outstandingfund raiser with
a formidable reputation for frivolity and frippery.
Two sets filled with acts of comedy, song, and
good times are scheduledfor your enjoyment.
During the extended'entre acte', complimentary
Sourmet hors d'oeuvreswill be served and time
allotted to nringte and have Rhoda do sketches
(seeJim's?) There will be a drawing for door
prizes, so keep those ticket stubs. Join Jim
Head, Le Directeur, in making this year's Club
La Star an overwhelming success. Artistic
Director, Rod Morrell promisesto whisk you
away to a Parisian paradise where cares are
forgotten and excitement prevails. Greg Osmon
will orchestratethe gourmet repast. The
enthusiasticparticipation of many club members
has earned this event an awesomestanding as a
classact. This show has
won critical acclaim only
after careful scrutiny by
WesternStar audiences.
Support your local Starsof
the Club at Club La Star.
The fun j9 being there.
There's still time to lend a
helping hand to this
production. Your
contribution is desired.
Contact Jim Head,
Director/Producer 769 -9947,
Rod Morrell, Artistic
Director 567-2692,or Greg
O s m o n ,M e n u H o s t 7 3 1 - 5 0 5 1 .
CLUB LA STAR will be Saturday,November 14,
19E7. The doors open at 7:15at the YMCA
theater; the show begins prompty at 8:00.
Tickets are $8 in advanceand $10 at the door.
- Sally -
Callerlab Approved Quarterly Selections: OUR BASIC CLASS - SMALL AND MIGHTY

MS: Scootbackl*, ConnectFour. Small, mighty, and enthusiastic. For the

first four lessonsthe classenjoyed Bill Hanzel's
PLUS: Compressto a Column. instructions. But cold, hard. dollar facts mean
that we can't afford Bill for this class. We're
From American Squaredance,here's lucky to have Club member Bob Bellville to step
in; Bob took over teaching the classOctober
ScootbackU l9th. Somespecial Angelling will be necessary
to 8et this group through primarily becausewe
are startingwith l2-14 classmembersand
The figure should take approxamately
eight beats,and begins trom righl-hand
becausesome normal attrition may occur.
oc€an waves. Angels are encouragedto come and stay and
dance so the enthusiasmof the classso well
OOCF begun (aside from size) will endure. One way to
keep everyonedancing is to start a new square
to accommodatelate arrivals rather than remove
TOOF angelsfrom existing squares. Club membersare
always welcome, free of charge, to help out with
All scoot back the classas angelsor to refresh their own
(lnfacersturn by the right onc€ around) dancingskills.

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To increasethe size of this class,can we
perhapsentice back some of the classgraduates
who haven't affiliated with the Club? How can
(Outlacersrotl right intovacanlposition.) thesepeople be found? Any other ideas? What
thinking should we be doing about future classes
d:\ o1, and strategiesfor finding classmembers? Does
anyone have a list of the people who were
,.,Q membersof Basic and Mainstreamclassesin
".F yearsgone by?

New infacers$eP ahead lo a mlnl wav€ The two Archangelsfor this classare Rod

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Morrell and Don Mayou; talk with them if you
have ideas. Members of the Board would be
interestedas well.
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Nevvoutlacers indrvidualty turn vi iight
On Saturday,November 7th, El Camino
Reelerswill celebratetwo years of dancing. The
dancewill be called by Randy Dibble with a
and adiust to becoms ends ol the twc guestperformanceby Gold Rush. From 8-ll pm,
laced lines.

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tips will be Mainstreamand Plus; from l l-l l:30
Advanced tips will be called. Tickets are $7 at

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United MethodistChurch, 4l I Alma, Palo Alto.
From the map on their flyer, go South from

{l o Highway l0l at the San Antonio Road exit. take

a right on Central Expressway(also known as
AIma) and look for the church. If you ger to
Charleston,you've gone too far.
Just so you'll know (in caseyou didn't):
Callerlab has officially added Spin Changeand
Exchangethe Gears to the Plus program.
 SOME RECENT EVENTS
The Quarterly meeting- more members
should attend. Discussingthe small controversies
is a healthyprocess. After the meetingI felt
more a part of WesternStar. Outcomes: l. red
light-greenlight (MS-Plus)alternatingtips on
Club nights through December. 2. Something
needsto be done to identify gent-ladyso callers
have lesstrouble telling us apart and therefore
call better; the red arm bandsare thought to
be inadequate. Other suggestionswere offered;
some will be tried. 3. The new Board is to
consider developinga procedurefor dealing with
disruptivebehaviorby membersof the Club.
Report back due at the next quarterlymeeting.
Temperatureshit record highs in SF at the
Castro Street Fair - we were great anyway!
Cave man and woman costumesby Rouanneand
Bob were knockouts. Demo tips by all of us
were hot and sweaty- and exciting to watch
(the faces of the watchersshowed it). The
successfultelephonetrees by Anna, Russ, James
and Denise for this event and for Plus Night are
gratefully acknowledged.
Our pejama party was anything but
soporific. Rod's teddy bear and Chelsea's
nighttime attire took awards. Patty was there in
curlers donned on public transportation- what
bravery for the cause.
