WSD Today 1989-1995

WSDTODAYE
22, 1989
FEBR,UARY
WSD TODAY' a compliment to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

current issues, questions and news. Published each Monday and
Wednesday evening, WSD TODAY will only be available at Club and Class
nights. Questions' topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged.
Views expressed are those of the author
SQUAREDANCING is often referred to as a tsocial dancet and with

good reason. Those two components, tsocialt and tdancet really
define our activity. We at WSD view these two components as the twin
pilars that hold up our club. And so we strive to keep a good
balance between between the two. WSD TODAY has a few tips on how you
can maximize both of these areas and get the most fun out of your
square dance experience. Here goes:
HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR SOCIAL EXPERIENCE Quite simply, the best way
is to participate. We have two social events planned for the
immediate future, and we would love to get to know you better at one
or both. Freeman (aka Steffany) and Ron (one of WSD's five founders)
host an afternoon card party, followed by free spaghetti & beerr on
Saturday March 4, Ed (our treasurer) and Paul open up their home the
following Saturday, March 11, @ 7Pl4 to host a special Welcome Party
in your honor. Club members wiII be providing all the food and
drinksr So you just need to bring yourself! There are flyers out for
both of these events. Please be sure to pick thern up as they contain
all the pertinent details. Remember 'Friendship is Square Dancing's
greatest reward .t
HOWTO MAXIMIZE YOUR CLASS EXPERIENCE- We've been through this

before and we recommend the following. We know they work to help you
graduate and to become a member of the club.
1. RELAX! Everyone is nervous at first. A learning experience can

be alot of fun; just enjoy it.
2. ATTEND ALL CLASSES. If you should miss a night, please check

with the caller, Bob or BilI, or with y o u r archangels, Rod or
Matthew, so we can help you get caught up.
3. BE ON TIME. If you should happen to be late, please check in

with the archangels'so they can g e t y o u into a square right
away. Don't worry about bumping an Angel; they want you to get
as much class time as p o s s i b l e .
'4 4. LISTEN TO THE CALLER. When the caller is talkingr Clive him
your attention. You and the other members in your square wiII
learn much more if you are listening.
5. KEEP YOUR TALKING TO A MINIMUM. If your square is having

difficulty, try to communicate with non-verbal signals. ff you
try to repeat w h a t y o u heard t h e c a l l e r S & Y r o t h e r s i n y o ur
square may not be able to concentrate o n t h e r e s t o f t h e
instruction.
-
Scott Carey
** LATE NOTICE: Bob is back at Davies/Franklin Hospital (room 211). His spirits are
good and it looks like a short stay. Cards and visits are welcomed!
WSDToDAYI
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2?, 1989 lssue No . Z
WSD TODAYT a compliment to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

Wednesday evening, WSD TODAY will only be available at CIub and Class
nights. Questions, t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d and encouraged.
Views expressed are those of the author.
Saturday's dance with Larry Ward was quite hot! Always a crowd
pleaser, Larry easily whirled and twirled the floor through
complicated hash and high energy singing calls. Our newest members
handled the tno handst tip without nissing a beat Kudos! There was a
very good turnout, with a lot of dancers fron El Canino Reelers, Foggy
City Dancers, MidniSht Squares, And Capital City Squares in attendance
- it was great to see good friends again. Atl left the dance with a
good tine glow on. And, our Treasurer, Ed, made an initial estimate of
a profit of $200.00, which our treasury can always us€. Thanks to
everyone for a very succesful evening, and a special thank you to
Melinda for taking care of the door. We hope that cast is off soorr.
Our PLUS class, which begins next Monday, will feature an intensive
look at the 28 Plus calls - including APD (lff Position Dancing) and
DBD (Dance By Definition). The course will cover tZ instruction nights
and 3 outside caller nights as well as weekly workshop socials and
will cost $45.00 (Arrangements for partial payment can be arranged
with Ed if necessary). Graduates can look forward to being very
competent PIus dancersr just prior to the NY Convention. Current Plus
dancers are requested to pay a nominal $2.00 for instruetion nights
and $4.00 for outside caller nights to help defray expenses. There
will be 1 to 2 full Plus Tips each Instruction Night.
Bob is back at Franklin/Davies Hospital, Room zLL, His spirits are

good and it looks like it will be a short stay. Cards' calls and
visits are welcomed !
A big -.-elcome to Doug Seunders ! Our caller for this evening ' is the
club caller for the San Francisco Levist and Laces'. Doug has called
for us several times in the past and wetre glad to have him back.
Be sure to pay attention to Steffany

this evening ! A11 the details
about this Saturdayts card party willbe nade at announcements.
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Following our general membership neeting on March X, we will be
hosting a potluck reception for our new class. And there are a lot of
very nice people in that class to meet! We, the clubr provide all the
foods and drinks. . please coordinate with PauI, Edts loverr so we can
have a variety of goodies. PauI t s number is 558-8467.
We extend our deepest synpathy to the friends and relatives of Thonas

Cooper of San Francisco and Ken Pollack of New York' both of whom
passed away this past week. These two wonderful men and fellow sguare
dancers will be sorely missed.
-------Scott Carey
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ltARcH1, 1989 lssue No,3
WSD TODAY, a compliment to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

Wednesday evening, WSD TODAY will only be available at Club and
Class nights. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and
encouraged. Views expressed are those of the author.
Last week we listed some learning tips that can help you maximize your
dancing experience. Here are a few more we recommend.
TALK TO US. If there are any problems, concerns, suggestionsr or ideas,

please contact your Archangels Rod or Matthew, or your callers Bob or
Billr or any member of the CIub. We cannot help you enjoy your class if
we do not know what you are thinking.
ASK FOR CLARIFICATION. If the caller is not clear or if you get confused,
ask the caller for clarification or guidance.
BE SUPPORTIVEAND HELPFUL. Square dancing is a non-competitive, team

oriented activity. Be supportive and helpful to those who may not be
picking up the steps as fast as you. NEVER shove or push anyone. Your
idea of assistance may be misunderstood as being aggressive. Assist
others the way that you would like to be treated.
ARRIVE SOBER. The enjoyment of others in your square depends upon you and
your coordination in perforrning your part independently and accurately.
People who arrive at class intoxicated will be asked to leave that
evening.
SOCIALIZE AND DANCE WITH EVERYONE. It is standard courtesy in square

dancing to dance with all the members of your class, not just a select
few. Take the initiative to introduce yourself and make new friends.
Don't be afraid to ask anyone to dance. You may be nervous about asking
someone, but wetve never known anyone to refuse the invitation,
REVIEW. Use the instructional booklet we passed out to you to review

calls you have learned at pievious classes.
ETTIQUETTE IS IMPORTANT. Ettiquette cannot be over-emphasized, You can be

a very intelligent dancer, but if you do not learn to observe standard
square dance ettiquette, you may find making friends difficul-t. Remember,
treat others the way you wish to be treated.
Our club members hope to see many of you at the card party this coming
Saturday. And don't forget next Saturday, March 11 when we
will be hosting a potluck dinner reception in your honor. Mark you
calendar.
-----Scott Carey
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WSD TODAY' a conpliment to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

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- NEW DANCE SPACE ? I.
BACKGROUND:Last year's Board of Directors sent out a wide ranging

questionnaire to the general menbership. Prominent in the response was a
dissatisfaction with the YMCA Theater space, prinarily in terms of safety
and in starting time. Since then the environment has not changed for the
better: we have checked with the Y regarding an earlier starting t i m e but
that looks very unlikely for this year at the least; and in the past few
months' with the loss of the parking lot behind the Yr w€ have had two
busted car windows and a stolen motorcycle. Consequentlyr at the February
Board meeting we decided to make the search for a new dance space our
number one priority.
OUR HOT PROSPECT: Thanks to Patti White, w€ hrere able to start

negotiations with San Francisco's Park & Rec Dept. and in particular with
the Eureka VaIley Rec Center. Here's a brief out I ine :
rLUD MINUS
1. Castro location (next to Cala l. Tough parking area

Food on Collingwood) 2. Auditorium space is a wooden
2. Close to Muni floor but only soft soled
3. Safer neighborhood shoes are aIIowed.
4. Can start at 7:30pm or earlier. 3. Art Room space is 'hard' -
5. Rent is 20% of our doorr Do terrazo tile, but boots OK
MI}ilMUM
CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS: We can move Wednesday nights as soon as we give

the Y two weeks notice. The space available for Wednesdays is the Art
Roomr boots OK' which can hold 4 squares. l{e can also move Monday nights
with the same notice. The space available for Mondays is the Auditorium,
soft soled shoes only, which'can hold 8 squares. However, this space will
be closed for 2, possible 3 weeks in April for floor refurbishinS. As a
resultr w€ could decide to not move at all. Or move and come back to the Y
for those 2 to 3 weeks only (probably unlikely with the Y). Or nove and
find other spaces for the April dates, such as in peoples homes or in
Bill's garage.
YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED THIS EVENING! Our meeting with the Rec Dept people
is tonorrow, Tuesday at noon. Eddie, Patti, Bill, & Scott will be attending
that meeting, and we solicit your ideas and opinions. Let's talk about
these issues this e v e n i n g a n d s e e i f r ^ r ec a n d e v e l o p a c o n s e n s u s .
Scott Carey
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I{SD TODAY' a complinent to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

current issues, questions and nerds. Published each Monday and
l{ednesday evening, I{SD TODAY will only be available at CIub and
Starting March 20th (Mondays) and llarc.r,* 22 (Hednesdays), WSD I{ILL l,tOVE
TO THE Eureka Valley Rec Center! The EVRC is located right next to Cala
Foods on Collingwood in the heart of the Castro. Our class tines will
change to 7:30 to 9:30PM.
The YMCA has served us well for alnost aeven years and we leave with
alot of w o n d e r f u l memories. But over the past year or so, the safety of
the Y area has beeone a continuing problen. Additionally, our nenbership
has long desired a return to our earlier starting tine of ?:3O.
Like all dance spaces our new home has pluses and ninuses. But we think
you'11 find the pluses to be nost favorable! Parking will be difficult,
but we will be very close to MUNf and in a nuch safer neighborhood. The
l{ednesday night hall does not have wooden floors, but it is clean and
airy, and can accomodate 4 to 5 squares comfortable without the feeling
of dancing in a huge barn. Our earlier starting time wiII allow us to end
by 9:30 *rhich can get orrr dancers home earlier, or to stop in the castro
for a burger or cocktail with friends before heading hone. Wednesday
Nights will be held in the 'Art Room' of the EVRC, and Monday Nights will
be held in the tAuditoriumt. The Auditorium has nooden floors and the
house policy ig SOFT SOLED shoes only. The Art Roon is terrazo tile and
does not have any special footwear requirements.
PTEASE NOTE: The weeks of April 10 and the 17th, the EVRC will be closed
for floor refurbishing. We have nade arrangements with the Y to return
for those four evenings only, in order to naintain the continuity of our
frYff
class instruction. As you rnight suspect, the current tines of 8:15 to
l0:15 will apply for those four evening.
ANYONE I{HO ttIGHT HAVE ANY DIFFfCULTfES with our new schedule' please aee
us right away. There nay be ways we can help to reduce any problemsr such
as an earlier starting tine, that you might have.
Thonas R . C o o p e r p a s s e d a r r a y o n F e b . 1 6 t h 1 9 8 9 . M e m o r i a l services for

Thomas w i l l be held on March 18 at LZ noon at Marx Meadows, Golden Gate
Park; picnic style (bring a dish and sonething to drink). For information
please call Thomas's lover, Rob at 563-8070 x330 or 550-7320 after sPM.
THIS SATURDAY EVENING, THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP CORDIALY INVITES YOU TO A
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l{SD TODAY, a conpliment to the "Western Star Newslett€F", tackles

current issues, questions and news. Published each Monday and Wednesday
eveningl, WSD TODAY will onLy be available at CIub and Class nights.
Questions, t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d and encouraged. Views
expressed are those of the author.
BEGINNING MARCH 20th (Mondays) AND MARcH 22 (t{ednesdays), wSD wILL MovE
TO THE EUREKA VALLEY REC CENTER! The EVRC is Iocated right next to Cala
Foods on Collingwood in the heart of the Castro. Our class times wiII
change to 7:30 to 9:30PM. Like all dance spaces our new home has pluses
and minuses, But we think y o u ' l l find the pluses to be most favorable!
Parking w i l l be difficult, but we will be very close to MUNf and in a.
much safer neighborhood. Our earlier starting time will allow us to end
by 9:30 which can get our dancers home earlier, or to stop in the Castro
for a burger or cocktail with friends before heading home. Wednesday
Nights will be held in the 'Art Room' of the EVRC, and Monday Nights will
be held in the 'Auditorium'. The Auditorium has wooden floors and the
house policy is SOFT SOLED SIIOES ONLY. The Art Room is terrazo tile and
does not have any special footwear requirements.
PLEASE NOTE: The weeks of April 10 and the 17th, the EVRC will be
closed for floor refurbishing. We have made arrangements with the Y to
return for those four evenings only, in order to maintain the
continuity of our class instruction. As you might suspect, the current
rrYrr
tines of 8:15 to 10:15 will apply for those four evening.
ANYONEWllO MIGIIT HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES with our new scheciule, please
see us right away. There nay be ways we can help to reduce any
problems, such as an earlier starting time, that you might have.
Thomas R . C o o p e r p a s s e d a w a y o n F e b . 1 6 t h 1 9 8 9 . M e m o r i a l s e r v i c e s for
Thonas w i l l be held on March 18 at L2 noon at Marx Dleadowsr Golden Gate
Park; picnic style (bring a dish and something to drink). For info
please call Rob, Thomast lover, at 563-8070 x330 or 550-7320 after sPI.{.
A special note of THANKS to.Ed & Paul for sharing their home with us
Saturday night for the WSD Quarterly Meeting and our Potluck Reception
for the new cldss. Ed & Paul's gracious hospitality, their large and
beautiful flat, the wide assortment of delicious foods, Anna's yunmy
turkey, the large crowd of 40- 50 people including many from Wednesday
nightts class, CCTVIs newest video, all came together to nake for a
wonderful and memorable evening; iL was a very good time. Our st-ring of
'sociai events' the pasL few months have done a greaL deal to bond old
timers, new members and new class members. During Lhe next months we'll
be scheduling some'social workshopst; so that we can continue to get
to know each othei'better and prci)are for dancing at Conve'nt,ion.
A big welcome to Kotaro Tarumi, a f rierrd of John McCormick and a' square
dance enthusiast, who is visiting us from Japan this week. . . and yes!
encouraEfing words about starting an IAGSDC club in Japan are in order.
Scott Carey
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WSD TODAY, a complement to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles current
issuesr 9u€stions and news. Published each Monday and Wednesday evening,
WSD TODAY will only be available at Club and Class nights. Questions,
topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed are
those of the author.
Hope you'all enjoyed the 7th Anniversary Dance! Our special thanks to Jim,
Tom, and Richard for decorations, Patty for organizing the refreshment
table, Scott & John for Schlepping duties, Melinda for cashiering, Russ
for bringing his Scottish dance group for a fine exhibition, GoId Rush for
an equally enjoyable performance, Paul Waters for calling (we still don't
know if he is or isn't!), to all others who helped out, and to all of you
for attending. The 'Word on the Street' aL the CorraL after the dance was
that it was a g reat time and all had & good time.
W et v e b o o k e d PauI Waters again: For our annual Gay Parade eve dance in
1990. (Larry Ward will be calling this year)
Vicki Woods, who has calLed for WSD and El Camino Reelers many times, will
be back for the monthly 'Cl"ub Nite'
, April 24,
Deadline for bal-Iots is Club night Monday, March 27 by 9:00 pm.
We're pleased to announce our ApriI "Workshop SociaIs" caLendar:
Sat. 1st - Workshop Social @ Scott & Johns, 31 Douglass, 864-6134

2Lo4-Basics
4Lo6-Potluck
6to?-Mainstream/Plus
Sat. 8th - Workshop @ Bill's, 250 Hartford

12to2-Basics
2to4 - Pl"us
Sat. 1sth - Workshop Social- @ Bill's, 250 Hartford, 864-1280

12to2-Basics
2 to 4 - Mainstream, "Learn the other Role" with Russ King
After 4 - Carpool to California State Square Dance
Convention, San Jose
Sat. 22nd - l{orkshop Social @ Melinda's, 224 Richland, 550-0224

12 to 5 - Alternating Basic/Mainstream/Plus, and Potluck
Lunch
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WSD TODAY, a conplenent to the "Western Star Newsletter', tackles current
issues, q u e s t i o n s and news. Published each Monday and T e d n e s d a y e v e ning,
I{SD TODAY will only be available at Club and Class nights. Questions,
topicsr and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed are
Last Saturday we celebrated our ?th Anniversary! A speeial thanks to Don

and BilI of our class for attending our dance and for helping out with
soda sales and the like. The Club eagerly looks forward to all o f the
class joining us as full uenbers at the end of June, and sharing in the
good times of our 8th year.
W e t r e p l e a s e d t o announce our April 'I{orkshop Socials" calendar, which are

designed t o h e l p us becone better friends and better dancers. Please be
sure to pick up the separate flyer which lists all the details.
WetIl be attending the California State Square Dance Convention, in San

Jose on April 15th. Since the lowest level will be full llainstream, the
class members will not have an opportunity to dance, however, there are
still nany reasons to attend. Just by watching the aquaresr you can learn
alot about the novenents and the flow of the dance; there will be many
vendors selling everything fron crinolines, to shirts and square dance
paraphenalia; and of course there is the 'Grand March' when the 251000+
dancers narch in in aII their finest! fts all quite a scene and we dontt
think youtll be bored. We need both cars and drivers - please see Scott to
coordinate our itinerary.
GLOSSARY------
1. Basics: The first 49 calls on the square dance list.
2. Mainstream Program: The first 67 calls on the square dance list. This
is the nost comrnon level of equare dancing throughout the world, and the
entry level for many dancing opportunities.
3. Plus Progran: 28 calls in addition to Mainstrean. This is the nost
popular program in the Gay square dancing coumunity, Square dancing also
starts naking sense at this point in tine.
4. Advanced Program (Al & A2): About 76 calls are in these two levels. The
nen/ladies designations are alpost conpletely blurred. Singing calls
decline and intense hash work increases. Many dancers stop at the Plus
program and or wait several years before noving to Advanced.
5. Challenge Program (ClrC2,C3rC4): Beyond Advanced. For the hard core has
enthusiast. I{ho knows how nany calls, since this program keeps expanding.
The above programs are indeed PROGRAMS. They each have their own
individual approach to square dancing and their own individual pluses and
minus. They are not levels in that an Advanced dancer is BETTER than a
llainstream dancer. What is important is that you are a proficient dancer
at whatever program you choose to dance.
6. IAGSDC: The International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. I{SD is

a founding rnember of this organization which was forned in 1983 and now
has over 30 clubs in the United States and 2 in Canada. Pronounced "YAG-
SUH-DIK'' - ---Scott Carey
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WSD TODAYT a conplement to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles current

issues, questions and news, Published each Monday and Wednesday evening,
I{SD TODAY will only be available at Club and Class nights. Questions,
topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed are
This coming Saturday we start our April l{orkshop/Socials schedule

(tf you didntt get a flyer last week, be sure to pick one up tonite),
with Basics 2 to 4PM, followed by a potluck from 4 to 6PM. After dinner'
we'11 be doing alot of Mainstrean dancing, but if there is sufficient
numbers and interest wetll be glad to include some more Basics. This is
all happening at Johnts and mine's home, 3l Douglassr and hope to see
youtall there.
Telcome back g r e e t i n g s to Anna and Freeman who were in Denver this past
weekend for t h e R o c k y Mt. Rainbeauts Fly-In.
Keep in nind the California State S q u a r e Dance Conventionr in San Jose on

Sat. 15th. We'll have more info for you n e x t w e e k .
O u r b e s t w i s h e s t o G O L D R U S Hw h o w i l l be performing at the L.A. Gay Rodeo

this coming weekend.
Freeman and Max and Cntte are taking attendance each Monday & Wednesday
evenings. W e h a v e t o supply an attendance roster as part of our contract
with the SF Dance & D r a m a p r o g r a m , which makes our EVRC space possible.
MORE GLOSSARY:
1. TIP: Norrnally a patter call followed by a singing call.

2. THE CONVENTfON: The yearly convention of the IAGSDC that attracts
approximately 700 dancers fron the U.S. and Canada. This year's convention
will be held in New York City and the thene is "Peel the Apple." I{e have
videos of the past three conventions if you would like a rough preview.
3. BANNER STEALfNG: The practiee of attending another clubts dance and
surreptiously renoving that club's banner, thus necessitating & ransom
note spelling out appropriate penalties for the return of the Banner.
4. TAW: The callerts partner.
5. FLY-IN: fs a weekend dance and social event sponsored by an individual
club or hosting city, but usually attended by menbers of other clubs from
around the U.S. and Canada. This yearr at the end of Aprilr San Francisco
will be hosting their first FIy-In.
6. HOEDOWN: UsuaIIy a Saturday night dance (just for dancing' no
instruction). A hoedown can be at one, two or Dor:e programs. RED
LIGHT/GREEN LfGHT refers to alternating tips between two programs and STAR
TfPS refer to just one or two addtional tips at a progran not included as
a main part of the dance.
f hope last weekts and this week's glossaries help you to know some of th
lingo. t{e hope we don't loose you in our conversations when rf,e use sone of
these ternsr but if we do, dontt hesitate to ask us to explain. Enjoy your
class and dancing with us, and we hope you will stick with us through
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- SOUAREDANCE:
TO BE POPULARAT A GAY - OR STRAIGHT
HOV,1
by Patty White
The California State SquareDance Conventionis coming to San Jose on April 15, and the Golden
State Roundupover l{emorial Day weekend.These are gigantic straight dances, a lot of fun,
and not to be missedif you're a squaredancer! Several of us are going, and we especially want
to make sure our newer dancersget to go - if you can drive or need a ride, see Scott-..
For those who haven't been to a straight dance before, the next few WSDTodaY!issues will
offer tips to help reduce those "first-time" flutters (like "...but wnat ao$ffu-at a straight
dance?t')Parts of this are from my own perspective, and parts have been pretty much lifted
'87.
from an article Scott and Jamesdid for ThlWestern Star in April
The squaredancesceneis a large one, with over 25,000clubs, fantastic callers, wonderfulpeople
and great dancing all over the world. WSDfollows a plicy of building Gay square dancing and
of interfacing with the straight dance communityas well. We are a part of the larger community,
and can participate in all the fun this world of squaredancingoffers!
As one of the first Cay square dance clubs any,where,WSDis building a bridge for others to
cross. We've been building this bridge, attacking the barriers that keep peoplefrom having fun
together, slowly but surely. Nlanystraight people don't realize that they deal with Gay people
every day. Ga1'square dancers may be the only' openly Gay people they've come in contact with.
As we all know, people tend to be afraid of things that are strange to them, and somestraight
folks fear that Gaynessposes some sort of threat to their lifestyle. But as they get to know
that we're people they have fun dancing with, those fears subside (there was a time, not long
ago, when straight callers wouldn't errencall for us - barriers really do crum-ble!)
So we want to make ourselves popular and sought-after dancers! To do this, everyone needs
to know the customsof the straight squaredancing sub-culture wetre visiting: these are the
samedo's and donrts we've heard before, but they take on much more importanceas we go from
our own relaxed atmosphereto the more structured straight dance scene.
The basic principle is that the visitor (in this case, that's us) alwaysfollowsthe customsof the
host - and this goesfor styling, dress,floor courtesies,everything. Letrs start with styling:
STYLING: You'll find a wide variety of dancestyles - from sedate dancing,almostlike a minuet,
to VERYhigh-energ),kicks and twirls thatrll keep you hoppingto catch up! Manystraight dancers
don't even style at all - they feel that styling corrupts the smoothflow of the dance. Don't
be fooled becausetheir stt'le of dancinglooks a little dull - there are some\ERY good dancers
out there, people who are always in the right place at the right time, smoothlyholding squares
together and makingeveryoneelse feel great 'causethey think they did it!
A few clubs actually disapprove of styling - perfectly innocent twirling, for example. Some
larlies (L0L?s,especially-EiFlike to be twirled (hard to believe, but true!) The thing to do
is to take your cues from others in your square- if in doubt, just don't style till you see the
othersdoing it!
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Wednesday, I'll talk about some basic floor courtesies(like not passing an open square, etc)
that our Basic class need to know, too, even thoughthey're not ready yet to dance th" Con-
vention. Then next Monday,we'll get downto the nitty-gritty on what to wear, same-sex
"i coupieg
fielding people's curiosity (and sometimeshostilitl') about your Club affiliation, tne i'iinltes
Corner"and other relevant stuff!
April 5, 1989
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HO!.JTO BE POPULAR AT A GAY - OR STRAIGHT - SQUARE DANCE (PATI 2)
by Patty Vlhite
WiLh three bis square dancing conventions cominq up, now is the time
to remind everybody what and what not to do when you're dancing with
folks you don't know - and folks you do know, too! There are secrets
to being a "universal square dancer; " they're called:
SOUAREDANCE ETIQUETTE.
This is someLhing we haven't paid too much attention to in teaching

our classes, and we really should, since observinq these customg
is what enables dancers all over the world, even from different coun-
tries, to have fun dancing with each other. They're the foundation
for the whole social side of our hobby, and they work to make dancingl
more fun in your ob/n Club as well as when you're dancinq with people
from other places.
There are lo-o-onq lists of do's and don'ts around (I've got a couple
somewhere, and I know Scott does, if you want them), but there are
just, a few realIy basic common-sense things that'lI help your popular-
ity tremendously without memorizing a Iist of rules!
Underlying everything is the idea of respectinq the other person.

Square dancing is a cooperative activity, not a competitive one.
_I_t takes eight people working toqether to make a successful square.
No mat,ter whether- you consider vourseTFthe best dancer around, you'II
never get througrh a tip without cooperation from the other'plople
in your set---your square is not a pia"" for you to show off as an
individual; rather, it's where each of the eiqhL contribut,es to create
somethinq that not one could do alone!
Remember that each person in your set has something to contribute

(however little it may seem to you) and each deserves your acknowledge-
ment that, his contribution is valuable to you. when you happen to
be a good dancer in a very weak square, just get through it gracefully,
and consider the challenge of pullinq an entire square through all
by yourself, while letting aII the rest of them think they're doing
qreat! You don't measure up to the challengre if you communicate
a disgusted attitude to those hapless souls who were unfortunate
enough to end up in a square with such a nerd.
Respecting the calrer is more important than many of us real ize,

from the standpoint of your own popularity! whether they say so or
not' other peopre in your square might actually prefer t,o Iisten
to the caller than Lo listen to you (can you even berieve it? )
(continued next week)

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April 10, l9B9
HOVJTO BE POPULAR AT A GAY - OR STRAIGHT - SQUARE DANCE (Part 3)

by Pattl' White
'square
WHAT TO WEAR: At big straight dances, dance attire' is absolutely required, and you
have to dress as your biological sex (these folks are not ready for gu""-sin Drag!) Men wear
slacks or new jeans (button all the buttons!) and long-sleeved Western-style shirts (the reason
for this, according to tradition, is that ladies dontt like to grip hairy, sweaty arms- I personally
have never EVER objected to gripping a hairy sweaty arm, as a matter of fact, the hairier and
sweatier...ah, but to each her own!) I'd recommendnot u'earing a hat. Also, I suggest not wearing
earring,sor rhinestones, as you will definitely be looked askance at!
Ladies have to wear dresses, preferabli' with crinolines and definitely with pettipants, and everl'-
one should wear sturdS'comfortable shoes (the floors may be cement).
'normal'
SQUARINGUP: Almost ali straight dancers dance as couples, and they mostly square
up that wa!, - get a partner before you head for the floor. It's considered grossly' rude to pre-
arrange squares, so if you simply must dance with a particular couple, loiter around next to
each other on the floor before the tip starts, then ailow any other two couples to join you.
If .'-ou alway's square up with the same friends, especially in )'our own Club, -"-ou'll definitely
be seen as unfriendly, which is exactll'what ure don't want, so dance around!
SOLO SECTI0N:Big straight dances always have a'singles corner,'where unattached dancers
can find partners. There are alwa5's extra ladies who are dt'ing to dance - there is no lack
of partners for a single man at a straight dance! Some of these ladies are LOL's, but don't
let their age deter you - some of them are good dancers...andetiquette requires that solo men
not sit out urhen solo ladies are rvaiting to dance!
DEALING\\rlTH CLjRIOSIT\':lVhen y'ou're standing around squareclup before the tip starts, people
usualll'look at each other's badges and make small talk about their clubs. Wear y,our taOee,
and be prepared for occasional awkward questions...l can usually handle these by saying brighly,
"wh1'-,we're one of the San Francisco clubs!" I then turn it back to them by continuing without
a breath, "And I see .vou're a member of the XYZ squares! Have you been dancing iongii sy
that time, hopefull.u-,tf'e tip will have started. Get the idea? Practice vacuous conversation.
It helps in all kinds of straight social situations!
lf you just keep people talkine about themselves, they donrt have time to really grill you about
why 5'ou aren't dancing with one of San Francisco's straight clubs - then, afiei youiur n"o u
good time dancing together, it doesn't matter an5,how.
You may encounter people who know WSD is a Ga5' club and don't know how to handle it. If
the-u-'refriendl)', )'ou can say, "oh, yes, we're a fun club and we do have a lot of Gay members!"
and invite them to come dance with us, then turn it back to them with a question about their
club. once in a while, there'll be someonewho knows exactly what WSD is, and doesnrtljffi
it one bit, in which case he might refuse to dance with you. Just get away as quickly as you
can and find a nice square to dance in.
SANTE-SEX COUPLES:Although people do do it in a very few straight clubs, it is unheard-of at

Nlainstream and not common at PluslPeople object to Ueing confused about their positions -
they tend to orient themselves to having ever5, other person in a petticoat, and a pair of pants
where a petticoat should be will confuse lots of people. So if 5,su do it, only do ii in a ,qu"r"
you know is very strong, and then only do it i.' 1'ou've cleared it with everyone in the
square,
and THENonly do it if you're sure the caller isn'i usine -"-oufor his pilot square!
AND ANOTHERTHING: Itrs fun to switch'sex r)les'during a tip, if your whole square wants
to, but CALLERSHATE IT. Be sure, if you mus.- do it, that the caller isn't sighting off your
square!
(to be wrapped up on Wednesday)
April 10, l9B9 WSr) EouAY!
HOW TO IE POPULAR AT A GAY - OR STRAIGHT - SSUARE DANCE (paTI 4)
by Patty' White
What i've tried to do in these last three issues of WSDToday! is give everyone an idea of what
it's like to go to the big straight dances that are comlnt up - the California State Convention
and the Golden State Roundup. The tips on courtesy aren't just for going to straight dances,
though! These things lvill work at our own San Francisco Fly-in, our New York Convention, visiting
other IAGSDCclubs, like Foggy City and El Camino Reelers, and in our own Club and Classes.
The point of square dance courtes), is to make things rvork for ever),body. When the folks around
r-ou are feeling good, y'ou'tl have more fun, too!
So, to continue, this issue is bits and pieces I forgot to mention before...
BE GENTLE!You don't have to have a grip like a vise; and if y'sur." used to swinging athletic
young men around on the dance floor, rememberthat the ladies (and lots of gents as rvell) prefer
not to be swept off their feet!
N10RE0N SQUARiNG LiP: When squares are f orming, always join the closest one; never pass an
open square! And never EVER lear,'ea square once y'ou're in it, either before or during a tip,
except in case of death or comparableemergency'(of coLrrse,if the caller is deliberatell' mixing
y'ou up, that's different!)
Ii you don't want to dance i,vhensquaresare forming, LEi\E IHE R0Or"llThe caller wiLt trl' to
so the whole floor may be kept rvaiting for you - and they r,von'tbe happy'
iill all the sqr-rares,
about being kept r,vaitinglThink about it - y'ou don't iike it eith6, rvhen someone'sbeing coy
anciwanls to be begged.
DANCELEVEL: Appraise your dance level honestly. Everyone dreads getting stuck in a square
with someonewho thinks he can dance a ievel higher than he realll' can! At big dances, the
strongest dancers usualiy gravitate towards [he front of the hall - and often these people aren't
particularl)'tolerant of others who break up their squaresjust becausethey're ignorant of their
own capabitities. The place to Learn is in 1,'ourorvn Club or at a workshop or in a square of
your own f riends who are there specificailr- to help you through. If the f loor level is above
5'ou, and you want to dance, make sure y'ou do it in a square of very good friends!
DRINKING:Square dance custom is that you don't drink before or during a dance for the obvious
reason that I'ou have to be coordinated to square dance. We are more tolerant of drinking, at
Conventions,than straight dancers. Alcohoi or drugs at or before a dance is absoiutely disapproved
of - DO NOT D0 IT!
VENDORS: Bring money, check book or credit cards. There wili be vendors at these big dances
selling almost everything imaginable from autograph books to iicense plate frames to yellow
rocks, etc. Also fun badgesand LOTSof crinolinesl
Remenber,we'li car pooi to the State Convention this weekend; see Scott to arrange to drive
or ride; and Class membersare welcome to come along. Though)'ou'll not be able to dance (there
won't be a Basic Hall), it'll still be a lot of fun to watch and shop!
REwttXOfR:N{ainstreamcl'ass starts on April 19, and runs for l0 weeks, so the iast class will
be Jr-rne14. Graduationwill be June 21. The cost for the Mainstreamclass is $30, which is
due on June 26 (however,moneywill be happilyacceptedon the 19th, too!)
I.ISDTODAY
April 17, 1989
HERE
AREA FEl.lWoRDS
FRol,t ADHINISTRAToR
EDDIESl''lITH,
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w o u l d n e V e rco n si d e r th a t Wester nStai' Dancer ss h o u l dt h i n k a b o u tp o l i c i n g
i t s m e m b e rrse q a r d i n qt h e s h o w i n qo f a f f e c t i o n .
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J U STA WORTDOT H EWIS E : BE COO L R I G H T I N F R O N TO F T H E S ET E E N S . I T
M I G H TB E A T IA YT O A V OID A BAD SITUATI ON. ATTUOUCU UE DO OUTNUI,'IBER
THEil, THEY I,'|AYCH??SE T0 UAIT FOR US OUTSIDE.
E d d j eS m j t h , A d m i n i s t r a t o r
W h e nI fj rst h e a rd a b o u t th e feel ings expr essedby the EVRC dir ector , m y
i n ' i t i a l re a cti o n w a s to sa v "No wavl l.lebhouldbe- able to do whateveiw i r
w a n t ! " . I t t o o k m e a l ' i t t ] e w h i l e - ( a n ds o m ei n p u t f r o m o t h e r s ) t o s t o p
a n d r e a li z e a f e w t h ' i n q s .
A l t h o u g ht h i s ' i s o u r o i n n e i g h b o r h o o di t, i s r e a l l y t h e i r " t u r f " ' is
to which
w e a r e -th e n e w co me rs.T h e yfiavebeen' ther elonger - thanus. It natur al
6 r e se n t n e w co me rs i n yo u i' space.
| . l ed o n't w a n t to fe e l th a t we alwavsneedto be lookincrover our shoul der s
b u t w e p ro b a b l yd o n e e dsh owsom etautjon with these tdens. ( An
o c c a s ' i o h a"lH e ] l o " m ' i g h th e l p t o b r e a k t h e i c e . ) I n s p e a k i n qv l i t h s o m e
o t h e r s, th e j d e a ca me -u pthat we m ight want to have CUAV( C6mm unity U ni ted
A q a i n s tV i o l e n c e )c o m et o c l a s s n i q h t a n d q i v e u s s o m ep o i n t e r s o n h o wt o
b 6 s t pro te ct o u ri e l ve s w h i le out afid about- in "the neighbor hood". If y ou
f e e l t n a t i t w o u l db e b e n e ficial to haveCUAV com eto ipeak with us,
p l e a s e sa y so me th i n gto S cott, Fr eeman,or m yself.
A n n aD .
P . S . I f y o u w o u l dl i k e t o e x p r e s sy o u r v i e w s , p l e a s es e e S c o t t , P a t t y , o r
m e . R e m e m btehra t s p a c ei s l i m i t e d s o p l e a s eb e b r i e f .
, t i l I f ED ! S o me o nto e b e re sD onsiblefor m er chandisinq at HSD. This
w o u l de n t a i l s u c h t h i n q s h s a r r a n q i n qw i t h C a r o l v n - t oh a v ev e s t s m a d e
( T h ' i s n e e d sto h a p p e nV e ry soon!) l m ifing ar r angLments for newT- shir t s ,
a n d f i n d ' i n g i t e n s o f m e r c h a n d i sweh i c hw o u l db e - f u n f o r W S D m e m b e rtso
h a v es u c h I s m u q s ,f a n s , e t c . R e s p o n s i b i l j t i e sw o u l dn o t b e l i m i t e d t o
t h o s e me n ti o n e d 'a nw d o u l drequir e Som eone whoeniovs tak' inq car e of
d e t a j l s . I f y g q t h i n k t h j s d o u l d b e s o m e t h i n yg6 u - w o u l de t j o y d o i n g ,
p l e a s es e e S c o t t r i g h t a w a y .
A n n aD .
t.lSDTODAY
April 19, 1989
A CORRECTION
L a st w e e ks}l SDTodaystated that the newM ainstr eam