Dancing to Mike DeSisto(at Plus Night)
was just as pleasurableas I rememberedfrom
the Convention. The lerge turnouts for this
event and for the Plus Dance called by Dave
Stevensshould help our coffers. Dave was in
town for a PACE weekend,sandwichedby our
Plus dance on Friday and Midnight Squares'
A-2/C- I on Sunday. On Friday, I wish we'd let
him continue with some singing caiis rather than
demandingall hash. Still, I love the challenge
and fun of dancing to Dave.
NOTES FROM THE BOARD
As the newly electedAdministrator,I take
this opportunityto first, THANK YOU ALL to
the outgoingBoard members: Tom Tripp, Yvonne
Wong, Jim Sanchez,Hollis Greenwood,Bob
Bellville,an extra specialthank you to Chris
Anderson who served the past two yearsas
Administrator, and Claire Meisel who has very
faithfully upheld the treasurer'sduties.
I look forward to working with the new
board members: Denise Young, Eddie Smith, Paul
Scardina,Russ King (who served the previous
term), Anna Damiani, and ChelseaBaylor. Anna
has agreedto be our'calendar girl" for 1988.
Denise has agreed to be the badgemaster.Tom
Tripp is our club's representativeto the IAGSDC
and David Garrett is our treasurer. Becauseof
their positions,thesetwo gentlemenare both ex
officio membersof the Board. JosephGraf will
be our nsst.treasurer. WELCOME.
The first meetinS,of the combined boards
was held October 6. in the home of Bob Bellville
and Chris Anderson. Topics discussedincluded
the status of the treasury in relation to Camp
Swig and Club La Star and the objectives of the
Board for the next year; the new officers were
elected. The policy on ex officio memberswas
reaffirmed. Our next meeting will be Nov. 10.
We are currently offering a classin basic
squaredance instruction on Monday nights. (See
article in this newsletter.) I am looking forward
to a new group of strong dancersby the time
this group finishesPlus in March or April 1988.
As many of you already know, our club is
not in the best position financially and we need
your support at our club functions and activities.
This includesclub nights as well as special
events. Wednesday costsare $l l0-$135. This
means that we need four to six squaresat
$3/head to break even. Since we are currently
barely meeting this average,we need to push our
fund raising efforts; pleasesubmit your ideas to
any Board member on ways we can make a little
money without bleeding our own membershipdry.
Severalopportunities for this are coming up;
one is Club La Star on Saturday,Nov. 14.
Pleaseask your non-dancing friends to attend
this fun-filled evening (details elsewherein this
issue). Also we will be having a "tupperbear"
party on December 3 and a beer bust at the SF
Eagle on Sunday, Dec. 13. We are looking into
club jackets and polo shirts with a portion of
the funds benefiting WesternStar.
I thank each of you for your support of
WSD events,including Camp Swig, the Names
Project, the Mike DeSistodance and bake sale,
the Dave Stevensdance, and our Halloween
dance with Jet Roberts. I'm looking forward to
the next year with many exciting eventsplanned
including our becoming a full Plus level square
danceclub.
- JamesOzanich -
 6 TRIPS TO WASHINGTON,D.C.
vacalion in September
We received the standardlecture about
linens, illicit drugs, and locking the front door
when we checked into the guest house. Danny
describedthe highlights of his Dupont Circle
neighborhoodand the rest of the Capitol, and
when we asked about Country/Westernbars, the
truth came out: Danny is a regular at
Remmington'sC+W nights, and he and his dance
partner were signed up for Lambda Squares'
Basic class.
Five squaresof beginners,experienced
Lambda Squares,and ChesapeakeSquaresfrom
Baltimore gatheredfor the first Fall learn-to-
dance session. The summer weather defeatedthe
fans around the hall. But I was ready; it had
been three weeks since my last tip. A
demonstrationmainstreamtip after 2l danceless
days; it was ecstasy.
That first Thursday, Dennis and I joined
about two squarespeople at Remmington'sfor an
after dance drink. The bar is full on the two
weekly C+W nights, and squaredancersare
pillars of the Westerncommunity.
The dancing highlight was the Wednesday
Club night during our secondweek. Over four
squaresof Mainstreamdancersmet at the
Swedenborgchurch in NW Washington. Dayle
called snappy Mainstream with a couple of Plus
tips. Last year's beginning dancers hit the floor
that night with high energy and high anxiety.
And after four weeks in the desert I was
dancing Plus again; it was a highly enjoyable
evening.
Everything in lVashingtonis monumental
the Capitol, the museums,the g,overnment
buildings. The warmth and opennessof the
Lambda Squarescounterbalancedthe huge
officialnessof the city.
Information on the two squaredance clubs
is availablefrom Doug at (301) 345-5120. The
E,uesthouse was the Jardan (202) 462-0709. It's
close to Dupont Circle, reasonable,very friendly,
and blessedlysmall and quiet.
- Galen B. Workman-
to the March in Oclober
We arrived at our host's home late Satur'{.y
morning and most of the immediate conversi.
centeredon the upcoming March. The first teSt
of our strength was only a few hours away at
the Wedding. John and I dressedquickly and
were off to be married.
An entire block of Constitution Ave. was
set aside for the ceremony and the mood was
definitely festive. We connectedwith Hollis and
Mary Pat for our double ring ceremony, and soon
over 2,000 couplesfilled the street and
celebrating"relativesnlined the sidewalks. The
ceremonystarted off with a punch. A lesbian
speakersaid we were not there to mimic
heterosexualmarriage where one part is the
property of aaother or is bound to obey the
other, and that 'Love makes a family, nothing
else, nothing less." Another woman spoke about
her lover, Sharon Kowalski, who had been
terribly hurt in an auto accident. Sharon's
family had moved in afterwards and cut her
lover out, totally. Not even visitation rights. If
we can't be "married' it is certainly time to
think seriouslyabout legal powers of attorney
and the like if we want to protect those who
are close to us. Troy Perry of MCC and a gay
couple from LA who organized the event alsc
spoke, but I really enjoyed the women speakers;
they spoke directly and forcefully and with no
bullshit. The actual ceremony was a little too
long, but it was nice nonethelessand very
moving for most.
Saturdaynight we stayed up late, drinking
dark rum and grapefruit soda and chatting with
our host Dick Warren of the Lambda Squaresand
his other house guests, a leather couple from
Colorado, and a guy from Arkansas. We talked
aboui ihe dance eariier that evening which was
well attendedwith over l5 ctubs represented
from NY to LA. Both callers were great, the
hall was great, the refreshments the same and it
was a super super dance. The six of us also
talked about our own lives as 8ay people and
where we had been, where we were now, and of
the future. It was a microcosmof the March.
We were six strangers,rapidly becomingfriends,
sharing a specialtime and so enjoying that spirit
that unites us.
We gatheredat the Ellipse behind the White
House early on Sunday morning. Harlan and
Jana had createda secondIAGSDC banner. th
original being in Albuquerque, and it servedas
the rally point for forty or more squaredancers.
Although the March started at noon, by 2:30 we
were still waiting to move out onto Pennsylvania
Ave. The crowd size was staggering! I've been
to the big SF marches,and some pretty large
peacemarchesfrom the 70s, but never had I
seen anything like this. The networks said
500,000; there could easily have been the
750,000that the March committeeestimated. If
the size was noteworthy, no less was the spirit
of the marchers. Festivebut serious.
Determined. Much Gay Pride. "For Love and
For Life, We're Never Going Back,"the themeof
the March, was not just so many words; you
could see it in the eyesof everyone.
A recent newspaperarticle quoted someone
at the Quilt site who had called it simultaneously
the most depressingand most beautiful thing he
had ever seen. That's how it was. As I write
this, the memory of that incredibly moving
experiencebrings a lump to my throat and the
tears start to well up.
In the months to come we'll see the impact
of the movement for Gay Rights and for
increasedAIDS funding. No matter how it
unfolds vis a vis the straight community, one
thing is definite. The unity and purposeof the
Gay and Lesbian community has never been
stronger than now. Everyone at that March left
changed,stronS,erand tougher in our fight for
our rights and more loving and caring and
tog,etherin our senseof community. There is
much to be done and nothing we can't do.
- Scott Carey -
to the March in October
After a week of travel through three
beautiful but not very enlightenedstates,I drove
up to the entrance of the Capitol Holiday lnn in
my rented Pontiac. The first person I saw
emerge through the door was Mary Pat. And so
it went. Everyplacewe'd go, friends would
materialize. I heard numerousstoriesof long-
lost buddies meetinS,by accident in cafeterias,
galleries,restrooms. These magical connections
enabled half a million people to feel like a
family.
I never cried so much. Of course,I cry
when I'm happy as well as when I'm sad or
ang,ry,in fact most any time. I cried at the
political rallies, with joy at seeingus recognized
and respected,and sometimeswith anger and
frustration. I cried at the Quilt, and whenever
someoneprefaced his remarks with 'I'm a person
with AIDS.' I cried all through the March,
when I wasn't laughing or yelling, and of course
I cried at the Wedding. There was no
embarrassment.
MP and I especiallyenjoyed sharing the
Weddingexperiencewith Scott and John. Due to
the excitement of the trip, we have nor yet
registeredour china patterns,but watch for the
next newsletter.
While there was certainlyplenty of partying
in D.C., the March was serious. There seemed
to be an unspokenag,reementabout that. There
was humor, but determinationwas the emotion of
the day. Determination not to go backwards,
not to let our tragediesdefeat us.
Determination to realize the goals of the March.
The goals are listed below in caseyou haven't
seenthem.
Gay men and women marchedtogetherin
almost every contingent. In the squaredance
community, we have had lots of practice at this.
But many people at the March came from
communitieswhere segregationpersists. I
chatted with two men, a couple for over eight
years. They told me they never associatewith
lesbiansin any of their social activities at home.
However, they were meeting women from their
hometown in DC and planning on furthering the
acquaintancesback home. I recommendedsquare
dancing and told them about their nearestclub,
Times Squares. They seemedinterested,so
perhapsthey'll be at the N.Y. convention.
We made the front page of both the News
and Metro sectionsof the WashingtonPost. But
nothing,,not even the stock market, crasheslike
yesterday'snews. I wondered about post-March
letdown. Would all the time, money, and effort
seemwell-spent when the papers landed in the
trash? My answer is yes, for this reason: if
only ten percent of the marchersgo home to
their own communitiesand do some work they
would not otherwise have done. there will be
50,000 with fresh energy working for gay and
human rights. Ten percent is probably a low
figure. The March was tremendouslyenergizing,
and that counts far more than column inches in
the press.