cl a ss b e q 'i n son June 19 at a cost of $30.00for ten
w e e ksa n i l moneyis due on June 26th. In fact, the
c l a s s b e g i n sA p r i l l 9 t h a n d m o n e yd u e o n A p r i l 2 6 t h .
t.lSDTODAY
April 19, 1989
HEREARI A FE!|,IdORDS
FROfiEDDIESHITH,ADMINISTRATOR
Attn: Class and Club llembers
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i s i f r a i d t h a t a p h o b l e mmjght ar ise by our huggingand kissjng in fr o fi t
o f t h e se te e n s.
W e s t e rnS ta r D a n ce rsh a s a l wavsencouraqed the fr iendship/compani onsh p i
t h a t w o u l dr e s u l t i n w a n t i n qt , o qreet vdur friends w'ith a shoi.rof
a f f e c ti o n . I se e n o re a so n- whv {his should
cha
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w o u l d n e V e rco n s'i d e rth a t l .lester nStai' Dancer sshould t h j n k a b o u tp o l i c i n g
i t s me mb e rs re q a rd i n qth e s howinqof affect' ion.
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t h e a r e a w h e r et h e p o o l t a b l e ' i s s e t u p . T h e yvm i 9 q6h t lt o 3
be t h e i r
c o o l / co n tro l b e ca u sbth e y ar e on dr ugs' andstir t 5 fight ther e or they
m ' i g h ta. t t a c k y o u 6 a s h a p p e n ebde f o i e ij n
g .a?tt y o u r c a r . . . T h j s h n this
n' te i g h b o r h o o d .I t ' s f o r s u r e t h e y k n o ww h a t k j n d o f n e i g h b o r h o otdh e y a r e
n.
J U STA tl 0 R DT 0 T H EWIS E : BE COOLRICHT IN FRONTOF THESET E E N S . I T
I,IIGHTBE A I,IAYTO AVOID A BAD SITUATI ON. ALTHOUCH IIE DO OUTNU14BER
THEIVI,THEY T,IAYCHOOSETO ,IAIT FOR US OUTSIDE.
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W h e nI fi rst h e a rd a b o u t the feelings expr essedby the EVRC d' ir ector , m y
i n i t i a l r e a c t i o n w a s t o s a y " N o w a v l l . l eb h o u l db e - a b l et o d o w h a t e v e w i i:
w a n t ! " . I t t o o k m e a l j t t l e w h i l e - ( a n ds o m ei n p u t f r o m o t h e r s ) t o s t o p
andrealize a few thinqs.
A l t h o u g ht h i s i s o u r o i l n n e i g h b o r h o o di t, j s ' longer
r e a l l y -tthan
heir "turf" to whjch
w e a r e-th e n e w co me rs.T h ey6avebeen' ther e us. It is na tur al
6 r e se n t n e w co me rs i n yo u i space.
l l e d o n ' t w a n t t o f e e l t h a t w e - a l w a vns e e dt o b e l o o k i n q o v e r o u r s h o u l d e r s
b u t w e p ro b a b l yd o n e e dsh owsomeLaution with these t6ens. ( An
o c c a s i o h a l" H e I l o " m i g h t h e ' l pt o b r e a kt h e i c e . ) I n s p e a k i n qw i t h s o m e
o t h e r s, th e i d e a ca meu p that we might want to have CUIV( C6m m unity U n'i ted
A q a i n s tV i o l e n c e )c o m et o c l a s s n i q h t a n d q i v e u s s o m ep o i n t e r s o n - h o wt o
b 6 s t p r o t e c t o u r l e l v e s w h i i e o u t a i l d a b o u t - i n " t h e n e ' i g h b o r h o o d "I.f y o u
f e e l t h a t i t w o u l db e b e n e f i c i a l t o h a v eC U A V c o m et o S p e a kw i t h u s ,
p l e a s es a y s o m e t h i n g t o S c o t t , F r e e m a no,r m y s e l f .
AnnaD
P . S . I f y o u w o u l dl i k e t o e x p r e s sy o u r v j e w s , p l e a s es e e S c o t t , P a t t y , o r
m e . R e m e m btehra t s p a c ei s l i m i t e d s o p l e a s eb e b r i e f .
t l A f i f E DS
! o me o nto
e b e re sDonsib' le for mer chandis' inq at W SD. This
w o u l de n t a i l s u c ht h ' i n q sh s a r r a n q i n qw i t h C a r o l y n - t oh a v ev e s t s m a d e
( T h i q n e e d sto h a p p e nV e ry soon!) i mifing ar r ang6m ents for newT- shir ts ,
a n d f i n d i n q i te ms b f me rchandise whichwouldbe- fun for l.lSDmemberto s
h a v es u c h I s m u g s ,f a n s , e t c . R e s p o n s i b j l j t i e sw o u l dn o t b e l i m ' i t e d t o
t h o s e me n ti o n e d -a nwd o u l drequir e bomeone whoenioys takinq car e of
d e t a j l s . t f V g Vt h i n k t h i s r i o u l db e s o m e t h i nyg6 u - w o u ' ledi l j o y d o i n g ,
p l e a se se e S co tt ri g h t a vray.
An n aD .
t.lSDTODAY
Apri I 23, 1989
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April 23, r989
I n o r d er to co n ti n u e to p ro v ide an excitinq danceexoer ienceas well as
m a i n t a i na c o n t i n u o u ss o t i a l . p r o g r a m w
, e n 6 e dt h e h e l p o f o n e . a n d - a l l . - O n ew a y
t h a t y o u ca n h e l p i s b y ke e pingyour eyes and ear s opbnfor what is goi ng on.
So m e t i mewe
Sometimes wse qet
g e t so busv
b u sy dod o i ng- thingsthat we for get to ask for help do 'i ng
them! I'leekenil
them! I'Jeekenil workshooi are
workshoos ar a wavof heloinqout. Theseare orovidedto-helo
y o u i n c r e a s ey o u r d a n c i n ga b i l i t y - a s w e l l ' a s - p r o v i deev e r y o nier i t h a n
rtunity to get.to
oooortunitv qet to kn6wn,
knownotheiother class andclub members.If vou are
All
vou
-out" neeo I s enouqn room tor a square to 0 some room tor l'.ng
whiI e t h e y f r a i t t h e i r t u r n ' t o d a n c e . If vou wish to encour aqeoeo pl e l o
b r i n g f o o d f o r a p o t l u c kl u n c ho r d i n n e r ,that- gr eat but not neceisai' y.'
I n c a s ey o u h a d n ' t h e a r d , t h e F i r s t S a nF r a n c i s c oF l y - I n i s t a k i n g p l a c e o n
A p r i l 2 8 :3 0 ! In a d d i ti 6 n to the dancing,you' ll hale the oppor t[nity to m eet
s Q u a r ed a n ce rsfro m a l l o ve r the countr y. Sever alof our out- of- town gues ts
a r e s t i l l i n n e e do f a p l a c e t o s t a y . S o m ep e o p l ed o n ' t k n o wa h e a do f - t i m e
w h e t h e ro r n o t th e v w i l l b e ab' leto attend and 3om emavneedolaces to s tav .
As o f S a tu rd a ymo r-n -}l , e had 167 peopler egister ed ( ibout 6b out- of- tow nEr s )
i n gew
a n d m o r eo n th e w a y! ma ynot be' able let- you know' whoneedsa place unti 'l '
t h e ' l a s t m i n u t eb u i w e n e e d - s o meex t r a o l a c e s - " i u s t i n c a s e "}. , l ea l s b n e e dv o u r
h e l p i n o t h e r a r e a s s u c ha s a t t h e d o o i ' a n dh e l p i n g t o r u n t h e 5 0 / 5 0 r a f T l e .
I f y o u w o u l dl i k e t o h e l p i n a n y o f t h e s e a r e a sb l e i s e l e t E d d i eo i m e k n o w .
I f y o u or so me o nyo e u kn b whave- notyet r eg' ister bd,today will be the la s t day
t o r e q iste r fo r th e fu l l w e ekend.I' lemust notifv the hotel of our dinn er total
n o l a t e r th a n 9 a .m. T u e sd ay. After tEil dancei we be on a "per sessi on"
5 a - i l $ 8 .0 0 fo r F ri d a y n i i rtr t. $10.00foi Satur dayniqht, and' $5.00fo r
w o r k s ho p a s n d S u n d a ya fte rn 5on.( Seeflyer for schelu' lel)
N O T I C EMa : tt l ',|.a n d N e i l S . haveoffer ed their beautiful homein the Ha i qht for
u s e f i ' F a o o tl u ck b ru n cho n Sundavmor ninq. l.lear e askinq all of our Safi
F r a n c i s c oC l u b m e m b e rt so b r i n q a b r u n c hf v o e d i s h t o s h a i e . L e t ' s s h o wo u r
g u e s t s s o mere a l S a n F ra n ci sco- hospitaf ity' !'
R e c e n t l v .l ' l a r i e a n d I d i s c o v e r e da q r e a t l i t t l e q e t a w a vo l a c e i n S o u t hS h o r e
L a k eT a h o e . l 'l e fo u n d a g ro up of caSins, eachwitn its' oi,r nkitchen, ' l i k eloc ated
w ' i t h i n w a l k i n qd i s t a n c eo f t h e c a s i n o sa n d t h e b e a c h . | , l ew o u l d to
o r q a n i z ea i u i ke t o f q a mb l i nqand beachesfor the last weekend of Seotem ber .
C o i t w o u l db e a o o r o x i f i a t e l v$ 9 0 . 0 0f o r t h e w e e k e n (do l u s q a m b l i n qm o h e v ! ) .
T h i s w o u l da l s o ' i n c l u d ea i j A e t r i p ( o p t i o n a l ) t o t h ' e e x t i a o r d i n i r y G r 6 v i r rH o t
S p r i n g sP o o l s ( A 4 5 m i n u t ed r i v e ) . . I f y o u t h i n k y o u w o u l db e i n t e r b s t e d j n
d o i n g t h i s , p l e a s ec o n t a c tm e o r f ' l a r i e .
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r e f r e s h me n ts.(Decoritions
refreshments. (D e co ri ti o n s is i s alreadv
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2 25 Sanchez Har ( et) . If you
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inter q s t in
any of thesepositionsor haveany questions,pleasecall Freeman
at 43L-6272.
IilOTICE:Robert Green(glednesdavlliqht Class) vill b coordinatinq vith
Carolyn to order 9lestein Star D'anceFs'vests. In order to qet thlen in tire for
convention, the order vill needto go in very soon. He na{need your help to
do this. Be on the look out for rpre infornation in your llSD Today aN club
nights. His numberis 441-4818.
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April 25, 1989
I n o r d e r to co n ti n u e to o ro vide an excitinq danceexoer ienceas well
I m a i n t a i na n a c t i v e s o c i a l p r o q r a mw
t h a t yo u ca n h e l p i s b y ke 'epifr your g
, e n e e d " t h eh e l p b f o n e a n d a l l . Oneway
eyes and ear s openfor what is 9 o r n go n .
l l e e k e n dw o rksh o o sa re o n e wav of heloinq out. Thesear e to helo vou r ncrease
v o u r da n ci n qa b i l i tv a s w e ll- as or ovide- ever vone with an oooor tir nitv to get to
k n o w noth e r-cl a ss a i rd cl u b membe' r s.If vou ir e inter ested' in hostiir
you I elgug roomtor a
square and someroomfor others "han-qo u t " w h i l e t h e Vw a i t t h e i r
tdrn to d a n ce . If vo u w i sh to encour aqe ple to br ing food foi a potl uc k
oeoole
I u n c hor d i n n e r, th i t g re a t but not nedesiar y.
I n c a s ey o u h a d n ' t h e a r d , t h e F i r s t S a nF r a n c i s c oF l y - I n i s t a k i n g p l a c e t h i s
weekend!-
w e e k en d !- You'll
Y o u 'l l have
h a ve an
a n opport!!ity
o ppor tunity to meet,squaremeet squar edancer sfr om - all ov er the th
c o uunnttrrvva n ddC aannaaddaa..B uutt.. w bb''ssttiillll h a vvees o m meef o l ''kksst h aatt n e eedda o l aacceet o s t aavv..
As of ilonday,
As ilonday,we we have
have178 peopleregistered
178people registered(about (about70 out-of-fti@llrui-m-6're
out-of-fri@llrui-m-5r
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l et -t vvoouuk n oow
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m i. n u t e( d u i reet o l a s ti m i n u t ea r r ji v a l s ) - a n dw e a l s o n e e ds o m be x t r a p 'l laacceess
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area h so l e a s el e t E d d i eo r m e k n o w .
A s v o u h a v eo r o b a b l vh e a r da l r e a d v . t h e r e i s n o b a s i c d a n c i n qs c h e d u l e df o r t h e
w e e k e n d . H o i .re ve ir,f se ve ral basii dancer sattend, we will isk the cal l er s to
d o a s p e c i a l B a s i c st i p j u s t f o r y o u ! T h e r ew i l l , o f c o u r s eb e n o c h a r g e ! l , l e
will be usinq the Corral as a meet'ino q l a c e f o r s q u a r ed a n c e r ss o t h i s m i q h t
a l s o b e a q o 6 dw e e k e ntdo q o o u t f o r - a ' l i t t l e t w o ' s t e p p i n ' . N O T I CM Ea : tt Ml and
N e ' i l S . h a i e o ffe re d th e j r-beautjful hom ein the Hajqht for lse fo- r a potl uc k
b r u n c ho n S u n d a vmo rn i n q . l.lear e askinq all of our San Fr anc' iscoClub'm em ber s
t o b r i nq a " b ru -n chtvp e i l d i s h to shar e.- Let' s showour quests somer e al San
F r a n c j s 6 oh o s p i t a l i t y ' ! A l l s q u a r ed a n c e r sa r e w e l c o m e(!f n i s i n c l u d e s o u r
f r i e n d s i n B a s j c c l a s s e sa s w e l l . )
R e c e n t l y .l ' l a r i e a n d I d i s c o v e r e da q r e a t l i t t l e q e t a w a vo l a c e i n S o u t hS h o r e
L a k eT a h o e . I'l efo u n d a g roup of caSins, eachwittr its- oivn kitchen, loc ated
w i t h i n w a l k i n qd i s t a n c e5 f t h e c a s i n o sa n d t h e b e a c h . } l e w o u l dl i k e t o
o r q a n i z ea ' i u n k e t o f q a m b l i n qa n d b e a c h e sf o r t h e l a s t w e e k e n o df S e o t e m b e r .
Co5twould6eaooroxjfratelv$lo.00fortheweekend
T h i s w o u l da l s o ' i n c l u d ea i i d e t r i p ( o p t j o n a )l t o t h b e x t F a o r d i n i-rdyG r - o v 6Hr ot
n gs P q o s
l (.A b e a u jt f u l 45 minute.dr i ve). If..you thi nk you woul be
|R l i .
i n t e r e s t e d i n d o i n g t h i s , p l e a s ec o n t a c tm e o r I ' l a r j e .
)lestern Star Dancersfnvftes fts Jledenesdav Niqht Class to ioin other class
aN Club nenbers for a niqht of dancingviih Piul jlaters (Fii. fs full Plus aN
Sat. vfll h class levelsl. jle vould like to do everythihq ve can to nake vour
first'biq dance' an exreTienceto rerenher. So.....'. Jte'needvour heto!
F r e e n a n i 3 l o o k i n-events.
qfor,soIeDeoD|etofu,Resoonsibilitffiious
aspects of these Thbse'Captainsvould be resw'nsfble for the foltwinq -
functions on both nights: Doorl Seicurity (taken); hal) set-up arrldtake dotrn;
soud; aN rdFEshrelnts. (Decorations fl itso sw*en for.) lhere vitl tu a'
reetinq for all'ResponsfDflitv Captains"on Tubsdavllav 2N at 8o.n. at'The
Chickeh Ranch'. Thal's Freena'n's'placeat 225 Sanchez(near llarliet). If you
are interested iq_4ny of these positions or have any questions, please call
Freemanat 437-6272.
ll0TICE: Roturt GreenOlednesdavNiqht Class)vill be coordinatinqvith
Carolyn to order Jlestein Star D'anceis' vests. Fittin gs Uill .b oln lloday llay
8th and llednesdayllay 10th. Cost vill be approxinateIy t35-tn per vest-.
Robert's numberis 447-4878.
A n n aD .
=E=ouay!
Xlal, I, 1989 wsD
WSD TODAY!, a complement to THE WESTERN STAR, tackles current issues, questions and news. pub-
lished Ntonda),'and\ilednesda)'evenings, WSDTODAY!is alailable only at Club and Class nights. Ques-
tions' topjcs and opinions are soiicited and encouraged.Views expressedare those of the author.
by Patty' \['hite
I was so proud to belong to a hosting Club when all our guests had such a wonderful time at the
Fli,-in! And I was so proud of WSD because man)' of the very best dancers on the floor learned to
dance at WSD! And most of all, I WAS S0 PROUD0F 0tlR MAINSTREAIU AND PLLjS CLASS MEIUBERS!
A class is actually a cloistered and safe experience - l'our ability and desirabilitl as a square dancer
is never realll' tested until you dance to other callers with people from other Clubs. So a big dance,
like the "Rites of Spring," is reallt' a rite of initiation for you. \-ou all passed with fll'ing colors
and rhinestones and spangles!
Now vou've experienced the frustration of being in a square with someonewho can't dance the level.
i u'as proud that I'ou all recognized when the floor level was bel'ond )'ou arrd went out and formed
suicide squares so ):ou could dance and learn and break down and get back dancing without infiicting
that frustration on other dancers!
Now you've had the thrill of know'ing it was !'ou q;ho kept a square from breaking dou'n. I thought
i'd burst u'ith pride when two of you in the Plus class pulled six rier)'weak people through one o1'
Saundie's challenging IIS tips. but it rvasn't the fact that -v-oudanced so much better than thel
that uras impressi'ne- it was the fact that THEYnever realized vou were doine it!
Nou:you ma! hilve felt the special humiliation lou feei when someonel'ou don't even know is impatient
with i,ou - and how it feels u'hen !'ou goof and somebodl'grins and u'inks at 3'ou and iIiF )'ou throughl
\on that r"ou\ie seen first-nano tiiat l\SD ciatrcersare aillortg'tjrc s'rruilg€Siun tire i'iooi (af irliolr:,ei
their level), I can explajn somethingthat might not've made sense before - which is, llOW \'01-rC0T
T0 BE THAT \\rAY.Bob and Bili couid've talked till the:'were blue in the fac:e and not gotten it across
as well as Saundie did when slre started calling trick}' Nlainstream- ! ou could see f or I'ourselves
how many peopie can't handle calls from an unusuai position (you mal have been surprised when some-
one couldn't do a half-sashal'ed Square Thru!) \'ou don't break down u,hen the caller gets creat ir,,e
- and thal,'s becauseWSDstarts teaching AII Position Dancingright at the beginningof Basic.
WSD'steaching philosophyis to take a little longer during classes to build in the APD concept ar
the start, becausewe think it builds stronger, more flexible dancers.
You know, periodicaill',WSDclass membersget concernedbecauseanother Club's classesare going

faster - the)"ll be halfwal' thru Nlainstream before !!'g_Igthrough Basic! Naturally, the gther people
can't resist being a iittle (or more than a iittie) coildEEending,utich doesn't help our iiIG'J setf-
confidenceat all. (Remember last Decemberand Januaryu'henwe u,eregoing throughthat?)
we could get classesthrough faster if u,e taught it "r'anilia" lthat's a condescending
straight term
for very simplistic "gent-on-the-left-ladi'-on-the-rigtrt"dancing)and then just let dancers
learn ApD
from dancing later on. SomeClubs do that, obviously'- that's why people get out on the floor unpre-
pared for challengingdarrcing.But if I had ever had an5'doubtsabout the
wisdomof doing our wat.,
they would have disappeared FASTwhen I saw our classesdancing - this weekend- I knew we did it
right! GREATDANCING!
Darrell Andersonis criticaliy ill i n a convaiescent hospital in

San Leandro, and very lonell, ,, ;'h
his friends all over here and not visiting often. . . I think he'd
reallv appreciate cards,
FairmontConvalescent Hospital
15400Foothitl Btvd
San l,eantir.l,CA 9S4TS
DON'TF0RCET:- IVSand Plus Workshopsat Anna'son Saturday,May

- WSDVest fittings next Monday'and 6. 621-0862.
Wednesdav.
ivlay 3, 1989 TTST} Eouav!
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lished Mondayand Wednesday evenings,WSDTODAY!is availableonly at Club and Class nights. Ques-
Viewsexpressedare thoseof the author.
tions, topics and opinionsare solicited and encouraged.
b)' Patty White

ABOUTNEWYORKAND BADGES - Usually, when peopie graduatefrom MainstreamClass, if they want
to join WSD, they pay their pro-rated dues at graduation and we order a rhinestone badge, which
takes about three weeks to arrive. This time, though, there won't be enough time for the badges
to come between graduation and NY, so. . those students who definitely are going to NY, and who
definitely are joining WSD,can pay their half-year dues ($12) on Wednesday-, tVay 10, and we'll order
the badgesright away so you can get them in time for New York! Studentswho arentt going to Conven-
tion can join at Graduationand the badgeswili arrive as usual - this is just to get rhinestonebadges
for this Convention!
FIRSTCHANCE!The Paul Waters dance on Saturday the 13th is our MS Class's first chance to dance
with the CIub and with visitors from other Clubs, becauseitrs going to be
Mainstreamand Classlevel Plus tips! "@
It's in a lovely new Hall - there are issuesof THE WESTERN STAR,WSD'snewsletter, on the table
for you tonight, with directions on the back page. Everybodyplease be sure to note that the other
dance (the Friday night one) is full Plus, and nobody should try it without having completedthe plus
Class.Paul's a supercaller and iTFgoing to be a superdance!
FOROURMAINSTREAM CLASS- There was a 1ot of confusionfor the Class before you (someare your
Angelsnorv) and I want to explain somethingto prevent the samething from happeningfor you- During
their MS Class, they discovered that Foggy City's MS Class was doing fancier styling and seemed
to be getting to be better dancers sooner, so naturally they were worried that maybe they werenrt
as good as the FCDclass, or maybeWSDwasn't teaching them right.
NOTT0 WORRY! What actually was happeningis that WSDand FoggyCity teach their classesdifferently,
and the studentslearn things at different times. WSDhas always placed a very early emphasison
somethingcalled All Position Dancing (npO]l-ftnt from the beginning of Basic. (You've been doing
this all along - that's when you do a call not onll' from the standard rgent-on-the-left-lady-on-
the-rightt position, but also half-sashayed,and you do calls from all kinds of different starting form-
ations)It does take longer to get throughthe Calls becausewe work 'em to death!
Many Clubs, including Foggy City, wait to work this APD concept until the Class is actually dancing
PIus or Advanced.We teach this way becausewe think it builds stronger dancers in the iong run;
but there's nothing wrong with doing it the other way. Eventually, everyone who works at it will
becomea good dancer.
tutother thing that happenedfor that Class is that there were a few people trying to get them to
join Foggy City instead of Western Star, and they got the impressionof a lot of rivalry between
the Clubs. This is just not the case - there are a ver,u-few people in each Club who dislike ridividuat
people in the other Club, but almost all of us are friends and we dance together all the time.
In San Franciscowerre all lucky becausewe have both FoggyCity and WesternStar to dance in and
two whole Calendarscrammedwith other things, toot Ang therefs Midnight Squaresfor Advancedand
Challengedancing. Gay squaredancersin most cities don't have the choices available that we do.
If some of you eventually should decide that you prefer Foggy Cityrs dance style and activities, itrs
okay. You don't need to feel wierd or secretive about it! Whattsimportant is that you join the Club
you feel most comfortablewith and then support your Club! All Clubs need help - itrs a lot of work
but a lot of fun to help run one!
DON'TFORGET:
Workshopsthis weekendat Anna's, and
WSDVest fittings next Mondayand Wednesdal',
and
SOFT-S0LED SHOES next Wednesday!
MayI 1989 WsD Eopav!
WSDTODAY!,a complementto THE WESTERN STAR,tackles current issues, questionsand news. Pub-
lished Mondayand Wednesday evenings,WSDTODAY!is available only at Club and Classnights. Ques-
tions, topics and opinionsare solicited and encouraged.Views expressedare those of the author.
OUR Ill:EF'ESl- UCIf'JIlULtiNi.l[{:/.\hlD 5Yl'lFA]'l"tY Tn T'F{E r:RIENIIS Af,lD RELAT'MS OF

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WESTERNSTARDANCERS
PRESENTSFORTWO MGHTS
PAULWATERS
ST. PAULUSLUTHERAN
CHURCH
GOUGHSTREETat EDDYSTREET
(lnthebasement)
MAYi2 TH MAY 13 TH
FRIDAY SATURDAY
7:30- 10:00 7:30- 10:30
HEA\A/DUTY
TAKENOPRISONERSII CLASSLEVEL
PLUS MAINSTREAM
AND
(rFYOUARENOTSECUREtN PLUS, CLASSLEVEL

PLEASE
JO|NUSONSATURDAY)
$6 PLUS
$o
Mayl0 1989 WsD Eonar'!
sSD TODAY!,a complement to THEWESIERN STAR,tackles current issues,questionsand news. pub-
lished Mondayand wednesday evenings,wsD ToDAytis availabteonly at club and class nights. eues_
Viewsexpressed are thoseof the auihor.
OUFIDEEFHST COI{DCILENCES A N N S Y F I F ' A T I - . ITYO T H E F j R I E N D S A N D R E L A T ] V E S O F

DAf1RELL A|{DERSOf{ tiJHOFAS$ED AbJAY CIN l'1AY 511{. DARREL-L WAii Af.l ACTIVE f'lEf'ltsER
OF WSD" I.{AVII'IG SERVED ON THE ttOARD OT: DIREI]TORS AND I'JUMERCIU5 CI4TTEE
ASSIGNI"IEhIT'5$II'ICE IIIS $RADUATION II'I T'HE:SIJI'II'IE:R OfT 1?84." HH WA$ ALSO A
M E N F E R O F ' T H E S N L J A R ED A N C E I . . I A I s I ] N C O ] { I { I T T E E - T H A T F . U T - T O G E T ' H E R OUR
I-IEI"IOfTABL-E FERFORFIAI.ICEA'T' THE {:Lfisl I'IG CEREF1NN I ES OF GAY GAI'1E:s I I -
WE WILL I,II55 HIS ENTHUSIASTIC. CAR]NG AND AC"TiVE NAYS. FAT,IiLY I"IE}"IBERS
R E O U E : S T ' T H A ] -A N Y I N - M E I " I O f T I U I 'D
I O N A T I O I { 5 } 3 8 : I " I A D ET O E I - T H f i f l C A N C E F C I R A I D S
O R G A N I Z A T I O N S , B C I T H O F W H I C H I l / l R R E L - . l .t ^ , A S A C T I V E I N A S T A J E L L AS SOUARE
DANCING. THIS WHHI.::END'S D A f ' I C E ! ]N I I . . L . B E D f : D I C A T E D T O H I T J M E I - I O R Y ,
START SPREADING THE NENS. 6TH IAGSDC CONVENTION IN NYr NY
W S D . A L O T { Gt d ] ' T H T H E $ C I U " T HF L O R I D A I ' I U S T A N G S . F , U D D L E T O I { NS O U A R E S ( S E A T T L E }

A T . I DC A F , I I ' A L C I T Y S G I I J A R H 1(SS A C R A I , I H N T O ) , A h I D I I E W Y E A R ' 5 R E S i O L U T I O N S ( L A )
A R E T H E F I V E F O U N D I N G I " I E M E ( E RO Sf : T H E I A G S D C ( 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
'I'r{E
oF 6AY SGIUAREDAtiCH CLUHS). IN FACT WE WEI{E ONLY 5 GAy |'TODERNhlEUTFr(N
S O U A R E D A N C E C L U F S A R C I U N DI N 1 9 8 3 h I H E N T I { E I A 6 5 D C W A S S T A F | T E D I N M I A M I , A T
THE VERY FIRSTF'LY*IN. TODAYTHERE ARE OVER.]5 CLL'85 ACROSSTHE IJS AND
CANADA, INCLLJDING NEUICLUFS IN sAN D]EGO. EURE}..A. AND PH]LADELF,HIA T'HAT
BEGAN THIS YL.AR,
L A T E R T H A T Y E A R ( 1 9 8 3 ) " N A N Y O F U 5 A T T E N D E DT H E ' C O U N T R Y D A N C E F E S T I V A L '

AT fHE RENO ROtlEU, t^,E HAD TO SHARE L.I:|'4ITED DANCE l'If.lE AND SPACE NITH
CLOG6ER5" ROUND DAT'ICERs. FOLFI DA}{CERS, AND MOREi BUT WE ALSCI HAD OUR
F I R S T E X E C U T I V E A N D G E N E : R A LI 4 E : I ' I B E R S H I PI A E S D C t ' l T G S i . T H U S T l { E I D E A F O R
OUR OWN CONVENTION WAS FORN. SEATTLE VOLUNTEERED. AND TWO FUDDLETObINERE
DOUG |'ICP|{ERSONAl{D AGIIES Sl"lIT}i BECAI'IE THE CO-CHAIRS. AGNES WAS ONE UF IA|SD'S
FIVE FOUNDERS, WHo HAD JUST MOVED TO SEATTLE. sHE AND DOUG, NITH GREAT
N E R V E A l ' . l DV I S I C I N , | " 1 A D ET H E F I R S T C C I l { T A C T SW I T H N A ' f I O N A L C A L L E R S A N D
C O N T R A C T E DW I T H A H O T E L F O R R O C I I ' 4 s .D A N C E S F ' A C E A N D B A N O U E T F A C I L I T I E S . NONE
OF HIS HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE AND IlO ONE EVEN P{NEWHOW I"1ANYWCIULDATTEND.
I T N C I R I , i E D I! N F A C T I T N A S T H E ' B I G BANG" FROM WHICH ALL OUR FUTURE
C O N V E N T I O N S H A V E S P R U N { i , ' P E E L T H E A P P L E ' C E L E B R A T E S C I L J RS I X T H A N N U A L
C O N V E N T I O N A N D A L L T H E H E R I T A G E . F U N A N D G R O W T HT H A T T H A T I M P L I E S .
T R E A T ' Y O U R S E L F T ' O A I ' I E M O R A B L EV A C A T I O N , F O R G R E A T D A N C I N G A N D T H E C H A N C E T O

I"IEET OTHER DANCERS FftOI'l ACROSS THE COUNTRYAND BUILD NEW FRIENDSHIFS. THE
C O N V E N T I O f { C A N ' T B E B E A T , A N D N E : N Y T ] R I . :F: R O M I S E S T O B E E . I I G G E RA N D B E T T E R
THAN ANY.
T O N I T E . T O C E L I ] R A T E T H E U F ' C O I 4 I N GC O V E N T I O N " W E " V E G O T S H O W T U N E s . A R A F F L E

F ' O R F ' R E E R E G I S - T R A I ' I I ] I { ( C I R H T J N H T A R YE O U I V A L - E N T ) T I . I E C O N V T j N T I O I {C A L L ' P E E L HE
"
A F F ' L E " . A N D A I . L I . I i N D S f i F I F J F O R I { A T I O NT O H E L P Y O L J G E T S E T L J P .
t A l EA L S O W I L L B E T / l l ' : . I N G V E S T O R D E I I S , l - l i E T A J S V
DI S T I S ] - H E { ] L U B " S U N O F F I C I A L
OFFICAL OUTFIT. AND THOSE NHO WOULD L-II.:.ETO bJEAR IT II.I NEW YOR}';.SHOLJI,-D6ET
F I T T ' E D H I S E V E N I N G . S E E R T } F E T T T( T H A N I . I S I ) F O R I " I O R ED E T A I L S . W E ' D A L S O L I I . ; E
TO THAt'll'i DON t^Jl{OHAS VOLUNTEERED TO HELF WII'}{ SEhJING. AND. IF YCIU NOULD
LIF::E TO HAVE YUUR hlliD HADGE FtlR NY. PLEA5E SE:E JAl"lESi hJH ARE ACCEFTING {lLLlB
-TO
F I E I 1 B E R S H I F SE A R L Y , T . , F : I O R GRADUATINN, S{J THA]' BAD6H5 CAN BE ORDERED IN
TIME.
WESTERNSTARDANCERS
PRESENTSFORTWO NIGHTS
PAULWATERS
ST. PAULUS
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
GOUGHSTREET at EDDYSTREET
(lnthebasement)
'T
MAY12 H MAY 13IH
FRIDAY SATURDAY
7:30- 10:00 7:30- 10:30
HEAVYDUTY
TAKENO PRISONERS!! CLASSLEVEL
PLUS MAINSTREAM
AND
(rFYOUARENOTSECUREtN PLUS, CLASSLEVEL

PLEASEJOINUS ON SATURDAY)
$6 PLUS
$o
wsD ODAY!
wSD ToDAY!, a complementto THE WESTERN STAR,tackles current issues, questionsand news. pub-
lished Mondayand Wednesday evenings,WSDTODAY!is availableonly at CiuU anOClassnights. Ques_
Viewsexpressedare those of the author.
by Patty White
THANKSto everyone who worked on the two Paul Waters dances last weekend! Freeman coordinated
the hall responsibilities so that people who helped switched off nights and everyone got to dance
one night or the other. Decorations, equipment schlepping and setup, door security, drinks, and
all the other things you need to do to put on a dance were handled by Don, Marc, Gary, Brandon,
Clark, Freeman, Russ, Patty, Anna, Scott, Monte and Rod. Ron Farv6, Bob Bradshaw's lover, also
helped, and lots of people pitched in to put away chairs, etc.
ABOUTTHE ST PAULUSHALL: We're planning more dances for this beautiful hall! One thing everyone
needs to be aware of is that the hallways leading to the bathrooms are open to the playground
behind the church; and the playground is accessible from the street. The St Paulus folks told us
to be aware of who's supposed to be at our dance because nobody else is supposed to be in the
building (they may have had strange people wander in from the street before). So just watch for
any strangers in the future and let everyone know right away if any problems arise!
ANOTHERTHiNG ABOUTTHE HALL: For anyone who drives and parks on Gough - the far left lane,
next to the church, is a freeway-only lane, and if you get to the end of the block in that lane,
you have to go onto the freeway and then it'll take forever to get back (believe me!) lf you park
beside the church, you have to time your departure very carefully to be sure you can get out into
the center lane so you can continue on down Cough. You can't see the traffic coming toward you
from the next block up on Gough until they're already on your block, so you have to time it with
the tights and watch for cross-traffic turning onto Gough. Beware!
A QUESTIONCAME UP: Someonein the WSD Plus class asked me Saturday night whether WSD would
ever give a single-level dance which would automatically exclude some members who dontt dance
the level. The answer I gave him is no, we wouldn't give a lone dance that wouldn't offer all our
members a chance to dance. We arranged with Paul to call the heavy-duty Plus dance as a special
treat for our advanced Plus dancers who are aching for a real workout since most of their dancing
is Class-level Plus and Class-level Mainstream at Club dances. But we wouldn't have given it without
the Class-level dance right along with it so that everyone had the opportunity to dance!
lncidentally, for those of you who were working the hall on Friday night and may sometimes not
have had the faintest idea what was going on on the floor - that was pgy heavy-duty Plus. It just
doesn't come much harder. But the reason it sounded like Paul was calliru so FAST is that he was
giving a call, then very quickly talking the floor through it AT Tm SAMETIME THEYWEREDOINGIT.
This is called "directional calling" and it's used a lot when people are in very unusual starting posi-
tions. Itrs a feature of APD calling, and is just a faster, real-time version of being walked through
a call like Bob and Bill do with you.in class.
DIRECTORYUPDATES:Leave any corrections and additions on Freeman's machine. He'll give them
to me and Itll put them in the next issue of THE WESTERN
STAR in a form that you can ;asily add
into your Directory!
SATURDAYSCHEDULE CLARIFICATIONS: Workshopsat Anna's, 12-2 MS, 2-4 PLUS. potluck at Andl, &
Randy's, 332 Paul Ave, Mtn View, at SPM for those who are going to the ECR Roger Loney dance.
RanCy& Andy's #: (415) 961-7504, Anna's #: 621-0g62. Anna says people going to the poiluck can
bring their hot or cold things to her house for keeping if theyrre going South direcfly from the
workshop. CARPOOLING: Scott?s arranging it. See hin tonight or Wednesdaynieht.
ROCERLONEYDANCE:This is the first full Plus-level dance for ECR's Plus class who just graduated.
Our Plus class will be all the way thru the Plus calls, or almost, and Scott checked to be sure it
would be okay to bring our Plus class people. .YES! If it turns out to be a little beyond you,
not to worry! Just partner up with a full-Plus WSDdancer (WSDfull-Plus dancers be sure to partner
up with our Class people!) and we'll do fine - if 'uuorstcomes to worst, we'll all make suicide squares,
mrrg22. l3E5 WSI) roDAY!
WSD TODAY, a complement to the "Western Star Newslett€r", is published each
Monday and Wednesday evening, WSD TODAY will only be available at Club and
OH CANADA! TODAY IS VICTORIA DAY IN CANADA. AND SO IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT

WE CELEBRATE THIS EVENT TONITE SINCE OUR SISTER CITY CLUB IS THE SQUARES
ACROSS THE BORDER. WE HAVE A CARD THAT WE WILL BE SENDING ALONG TO THEM;
PLEASE BE SURE TO ADD YOUR NAME. OUR SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP, THE ONLY
ONE IN THE IAGSDC ALTHOUGH THERE ARE HOPEFUL RUMBLING OF OTHERS, BEGAN IN
1 9 8 4 W H E N A G R O U P O F W S D ' E R S V I S I T E D V A N C O U V E RA F T E R T H E S E A T T L E
CONVENTION. (RUSS HAS ALL THE JUICY DIRT ON THAT TRIP! ). EACH CLUB GRANTS
H O N O R A R YM E M B E R S H I P A N D A B A D G E T O V I S I T O R S W H O D A N C E A T A R E G U L A R L Y
S C H E D U L E DC L U B N I T E . A N D S P E A K I N G O F C A N A D A , I T S N O T T O O E A R L Y T O M A K E
NOTE OF THE 1990 CONVENTION, APRIL 12 THRU 15TH IN VANCOUVER!
A B I G W E L C O M ET O N I T E T O O U R C A L L E R B I L L H A N Z E L . B I L L I S N O S T R A N G E RT O
WSD; HE TAUGHT OUR 4TH BASIC/MS CLASS AND CONTINUED AS OUR PRIMARY
CALLER/INSTRUCTOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MANY OF US LEARNED TO SQUARE DANCE
UNDER BILL'S TUTELAGE INCLUDING BOB WHO, WITH BrLL'S HELP, WENT ON TO
BECOMEA CALLER IN HIS OWN RIGHT. THANKS BILL FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND
F R I E N D S H I P T H E S E M A N Y Y E A R S A N D W E L C O M EB A C K A G A I N .
WE RECEIVED A FLYER OF JOHNNY PRESTON'S CALLING SCHEDULE, ONE HE MAKES

AVAILABLE AT ALL HIS DANCESAND IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT SF'S FLY IN AND
THE NEW YORK CONVENTIONWERE BOTH LISTED.
I F Y O U ' R E P L A N N I N G A S I D E T R I P T O P H I L L Y I N C O N J U N C T I O NW T T H T H E
C O N V E N T I O Ny O U C A N C O N T A C T A L A N L A U F E R A T ( 6 0 9 ) 3 9 4 - 1 3 7 1 . H E I S T H E M A I N
C O N T A C T F O R T H E ' ' T N D E P E N D E N C ES Q U A R E ' " A N D A L S O T H E I R C A L L E R / I N S T R U C T O R .
A L A N B E G A N D A N C I N G W I T H T H E S O . F L O R I D A M U S T A N G SA N D T H E N M O V E D T O N J A N D
DANCEDWITH THE TIMES SQUARES. TN ADDITION TO PHILLY, ALAN IS ALSO
TEACHING SQ. DANCING AT THE NEW PRELUDE BAR IN NEW HOPE, PA (A LARGE GAY
C O M M U N I T YA B O U T 5 0 M I L E S N O R T H O F P H I L L Y ) . ANOTHER NEW CLUB IN THE
W O R K S ? S P E A K I N G O F T H E I N D E P E N D E N C ES Q U A R E S , O N E O F T H E I R M E M B E R S , S T E V E ,
J U S T M O V E D H E R E T O S F A N D W E ' R E P L E A S E D T O W E L C O M EH I M A S A N E W M E M B E RO F
I.JSD.
T H A N K S T O R A N D Y A N D A N D Y F O R Y E T A N O T H E R W O N D E R F U LP O T L U C K S A T U R D A Y N I G H T
BEFORE A GREAT BANNER DANCE. WE HAD ABOUT TWO SQUARESOF WSDERSENJOYING
THE CALLING OF ROGER LONEY AND THE HOSPITALITY OF THE EL CAMINO REELERS.
FREEMAN CALLED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A REPORT FROM THE REHOBOTH BEACH RETREAT
S P O N S O R E DB Y C H E S A P E A K E S Q U A R E S - I ' A F A B U L O U S TIME WITH MORE THAN
I2O PARTICIPANTS!'' LETS HOPE THEY DO IT AGAIN AND WE ALL GO.
R E M E M B E RW E A R E D A R K N E X T M O N D A Y N I T E , B U T , W E C A N A L L G E T T O G E T H E R A T
F R E E M A N ' S , T A I L G A T E B R U N C HP O T L U C K , 1 1 A M P R I O R T O T H E T R I C Y C L E R A C E ( 2 2 5
S A N C H E Z @ M A R K E T ) . A L S O N E X T W E E K E N DI S T H E A N N U A L N O . C A L I F . " R O U N D - U P "
E X T R A V A N G A N Z AA T T H E O A K L A N D C O N V E N T I O N C E N T E R , F R I T H R U S U N ( T A K E B A R T T O
12TH STREET). YOU MIGHT WANT TO REVIEW PATTY'S WSD TODAY ARTICLES FROM
LAST MONTH (IN THE BINDER) IF IT WILL BE YOUR FIRST EXCURSIONTO A
STRAIGHT DANCE. MANY OF US WILL BE THERE AT LEAST SAT. NITE _ HOPE TO SEE
YOU'ALL AS WELL. . . IT IS ALWAYSGOODDANCING AND GOODTIMES.
M a g2 4 , l 9 B 9 $ TODAY !
WSD TODAY, a complement to the "Western Star Newslettor", is published
each Monday and Wednesday evening, WSD TODAY wilL only be available at
Club and Class nights. Questions, t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d and
I F Y O U , R E P L A N N I N G A S I D E T R I P T O P H I L L Y I N C O N J U N C T I O NW I T H T H E
C O N V E N T I O NY O U C A N C O N T A C TA L A N L A U F E R A T ( 6 0 9 ) 3 9 4 - 1 3 7 1 . H E I S T H E M A I N
''INDEPENDENCE
CONTACTFOR THE SQUARES'" AND ALSO THEIR CALLER/INSTRUCTOR.
A L A N B E G A N D A N C I N G W I T H T H E S O . F L O R I D A M U S T A N G SA N D T H E N M O V E D T O N J A N D
D A N C E DW I T H T H E T I M E S S Q L I A R E S .I N A D D I T I O N T O P H I L L Y , A L A N I S A L S O
TEACHING SQ. DANCING AT THE NEW PRELUDE BAR IN NEW HOPE, PA (E LARGE GAY
C O M M U N I T YA B O U T 5 0 M I L E S N O R T H O F P H I L L Y ) A N O T H E RN E W C L U B I N T H E
WORKS?
W E ' D L I K E T O O N C E A G A I N W E L C O M ES T E V E ( A F O R M E R I N D E P E N D E N C ES Q U A R E S
M E M B E R ) W H O R E C E N T L Y M O V E DH E R E F R O M P H I L A D E L P H I A .
F R E E M A N I S B A C K F R O M T H E R E H O B O T HB E A C H R E T R E A T S P O N S O R E DB Y C H E S A P E A K E
II
S Q U A R E S , T H I S P A S T W E E K E N D- A F A B U L O U S TIME WITH MORE THAN T2O
PARTICIPANTS!'' LETS HOPE THEY DO IT AGAIN AND WE ALL GO.
THERE WILL BE NO WORKSHOPS T H I S W E E K E N DD U E T O T H E M E M O R I A L D A Y H O L I D A Y ,

B U T , W E C A N A L L G E T T O G E T H E RA T F R E E M A N ' S ' T A I L G A T E B R U N C H P O T L U C K ' 1 1 A M
P R I O R T O T H E T R I C Y C L E R A C E ( 2 2 5 S A N C H E Z@ M A R K E T ) . C O F F E E , S C R E W D R I V E R S
''BRUNCHY''
A N D T A B L E W A R EW I L L B E P R O V I D E D ; P L E A S E B R I N G A DISH AND AN
A L T E R N A T I V E B E V E R A G EI F Y O U D O N ' T D R I N K E I T H E R T H A T I S P R O V I D E D . S P O R T S F A N
C O S T U M E SA R E E N C O U R A G E D AND WE'LL BE OUTSIDE SO PLS DRESS ACCORDINGLY.
WE'LL WALK OVER TO THE MINT PRIOR TO THE RACE AT zPM.
''ROUND-UP''
A L S O T H I S C O M I N G W E E K E N DI S T H E A N N U A L N O . C A L I F . EXTRAVANGANZA
A T T H E O A K L A N D C O N V E N T I O NC E N T E R , F R I T H R U S U N ( T A K E B A R T T O 1 2 T H S T R E E T ) .
MOST PROBABLYTHERE WILL BE NO DANCING AVAILABLE AT CLASS LEVEL
M A I N S T R E A M , H O W E V E RY O U M I G H T W A N T T O C H E C K O U T T H E S C E N E A N D D O S O M E
S Q U A R ED A N C E S H O P P I N G . I F Y O U D O D E C I D E T O A T T E N D , Y O U M I G H T W A N T T O
REVIEW PATTY'S WSD TODAY ARTICLES FROM LAST MONTH (TN THE BINDER) WHICH
A N S W E RA L O T O F Q U E S T I O N S A B O U T O N E ' S F I R S T E X C U R S I O N T O A S T R A I G H T D A N C E .
A L S O , Y O U , L L B E A B L E T O F I N D Q U I T E A F E W C L U B M E M B E R ST H E R E O N F R I A N D S A T
NIGHTS.
I ' D L I K E T O A D D A P E R S O N A LN O T E O F C O N G R A D U L A T I O N S TO ALL OF YOU; YOU'RE

D A N C I N G V E R Y V E R Y W E L L . A F T E R T H I S E V E N I N G Y O U ' L L B E J U S T O N E M O N T HA W A Y
F R O M M A I N S T R E A M G R A D U A T I O N A N D F R O M B E I N G A B L E T O V E R Y C O M P E T E N T L YD A N C E
T H I S C O M ] N G S U M M E R . A L L Y O U R H A R D W O R KA N D B O B A N D B I L L ' S A P D A N D D B D
T E A C H I N G W I L L P A Y O F F . A N D W E H A V E Q U I T E A S U M M E RI N S T O R E ! 2 B I G D A N C E S
WITH NATIONAL CALLERS BILL HARRISON AND JERRY JESTEN; 2 CLUB NITES WITH
LOCAL FAVORITE ERIC HENERLAU; CLUB NITE DANCING (MONDAYS) WITH ALTERNATING
M S / P L U S T I P S A N D A P L U S C L A S S ( 2 8 C A L L S ) O N W E D N E S D A YN I G H T S ; A D D I T I O N A L
S O C I A L W O R K S H O P SA N D A V A R I E T Y O F S O C I A L E V E N T S I N C L U D I N G O U R A N N U A L
PICNIC ON ANGEL ISLAND. ALL OF THIS LEADING INTO OUR NEXT BASIC CLASS IN
S P E T E M B E RA N D O U R W E E K E N DR E T R E A T A T T H E R U S S I A N R I V E R I N O C T O B E R . D E T A I L S
W I L L O F C O U R S EF O L L O W . IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, OUR CLUB,S MOTTO IS
"DoNtT sroP, DoN'T sl,ow DowN"
by Scott
.W'SD
May 31, 1989 Eouav!
W S D T O D A Y ! ' a c o m p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R ' t a c k l e s cur-
rent issues, questions and news. Published Monday and
Wednesday evenings, WSD TODAY! is available only at Club and
CIass nights. Questions, topics and opinions are solicited
and encouraged. Views expressed are those of the author.
by Freeman Stamper
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Your valuable workshops return this weekend after having
been postponed for the Memorial Day weekend.
Saturday, June 3
Anna Damiani's place (go around the building to the back)
132 Hartford St, SF
Home Phone z 621-0862
PIus workshop Noon to 2 pm
Mainstream workshop 2 pm to 4 pm
S"PR-I""N-Q,,."Q"-L"E"A"!$IN"q'-H"a"R,.]ltl$"-DD"AIr"L"ARP"
The WSD garage sale is Saturday and Sunday, June 10 & 11, at
225 Sanchez (The Chicken Ranch). Whatever you have and
dontt want we can convert to cash.
We still need a volunteer driver with access to a truck or

van-type vehicle in case there are requests for home pickup
or items too large to bring in a car or on foot. Please see
Freeman if you can help or call him at 43I-6272,
p-"a""N-v_F"NT,I"9""I_{'."V_P...p"A.T.B
If you have already registered for the IAGSDC Convention in
New York this 4th of July weekend, watch your mail for
Update #6 which should be arriving soon. If you are
planning to be in NYC the weekend before and to participate
in their Gay Freedom Day Parade, Update #6 will be giving
you information about the square dancing participation in
the NYC parade.
Y"QU"R
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Your views, opinions, and questions are very valuable to
WSD. You are strongly encouraged to use WSD TODAY! as a
medium for communicating with your fell-ow classrnates and the
Club members. Just see Scott Carey to arrange for your
contributions to be included.
WSD TODA\' !
-hrne 5 1989
WSD TODAY!,a complementto THE WESTERN STAR, tackles current issues, questions and
news. PublishedIvlondayand Wednesday evenings,WSDTODAY!is available only at Club and
Class nights. Questions,topics and opinions are solicited and encouraged.Views expressed
are those of the author.
by Patty White
This issue is all reminders:
NEW YORK: An urqent message from the Convention Committee: Anyone

who's going and has not yet either registered or made hotel reserv-
ations, or bot,h. .PLEASE do so immediately! (The Commitbee are
desperate for people to get their amanqements made because they
have not yet fulfilled their minimum room commitment with the
hotell.Convention Update #6 wiII be here soon.
GARAGE SALE: Call Patty to arrange for home pick-up of stuff.