I'm trying to think of a single most
important thing to tell you about the March. I
guessit's this personalthing: during the
weekend in DC, I felt my own forms of prejudice
sloughingoff like old skin. The appeal for an
end to discrimination was so powerful that it o (
turned inward es well as outward, and it changed
me. I'm not going to go into detail - you dn't
need to know that I was prejudiced against
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to love my fellow humansin whatever shape,
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encounteredprotesterswith 'burn in hell"
banners. Many marchersyelled "shamen(or rQ e
worse) at the protesters. I walked past them rYt G
proferring the American Sign signal for love. Of
course they should have been shamedand they
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preferred to demonstratelove that transcends
differences. That's the way I felt, and continue o lir
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public figures. You do not have to be gay to
write in support of theseissues. The March is
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over but the issuesare still pending. Someof
them have been pending for a long, long time.
sf Lesbian/GayChoruswill presenta night of
. Legal recognition of lesbian and gay Westernentertainment Nov. 2l with performanc
relationships. by the Chorus,two other singingensembles,
. Repeal of all laws that make sodomy somecloggerststompcrs,and dancers,an a
between consentingadults a crime. comedianas emcee. Ticketsare $10 et 2354
. Passageof the CongressionalLesbian and Marketor 5508 Castro. (Info: 552-0725)
Gay Rights Bill.
. An end to discrimination againstpeople
with AIDS or those perceived to have AIDS. next issue: Two Hrllowcen pertlcsare taking
. Massive increasesin funding for AIDS place as this issueBoesto press:
education, researchand patient care.
. Reproductive freedom. The right to WesternStarDancers'onthe 24th with Jet
control our own bodies,and an end to sexist Robertscalling Mainscreamand Plus,and
oppression. an IAGSDC bcnefir hostedby the Honky
. An end to racism in this country and Tonk Queenon the 27th with 2/3 of the profits
apartheid in South Africa. to b€nefit the PhocnixConvention(comingrighr
up May 19-22,t98t).
Hollis Greenwood
Vivid descriptions (if appropriate)will
appearin our Dext issue.

Opinionsexpressedin The WesternStar are

thoseof the editorial staff tnd/or the bylined
author. The costof a subscriptionis $12 per
year. Advertisements by membersare
complimentary;commercialEdvertisers please
contactus for costschedules.
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Volume 7 DECEMBER I987 Number l0

The IIrESTER,V^S?"lRis the newsletterof

the western Star Dancers,a contemporary
American SquareDance Club primarily serving REGARDING OUR CLASS
the San FranciscoGay and LesbianCommunity.
We are seriouslylooking for your help in
Letters to the Editor and other creatinga list of Dlmes, addresses, and phone
correspondenceshould be sent c/o WSD, 584 numbersof folks who previouslycompletedsome
phaseof squaredance classesor got far enough
CastroSt., Suite 480, San Francisco,CA 94114.
Contributionsof articlesare encouraged;please along to join in our current class,but didn't
coordinatewith the editor. Deadlinefor start or are no longer dancingwith our group.
January'sissue: Dec. l6th at Club or my home. This is so important. We want ro attempt to
reach back and reconnectwith those wonderful
people who once were a part of us. One source
Gail, Editor; DeniseYoung, JasonFontaine,
STAR Reporters. Other contributorsto this of this information might be the list of class
issue: Anna Damiani, Jim Head, Freeman membersof your Basic/Mainstream class. Please
Stamper. Editorial assistancefrom Sally check your check your files or stacksof papers.
Swanson. Biloxi Bollox has stumbledin to take
Passthem along to Chelsea(526-2195).
over the important job of insertingtypos and
grossgaffes. We are grateful.
There will be no charge for graduatesof
WesternStar classesor previousclassmembers
The Board: JamesOzanich(Administrator),
who did not finish who want to brush up on
ChelseaBaylor, Anna Damiani (calendar),
Mainstreamcalls - come to Monday night
Russ King, Paul Scardina,Eddie Smith,
classes.This classwill continue through Plus
DeniseYoung (badges,too).
instructionby next Spring.
Other ResponsibleFolks:
David Garrett, Treasurer; Rod Morrell and
BIRTHDAYS
Don Mayou, ClassArchangels;JosephGraf,
in December. These are the folks who never get
Secretary;Tom Tripp, IAGSDC Representative;
enough presentswith so many festivities in one
Carolyn Matthews,Vestmaster.
month. Also the ones whose parents must have
been relieved that they arrived in time for IRS.
Our warmest best wishes.
FROM CALLERLAB:
Katy Carrel - Dec 3
Quarterly Selections:
Dick Clayton and Jim Sneed- Dec 5
MS: Scootbackl*, ConnectFour. Mark Carey - Dec 14
H. F. McGruder - Dec l8
PLUS: Compressto a Column, Scoot& Relocate,
and Rock the Boat. Sam Campbell - Dec 19
Tadd Waggoner- Dec 28
ROCK THE BOAT Bob Bellville and Claire Meisel - Dec 30
our BobBellville's
Larry Fritts and Jeffrey Smith - Dec 3l
Ends do their part of Load the Boat.
Centers - single circle to a wave, fan the top,
and extend to form two waves.
 A FRACTION OF THE NOTEWORTHY
Our Board held its merathon all-day
meetingon November 2lst. There will be
a column on their deliberationsin the
January issue. Quick items: JosephGraf
was electedClub secretary, in December
we will have one rer'lew tip per Club
night, in January breaks betweentips will
be enlivened by Western, 2-step, and line
dancing. Half price, half price: in the
interestsof good citizenship, the meager
chargeof $1.50 will be levied for
attendanceat the Club's General Meetings
beginningDec. 9th.