(I can't schlep stuff on Saturday, though, so it'lI have to be
evenings this week - (H): 581-2970, (w): 561-6005.) SaIe is at
Freeman's, 225 Sanchez, 10-4 this Saturday and Sunday. ANyTHING
is acceptable (you never know what wiII sell at a garage sale! )
WORKSHOPS:Also happening at Freeman's this Saturday are the work-

shops. I2-2 is PIus, 2-4 MS.
GRADUATION PARTIES! Both classes graduate before Convention

Plus on the 19th and MS on the 21st. Vicki Woods is calling for
the Plus Graduation!
OPINIONS, ANYONE? Announcements? Classifieds? WSD TODAY! is the

place to get the word out! See Scott or Patty to get your item
included! (Also, if you'd actually tike to produce an issue
of this erudite publication, we will not reject you!)
*rf N(N(rf
Julg 10,l5E3 WsI) roDAY!
WSDTODAYT a complement to "The Western Star" newsletter, is published
each Monday and Wednesday evening, WSD TODAY will only be available at
CIub and Class nights. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited'and
encouraged. V I E W S E X P R E S S E DA R E T H O S E O F T H E A U T H O R , T y p o s , e t c . were
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:::iI_:::_::i::l::_- ______- _byScott
W E L C O M EH O M E ! I t s great to see you'all again.
Welcome back from the San Francisco and New York Gay,/Lesbian Day Parades
what light years wetve traveled as a community since Stonewall just 20
years ago. Here's to the next 2Ol
Welcome back from the 6th IAGSDC Convention where we all took quite a
chunk out of the Big Apple. Lee told me "it was the best time Itve ever
had in my life and still respected nyself in the norning". Ernie, sporting
the twet look' that came from dancing one of those non-stop hour long tips
by De Sisto/Preston, had a grin from ear to ear.
Welcome back from the heat of the streets of New York; from the welcome
dance at TRACS (where they tried to tconvert'us to Disco at the stroke of
1Opm), from shopping trips for souvenirs and dates in the Villager from
fun nights at 'The Spike'and'The Cowgirl Hall of Fame.' Back from the
heat of the streets and cold of the air conditioned ballrooms to our
naturally air-conditioned city - it feels good.
Some congratulatory notes to our club members: to Freeman who was this
year's recepient of the "Golden Boot" award for outstanding service in the
advancement of Gay Square Dancing, to Marilyn Martinyak who was elected
this year's IAGSDC Chairperson and Tom Tripp who was elected as Secretary,
and to Sadie (Don), stunning in a hand-made white satin sguare dance
ensemble embroidered with the'Peel the Applet and tWSD'logos, who
received Honorable Mention in a field of some 28 'Honky Tonk Queen'
contestants. Last but not least, to Anna who was elected as the President
of the IAGSDC Callers Association.
It was one of the very best conventions, due in no small part to the
Convention Cmttee and the Times Squares whose years of hard work paid off
in a crisp and efficient and smoothly run program. We look forward to Art
Smithts video and Wella Balsamts "Crinolines" to relive some great
memories. . . and on to Vancpuver, Easter weekend 1990. Dontt miss it!
Welcome back to !Club Night Dancing! Starting tonight, Mondays will be a

fun-filled mix of club callers and apprentices, records and tapes designed
to keep us dancing, dancing and dancing as well as improving our skills.
Additionally, the last Monday of the month, (or thereabouts) we'lI be
featuring a guest caller. The format is "Red Light,/Green Light
(Mainstream/Plus) and the cost is $3.OO/night ($4.00 on guest caller
nights). A reminder that Wednesday night begins our Plus Class: 13 nights
of instruction at $40.00, payable on the 12th or 19th of July (Angels
welcomed at no charge ) .
And welcome back to Surnmer Socials ! This Saturday is our annual Fourth of
July picnic at Angel Island. Be sure to pick up a flyer with all the
detail-s.
lutV 12,lg8g WSH! Tod,ul
WSD TODAY, a complement to "The Western Star" newsletter, is published
each Monday and Wednesday evening, WSD TODAY wiII only be available at
Club and CIass nights. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and
encouraged. V I E W S E X P R E S S E DA R E T H O S E O F T H E A U T H O R .
by Scott
I { E L C O M EH O I \ { E
! Its great to see you'a1l again.
Welcome back to PLUS CLASS! Starting tonite we'11 be teaching you the 27
calls of the Plus program (the most popurar program of Gay square
dancing). The class runs 13 nights, l{ednesdays, thru october 11. The cost
is $40.00 payable on the 72th or 19th of this month. If you have any
financial difficulties, please discuss the matter with Ed Conley, the club
treasurer.
And welcome back to SOCIAL EVENTS! This Saturday we tferryt over to Angel
Island for ollr annual 4th of July picnic. We have a good time relaxing and
eating and hiking and VeSr there will be dancing. This is yorlr chance to
earn several fun dangles including SAND FLEA (dancing on sand), DOLPHIN
(dancing i n t h e o c e a n ) a n d G R A S S H O P P E R( d a n c i n g on grass) to name a few.
Be sure to pick up one of the flyers with all the details tonite before
you Ieave
And welcome back to DANCING! We only saw a few our graduates this past
Monday nightr So I'd like to remind you'all that we are DANCING every
Monday night aL Eureka Valley Rec 7:30 to 9:30. We have an exciting mix of
club callers, apprentices, records and tapes with alternating Mainstream
and Plus tips. $3.0O/night, except the last Monday when we have a guest
cal-l-er which is $4 .00. Come on down !
If you haventt filled out your membership application, f'd like to invite
you and encourage you to do so. The forms are on the information desk.
We're back from the 6th IAGSDC Convention where we all took quite a chunk
out of the Big Apple. Lee t o l d m e " i t w a s t h e b e s t t i m e I ' v e e v e r h ad in
my Iife and still respected m y s e l f i n t h e m o r n i n g " . E r n i e r s p o r t i n g the
'wet look' that came from dancing o n e of t h o s e non-stop h o u r l o n g t i p s by
De Sistoipreston, had a g r i n from ear to ear. Some congratulatory n o t e s to
our club members: to Freeman who was this y e a r ' s recepient o f t h e " G o l d e n
Boot" award for outstanding service in the advancement of Gay Square
Dancing, to I'larilyn l"lartin-vak who was elected this year's IAGSDC
Chairperson and Tom Tripp who r{as elected as Secretary, and to Sadie
(Don), stunning in'a hand-made white satin sqLrare dance ensemble
embroidered with the'Peel the Apple'and'WSD'logos, who received
Honorab-l-e I'{ention in a f ield of some 28 'Honliy Tonk Queen' contestants.
Last but not least, to Anna who was elected as the President of the IAGSDC
Call-ers Association.
It was one of the very best conventions, dtte in no small part to the
Convention Cmttee and the Times Squares whose years of hard work paid off
in a crisp and efficient and smoothly run program. And l-ike NY itself, it
was non-stop, more to do and see than there was tine. We look forward to
Art Smithts video and WelIa Balsamts "Crinolines" to relive some great
memories. and on to Vancouver, Easter weel<end 1990. Don't miss itl
JuIy 17, l9B9 \VSD TODA\'!
WSD TODAY!, A complernentto THE WESTERN STARnewsletter,is publishedeach Nlonday and Wednesday
evening, and is available only on Club and Class nights. Questions,topics and opinions are solicited
and encouraged. Views expressedare those of the author.
by Patty White
HIT THE DECKS!This is the weekend! John's

hosting the potluckrworkshop at his home in
Santa Rosa - everyone'sinvited, so if you need
a ride, or have space in your car, call your
Car-poolPooh-bah(Scott, naturally!)
MEMBERS: Please get one-on-one with our new

I[rorkshop Social
membersand Plus Class - hey, wait a minute
WAIT JUST A MINUTE!I just want you to TALK
to tem about Monday Club nights, make sure
they all knorv Club night is MS/Plusand they're
specially invited. Also, we want 'em to know
Tit IheIeck$"
ComeJoinUsForDancing On John's
Outdoors
that Eric Henerlau'll be calling on the 3lst Beautiful Decks
Redwood !!!
for all of us!
T-SHIRTS:Anna says she'll be bringing the t-

July23rd - Sunday
shirts to the Eric Henerlau dance for people
who want to get one then ($10) or you can @JohnVogt's
see her before that if you just can't wait another 1942txdwig Stasse,SantaRosa
day to join the elite, stylish, intellectual group (707)
s7s-0s2E
of fabulous dancers who are currently' showing
off their magnificent physiquesin these exquis- 1 HourDrivefromGoldenGate
ite designert-shirts.
"Now, I know it looks like all glamourto you, 1l - Noon Arrival

but square dance callers are really just folks!" Noon- Five Workshop Alternatinglrvels
Want to learn about calling? We have a caller
apprentice program getting started now! No
PicnicLunch Potluck(BYOB)
experience is necessary to get started - Bob
Bellville is having the first of his "caller workshops''
on the 29th. This is really a great chance to Weather?Couldbehot,couldbefog
learn about all phasesof calling - from handling Carpooling?Yes, seeScott
the equipment, planning an evening's program
and selecting music to the actual mike work
with trash and singing calis to the different
calling styles and techniques.Caller apprentices
wili get to help our callers Bill, Bob and Eddie
and will have increasing responsibility for Ciub
Night programming.Scott's very involved with
this, so see him if you'd like to join up!
,|(*,lq<*
JuIy 1'9 l989 u/SD TODA\'!
WSDTODAY!,A complementto THE WESTERN STARnewsletter, is publishedeach Nlonday and Wednesday

evening, and is available only on Club and Class nights. Questions,topics and opinions are solicited
and encouraged.Views expressedare those of the author.
by Patty White
HIT THE DECKS!This is the weekend! Johnrs

hosting the potluck/workshop at his home in
Santa Rosa - everyonetsinvited, so if you need
a ride, or have space in your car, call your
Car-poolPooh-bah(Scott, naturally!)
PLUS CLASSNIENIBERS: All the old membersare

EforkshcpSocia3
supposedto be talking to you but in case they
don't - Nlonday Club Nights are alternating
NISTPIus so there's dancing for everyone- join
in on lvlondaysfor extra dancingt-ln6ko don't
forget that Eric Henerlau is calling MSz'plus
Tit Ihe!ecks"
ComeJoinUs ForDancingOutdoors
OnJohn's
on the Stst -Jn'e of our favorites, h-etssmart, BeautitulRedwood
Decks!!!
challenging,high-energyand he can sing, too!
T-SHIRTS:Anna says she'll be bringing the t- July?3rd - Sunday

shirts to the Eric Henerlau dance for people
who want to get one then ($10) or you can @ JohnVogt's
see her before that if you just cantt wait another 1942txd',vigStass€,SantaRosa
day to join the elite, stylish, intellectual group (707)s7s-0s28
of fabulous dancers who are currently showing
off their magnificent physiquesin these exquis- 1 HourDrivefromGoldenGate
ite designert-shirts.
"Now, I know it looks like all glamour to you, 11- Noon furival
but square dance callers are really just folkslrt Noon* Five WorkshopAlternatinglevels
Want to learn about calling? We have a caller
apprentice program getting started now! No
PicnicLunchPotluck(BYOB)
experience is necessaryto get started - Bob
Bellville is having the first of his "caller workshops''
on the 29th. This is really a great chance to Weather?Couldbehot,couldbefog
learn about all phasesof calling - from handling Calpooling?Yes, seeScott
the equipment, planning an evening's progfam
and selecting music to the actual mike work
Mapon Reverse Side
with hash and singing calls to tlie different
calling styles and techniques.Caller apprentices
will get to help our callers Bill, Bob and Eddie
and will have increasingresponsibility for Club
Night programming.Scott's very invoived with
this, so see him if you'd like to join up!
QUARTERLYSELECTIONS: WSD's first edition
of Quarteriy Selections will be published this
DRAG QUEENS:Part of the price you pay, for fall, and I'm encouragingeveryone to submit
beauty is having to schiep extr.a clothes around articles for it. Your article(s) can be on any
and then losing some because you forgot to subject of interest to square dancers, and any
'em
take all with you when you lef t! Well, length you think necessaryto cover the subject.
it's happenedagain - someoneleft a nice pair I will not edit the artiqies at Al1, so what
of white running shoes after Graduation. So u intencied
see illax to get your shoesback and see Steffanv it! Deadline is July 31 - see details in Julyrs
for lessonsin Drag logistics. WESTERN STAR(on the tabie in back).
l^lSD TBDAY !
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l"lmndav and Wednesiclav and i s3 av;ri I ;rb l. e' clrtI v at c . [ r - r b $ r ' c 1 a s s ; . I r r p l t t { :r - c : r n
t h e * r n e n i b e r s l h i . s i s 3 s o l i c i . t e + d " V i . t l u l : ; e x u ) r e * r ; t ; e l ca
Jr€i t hoee o-f t he aurthor .
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Well. clc:rr't {eel.i too nat;l.:alc-ric bec;rlts;e we've {:tot'h.hem frere tctrr:i.r-:ht as ute
w e l c n m e l r r i r : l * l e * n r . l r ] ; r r . .orn. e n { t h e h : e i $ t c a l l e r s i.n Lht::'}Iav and ['Jor].d arrd.c
I o n q t i m a l c o r n m u t r r j . t vf a v o r j . t e r " t o o u r r - r r r { t n t f r l v o u t e s t c a l l e r ' ' g i snot, Erir: will
be callirr$ alter-rra'tirrg tips c f 1 " 1 1 5 / l - ' L t J( nUi c l r - r :o r - l e s s ) tonj.qht. Thel dor:r {ere
is $ll"tl0. l{nr:e voLrrall enic:v.
A qltic[:: nc.]t(*! the, EV[lC reqLlirtrs $o{t r ; m l e . r c Js } ' r c i e s ;r n t } r e i r {lanr- we" ve

tried to gr:t the word c:lrt as; lrergt we r:an., hrr-tt if i't clidn't r-s:ach vc]Lr arrcl
v o L t a r e w e r a r i r r c l h ; r r d s o l e d g h o e s r n a v w e p . [ € ' a s i € rr e ' c l u r e r t t h ; r t y c u r d a r i c e
j.n str:cllino feet. We apoloqrj.':e'for tl-re incnnv*pni.errce trut it is dt trourst:
r u r Le .
Bob j.s at Da';ies Hospi.tal for a few wErFl;rE {igfrting o{f an eyef infection,
I " m g t - t r - ec a r d s a n d v i s i t s wourlcl be mos{- apprHuiated, Flis spirits arei good
and we al I trur::t he' I 1 be bacll c;rl 1 i no lnr Lrsi sconesrt "
A t t e n t i o n t h e a t r e r b u r { f s l F r p e m a n i s l a a h : i n g { : o r j .r l L e r e e i t e d p a r t i e : ; f r : r a
.iclint sutt'gcription to Fri.da.v eve*nirrq perr-{orrnances at Theatrel Rhino. Si>r
p r o d u t c t i n n s , w i ' L h t h i s s p e c i . a ! . d i s c o L r n t . r . l o u rdl b e a b c l u r t $ 5 5 . 0 ( 1 .
-fher
WSD T'5 are on sal.e toniqfrt for $l().0{). design concept was Freleman"s.
t t t t " a r r t w c l r l : : r , a $ e x e c u r t - . e r jb V m v b r o t ' 1 a r k ( w h o c l i c l t t r e o r i g i n a l ' t A l S D l.ogn bv
'Ihi.s
the wav) and Arrna is readv to sell vou yr:t.rr f avorit-e si:e" i g a
I i mi tecl rLrn.
Erig Lrig'fhanl:s t o J o h n V o g t w h o o p e n e " d L r p h i s w o n c l e r f u r l h r : n r e li n S a n t a R o s a

f or lasit week'E worl::shotrl sncial . Thelre was a ooocl trrr-nclltt and wF aLl
enioverd a relar:inq afternoon. lot-rngino arrd dancing on the olrtdoor deck:g.
s o ; r l ' :i n g L t p t h e i w a r - n i r a v s * r n d q o o d { o m c l , F o h t : a m t r c l o w n { : r o r n a n A I D $ W i l d r " l o o c l
retreat and did sr:nre callinc| {nr LrsianrJ Arrna r-an'the work:;l-roL' crLtr thanks
qCI to ttrern as wel l .
Speatrincl of John" I nnderstand he ha:s all't.he irr{o.arrd s,uch on oLrr gr-t:Ltp

picture t a [ , :e l n a t N e w Y o r l , :, F l e ; r s e r t : ; e e h i m w i t h a n y q u r e s t i o n s o r o r d e r ' s .
BILL HARRISON, NATIONAL CALLER. CALLS l,tS./PLUs THIS SUNDAY AT ST. PAULUS
LUTHERAN CHURCH. 7:3O TO IOPI'I. $6.00. A 6REAT }IAY TO trLOSE YOUR hIEEKEND!
ERIC NETURNIs TO OIJR 6U851 CALLEF: $F,O]' NIEX'T'|'1ON]'H. t'lONnAY *]UG;UST?€]TH" CHE.ut
OUT OLJR O'THER I"IT]NDAYNIGI.ITS OO. WE"VE FOT l"lS E.rPt-UEiDANCING hIITH OUR OWN
IN HCIUSE CALLERS ffr RECURDS &r TAF'ES FIND At.-L AftE I{EI-COI-18D.6RAEI AN AUSLJ$T
C A L E N N A R I F Y O U D O N ' T H A V E O T ' IY E T ' .
I,JSD TODAY !
'TCIDAY g
h j e . : d n e s d a v . A r . r c r u t : ; t: . l ct09 tod;rv' * i bv Scott
W S I I T U D A \ ' . a c o m r : J . e m e + r rt o t h e " W e g i . : e r n f i t ; i r l l e w s l . e t t e r n i g p r - t b L i . s h e r c le a c l - r
l4ondaiv and Wedrresd;rv and :[s availabIe t:nlv ;irt c].urb clr r:la*is,, Innurt fr-om
' L h e ' m e m b * : t - E f rpi i s s u l .
i ni. ted " Vi ews exr:r'egsed ar-e' thusiel of the aurthor'"
B o b i s a t D a t v i e a s l - l s E n i t a l f s r - a { t : l w w e e l t s - r{ i c h ' h . i n g $ + { a n e y e i n f e c t i o n .
I'nl st-ire cardg and visj.'Ls ulaurlclher rroE;t apprefi:ia1ted. Hie spirit$ are onocJ
a n d w e e r l I. t r u r r ; t h e ' 1 1 . b e b a c k c a J .l i n t : f n r L ( : 3 s o r : n e s ; t -
A{:{:en'Licln tlieatre br-rffsl Freernnn i:; Ioc.:}':ing {nr interestecl parties for &
i t : i t - t t s t - . t t l s c r i p t i c : n l o F r " j . d a v e . r v E l r t : i . npc e
l r f ( ) r ' m f r n c : e * r : at Theatre Rfrirro. Six
produtc'L.ions,, witti {:hj.s sf:ecj.al discolrnt" wpurld be abolrt 1S5S.{lil"
h f S D T ' S a r e o n s a r J . e t n r r i . q l i ' b { :o r S 1 { ) . i ) { 1. T h e r d e r s i q n c o r i c e p t w a g F r e e r n € r n ' , s .

the art wcir'l: r{,a:r t*xecurtr"'tJ hv my tlro lvlcrlr'[,:(whu cli d the ori qi nal tAlEiDI oqo bv
t h e w a v ) a r r c ' l h r e " r - e r e r a r c j v t m * e 1 1 v c i r . . rv o r r r ' { a v n r - i { ' : e sii.eer. Tt-risi is a
I i mi tecl rLrn.
Bip Big Thanh:s to Jofrn Vogt who opened up hi-.i l+onrJerful home in Santa ltnsa
f or last w e e l ' :' s w o r l , : s h o p : s o c i a l , , T h e r e w a E ; a g o m d t l t r n o u t t a n d w e a l l
e n j o y e d a r - e l .a : t i r i q a f t e r r r o c l n
" I Hunqi nc1 and darrc i rrq on the outdoor dec ks.
Eoal':inq Ltp the w;rrnr FalVsiand good food. Ilob came down from an AIDS Wildwood
rertreat a n c J c J i d s o m e c a l L i n C I { o r L l E ia n d A n n a . r a n ther wor}rshoo oLrr thanks;
go to ttrem as wel l .
Speaking of John" I undergtand he l-ras all thta info and surch on or-rr grolrp
pictutre taken a'L New Yar-|.:. Fleas,ar see lrirr with any qurestions or orders.
BrLL HARRTSON. NATTONAL CALLER, CALLS t'tS/pLUS THrS SUNDAY AT ST, FAULUS
LUTHERAN CHURtrH, 7:3O TO lOPt'|. $6.00. A GREAT ulAY Ttl CLOSE YOUR I^fEEKEND!
JERRY JESTIN, NATTONAL CALLER, CALLS HS,/PLUS SATURDAY AU6 19 AT ST, PAULI S. i
THESE ARE JUST T'bJll llFj llUR'l{fJT fil,l'1t'lER'DANCE F'RUGRAMDAhICE{$. Ron Flas3c}':er'
o f T j . r n t : e f S q l t a r - e . s c a l l s l ' l c , r r d a v r : l u r q: l ;rt EVRtr, and E.ric HenerLaur, one of the'
best in the Bav Are*., c":rlLE;the fCIll.ctwinct l"lcndav in oLrr gue*st caller"s
spot. The*se dances. ;rrrd ;iI L c:rlr f4onclavg. c1l-€ NOT Of{LY {or o1d timerE;
thev'r-e fcir all oLrr msrnrbert;, $s dont't be shy. don't thinll vor-r have'ha wait
until v u u c l r a d u t a t . e lf r n r n P L . U S t o c l a n c e i y o u r ' r ' e a l I very competent dancerg sE
corne r:n dontn and qet thn*;e f ee.:t ulet it wun't hurrt, rin f act I think vuu'11
have one hell of a time, ;
Tftis Satltrdav we start clur Plus clags worllshop s;chedlrle! i

r'i.
Satnrdayo Arrct 5: B Edrji €'8, ?5{t l{artf t:rd St, Noon to ?prn 1i
Sutrrdeivn Ar-rg 13I tP Anrra" *a. 13? Hard{or-rj St, 2pm to 4pm t
Satutrdayp Ar-rg 19: rg Edd:ie"sr ?5() Hartf ord Sto Noon to ?pm :{
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WSDTodoy
Wednesday,August 9, 7989 Today's Todayis by Tony
WSDTodoy, a complementto theWestern Star Newsletter, is publishedmch Mondayand Wednesday and is aaailable
only at club or class.News,information,thoughts,and opiniorsfrom themembership
aresolicited. Viewsexprasedare
thoseof theauthor.
Where were you all on club night? There were a dozen or so dancers in attendanceincluding classmembers Gary,
Mark, and Philip. RussKing worked us through a couple of tips composed of fairly simple Plus and Mainstream
calls, but arranged in tricky patterns. It's surprising how different a simple call like chaseright can feel when
done from an unfamiliar position in the square. Next, Anna took us through some Plus level couples work (four
people in the square,no phantoms). This is a great way to learn to dance by definition. Very challenging and lots
of fun! Remember,club nights are for eueryone,long-timemembers and new members alike. There's no need to
wait until you graduate from Plus classbeforeattendinga club night dance. So dust off your soft-soleddancing
pumps and trot on over to EVRC. Bethereand besquare!
Bill Hanison, a nationally known caller, called a Mainstream/Plus dance for WSD Sunday night at St. Paulus
Church. Bill is a fun, high-energy caller and really kept the three squaresof dancersflyr^t at a furious pace. The
successof this, the first dance of our "Hot Summer" dance prograrmauters well for the series.
National caller|erry Jestincallsa Mainstream/Plusdanceon Saturday,August 19,also at St. Pauluschurch,

corner of Cough and Eddy streets.St. Paulusis a wonderful spacefor squaredancing and, exceptfor someof us
gay urban cowboys, could almost be mistaken for the inside of a grange hall rather than a church auditorium.
Ron Masker, club caller for the Times Squares,will call for WSD on August 21 at the Eureka Valley Recreation
Center(EVRC)and Eric Henerlau,one of the Bay Area'sbest callers,will call the following club night, August 28,
also at EVRC. Everybody,pleasecome!
WSD will hold a quarterly general meeting on club night, August 14,at EVRC. I urge everyone to attend because
nominations for the 1989WSD election will open that evening. Russ King is chairing the election committee.
Pleaseseehim if you are interested in running for the board yourself, and/or would like to nominate someone
elseto run. Any dues-payingmember of WSD is eligible to be a candidate.
A discussionof possiblechangesto the club by-laws will also be held at the generalmeeting. Pleasecome. This is
your club and you owe it to yourselvesto comeand be involved!
ForSole PlusClossWorkshops:
One Poirof SonySpeokers.ModelSRS-0.l5 SundoyAug l3: ol Anno's, 132Hortford,2-4 pm
lmpedonce: I ohm, PowerCopocity:25W
(Nom).50W(Mox). (Evenif Anno isunovoiloble,the workshopwill
stillbeheld, RussKingpresiding.Come olongl)
$2s
To purchoseor for more informotioncontoct Sofurdoy,Aug l9: ol Eddie's,250Hortford,Noon
Potty White fo2pm
(415)681-2970
I^7SD TOI)A\' !
Au g u s t t4 , 1989 by Patty
WSD TODAY! is a complement to THE WESTERNSTAR, and is specidlly

published for those peopre who come to crub and crass nights
so it's only available at Club and Class. Contributions are welcome!
Views expressed are those of the author.
TONIGHT: Welcome to our own Andy Shore, who's calling from ?:30
till 8: 30 !
T h e n , w e ' 1 1 have the quarterly General Meeting.
JERRY JESTIN DANCE: This Saturday, Jerry Jestin is calling a

dance for us at St. Paulus, 7:30 to 10:30. Jerry is a national
caller, known for his smooth style. .
I'm going to do some decorations for this dance, and would apprec-
iate anyone who's able to arrive by 7 to help me slap it up.
Please caII me at home if you're available
PLUS LIORKSHOP:This Saturday, noon Lo 2 at Eddie Hartford-Smith' s,

250 Hartford.
CLUB NIGHT REMINDERS: Ron Mascker, Times S q u a r e s c a l l e r , will

be here nexL Monday the Zlst, and the week a f t e r , the 28ti-h, it's
Eric again!
THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!

\'SD TODA\' !
A u q r u s t 1 6, l9B9 by Patty
WSD TODAY! is designed specifically for those people who attend

Club and Class nights, so is available only at Club and Class.
Contributions are welcome ! Opinions expressed are those of the
author.
Thanks to CIub Caller Andy Shore for cal I inq the first hour on
Monday - Andy's really developing his cal 1ing skiIIs, especially
his lovely sinqring voice!
P L U S W O R K S H O PN
: oon to 2 on Saturday the 19th, at Eddie Hartford-
Smith's, 250 Hartford.
D A N C E S !i ! This Saturday, the 19th, national caller from New +

Mexico Jerry Jestin will call for us at St. Paulus. 7:3O to 10:30! "
Club nights the 2Ist, Ron Mascker, Times Squares caller, at EVRC;
and the 28th. Eric Henerlau, also at EVRC.
RUNNINGFOR THE BOARD? Nominations are open now. See Russ King
to nominate someone or place your name into candidacy. Nominees
are reminded to give Russ a "campaiqn statement" for the Voter
Information Pamphlet by the 28th (if they want their sLatement
included).
THINGS TO GIVE AWAY: Twelve packingr drums, 16" diameter, 22"

hiqh. Also, a large barbecue grill on wheels: 36" long, 34" high,
20" deep. See Patty, 68L-2970.
That's aII, folks !
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I{SD TODAY!
Augus t 2L , 1989 'by M.ax B. Robb
WSD TODAYI is designed specifically for those people who attend

Club and Class nights. It is only available at those functions.
Cont ribut ions are welcome and encouraged! A11 opinions are those
of the author.
TIELCOUE to Ron Masker, f rom NYCrs Tiures Squares, our cal1er this
evening. Ron is a founding member of his c lub and has been
E,eaching and calling for about five years. Wes tern Star is
honored this evening to have Ron make his debut ca11er appearance
after completing ca1ler college in Reno. He anC. his fellow club
member, Howard Richman, and Bi 11 Eyle::, of th,p Albuquerque Wilde
Bunch, successfully completed the week-long class last week. Two
of their instructors were Bill Peters, who has cal1ed for WSD in
the past and John Kaltenthaler, executive secretary of Ca1ler1ab
and one of the featured callers at Peel the Apple -- Freeman
Stamper.
EVERYONB who was able to attend Saturdayts dance at St. Paulusr

had a great time dancing to Jerry Justin from New Mexico Good
ca1ler ! Great voice ! There were tips at everyone's 1eve1,
Mainstream and Class Plus as well as some Fu11 Plus Tips. We had
vis itors from Midnight Squares, E1 Camino Reelers, Foggy City,
(to name a few ). If you werentt among the 40 - 50 there, you
missed a rea1ly good time.
SPECIAL TEANKS to Freeman Stamper, Patty White, Scott Carey, John

Conley, Ed Conley and Paul Cahil1 for their assistance in s et ting
up for and cleaning up after the dance.
BOARD NOMINATIONS are stil1 open. See Russ King to place

yourself or someone else on the ba11ot. Nominations close next
week, August 28 all nominees have until then to submit their
"campaign stat.ementrrto Russ if they wish it to be included in
the Voter Informat.ion Package which will be urailed out with the
ba1lots.
TEEATRE lovers, there are a few available seats in the Friday

Night Theatre Rhinoceros group. If you're interested you must
see Freeman by Wednesday, August 23.
\^7SD TODA\' ! i
\
WSD TODAY! is published on C l u b a n d C l a s s n i g h t s , specially

for people who attend those nights. Contributions are welcome;
o p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e of the author.
August 28 and 30, 1989 Patty
SHINDIG THIS WEEKEND: Scott and John are hosting a Iabor day
workshop social on Sunday, September 3. Workshop from 1 to 3,
hanging out from 3 to 5, potluck from 5 to 7 (bring something
for the BBQ), then all the very latest flicks in their newly-
redecorated video theatre!
TELL-A-FRIEND: If you tetl two friends about the new class

starting the l-Bth, and they each tell Lwo friends, then we
only need one more person (counting you to angel) to make a
square !
IT'S NOT TOO LATE: Lo siqn up for Anna and Marie's Tahoe l"/eekend
Getaway !
THE BIG FOUR-O crept up (or perhaps 'barrelled down' would

be a better way to say it) on Eddie Hartford-Smith last week.
To commemmorate this auspicious occasion, the Editor would
Iike to offer these words of encouragement: "Time marches orr,
and when it's gone. . Brother, it's qone."
I
CAMPCAZ: The September 15 deadline for C A M P C A Za t o n l y $09
is coming up fast! The price goes up to $gS aft,er that.
BOB BELLVILLE's home recoverinq from his eye surgery; everyone

please help keep him in touch wibh cards!
.THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!
PS: DARK! Monday, September 4rWSD goes dark. Plus class contin-
ues on the 6th.
PPS: Note on the calendar that SepLember 11 is the Last Monday

CIub Nigrht, with Ben Goldberg calling. The 4ext CIub Night
wilI be Wednesday, September 27 with Nate Bliss-ffiling- Except
for CIub Nights, PIus Class continues on Wednesdays.
WSD TODAY !
Wedneeda.;. Sentember &. 194? todav"s TODAY is bv Scott
t { S D T O I I A Y . a c o f f r p l e n r e n t ' L o t h e " W e s t e r n S t a r N e w s l e t t e r n i s p r - r [ : 1i s h e d e a c h
l'landav and hledrre:;dav ancJ i s avqi I abL e nnl v at cl r-rb or cl ass. Innutt f rorn
' L . h e n r e r n h e r s l - r i t ri s s o L i c i . t e i d . Views elnressed are those of the aurt-hor"
Ilacl,: honre in FA,, the Labor Dav weel:e ; n d s i g n a l e c J ' h h e e n d o f t h e r S u r n r r n e ra n d

t l - r e s t a r - t n f A n L . u r m n ;T h e u * h i t E ] n a n t s : u , r e r e n u t i n t o mCIthbal1:; and tfiu=
swe*rterg carre cutt. Tfie air turned crisn arrd was filled r+ith thiat now
nastalgic a r - ( : i n r an f b u r r n i n c l e a v s * 1 3 . W e c l o n ' ' 1 . h a v e s q u t i t e t h e d r a r n a ' L i c
seat;onal shif t here in 5F, br-r't oner dctes f e,el tt-re aoprnach af the FaI1
l-rcll'letl-lLaIestsa . nrJ at cot-tr$e one sLrrf3 sinn is ttre star'h. (]f sclr(f(:1L
Ancl "gchclol bells are a ringin" f o r o u r I { E W H FD : A N C E R Sc l a s s $ept. lBth !

D i d y o L r l : i t . t r ] r t. h
J at the vast,na.ioritv of oLrr new sturdents cc]me frmm vot.rr'
F'ersonal t-ef erals? Nel 1 i'1.:; trlte - sLrrvgv af ter E i L . r r - v e 'tvh a t we have
c r : n c l u t c t e c Js h r : w t h a t least 757..join b e c s u r s e o f a f r i e n d ' s recclrnendation.
"rt
f i l e "v e * o s t a l c : t t e r e c o r n r n e n d er:elrci se. f nn and f ri endshi p and a vari etv
of;rct:ivi.tie:; tt:l n"rrne a'feuri br-rt we rreecj'h,cloe{: the wmrrJ murt and tcr
"*ccurnplisfr t h a t we need ever,yone to pitch in. Here"s how vou can help:
1. L{c:h*rvei 'FI,veri:; ;itinnnncing o r r r n e r u r c l . a s s " F ' l l * l a s e ' L a r k e rs o , n e ? t t : g i v e t o

v c f L l r -f r i e n d s n put'h Ltp in yclLtr favorite lanndrnnrat sr bar clr restaLrrant,
a ' t t " r c l - r t r - - i t e 1 * p h a n e i p n I e s , p , t c . h l o I i m i .t p e r p e r s ; a n I
i. Fir:ll Ltp c:ne of Etill'g "Invite A Square" carrjs and fill it or-r't. It helps
r - - - ' L ' - ' ' - ' - f e n m i n r - t t e t : f r ' o r r c ' L t r s c h e l c J t - t l e s ; \ f - r L J' L h i n f , :
L( l:1 L. LJ L r:( l:. t:' d- absrrt r*ight peclpl.e:
lhat wp r-a:al Lv cmlrltJ irrvitt* tm che,ck or".rt ttre rrerw cla:is. , . remember the
i.Jditerr tr-citn th;rt- r-t::;l-aLtrEnt" thet persorr : [ n ' Ll,r c - : a r : a r t m e l r l l , d c w n t h e ha]. I
:1 T';ilLe at bt-tnc:l'r u'f cir.tr n€w IJSD bt-tsi ngls:r card::

" {nr- yclLrr wal L elt , "f'l'rei'y ccltn€l i n
liaricl,v urtien,v&Lr need'b.n []clss alorig perb.ine,nt irrfr; to inrpr-mmptr-r cJat-e:e.
Relrrsrnlier- clLlr mnhtr: "tr\ N S D F . r L t $ i . n e r i g c€rr-d irr filver"v hmme*" and ngll: or..rt ttrerer
clncl da it I
4 " J r : i r r * t - u - " l i i t . . t s * r ' i . . l l . * !i i t l u r a r e l l ; " ' L t - r i s , ' i * r t . :imnimdi.;'ittr*1v f nllnwing ' t t - re

"
war-k$.fiutrl ( n n r i - r ' L c : i l F ' l ")l ; r l : A f i r r a " $ ( 1 : l ' : l-{ar-tford}" lde"ll take;{ basni [:c::l anrJ
f1'vers duwn 'Lu Caistr-r:' S'L,, ancJ 'hi.'t'.a v;rrietv of spc,t* Llp ancJ dr.ru.rrC r a:;trcr
arid 18Lh ;rnrJ r.rher*: Ever ctLrr d;incins feet nicrv 'Lr-*.v*:.|..
3, Let , t i i ? h r i g w l , r: r c : t , t s t r s u t vour indi.riclual e{fc,rtg;. Ne"11 list 'the.lni in

'1-cirJa,v" "t^lfit)
arrcJ ht-tiltJ clLtr ci-rtnpaien fnr;r I;rroe nelw clags;" S:lx g i c l l . r i r . r r * $' : t r n r n r - e !
SEPT 1A AND 25. THE FIRST Tlrl0 NIGHTS OF CLASST ARE FREE. EVERYONE IS
hIELCOT,IE TO CHECK IT OUT FOR THEF,ISELVES AND SEE HOW T,IUCH FUN IT IS.
1989 \'SD TODA\' ! by Patty
Sept IL,
W S D T O D A Y ! , a c o m p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R , i s p u b l i s h e d each
CLub and ilass n i q h t a n d i s o n l y a v a i l a b l e t h e n . C o n t r i b u t i o ns
are welcome, and v i e w s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r -
B E N G O L D B E R G ' SC A L L I N G T O N I G H T !
ELECTIONS: Don't forget to turn in your ballot by 8 pm Wednesday.