Lookir,g for*'ard to Plus Night with Vicki
Woodson Friday, Dec. 4th.
Dec. 9th is our QUARTERLY MEETING.
Be there or miss out on the fun.
How about some Squaroling? Your chance
to squaredance and carol is Tuesday,Dec.
l5th. Foggy City Dancerswelcome
participantsto join in starting at 7 pm at
Live Oak School(parking lot) near lSth
and Diamond. Class level dancers,too.
They will run through the 3 dancesfirst.
dance severalplacesin the Castro and end .J
up for a party at the Pilsner.
Our Holiday Dance, Wednesday, Dec. l6th,
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offers lots of incentives to come. The
Club photo for the Phoenix convenrion
program will be taken (pleasewear light
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shirts and club vests - if you have one). 'J
Pieasealso cart along ref;eshnents and 'f
somethingfor the AIDS food basket.
We've invited the class membersto join us
for a good time. For those who wish to
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spendingrange is $5-10.
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Bill Hanzel will call.
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Claire will hostessa Club potluck
Christmas party at her place on Saturday, U 'J
Dec. 19 at 7 pm. tl
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The five local clubs are now keeping a
master calendar of events. Pleasecheck
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schedulingan event for a particular date. I
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snd Jill Marci have invited Northern
California IAGSDC club members to a
party on New Year's Eve. $6 per person
includesparty favors. This dance will
be multi-level (Class-levelBasic almost
all the way up). Location: St. Andrew's
Church at 4l I I AIma in Palo Alto.
P h o n e (: 4 1 5 )3 4 1- 1 E 6 7 .
Note: convention photos from Portland
are nin the mail."
Warm congratulationsto recent Plus
Class graduates,and to the instructors,
Anna Damiani and Russ King.
Curtsy to the lnternational Honky Tonk
Queen Sybil lFoggy City Dancer's).
Nasty weather didn't foul up a good
time on Halloween for the 4 squaresof
dancerswho participated in her first
annualMasqueradeBall. $100 went to
the Cross Trails in the Desert
Committee. And prizes were awarded to
the Best DressedCouple John Randall
and Marc Tallerino, to the best dressed
Lady in Black Cal Townsend,and to the
best Costumein Boot Ron Schulte. Dale
Prather as the Devil won a special prize
(I hear you had to be there).
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NEWSFROM PHOENIX
Illay 19-22 is coming right up -
another dynamite convention! Cross
Trails in the Desert offers advance
registrationfor $55 prior to Feb. l5th;
orders can also be placed for polo
shirts. Side trips are planned to
Nogalesand Sedona(before convention)
and to the Grand Canyon (after).
Registrationand order forms will be
availablethrough our IAGSDC rep, Tom
Tripp. If any Club membersare
interestedin calling a sessionor tip or
in leadinga workshopor settingup a
exhibition or hostinga hospitalitysuite,
NOW IS THE TIME TO WRITE to Ted
Oakes(Chr, IAGSDC Crosstrailsin the
Desert- Phoenix'88). Check the flyer
bin on Club night for Ted's address;
the phone number is (602) 978-3273.
from The El Camino News Reel
"^SP/NCHAIN THE GRANNIE GEARS
Efforts are underway to organizea
week-long bicycle tour lo the IAGSDC
Conventionin Phoenixin 1988. The
early May point of departure in
California will depend on average
capabilitiesof our group. Interested?
Pleasecall Mama Ventu (Viki) at (415)
8 5 3 -1 7 4 0 . "
The South FloriCa Mustangshave
scheduledthis year'sFLY-IN for mid-
March. Check the flyer at Club Night.
- Gail -
Opinions expressedin The WesternStar
are those of the editorial staff and/or
the bylined author. The cost of a
subscriptionis $12 per year.
Advertisementsby membersare
complimentary; commercialadvertisers
pleasecontact us for cost schedules.
FROM THE BOARD
On Nov. 10, the Board met at Denise'sto
discussthe on-going processof keeping our Club
active and fun for all.
We were reminded that Club policy is that
is that dance passeswill be valid through March
3lst after the year of issue. You can pick up a
dance passor half passfrom David or Joseph.
Club jackets will be availablesoon. SeeClaire
for further information.
Fundraisingwas a topic of lively discussion.
Already scheduledare a teddy bear sale on Dec.
3rd at 350 Church in the recreationcenter from
7-9 pm and a beer bust zlt the SF Eagle Sunday,
Dec, l3th. DeniseYoung needsyour help in
organizing a garage sale to be held Saturday,
Dec. l2th. Other ideasincluded future bake
salesand a spaghettifeed.
Raffle tickets will soon be on sale for a
round trip ticket for one to the South Florida
Mustang'sFly-In in March of '88. The prize
will include round trip airfare, transportationto
and from the airport, and accommodations.
On Saturday,Jan. 23rd, we will have a full
plus workshop. It will be held at 140 New
Montg,omeryfrom l-6 pm. The cost will be $10.
We will review all Plus calls as well as some of
the trickier Mainstreamcalls. The emphasiswill
be on APD (all position dancing) and DBD
(dancingby definition). Plus booksare currently
availableon club nights for those of you who
wish to review the calls in advance.
As next year's "calendar person"I am
looking for ideasfor club night themes. I would
like to know what kind of things you would like
to seehappenon your club nights. If there is a
particular caller that you would like to dance to,
pleaselet me know.
If you are interestedin organizingan event
or have ideas for fundraising, pleaselet the
Board know. We will check the calendarand see
how we can help you accomplishyour idea.
If you have any questions,ideas,or
comments,pleasefeel free to call the 'events
l i n e "( 6 2 1 - 0 8 6 2 ) .
- Anna Damiani -
 Selective Dancing -
An Opinion from Hollis
A couple of times at recent Club
events I had this experience: shortly
before the start of a tip, I approacheda
vacant spot in a partially-formed square,
only to be quickly told that the square
was "alreadyfull." Once after this
happenedI was able to tag into another
square,but another time I had to sit out a
secondconsecutivetip.
This made me feel pretty rejected. I
am also concernedthat visitors to our
Club, who were numerousat theseevents,
might be even lessable than I to
understandsuch treatment.
I believe there are valid reasonsfor
sometimes"pre-arranging"a square; for
example,the occasionalall-women or all-
crinoline square,or a squareespecially
preparedto assista dancer having some
difficulty. However, I believe the Club
policy about SelectiveDancing is being
violated when individuals consistentlypre-
arrangea squarein order to avoid dancing
with people perceived to be lessproficient
or lesspopular.
I'm interestedin hearing how other
membersfeel about this. If a problem is
developing,maybe it should be discussedat
our next membershipmeeting. In the
meantime,I am requestingthat the Club
policy about SelectiveDancing be printed
in this Newsletter. Perhapsthis reminder
will help to preserveour friendly,
considerateClub environment.
Policy Statement No. 3
on
SelectiveDancing
General
As with all squaredance clubs, WesternStar
Dancerscannot tell its memberswith whom they
can dance. Since selectivedancing, or consistently
pairing up with the same people, defeatsthe social
purposeof a squaredance club, WSD makes the
following policy.
Puroose
All activities of WSD are to be directed towards
satisfactorydance/socialexperiencesfor the Club
as a whole. In order to avoid the creation of
cliques within the Club, WSD *'ishes to state that
consistentselectivedancing will not be tolerated.
Guidelines
l. Couplesand close friends may wish to be
considereda pair and to always dance as a pair.
It is not acceptablefor groups of four pairs to
consistentlysquareup.
2. All club and classmembersare encouragedto
dance with as many different people at each dance
activity as possible. This will promote the
developmentof friendships and will develop a sense
of cooperationand achievementamong all
participants.
3. Dancing with many different partnersand
squaresprovides experiencenecessaryfor
participation in squaredance activities sponsored
by other clubs or organizations.
4. All club and classmembersare expectedto be
aware of guestswho may be presentand to
u'elcomethem to WSD. They are not to be
ignored when squaring up nor expectedto find
their own partners. WSD rnembersare expect to
take the initiative in asking g,ueststo dance, even
if more than one member should offer.
5. In determining whether or not a squareis
consistentlyselectivelydancing, the members
should be guided by whether or not they are
expanding friendships made at (not before) the
Club activities and whether or not they can recall
dancing with most of the members.
Approved by the Board of Directors (6/3/84)
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 '|+CLUB LA STAR+** (A Jim Head Production)
The fourth Club La Star premiered
Saturday, November I4, 1987,at the Central
YMCA Theatre in downtown San Francisco.
Attendees were greeted by a transformedtheatre
area. An oversizedtricolored flag proclaimed
the French theme. Two grand pianos were
scallopedtogether with a large floral
arrang,ementin the center. An imaginativesign,
announcing 'Club La Star' hung from the
balcony, watching over the financial activities of
TreasurersDavid Garrett and JosephGraf.
The music of Offenbach set the mood, and
the long tables and chairs were crowded well
before the curtain went up. The doors opened
at 7:30 pm, but as we were running on drag time
the show beganhalf an hour late. All was
forgiven as Jim Head, wearingone of his many
hats, as Master of Ceremonies,welcomedus.
Steffany Stamperopened with "Mamie is
Mimi" from the musical "Loreli." Steffany was
supported by two talented dancers,Doug Watkins
and Bruce Biada. This was a fast moving number
in the Steffany Stampertradition ... as well it
should be, as she conceivedand originatedClub
La Star in the year 1984 .... presentedin the
sametheatrebut in a simpler cabaretmotif,
alternatingClub La Star with music and tapes
for square dancing.
PantomimistTerry Presley(of Gold Rush
and Foggy City) enchantedthe audiencewith his
improvisational skills in "The Toddler" and again
in the second act with the hilarious "The First
Time.' Few of us knew of Terry's gift of mime
and hope to see more of our local Marcel
Marceau.
ChanteuseSuzy Wong struck a sexy note
with style and finesse, presentingEartha Kitt's
nApresMoi." Suzy was delightful in a red
straplessgown, white hairdo, and pink feather
boa.
A skit by Dick Clayton and Jim Head
(another hat) entertainedthe guests. A very
funny "The Very, Very First Fun Brownies"
presentedMelinda Napier as Gertrude Stein, and
Reisa Glickman as chef Alice B. Toklas, lunching
at their Paris flat. The ploc Alice anxiously
awaits Miss Stein's reaction to some medicinal
herbs "planted" in the brownies. This led to the
immortal line,'A Rose is a Rose [s a Rose Is a
Rose."
A star turn and change of pace followed ...