Results wiII be announced Wednesday night after the polIs cl-ose.
BOARD MEETING: Old and new board members please note the first
combined Board meeting is at Patty's, l-910 - 34th Avenue, SF
at 7:30 next Tuesday, Sept l-9. Cross street is Ortega; please
park on Ortega instead of 34th. 6BL-2970.
BOB BELLVILLE's back in Davies but hopes to be out by the weekend

he'd appreciate cards.
CAMPCAZ: the reduced-price deadline Iooms threateningly on the

15th! After that the price for registration goes up from $69
t o S 8 5 , s o D O I T N O \ ^! l! !
NE\^7 CI-ASS PROIVIO !
GUERILLA SOUARES: We'Il- be doing guerilla squares twice this

comingr weekend - on Friday about 5 pm at the Castro Street Muni
and then aft,er the Saturday workshop at Anna's. We need at Ieast
Len people for the whole time in order to do Guerilla Squares
- eiqht to dance, one to handle the boombox and one to hand out
flyers. It's much more effective if you can actually dance, but
you've goL to have ten t,o do it ! So everyone please come out
(figuratively speaking, of course) and show'em what we can do!
This past weekend Anna, Freeman, Gary, Marc, Pablo, Robert (and
Randy), Rod and Scott, gave out bunches of flyers around the Castro.
Eddie took our new "substance-free environmenL" flyers to the
Castro Country Club, and says they were very well received!
STUFF TO HANDOUT: There are flyers and things on the literature

t.able to take and hand ouL-
1- Flyers - give to your f,riends, put up in the laundromat, etc!
2. Bill's "fnvite-a-Square" cards are there to fitI ouL - just

take a few minutes to think about eiqht p e o p l e y o u know that
we could invite to clleck out our class!
3. Take some WSD business cards for your wallet - they come in
handy wtien you need to pass along pertinent info to impromptu
dates. R e m e m b e r o u r m o t t o ' fA V I S D b u s i n e s s card in every home"
and get out there and do it!
I{osL new class members join because Lheir friends have invited
(or dragged) thern, so let's get all our friends into this new
class !
September 20,1989 WSD TODAY: by Pat ty
I , I S 5T O D A Y T - T ; F TTshea=@;pl" 'M and Dance

Nights, and is available only at those times. Contributions from all
members (and Class members, too) are welcomei Views expressed are those
of the author.
THE NEI^l BOARD: The ne\^/1y-elected Board of Directors - Anna, Freeman, Joe,
Max, Rod, Scott and Tony - met vrith the outgoing Board last night for the
first of the two joint meetings before the old Board leaves office. One
thing they talked about was letting the rest of WSD know what the Board is
doing. So WATCH THIS SPACE (and also the Quarterly Selections) to s e e w h at
they're up to I
Scott was elected Administrator for 1989-90; Max, Treasurer and Tony,
Secretary.. Anna will be taking over Calendar and Max is already Archangel
for this ne\./ Basic Class werve just started.
ANGELS: Max will be talking tonight about his concept for Angels for the
class (what do you call a group of angels - a bevy? a covey? hoard? No,
thatts not it. ah, a Bandl) Max is looking for a Band of committed
Angels - members who are able to make a commitment to support thEs"
"et
dancers by always being there to help them - so that they can get a feeling
of belonging and continuity right from the beginning.
A NEW SUNSHINE QUEEN: Jeff has volunteered to take over as Sunshine Queen,
not a moment too soon since a couple of months of birthdays and celebrations
have languished uncommemoratedl In the past, some things have been missed
because everyone thought the Sunshine Queen j u s t a u t o m a t i c a l l y knew
everything that was going onl Now, that's expecting Divine capability of our
Sunshine Queen, s o m e t h i n g w h i c h s h o u l d o n l y b e e x p e c t e d o f A r c h a n g e l s . Jeff
will have to rely on all of us to 1et him know when we hea:: of something
happy for one of us - an anniversary or whatever - and also when sympathv or
get-we11 cards or ca1ls are in order.
WORKSHOPTHIS SATURDAY: The Chicken Ranch (Freeman's) is the place for

Brunch and Plus workshop t h i s S a t u r d a y . F r e e n a n ' s p r o v i d i n g t h e cof fee, the
rest is BY0D ( n r i n g Y o u r Own Doughnut). . C o f f e e and BY0D at 11AM,
ruorkshop L2 to 2; then guerilla squares if we have enough people after the
workshopl
If enough angels come to the workshopr w€ can have people at Ehe corners
encouraging passers-by to stop over and have a free cup of coffee and r;.'atch
the goings-on - maybe get some more folks for our nev/ class.
DANCE NIGHTi September's Dance Night is the 27th - Nate Bliss, one of our
favoriLes, will call MS/C1ass level Plus. He's r
donrt miss "*ooiE'-""a "ttullenging
ca1ler; EVRC,7:30PM, $+ for everyone, itl
DAVE TOWRY DANCE: Sunday, October B, 6 -_9 PM, at St Paulus, Dave Towry f ror'r
the midwest will call llS/P1us with Class Level Plus Star Tips. $6, flyers on
the table.
A N V I N P U T F ' O RC A } I P C A Z ? N e w i d e a s ? Now's the time to set it, up witLr Annal

!
I.ISDTODAY
S e ptem ber
27, 1989
t{SDToDAY!,a complementto THE}TESTERN STAR,tackles current issues, questions,

a n d n e y s . P u b l i s h e d l t l o n d a ya n d f e d n e s d a ye v e n i n g s , f l S DT O D A Yi!s a v a i l a b l e o n l y a t
C l u b a n d C l a s s n i g h t s . Q u e s t i o n s ,t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d
e n c o u r a g e d . V i e w s e x p r e s s e da r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r .
t'lelcomeBack Nate!
T h i s e v e n j n qw e w e l c o m be a c k N a t eB l j s s ! T o s o m eo f y o u h e m a yb e a n e wc a l l e r .
N a t eh a s c a T l e df o r u s m a n yt j m e s i n t h e p a s t . O v e rt h e I a s t c o u pel o f y e a r s ,
h o w e v e rh, j s s c h e d u l eh a s m a d eh j m u n a v a i l a b l et o u s . P l e a s eg i v e N a t ey o u r w a r m e s t
w e l c o m e .Y o ua r e i n f o r a r e a l t r e a t !
T h e r ew i l l b e n o w o r k s h o tph i s w e e k e n d .
R e m e m b eTr h : e B a si c C l a ss co n tj n ueson llondaynights fr om 7:30 - 9:30. Comedow n
a n d m e e t t h e n e wcl a ss!
}lE W I L LBE DA R K
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4TH.( THATIS NEXT
W EDNESDAY.)
A n q e l s !M a xw i l l b e s o e a k i n qt o v o u t o n i q h t a b o u t h i s c o n c e o tf o r a n q e l sf o r t h e new
c l i s s ( M o n d aN v i q h t s ) . ( l . J h i td o - v o uc a l T a q r o u Do f a n q e l s ? - - - -a b 6 v v ?a c o v e v ? a
h o a r d ? -N o , i h a tvs n i rt i i ...a h a , i B- e- nd- l'OT) lix ib lookjfig for a bando- f comm i tt6d
an g e l s - m e mb ewrsh oa re a b l e to makea com m itm ent to suppor t these newdancer sby
a 1 f i a y sb e i n g t h e r e t o h e l p t h e m . T h ' i sw i l l e n a b l et h e i n ' t og e t a f e e l i n g o f
b e ' l o - n g ' i nagi l Og i ve th e msb meco n tinuity r ight fr om the star f.
S u n d a y0, c t o b e r8 t h I . J SwDj l l b r i n g y o u D a v eT o w-rPya. uHl e uws i l l b e c a l f i n g f o r u sj sa t
6 p . m . i 9 p . m . T h e d a n c ew i l l t a k e 6 l i c e a t S a i n t L u t h e r a nC h u r c fwi hich
l o c a t e d a t t h e c o r n e r o f G o u g ha n d E d d y . T h e r ei s p l e n t y o f s t r e e t p a r k i n q i n t h e
a r e a . T h e r ew i l l b e p l e n t y 5 f d a n c j n g - f o re v e r y o n ef r o m - M a i n s t r e at m
o Plu3. Please
l:il "!
C a m pC a z a d eroi s ra o i d l v a o o ro a ch' inq!Jo' in us for a weekend at camol' ike no nev our
m o t h e re v e r s e n t y o i r t o - . T h ew e e k e i O i n c l u d e ss i x m e a l sa n d t w o n j b h t ' s l o d q i n 6 .
S e v e r a lp a r t ' i e sa i e p l a n n e da n d s o m ea r e y e t t o b e p l a n n e d .t i e w i l l " h a v e d a n d ' i n {f o r
e v e r y o n ef r o m S e p t e m b e r 'csl a s s m e m b e rt s- o A d v a n c e d .C h r j s P h j l l i p s f r o m t h e S S u t h
F l o r i d a M u s t a n qw s i l l b e o u r q u e s t c a l l e r f o r t h e w e e k e nadl o n q w i t h s e v e r a l c l u b
c a l l e r s . M a k e - y o upr l a n s n o w " t oj o i n u s . R e g i s t r a t j o nf o r m s 5 r e a v a j l a b l e a t t h e
in f o r m a t i o nta b ] e .
W . t l . t n S t a r D a n c e r s ' T - s h i r t sa n e a v a i l a b l e f o r D u r c h a s teh i s e v e n i n qf r o m m e . T h e
c o s t ' i s $ 1 0 . 0 0f o r 1 0 0 %c o t t o n s h i r t . t . l i t h t h e F a l l s e a s o ns e t t ' i n g i f r , t h e s e s h j r t s
a r e s t y l i s h a n d c o m f o r t a b l e . B u ys e v e r a l - r e m e m b eC r ,h r i s t m a si s - c o m ' i n g
sooner
thanybu think!
Ronl'leadeh a s o f f e r e d h i s s e r v i c e st o o r q a n i z ea s o r t o f W e s t e r nS t a r A u x i l i a r v t o
be knowna s t h e " Y e l l o w r o c k e r s " .R o nw i T l h e l p t o d i r e c t t h o s e p e o p l ew h o , f o i
w h a t e v e rr e a s o n ,d [ € n o t d a n c i n g ' i na c t ' i v j t i e s w h i c hh e l p t o s u p p o r tW e s t e r nS t a r
e v e n t s . S e eR o ni f y o u a r e i n t 6 r e s t e d .
LOTSALOVEANDYELLOWROCKS!
An n aD .
\'SD TODA\' !
October 2, 1989 by Patty
Hi ! This is your f irst i s s u e o f I , ' I S DT O D A Y! , w h i c h i s p u b l i s h e d every

week on Class night to keep everyone up-to-date on what's goinq on in
WSD, the Class and square dancing in general. There'II be explanat,ions
of square dancing customs, grlossary items with new terms, and tips on
how to get the most out of the class- . - also, answers to questions
(don' t be shy about askinq ! ) AND c]ass members' advertisements - t.his
is the place to get your announcement ouL to everyone - see me or your
A r c h a n g e l M a x t o g e t s o m e t h i n q p u b l i s h e d i n W S DT O D A Y !
To start out, a word about our substance-free environment - as you know,

WSD is a square dance and social club. One of the oldest, square dance
traditions is that you don'L drink alcohol (or do druqrs) either before
or during a square dance or class. (Like most courtesies, there is a
reason for i|-, and a very good one - you need all your faculties (mental
and physical ) to square dance. ) From the beqinning, t ^ / S Dh a s o b s e r v e d
this square dancing tradition on C1ass and Dance nights. We even have
an official CIub policy of not sellinq alcoholic beveragres at our dances.
When you start going out and dancing in the larger square dance community,
you'11 find that Straighb Clubs are quite riqid about maintaining this
tradition, w h e r e a s m a n y G a y s q u a r e dancers are somewhat more relaxed
about it.
Sodas are always available at WSD functions, and where the purpose is
as much social as dancing - like at potlucks, picnics, conventions and
reLreats - alcoholic beverages are often served as well- Nevertheless,
when the purpose of the function is primarily dancing or Iearninq (as
a t a D a n c e n i q r h t , C l a s s n i g h L o r w o r k s h o p ) , W S Da d h e r e s t o t h e t r a d i t i o n a l
way: no alcohol, etc.
ABOUTANGELS: Angels are CIub members who help the caller teach by fit-
Iinq in to make full squares and demonstrating steps in CIass. They
can help you qo over the steps beLween Lips, too. Angels are very well-
intentioned, and they want so badly for you to learn that they someLimes
get carried away and try t.o teach themselves: then they can get so noisy
that you can't even HEARthe caller. If you have a choice between listen-
ing to the Angels and listening to the caller, LISTEN TO THE CALLER!
A B O U T T H E A R C H A N G E L :M a x i s . y o u r class' Archangel, Ieader of your Band

of Angels, and Don is his Assistant Archangel. Their job is to make
the class go smoothly for everyone. They coordinate the administrative
class things, help the caller, make sure everything gets announced that's
supposed to be, help you plan parties if you wanL, and will subdue over-
enthusiastic Angels if necessary! Max has a personal talent for moral
support, too. if you have any problems, see him first!
A B O U TC A L L E R L A B :I t ' s the international callers' association. Many years

ago, square dancers in each area of the country did different calls
than in other places, so nobody could dance with anyone else without
Iearning a whole nev,/ set of calls. Then the callers formed CaIlerlab,
which established various programs consisting of certain calls (you'Il
be learning the Basic and Mainstream programs in the two secLions of
this c1ass. ) Now, dancers a1l over the world follow the Callerlab pro-
grams, which means that you can dance with'em even if you can't talk
to 'em!
THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!
I'SD TODA\' !
October 9, l-989 by Patty
WSDTODAY!is publishedevery Class night to keep everyone up-to-date on what's happening in

WSD.Questions,commentsand contributionsare welcome! See Max or Patty to get something included.
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GLOSSARY:
1. TIP: Normallya patter call followed by a singingcali.
2. BASIC:The first 49 calls on the Callerlabsquaredancelist.
3. MAINSTREAM: The next 20 or so calis on the lst (sorry, ths typewrter doesn't make i's most of the
tme!) Ths is the most commondance level throughoutthe world, and is consideredentry level,
becausethere are very, very few basic level clubs
4. PLUS:The next 28 calls after Mainstream.This is the most popular dance program in the Gay
square dance community. Western Star Dancers is a Mainstreamand Plus club. To join WSDas
a member, you have to be able to dance the Mainstreamprogram. Most people eventually want
to go on and becomePlus dancers,and WSDoffers Plus classesand dances(but Plus is not required
for membership).
5. ADV/\I\ICED
and CHALLENGE:You'll hear these words, but WSDdoes not offer classes or dances
at these more advanced programs. The gents/ladies distinctions are almost completely blurred.
There's more emphasison hash, and less on singing calls. There are thousandsof cails in the
Challengeprograms.Whenyou hear someonesay, "C-1" or ttc-4tt, theytre referrng to one of the
Challengelevels.
6. HASH:This is the term we usually use for "patter" calling.
7. HONORS:Eddie taught you about this already - this is the custom of bowing to your partner
and corner before the dancing begins. Itts one of the courtesies that square dancers ever)'where
do. We'll be incorporatingmore courtesiesinto our dancingactivity as we go along-
B. PROGRAMS: The Basc, Mainstream,Plus, Advancedand Challengeprograms are commonlycalled

levels, but thatrs actually wrong becauseit implies that a Plus Danceris necessarilymore proficient
than a Mainstreamdancer, etc., which isn't necessarily so. These are indeed plggIBB!, because
they each have their own indiividual approachto squaredancing,and their own plusesand minuses.
It's important that you be a proficient dancerat whateverprogramyou chooseto dance.
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ABOUTLEARNING:People learn at dfferent rates, and each person learns faster at some times
than others.One very commonfeeling new students have is frustration if they "just can't get
it" as quickly as it looks like someof the others can, or as fast as they think they should.Well
don't feei alone - we've all been through it, and know how you feei when it happens. DO NOT
DESPAIR! If it happenstoJou, don't give up - talk to Max, or me, or another Angel you feel
comfortablewith. More on this later!
AB0[J"ISQUARING UP: There are very sociai aspects to squarng up, and courtesies for how to do
it, which Irll get to in a near-future issue. For now, just be aware that you shouldn't always
squareup with the same peopie. The callers will be mixing you around, anyhow!
THAT'SALL, FOLKS!
October 11, 1989 WSDTODAY! by Patty
WSDTODAY! is published each D a n c e a n d C l a s s n i g h t s p e c i f i c a l l y for those who

participate on those nights. C o n t r i b u t j . o n s are welcome, and opinions expressed
are those of- the author.
WASHBOARD:We're having a washboard afterwards tonight in the patio in front of

EVRC, to talk about any confusions and aggravations over the Nate Bliss dance,
badges, vests....and ????. Everyoners invited.
LETIS PARTY: HRH Scott Carey and taw John Conley, AKA Burl & Myrt.le Wood, cordially
invite you to watch the opening game of the world series at 5 P M ( g a n e s t a r t s a t 5 : 3 0 )
on Saturday, October 14, at their home, 31 Douglass Street, 864-6L34. BYOB and a
donation for the PLzza r:un.
MARKYOURCALENDARfor Thursday, October 19 - wer1l kick off our CAI'IPCAZ weekend

with a no-host reeeption for our call-er Chris Phillips (South Florida Mustangs)
and his lover Jim, at Splattersr (Mission between First and Second Streets) at 5PM.
HALLOWEEN PARTYon 30 October - this Monday party is for bcth Class and Club; it's
primarily for party, not teaching, so dress up, bring food, come and meet everyone!
INTERESTEDIN developing and marketing a line of WSDnerchandise? Freeman's the Board

liaj-son to set up a cmtte. . .thererl-l be details to follow in a future issue, but if
you have some ideas, see him now!
NOTIONS!Anna's looking for small decorative doo-dads for one of the parties at
- scraps of ribbon and lace, sequins, foil paper, fringe,
CAI'{PCAZ feathers, etc.
Check your drawers for stuff like this and get it to her!
ARTISTE NEEDED:Well, actually, you donrt have to be a ful-l--fl-edged artiste, but

what we need is some si-gns to put along the route to CMPCAZ so we dontt lose anyone
in the boonies at one of the forks in the road-- see Anna to have your artwork
iurmortalized as parE of the CAMPCAZparaphernalia!
DROPBY ANNATSanytime after 6:30 on Halloween evening for munchies and last-minute
costume adjustments before we .hit the streets in the Castro for gorilla squares. .
Plan on heading out about 7:45 or 8PM.
CAIL FOR VOLUNTEERS ! In an ongoing effort to Let more club members be j.nvolved in
- anyone interested
I,JSDactivities, volunteers are welcome to join two new committees
please contact Freeman'
in serving on a committee to merchandise various WSDitems,t'College
and anyonl wnotd like to serve on a committee to set up a for Angelstt, please
contact Max.
THATIS AIL, FOLKS!
October 16, 1989 I^TSDTODAY: by Patty
I ^ I S DT O D A Y ! i s p u b l i s h e d every Class night to keep everyone up-to-date on

whatrs happening in WSD. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
Questions, commentsr and contribuLions are welcomel See Max or patty Eo get
something included.
POP OUIZ
From time to time, w€r11 have pop qui,zzes to assess your skill level and
understanding of square dancing. Please take these quizzes very seriously
since I slave over a hot word processor putting them togeEher. Students who
giggle and shriek hysterically will be flailed with an ostrich feaEher. No
fair cheating - anslters on nexE page. There is only one question tonighE:
1. What does a Japanese caller say to get his dancers to allemande left?
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b. "Hidari ude o, nigitte, hidari mawarini ippen. MoEodoori ni, modoru."
c. "Allemande 1eft."
d. Some, all, or none of the above.
R E C E P T I O NNI o h o s t r e c e p t i o n f o r C A M P C AcZa l l e r C h r i s P h i l 1 i p s , Thursday, 19

October, 5PM, Splatterst (Mission between FirsE and Second Streets).
HALLOI,\rEEN
PARTY: Monday, 30 October, party for both Club and Class. Same time,
sameDlace as class.
The correcE answer is c - allemande leftl Thatts because the calls in Modern
hlestern square Dancinfare the same all over the world. (r'vilEird it said
that all calling is done in English, but I disagree, since "allemande left'r,
ttsee
saw your tawtt, t'head ladies chaintt, eEc, can hardly be considered
Englishl so people who speak English aren't at a significant advantage. .)
When you've completed the Mainstream portion of the class, yourlI be able to
square dance all over the u.S., Europe, Japan and Australia, to name just a
few places. They even do this in Saudi Arabia (not the Saudi Arabians, Ehough;
the Americans in S.A. square dance.)
Of course, most of the square dance clubs are Straight clubs, and therers a
broad range of styling and energy level - but dancing is dancing, and when
you're addicEed, you get it where you can get it. (4!d more Gay clubs are
forrning every yearl)
There are two things that enable square dancers co transport their hobby where-
ever they go - one, of course, is that we all know the samecalls. The other,
equally important, is that the social customs are the same in every square
dance hal1.
Probably everyone has had the experience of being uncomfortable in some social
situacion - being underdressed or not knowing quite how to make conversation
in a group of strange people - well, any days of feeling socially inadequate
are over for all of usl et a square dance, the social proprieties are very
few and easy to remember:
Underlying everything is the idea of respecting the other person. Square

dancing is a cooperative activity, not a competitive one. It takes eight
'i4
people working together to make a successful square. No matter whether you're
the best dancer aroundr yourll never get through a tip without cooperation
from the other people in your set. your square is not a place for you to
show off as an individual; rather, itts where each of the eight contributes Eo
create something that not one could do alonel
One of Ehe official s q u a r e d a n c e c o u r t e s i e s i s t o S M I L E N O M A T T E RW H A T

HAPPENS. Sometimesthis is almost impossible; nevertheless, that TJTtrat is
expected in this sociat environment. There will be times during the class
( a n d a f c e r w a r d s , t o o ) w h e n y o u t r e g o i n g c r a z y b e c a u s e s o m e o n ee l s e i n y o u r
square keeps messing up a call
A 1 1 t h e w a y s o f c o p i n g w i t h t h i s i n v o l v e a d j u s t i n g y o u r o r ^ r na t t i 6 u d e . How-
ever you deal with it internally, what you do is smile, make light of the
m i s t a k e , " 9 _ g g w l r a . ty o g c a n . t o h e l p t h e o t h e r p o o r p e r s o n n o t f e e l s o b a d . A s
you are smllrng (though you're allowed to clench your teeth rnentally), try to
rememberthat next time it may be you whors destroying the square, and thag
person you helped before will help you. (ff ne doesn't, hers simply a nerd.)
Another official square dance courtesy is to LISTEN TO THE CALLER. This is

easy to remember,too. After all, you've paid to be here to do what this
person is telling you to do, so get your moneyrs worth. Respecting the
caller, too, is important from the standpoint of your own popularity! I^thether
they say so or not, the rest of your square may acEually prefer to listen to
the caller than to you (can you even believe it?)
(more nexL week)

18 October89 t^7S]) TOI)A\' ! by Patty
CMPCfrZ
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As of LPlvltllednesday;
Camp Cazaderohas confirmed that they're ready for us, and all systems(that we know of) are
gol
car caravan will leave from Scott & Johnrs between 9 and l0 on Fridqy fo3 everyone who can
go that early.
The Splatters' r'eceptionfor Chris Phillips has been CANCELLED

becauseof the condition of the
fnancial dstrict.
Scott will have any late-breakingnewson his answeringmachine.
Don has painted several sgns for the turns on the road to CAMPCAZ.
Watch for these fluorescent
orange and green crnolines with WSDand an arrow on them.
By now,, everyone should have Sotten a reg packet from Anna wth cAIvlpcAZdirections. In case
you ddn't, here they are (Don's sgnswll Ue atong ths route):
Turn off Hghway 101 four miles north of Santa Rosa at River Road.
FoIlow the road through Fulton, Guerneville (where it becomes l16)
and Monte ltio. 'I'hree mles beyond.tvtonte Rlo, turir rlght onbo Cazadero
Road at a llreen and whte sgn marked, "Cazad,ero. " pioceed to the town
of Cazadero. Just beyond the town, take Lhe rlghb fork onto Klng Ridge
Road (another sgn is post,ed here). Contnue about four miles on King
Ridge Road to anot,her sign. Turn left on ths road which leads into
CampCazadero (bwo mles).
E S S I S T A N C E- R e s o u r c e s c a n b e m o b i l i z e d w l b h l n W S D t o h e l p
E A R T H Q U A KA
members wtro're in trouble because of the earEhquako. .place bo stay,
eab, emergency financlal herp, schlepplng possosslons, etc. scot,t
can set t,hings in motion, and see pat,ty to get ads into WSD TODAY
and THE WESTERNSTAR.
DON IIILL BE LOOKING F'OR A NEW PLACE TO LIVE BECAUSEHIS APT hIAS DESTROVED.
October 23, 1989 \^7Sl) TODA\' ! by Patty
WSD TODAY! is published on Class niqrhts to keep everyone up-to-date

on what's happening in WSD. Opinions expressed are those of whoever
writes it for that night. Cont,ributions are welcome! See Patty or
Max to get somethingr included.
BERT SWERER, our gruest caller for tonight, is stuck across the Bay,
so we'1l have him over as soon as we can arranqe it after the Bridge
is functional again !
BE MORE OUTRAGEOUS
THAN USUAL at the Halloween party next Monday night!
SOME GLOSSARYTERMS:
TAW: The caller's partner.
FLY-IN: A weekend dance and social event given by one or more clubs
n a hosting city, and attended by dancers from other Clubs n the
n the US and Canada. The San Francisco Clubs gavq one last AprI,
there was iust. one in Albrrorrercrue- and more are cominq uD all Lhe
time !
T H E C O N V E N T I O N :O n c e a y e a r , o n e o f t h e I A G S D C ( I n t e r n a t i o n a l Assoc-
ation of Gay Square Dance C1ubs, of which IÎSDis a member) Clubs
hosts a Convention. Usually about 600-800 people attend. Next year's
Convention is in Vancouver in AprI. We have videos of several past
Conventions, so you can see what's in store!
O N S Q U A R I N GU P :
I already mentioned about being sure to dance around and not aLways
square up wth the same people. . of course, in the class, the callers
may mix you around for some teachingr purpose. The official ett,iquette
for a dance is that you always join cl-osest square - in other
t h e -6ffing
word.s, you don' t wander around the f loor out the squares
to see which one you may want to join!
Another very important thinq about being squared up s that once

you're in a square, you never, ever leave it for any reason except
death or some comparable emergency!
A GLAZED LOOK in the eyes of a classmate or angel may indicate incom-

plete recovery from CAMPCAZ. Please be tolerant of these people this
week. They'Il probably be okay by next Monday.
THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!

October 25, 19 8 9 I^7S]) :TODA\Z ! by Patty
WSD TODAY! i s p u b l i s h e d on Dance nights specifically for people who
participate on those nights. Questions, comments and c o n t r i b u t i o n s
are welcome! Opinions expressed are those of the author-
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SD CLOTHESFOR SALE! KarI Anderson has a whole

selection of ladies' SD clothing for sale- He
says these are very nice things - dresses,
pettipants, blouses, crinolnes, eLc. in
various sizes. You can arrange to see them
evenings this week; call him, 864-6214.
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JOE SOBIESIAK has landed an excellent new posiLion, which is great for
him, but noL so g o o d for I ^ I S Dsince the new j o b wiII demand so much
of his time. Realizing he won't be able to devote fuII enerqy and
time to l^lSD, Joe has submitted his resignation from the Board of Direc-
Lors. This means we'II be havinq an election; Russ Kinqr wiII
chair the election cmtLe, but no details are firmed up yet. Please
consider running for the Board if you are able to serve. More info
will follow i n T H E W E S T E R NS T A R a n d I , J S DT O D A Y !
WORKSHOPCHANGE: The workshop scheduled for this weekend has been

postponed till Nov 4. 1l--1 wiIl be Plus, and 1-3 wiIl be the first
Basic workshop for the new class. Location to be announced at the
Halloween Party on Monday.
BRING FINGER FOOD TO THE HALLOWEBNPARTY for Club and Class on Monday,
October 30, EVRC, 7:30-9:30!
T H E W E S T E R NS T A R m a y p o s s b l y be late. Here are calendar reminders

jusL in case:
NOV 1: tiSD IS DARK (first Wednesday of month)

NOV 4: Foggry City Annversary Dance, HalI of Flowers, GG Park
NOV 5: C A L L E R S H O P !B o b B e l l v i l ] e ' s qriving the first of a four-
part workshop for begnningr callers, from I2-3 at Hartford
House- Flyers on the table, cost is $10 per student for
Lhe four sessions. Angels wII afso be needed for new callers
to practice on. .
NOV 11, 1 2 : G A R A G ES A L E a t F r e e m a n ' s , call Patty to get your stuff
schlepped, 681-297O.
HALLOWEENON THE STREETS OF 'IHE CASTRO: Prepare for Gorilla Squares

in the Castro at Anna's (last-minute costume adjustments, munchies,
etc.) around 6:30 on the 31st. Plan on hittinqr the streets about 7:45..
THAT'S ALL. FOLKS!

October 30, 1989 IÎSDTODAY! by Patty
WSDTODAY! is published on Class nights to keep everyone up-to-date on whatrs
happening in !,ISD. Opinions expressed are those of whoever writes it on any
particul-ar evening. Contributions, questions, announcements and ads are wel-
eome! See Max or Patty to get sonething included
WORKSHOP!Class, your first Basic workshop will be this weekend, Nov 4, frour 1-3 PM.
lle have these workshops for the classes so you can get extra practiee, more individ-
ual attention and intensive work on particular calls. . .Attendance is not required,
but this is a chance to dance more, and you definitely should do the workshops if
you have to miss any class tine! Location TBA tonight!
PLUS WORKSHOP:Plus workshop also Nov 4, fron 1l-1 PM. Location TBA ight !
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SQUAREDANCECLOTHESFOR SALE! Karl Anderson

has a whole selection of petrs SD outfits for
sale! He says these are very nice things -
dresses, pettipants, bJ-ouses, crinol-ines, etc.
In various sizes, S-M-L and 12-13-14. You can
arrange to see theur; call Karl, 864-6214, 183
Eureka, lt6.
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GORILLA SQUARESPREPAMTION PARTY TOMORROW N IGHT: Bring your costume and urakeup
to,{4nats around 6:30 tornorrow night to get ready for Halloween Gorilla Squares
6-n the streets of the Castro. Thererll be munchies and help with your hairdo,
corset, etc. Plan on hitting the streeLs a r o u n d 7 2 4 5 o r 8 : 0 0 .
A
lle sugge:L b::iaging ycur flnery to Anne's and changing there, rather than,..rolking
,i?n""H -
l'.+[1 to Anna's in Drag. Also, itts good to walk with someone instead of alone.
NJt,r/ U
Ir- Anna has petticoats in the three basic colors: white, purple and silver lame, if
anyone needs to borrow one (she did rnention, however, sonething about bLood being
spilled in case of damage to the silver lame one. . ) Anna also has skirts & blouses.
Can anyone bring a makeup mirror to Annars? I{e need additional I'stationstt in case
a whole bevy of beauties shows up needing nakeup....
IN CASE THE WESTERN
STAR IS LATE: Here are calendar reminders:
Nov 1: WSDis dark
Nov 4: Class and Plus workshops, Plus from 11-1, Basic from 1-3
Foggy City Anniversary Dance, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park. See the flyer!
Nov 5: CALLERSHOP!Bob Bellvil-l,ers giving the first of a four-part workshop for

beginning callers, from I2-3 at Hartford House, 250 Hartford. Flyers on the
table, cost is $10 per student for the four sessions. Angels will- also be
needed for the new cal-lers to practice on.
Nov 11, l2z Garage Sale at Freemanrs, 225 Sanchez; call Patty to get stuff schlepped,
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DANcEt::: n",,* onto your partner like he's rhe lasr you'l-l ever have! A sentte
hand-hold works for almost everything, and lets you make fast adjustments when an
unexpecEed call comes up.
TONIGHTTSEVERYONETS CHANCEto meet both Cl-ass and Cl-ub, so square up with someone
you donrt recognize (which shouldnrt be hard to do at a Hal-i-oweenparty!
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happening in hJSD. 0pinions expnessedane those of whoevenr,rnites it on any
p a n t i c u l a n n i g h t . d u e s t i o n s r d d S r € r h h o u h c e m e n tes trc . a r e w e l c o m e !S e e l l a x o n N-
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Patty to get something included.
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Saturd€lr Nov 11. l to 3 Pfl at Hartfond House' P50 Hantford.
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EL CA|1INO R E E L E RASN N I V E R S AD RAYN C E : E l C a m i n oh a s s p e c i a l l y i n v i t e d a l l t h e
LJSDBasic Class membens to attend thein founth anniversary dance in Palo Alto
t h i s c o m i n q S a t u n d a ye v e n i n g ( t h e n e w i l l b e c l a s s - l e v e l t i p s t ) Anniversany \
d a n c e sa r e S t a t e 0 c c a s i o n s r a f l d t h i s w i l l b e y o u r f i r s t o p p o r t u n i t y t o a t t e n d
one (ours isntt till llanch). Also vour first chanceto dance to anothen (
c a l 1 e n - c l u b s a l u , a y s t r y t o s c h e d u l e s u p e r c a l l e n s f o r A n n i v e n s a r yd a n c e s . '
a n d t h e y h a v e b o o k e dD e b o n a hP a r n e l l f o r t h i s o n e !
Andy Shoneand Randy Clanke have invited evenyoneto their homein llountain
V i e w f o n a p n e - d a n c ep o t l u c k . F l y e r ' s o n t h e t a b l e w i t h d e t a i l s & d i r e c t i o n s .
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S U I C I D ES d U A R E S :S o m e t i m € Ser S p € c i a 1 1 yw h e n y o u t r e l e a r n i n g a p r o Q r a m r
theretll be a danceon a tip that you knowyou irontt knowall the calls fon. Qr'
f t t s r e a l l y g r i s l y t o e n d u p i n a s q u a n eo f p e o p l e w h o a n e u p t i g h t b e c a u s ey g N\
k e e p m e s s i n gu p i s o i f y o u w a n t t o d a n c e . 't h e t h i n g t o d o i s t o g e t t o g e t h e r Rt'..
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with othen people who ane in the same boat and for:m a SUfCfDESdUARE. The
o b j e c t i s t o j u s t k e e p d a n c i n g - y o u a l l k n o u ry o u t r e g o i n g t o b n e a k d o w n
anyhow' so you just see horrrfast you can recoven and keep on dancint! N
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CHECK OUTY0URSdUARE: The thing that NOBODY ever admits to you is that they
c a n ' t n e m e m b ewr h o t h e i n c o n n e n i s ! Yet thatts often the caser and not only
with new dancens.'eithen! \r
You have to comeup with a system to help you remembenwhots where in your
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squane. Fon nowl dontt bother nememberingeveryone - just stant by neally
concentnating on who youn partner and corneF dper and whenehomeis. Every
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IT'S HANDY T 0 K N O ITJ H A T .a, t B a s i c ' v i r t u a l l y e v e n y t i m e a n A l l e m a n d eL e f t i s

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called' youtne supposedto do it t^rith the person who u,as your conner the last \
time you were squared up. At least once eveny dance' thenets a square breaks
down because someoneallemande left-ed urith the urnongperson! If youtne just \.t.
slightly out of posi.tioflr lou maybe able to save your sguare by LOOKING
AROUND - if your corner is somewhene nearbyr tn! to maneuverto allemande with
t h a t p e r s o i l r B n d e v e r y o n ee l s e m a y f a l l i n t o p l a c e .
IdHATAB0UTREC0VIRIN6 0NCEhJE'REBROKEN DOldN?Eventually-' you'11 know from

e x p e r i e n c e w h e n ey o u t d b e a t t h e e n d o f a c a l l i f y o u h a d n t t b r o k e n d o w n i n
the middle of it. es u a l l y s e n d s y o u h o m e . S o i f
F o r e x a m p l e r P r o m e n a du
youtre wandeninganound in a broken-downstate.' keep listening! hlhenthe
callen says to Promenade(or Right and Left Gnand.'or LJeavethe Ring) ''
e v e n y o n ec a n j u s t q e t h o m eq u i c k a n d b e r e a d y t o g o w i t h t h e n e x t c a l l !
T H A T ' SA L L . ,F O L K S I
November 8, 1989 WSDTODAY! by Patty
WSD TODAY! is published every Dance night f o r t h e enlighterunent and entertainment of

people who participate on those nights. Opinions expressed are those of whoever writes
it any given night. Contributlons welcome! See Patty to get something included.
P L U S W O R K S H O PT: h i s S a t q r d a y ' s P l u s w o r k s h g p - l o c a t i o 4 , t o bq announced tonight. . ./1

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EL CAMINOANNIVERSARY DANCE: is this coming Saturday, November 11. Flyers on the table,
Randy and Andy are having a potluck before the dance, Scott's arranging carpooling!
SHOPPING OPPORTUNITY! Itrs first come, first served, as IISD puts on another fabulous
Garage Sale at The Chicken Ranch, 225 Sanchez, from 10-3 on Saturday and 10-4:;GAay.
The early arrivals will have the opportunity to select treasures from one of the most
amazing arrays of stuff ever assembled j-n San Francisco! This eclectic collection
features artifacts accumulated by Patty over a Lifetime of Dynarnic Collecting, as well
as noteworthy items contributed by other illustriousÎÎester4 SEar Danceps.
taldr atfur"czzt l
For those steel-willed individuals who can resist the urge to buy, buy, BUY, contribu-
tions to the Sale can be brought any time on Saturday or Sunday. Remember, the earlier
it comes in, the more tirne it'1l be on display and the more likely itrll be SOLD for the
benefit of the WSD coffers !
Proceeds from this Garage Sale will go to defray expenses for our Anniversary Dance next
spring, so werll be able to have the dance for a nominal charge. So CONTRIBUTE STUFF!
Ca1l Patty to arrange to have your contributions schlepped to the sale (please note that
I do not schlep pianos or refrigerator-freezers), 68I-2970.
As usual, items which havenrt been snapped up by 3 PM on Sunday will be offered at the
traditional Lavender Light Special, from 3 to 4 PM, for only 25cents each!
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LOOKING FOR A GREAT ROOM.MATE? CLASS MEMBER TOM SHAIÎIS HOPING TO

MOVE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, PREFERABLY WITHIN THE CASTRO-EUREKA-
NOE VALLEY AREA. HEIS LOOKING TO MOVE IN WITH ONE OR MORE OTHERS IÎHO..
AI,READY HAVE A LARGE PLACE, AND CAN PAY UP TO $6OO/MONTH FOR RENT AND
UTILITIES. In case you dontt already know Tom, hets easygoing, independent,
friendly, responsi.ble, with a great sense of humor (a1so inclined
towards the hard sell!) Hets intelligent, non-smoking, non-drinking and
very stable. Interests include movies, music, photography, outdoors,
writing, e a t i n g o u t a n d 0 F C O U R S Es q u a r e d a n c i - n g ! Tom is a professional
pianist and makes his living doing g i g s and p r i v a t e parties - his
repertoire i n c l u d e s C o l e P o r t e r a n d S h o r ^ rm u s i c ! Hef11 n e e d space in
his new place for his upright pI-ano ( E d . Note: anyone w h o c a r r ies a
piano around wich him has defi-nitely got to be stable!) Cal1 h i m , 626-7108.
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Monday, November 13, L989 WSD TODAY! Editor: Freeman Stamper
DIRECTORY ASSISTANI. Please add Paul Grimes to your Red 89 Class

Directory. We try to be perfect, but sometimes we are humbled with a
mistake.
Paul Grimes
458 Frederick St
San Francisco, CA 94LL7
H: ( 4 1 - 5 )3 8 7 - 8 4 5 4
IPOKING FOR A GREjAT ROOI{I{ATE? C1ass Member TOII SHAT{ is hoping to move
within the next two months, preferably within the Castro-Eureka-Noe VaIIey
area. Hers looking to move in with one or more others who already have a
large pIace, and can pay up to $6oo/month for rent and utilities. In case
you donrt already know Tom, hets easy-going, independent, friendly,
responsible, with a great sense of humor (a1so inclined towards the hard
sell!) Hers intelligent, non-smoking, non-drinking and very stable.
Interests include movies, music, photography, outdoors, writing, eating out
and OF COURSEsquare dancing! Tom is a professional pianist and makes his
living doing gigs and private parties--his repertoire includes CoIe Porter
and show music! Hetll need space in his new place for his upright piano.
CaIl him, 626-7LO8.
JUST-BASfCS TIIANKSGMNG WEEKEND DANCE--JUST FOR YOU! WSD is sponsoring a

Basics dance on Saturday, Novernber 25. There will be no tips except for
the Basics proqram. Other Bay Area clubs are also planning to partici-pate.
You will be able to dance every tip. There is a potluck dinner prior to
the dance. You may bring anything you wish, but are encouraged to bring a
main dish. THERE Wrr.r. BE NO FACILITY AVAILABLE TO COOK. }IARI{ING ABILfTY
WILL BE LII.IITED. Sodas will be available for a donation. Any questions
about food should be directed to Ron Meade, 553-4079.
6:30 8:00 Potluck
8 : 00 l-0 : 00 Dance ( $4/person dance fee)
St. Paulus Lutheran Church
950 Gough St, San Francisco
Plenty of street parking; easy public transportation access.
EL CA}{INO REEI,ERS DANCE. ThanKs to all those from WSD who attended. A11
seemed to enjoy themselves. The caller for the November 25 WSD dance i-s
Ben Goldberg, who called one PIus tip. Letrs talk about your experience at
the dance; perhaps there are some square dance etiquette issues about which
you have questions.
GARAGE SALE. Was a good success this past weekend in front of The Chicken
Ranch. Total sales was $650.79. Thanks to those of you who contributed
items, purchased items, and stopped by for encouragement. Business was
very brisk on Saturday; Sunday was a rough day, both weather and sales.
Loud applause for Patty and Anna for sticking it out the entire day both
days. And an enormous thank you to Moisha from Foggy City, who happened by
right at the close of business on Sunday and volunteered to haul the unsold
goodies to Community Thrift. Patty was most relieved. Freeman was up so
late on Saturday night (not what you think) that he slept through the alarm
and the door bells for two hours. Patty was frozen from the two-hour wait,
and Freeman didnrt even feel rested.
More about the Thanksgiving Basics dance next week.

l{ednesday, November 15, 1989 I{SD TODAY! Editor: FreemanStamper
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !P l u s p r o g r a m g r a d u a t e s . Ton'ight ends your formal class

setting; however, your'learning has only just begun. Your hard work has
brought you to a level of competence of which Western Star is proud.
| { E L C O M E ,V f C K I I { O O D S . V i c k i h a s c a l ' l e d f o r W S D f o r s e v e r a ' l y e a r s , h a v i n g
been the regular Plus caller when we began to offer Plus dancing on Friday
n'ights at the "Y" twice a month.
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e th e i s k n o w n f o r h e r c h a l l e n g i jnugs t h a s h a n d
beaut'if ul si ngi ng voi ce. Don't your mind wander toni Sht because
it's graduation or you may find yourse'lf feeling as though you are in left
field.
N O M O R E I { E D N E S D A YC L A S S - - N O M O R E A N G E L S . T o n ' ig h t e n d s W e d n e s d a y n i g h t
classes. WSDis dark next f.lednesday, but beginning November 29 evervone who
'l
attends V{ednesday ni ght danci ng wi'l pay $3 for ni ghts wi th c'lub
cal'lers/ records/tapes and $4 for nights with guest callers. Wednesdays will
be a combination of dancing and workshopping--learning hasn't ended.
H A R DH A S H . M a n y o f y o u a r e a w a r e t h a t V { S Di s s p o n s o r i n g t h e s e c o n d " T a k e N o
Prisoners" P'lus dance in December. It's intended to be rough, with no
apologies. On Wednesday, November 29, there will be a tip or two of hard
hash as an introduction to the December dance. Then, oh Wednesday,
December 13 (before the dance on Friday, December 15), we will have an entire
evening of hard hash workshopping and dancing.
J U S T - B A S I C ST H A N K S G I V I N G I{EEKEND 'is sponsoring a Basics dance on

'D
l eAdN C E . W S D
Saturday, November 25, being ca'l by Ben Go'ldberg. Other Bay Area c'lubs
are a'lso planning to participate. There is a potluck dinner prior to the
dance. You may bring anything you wish, but are encouraged to bring a ma'in
dish. T H E R EI { I L L B E A B I L I T Y Y T I L LB E
' l N O F A C I L I T Y A V A I L A B L ET O C O O K . W A R M I N G
LIMITED. Sodas wi'l be avai lab1e for a donation. Any quest'ions about food
s h o u ' l d b e d i r e c t e d t o R o n M e a d e, 5 5 3 - 4 0 7 9 .
6:30 8:0O Potl uck
8:00 10:00 Dance ($4/person dance fee)
St. Paulus Lutheran Church
950 Gough St, San Francisco
G A R A G ES A L E . l { a s a g o o d s u c c e s s t h ' i s p a s t w e e k e n d i n f r o n t o f T h e C h i c k e n
Ranch. Tota'l sales was $650.79. Thanks to those of you who contributed
items, purchased items, and stOpped by for encouragement. Business was very
brisk on Saturday; Sunday was a rough day, both weather and sales. Loud
applause for Patty and Anna for sticking it out the ent'ire day both days.
And an enormous thank you to Moisha from the Foggy City Basics class, who
happened by right at the c'lose of business on Sunday and volunteered to haul
the unso'ld goodies to Community Thrift. Patty vJas most re] ieved. Freeman
was up so'late on Saturday night (not what you think) that he slept through
the a'larm and the door bel'ls for two hours. Patty was frozen from the two-
hour wait, and Freeman didn't even feel rested.
A G A I N , C O N G R A T U L A T I O NPSL U S G R A D U A T E S !
WSDTODATI
N o v e m b e r2 0 , 1 9 8 9 by Patty
W S DT O D A Y i! s p u b l i s h e d o n C l a s s n i g h t s t o k e e p e v e r y o n e i n f o r m e d a b o u t w h a t ' s
h a p p e n i n gi n W S D . 0 p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e o f w h o e v e r w r i t e s it on any
Siven n i g h t . C o n t r i b u t i o n s I
are welcome See Patty to g e t something included.
B E R T S I ! | E R E iRs o u r S u e s t i n s t r u c t o r tonightl Bert has called for us many

times in the p a s t , and he was our choice to be y o u r first g u e s t ingtructor.
WELCOME, BERT!
C A N Y O UB E T I E V E I T ? A n e r r o p . . .Please correet your Class directory - Sam

Kohler's work phone number is 296-2233.
A CHANCET0 GM SOMETHINGBACK to the Community. Project Open Hand needs

volunteers to deliver and serve food over the weekend, Wednesday through
Sunday. If you can help, please call Beth Yates, 558-06001
I T ' S T H I S S A T U R D A YW! e s t e r n S t a r ' s v e r y f i r s t B e g i n n e r ' s H o e d o w n a n d P o t l u c k ,

potluck from 6:30 to g PM, Dance from I to l0 PM at St. Paulus Lutheran
Church. This dance is especially for you, and you'11 be able to dance every
tip! B r i n g f o o d , a n y t h i n g y o u l i k e , i u s t r e m e m b e r , T H E R E I S N 0 W A YT 0 C 0 0 K
A N Y T H I N Ga t t h e C h u r e h , a n d o n l y V E R Y l i n i t e d w a r n i n g a b i l i t y
T0 GETT0 THE CHURCH: If you're coming on public transportation, from the

C a s t r o o r D o w n t o w nt a k e t h e S u b w a y o r t h e - 8 M a r k e t t o V a n l l e g g , t r a n s f e r t o a
Van lless bus and get off at either Eddy or Turk (I can't renember which one
has the stop). WaIk two blocks West to Gough. The entrance to the Panish
lIaIl is halfway down the block between Eddy and Turk on Gough.
If you're drivin6, be aware that Gough is one-way goin6 South, and that the
Ieft-hand lanes ( i m n e d i a t e l y n e x t t o t h e C h u r c h ) H A V Et o 6 o o n t o t h e f r e e w a y
approach. So, if you park right next to the Church, when you leave you'Il
have to move over two lanes imnediately in onden to 6o South to llanket Stneet.
You have to time this move to avoid GoughStreet traffic.
REMINDER F O R A N G E L S :W S D i s D A R K . o nW e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 2 2 , b e c a u s e E V R C i s
closed for the holiday
@ @!
No.r..b". 27, 1989 bu s"ott rrrd p"tt"
I,ISDTODAYI is published on Ctass nights to keep everyone up-to-date on whatrs

happening in WSD. Opinions expressed are those of whoever writes it on any
given night. Contributions are wetcomel See Patty to get something included.
The outside wortd doesnrt know the joy you share; and to me, this
Comrnunity realty and truty is inspired by square dancing; you show
the true meaning behind it, and Irm btessed for the opportunity to
calt for you. - Ben Goldberg
What a great dance! And a greet pottuck - over 50 diners enjoyed a wide array
of gourmet goodies - thanks to all the chefsl ten squares whirled and twirled
to superb calling by Ben Goldberg; he kept ttte pace flvefy, stretched the
newer dancers (and some old-timers, too) with tandem couples and APD, mixed us
alt up with scatter promenades, and even added'rRip and Snortl'l
And there were lots of experienced dancers sharing in that speciat enthusiasm
and energy thetrs atways present with the neerer dancers!
Now that youtve had the chance to meet the other Clubst classes and have an
inkling of what youtre getting into, can you see why some of us are hooked?
I . I S D ' gR e d 8 9 B a s i c s c t a s s d i d u s a l l proud! You looked great out there on the

dance ftoor.
WhenI was first learning to square dance (ttris is Patty talking), I remember
thinking that my Angels must have sorne superior ability because it all seemed
(to me) to be so easy for them (I just knew they must have been dancing for
years and years). Then I found out that some of them had been in the Ctass
just before minel oro You KNow THAT soME oF youR ANGELSARE JUST A FEI.IMoNTHS
A H E A D0 F Y O U ? B i l t , B r a n d o n , C l y d e , D o n , G a r y , J a c k , K e n , P a b l o , M a r c ,
Philip, Robert, Ron, Steve and Tony were in the Ptus Class that just graduated
a coupte of weeks ago. These guys deserve special congratulati.ons and thanks
for their help when they werenrt even through being official students
themselves I
*****
YOUMAY HAVE NOTICEDour cotLection jar for the Henry Shernoff Mernorial Eund;
t h e r e ' s a f l y e r b e s i d e i t . . . H e n r y w a s a W S Dm e m b e r , a n d o r i g i n a l l y our
contributions went to the Food Bank, but no!{ wer1l be donating to oEher
charities too. Anna has put more information on the flyer.
*****
IT|S 7:30PM. DO YOU KNOWIIHEREYOURCORNERIS?