Fifi Steinbeck,also known as Club member
Roland St. Pierre, performed in the Ann Corio
tradition and turned Club La Star into the
Follies Bergere. In a flame colored gown
trimmed with feathers,his execution was the
classicexposition of the strip tease.
Baritone Rod Morrell took a break from
backstageduties and sang 'Paris Skies"followed
by "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do," concluding
with "That's What Friends are For.' The flat of
the Eiffel Tower was very effective and a sample
of Rod's talent. He was ably supportedby
Calvin Townsend(Gold Rush/FoggyCity) at the
electricpiano on loan from the Keith Bishop
collection.
Director Jim Head made his only appearance
as a cast member,this time wearing two hats -
literally - becomingalternatelyMaurice Chevalier
and HermioneGingold in their rendition of the
classic"l RememberIt Well." An amusing
number performedto much applause.
This led directly to a great production
number by SteffanyStamperand the guys as
"Irma La Douce." Confetti, balloons,and
streamerscascadedto the theatre floor, like the
Ile de Francepulling away from the pier, to the
accompaniment of party poppersand a firework
lighting effect backedby anotherfine rendering
of the Eiffel Tower.
The Entr'Acte, was especiallyenjoyable...
admiring our artist, Rhoda Grossman,sketch
caricaturesof cast and audience. Entr'Acte also
featured hors d'oeuvres- Swedishmeatballs,
deviled eggs,cucumber and tea sandwiches,
preparedand servedby Madame Agnes Head
(rnotherof Jim). They were deliciousand
disappearedlike summer snow. Basic class
member Joyce Hayes managedthe soft drink
concession.Calestogaproved a big favorite,
...but back to the show.
Carolyn Matthews opened Act Two with a
beautifully defined monologuewritten by Jim
Head (still another hat) on the life and times of
a truly remarkablewoman - the late, great
JosephineBaker. Carolyn's dissertationincluded
slide projections of Baker's career. Carolyn
looked great in her formal robes.
"Glitter and Be Gay' was an hilarious
lament, here sung by Barbara Cook and
reinterpretedwith gusto by Steffany Stamper,
who adorned the body with more glitter than
I've seen since the last performanceof The
Jewel Box Revue. A wonderful, fun number.
Two budding talents,Tina Marie (Greg
Osmon) and Eduardo Masucci, made their solo
Club La Star debuts. A comic routine and
chanteusecharacterizationcontributed to the
evening's panache.
Another star Sally Rand in the personof
Roland St. Pierre paid us an all too brief visit.
Backed by twinkling foot lights, set to the music
of 'SophisticatedLady,n Roland manipulatingtwo
three-foot fuchsia, purple and lavenderfeather
fans, revived the era of the memorablefan
dance. This hot number captivatedthe audience.
In a drfferent mood, singerKeith Bishop
delighted us with three lovely songs,"Starry,
Starry Night," "Free Again,n and "Crazy World"
from Victor/Victoria, here againaccompaniedby
Calvin Townsend. All were enjoyed by the
enthusiasticaudience.
The last solo performancefell to Joe
Covington appearingas "Sophina,"a close
relative of Sophie Tucker. Swathedin a white
satin dress,featuring a full length white feather
boa with headdressdesignedby our resident
couturier Roland St. Pierre, Joe gave a marvelous
rendition of "Ah Paree"as recordedby Lillianne
Montevecchi from the musical "Follies." His
performance garneredmuch applause.
The Bradley Family was featured in a
mirth-provoking "A Can Can with a Kick," with
musical credits again to Offenbach. Presenton
stagewere Blanche Jo (JamesOzanich); Ina Jo
(Garrett Peter); Wynnona Jo (Foggy City's Eddie
Smith); Janie Jo (Tom Tripp); and last, but not
least, Mama Jo (Steffany Stamper). A well-
rehearsedand funny routine. Much enjoyed by
all us Bradley fans.
Club La Star closedwith the piece de
resistance,the fantastic'Fabulous, Feathers,
Fantasy,and Flesh Finale." Led by Suzy rl{ong,
eleven men and women proceededdown the aisle,
mounted to the stage,turned, posedto our
tumultuous applause. Costumeswere designedby
Bob Mann (Midnight Squares)in pink, black, and
silver with headdresses for the female beauties,
"shoulderncollars for the male lovelies. The
center piece was Barry Newlau, trailing a train
of hot pink balloons,and wearing a six foot
tiara of more and more hot pink balloons. The
lucky participants, in addition to Suzy and Barry,
were Ron Hirsch, Barry Kiptlinger (Capitol City
Squares),Rouanne Bloomgarden,Lorin (El Camino
Reelers),ChelseaBaylor, Steve Browning (Foggy
City Dancers),Shirley Virgil, Thomas Cooper,
and Bob Mann. This spectacularnumber owed a
lot to Busby Berkeley and to the great music of
"The Best of Times" from nl-a Cage aux Folles."
A fabulous production number - I thought for a
moment I was at Caesar'sPalacein Las Vegas.
An after theatre party followed at the
smart'Kokpit", a small cafe and loungenear the
Y where we were all still on a high from the
finest La Star ever. Producer Jim Head and
Artistic Director Rod Morrell made their
entranceto enthusiasticapplause.
San FranciscoRoyalty also had a part in
the evening. A beautiful floral arrangementv,'as
in place by the hors d'oeuvrestable. It was the
gift of Grand DuchessFlame. Also presentin
the audiencewere Elizabeth,Countessof Shelby,
PatsyRekline, and one of our own members,
Darrell Anderson. Suzy Wong and Roland St.
Pierre graced the stage. EmpressXIII Char,
proprietorof the Kokpit wished us well in a
programadvertisementand her establishment was
the site of our after theatre gathering.
A final note of appreciationshould be made
of two gentlemen,Jim Head and Rod Morrell.
Jim took over this year's Club La Star
production and direction. He wrote scripts and
cajoled establishmentsinto supplying raffle
prizes. Particular kudos for the contribution
from Le Domino. We are grateful as well for
the contributions of the Stagecoachand Helen's
Folk Designs. Jim lined up and worked with the
acts. Took care of a thousanddetails and
pushed,pushed until opening night. He made it
happen. This was truly a'Jim Head Production."
Artistic Director Rod Morrell surpassedhis
previous Club La Star designswith stunning
efforts on the stage,the perspectives,the white
stars and red hearts, the red and white
tablecloths,many small touches,but his supreme
accomplishmentwas an actual stagecurtain.
This consistedof two large tarps, tied up on the
traverserod, and then rigged up from pulleys
that were still in place. The first "raisedn
curtain in the theatre for severalyears. From
the two grand pianos in the outer lobby to the
small flags resident in the popcorn, all showed
Rod's sure touch.
Thanks to Keith Bishop who presidedover
the sound. Keith was assistedby Don Morton
(Foggy City Dancers/Gold Rush). I think they
assembledall the available audio equipment from
WesternStar, Foggy City, and Midnight Squares,
plus some individual donations. The music
soundedgreat, guys.
Kudos also go to those who did not appear,
StageManager Thom Lesniak, Chris Anderson
and Bob Bellville manning the spotlightsand the
stagecrew, Hollis Greenwood,Jim Worlund, Dick
Clayton, and Patty White.
The CCTV Production Staff, Scott Carey
and John Conley, were also present,capturing
the Club La Star fantasy, dance and song on
their video cameras,shortly to be assembledin
final form. Place your order now!
This year's Club La Star was a fabulous
production. As Jim noted, WesternStar is the
host club but it is no longer strictly our affair.
Our collective thanks to the membersof El
Camino Reelers,Midnight Squares,Capitol City
Squares,the Gold Rush PerformanceTeam, and
particularly the Foggy City Dancers.
- JasonFontaine-
A "La Star" is Born
I could probably fill this newsletterwith
the story of the roller coasterride called "The
Making of Club La Star IV"...
I had a vision, which is more socially
acceptablethan hearing a voice. My personal
goals for this show were that it be better than
previous years' and that it make a few dollars
for the treasury. To realize this vision,
La Star becamea full time job for me: finding
a place, sound, lights, and food - all within
budget, rehearsingthe acts. Egos clashed,
tempersflared and help was reluctant. Friends
were made, happy surprisesoccurred and
excitementlit latent talents. Thanks to two
very important key people - Bob Mann and Rod
Morrell - the banner of tinsel and tulle was
carried the full distance.
Friday night's dressrehearsalwas a
director's nightmare. Setswere not ready, lights
were not hung, and sound blew a mike and a
speaker. When Terry Presleytold me that I was
going to have wonderful show, I glared at him.
If Friday was bad, then Saturdaywas MAD.
The aerobicsgroup stalled the Plus graduation
which was still going on when we arrived to
decorate, and two aerobics classeswere forced
to dance around us as we prepared the hall.
Thanks to Denise, Dick, Patty, Hollis and Thom
for all your help during this crazy time. By 6:15
when we began setting up tables, all Hell was
breaking loose.
Setswere still being made an hour before
show time (thank you Jim Worlund for lrma's
nFireworks"). Bob, Anna, and my mother were in
a closetfrantically blowing up balloons.
Backstagea whole other show was going on. At
curtain time, the crew still hadn't a clue as to
what they were supposedto do. I had some
handwritten notes, but people were confused and
anxious trying to make senseout of chaos.
Once we finally started and as the people
applaudedthe openingset, I thought "We may
just have something.' Half way through Act
One, it started to sink in how well this was
working. Thank you so much to Hollis, Dick,
Jim and Patty and especiallyThom our stage
managerwho was so well organizedand calm.
For the finale, I stood at the back of the
room and noticed that, as late as it was, we still
had most of the crowd and they were on their
feet applaudingwhat was truly an amazing
spectaclewalking up the center aisle and filling
the stage. There are not words to thank Bob
Mann for creating fabulous reality out of a
vision of mine. And thanks to the membersof
the finale for giving us your bodies to undrape
and decorate.
When it was all over, and the people went
out humming 'The Best of Times is Now" there
were dependableClaire, James,David, Joseph,
and all the other tired people to sweep out,
clean up, and take down. I have to say that I
got a little strung out toward the end, so if I
missednaming anyone, pleaseknow that you are
deeply appreciated.
As reports come in, it seemsI accomplished
everything I set out to do. (I was on automatic
pilot, so I'll wait for the video to find out what
the audiencesaw.) I'm especiallyproud that I
managedto include participantsfrom all the
clubs of the greaterarea. Since the show,
everyone has been telling me how great it was
and thanking me for giving them that evening.
I would like to pass those thanks right along. I
thank all of you for allowing me to do this for
the Club. This vision came to life. Thank vou
all'
- Jim Head -