WSDTODAY:
N o v e m b e r2 9 , 1 9 8 9 by Patty
I 4 ' S DT O D A Y Ic o n t a i n s i n f o r m a t i o n s p e c i f i c a t l y of interest to those who attend

on Dance Nights. Opinions expressed are those of the auEhor. Contributions
are welcomel Please see Patty to get something included.
MIÎ FORMATTONIGHT: Tonightrs the f i r s t D a n c e n i g h t a f c e r P l u s G r a d u a t i o n , s o

wer re swinging into the Dance Night program format, which is a combination of
workshopping and dancing - until we s t a r t a n e w c l a s s o n W e d n e s d a y s , D a n c e
nights will be either guest callers (at $4 per night) or club callers/tapes
($3 per night).
***
TAKE NO PRISONERS PLUS - On Friday, December 15, Paul Waters will again call a
night of super-hard Plus at St. Paulus. tle're having a tip or two of hard
hash tonight, and an entire evening of it on Wednesday,December13, as an
introduction to this type of dancing. For those who think they would like to
give it a try, this is an opportunity to see whether you really like it before
you spend time and money on this dance. (We dontt expect that everyone wi"ll
like it; this stuff doesnrt appeat to everyone all of the time.) For the
n o n - m a s o c h i s t s a m o n g u s , t h e r e r s t h e S a t u r d a y N i g h t D a n c e ( D e c e u r b e r1 6 ) , w h e n
P a u l w i l l c a l l f o r a l l h r S Dp r o g r a m s B a s i c t h r o u g h P l u s !
***
C A P I T A LC I T Y S Q U A R E iSs h a v i n g t h e i r B e g i - n n e r s r h o e d o w n a n d p o t t u c k o n
S a t u r d a y , D e c e m b e r9 . . . T h e y c a m e i n f o r c e ( i n t h e r a i n ) t o o u r w o n d e r f u l
Beginnerst dance last weekend, so letts alt go and st!ffit their ctass!
S c o t t t s a r r a n g i n g c a r p o o l i n g f o r W S D ,a n d t h e r e r s a f l y e r o u t .
*ir*
THE HENRYSHERNOFFMEMORIALFUND JaT i s o u t t o n i . g h t - w e ' l l b e d o n a t i n g t o t h e

Food Bank and other charities through t h i s e f f o r t . Anna has prepared a flyer
with more informati,on.
***
G E M R A LM E E T I N G : W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 6 i s o u r G e n e r a l M e e t i n g , t h e f i r s t in
Scottrs administration. H e t . 1 1b e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e S t a t e o f t h e C l u b , a n d t h e
direction wetre heading for the t90ts. O u r n e r { r e s t B o a r d m e m b e rw i l l b e
introduced, too. Everyone should 1et our Board know what we want for our
Ctub, and this is the time to do it. T h e m e e t i n g i . s U P S T A E Sa t E V R C ; r h e r e
wontt be any dancing, just the neeting; then afterwards, we can all go out to
dinner in the Castro.
***
SA R T Y : I t r s W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 - w e ' 1 1 h a v e o u r t r a d i t i o n a l
C H R I S T M AP
gift exchange for those who want to ($5 limit), but the rest is all very
nebulous right now - details at the General Meeting!
THATTSALL, FOLKS:
WSD TODAY!
December 4, l-989 bY Patty
H e i r e r s w h a t r s h a p p e n i n g i n W S D today! Opinions expressed are those of whoever

writes it on any given night. See Patty to get your contribution included.
CAPITAL CITYTS BASIC HOEDOWN THIS WEEKEND! Werre carpooling to the

potluck/hoedown in Sacrarnento this coming Saturday the ninth. . . if you can
drive or need a ride, please see Scott for WSD carpooling!
D A N C I N GT I P S : L o t s o f p i t f a l l s can get you out of position and disoriented!

Sornehow, you have to figure out a way to remember your geometric position in
the sguare at any particular moment. Most of us use our orientation with the
walls of the hatl to do this... You have to discipline yourself to notice
which direction y o u t r e f a c i n g B E F O R Ey o u d o t h e c a l l , and make sure yourre
facing the right way AFTER the call. Some examples:
DO-SI-DO: You end up facing the same wav as before (you realIy
have to watch the walls if you do the Highland Fling, like at a
hoedown. The regular do-si-do is less likely to get you out of
position; that's why we make you do it in class!)
'( squARE THRU THREE:)vou end up facing your corner.

,{r;+--\
"\ fgquARE THRU FouR) You end up facing tbe opposite wa!.l frorn where you were
*factng:-66-f6re the square thru. I
And, you re standing next to your
partner. ff you were rrnormalrr before, yourre rrnorrnalrr now, and if you
were half-sashayed before, yourre half-sashayed now.
Think about the calls you know, and think of them in these terms...some
caIIs, it makes a difference shere you were in the starting formation:
SWING THRU: If itrs a regular swing thru from a right-hand wave, and if
you were an End, yourll end up as a Center facing the same wall. But
if you nere a Center, youtll only be able to turn oncer so youtll end
up as an End facing the opposite way.
MORE ON RECOVERY: Back in the very olden days (only I can remember back that
far, even BilI Whitefield canrt, or at least he clains he canrt) a singer
named Theresa Brewer sang:
As a silver do1lar goes from hand to hand,

Well, a woman gtoes from man to man, believe me..
A woman goes from MAN to I,IAN!
So, pets, dontt forget - you go from MAN to MAN! In a singing ca1l, look who
your corner is whenever yourre sguared up. In the next sequence, yourll
either go home with your partner or your corner...but if you break down, just
go home. You wontt be with the correct person for the next figure, but
yourll be able to keep dancing.
THE BEST THING TO DO if you break down in hash is to MAKE LINES. Herers how:
Everyone get home fast once you realize youtre broken down. Then the head
ladies step over to stand beside their corners, facing the same direction as
the corner. The head gents just step to the right to stand beside their
partners. Callers recognize this signal, and most will put the whole floor
in lines, c a l l U P T O T H E C E N T E RA N D B A C K , a n d yourre dancing again!
C/r4/a- a)zd"f.r@AffiVfza(L
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WSD TODAY!
December IL 1-989 by patty
Herers whatrs happening in WSD today! Opinions e:(pressed are those of whoever
writes it on any given night. See Patty to get your contribution included.
BERT WILL BE BACK! Bert Swerer will be our Guest Instructor again on ttre
18th...runor has it that herll be doing some Christmas-theme things. Also,
werll have punch and cookies and anything else anybody wants to bring.
TWO IIIESSAGES FROIT{ FREEIIT,AN:
L. There will be dancing for newer dancers at Vancouver! Please take

and read a registration info packet - theyrre either on the literature table
or the stage.
2. The South Florida Mustangs are giving the Convention in ,91, and
theyrre already planning for it - theyrve sent us a questionnaire, and would
Iike everyone (both Club and Class) to fill it out. Herers how: pretend itts
l-991 and yourre a square dancer and the Convention is next nonth do the
questionnaire as though you were considering going but hadntt quite made up
your rnind. Freeman will collect them. The questionnaires and pens are
either on the table or the stage. Thanks!
***** D A N C I N GT I P S * * * * *
THE RUN FAUILY: Callers use these a lot to get you into different positions
between bigger calIs. Eventually theyrll be autonatic, but now they can be
confusing! The caller will always teII you wbo is to do the running, but
nonrt always say whom to run around!
The basic move is just to walk half-way around the other person. Envision a
race car on a track you change your facing direction as you !to, but you
donrt actually turn around. Think: ttBun, Race carrr.
ENDS (OR CENTERS) RIJN: If yourre an End, you just run around the nearest
Center, or vice versa.
BOYS (OR GIRLS) RUN: They can call this from lines or waves or other
formations. ff youtre the Boy and youtre supposed to Run, and if yourre
on the end, itrs easy because you bave to run around the Girl whors next
to you on the other side.
But if yourre in the center instead, yourre next to two girls, so how
do you know which one to Run around? Consider that the otber Boy also
has to Run around a Girl. . .in order to give hirn the opportunity to do
sor you have no choice - you have to run around the Girl who is farthest
from the other Boy!
HALF-SASHAY: Dancers forget this one because ROLI"AWAYis called more often.
The right-hand dancer just slides forward and in front of the teft-hand
dancer, and they both adjust so that theytve switched positions.
A SUGGESTIONFROI{ BILL: Read that little handbook! A few minutes reviewing

the definitions may save you from a mistake that breaks down your sguare!
THATIS ALL, FOLKS!

WSDTODAY!
December 13 1989 9J Patty
Heref s whatrs happening in I'ISD today. Oplnions expressed are those of whoever
writes it on any given nlght. see Patty to get your contribution included.
MESSAGEFROMFREEI{AN: The South Florida Mustangs are plannJ.ng the t91 conven-
tion, and have sent us a questionnaire, Herers how to flLl it out: Pretend
itrs 1991 and Convention is a couple of months away - do the questionnaire as
though you were considering going but hadnft quLte made up your mlnd. Freeman
will- collect them. Questlonnaires and pens are either on the table or the stage.
Thanks !
REGISTMTION INFO PACKETS- Freeman has conplled all known lnfo

VAI.ICOUVER on the
Vancouver Convention lnto packets for us - please take and read.
TONIGHTls hard Plus to give us a taste of whatrs in store Friday night.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Paul tr'Iaters calls "Take No Prlsoners Pl-us" for llSD masochists.
7:30 to 10:30, St. Paulus, $6.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Paul calls Septeurber Class Level thru Plus for everyone. 7 z30 to
1 0 : 3 0 , S t . P a u l u s , $ 6 , b r l n g g o o d i e s t o share.
NEXT I'IONDAY,the 18th, Bert Swererrs calling f o r t h e C l a s s . I{erll have punch and
cookies, and anything else anybody wants t o b r i n g , J u s t a little party atmos-
phere. At EVRC, class time as usual.
NEXT WEDNESDAY, the 20th, Plus Danclng at EVRC, the usual time and WSDChristrnas
Gift Exchange for everyone who wants to. Linit $5 on giftil.
*****
If this WSDTODAY! seems less coherent than usuaL, ltrs because your Edltor was
bitten by a Cat and ls on more drugs than she usuaLly ls.
*****
WSD TODA\' !
December 18, 1989
by Patty
Here's what l^lSD's up to today! Opnions expressed are those of the
author on any given nght. See Patty to qret somethng n c l u d e d .
BERT'S BACK:
INVITATIONS: Two holiday parties! N E WY E A R ' S E V E a t S c o t t a n d J o h o ' S ,

31 Douglass features t h e p r e m i e r o f a n e r ^ ,v i d e o o f W i n d o w t o t h e S t a r s
with the only-partally-expurgated footage of CAMPCAZ, showng your
fel.Iow Class members and Club members in varous decorous and undecorous
poses. There's a flyer. A N D O P E N H O U S EO N N E W Y E A R ' S D A Y a t B i l l
and Gary's, 25O Hart,ford Street, #6; drop by any time between noon
and 8PM. BiIl and Gary always have the tradibional Southern fix'ns-
black-eyed peas and c.ornbread.
NO CLASS on Chrstmas Day and New Year's Day, class starts aElan Jan8,
Maryn Headlands mni-retreat on Jan 27-28, 1990!
D A N C N GT I P S
C R O S ST R A I L T H R U : T h e r e a r e a f e w c a l l s that'Il break down whole squares

of PIus dancers, because they aren't, called often and people forget
them, and this is one of them! So you may be the only one in your
square who can actually do it! The defintion s simply: "Pass thru
then half-sashay." That's all there s to it. If the caller doesn'L
gve the next call, you just stand there until he does.
The sticky part s when the nexL call is Allemand Lerft. You know you
have to do an Allemande Left wth your Corner, but where is the Corner?
Normally, the caller will teII you to Allemande Left before you finish
the Pass Thru. Notice that each of you is movngr either to the rqht
or to the left during the Half-sashay.
tJhat you do is contnue Lhe movement, away from your partner. The person
who is moving to the left kind of curves around counter-clockwise,
the other person clockwse. Miraculously, your Corner (who has been
secretly Iurkng in the next couple) will appear - curving around towards
you !
If the caller doesn't give the next call tll after the Half-sashay,
you'II be standing there facng out, waiting for the next calI whch
could be anything that you can do from your out-facing poston- If
it happens to be Allemande Left, Iook around in the direction away
from your partner, and there'Il be your Corner looking around for
you !
THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!
WSDTODAY!
Deeember 20, f989 by Patty
IIOLIDAY PARTIES ! TI,I0 PARTIES f or New Years f or I'ISD'ers and Class - Scott and John
are hosting New Year's Eve at their home at 31 Douglass.' . .the newest Window to the
Stars premiers, featuring CAMPCAZattendees in various states of consciousness. .
AND Bill and Gary are again having their NernrYearrs Day Open House, with the trad-
itional SouLhern fix'ns blackeyed peas and cornbread - drop by anytime between
12 and 8PM!
WSDrs DARK till Jan 8, when Class resumes on Monday nights at EVRC.
Jan 10, first Dance Night of the nehr year.
Jan 15, DARK because of Martin LuLher King's birthday, EVRC closed.
NEW DANCE PASS ARRANGEI4ENTS: As part of our ongoj.ng (and never-ending) assault on
paperwork proliferation, the Board decided last night not to sell Dance Passes any
more - wer11 nake life a little easier for the beleaguered Treasurer, who won't have
to deal wiEh the confusion they always cause. But those passes currently out will
continue to be honored for both $3 and $4 Dance Nights...
*r( * ** ** ** :l:b** *** * * :t * * ***tr
NOTES FROM THE BADGE MASTER! ! ! ! !
Featured this month are:
SANTA DANGLE: You earned this one when vou attended the Paul Waters Dances...
COCKTAIL DANGLE: First mentioned last month, this Dangle was earned by anyone who
could still dance after fMargaritavillerr at CAMPCAZ.
SAN FRANCISCO BAR DANGLE: This one can be used instead of your Club badge to
hang your other dangles on...
CRINOLINE DANGLE: Requested by many, it is now in stock and is earned by dancing

in a crinoline or petticoat!
BADGE CLIPS: These snap or clip onto your dancing outfits and will save wear and
tear on the c1oth.
There are literally hundreds of Dangle designs. If there is any one yourd like to
order, please see Monte at any Class or Dance night. Most Dangles are $1.00
each, with SOMEspecial orders slightly higher...
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This is my last WSDTODAY! for awhile - wetve worked out a rotation system, so other
folks have a chance to ply their literary ski-lls, and starting in January, WSDTODAY!
will have a new author each week! As always, though, you can get something included
by leaving a message on my answering machine - Ir11 see that your contribution is
passed along to whoeverrs writing the next ones....
THAT I S A],L, FOLKS!
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WSD Tc,i:1,_1v
Januarv 8, 1990 bv Max
llere's rhat'shappening rt lestern$tar Today, Opinions erpressed are thoseof the'editor of therecl' lnd not
necessarilythoseof feoternStrr Drncars.If youriah to express your0m opinions contrctPattyor $cottto find out
rho tle editor is for nert *tel or offcr yorr om scrvices
as 'cditor of thc rcel'.
Class Change -- Because we were unable to hold class on Monday,

Januarry L, and are unable to hold class on Monday, January 15, Martin
Luther King'e Birthday, we will have a class night on Wednesday,
January L7, for all who are able to attend. There will be a couple of
plus tips for Club members.
Basic Workshop -- There will be a Basic Workdhop at 250 Hartford on

Saturday, January 13, from Noon to 2:00. Great opportunity to work
out some of the rust that may have accumulated over the Holidays and
get your dancing skills sharpened back up.
Mini Retreat -- Just a little over a week to make your reservations

for the Marin Headlands Mini Retreat, it's only $35.00 for meals and
lodging and a great time -- besides dancing and workshopping there
wiil be all kinds of fun and games including the Second Annual Md. and
Mr. Marin Headlands Contest and Coronation.
Pot Luck -- Start thinking about your favorite recipe for the Red '89
Class pot luck at Ed Conley's on Saturday, January 20. Ed lives at 79
Elgin Park, that's just south of Market at Market and Octavia.
There's always lots of grood food at WSDpot lucks --Come socialize
with the class!
,
"Happy New Year, Everyone! I'm not able to be at class for a few
weeks -- be back as Eoon as I can, though tiIl then, mind your
teachers and study those definitions and have fun dancing! love,
Patty"
Tip tips -- One of the basic courtesies of Square Dancing is to fill

the nearest vacancy when squaring up. It is considered rude to walk
past a vacant position to join a "favorite" square. AIso, dancing
with the same people aI1 the time reduces the learning situations as
well as limiting the social opportunities available when dancing with
many different people.
If someone in your square is going the wrong direction or doesn't seem

to understand the call , try to motion them to the corect position
with your hands or eyes rather than trying to push them into the
correct position -- pushinq frequently adds to confusion and doesn't
help anyone.
WSD Today
Januar^v 10, 1990 by Max
Here's*hat'shappeningat testernStar Today.0pinions expresred

are thoseof the'editor of theueek'andnot
thoseof lesternstrr Dancers,
necessarily If youuishto exprecs
youroynopinionscontact
Pattyor $cottto find out
rhotheeditoris for nextreelor offeryourom services
rs'editorof thereel',
Class Chanqe -- Because we were unable to hold class on Monday,

January I, and are unable to hold class on Monday, January 15, Martin
Luther King's Birthday, we wiII have a class night on Wednesday,
January L7, for all who are able to attend. There will be a couple of
plus tips for CIub members.
Basic Workshop -- There will be a Basic Workshop at 250 Hartford on

Saturday, January 13, from Noon to 2:00. Great opportunity to work
out some of the rust that may have accumulated over the HoI idays and
gret your dancing skilIs sharpencJ back up.
Mini Retreat -- Just a little over a week . to make your reservations

for the Marin Headlands Mini Retreat, it's: only $35.00 for meals and
Iodgingr and a sreat time -- besides dancing and workshopping there
wilI be all kinds of fun and giames includingr the Second Annual Mq. and
Mr. Marin Headlands Contest and Coronation.
Pot Luck -- Start thinking about your favorite recipe for the Red '89
Ciass pot luck at Ed Conley's on Saturday, January 20. Ed }ives at 79
Elgin Park, that's just south of Market at Market and Octavia.
There's always lots of good food at W S Dp o t l u c k s --Come socialize
with the class!
Freeman reports that

George Lanyi, a iong time
square dancer known to many
WSD members, died on Monday,
January B.
"Happy New Year, Everyone!

I'n not able to be at c /ass
for a few weeks -- be back as
soon as f can, thoush tiTl
then, mind your teachers and
study those definitions and
have f u n d a n ci n g ! l ove,
Patt.v. " (She also sends this
cartoon. )
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;'ANUARY MCINDAY 3?ND hIEDNESDAY?4TH ANNA PATTY
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FEBRUARY I'IONDAY ?6TH IAIEDNESDAY

SgTH EARY SCOTT
T,IARCH I'IONDAY 5TH I{EDNE$DAY7TH ROBERT FATTY

January 17, 1990 I{SD TCDAY! Ed'itor: Freeran Stanrper
lGLtrtG to the Red '89 Class on Wednesdaynight.'learn'ing.

Whenyou are first learning to dance, long
periods of non-dancing inpede acceleration in You have had only one l.4ondayn'ight
in the last four h,eeks, and we uant you to dance. Tonight will be rnrst'ly class level vrlrrk,
but there will be sorneful1 Plus dancing for the Club nrenlcers. You w'ill be learning some
newrmterial this evening, but it will all be repeated on lvlonday. So let those class rnenbers
are rrct here know they are not behind should you hear that concern.
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The RED '89 CI-ASSPot Luck is at Ed & Paul's hone this SatuFd€ry, starting at 6 pm with dinner
beginning at 7:30. Place: 79 Elg'in Park, SF. |GAR RED. Pick up a f'lyer for directions.
Club rnetfiers bring the food; class rnenbers are our guests. So wfrere did this Red '89 stuff
ccrne from. f,le stole the idea frorn Rocky l,buntain Ra'inbeaus, Denver, @. Their classes have
al'l had narnes which are the colors of the rainbcxr. Their different passes through the
spectrum becorneshades of the basic (get it?) colors. WSDgave their idea a twist and added
the year to the basic color so that we never have to dec'ide rfrat shade the color is.
MARINlfADLAtOS MINI-{IETREATregistration deadline is th'is evening. If not rece'ived with

registrat'ion, full paynrent is due by the Pot Luck this Satur&y. Registrations received
after this evening will be on a first-corne, space-ava'ilable basis. Pick up a flyer for nnre
details and directions. This retreat is GEARED TO{ARDSCtRCN-ASS, a'lthough the Club rnenbers
enjoy participating, too. Historically, the Club had not provided bountifu'l opportunities
for the students to interact outside of class. The past couple of years this has been
changing. You're certa'in to enjoy this re'laxed weekend. This one's for yor.r!
The IAGSDCALTERMTEDELEGATE position is open, and the Board 1s so'liciting volunteers. You
rrust be a current rnerber of the Club and be planning to attend the IAGSDCConvention 'in
Vancouver in April. This position is inportant as training to becore jnvcrlved in the
adnin'istrative affairs of the Internationa'l Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. Your nnst
inrnediate responsibi'lity js to attend the Execut'ive Board nreeting in Vancouver of Friday
norning, April 13 (but it's GoodFriday), and to be prepared to take the position of Delegate
shou'ld the need arise. If you want to know npre, talk with any Board rnerber. Scott, the
WSDadninistrator, wi1l collect the nanes of a'l'l those interested'in the position, and the
Board will nake a decision by mid-February. If you like this square dancing stuff and want
to become 'involved in international corrnun'ications, this is a great p'lace to start.
GRAFHICARTIST TALENTSare needed to assist in preparing WSD's ad for the IAGSDCConvention

Program. Th'is needs to be c,onpleted at least within a npnth. If you want to help, please
see Freernan. Don't be bashfu'l abqrt your talents; you need not be a conrnercial artist.
And speaking of @tIlENTIOf.lAN, catch the flyer on the Internat'iona'l Bu'l'letin Board. They
are inexpensive (especially the messageads) and are a sure-fire h,ay to know that your name
will be'in print. Besides, you help defray Convention costs for the Vancouver Corrn'itt€e.
You need to act falrly pronptly on this. STTDENTSand O-tB ltCl€ERS should fee'l free to
participate. And best of a1'1, you can buy an ad just to show support but not go to the
Convention.
MAWSTARDEzulES in February on l'4cndaynights. Watch for it! All you don't uant to know
about v*rat to do in square dancing. A slight twist in etiquette lessons.
MAII.ISTREAI{ CLASSTO BEGIN SmN. That rneans that the class fee for the second part of your
cjasses will be due'in February. So you want to go to the mini-retreat and cont'inue with
l"la'instream class but have a tight budget? Well, we can't have extended payrnents for the
mini-retreat, but feel free to discuss a personal payrnent plan for your class fee with the
Club treasurer, who just happens to be Max Robb, your archangel.
tffi(Sl# THIS 9\T[RDAY is still on. A good tirne to get'in sorne extra dancing, hav'ing been
forced to miss three of the last four lvlondaynights. are spun qu'ickly. Every person
Oobr.rebs
who square dances has the sarne problern. ltlcon-2 pm at 250 Hartford St.
I/SD TOD AY !
January 22, 1990
by AnnaD .
|lSD T00AY!, a cornplementto THEIIESTERN STAR,tackles current issues, guestions, and

n e w s . P u b l i s h e d M o n d a ya n d f l e d n e s d a ye v e n i n g s , l l S D T 0 0 A Y !i s a v a i l a b l e o n l y a t C l u b a n d
Class nights. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views
Hi! I w o u l d l i ke to ta ke mo me nto t thank Ed & Paul for hosting yet another w onder ful
t.lSDp o t l u c k o n S a t u r d a yn i g h t . F o r t h o s e o f y o u w h om i s s e di t , - y o u m i s s e da c h a n c e
t o q b t t o k n owso meo f th e -me mb erof s the Red- ' 89Class and to' citch uD on the
lat6 s t g o s s i p . T h e rew e re so meg reat dishes and good dish! Thanksagain Ed and
Pa u l!
A s . y o u _ h a vper o b a b l yh e a r db y n o w , t h e l ' l a 1 j nH e a d l a n dR
s e t r e a t w h i c hw a s o r i g i n a l l y
s c h e d u l e df o r n e x t w e e k e n h
d a s b e e nc a n c e l l e dd u e t o i n s u f f i c i e n t r e g i s t r a t i 6 n . I -
h o p ew e c a n p l a n a n o t h e rf o r s o m et i m e a l j t t l e l a t e r .
Scott andJohni n v i t e y o u t o j o i n t h e mi n c h e e r i n go n t h e 4 9 ' e r s i n t h e i r d e f e a t ( o f

c o u r s e ! )o f t h e D e n ve rB ro n co s. You ar q..,invitedto cometo 3811 - l6th ( Las t hous e
on the I eft) on S u p e rB o w l S u n d ay( Jan 8?nd) . You mayplan to ar r ive any tim e after
12 noon. BY0B. K i c k o f f i s a t 2 p . m . A f t e r t h e N i n e r sw i n , w e w i l l p r o b a b l yh e a d
downto Castrot o j o i n i n t h e c e l b b r a t i o na s w e d ' i d l a s t y e i r .
Co m i n gu p o n T u e sd a yF e b ru a ry6 th , is a Dine and Dish at the Hot and Spicy

Re s t a i l r a h ta t Ma rke i a n d P e a i l . itr is is a chanceto shar e a sum ptuous' 5 Lour s e m eal
a l o n g w i t h a c h a n c et o " d i s h " t h o s e w h oa r e n ' t t h e r e . B e t h e r e b r b e f a i r g a m e .
The next n ' i g h t, l .l e d n e sd a y,

F e b ru ar y,7th, the "Diana Rossof Squar eDancinq "
Sa u n d r aB r y a n t - w i l l b e c a l l i n g a C l a s s - l e v e l a n d P l u s d a n c ea t S t . P a u T u sC h u r c h
a t G o u q ha n d E d d y . T h e r ew i l l a l s o b e a b a k e s a : l et h a t n ' i q h t . T h e p r o c e e d sf r o m
t h e b a ( e s a l e w i j l g o to h e l p d e fer the costs of the |.lSD8th Anniver iar y Da nc e.
Speaking
of the the Anniversary Dance,don't forget to markyour calendarfor
Saturda!,l'|arch17th. PaulMaicum (from Hermita6e, Tennesee)w'i11be calI'inq a
memorab'le
evenjngand he'lpingl.lSD
to celebratethe "GayNjneties".
Sacramento w'ill be hostinqa dav of workshoos. ap ' Oout rl u c k , a n da n e v e n ' i ndqa n c e

calI ed by a Sacramento caTler nimedJet Robbris. " c a r . p o o 1g ,u r u " , S 6 o t t C a r e y ,
w i l l b e c o o r d j n a t i n tgh e c a r p o o lf o r t h e p o t l u c k a n o e v e n l n g o a n c e .
0 n S a t u r d a y ,F e b r u a r y2 4 t h , w e w i l l b e h o s t i n g a B a n n e rD a n c e . S o w h a t ' s a B a n n e r
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u p c o m i n IgR G S OCCo n v e n t i o n a n d t h e I A G S DjC tself. At this dince, frewill'be
i n t r o d u c j n ga c a l l e r w h oh a s n e v e r c a l l e d f o r a G a yc 1 u b . H j s n a m ei s K e n C a r r o l l .
P l e a s ep l a f r o n j o i n i n g u s i n s u p p o r to f K e na n d t h i r I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t ' i o no f G a y
S q u a r eD a n c eC l u b s ( l A G S D C ) .
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with friends i s w h a t r n a l 'e: l t i s q L r a r e d a n c i n e a life lnng activity. 5o tr-v and
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M O N D A Y ,F E B R U A R Y 1990 By EDDIE
W S D T O D A Y , a c o m p l i m e n t t o t h e " W e s t e r n S t a r' l a b Nle w s l e t t e r , " i s

p u b ' l ' i s h e d e a c h M o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a ya n d i s a v a i e onl y at cl ub
or c'lass. Input f rom the membershipis we'lcome. Views expressed
rrYouare now standing at the foot of the mountain about to being the climb which leads
you to the second plateau of your square dance experiencelr' Oh please, how dramatic
can we get?!?
Seriously though, Bill and I both want you to know that we think you are an outstanding
class (that includesyou Angels, too) and we hope you're enjoying learning to square dance
as much as werre enjoying the teaching experience. Tonight werre diving in head first
learning your first Mainstream calls. Now don't think this means you can store those
first 49 calls away in the"attics of your mindsfrto collect dust. Squaredancing continues
to build on the structured foundation that is built during the previous class(es), so
basically tonight itrs "Back to the construction site and get to work!"
Donrt forget "Dine & Dish" tomorrow evening, 7:00 p.m., at Eg$$lgiSI. The special
menu that is being offered soundswonderful and the rrdishrfis guaranteed to be of the
highest calibre. Many WSD members have been high-qualityrrdishersrr for years -- so join
them for dinner and pick up a few tips from the masters.
Club Night this week is "An Evening With SaundraBryant.rr There will be Class level as
well as Plus level dancing from 7:30 to 9:30 at St. Paulus Lutheran Church. And as a
bonus, as if we've already dance off those holiday poundswe acquired just a few short
weeks ago, there will also be a Bake Sale that evening. The proceedsof the sale are to
defray costs of the Anniversary Extravagancethat is presently iri the works. So for such
a worthy cause,forget about your figure and "munch outlrr that night.
My goodness(No comments, thank you!), this is an active week! If yourre not doing
anything special this Saturday and since it's just too early to being Spring cleaning, why
not spend the day square dancing with those crazy kids from Capital City Squaresand
Prime 8rs in Sacramento. The have planned a full scheduleof wgrkshops,a potluck and
hoedown on the Mainstream Class and Advanced Class levels to begin at 12:30 and
continue until 10 that evening. Many of us know from past experience that square
dancersin Sacramentoknow now to party.
With this schedule,rrDonrtStop, Donft Slow Downlrrreally doesnrtseem to be possiblethis

week. Have a great one!
WSD TODAY !
W E D N E S D A YF, E B R U A R Y7 , 1990 By EDDIE

' is
W S D T O D A Y , a c o m p l i m e n t t o t h e " W e s t e r n S t a r N e w sI e t t e r , "
publ i shed each Monday and Wednesday and ' i s avai ]abl e onl y at cl ub
or c'lass. Input f rom the membership is we'lcome. V'iews expressed
If you're reading this issue of WSD Tg9g, you are obviously at club night -- "An Evening
With SaundraBryant.r' All of tfffi6.EE7; danced to Saundrabefore know this is sure to
be an evening full of high-energy,exciting squaredancing. Donrt forget to partake at the
Bake Sale table tonight! The proceeds of the sale will be used to defray costs of the
Anniversary Extravagancethat is presently in the works.
Remember, if yourre not doing anything special this Saturday, think about spending the
day square dancing with Capital City Squaresand Prime 8's in Sacramento. They have
planneda full scheduleof workshops,a potluck and hoedownon the Mainstream Class and
Advanced Class levels to begin at 12230and continue until 10 that evening. Scott is once
again handling the often times thanklesschore of coordinating rides/car pooling for this
excursionlsee him if you needa ride or have room for more in your vehicle.
News Flash! We'll soon have a new shoppingemporium to relieve us of our hard-earned
mone)r. "-eowboy Countryrrra new wesiern-store,will be openingFebruary l5 (they're
hoping)at 2352 Market Street (right under Captain Video!). The ownersare two couples
who have actively supported the gay Western community for many years; let's support
them with their new venture.
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
Print Media Production Manager. SF social, dance organization seeks energetic

individual as print media manager. If you are a frustrated Stephen King or Jackie
Collins; if you can create interest and excitement out of dry facts; if you enjoy keeping
one ear (or both) tuned in for little tidbits of news (more commonly known as gossip);or
if you just have hours of spare time on your hands,this is the position for you. Little
experiencerequired; great benefits package(?)!!! All interested parties should contact
Scott Carey.
Election Committee Member(s). Due to a recent, unexpected vacancy on the Board,

Western Star is currently seeking individuals interested in serving as the Election
committee for the Special Election to be held in accordance with WSD By-Laws. The
Committee is responsiblefor coordinationand presentationof candidateinformation to
the membership,distribution and collection of ballots, and calculation and announce-
ment of election results. If yourvebeen wanting to contribute more to WSDbut felt you
didn't have quite enough extra time to actually serve on the board, this may be the
perfect job for you. All interestedparties shouldcontact Scott Carey.
March 17 is just around the corner, which meansit's not too early to start working on
that "just perfect" outfit (Su" Ng5llggU above) you want to wear to the Anniveriary
Dance. With WesternStar'sreputationfor knowinghow to throw a party and having Paul
Marcum calling, this is guaranteedto be one of the major squaredance social events of
the year. Don't let time get away from you, start planningtoday!!!
WSD TODAY !
February 12th
WSD TODAY!is a Monday and Wednesday night publication containing topics,

trivia and tidbits. It doesn't get mailed out. The editor du jour for this
this week is Scott. If you would iike to put in your two cents, WSD TODAY is strictll'
the vier"-s of each author', then please see Scott soonest for available opening
starting this Spring.
Anna, Patty, John and I had a pleasant drive up to Sacramento Saturday night for a
much fun dance called by Jet Roberts. He projected lots of energy and fun and had
just a wonderful voice that you could have danced to all night. Actually some danced
to him at least all day as we met up with many class members, Art and BiIl, Michael,
Todd and Tim, and Gordon who had gone up for the afternoon MS workshop. We are
looking to schedule Jet Roberts for a dance here after the Convention.
After the dance we passed on going to tFacest and, stomachs growiing, drove over to
Sacratomatos nearest fast food outlet. We soon discovered that all of them close their
dinning halls at 10pm and force you Lo eat in your car in the parking lot. . . well!
small wonder, that is where all the action is. We shared the parking lot with 6
teenage prostitutes, 2 low rider type cars and 1 stretched white and gold limo
obviously owned by the local drug lord. As we munched on our fries and Patty
played with her teenage mutant ninja turtle pin, all kinds of deals were going down
around us.
Gary, Pablo, Mark, Anna and Marie (and others I'm sure) are headed to LaLa Land
this coming week for the Golden State Squares/Tinseltown Fly In. We're all envious
but we'll wish you all a good time anyv"'ays. PLEASE nothing but all the unvarnished
truth when you return. And speaking of trips, Freeman is off to Rio for carnival for
three weeks this coming Saturday. . . speaking of envy!
Saturday February 24th WSD will be hosting our next dance. As usual it will be at
St. Paulus Luthern Church, Gough and Eddy, from 7:30 to 10:30pm and there rr'ill be
alternating tips at MS class and Plus programs. What is not usual is that there is a
extra purpose for this dance - it is our Banner Dance. Banner Dances are held
throughout the year by many IAGSDC clubs and the proceeds are split to benefit the
IAGSDC and that year's Convention Committee. Our caller is Ken Carroll from the
South Bay and this will be his debut calling gig for our community. Sooooo lots of
reasons to mark this date in a big red circle on your calendar.
March 17th: WSD 8th Anniversary dance! with Paul Marcum! Need we say more?!
I've been busy lately working on Crossfire IV ( For new folks, Crossfire is our own
homebrew square dance mini series on video!) and it looks good for it to premier
just prior to Convention. And the stars, honey, have never shinned more brightly!
Kudos to Ed Conley who made his caller apprentice debut the other Wednesday
night. Good show!!
W S DT O D
February 14th
WSD TODAY! is a Monday and Wednesday night publication containing topics, trivia
and tidbits. It doesn't get mailed out. The editor du jour this week is Scott. If you
would like to put in your two cents, WSD TODAY is strictly the views of each author,
then please see Scott soonest for available opening this Spring.
It is with deepest regret that we note the

passing of tsob Mann this afternoon at the Coming Home Hospice. Always a great wit
and ever friendly and helpful, Bob made many friends with the square dance
community here after moving from NYC, where he was one of the founders of the
Times Squares. No details of a
memorial service have been announced at this time.
We are looking for a few good men and womenl We need volunteers to run the special
election for the Board vacancy created with Tony resignation. Of course we also
need interested members to run for that position. Additionally we need to fill the
club Secretary's position (not necessarily a Board position) as well as alternate rep
for the IAGSDC (Freeman is our current rep). Please pitch in! See Scott tonite if
possible.
Anna, Pattl', John and I had a pleasant drive up to Sacramento Saturday night for a
much fun dance called by Jet Roberts. He projected lots of energy and fun and had
iust a wonderful voice that you could have danced to all night. It was great that
man)' of our class members attended including participating in the afternoon
workshop. We arelooking to schedule Jet Roberts for a dance here after the
Convention. After the dance we passed on going to 'Faces' and, stomachs gro'*'ling,
drove over to Sacratomatos nearest fast food outlet. We soon discovered that all of
them close their dinning halls at 10pm and force you to eat in your car in the
parking lot. . . well! small wonder, that is where all the action is. We shared the
parking lot with 6 teenage prostitutes, 2 low rider type cars and 1 stretched white
and gold limo obviously owned by the local drug lord. As we munched on our fries
and Patty played with her teenage mutant ninja turtle pin, all kinds of deals were
going down around us.
Gary, Pablo, Ron, Mark, Anna and Marie (and others I'm sure) are headed to LaLa
Land this coming week for the Golden State Squares/Tinseltown Fly In. We're all
envious but we'll wish you all a good time anyways. PLEASE nothing but all the
unvarnistred truth when you return. And speaking of trips, Freeman is off to Rio for
carnival for three weeks this coming Saturday. . . speaking of envy!
Saturday February 24th WSD will be hosting our next dance. As usual it will be at
St. Paulus Luthern Church, Gough and Eddy, from 7:30 to 10:30pm and there will be
alternating tips at MS class and Plus programs. What is not usual is that there is a
extra purpose for this dance - it is our Banner Dance to benefit the IAGSDC and the
Convention. Our caller is Ken Carroll from the South Bay and this will be his debut
calling gig for our community. March 17: WSD 8th Anniversary dance! with Paul
Marcum! Need we say more?!
I've been busy lately working on Crossfire IV and it looks good for it to premier
just prior to Convention. And the stars, honey, have never shinned more brightly!
Kudos to Ed Conley who made his caller apprentice debut the other Wednesday
night. Good show!!
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W S DT O D A Y Ii s p u b l i s h e d s p e c i a l l y f o r p e o p l e w h o a t t e n d C l a s s a n d D a n c e n i g h t s . . . s e e
Patty or Seott or Max to 5et something included.0pinions tonight are Patty's.
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CONGRATULATION
WSS,DM a i n s t r e a n C l a s s d a n c e r s ! Y o u d i d u s a I l proud in Vancouvenl
A I i I DC O N G R A T U L A T I O N
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, Tripp, I A G S D CC h a i r p e r s o n f o r 1990-91!
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PAINTERS? Rick Wtreeler is looking fon a person with sone painting experience to do
someinterior painting in his store,..caIl him, 621-6409.
LES MISERABLES TICKETS: Tom Shaw has two tickets for the I PM performance on May 3
for sale for S35 each. Seats are front row in the balcony at the Curran...caII hin,
626-7 I0 8.
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S P E C I A L E L E C T I O I I :l { o m i n a t i o n s o p e n W e d n e s d a y f o r o u r s p e c i a l election to fiII the

vaeant seat on the Board of Directors. Cal1 Eddie (Hai[ht) Snith, 768-1234; Piers
Greenhill, 771-5396; or Lee Chandler, 048-1800 to noninate someone or let then know
you t re in the runnin6. W S DR e d 8 9 c l a s s m e n b e r s w h o a r e b e c o m i n g n e n b e r s a r e
eligible to nun and nominatel The regular elections will be in the FaIl, so this
short- term might be just perfect for s o m e o n ew h o i s u n a b l e t o n a k e a l o n g t e r m
commitment at this time. And especially for a new nember, this is a chance to junp
right into the very heart of runnin6 our CIub...
GRADUATION T Ih e R e d 8 9 C l a s s M a i n s t r e a n S r a d u a t i o n i s n e x t M o n d a y , A p r i l 5 0 , a t
EVRC. Everyone is invited to attend the initiation rites, a n d C l u b m e m b e r sp l b a s e
bring fin6er food.
P O T L U C KE: v e n y o n e ' s i n v i t e d to Scott and John's on Saturday evening, April 28 for

festivities to celebrate the Red 89 Class Graduation. The evenin6 will start with
BYOB cocktails at 6, dinner)lI be served at ?, and then around g:30 will be the
PREMIERE S H O W I N G0 F C R O S S F I R E M So bring food and hang out at SgIl-l6th Street on
Saturday night (very last house at the end of l6th Street, 2 blocks fron upper
C a s t r o , 8 6 4 - 4 1 3 4 )!
REgEPTIONFOB BOB BELLVILLE
Chris Anderson has invited aII of Bob' s

friends to Hartford House for a reeeption
in Bobls honor on Saturday, April 28, fron
l2 to 3.
l"|ay 7, 1990 YTSDTODAY! Editor : Freenan Starper
WSDTODAY!, a corplenent to THE TrESTERN STARreusletter, tack'les current issues, cltestions

and neus. Pub'lished only when there 'is Club activities on I'tonday/Vledresday, it is available
on'ly at the activity. Qtrestions, topics, End opinions are so'licited and encouraged. Views
And a great big HI THEREAl.D I{ELCC|Gto Ben Col&erg, our caller tfris evening. Yo.r sl'rould
remerber dancing to him, but if not, yo"r're gonna' feel good about yo.rr dancing when you're
tfrrough this evening. Ben is torking witfr Bi'll Fhnzel in coordinating the callers for tfre
Pl{A benef it dance in August. He's been a good friend to fie gay oormJn'ity for nnny years.
It's good to have you with us again.
lbminations for the vacant Board position are stil1 op€r1. This is your last chance to
nqninate sonpone else or yo"rrself . Rsrrenber that you m,rst be a nerfier of the club by having
yoJr rnenbership dues paid. This is true also for being able to vote in tfre e'lection.
Tonight is tfre dead'line for Red89 graduates to pay their rnenbership dues and be included in
the ba1'lot d'istribution. If you don't rernefiber wtrether or not you have paid, check with l,lax,
the Treasurer, or Freenan, tfe data base fiEnager.
Rsnerber to tel] your friends and acqtnintances about the new Bas'ic/Mainstream class
beginning June 13. June 13 and 20 are free nights. V{atch your ca'lendar for al1 the prcrrc
activities be'ing planned and rmke a specia1 effort to participate.
See Scott, the carpool Pooh Bah, if you are planning to olinterested 'in going to the
l{ortfrern California Roundup. (ffe rerminder of tfris edition is dedicated to tl're first of
a three-part series aboLrt attending Roundup.) Scott needs to knor if you have a car to carry
people and if you need a ride.
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DAiG WITtflrT FRETEN)rIS \q.A STMIGT{I (PART 1)

o.t ATTEIOIIG A STRATGHT
This 'issue and the nexb trtp issues of V{SDTCDAY!will feattrre sonE pointers and ohservations
abo;t attending a straight scpare dance for your very first tire. These issues are
rerrcrkings of a series wtrich Patty hhit€ prepared in Apri'1, 1989.
The hbrthern California Roundup is aluays t,lerpria] Day vreekendand is being held in Santa
'look
Rosa this year. f{SDwill be carpooling to Roundupon Saturday, l{ay 26. }itrile it will
and feel like the IAGSDCconvention, r+orkshops are not as extensive. You will be able to
dance only at the highest program for r.frich you have corpleted classes. Being "pu'l1ed
through" a few calls you don't krrcrv conld be disastro"rs. The Club doesn't have tire to
schedu'le a learn-tfre-other-role class; frouever, if you are planning to gp to Roundtrp, you
wi'l'l need to dance your correct bio'logica'l ro1e. Use tfre next three Mondays to orchestrate
ssre tips wkrere you can dance your biological role 'if you are not currently doing so.
The square dance scene is a large one, with over 25,000 clubs, fantastic callers, trcnderful
peop'le and great dancing all over tl're r^prld. WSDfol]ows a policy of building gay sqrare
dancing and of interfacing w'itfr the straight darrce cqrrun'ity. V{estern Star fns been building
the bridge of interfacing since its beginning in 1982. Attending Round.rp is our uay of
pract'icing tl"ris interface, drtd we lrave had considerab'le success in producing qua'lity dancers
wtp are noticed and respected.
'like
Roundup will L@( AID FEEL any gay dance you have already attended. There are t'ips
conposed of hash, a sing'ing call, and a break. You wi]l see a crinoline on every hirtBn, so,
since tfrere is1ittle if any "gender-bending," yorr'l'l not have difficulty remerbering wtro
is dancing uhat ro]e. As at any convention, Rounduprotates tfre callers through the various
fnl1s each l"rour. And it goes on alnrlst al1 day, rnt just three lrcurs.
over, p'lease, there's rpre on the back

The BASIC PRII-ICIPLEis that the visitor (in this case, that's v{e the gay ccnmrnity) almys
fol]orc the custsrs of the host (tj,tat's tfp straight conmrnity who has organized Roundrp).
Boring to the custsrs of tlre host app'l'ies to styling, dress, floor courtesies, evenything.
Let's start with styling.
ST\'l-IlG: Yo.r'll see a wide variety of dance sty'les--frqn sedate dancing, alnost like a
minuet, to very high-energy kicks and twir'ls. l"hny straight dancers do no styling since tfiey
feel it corrupts tJre srnroth f'low of the dance. Don't be fooled because their style looks
a1ittle dtll; there are somevery good dancers out there--peoplewhoareahnys in tlre right
place at the right tine, snoothly hold'ing sqrares together and rnking everyone else feel
great 'cause they tfrink they did it!
A few c1ubs actual1y disamrove of sty'ling-perfect'ly innocent twir'ling for exarp'le or

circling to a'line withotrt tfre taught circle and end-dancer t*rirl. Scrre ladies (LOL's
especially) Oon't like to be tw'ir]ed (hard to be'lieve, but tnre!). Sffp LOL's don't mind
tlp twirl but don't get to do it often, so their balance ray be off. BE CffiTAIN tiat YtlJ
are in control wfren you twir1 tfre rsren. The nnn may never twir'l vrcnrcn,so don't pu1l his
j<r'ints out of socket by twir'ling yo.rrself .
The th'ing to do 'is to take your cues frcrn otlrers in your scpare. IF IN m,BT, .l|ST mN'T
STYIE until you see tl're otfrers doing it. And if sonpone does a styling you've rrct done, just
do your best to fo'l1or.l. You cor"r'ldcatch on the seond or third tine through, and you m'ight
I ike it.
I|{AT TO IEAR: At straight dances, "square dance att'ire" is abso'lute'ly req.rired in tfre
clotfring of your bio]ogica] sex. (Yes, Steffany, tfre Brad'leys, and Sybil m,lst all stay
hcme.) Uer wear s'lacks or nen jeans (button a]] the buttons) and longrsleeved shirts,
preferably western, witl'r a corplinBntary-co'lor western scarf (not really required). yilqrpn
m;st vrear dreses, preferab'ly with at least a srm]'l crinoline and definite'ly wjtlr pettipants.
'loors
Everyone shou'ld uear sturdy, cqnFortable sfroes (tfte f nay be cenent). @rrboy boots are
perfect'ly acc@tabie for rpn, but you' I I see a lot of rpn with soft-soled shoes
(cqrplirenting their polyester trousers). Hats are not acceptab'le. Rhirestone jewelry is
a no-no for wcrnenas it snags, but yotr will see rhinestones on ren's and vsrcn's c'lotl"ring,
just not excessive anpunts.
Faif ing to observe the "sqJare dance attire" reqtriranent rmy resu'lt'in yo,rr being asked to
leave the ha'll. Such as, a mixed-sex couple who uas vrearing the biologically correct
c]othing uere dressed in cute white sailor costrrEs. The cosilres were well received at tJre
l{estern Star retreat, but t}rey were rot permitted to dance at Roundup. And, it is rpt po'lite
to point at or visibly snicker about a]'l the oouples'matching outfits.
l,bre next week,

May14,1990 WSD TODAYI Editor:Freeman
Stamper
WSDTODAYI,a complementto THE WESTERNSTARnewsletter,tacklescurrentissues,questions

and news. Publishedonlywhen thereis Clubactivitieson Monday/Wednesday, it is availabieonly at
the activity.Questions,topics,and opinionsare solicitedand encouraged.Viewsexpressedarethbse
of the author.
BERT SWERERis our callerthis evening,and it's alwaysnice to have him and his charmingwife,
RONDA,with us. You may have noticedtheir namesin your WSDmembershipDirectorysincbthey
are honorarymembers.Welcome.
Rememberto tell your friendsand acquaintances aboutthe new Basic/Mainstream class beginning
June 13. June 13 and 20 are free nights. Watchyour calendarfor all the promo activitiesbeing
plannedand makea specialeffortto participate.
THISFRIDAY,May 18,JOINTHE FUNat Scott& John'shomefor the candystickingparty,7:30p.m.

at 3811 16'thStreet,SF. We'll be attachingcandyto the flyersto be distributedat guerrillasquare
attacksto promotethe new class. Bringinga beveragewouldbe nice.
You have alreadyreceivedyour ballotsfor the electionfor the vacant Board position. Bil Blades,
Gorden Dreyer,and Greg Osmon are the nominees. All three have just gone through WSD's
mainstreamgraduation. lf you don't know them, look for them and introduceyourself. And, it is
perfectlypermissible(evenstronglyencouraged)to ask them why they are runningfor the Board. lt
reallyisn't a popularitycontestyou know.
SeeScott,the carpoolPoohBah,if you are planningto or interestedin goingto the NorthernCalifornia

RoundupMemorialDayweekend.(l'he remainderof this editionis dedicatedto the secondof a three-
partseriesaboutattendingRoundup.)Scottneedsto knowif you havea car to carrypeopleand if you
needa ride whenwe carpoolas a club on Saturday,May 26.
t*******t******
oN ATTENDINGA STRAIGHTDANCEWTTHOUT YOURSTRA|GHT(PART2)

PRETENDTNG
This issue and the next issue of WSD TODAYIwill featuresome pointersand observationsabout
attendinga straightsquaredancefor yourveryfirsttime. Theseissuesare reworkingsof a serieswhich
PattyWhitepreparedin April,1989.
Underlyingeverythingis the idea of respectingthe other person. Squaredancingis a cooperative

activity,not a competitiveone. Yoursquareis not a placefor you to show off as an individual;rather,
it's whereeachof the eightcontributesto createsomethingthat not one could do alone. Remember
thateachpersonin your squarehassomethingto contributeand eachdeservesyour acknowledgment
that his/hercontributionis valuableto you (howeverlittleit maysee toyOU). Whenyou happento be
in a squarewhereall or someof the otherdancershaveless proficiencythan you, just get throughit
gracefully.Thereis alwaysanotherset whenyou can squareup with differentfolks.
SQUARINGUP: Almostall straightdancersdanceas "normal"couples,and they mostlysquareup

that way, so get a partnerbeforeyou headfor the floor. (l'hat'sdifferentfrom the way we do it.) lt is
consideredbad etiquetteto prearrangesquares(evenin the gay community),so, if you simplymust
dancewith a particularcouple,loiteraroundne)ilto eachotheron the floor beforethe tip starts. Move
to the dancingareatogetherand allowany othercouple(s)to join you.
over,please,there'smoreon the back

Whensquaresareforming,alwaysjointhe closestone;neverpassan opensquare.Andneverever
leavea squareonceyou'rein it, eitherbeforeor duringa tip,exceptin the eventof an emergency.lf
youdon'twantto dancewhensquaresareforming,LEAVETHEROOM.Thecallerwilltryto fillallthe
squares,so the wholefloormaybe keptwaitingfor you.
lf you alwayssquareup withthe samefriends,especiallyin your own Club,you'llbe considered
whichis not whatWesternStarwantsto project.Spreadyourgooddanceabilityaround
unfriendly,
and"showoff'for as manyotherdancersas possible.Everysquareappreciates a strong,competent
dancerevenif yourstrangerswhenthetip begins.Youwon'tbe strangers at the end.
SOLOSECTION:At bigstraightdances,thereis alwaysa'singlescorner"whereunattached dancers
can findpartners.(l-hisis alsoreferred
to as soloor halfa pair, and youwillseepeople wearinglittle
badgesthatsay"solonor arethe shapeof halfa pear.)Therearealwaysextraladieswho reallywant
to dance.Etiquette requires thatsolomennotsitouta tipwhensololadiesarewaitingto dance.Don't
be deterredby a politerefusalof youroffer,fustasksomeoneelse.Therearemanyreasonswhichare
nothomophobic whythepersondidnotwantto or couldnotdancewithyou. Forexample, theperson
is reallyat thedancewitha partnerbutjusthappens to be sittinginthesolosestionwitha friendor the
personhasalreadybeenaskedto danceandis waitingfor the partnerto pickthemup.
lf you arenervousaboutthis,just hangout by the solosectionduringthe firsttip andwatchwhois
askedto dance.Whentheyreturn,askfor themto be yourpartnerfor the nexttip. lf you arrangea
partnerbeforethe beginningof the tip, it is bestthatyou staywiththe personand createa littleidle
conversation.Try theseout: "Haveyou attendedmanyRoundups?" "l'vejuststarteddancing,how
longhaveyou beendancing?"Theweatheris acceptable as conversation, as wellas the driveup,
whereyoulive,andhownicethepersonlooks.Justremember, thisis notpsychoanalysis andyoumay
neverdancewiththe personagain. HOWEVER, lT lS AN ABSOLUTEMUSTthatyou escortthe
personbackor waitto be escortedbackto whereyouwerebeforeyou squaredup.
Morenextweek.. . .
over,please,there'smoreon the back

May 21, 1990 WSDTODAYI Editor: FreemanStamper
WSDTODAYI,a complementto THEWESTERN STARnewsletter, tacklescurrentlssues,questionsand news. Published

onlywhenthereis Clubactivitieson MondayTlffednesday,
ft ls avallaHeonlyat the activity.Questlons,topics,and opinions
are solicitedand encouraged.Viewsexpressedare thosecrfthe author.
REMEMBER:We'redark for danclngat the EVRCnext Monday,MemorlalDay holHay,May 28.
REMEMBER:NextWednesday, May30,ls our OpenHousehereat E:I/RC at 7:30p.m, Pleasebringfingerfoods.Tellyour

friends. lt's an introto squaredancingas wellas an Introductionto WestemStarDancers.We'vesentout severalhundred
flyersto organizationsin the gay communky. Shouldbe an exchingevenlng.
REMEMBER:This Wednesday, therels guerrillasquaresdanclngat 5 p.m.at the GastroMuniMetro(HarveyMilkPlaza).
Wejust seJup a boombox anddancewhenlargegroupsof passengers areexitingthe statlonand havenondanclngpeople
passout-flyers.Wearwhateveryou wish-the idea ls to let folks knowyou don't haveto be squarenor westernto square
dance. So, comeIn yourworkdrag.
REMEMBER: Next Mondayls the TailgatePartyto kick off the GreatTrlcycleRace. Sadie (assumlngshe's over the
measles)and Ma<are competing. (Honestly,I thlnk she shouldlust usean eyelinerpenciland darkenallthose littlespots
like frecklesand get over lt, girlfriend.)lt's potluckbrunchand brunchbeveragesbeginningat 11 a.m. at Anna's,132
Hartford,SF. Lookfor the tailgate. (Wouldwe lie to you?) Guerrillasquaresdanclngon Gastrowill occur later(as in,
wheneverlater).
You havealreadyreceivedyour ballotsfor the electlonfor the vacantBoardposltlon. Bil Blades,GordenDreyer,and Greg
Osmonarethe nominees.All threehaveJustgonethroughWSD'srnainstream graduation.lf you don't knowthem,look
for themand introduceyourself.And,it is perfectlypermissible
(evenstronglyencouraged)to askthemwhytheyarerunning
for the Board. lt reallyisn't a popularitycontestyou know.
REMEMBER:See Scott,the carpoolPoohBah,if you are planningto or Interested in goingto the NorthernCalifornia
RoundupMemorialDayweekend.(Following in this editionof WSDTODAY!is the conclusionof a three-paftseriesabout
attendingRoundup.)Scon needsto know if you havea car to carrypeopleand if you needa ride whenwe carpoolas a
club on Saturday,May26.
REMEMBER:Thisweekand weekendarefull. Wetold you at the beginningof your classesthat we wouldteachyou to
dance.We neversaidanythingaboutgivingyoutimeto rest. Seriously, though,the Clubplansa full schedulefromwhich
you maychoose. You do not haveto do everythingin orderto remalna memberIn good standing In all honesty,there's
not much you can do to becomea membernot in good standingother than not pay your dues, and then you're not a
memberIn the first place.
ONATTENDING
A STRAIGHT
DANCEli]iil;',,tlo,*O YOU,RE (PART
sTRAIGHT 3)
This issueof WSDTODAY!is the conclusionof some pointersand observationsabout attendinga straightsquaredance
for your very first time. Theselssuesare reworkingsof a serieswhich PattyWhitepreparedin April, 1989.
SAME-SEXCOUPLES: Untilyou get throughAdvancedand into Challenge,you will almostneversee same-sexcouples

outsidethe gay community. Peopleobject to beingconfusedabout their positions,and everyoneelse outsidethe gay
communityspendas muchtime concentratingon whetherthey'rewearinga skirtor pants. That'swhy the gay community
can producebetterdancers-weconcentrateon positionand definitionfrom the beginningratherthan genderidentifiers.
But, you can't changetheir educationin one danceor in a weekend,so lust don't do it.
Whenthereis an absoluteneedin the straightcommunityfor all studentsto dance,somestudentsdancethe opposlterole.

This is almost alwaystwo women, and the 'gent'will wear destinctfueclothings. This is not a choice (as in the gay
community);thls ls a necessity.
lf you feelyou must or bust danceas a same-sexcoupe for somersason,do so only in a squareyou know ls very strong
and only after you haveaskedpermissionof everyoneIn the square. And then only if you knowfor certainthat the caller
isn't usingyour squareas a pilot. (A pilot squareis a squareaboutwhichthe callermakeswrittenor mentalnotesabout
couplesand couples'homesand whichhe usesintermittently to makeadjustmentsfor problemson the floor.) Theserules
are true also for opposite-sexcouplesdancingswitchedroles (calledarky).
over,please,there'smoreon thg bagk..-y

SWITCHINGROLESDURINGA TIP: Don't do it unlessthe entiresquareagreesthat you can. Most peopledon't really
enioyyourdoing so, and mostcallersfnte lt. Again,lf you absolutelymustorbust, be c6rtainyou'renoiln the cailer'spilot
square.
DEALINGWITHCURIOSITY:lf you are out of the closet,you won't haveany problemin sating tf6t westernStarDancers
is a gay club-if they indicatetheydon't knowyour club. We'vebeenaroudd.longenougfr thit the oldiesprobaHywon't
-nVe're
ask. lf you feel uncomfortablesaying'gaf In mked company,try PattyWhite'sfinesse: one of the'SanFrdncisco
clubs,and I seeyou'rea memberof the [XYZSquares].Haveyou beendancinglong?' She suggestspracticingvacuous
conversationas an aid !9 manyother straightsochl sftuations.Onceyou're In the squareand wbiting-forthe t|p to start,
the other.couples probablywon't createmuchconversation.DO INTRODUCE YOURSETF to all otherJlnthe squ-are.After
the introductions,peopleusuallyjust pleasantlysmileat eachotherhoplngthat all d you can get throughttreiip.
Whatdo yog saywhenthey ask whenis your dub nlght? Thetruth. BeglnnlngIn June,WesternStarwill havetwo classes
runningeachweekwith a strongweekenddanceprogramthroughthe end of the year. Invitethemto attendyour Plusclass
on Mondays
DANCEPROFICIENCY: .Appraiseyour danceproficbncyhonestly. Everyonedreadsgettingstuck in a squarewith
someonewho thinks he/she can dancea programhigherthan he/she reallycan. lt's no differentthan at youi club-tne
strongestdancersusuallygravitatetowardsthe front of the hall. lf you must or bust dancea higherprograh than where
you are proficient,take a squareof vour friendswith you. Conventionls a placeto shineand dancewitn manypeopleand
to manycallers. Danceyour best programso that you feel proudand allthose whh whom you dancefeel privileded.
DRINKING:Thegaycommunityis moretolerantof drinkingat conventions

thanthe straightcommunity.Don'tdrinkor use
drugsbeforeor duringthe dance.
VENDORS:Bringmoneyad/or checkbook aM/or creditcards. You'llseestuffyou'veneverseenbefore. And,yes,the
guyscan buy crinolinesand such,but you betterbe good at stretchingthe truth. lf you needsomeadvice,ask someone
from WesternStarwho has had experience.
REITTEMBER:. Squaredancingis fun. You shouldn'tdo_things

thatwill causeyou to be stressednor shouldyou do things
whichyou believemight causeothersto be stressed.Seeyou in SantaRosa!
over,please,there'smore on the back --->

rla]- 30, 1990 WSD TODAY! Editor: Freeman Stamper
l f S D T O D A Y ! , a c o m p l e m e n t t o T I I E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t t e r , t a c k l e s c u r r e n t i s s u e s , q t r e s t i o n s
and new-s. Published only when there is Club activities on Monday/Wednesday, it is availabie
only at the activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and encotrraged. Views
WELCOME!
Western Star Dancers is pleased Lo have you join us for our Open House this evening. You
should know more about us and squaring dancing in general by the end of the evening. But
most of all, yotr shotrld have fun.
How wiil yott know a WSD'er when you see one? We're wearing a biack badge with our name
on it (pius a few rhinestones on the points of a star). Square dancers are badge nuts.
Some wear more t,han others, but you can .elways count on a name badge. Ask us questions;
if one doesn't know the answer, (s)he can probably refer you to a Club member who does.
Modern western square dancing is organized into programs: Basic,/lvlainstream, Plus,

Adr.anced (A1 and A2), and Chalienge lC\, C2, C3, and C4). (You']I please pardon us when
lve slip into oid jargon of referring to the proqrams as Levels. Old habits are hard to
break. ) Tiris strttctttre is under the leadership of an international association known as
Callerlab. Gay square dancing is just a subgroup of the big pictnre, and Western Star is
a part of the gay square dance community providing square dancing in the Mainstream and
Plus programs.
l{hy is there ga}' square dancing? Because otrt-of-bhe-c}oset lesbians and ga1- men are not
readill' accepted sociailt' in the rest of the square dance worid. There are two major
differences between Lhe gay lrnd straight comnrrrnities. (1) We don't care what sexes dance
together. (Z\ We are not couples oriented. Another difference which is not related to
square dance "etiquette" is that the lay community dances with greater, joyotrs abandon
legardless of age. (No explanation offered.)
\{estern SLar Dancers has a strong edtrcation program and an active hoedown (rvhat we cail
a special dance) and sociai caiendar'. The options are plentiful, but Lhe choice is yours. We
think of ourself as a family and provide opportunities for the members to knorv each other
outside the dance activity. We do not rush our classes because we know that the better
you feel about yottr dance abilitf- upon graduation from the variotrs programs the longer
;"ou will remain a participant in square dancing, and hopefully a member of WSD.
Gay square dancing is coordinated by bhe IAGSDC (Internationai Association of Gay Square
Dance Clubs). Formed in 1982, Western Star is one of the five founding member ciubs of this
association which now has a membership of over 3 0 g a y c i u b s a n d r e i a t e d g r o u p s i n t h e
United SLates and Canada.
Rumor has it thilt a delightftrl old t:haracter from Lhe square dance world rvill be stopping
by lhis evening. Her name is Maw Star, and we hope you wili sense the honor of her
preserlce. But a ferv you shouid linorv about lIaw Star. She is a retired teacher.and
"vords
rvidorv of a legendarl'caller who helped shape the square dance movement. Time (rr'e can't
sa)- "llge" since she doesn't seem to understand the rvord when asked) has left trer r,vith
much i^'isdom about all irspects of square dancing, but woefuliy u'ith little taste. Her visits
are infreclr.rent as sh.: has an actir-e itinerarl- traveling to speak rvherever sire car) force
herself to be heard. \r:e can only sa.y that she will be Lrere r"hen she gets here.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES in rvhich y'ou '.vill be inLerested .'rre:

) i e r " B a s i c s c l a s s b e g i n n i n g W e c i n c - s c i r l l 'J, t r n e 1 3 ( n o f e e L : h a r g e d f i l s t 3 r r " r ' t ? i r s l
P i c n i c o n \ n g e i I s l a n d ( ) n J u l ) ' I ( r v e I e r r r - t t ; n t . i r e f i r s t i ' e r r ' ; . 'I b o a t , s i l l l ' j )
N e r r ' P l t r s c l a s s b e g i n r r i n g N { o n c i a } ' , , I r t n e - l ( f e e i v i l l b e c } r a t ' g t ' t lo n t ' i . r s t r r ' e e l i )
Pl,.:ltse .join ,rs ruti br.inq ,r l'rie nrl ')r t-l'.(). If :,'otr (]&r)'t. join rt:.ri pieas(.' t eti :'ottt' iriends.
h|SDTODAY
!
MONDAY J U N E4 , 1 9 9 0
WSD TODAY!is publishedand made availablefor our Monday & Wednesdaynight activities. lnput is
always solicited and the views expressedare solely fhose of the author Ihis issue is by Scotf.
W E L C O M ET O T H E P L U S C I - A , S S IT h e r e a r e some 25 calls in the PLUS program:
ALL EIGHT SPIN THE TOP ANYTHING & SPREAD ANYTHING & ROLL
CHASE RIGHT COORDINATE CROSSFIRE
DIA}IOND CIRCUIÂTE DIXIE GRAND EXPLODE FAMTLY
FLIP THE DIAHOND FOLLOWYOUR NEIGHBOR GRAND SWING THRU
LINEAR CYCLE LOAD THE BOAT PEEL FAMILY
PING PONG CIRCUI.A.TE REI-A,YTHE DEUCEY TRACK 2
REMAKE THE THAR SPIN CHAIN THE GEARS TRADE THE IIAVE
TEACUP CHAIN SINGLE CIRCLE TO WAVE 3/4 TAG THE LrNE
The PLUS Program is an exceedingly popular program in the IAGSDC Community and with good
reason: Ilost of the program combines or enhances the US calls and, wlth a shorter list, it
does not make the extensive demands that a Mainstream or Advanced or Challenge curriculun
does. Many of the calls are 64 beat, showy and lots of fun. And some new formatlons (such as
Diamonds) are introduced that add wariety & challenge. Eddie will be our primary instructor.
He would like to open the class to all our newer callers as well, so if you would like to
particlpate please contact him. He wlll coordlnate mlke tlme and tip assignments and together
ve can all have a cooperative learning experience this summer. Bill will be by from time to
time, but he plans to concentrate on the Basics class.
The class fee ls $40.00 - please see Uax in the next week or two to make pa)rment. Our WSD
class philosophy is unchanged: the class fee pays for complete APD, DBD instruction in the
PLUS program - not for a set number of weeks; the class will not be rushed (particularly
since it is sunmer class with peopl-e ln and out due to vacatlons, etc.) and will finish when
the instructor d e t e r m i n e s t h a t t h e d a n c e r s a r e c o m p e t e n t w l t h t h e P L U S P R O G R A M ;a d d l t i o n a l
vorkshops will be offered; and all our weekend type hoedowns wlll offer tlps at the PLUS
class level.
As you all know by know, steady attendance and a commitment to the 1-earning process will
greatly add to your enJoyment of the class.
One thlng that is changed from MS class ls that there will be no 'Archangel'; since all or
at least most are now club members ve are all in a sense archangels. Any questions,concerns
or ideas should be brought to the attention of Eddie or any member of the Board.
Finally, what should always be first, "HAVE FUNIIl"
Good news from the LONE STAR STATE, Square Dance demos are planned for June 15th at all the
local bars and such, so lf your plannlng to be that way please contact Crlckett (503-733-
8439) or Harland (512-694-4699) and theywill provide free bllleting. RockyMt Rainbeaus Fly-
in (July 20-22) flyers are no\r available at the Assoclation bulletln board or see Freeman.
C & C StudiosVideo Rental Library now available - CHECK IT OUT !!
GUERRILLASQSTHIS WE,DNESDAY AT THE CASTROMUNI METRO@ sPM! AND

ALSO THIS COMING SATURDAY!(meet at Anna's at 1t:30AM). Wtr NBED
EVERYONE'SHE,LPTO BUILD THE NEW BASICSCLASS!
Capital City SquaresHoedownthis Saturday(workshops,potluck & hoedown).Pleasesee

Scott about carpooling.
WSD Today
Mondty, June ll, 1990 This onc's by Max
WSD Today is publiahed each Monday and Wcdnesday and is availablc at dase on thor nights.
Contributions by the mcmbcrship are always wdcomed. If there is anything you would like to have
appcar check with any of the editors.
Welcome to the second night of Red 89 Plus Classl
Congratulationsto the newestmember of Western Star Dancers Board of Directors,

Bil Blades. Bil had the dubious pleasureof attending his frrst Board Meeting on
Wednesdayand his new ideas were much appreciated.
4 rcminder that only one of the Red 89 Mainstream Graduates has returned the
questionnaire contained in your graduation packet. Please complete and return them
as they are a great help in planning future classes.
Keep ia mind the garage sale this coming weekend - Saturday and Sunday, June 16
and 17 at the home of Ron Douglass, 223 Sanchez. Ron has invited members to
come and play cards, e!c. on Friday June 15, while waiting for "merchandise"
to arrive. Any questions, piease "ight,
contact Freeman who will be happy to fill you in on
the details.
Freeman is currently soliciting contributions for the upcoming issue of Quanerly

Selections. He urges all members to submit any material they feei would be of general
interest -- essays,poems, cartoons, whatever-
Start planning now for the Paul Waters, Pre-Parade Dance. Saturday, June 23,
7:30 pm. St. Paulus Church, Gough and Eddy.
Scott has worked hard on getting the Parade Booth together. He has deored all the
red-tape and bureaucr:rcy but still need lots of help. Please contact him to offer your
assistanceat the bootl both during the set-up and following the Parade. We may do
Guerriila Squares in the Castro late in the afternoon following the Parade.
,f.rE lJ, 1990 WSD TODAY! by Patty hhite
'9A This is your firgt issue of WSD

Hi! Welcome to the IISD Orange class!
TODAYI, which is published on Class nights to keep everyone up-to-date on
what's going on in l.fSD, the Class and squere dancing in general. hfant
something announced? Thig is the place for your class-ified ad! See me or
your Archangel l'lax to get something published!
ABOUT OUR SUBSTANCE-FREE ENVIRONI{ENT: Bne of the oldest square dance

traditions is that you don't drink alcohol (or do drugs) either before or
during a square dance or class. Like most customs, there is a reason for
it, and a vElry good one - you need all your faculties (mental and physical)
to square dancel From the beginning, lrlSD has observed thig sguare dancing
tradition on Class and Dance nights.
As you know, WSD is a square dance and gocial club. Sodas are always
available at WSD functions; and at potlucks, picnics, conventions and
retreats (where the purpose is as much social as dancing), alcoholic
beverages are often served as well. But when the purpose of the function
is primarily dancing or learning (as at a dance, Class night or workghop), trfSD
adheres to the traditional way: no alcohol, etc.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTDRS: The two callers '9O

who'll be teaching the Orange
class are BiIl tdhitefield and Eddie Smith (aka Eddie Hartford-Smith). They're
both active mernbers of WSD who've taught or-lr classes before. Also, every
few weeks, we'Il have a guest instructor.
ABOUT ANGELS: Angels are club members who help the caller teach by filling
in to make full squares and demonstrating steps in Class. They can help you
go over the steps during breaks, too. Angels are very well-intentioned, and
they want so badly for you to learn that they sometimes get carried away
and try to teach thernselves: then they can get so noisy that you can't even
HEAR the caller. If you have a choice between listening to the Angels and
listening to the caller, LISTEN TO THE CALLERI
Eut I{ATCH OUT FOR ANGELS WITH A BROKEN WIN6I You'Il notice sctrne Angels
r*earing lovely, tasteful pink bandannas. Thege are Angels who, for reasons
of injury or illness, are not able to dance as often as they would like.
When scr{net:ne wearing a pink bandanna says "No, thanks" i{ you ask them to
dance, srnile and sayr "Thank your maybe next time" and just ask somebody
else!
ABOUT THE CLASS: WSD'g square dance class is divided into three sectionst
which correspond to Programs in square dancing (more on this later): Basic,
f.lainstream, and Plus. Each section takes anywhere from l2 to 20 weeks to
complete, depending on holidays, etc., and also just on how fast each class
learns the calls. Each class is different l,fE DON'T RUSH YOU THROUEH!
WSD's object is to make good dancers, and to have e good time doing it, so
the cogt (urhich is tG4O per section) covers all your classes and workshops
for that particular program, however long it takes. Your Archangel, f'lax, ig
also the clurb Treasurer, and handles all the financial things. He can work
with you on payrnent arrangements if necessary.
*****OVERI PLEASE, FOR YOUR FIRST trLASS-IFIED:*****

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i40NDAY
JUNE18, 1990 BY ROBERT
USO T0DAY le a conplilrent t o t h e " U e s t e r n S t a r N e u s l e t t e r " . i s p u b l i s h e d e a c h

l'londay and Uednesday, and i s a v a i l a b l e o n l y a t c l u b o r c l a s s . Inprt f ror'r the
menbership is r.lelcorqeand encotrraged. Vier,rs oxpressed are those of the urltec.
II!!I!IIIII!I!IIPRE-PARRDE S Q U A RD
E A N C EE X T R R V A G A NEZXAT R A O R D I N A I R E ! ! ! ! I I I I I
Branght to you by UESTERN

STRRDANCERS. Be there and be sq.rare on
Saturday June 23, 1990 at 7.30P1'l
a t S t . P a . r l u s L u t h e r a n C f u r c h - r i g h t t h e r e o n t h e c o r n e r o f G o r . r g ha n d E d d y .
A d r q l s s i o n l s $ 5 . 0 0 - ( s u c h a . d e a 1 ) . ( } . r cc a l l o r u i l l b e P a . r l U a t e r s . B e i n g t h e
coordinator for thle Saturday's dance, I've boen in contact r.llth Pa.rI and thia
i s u h a t h e h a s t o s a y . H e l s R E A L L Yl o o k l n g f o r u a r d t o s g e i n g a l l o f t h o s e d r a g
q . r e e n s u h o r , r i I I b e s h o r . r i n go f f t h e i r f i n e s t f r c c k s a n d c l a s s i c s t c r i n o l i n e s . He
nentlonEd somethlng too about having a special urish to see STEFFANY that niqht.
l'ly hand to God, I tell no lies!!)
I'n dependlng upon all uilling sorrls and bodles to help out Saturday night by
selling soda and staying for a couple of lrinutes after the dance to get the
ch.rrch haII looking like a proFer place of uorship uhen L,e are done. SEE ME
T 0 N I 6 H T T 0 I N F O R Ml ' l E 0 F Y O U RA V A I L A B I L I T Y . A I s o , f e e l f n e e t o b r i n s f o o d t o
e n c o L l r a g et h a t s r a i n g - t h r u f e e l i n g o f e n e r g y u e a I I n e e d a l i t t l e of in the
r"iddle of a tip.
N E UB R S I C C L A S S . . s t a r t e d l a s t U e d n e s d a yn 1 g h t . A l l r ' r o t i v a t e d a n g e l s
ane uelcome and appreciated to help get thlngs off the gror:nd.
SUNDRY ]',IORNING after the DffNCEis the 1990 SRN FRRNCISCO GAY/LESBIRNFREED0I{DRY
P A R R D E . T h i s y e a r ' s t h o r q e i s T H E F U T U R EI S 0 U R S . I f y o u ' r e l u c k y r y o u m e t yr u n
i n t o P A U L U A T E R Su h o i s s t a y i n g l n t o u n f o r t h l E a n r u a l f e s t l v e e v e n t . Sone USD
f o l k s r , r i l l b e a t t h e U S O I N F O b o o t h i n C I V I C C E N T E Ra f t e r t h e n r a l n e v e n t . Feel
frea to come by and help or offer support. 0R BETTERYET, PUT Y0UR NA|'IE0N THE
S I G N _ U PS H E E TT O N I G H TS O U E C A NK N O UI N A O V R N CU EH OU E C A N C O U N TO N . T H E L I S T
UILL BE OUT ALL EVENINGDURINGCLRSS-CHECK IT OUT!I I I
A N N RS E Z : " U a t c h o r . r t f o r a n g e l s t r i t h a b n o k s n u i n g ! Yotr uill notlca sone angels

uearing lovely pink bandanas. Those are angols urho, for reasons of injury or
illnees, are not ablo to dance as often as they r.lould li.ko. Uhen cor'reone
uleartng a plnk bandana says, "No thanks" if yotr ask then to dance, snrile and say
" T h a n k y o t r , n a y b e n e x t t i m e " a n d j u e t a s k E o n e o n ee 1 s e . "
THIS IS A SPECIRLEDITION OF USD TOORYUITH A SECONDPAGEFROI.IYOURRRCHANGEL

ANNA. THE TIPS ON THE NEXTPRGERRE II1PORTRNT TO KEEP IN I.IIND.
. . T H A N K SA N N A!!
Bye for noul fron Robert.
that'a it, that'a aIl.

M e s sa g fro
e m vo u r A rch a n gel:
A s y o u ' v e n o t i c e d b y n o w ,P l u s i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m B a s i c a n d
H a i n stre a m. l rl i th th e h e l o of vour Instr uctor and Anqelsvou ar e
l e a r n i n g n e wc a l l s a n d b e c o m i nm ! o r ep r o f i c i e n t a t t 6 o s e l o u a l r e a d y
k n o w . Y o u a re b e i n q ta ke n thr Suqhcalls fr om newand dif- fer ent
p o s i ti o n s. T h e rea i e so melhingi you can do to help m akeyour
l e a r n i n g e a s i e r . T h e s ei n c l u d e :
. D o n ' t t a l k i n v o u r s q u a r e s ! ! !B r e a kt i m e i s s o c i a l t i n e . S q u a r e
e q u e s t i o n sa n d d ' i s c u s s i o nyso u a r e
ha vi n g a re p ro b i b l y being addr essedby Eddie - even as you spea k .
. If yo u r q u e sti o n sa re not answer ed,see Eddie or m e dur ing a
bre a k.
. Come t o c l a s s e a r ' l y ( 7 p . m . ) f o r a w a l k t h r o u g ho f c a l l s y o u
l e a r n e dl a s t w e e k .
o S tu d yyo u r b o o k. If you don' t have one, see m e.
. Da n cew i th d i ffe re n t par tner s as often as you can. By shar ing
th e stre n g th s o f o th er s, Jou can str engthenyour owndanc' ing
ability.
K e e ps t y l i n g t o a m j n j m u m .0 n c ey o u h a v el e a r n e dt h e c a l l s a n d
c a n d a n c et h e mw ' i t h e a s e ,J o u c a n t h e n b e g i n t o a d d f l o u r i s h e s
andnuances.
o T r y t o . k e e p . y o u rs q u a r e st i g h t b y t a k i n g s m a l l e r s t e p s . T h i s
m e a n sl e s s o l s l a n c eI o m o v e .
0 n c e v o u q e t o a s s e dt h e i n i t i a l n e r v o u s n e s sv.o u w i l l f i n d P l u s t o b e
t h e m i r s td h a t l e n g i n ga n d e x c i t ' i n gd a n c i n gy o u - h a v ee v e r d o n e .
YelI owrocks
!
An n aD .
June 20, 1990 WSD TODAYI by Patty Whire
WSD TODAY! is published every night to keep everyone up-to-date on what's going on in WSD and the class.
Contributionsare welcome (see PatWor Max)!
WELCOME! Tonight we'll be doing basicallythe same thing we did last week, so that new people
canjoin us without being at a disadvantage.And this issueof WSD TODAY! has more introductory
stuff to help you get oriented to what we're going to be doing in the Orange '90 Class!
SOME GLOSSARY ITEMS:
PATTER: This is the style of callingwhere the caller is basicallytalking as he givesthe calls.We
refer to this more often as hash.
SINGING CALL: This is an arrangementof calls organizedwithin the structure of a song,

and repeated several times before the songis over.
TIP: In an evening of square dancing,this is usually several minutes of hash, followed by a

singingcall; and usually there's a break after this before the next tip.
HONORS: The custom of bowing to your partner and corner before the dancingbegins.It's
one of the courtesiesthat squaredancerseverywheredo.
ABOUT THE ARCFIANGEL: Max Robb is your classArchangel, leader of your Band of Angels,
and Don Greco is your AssistantArchangel.Their job is to make the classgo smoothlyfor everyone.
They coordinateadministrativedetails,help the caller, make sure everythinggets announcedthat's
supposedto be, help you plan parties if you want, and will subdue over-enthusiasticAngels if
necessary!Max has a personal talent for moral support - if you have any problems, see him first!
One very important thing that Max and the Angelsdo is make sure the squaresare evenedout so
that everyonegets a chance to dancewith everyoneelse, the Angels are spread out evenly among
the squares,etc. Also sometimesthe callers need certain studentsdancing \Mith certain angelsfor
teachingpurposes.Max will switch people around from squareto square till he and the callers are
satisfiedthat the arrangementwill work bestfor the next tip. So, don't be upset if your partner is
snatchedfrom your arms,only to be given to someoneelse.. . to paraphraseScarlettO'Hara,'The
next tip r.ranother dance!"
ABOLIT SQUARING UP: There are very socialaspectsto squaringup, and courtesiesfor how to
do it which we'll get to in a near-future issue.. . For now, just be aware that you shouldn't always
squareup with the same people.The callerswill be mixingyou up anyhow!
ASKING QUESTIONS: Do it! Don't be shy - probablysomeoneelse (or everyoneelse) has the
sameone, and they'll be relievedthat you asked.WSD memberslove to answerquestions.
DIFFICULTIES? Run, don't walk, to Max or Don or Bill or Eddie if you have anv problems..
Especially,WE NEED TO KNOW if there are anv problems with panhandlersof strangepeople
outsidethe building or in the foyer.
DONT FORGET (and remind each other, too!) E\IRC requiressoft-soledshoesfor class!
WSD Today
l,{onday, June 25, 1990 by Eddie
WSD Today is published each Nlonday and Wednesday and is available at class on those
evenings. Contributions are always rvelcorne.
Can you believe you're already in your 4th week of Plus??? Have rve managed to totally
boggle your mind yet??? If you answered this "Yes," not to worry. Werve planned the
class schedule so that every 5 or 6 weeks, the evening will be spent reviewing and fine
tuning the calls we've introduced to that point. If you said "Nor" we'll just have to try
harder. Remember, if you have any questions or problems, ask Anna, Bill or myself. It's
always better to ask and learn it right the first time, than to learn something wrong and
then have to re-learn it later. Besides, you're probably not the only person with that
question.
*+*****
Well, another Freedom Day Celebration has come and gone and it seems like most
everyone survived the weekend pretty well. From what I observed, it seems like
everyone in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the Pre-Parade Dance Saturday evening. As
many as l2 squares at one point were twirling, stompinB and hollering to Paul's energetic
calling. A big "THANK YOU!" goes to Robert and the crew who assisted him in
organizing and producing a great evening, of dancing. (Stitl wondering, about Paul's
publicity photos, aren't you?)
*******
Estimates of the crowd at the Pride Day Parade and Celebration vary f rom a
c o n s e r v a t i v e 1 0 0 , 0 0 0t o w h a t I w o u l d c o n s i d e r t h e m o r e r e a l i s t i c f i g u r e o f 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 a n d I
think at least 85o/oof that group were by the WSD booth at some point during the
afternoon. Hundreds of flyers about our new Basic class were handed out, many
conversations about square dancing took place and, hopefully, rve'll be seeing even more
nerv faces this Wednesday. Any windfall the club mav receive from the booth is the
result of firstly, the efforts of Scott in handling all the unfun, grunt work that goes with
coordinating an event such as. this, and secondly, the rvork of all the volunteers who
actually rvorked the afternoon (at the booth I mean). Thanksl!!
*******
July 4th and WSD's Annual Angel Island Adventure is fast approaching. Start planning
those special picnic treats to take along for this day of dancingand friendship in the sun.
*******
CLASS-IFIEDS
F O R R E N T : B i l B l a d e s a n d K e n t H a n s e na r e r e n t i n g a i a r g e f l a t ( f i v e r o o m s p l u s l < i t c h e n
and bath) in their building in Noe Valley (l/2 block from the J line or 3-l/2 blocks from
t h e K , L , h ' l ) . T h e y ' r e l o o k i n g f o r t w o n o n - s m o k i n gp e o p l e r v h o p r e f e r a q u i e t l i f e s t y l e i n
a place with the feel of a home rather than an apartment. The rent, r,vhich includes
w a t e r a n d g a r b a g es e r v i c e , i s 5 9 7 5 p e r m o n t h . C a l l t h e m a t 8 6 3 - 2 3 n .
June 27, L99O WSD TODAY! by Patty hlhite
TAJSD TODAY! is published every night tc: keep everyt:ne up-to-date on what's
going on in lrfSD a n d t h e class. Contributions are welcome (gee Patty or l"lan)!
FICNIC! Here's the first chance for our Orange '9O clagg to join other lrlSD'ers
for just relaxing. . our traditional Fourth o{ July Angel Island Picnic is
actually happening on the Fourth this yearl This is always a laid-back (so to
speak) eccasion sorne dancing, some hiking, a lot of loafing around and
eating. Annsurncernent tonight!
EE ON TIHE to class so you don't rniss anything! If yor-r h a v e to be late

sornetirne, be sure to check in with l"lax or Don right away se they can get you
into a square as st:on as possible!
DON'T LET THOSE ANGELS TALK 50 LOUD YoU CAN'T HEAR THE CALLERI And don't you
do it either after all, you've paid to learn what the caller's teachingr sB
you want to get the most for your rnoney and effort!
IT'5 NATURAL TO BE NERVOUS (everyone is at first)- so don't worry aborlt it

if you don't seern to "catch on" right away. We've taught lots of people, and we
know that people learn at dif{erent rates and everyone learns faster at
scrne times than t:thers. So rela>:!
AS SEUARE DANCERS GO.' you're going to be very good dancerg. lrl5D'er= altlays
are arnong the very best dancerq on any flot:r. The way eJe teach takes a
little longer than the way that Fcrrne of the other clubg teach - Fre ernphasi=e
dcing a call from several different positions, right from the very start o{ the
clas=. . .we mal::e sure there's lots of practice dancing tirne, and we don't rush
through the calls.
GENTLE DANCiNG is what you're airning for! As we gr: along, you'll. be learning how
to control yolrr rnovernent and how tc: interact with the other dancers slithout
causing injury to anyone- This is one of the rnost irnportant a.spects oi being a
good dancer. ESFEf,IALLY, never push anyonel Yor-r'll be learning gentle ways to
guide people without hurting them {or insulting their intelligenceo eitherl}
Remember, square da.ncing is a cooperative activity; nobody can do it alone - it
takes eight people working together and helping eatrn other to do it.
ABOUT ETIQUETTE: lrfe want Western Star Dancers to be sought-after anci popular
anywhere they danceo anci observing Equare dance trustorns is aE important as
being technrcally competent. So we'lI be teachinq you about the courtesies, and
SOl"tE OF US hIILL HARRASS YOU I{ERCILOUSLY to observe them (Patty and Haw
Starr, to narne only twol)
I already mentioned atrout being sure to dance around and not always square up
wrth the safne people. . .of course, in the class. the callers rnay mi>l you argund
for some teaching purpose. The of{icj.al etiquette for a dance is that yoLt
alt*ays join the Equare clogest to your i.e.' you don't wander around the {loor
cherking out the squares ts see r,rhich one yt:u rnay want to join! Also'; you
never EVER leave a square once you're in it, e>lcept for dire emergencyl
QUESTIONS? Here are phone nurnbers you rnay need: Scott (adrnrnigtrator) E}64-
51f,4; Anna (calendar personi 6:1-t.lE}5?; Ha:< (archangel) 4f,1-o23E}; Don (asgrstant
archangel) 861-0:+11 Eddre (caller) 6?1-540Bl Bill (caller) 854-1?BOl Patty (hJSD
TODAYI contact) 681-:97(:!.
WESTERS
NT A R D A N C E R S
WSDT@DAYI MONDAY,JULY 2, 1gg0
WSD TODAY!is publishedand made availablefor our Monday& Wednesdaynight

activities.lnput is alwayssolicitedand the viewsexpressedare solelythose of the
author. This issueis by Ed Zeigler.
Tonightwe will be reviewing the PlusCallswe havealreadylearned.So far we have

covered9 of the 26 callsin the plusprogram:
ChaseRight DiamondCirculate Flipthe Diamond

LinearCycle Tradethe Wave Coordinate
SingleCircleto a Wave Track2 TeacupChain
ThisWednesday is the 4th of Julyandwe willbe havingourAnnualPicnicon Angel

lsland.GregOsmonhasalreadypurchased the boatticketsand he will be collecting
formthosewho signed-up $S.SO.Don'tbe lateor youwillmissour FERRYRIDEoutto
Angellsland.The Ferryleavesat 10:00am at Pier43 112at Fisherman's Wharf. Pack
yourpicniclunch,but don'toverpackas we willbe doingsomewalking.We will be
at 4:25pm.
returning
See Ronaldfor infoon the AIDSWalkor callhimduringthe day at 864-8100.The

AIDSWalkwill be on Sunday,July22. He hasa registrationformwhichneedsto be
mailedin withour groupnumberstampedon the form. We willall meetat the Band
Shelterin GoldenGateParkat 9;00am,so we can all walktogetheras a group.
Our nextdancecomingup willbe on Saturday,July14 at St. Paula'sfrom7:30to

10:30.The callerwillbe RogerLoney.lf youcan helpout,BillBladeswill be needing
somehelpin sellingsodas,set-up,andclean-up.Thecostof the dancewillbe $6.00.
CLASSIFIED: For Rent- Bil Bladesand KentHansenare rentinga largeflat (five

roomspluskitchenand bath)in theirbuildingin NoeValley(1/2blockfromthe J lineor
3-1/3blocksfromthe K, L, M). They'reare lookingfortwo non-smoking peoplewho
prefera quietlifestyle
in a placewiththe feelof a homeratherthanan apartment.The
rent,whichincludeswaterandgarbageservice,is $975per month.
JULY 16,1gg0 WSD TODAY! BY GARY
W S DT O D A Y ! ' i s :l cnmnl pmonf

t o T H E I ^ J E S T E RSNT A R , t a c k l e s current issues,
^.,^^F-i ^-^ ^-J
9UEDLrUrr>, dtlu news. It is published MOndays and Wednesdays and is avail-
able on class nights. Views .-,1 f .n^c f ricf ly tlrose nF the author.
T H E S T M I . / B E R R YD A N C I Iw a s l i e l d Saturday Night at St. Paulus. R O G E RT O N E Y

energetically called for about 60-f dancers from around the Bay Area. BIL
B L A D E Sd e s e r v e s s p e c i a l kudos for coordinating this event. Thank yours to
T O M T R I P P a n d " E D D I E ( I { A R T F O R D )S } I I T H f o r the dellcious Strawberry ShorEcake
G O R D O ND R E Y E R f o r workin5; the door, I{OB GRil[N and ROD (KISSY) IIORRELL on
the 50/50, T O M D U R H A Mf o r decorating, IIARC, ROGLR,TM, T O D D , R O N A L RB O Z E I 1 A N
for tlieir help, JOHN and SCOTTfor tireir schlepping the equipment, KENT for
the sodas and making announcements, ancl to PATTY (DUCT TAPE) hrllITE for per=
forming her usual miracles. I understand that the lovely A ade a very
I\ryNONNm
ravishing appearance.
A t D S \ ^ I A L KS I r j s S u n d a y , JuIy 2 2 . W E S T E R NS T A R i s sponsoring Walkers, but you

m r r s t h o r - o ^ is r c r c d to participat€. Contact RONBOZEMAN
at 431-0653 for
information. Even if you can't wel-k you can sponser other members who are
by pledging as litt1e $10.
++J. *)k J J T '
A N G E L S Tf o u h a v e b e e n d o i n g a t e r r i f i c job at tl're Wednesdaynight class. I

trave noticed that once the squares are fil1ed and the instructj-on has begun
all of the remaining Angels tend to cluster at the back of the Hal1. We
need the remaining Angels to position themselves around the Ha11 in order
to guide the class members and help if ttre square should break down.
**t(Jc:l*7t**)k**)k*
IiDDIE (HAIGHT) SMITH is in l(aiser room 525. Drop by or sencl hj-m a card.
*)tt(***t(*)t*)k**t(
P A T T Y ( D U C T T A P E ) I , t r H I T El o s t a Rainbow Banner. Please look through any

garbage bag that was picked up at EVRC. The banner is huge and went on
the Crinoline float.

**/<*:t:l**?k*:k
C O M I N GU P ; S Q U A R EU P A N D F I G H T A I D S A u g u s t IB
CAMPCAZ RETREAT September 28, 29, 30

.W.S.D.
TODAY
Orange 1990 Classt 18, 1990
Congratulationsto all of you. if you get frustrated,or tired,or breakyour best

Orange '90 is off to a GREAT pair of heels. lt's consideredthe ultimateform
start! You kept Eddie and me of rudenessand it leaves the other seven
busy last week just makingsure peoplein a realbind.
we had enoughmaterialfor you.
TIPS FOR BECOMING A
Tonight, I would like to go over with you, two SMOOTH AND POPULAR
very important areas - square dance etiquette DANCER:
and hints for success:
ETIQUETTE 1. Evena little bit of study will go a long

way. Just like any class, you should
lf Miss Mannershad been a squaredancer, study and review before you come to
therewouldhave beenan additionalchapterin the ne)ftclass. We'llgive a book soon
her book. Good mannersin dancingarejust as whichwillexplainin detailhoweachcall
importantas good socialskillsare in the rest of is executed.
your life. Learnthese rules of etiquefteearly 2. Don'tletyourselfget discouraged.Most
and you'll be guaranteeda fun{illed square nightswill be fun and challenging.But
dancelile! every once in awhile you, or maybe
eventhe whole class (or the teachers)
1. Try very hard to be on time for each will havea bad night. That'snaturalfor
class. Everybodywill have to be late almostanythingin life. lf you do feel
occasionally,but try to keep it to a discouragedsometime,pleasetalk with
minimum. any of us. Believeme, we've been
2. Use the squareup time to get the last through it before.
of your'hello's'out of the way. Once 3. lf it's necessaryto miss a classor two,
the calleror teacherstanstalking- NO pleasewrite it down and give it to one
TALKING.lf your square breaksdown of us beforeyou leave- or evengive us
duringthe dancing,go homeand wait a call. lt will help us in planningthe
for the callerto explain. upcomingclasses. lf you're going to
3. Tryto dancewithdifferentpeopleduring miss2 or 3 classesin a row becauseof
the evening- eitheras individualsor as vacation, etc., we can make
couples. Part of the fun of square arrangements to catch you up, but we
dancingis meetingnew people. do need to know ahead of time.
4. Keepyour mindand your body alcohol 4. Remember, square dancing is a
and drug freeduringthe class. lt's not progressiveactivity. Everythingyou
any lun to try to drag a drunk partner learn is built on what came before iL
aroundthe square(Andit REALLYis no Thereforeit's not the kind of classyou
fun to teach peoplewho are under the can just drop in on every 2 or three
influence!) weeks.
5. Usea deodorantand a breathfreshener.
This isn't the environment to insiston So, that'sit for today. Study a little,practicea
being all natural in your personal little,and loveyourselfand your fellowdancers
hygiene. a WHOLELOTI I'm glad you're here.
o. once the tip has started, NEVER.
NEVER. leave your square! Not even . Âh f.llvl
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WSD TODAY
It{onday, July 23, 1990 By Tim and Todd
WSD TODAY is pubtished every Monday and Wednesday and is available

at rrclassrr on those days.
WSD welcornes input from members. Opinions expressed are those of

the editors.
This past Sunday, a group of us participated in the loth annual AfDS

WALK. I{ats off to Rod Morrell, Russ King, Mimi Mueller, Ed Zeigler,
Marie Mohr, Scott and John, Piers Greenhj-ll, Pablo Candelaria, Sam
Kohler, Anna Damiani, Mike Haines, paul Chooi, Clark Husermann,
Keith I{inderson, Stephanie Rosencrans, Blake Holdez, Patty White,
Ronald Bozeman, Todd Tryon and Tim Mckenna who all made it to the
finish line. (the Whole 10 Kiloneters!) The walk itself was a
powerful experience. As we struggled to the finishline, the crowd
cheered us oD, giving us the encouragement to finish. ft was good
to see aII those WSD faces ottt there helping to raise the ftrncls that
are so despartly needed! A b i g T I ' I A N KY O U t o o n e a n d a l l ! **
The WSD Retreat at Camp Caz is just around the corner! It takes
place September 28, 29 and 30. ff you send your registratjon in by
August 3L, it's a great bargin at $69. OO. This includes 2 n ights
lodging and 6 meals. AFTER August 3I, the fee is $79.00. (There
are NO REFUNDS after Septernber 24, 1990.) So, sj-gn up today ! You
wouldnrt want to miss Wella Balsom, would you?
on Augttst 18th the Nothern California CaIlers Association presents

'rSquare Up and Fight AIDS,T' to benifit local AIDS charities. The
dance is from 7230 to 9:30 pm at St. Paulus Lutheran Church, (corner
of Eddy and Gough) . .Suggested donation is $5.00. Thi s is a
Mainstream and Plus dance. A raffle will be held. If you know of
anyone or any business willing to donate prizes for thjs event (
gift certificates or merchandise), p l e a s e contact Anna or Gordon.
Squares Across the Boarder have sent us Billiting forms for the Gay
Games in Vancover starting August 4th. On August Bth, Squares
Across the Boarder are hosting a dance with Mike De Sisto. ( Do you
think he'11 show up in crinolines??l!).....and a western dance with
Ted Scott. Both dances are from 7:30 to 9:30.
COMING EVENTS
A ci.der Swing Thru ! ( or dance t-i.tIed as such ) wi1.1" be he l d on

Saturday, October: 13, 1990 at St. Paulus Church! .Stay t-trned to WSD
' 1 ' 0 D A Ya n d l o o k f o r announcements for more inforrnatiorr!!
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** If your name has been spelled incorrectJ-y or omitted please see

llim or Todd so you can acknowledgecl i-t future issues.
August6, 1990 !
}JSDTODAY Author: FreemanStamper
WSD TODAY!,a complementto THE WESTERNSTARnewsletter,tacklescurrentissues,questionsand news. Publishedonly when there is Club
activitieson Monday/lVednesday,il is availableonly at lhe activity. Questions,topics, and opinionsare solicitedand encouraged.Viewsexpressed
ELLIOTSCHNECKis continuing to solicitfinger-type

foodsfor the Memorial
Danceon Saturday,
August18. lf you haven'tsignedup yet, pleasesee SweetPeaand her adorablepen.
thisweekare:
BIRTHDAYS
JOHNCONLEY Sunday,the Sth

KEN KERR Sunday,the Sth
CAP MORAN Wednesday, the 8th
KEN OWENS the 11th
Saturday,
FUN& SUN. CapitalCitySquares(Sacramento) is havingthe 2nd of itsthreesummerpool pafties

thisSaturday, August11. (lf you'veseenanything the dateas Sunday,August12,
that indicates
that date is incorrect.)As lateas this past Friday,the datewas confirmedwith the hoststo be
Saturday, August11. lf you wishto go but havetransportation needs,talkwithSCOTTCAREY.
Overnight housingcan be arrangedby callingthe hostsBILL McCRORYand MICHAELFOFT,
6024BrokenBowDr,CitrusHeights, CA 95621,(916)969-5153. A mapto theirhomeis available
to lookat. Startsabout3 p.m.and is a potluckdinner.
WOBKSHOPS BEGIN.ThisSaturday workshops begin-{hisone at 250 HartfordStreet.

10:00- noon Plus
noon - 2:00 Basic
Bringyour own coffee. lf you are not planningto attendthe workshop,pleaselet ANNA,your
Archangel,know.
TRIMESTER GENERALMEETING.ThispastWednesday at the Trimester GeneralMeeting, the

Board of Directorspresenteda comprehensive program for realignmentof administrative
responsibilities.Thisprojecthasbeenabouta yearin development andis the resultsof an analysis
doneby the sevencurrent Boardmembers and Patty
White,each representing a differentclassand
thussevendifferent perspectivesof the Club.A resolutionwasadoptedto beginimplementing the
job descriptions and establishinga systemof six administrativecommittees (or categories). Also
adoptedwas a resolutionfor furtherdevelopment of a systemof recognitionfor contributions of
administrative efforts. A consensuswas not reachedto adopta resolutionto requestthe soon-
to-be-elected Boardto studyBy-Lawsamendments whichwouldrestructure the processby which
the Boardof Directors andAdministrator aredetermined. Therewas a goodand healthydiscussion
concerning buttheprevailing
thethirdresolution, thoughtwasthatthereshouldbe no consideration
at thistimefor altering
Boardelections. Moreinformation willbe forthcoming as thejob descriptions
arefinalizedand the committeestructuresare begunto be put into place.
USD TOD AY !
A u g u s t ,1 5 , 1990
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to come. Don't be left out!
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w i l l a l w a y sb e a b l e t o c o n t a c t f r i e n d s w h e r e v e Ir q o . )
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s u b m i tt h e i r f o r m sb y A u g u s tl s t h . ( T h a t ' s t o d a y ! )
I f y o u h a v ea n y q u e s t i o n sa b o u ta n y c a 1 1 sy o u h a v el e a r n e d ,p r o p e r s q u a r ed a n c e
e t i q u e t t e , w h e r el a d y b u g sg e t t h e i r s p o t s o r w h yw a t e r r u n s d o i n h j l l ' , f e e l f r e e
t o d s k B i l l , E d d j e ,i l a x , - 0 0 f r l,l a wS t a r ' , o r a n y o T t h e a n g e l sy o u s e e i t c l a s s .
August 20, 19 9 0 WSD Today! Author: Mont,e
A complement to The Western Star newsletter, W S DT o d a y l t a c k l e s current
issues, questions, and news. Views expressed are those of the author.
JIM HEAD : Long time members of West,ern Star wj I I be saddened to hear

that Jim passed away last Saturday, He had been ill for the last coup'le
of years. Jim may best be remembered for his work in directing WSD's
last talent extravaganza, "C1ub La Star".
P . W . A . B E N E F T TD A N C E : A b i g T H A N K Y O U ! t o e v e r y o n e w h o h e l p e d s u p p o r t
this wonderful evening. The Callers were great and the atmosphere was a
combination of remembrance to the ones we've lost, and celebration for
having known t,hem. A total of $1,3'l2.OA was raised and donated equal ly
Lo the AIDS Emergency Fund and the AIDS Food Bank (Two Great, causes).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! : Th'is week, a Speci a1 Member of Western Star is

celebrating his ??? birthday. Since f've been asked not to reveal his
name illl just tell you he's here tonight (and on the stage). Be
s u r e t o w ' is h l - ir m t h e b e s t I
WORKSHOPS: Plus and Basic Workshops are ar a new location and t-ime
this week. They'11 be on sunday, August 26th, dL scott & John's (3811
16th Street ) . Pl us 'is schedul ed f rom 10 to Noon; and Basi c, Noon to Z.
T h e r e w ' iI I a l s o b e a B o n V o y a g e P o t l u c k B r u n c h f o r C a r o l y n M a t t h e w s a t
th'is time. Carolyn has been a member of Western Star for almost seven
years and wi I I be leaving soon for a one-year teaching assignment 'in
China. See Freeman or Anna for more details.
RAWHIDE RUSTLERS : For those of you interested in "Country-Western"

dancing (as wel I as Square Dancing), the Rawhide Rustlers are
nolohrarinn thei r 1st Anniyersary this Sunday, August Z6th, with a
party aL The Rawhide. The fun begins at 5:OO with var.ious dance groups
performing throughout the evening ( including Gold Rush at 8:30). No
door charge was indicated, but checl< the papers on Thursday for more
i nformat i on .
CAMP CAZADERO: This'is WSD's Annual Retreat and it's scheduled for
September 2B-30. The $69.00 deadl ine is rapidly approaching and after
Augusl 31st,, this fun-filled weekend will cost you "ten bucks" more.
Et.t3oy two evenings of fun with caller Bill Eyler (from Albuquerque),
the Mr. & Ms. Camp Caz Contest (hosted by f'1iss Wella Balsam), a Battle
R o y a l e ( F a m ' il y F e u d ) b e t w e e n t h e W o o d F a m i l y a n d t h e B r a d . l e y C l a n , a n d
(rumor has it) there will be a hish heel race with a "mountain of
heeIs?" at the start. T h i s a n d M O R ES U R P R I S E S . B e t , h e r e , a n d f i n d o u t I
For more details or info see Anna.
September
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A complement to The Western Star newsletter, W S DT o d a y ! t a c k l e s current

issues, questions, and news. Views expressed are those of the author.
P.W-A. BENEFIT DANCE: The Callers were greal and tlre atmosphere was a
combination of remembrarlce to the ones we've lost, and celebration for
having l<nown Lhem. A tctal of $'l ,312.OO was rajsed and donated equal ly
io the AIDS Emergency Furrd at"id the AIDS Food Bank ( Two Great causes ) .
A b o u t e i g h t m e r , r , bse i o f t h e O r a n g e ' 9 0 C l a s s a t t e n d e d t h i s e v e n t a n d f ' m
sure t,hey'1'l tell you what a GREATtime they had even though t,he
"Class Level" tips were not - exactly Class Level.
(One nenber t,old ne he was realTy embarrassed about how they

were dancing. I told hirn, truthfulTy, that being enbarrassed
is when y'ou've been dancing for five years - like I have
and one night you forget how to Allenande Left [twice|).
I1APPY BIRTHDAY ! : Friday night, a Special Member of Westerrr Star is

celebraLing his ??? birthday. Since I've been asked not to reveal his
name I''l I just t,ell you l're's here tonight (and on the stage). Be
sure tc rvish h i m the be-st I
S A C R A M E N T OB A S I C D A N C E : The Capital City Squares are having a Basjc

Floedown this Saturday from 7 - '10 pm. Tl",is 'is sim'i lar f,o WSD's "Free
Nighfs" wheir Yall first started to dance. There will be lot's of pecple
there who have never done thi s bef ore and you can shc,i.r them how
quick, eas)', and FUN l!! it is to Square Dance. If you're -interesteci,
It.lo=cc coo tr'eeman for more informat'ion, or t-o arranqe transoorta:ion.
SF I-80 Hwy 50 Fron I-BO, go Fast

on Hwy 50 to 591:tt.
.46 h 47th 59th Then South on 59th
Coloma i St reet to T StreeL. Turn
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T Street go to the Center.
WORKSHOPS: Plus and Basic Workshops are at a new location and crme
*"his week. They' 11 be on Sunday, August 25, at Scott & John's.. ( 381 1
16ih Street). Fltls is scheduled f rom 10 to Noon; and Bas'ic, Noon to 2.
-i-here
will also be a Bon Voyage Potluck Brunch for Carolyn Matthews at
this time. Carolyn has been a mer,rber of fVestern Star for^ almcst seven
)/ears and will be leaving soon for- a one-year teaching assignmenL tn
China. See Scott, for more detai'ls.
RAWHIDE RUSTLERS : For those of you interested in "Country-Western"

dancing (as wel I as Square Dancing), the Rawhide Rustlers are
celebrat'ing their 1st Ar:niversary this Sunday, August 25th, witl'r a
fj.:1ity al The Fawnide. The fun begin-s at 5:00 with v'arious dance groups
p,erforming trrrouglrout the evening (.includ'ing Gold Rush at 3:30). iic
door cirar^ge was indicated, b':t check with fhe Rawhicie more infcrmat,ion.
CAMP CAZADERO : This :s WSD's Annual Retreai- and rt is sclreduled for

S.-pteribet^ 2S-ilC. The siJ.9.00 deadliire is rapiCly approaching and after
Augu-<t 31, i l - ;' i o i u t ; - f , l l e i l ' u ; . : e ' ' . e n dw j l l cosi you "t,eil cucfis" more.
Err;oyz 2 everriir'3:: r:f fun rr'iih .-.aller Bill Eyler (frorn Albuquerque), the
f,ir. & l'ls. Camp CJaz Contest (hcsi.ed by Mrss Wella Balsam), a Bat*.le
i?oya1e (Farnrlv Fr:'-d) betiîeen the Wood Family and the Bradley Clan, and
( r u i n , : r h a s - it ) tlîere wi'1I be a iiigh l-ieel race with a "mountain cf
h*els?" at. ti".'a starl. Tlîis and MORE SURPRISES. Be there, and f irrd ou'. 1
For morê defails or info see Anrra.
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Eddie(Harght)Smithis in KarserHospitalsoif you g€tanopportunity

to do so,senda cardto wishhim q/e11.
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Pleaserememberthatthenomination processis openfor theWSDBoard

of Directrorpositiorsandwill closethisWedrnsday, Augwt 29. Anyone
wistungtronominatesoreone(or themself)shonlddo sosoon. If you
harreandqr.nstioru,pleasecontacta memberof the ElectionCommittee,
RrrssKir€, TomTripp,JoeSobiesiak or ChrisArrderson.
WSD TODAY!
Monday September10, 1990
WSD TODAY! is publishedand rnade availablefor our Monday &

Wednesdaynight activities.Input is always solicitedand the views
expressedare solelythoseof the author.This issueis by Scott.
Apartmentfor Rent:
1 Bedroom+ Den in 2 Unit VictorianHouse.Very quiet streetin
HayesValley,Courtyard
entrance, transportation
excellent available.
Perfect for someone who needs an office at home. Parking
negotiable.$735Month,for one person.- Call Elliot 431-9953
CAMPCAZregistration is nowover50 peopleandheadedupwards.Alrnost

two squaresare comingthe CapitalCitySquaresin Sacto.lt promisesto
be a veryfestiveaffair.. . and stilla bargain@ $79.00!
PS: Your non squaredancingfriendsare welcometo attend.. . it is a

beautifulsetting,lots of hikingavailableas well as partyingfor them to
enjoy.
We had a 40'ishbedroomdresser,vanityw/mirror,and nitestanddonated

to the club. Lookingfor $300 or best offer.lt is all in good condition.lf
you'reinterestedpleasesee Scotttonightor soonestbeforethis treasure
becomeshistory.
Ballotsfor the 1990-1991 Boardof Directors

havebeenmailed.Be sureto
fill yoursout and returnby Wednesday,Sept.19that 8PM.
A specialthanksto Elliot,Ed Conleyand PaulCahill,Annaand everyone

who was so helpfuland supportivefor EddieSmithduringhis illness.
SpecialStarsgo to Bil and Kent(Strawberry

Dance),Greg(Angellsland),
Gordenand Anna (AIDSbenefitdance),Ron Bozeman(AIDSwalk),and
Rod (for makingour all purposecarry bag).Theseawardshave been
announcedbefore,but tonightwe'vegot yourstars.Thanks!
VI/SD,.TOda,f!
Wednesday! 'Sw;t:embef
,I2, 1990
alwaySsolicited and th€ View-sexpressed are solely those of:th:eauthor. This issue is by Scott.
lh a parliculailysad time with the passingof EddieSmith,we are furthersaddened::with,the,,:death

of
MichaelMilburnthisweek.Michaelwas alwaysa friendly,*rrr, anJ caringmemberof tne Reb '8g
""tlu"
classand was a favoiitedancepartnerfor Tom Shawand many dancers- he Willbe missedby all.
Kentwill be discussingProjectOpenHand's'Skipa Lunch'programwith the ctunana - if,i, *oulO

bea goodwayto rememberEddieandMichaelanddo something ",.r*
positiveandconiiruCtiu"in theirmemory
andbr thefuture.
CAMPCAZregistration is nowover50 peopleand headedupwards.Almosttwo are corningtne

CapitalCity Squaresin Sacto.lt promisesto be a veryfestiveaffair.. . and for"quar""
all class membersthe
discountpriceissti||$69.00!(its$79forc|ubmembersnow-butstil|abargain).
PS: Your non squaredancingfriendsare welcometo attend.. . it is a beautlfulsetting,lots of
ThCrewillbe dancing(andworkshops)
at the BASICSCLASSprogramai Gamp6si,is wellas at our next
dance(we host dancesapproxevery4 to 6 weeks)whichwill be heldSaturdayOcioneri3ttr *ittr calt"t
SteveEdlund,whowowedus allat theVancouver Convention. . : we hopeto seemanyof the Orange'90
ctastmemoeripningus.foitheseadditionalaspectsofthe.wid
We havea 40'ishbedroomdresser,vanityw/mirror,and nitestanddonat* rn" ftub. t.oot,ngfor $300

or bestoffer.lt is all in goodcondition.lf you'reinterested "
pleasesee Scotttonightor soonestbeforethis
go"rJ of Directorshavebeenmailed.Be sure

A reminderto Clubmembersthat ballotsfor the 1990-1991
A specialthanks to Elliot,Ed Conleyand Paul Cahill,Anna and everyonewho was so hel:pfuland

supportive
for EddieSmithduringhis illness. ':
goto.::Bil
speClat$tais andKent(str.awberry
Dance),Greg C;ro.;'.*,n;;; iaOSl*not
1nnget,,,l;r,anti,
dance),
RonBozeman (AIDS
walk),andRod(formaking
ouritl pripo**carrybag).Theseawards
have
beenannouncedbefore,but tonightwe'vegot yourstars.Thanks!
,:.;:,:,.. .;
Cou-yard
en,trance,....excelbnt.itiahspor{ation
availabler,,,,Perfect.;foii;someon.e
wh0i.!.need$
CallElliot@ 431-9953
WSD Toonv!
Wednesday September 19, 1990
WSD TODAY! is publishedand made availablefor our Monday& Wednesdaynight activities.lnput is
always solicitedand the views expressedare solely those of the author. This issue is by Smtt.
We're making copies of our monthly newsletter"The Western Star' availableto class members. . . I
passed out many of them last week but if I missed you there are additionalcopies at the back table. Be
sure to pick one up as it containsour monthlycalendaras well info on upcomingdances.There is also
an informational sheeUmapsfor Camp Caz - class memberwho are going:be sure to pick it up.
CAMP CAZ registrationis still open so if you haven'tmade up your mind or your plans have changed,
then why not join us for dancingand socializingand fun at the RussianRiver.. . and for all class
membersthe discountprice is still $69.00!(its $79 for club membersnow - but still a bargain).
PS: Your non squaredancingfriendsare welcome:enjoythe setting,the hikingand the partying!)
Therewill be BASICSdancingat our next dance,CIDER SWINGTHRU, SaturdayOctober13thwith

caller Steve Edlund (who wowed us all at the VancouverGonvention).
Todd and Tim will be the Event Coordinators for'CIDER SWINGTHRU' and Scott will be EO'ingthe
TAKE NO PRISONERSPLUS dance,also with Steve Edlund,the previousevening.These 3 EC's (we
rotate this responsibility) are lookingfor assistantsfor a variety of tasks such as soda sales, set-up and
door - if you would like to help out (no experiencenecessary)pleasesee them. THANKS!
Tonight is ElectionNight for the 1991 WSD Board of Directorsso it seems appropriateto make a few
commentsaboutthis and the Club in general.
Western Star Dancerswas founded March 5, 1982 by Roger Perry and Dennis Ficken (who have since
passed away), Agnes Smith (who later moved to Seattle and was very active with the Puddletown
Dancers),Ron Douglass(who no longerdancesbut who is still a club booster)and yours truly.
The club actually broke away from the Foggy City Squares (now defunct and not to be confusedwith
the Foggy City Dancers)for some significantreasonsand ones that still largely define us today: moving
out of a bar atmosphere,establishinga non-profitrather than a for profit basis, focusing on the needs
of class and club membersand not an exhibitionteam, and teachingsquaredancingaccordingto
Callerlabprocedures(which95% of ALL squaredance clubs use). lt has been a very successful
formula for us as well as most of the IAGSDC clubs.
We also wanted a club that encouragedparticipation and leadershipfrom withinthe club. Thus tonight,
as in B previousyears, our volunteerelectioncommitteewill be countingthe ballotsthat were previously
mailedout to club membersand the winnerswill then be announced.We'd like to thank this committee
for their hard work and all the nomineeswho have so generouslyofferedtheir time and energyon
behalfof WSD.
Club membershipis availableupon on graduationfrom MAINSTREAM.Votingand runningfor office

are two of the privilegesof membership.But that does not mean that we don't consider class members
as part of our familyor that you can't be activeuntilthen! All our dance and socialactivitiesare open to
all and we will be lettingyou know in more specificterms how you can help with Club administration -
but that'sfor anothertime and anotherWSD Today!
WSD Today!
Monday September24 1990
WSD TODAY! is published and made availablefor our Monday & Wednesday night activities. lnput
is always solicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author- This issue is by Scott.
A special star to ED Z fiorbring water to all WSD functions these many months. Ed thought we
should have water and he went out and did somethingabout it! and all of us who have enjoyed a
glass of water say THANKS!
and more special stars to our electioncommittee;Russ, Chris, Tom T and Joe
and even more Thanks (or condolences!)go to our newly elected Board for 1991:
! ANNA, EDDIE, FREEMAN, GREG, MAX, AND TODD !
They will serve a two month overlap with outgoing Board members Bil, Gary, Rod and Scott - and
to those we also owe a heartfelt thank you for your generous donation of energy, time and interest
on behalf of the Glub-
*'.ft* R E D'89 PLUS CLASS GRADUATION, MONDAY OCT. 15 "TIt
Congratulations! Eddie and Anna have said all of

you are doing very well, and with a few more review
sessions, we will be celebrating your hard work and
dedication with your PLUS Graduation!
Therewill be life aftergraduation!We'll be offeringcontinuingdancing,instruction,workshopsand

review-on Mondaynights.So planon joiningwith us to polishyour skillsand, as always,to have
a good time.
CAMP GAZ! Attendanceis now over 60 fun loving people! The weather looks great- Dancing,
partyingand spontaneityare just aroundthe corner. - - who knows,maybe even the Bradleyswill
apologizeto the WOODfamily and, bearingexpensivegifts, seek the WOOD family's granting of
and end to their 40 year feud-
p.s. Rumor hazit that anotherfamily - the infamousFUGLEYSfrom Sacramento- will be returning
to CAZ!
Checkyour calendarand cookbooks- EddieJo Conleyand Paulwillbe hostingour nowtraditional

WelcomePotluckfor the new class. lt will be held at their lovely home on SaturdayOctober27th
and all club membersare askedto contributeto the potluck- the Orange'90 class memberswill be
our guests!
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WSD Today!
WEDNESDAY September26, 1990
WSD TODAYI is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities- Input is always solicited and
the viows expressed aro solely those of tha author. This issuo is by Scotl
Advance copies of the OCTOBERcalendarare availableat the front desk tonight!
ORANGE'90 class membersare cordiallyinvitedto a WelcomePotluckReceptionin your honoron

Saturday night October 27th- Eddie Jo & Paul will be our hosts, at their home at 79 Elgin Park,
startingat SPMwith dinner at 7PM-Club memberswill be bring all the food and beverages-. - it is
our way of saying Hello and getting to know you'all better. We hope you make definite plans to
attendthis friendlyand delicioussocial.
lf anyonewantedto go to GAZ but moneyconstraintsprecluded it- - - please check with Anna this
evening. We've had 2 Camp Caz 'scholarships'donated by Bill & Michael of the Capital City
Squares-
last week we had a specialstar for ED Ztor bringwater to allWSD functionsthese many months-
Ed thoughtwe should have water and he went out and did somethingabout itl and all of us who
have enjoyeda glass of water say THANKS!. . . and morespecialstars to our electioncommittee;
Russ, Chris, Tom T and Joe - - - and even more Thanks (or condolences!)go to our newly elected
Boardfor 1991:
! ANNA, EDDIE,FREEMAN,GREG, MAX, AND TODD !
They serve a two month overlap with outgoingBoard membercBil, Gary, Rod and Scott - and to
thosewe also owe a heartfeltthank you for your generousdonationof energy,time and intereston
behalfof the Club. In fact, the JointBoard'met last nightand l'm pleasedto announcedthe election
of our new officers and other responsiblefolk:
MAX - Administrator
EDDIE S.- Treasurer
KENT- Secretary
GREG- CalendarBoy
ANNA- Caller Bookings
FREEMAN- IAGSDGrep
We had a very positiveand constructivemeetingand I believewe can all look forward to another
great year at WSD!
R E D '89 PLUS CIASS GRADUATION, MONDAY OCT. 15. Congratulations!
CAMP CAZ! Attendanceis now over 70 fun loving people! The weather looks great. Dancing,
partyingand spontaneityare just aroundthe corner. . . who knows,maybe even the Bradleyswill
apologizeto the WOODfamily and, bearingexpensivegifts, seek the WOOD family's granting of
and end to their 40 year feud-
p.s. Rumor hazit that anotherfamily, the infamousFUGLEYSfrom Sacramento,are returningto

CAZI
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W*D Today!
WEDNESDAY October 10, 1990
WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and the views expressed are solely those
of lhe author. This issue is by Scott.
LET'SDANCE! ThisFridayis 'TakeNo PrisonersPLUS'at 7:30pmat St. PauluswithSteveEdlund.Youreventcoordinator,

Scottneedshelpwithdoorandsodasales! Classmembersmightfindthisto be an interesting,
helpfuland perhapscruiseyway
to spenda Fridayeveningcan you help? !
ThisSaturdayis 'CIDERSWINGTHRU'alsoat 7:30,St. Paulusis at Goughand Eddy,and therewill be tips from pLUSto
CLASSlevel- the danceis FREEfor all classmembers!Everyoneis a littleshy aboutattendingtheirfirstdance,butjust ask
yourpeerswhoattendedCAMPCAZ- we'reallfriendlyfolkandyou'llhavea greattime!Oureventcoordinators, ToddandTim,
needsomehelpwitha varietyof smalltasks- can you help?
Everyonel've talkedto has been remarkingaboutwhat a wonderfultime Camp Caz was. . . I know that I stillfeel
a bit high from such a pleasant and delightfulretreat. Our thanks to Anna and Gary for being the event
coordinators,and to Bill and Eddiefor theirworkshoping,and to manyotherswho made it all work so well. l'll look
forwardto readingsome of the reviewsand accountsthat will be in the next issueof 'QS'.
I understandthe Bradley'sPR manager'smost recentspin of the eventsis "the only way we could have lost was
for the Wood family to have cheated !"
Bill Eyler did a greatjob calling. . . he's from the AlbuquerqueWilde Bunchwhich is hostingtheir annual Balloon
FestivalFly-lnthis weekend.I knowthat Freemanand Ed Z. are going,so to those two and any otherswewish
a Bon Voyage !
A BIG welcometo Ron Masker(NY's loss is our gain!)who just recentlyarrivedin SF and is now a new member
of WSD - Ron is anothertalentedIAGSDCcallerand I understandwe'll be dancingto him at the HalloweenFREE-
For-Allon Mondaythe 29th (a joint club and class dance party)
Gary and Jessieare havinga garagesale this Saturday,startingaround11 am, and ask all of you to come by 347
Noe and shop till you drop.
WSD Today keeps forgettingto recognizethe Orange'90 Class ArchangelDon Greco! Don was our assistant
Archangeland has now steppedinto the wings of Max who can no longerattendWednesdayeveningdue to a
changein his schedule.Don is there to look out for your welfare,so pleaseif anythingcomes up that you would
like to talk over, be sure to see him.
Actuallyone thing you might want to bring up is a mini-retreat. . . I heard thru the old grapevinethat several
'90
Orange class membersdon't want to wait for a whole year for anotherretreat.. . there is a nice spot call the
Marin Headlands,right across the bridgeand on the beach,where we've had SaturdayAM thru Sunday 'mini-
retreats'- anyoneinterested?
FoggyCity DancersAnniversaryDancewill havea tip at WSD's basicsclassleveland the chargewill only be $1.00
for all Orange'90 class members.Flyerswith more detailsare on the back table.
Rumor hazzitthat the dodderingdowagerof do's and don'ts, MAW STAR might be here this evening.We luvs ya
MAW.
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W*D Today!
MONDAY October 15, 1990
WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and the views
expressedare solely thme of the author. This issue is by Scott.
C O }$ G R A T U t A 1T]i O }$ S TOT}m ]RED'89]P]LUSC]L"ASS

III
The new calls come to an end but the learning process (recycle from 2faced line?!) and the good times keep on
going. Mondays nights will now be devoted to Plus dancin' and reviewn'and they're FREE for the month of
October. In November we will have a per night door charge.
TIIANKS TO TODD & TIM who EC'ed one faboo dance on Saturday night! Steve Edlund lived up to his
Vancouver reputation and then some. . . the Orange'90 class, certainly not shy about attending their first
dance, came en mass and had one great time as we all did- . . including Steve who told us he really enjoyed the
energy, the floor level and the enthusiasm. We look forward to him and his wife Lynette coming back to call
sometime. Thanks again to all who helped put the dance together.
P.S. to Marie - if I lmked like a chipmunk eating those donuts its only because I heard there is a long cold
winter a comin'
The Take No Prisoners Plus dance held 3 solid squares up to the last gun. But the overall tone seemed to of
frustration: with the floor level, with the attendance and with the attitude - at least in my opinion - perhaps
we need to rethink these events. Your comments?
Camp Caz is now a few weeks old but I still hear people remark about what a pleasant and delightful time it
was Our thanks to Anna and Gary for being the event coordinators, and to Bill and Eddie for their
workshoping, and to many others who made it all work so well. Ill look forward to reading some of the reviews
and accounts that will be in the next issue of 'QS. . .I understand the Bradley's PR manager's most recent
spin of the events is "the only way we could have lost was for the Wood family to have cheated !'Anyone for a
mini retreat at the Marin Headlands in Januarv?
Bill Eyler did a great job calling ... he's from the Albuquerque Wilde Bunch which is hosting their annual
Balloon Festival Fly-In this past weekend and you can get all the dirt from Freeman, Ed 2., and Eddie Jo who
attended -Welcome back!
A BIG welcome to Ron Masker (NYs loss is our gairrf who just recently arrived in SF and is now a new
member of WSD - Ron is another talented IAGSDC caller and I understand we'll be dancing to him at the
Halloween FREE-For-All on Monday the 2fth (a irint club and class dance party)
WSD Today keeps forgetting '90

to recognize the Orange Class Archangel Don Greco! Don was our assistant
Archangel and has now stepped into the -i.,gr of Max who can no longer attend Wednesday evening due to a
change in his schedule.
FOGGY CITY DANCERS ANNIVERSARY DANCE this Saturday. Flyers with all the details are on the back
table.
And a reminder that this Friday is a remembrance for Eddie Smith at Ed & Paul's. RSVP 55&8467.
MONDAY
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A welcomereception for our new classhas becomeone of the best new traditions of the
club and so it continues this Saturday with our POTLUCK mixer for the Orange '90
class.Club membersare the hosts so pleasebring food and beveragesto share. Eddie Jo
and Paul graciously open their beautiful home at 79 Elgn Park (558- 8467)at 5PM and
dinner is planned for 7PM. Given their attendanceat the last dance, I think we can
count on a large turnout from the class,good food of course,and we also have the
recent Camp Caz video to make it's premiere.A great way to spend a Saturday evening!
PLUS CLASS is over but not MONDAY nights! We'll be featuring a variety of callers,
recordsand tapeswith APD and DBD to hnely hone your dancingskills. We'll be
mixing it up with some socialsand dancesas well. Next week for example is a joint Club
and Class"HalloweenFree-for-All" Dancefeaturing Ron Masker and Howard (sorry I'm
drawing a blank on the last name) lrom New York. The dance is FREE and costumes
are optional but alwaysappreciated.
LOOK FOR 2 new WSD productstonightl Purchasea handy pocket calendarfor only
50 centsor go all the way with a 2 year planner for just $2.00.They're practical and
especiallyhandy for noting info about upcomingdances,such as:
IF BUSH CAN FLIP FLOP SO CAN WE. . .we passedout a calendarseveralweeks

ago that showed the Eric Henerlau dance leaturing Class,MS and PLUS dancing. We
are attempting to put the calendar out earlier and so it CAN change. . . in fact all future
eventsshould be considered'tentative' to some degree.Anyway the Board decided the
following week that since we had 3 dancesin November including a dedicated CLASS
level dancethat the Nov. 3rd dancewould be limited to MS & PLUS. However,
consideringthe interest and enthusiasmthe Orange '90 classshowed this past weekend,
the Board has openedthe dancefor CLASS level tips. Did you get that? If not just
rememberto mark your calendarlor SaturdayNov. 3rd! Classlevel,MS & PLUS tips
with Eric Henerlau(if you loved Steve,you're going love Eric!) ALL dancers(including
class)$6.00.
And speakingof dances,BASICS HOEDOWN Nov. 23rd, and ThanksgivingdanceNov.

H with Mike Green - another great caller, from Oklahoma City. And Paul Waters
returns Friday December7th!
Board Members:A friendly reminderof the Board meetingtomorrow night at 'Valhalla'.

Wednesday
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YOU'RE INTVITED!The club is hosting a WELCOME POTLUCK RECEPTION

for the Orange '90 classthis Saturday night. Eddie Jo and Paul graciously open their
beautiful home at 79 Elgin Park (558- 8467)at 5PM and dinner is planned for 7PM.
Elgin Park is parallel to Valencia and Guerrero and bounded by Duboce and
Market/Mccoppin.
Ed and Paul are making a turkey, the club is pitching in a ham and club membersare
requestedto bring a potluck dish to share.We'll have soft drinks available but if you
want wine or beer or anything alcoholic you should plan on BYOB.
Classmembersdo not need to bring any food or drink (exceptanything alcoholic) but
they certainly can bring partners, significant others or good friends. A great mixer with
greatpeople,good food of course,probably a costumeor two, and we also have the
recent Camp Caz video to make it's premiere.A great way to spend a Saturday evening!
Next Monday is a joint Club and Class"HalloweenFree-for-All" Dance featuring Ron

Masker, and Howard Richman from New York. The danceis FREE and costumesare
optional but alwaysappreciated.
Next Wednesdaywe'll be DARK for Halloween.
LOOK FOR 2 new WSD productstonight! Purchasea handy pocket calendarfor only
50 cents or go all the way with a 2 year planner for just $2.00.They're practical and
especiallyhandy for noting info about upcoming dances,such as:
SaturdayNov. 3rd! Classlevel,MS& PLUS tips with Eric Henerlau(if you loved Steve,
you're going love Eric!) ALL dancers(including class)$6.00.
BASICS HOEDOWN Nov. 23rd with Mike Green - another greal caller, from
Oklahoma City. And Paul Waters returns Friday December7th! for our Christmas
Dance.
The Board would like to proceedwith some new WSD T-shirts by this January. We'd
'90. Class or
like to incorporate the color Orange into the designsincethis IS Orange
Club memberswho are interestedin the designor helping with merchandizingin general
should contact Scott (864-6134)or any Board Member.
MONDAY W S DT o d a y l 0ctober D9, I99O
llSD Todayl 1s publlshed for each Monday and Wednesday Ntght actlvlty.
the oplnlons expressed are those of the author. fnput 1s always
w e l c o r n e . T o d d w a s W S DT o d a y l e d l t o r t o d a y , a n d t y p e d t h l s o n a n
a n c l e n t S n l t h - C o r o n a p u r c h a s e d a t t h e W S DY a r d S a 1 e . Renenber
typewrl ters ?
Welcone to the HallolJeen Free-for-Altl Events Ilke thts are a great

opportunlty for class members and club members to get to knor each
other a 11tt1e better and to have a great tfune danclng, munchlng and
enJoylng the 1oveIy costumesl 800:
Saturday Club nembers hosted a receptlon/potluclc at PauI and Ed's,

to welcone the 0range'90 Class to the group. Everyone seemed to
have a great tlme-- great company, great food, great classl Thanks
to Ed and Paul, to all those who brought goodles, and to all those
uho attended. Doesn't everyone look pretty on vldeo?
R e m e n o b e rt h a t t h e r e w 1 1 1 b e n o b a s l c class thls Wednesday, as the

Recreatlon Center w111 be closed for the nlght. 800:
Monday nlghts l n N o v e n a b e rw 1 1 1 c o n t l n u e t o b e c l u b nlghts vllth

Plus danclng, $3.00 per nlght. Yrall eone.
Saturday, Novenber 3 there wlll be a dance at St. Paulus featurlng

Erlc Henerlau, f ron 7 :JO-LO:3O wlth Class /l,lalns tream/Plus tlps.
Pollsh up those bootsi ,qamlsslon wtll be $6.O0 for all. Whet your
appetlte for some purnpkln ple. (I knew there must be a use for
o1d Jack-o-lanterns. ) B00l
M O R EF 0 0 D : N o v e m b e r 1 ! w e ' r e g e t t t n g together for a "D1ne and

Dlsh" at Gernan Oaks, $t7.OO per person lncludlng tax and t1p.
See Greg for more detalls.
And stlI1 M O R EF 0 0 D : B a s l c s H o e d o w n N o v e m b e r 2 3 a t S t . P a u l u s
wlth a chance to meet the caller and soclallze, EAT hors d'ouvres,
and even dancel Caller ls Mlke Green
M 0 R E D A N C I N G IS a t u r d a y N o v e m b e r 2 4 a t St. Paulus, ldalnstream/

Plus at 7:J0 wlth Mlke Green.
S T I I L M 0 R ED A N C I N G I C h r l s t m a s d a n c e w l t h Paul Waters at St. Paulus,

Frlday December 7.
BO0:
WSD TODAY! -- November 7, f990
W S D T O D A Y ! i s a c o m p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t t e r . It is published
exclusively for, and only distributed at, Monday and Wednesday night Club
functions. Questions, o p i n i o n s a n d n o t i c e s b y r n e m b e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d . I f you
have somet.hing you woutd like to have appear in next week's issue please confact
Eddie Smiti-r or Anna Damiani. This week'.s editor is i'fax
Post Ealloween Pumpkin Pies -- A special tl-ranks Eo Gorden and his crew (Irrn not
going to try to list a11 of them but tirey all did a great job) for a fun and
well-organized danct:. Eric llenerlau is an inLeresting and fun cal1er; does calls
from unusual positions anrl makes you think.
Marin Retreat Star:t making plans ooiv for the Orange 90 Marin Headlands
Institute Retre,ilt. Tenta[ively scheduted f or January 19 and 20 or 26 and 27,
1991. Cost is $35.00 and includes: a bed (bring your own bedding and towels,
etc); luncir and dinner on Saturday; breakfast on Sunday morning. Itts a
beautiful location; a great place to dance, play games, hike, walk along Lhe
beach, socialize and get to know each otirer a little better. There will be sorne
workshopping for those wtrowish Lo take advantage oE Lhat opportunity to polish
their skills a tittle more. A cl.ass member(s) is needed to act as Event
Coordinator for tl'ris retreat -- if youtre inLerested please contact Max or Bill
Whitefield.
Thanksgiving Dance -- Get ready for a good time! Friday, November 23, the entire
dance program is for the Basic Class Level. Yourll be joined by Basic Class
membersfrorn Capitol City Squares, El Camino Reelers and Foggy City Squares. All
tips will be called at class level and everyone should have a really greaL time.
Mark your calendar now! Ihere will be a rrMeet and Greet" trors drouvres supper
for the caller, Mike Green from Olclairoma, and the members of the visiting
classes, at 6:00 prn, St. Paulus Churcir, Gough & Eddy -- everyone is asked to
bring something tasty.
Don Greco, Your Archangel will be rnissing from class next week -- he still wontt
irave returned from cuddlirrg with the bears in Alaska.
November26. 1990 WSDTODAY! Author: FreemanStamper
WSO TODAYI, a complern€nt to THE WESTERNSTAR newsletter,tackles current issues, questions and news. Published only when there is Club
activitieson MondayMednesday, it is availableonly at the activity. Questions,topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed
Sometimes scheduling weeklydancingis likeridingbumpercars;one neverknowswherethe hit's

comingfrom. AndyShorewas scheduledto call on November12,but got bumpedbecausethe
EVRCwas closedfor VeteransDayobseruance.So, he was rescheduled for this evening,but now
he'sunderthe weatherand hadto cancellateyesterday.Patience, cooperation, and consideration
are the nameof the game this eveningas ANNA and GREGhave pulled togetherto host this
evening'sactivities.
Theclub DESPERATELY NEEDSan EQUIPMENT MANAGER.We needsomeonewho knows
somethingaboutwiringandconnectors.Youarenot beingaskedto storenor transportequipment;
you will be responsiblefor seeingthat the equipmentis kept in good conditionby coordinating
maintenance the properinstallation
and repairsand for coordinating of the equipmentat events
(eitherby you or someoneyou havedesignated). See MAX, the if you areinterested.
administrator,
job!
Talkabouta behind-the-scenes Thisone'sfor you!
The Boardof Directorsmetyesterdayand agreedto conducta feasibility

studyof WSDsponsoring
a GOMMUNIW DANCEPROGRAM.We know we want some kind of regularprogramwhich
combinessquare,line and C&W dancingfor the gay community.This is not intendedto be a
programof extendeddancingfor thosealreadyregularlyinvolvedin squaredancing.Where,how
frequently,
and whenare to be determined.lf you are interested
is workingon a smallcommittee
to developthis concept,let MAX know.
The calendarfor 1991is takingon heftyproportions.SeeGREGOSMON,your calendarperson,

if you are interestedin hostinga gatheringor outingof some kind whichis not danceoriented.
Theseare just fun gatheringswherespaceis not a consideration.We're not talkingtime and
expensehere,justfun thingsto do together.
And,yes,therewillbe a new BASICSCI-ASS.lt willdefinitelybe on Mondaynightat EVRC,but

you haveto waita few moreweeksfor moredetails.So, starttalkingit up amongyour friends.
WSDwillbe holdinganotherGARAGESALEFebruary
2 &3,1991. Moredetailsto follow.
RODODGERSwasthe EventCoordinator for thetwo danceswithMikeGreenthis pastFridayand

Saturday.lf you missedthem,you missedtwo good-energy, dances. So, you
brain-charging
thoughtyou kneweverythingaboutBasicscalls,huh?
28, 1990
November I.ISDTODAY
! Author: FreemanStamoer
WSDTODAYI,a cornplernent to THEWESTERN STARn€wsletter, tacklescunentissues,gumtionsand news. Publishedonly whenthereis Club

topics,andopinionsaresolichedandoncouraged.Viewsexpressed
it is availableonlyatthe activity.Questions,
activilieson MondayflVednesday,
arethoseof th€ author.
Yourguestcaller/instructor this eveningis BERTSWERER.Berthas calledfor WSDand other

gay clubsmanytimesoverthe pastseveralyears. He and his lovelywife,RONDA,are true friends
of the community. In fact, Bert and Rondaare HonoraryMembersof WesternStar. Honorary
Memberis a specialstatusbestoweduponsquaredancerswho are not membersof WSDbut who
have,over a periodof time, providedsignificantand sustainedsupportof the Club. Welcome
Swerers!
The MAINSTREAM PORTIONOF YOURCLASSwillofficially beginon Wednesday, JANUARY9.

will be $a0 and will be due on the startdate. lf
The classfee for Mainstream you needto arrange
for delayedpaymentor installmentpayments,pleasetalk with your Archangel,Don Greco.
The Boardof Directorsmeton Sundayand agreedto conducta feasibility studyof WSDsponsoring

a COMMUNITYDANCEPROGRAM.We knowwe want some kind of regularprogramwhich
combinessquare,line and C&W dancingfor the gay community.This is not intendedto be a
programof extendeddancingfor thosealreadyregularlyinvolvedin squaredancing. Where,how
frequently,and whenare to be determined.lf you are interestedis workingon a smallcommittee
to developthis concept,let MA)( ROBB,the administrator of WSD,know.
The calendarfor 1991is takingon heftypropoftions.SeeGREGOSMON,our calendarperson,
if you are interestedin hostinga gatheringor outingof some kind which is not danceoriented.
Theseare just fun gatheringswhere space is not a consideration.We're not talkingtime and
expensehere,justfun thingsto do together.
And,yes,therewill be a new BASICSCLASS. lt willdefinitely

be on Mondaynightat EVRC,but
you haveto waita few moreweeksfor moredetails.So, starttalkingit up amongyour friends.
WSDwillbe holdinganotherGARAGESALEFebruary2 & 3, 1991. Moredetailsto follow.
RODODGERSwasthe EventCoordinator for thetwo danceswithMikeGreenthispastFridayand

Saturday. lf you missedthem,you missedtwo good-energy, dances. So, you
brain-charging
thoughtyou kneweverything aboutBasicscalls,huh?
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start chectriingyoTrr liEt (and checliing it twice )
to see v'rho s beerl goocl and. r^rho s been DAD!
Tliat ,Ic115,' }4aii w-ill be hene soon, (Jn1v*21
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days till thnistmas,
Here ar,e a fer,v dates yorr should add to your

FtrolidaySocral List,
Dec, tjZ Chrrstmas Dance with Paul W'atens

7r3tj-L[]r3i)First Unitanian Chunch
$ 6,Ctit
Dec, L0 Clutr Night with Rod. Morrell
7 i}(t- I :i30 Eu n elca \/a 1ley Re c Ct r
'Dec,
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No Change ($5,tlt)Gift Exchange)
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Monday
WSD Today! December 10. L990
WSD TODAY! rs pusLrsHBD AND MADE AVATTABLE FoR ouR MoNoaY & Wapuesney Nrclrr ACTIWTIES. INpur rs ALwAys
SOLICITED AND THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE SOLELY THosE oF TTIEAurrIoR. Tltts tssuB IS BY ScolT.
As sloppyas it gets,you still gotta love that RAIN!
We receiveda nice letter from Carolynthis evening.She seemsto be doing well; has travelled around
abit (includingthe Great Wall), is making somenew friends,and is beginningto understandsome of
the nuancesof the culture. She doeswrite that she missesall of us and would love to have some
picturesof her dancingbecause"my studentscan't believe that this elderly lady dances,and all of the
onesI have of me are groupswhere everyoneis sitting down."If anyonehas any or if you would just
like to write: Carolyn Matthews
Foreign LanguageDept.
Beijing BroadcastingInstitute
Beijing, China 100024
Ron Masker stoppedby the house Sundaymorning and left a confirmed Niners fan after watching
anotheremotional rollercoasterof a gamethat endedwith anotherbit of Montana magic. Ron, you're
a San Franciscannow for sure!
I really enjoyed our ChristmasDance on Friday night. Attendance was off abit; not surprising with all
the Seasonactivities,colds and flu, and with the Sacramentodancethe following night. But it was a
very nice crowd of 5 squaresor so that allowedyou to sayHello to everyoneand get to chat awhile.
Paul Waters called FAST but clearly and the floor level was very strong.. . the Orange '90 folks are
doing very very well.
Thanks to our event coordinator ED Z. who did a greatjob in the face of a new hall and a short time
fuse being on a Friday night. . . and thanks too for the fresh baked Turkey sandwicheswhich added to
a warm, intimate and great dancingnight.
Paul was escortedby Sadie,Gina, Sam and Ron M. (and othersas well) to the Corral, then to the
CastroStation,The Elephant Walk and the Badlands!This editor doesnot want to mention that they
also cruisedCollingwoodPark, so you'll have to go to one of the abovefor all the dirt. By the way,
Paul had a great time . . for a 'straight' boy.
Anna and Marie were back from the big Las VegasSquareDance Spectacularfor the Friday night
Dance (Freeman is back today) and all reports say they had a great time. They got to party with a lot
of the big name callers and WSD can look fonvard to some of that talent calling for us in the coming
year.This editor does not want to mention about Marie, lovely in her crinolines,being groped by some
of the men there so you'll just have to talk to her.
Wednesday
u/sb J"J.r! Decembert2. 1990
WSD TODAY $ ?UBLISHEDAND MADE AVAIIABLE FoR ouR Mot'tpev & luBouBsoey NIGHT ACTTqTIES. It'rw rc ztways \)LICITED AND
THE qEWS EXaRESSED
ARE soLELy rHosE oF THE AUTHqR Tnts nsur ts sy Scor-r.
The ChristmasDance on Friday night was a lovely event.With all the SeasonactMties,colds and flu, and the
Sacramentodancethe following night, turnout was smallerthan usual (about 5 squaresor so) but it allowedyou
to say Hello to nearly everyoneand to get a chanceto chat awhile. Paul Waters called FAST (stack those calls!)
but clearly and the floor level was very strong. . . you Orange '90 folks are doing very very well.
Thanksto our event coordinatorED Z. who did agreatjob in the face of a new hall and a short time fuse
(beingon a Friday night). . and thankstoo for the fresh bakedTurkey sandwicheswhich added to a warm,
intimate and great dancing night.
More Christmasfestivitiesnext Monday with our annual ChristmasParty.All are invited! Pleasebring some
munchiesto shareand a gift (about $5.00or so) for the Gift Exchange.There will be dancing,of course,at
Classlevel and Plus.
Even more festivitieson Friday night the 21st.C&C Studios(thats Scott & John) premier 'Window to the Stars
, episode7'. This video featuresHalloweenand Angel Island and so specialsurprises!AT Scott & Johns,3811
16th St (@ Castro),8 to 9 BYOB Cocktails,9 to 10PM Showtime.
We receiveda letter from Carolyn this evening.She seemsto be doingwell; travellingaround abit (includingthe
Great Wall), making some new friends,and beginningto understandsomeof the nuancesof the culture. She
doeswrite that she missesall of us and would love to have somepicturesof her dancingbecause"my students
can't believethat this elderly lady dances,and all of thc ones I have of me are groupswhere everyoneis sitting
down."[f anyonehas any or if you just want to write: Carolyn Matthews,Foreign LanguageDept., Beijing
BroadcastingInstitute, Beijing,China 100024.
Ron Masker stoppedby the houseSundaymorning and left a confirmedNiners fan after watchinganother
emotionalrollercoasterof a game that endedwith anotherbit of Montana magic.Ron, you're a San Franciscan
now for sure!
After the danceFriday, Paul Waters was escortedby Sadie,Gina, Sam and Ron M. (and others as well) to the
Corral, then to the Castro Station,The ElephantWalk and the Badlands!This editor does not want to mention
that they also cruisedCollingwoodPark, so you'll have to go to one of the abovefor all the dirt. By the way,
Paul had a great time . . for a 'straight' boy.
Anna and Marie were back from the big Las Vegas SquareDance Spectacularfor the Friday night Dance
(Freemanis back today) and all reports say they had a great time. They got to party with a lot of the big name
callersand WSD can look forward to someof that talent calling for us in the comingyear. This editor does not
want to mention about Marie, lovely in her crinolines,beinggropedby some of the men there so you'll just have
to talk to her.
WS D 7;J"Y.l
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Wednesday
\fdD Today! January9, I99I
WSD TODAY! $ PUBLISHEDAND MADE AVAILABLE FoR ouR MoNnev & lheoxs,spay NrGHr AcTrwrrcs. INpw IS ALWAys soLrcrrED AND
THE wEws EXnRESSED
ARE soLELy rHosE oF THE AvrHoR Tnts rcsue rs ay Scor-t.
W e l c o m et o O r a n g e ' 9 0 M A I N S T R E A M ! C l a s sb e g i n s t o n i g hM
t .a i n s t r e a m
b u i l d sa n d e x p a n d os n t h e
Basics.since you have the benefit of a very comprehensiveand solid grounding in the Basicsfrom Bill and
Eddie,you'll find that the mainstreamcallswill not be difficult to learn. And sincethere are only some twenty
callsyou'll also find that the classwill not take the samelength of time. Just like Basicsinstructionhowever,the
key to successful learningwill be regular attendance,attention to your instructorsand good squaredance
courtesy.If you have any problems with any of the calls please be sure to let an Angel or an instructor know -
we'll be glad to workshopany call, includingBasics,that you are havingdifficulty with. If you miss an evening,
againlet someoneknow so that we can bring you up to speed.
The cost of the classis $40.00.And as with Basics,this price will pay for your completeinstructionin this
program not for any set number of weeks.Graduationcomeswhen WSD feels that the averagestudentis fully
competentwith the program.that meanswe won't rush and we'll do the calls from the left as well as the right
and from all positions.. . don't moan - it doesmake it more fun!
If you need to make paymentspleasecheckwith Eddie who is also our treasurerthis year.
Mainstreamopensthe door to WSD Club Membershipand the opportunityto dancemore frequently and at
more dances.It also setsthe stagefor PLUS (about 20 additionalcalls)which is the most popular program in
the Gay Sq DancingCommunity.PLUS will start this summerafter you've all had a chanceto becomevery solid
in Mainstream.
Double OOPS! Marin Headland Retreat,once scheduledfor the end of Januaryand then moved to Feb. 2
becauseof a scheduleconflict at the HeadlandsInstitute is movingagain.. .this time due to a scheduleconflict
in the SquareDance Community.
Feb.2 is the date for Capital City Squares"WHEEL AROUND't'eaturing workshops(yes at Classlevel!) during
the day,a Potluck Dinner and an EveningDance featuringJet Robertswho is one hell of a caller. This is one
hell of an event and one we don't want to miss.Capital City in Sacramentohas been very supportiveof our
eventsand WSD has been the samein return. For thoseof you new to travelingto another Club let me say that
is great fun. You get out of the city for awhile,make new friends (their classstartedin Sept so you've got peers)
and enjoy a good dance.We'll be settingup Car Pooling. . in fact yours truly is the Car Pool Pooh Bah. Which
meansthat if you can drive and have spacefor additionalpassengers OR if you need a ride - then pleasesee
me. I'll make sure we get everyoneconnected.Overnightaccommodations with the folks in Sacramentoare
always possible.Lets get 4 to 5 squaresgoing up north for this one!
Club apologiesto all who were making arrangementsfor Feb.2in Marin and to Bill and Felix and Bob who
havebeenworking hard to put it together.In the best of all possibleworlds theserare schedulingbreakdowns
wouldn't occur but it does.. . The new date for Marin will be announcedin the near future.
It also looks like the EAGLE will scheduleWSD for the SundayBeer Bust fundraiseron Feb. 3rd. Why not
make a new friend in Sactoand invite them back to the City Saturdaynight for the Beer Bust on Sunday?
More Details will be forthcoming.
DecemberNewslettersare Available at the Front Desk tonite! as well as C&C Studioslatest Video Releases!
WSm Todayl January L4, L99L
WSD TODAY! is published and made availablefor our Monday & Wednesdaynight activities.Input is alwayssolicited
and
the views expressedare solely those of the author" This issueis bv scott^
WELCOME to Howard [ro* TimesSquareswho is a guestcaller thisevening.

Double OOPS! Marin HeadlandRetreat,once_scheduled for the end of Januaryand.thenmoved
to Feb. 2 becauseclf a scheduleconflict at the Headlandstniiiiut! is moutngagarn.. .this time due
to a scheduleconflict in the SquareDance Community.
Feb.2 is the date.for CapitalCity Sguares"WHEEL AROUND' f'eaturingworkshopsdurins the
'l.his Potluck,.Dinner
!?y.,q airdan EieningDancefeaturing fui noueiti-*^tro'ii';;;#ff"f;tftG;.
is one hell of an eventand one w=edon't want to riliss.CapitalCity in SacramentotriiUEeii
YerysqPPortive of our eventsand WSD hasbeenthe samein r'etuin.Wh;;;t;;;';;abf ihe ;itu
tor awh_ile,._m-ake new friends (their classstartedin Sept so you'vegot p'eers)?nO-Jniovi eoi;d
dance. We'llbe settingyp Caipooting. . in facttt*5i-tlriJth"'C;r'F-obYfodn"ii'uri. \fiiilt
meansthat if yoy can drivc and havesfacefor addi[ionalpas(engeriOn ii y;; ;9!a t iide - iil;;
Plg,asg see me. I'll make sure we get-everyone connected.Oveinight acco'mmoOitions witf.-i6"
tolks in Sacramento
'e! are always poss.ible.
Ldts get 4 to 5 squaresgoiri''gup north foiitiii onei tvliiin
of the oranse {o^lks
tit I 1refoing,in factthe"y scoo$dllp;if rtd'ffiyJrsi;Jf \,il;.fi;#il. . . b,it
we il navemore next week.
9lgb apologies.toall who weremakingarrangements for Feb.2inMarin and to Bill and Felix and
tsobwho havebeenworkinghard to put it tdgether.In the bcst of all possibleworidi th;;-ra;;
schedulingbrcakdownswou-ldn'toccurbut it does.. . The new date fofM;ii;-*iti U" announced
tn tne near future.
It alsolookslike the EAGLE will scheduleWSD for the SundayBeer Bust fundraiseron Feb.3rd.
whv not make a new friend in Sactoand invite them back ro #e city saiuid;ftidtii io; ih;B.t;;
Busl on Sunday? More Details *iti Ue ioiifrcorru"g.
One more.changeto the schedule:Your calendarshowsthe WSD GaraseSalefor TBA MARCH.
however,it actuallyvill be held SATURDAY & SUNDAy, FEBRUARV qth A-10th..-.;hi;ii
strllleavesplentyof time fbr somehousecleaning!
Are we all togethernow?!
The ORANGE '90 classheadedinto MAINSTREAM! last week.Stopby on a Wednesdaynight
and help Angel.
The YELLCW '91clas^s^begi.np FebruaryztrllrlTell your friends.Lee Chandlerwill be headineup
o9.{GuerillaSguareseffort-thisyear and will be corintingon ati oTus ioifitp3ndilpp^fi. Fii.ri
will be readvthis Wednesdav.
$lthg.ughtutontuy,lighJs*itt ,uon seethe start of our new classtherewill still be lots of dancins
tor Ulub members.ln fact be sure^tqcilclg your calendarfor a week from Saturdav- VgnN
WEESE (great caller!) calls a PLUS/CLASSlevel danceat St. Paulus.Uiuai tim;1:5d to iil:ii.'
The PUBLICATIONS COMMITTFE was born last Friday night but there still is time for
ill..t:ll:{B:9p]g,,tg i9i1 wtrpgpromises to beQrlitet fa6;iou's
litt%-endeuuor.
wi-t-an"'tF;;il;
tnat tnls otter wlil last very long,so pleaseseeScott in the near future.
l*jtl.:I,11:.lt,l_oo$lgl%.9jtgry fbr WSDTODAY!- lf yquw.o.ulQ likea nlgt-rt

or a weekto put
your two centstn - well this is the opportunity;pleasecheckwith Scott tonifht.
WSD Today!
Wednesday January23, L99l
WSD TODAY! is published and made availablefor our Monday & Wednesdaynight activities.Input is alwayssolicited and
the views erpressedare solely those of the author. This issueis by Scott.
Whateverone's opinion is on the Gulf War, or whether you're glued to CNN or not, the
crisesaffectsus all everyday and on manydifferent levels.It is comfortingduring times like
theseto have our squaredancingand our squaredancingfriends around to help cut thru
someof the stress.
This SaturdayVERN WEESE (great caller!) calls a PLUS & CLASS level dance. ST.
PAULUS from 7:30to 10:30 $6.00.It's time to do somedancing!
And a week from Saturday,on FEB. 2, Capital City Squares"WHEEL AROUND' featuring
workshopsduring the day, a Potluck Dinner and an EveningDance featuring Jet Roberts
who is one hell of a caller.Why not plan to get out of the City for awhile,supportthe folks
@ CapitalCity, make somenew friends(their classstartedin Septso you'vegot peers)and
enjoy a good dance.
Scottis coordinatingCar Pooling. . Which meansthat if you can drive and havespacefor
additional passengersOR if you need a ride - then pleasesee me. I'll make sure we get
everyoneconnected.Overnight accommodations with the folks in Sacramentoare always
possible.Lets get 4 to 5 squaresgoingup north for this one!
The EAGLE will scheduleWSD for the SundayBeer Bust fundraiseron Feb. 3rd. We'll
be raising moneyfor the AIDS FOOD BANK & THE GODFATHER FUND. As usual
we will providefood and entertainment- Irene Soderbergand SteffanyStamper!- we hope
we can count on your supportfor this worthwhile endeavor.
WSD GarageSalewill be held SATURDAY & SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th & 10th. . .
which still leavesplenty of time for somehousecleaning!
The YELLOW '91 classbegins February 25thl Tell your friends. Lee Chandler will be
headingup our Guerilla Squareseffort this year and will be countingon all of us for help
and support.Flyerswill be forthcoming.
Actually 'publicity' has already begun. . . WSD put on a'Learn to Dance Dance' at
DIGNITY on January t2, 1991which was great fun for the all including the following
Angels:ART & BILL, FELIX & BOB, GREG, DON, BILL, JEFF & PHIL, BOB, KEVIN,
HAROLD, SAM, and JOE -THANKS!
Classmembers- you don't haveto wait until graduationto edit a WSD TODAY! or to help
on the Publicationscommittee!Pleasesee Scott if you're interested.
SuperBowl Party this Sunday@ Scott & Johns,381116th St. @ Castro,864-6134,BYOB

WSDTODAY:
WEEK OF JANUARY 28 1991
WSD TODAYI is published and made available for our Monday and
Wednesday night activites. Input is always solicited and the
views expressed are soIeIy those of the authors. This issue
is bv Bil and Kent.
To those of you who missed our dance last Saturday, with 7 to 9

sguares dancing at a timer we offer our condolences. Vern Weese
had everyone bouncing off the walls, and after three hours with
seven squares still danci-ng, and ending with three tips, everyone
stiII wanted more and brought him back for an encore.
The Capital City Squares from Sacramento were once again well
represented.
Next Saturday, February 2nd, will be Capital Ci-ty Squares "WHEEL

AROUND." There will be workshops starting at 1 PM, folfowed by a
Potluck Dinner and an Evening Dance. Jett Roberts is a great
callerr so fet's support our Sacramento friends. Scott Carey is
coordinating Car Pooling.
Our next dance on Wednesday, February 6th, will feature another

dynamite caller, Ron Libby, "THE VorCE" from Maine. This one
promises to be another WSD success story. Come see for yourself.
This dance will a l s o b e h e l d a t S T . P A U L S C H U R C H , G O U G H& E D D Y S T S .
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We need your support for our up and coming WSD GARAGESALE,

S A T U R D A Y& S U N D A Y , F E B R U A R Y9 t h & 1 0 t h , a t B o b & F e l - i x ' s place,
5ll Castro St, from 9AM to 4PM. Pl-ease go through your cupboards
and cl-osets, and donate any unwanted items to this worthy event.
Bi1 & Kent have a small truckr so caII them at 863-2383 if you
need help transporting Iarge items.
Don't forget our fundraiser this coming Sunday, FEBRUARY 3rd,

at THE EAGLE. We'fl be raising money for the AIDS FOOD BANK &
T H E G O D F A T H E RF U N D . T h e r e w i I I be food, drink and entertainment
by Irene Soderberg & Steffany Stamper. PIease support this
worthy endeavor.
The YELLOW '91 CLASS begins FEBRUARY 25th. Flyers are available
this evening for y o u r use. Spread the word to y o u r friends and
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cr.>5rJU_Ld LU5.
^ Lee Chandler wlIl be coordinating the G o r i l l a S quares
ef fort, and wj-11 be looking for volunteers to help.
SCOTT & JOHN can always use help on the new Publicatios Committee.
All cl-ass and club members are eligible to helpr so see them if
vou'd like to be of assistance to ouRclub in this area.
W S D T O D A Y!
Monday, February 11, 1991 This issue is bv Todd
WSD TODAY! is published for each Monday and Wednesday activity.

Views expressed are those of the author. Input is always welcome.
Welcome to WSD Club Nite. Tonight we welcome Ben Goldberg as

our Cal-1er !
Western Star has had a very active week! On Wednesday 2/O Ron
Libby call-ed f or a dance at St. Paulus. Turnout was fantastic
for a Wednesday night, and the dance was a lot of fun. Thanks
to Anna for organizing the event r drrd to everyone who attended
On Saturday and Sunday WSD held a phenomenal garage sale at 577

Castro. Hundreds of folks "shopped 'til they dropped,' to make
this a very successful event. Besides taking in a good deal of
money to benefit the club, it was a whole lot of fun! There are
too many people who deserve thanks to fit them all in or be able
to remember al-l the names, but special thanks to Felix and Bob
for hosting the event and providing munchies, to Bif and Kent for
hauling "merchandise", to Freeman, Rick and others for their
entertaining s a l e s p e r s o n s hip, to Patti for creative floor displays,
and to everyone who worked, donated goods and shopped !
On Saturday night Anna hosted "Cheap Movie Niqht" at her place.

She delivered on her promise! About a dozen p e o p l e enjoyed three
o f t h e w o r s t m o vj . e s e v e r ! The hiqhf ight of the evening was the
thriller Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator! If anyone else is
interested in hosti.ng a video nightr edm€ nightr or whatever other
fun ideas you might have, let us know. I t can be a g r e a t w a y to
relax and get to know each other outside of dance activitiesr dS
well as a whole lot of fun.
Gueritla Squares performed for garage sale shoppersr pdssers-by

and Muni Bus passengers at the sale on Saturday and Sunday. There
are several more guerilla squares planned duri-ng the next few weeks,
to excite interest in the club and our new class. If you can come
out and participate in a guerilla square, contact Lee Chandler or
sign up on the chart.
Our new Basic Level class begins Monday, 2/25 at 7:3Opm. Invite
any of your friends who might be interested in learning to dance.
WSD wi-11 be "dark" f or Presidents' Day, Monday , 2/lB.
WSD's 9th Anniversary Dance with Paul- Infanti is coming up on

March 16. If you or someone you know is willing to donate prizes
for the 50/50 raffle (goods or services) please contact one of the
event coordinators: Bil- Blades, Kent Hansen, Tim McKenna or Todd
Tryon. We are also looking for people to bring refreshments to the
dance.
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t h e e x i s t e n c eo f W S D a s a s q u a r ed a n c ec l u b ; w e c o u l d j u s t b e a p e r s o n i t y ( t h a t ' s u n j s e xf o r
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d a t a b a s e . S c o t t C a r e yi s t h e e d j t o r o f T h eh l e s t e r nS t a r .
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l 'lar ch6, 1991 by AnnaD .
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A great big welcometo the membersof the Yellow '91 class!
You are now taking your fint step in a long tradition of fun, friendship and dancing. As you start learning calls, and
you beginmeetingcurrentmembersof WesternStar Dancers,you'll find yourselfin an incrediblyloving and supportive
family. We look forwardto havingyou as new membersof this family.
Thcre are manythingsfor you to learn,and many peopleto meet,so we won't overwhelmyou with them all at once.
Listcdbcloware a fewthingsto helpyou gct startcd. Eachwcekyou will rcccivca 'WSD Todav"newslcttcrrvhichwill
tcll vru morc andwill fill you in on what'shappcning
at WcstcrnSlar.
Namcx[o Know:
Instructors:EddieSmith and Ron Masker

Archangel: Bil Blades(Bil is responsible
for thc angclsand for helpingyou in your class).
WSD Administrator:Max Robb
Rcgistration:
Tonight is the first night for registration.As announcedlastweek,the feeis $40.00for approximately15rvecks.
If the moneyis a bit of a problemright now, talk with Bil Bladeswhenyou register. He'll help you work out
a plan.
Also,whenyou fill out your registrationform pleaseindicatewhetheror not you want the informationpublished
in your classdirectory. Otherwisethe information you put down will be included the directory.
SquarcDana Etiqpctte:
l. When anyoneis on the microphone,pleasedon't talk. The private discussionswitl keep you from
hearingimportantinformation. Angelssometimesare the worst offendersabout this. If noisebecomcs
a problem for you, pleasctell your Archangel.
z. Pleasedon't usealcoholor drugsbeforeor during a classor dance. You'll quickly discoverthat for
dancingyou'll need to be mentallyalert. Peoplewho are mentallyaffectedby a substancewill cause
many problemsfor their squares.Any dancerwho is obviouslyunder that form of influencewill be
askedto leavethe dancefloor. Savethesekinds of thingsfor after the dance.
J. Try to be on time and try not to miss classes.Each classsessionis built upon what you have been
taught before, so attendanceis importance. If it is necessaryto miss becauseof illness, work or
vacation,pleasetell your Archangel. Everyonewill have to miss a classsometime,but keeping us
informedwill make it easierfor us to catchyou up.
4. Don't Ever Drop the Classbecauseyou're afraidyou'vemissedtoo much! Talk with us about it first.
Your instructorsand angelscan makearrangements for makeup sessionsif necessary.
An Invitation:
Friday night,March 15 at 8:00 P.M. at the home of Scott Careyand John Conly, 3811 16rh Street@ Casrro.
The videopremierof 'Window to the Stars:EpisorleVIII." It will be a chanceto socialize,
mee[ncw peoplc,
and to learna lot aboutour historv.
N\\'0-rI l9l.\!'w5 By Bill Wbitelicld

March 73, 1991
AnniversaryDanrc:
WSD's 9th Anniversary! This Saturday,March 16,7:30-10:30at St. PaulusChurch (Gough & Eddy).
Admission is $6.00- a great bargainfor a very specialdance. Come and help us celebrate!
If you have any specialbaking recipes,pleasevolunteer to bake somethingto donate for prizes at
the 50/50drawing. Knowing the culinarytalentsof manyof you, theseprizesshould be terrific. See
Bil Bladesif you can bring something.
Ron Bozeman is our new badgemaster. He will be at the Saturdaydance and will have the 9th
anniversarydanglesfor sale.
1991Convention:
March 30th is the deadlinefor the $70conventionregistrationrate. After this date,registrationwill

be $80.00. SeeFreemanfor informationaboutthis.
World Premiere. "Window to the Stars: Enisode VIII:
Fridaynight, March 15 at Scott and John'shouse,3811 16th Street at 8:00 P.M. EpisodeVII was
great,and this promiscsto be evenbetter. Rumor hasit that somepeoplewill be quite surprisedto
seethemselvesin someof the clips. Remember,nothingescapesthe WSD rovingcamera!
Rcmindcr:
While writing WSD for the new beginningclass,I happenedto think that perhapswe should all
rcmindoursclvcsof thc thingswe are cxpcctingfrom them:
Squarc Danrc Etiqucttc:
1- When irnyoncis on thc microphone,plcasedon't talk. Thc private ciiscussions will

kccp pcople trom hearingimportant intormation. Club membersquite often are the
worst ofl-cnders. New classmembers especiallylook to us for example. It's difficult
to train them in new habits if we violate the rules ourselves.
2. Pleasedon't use alcohol or drugsbefore or during a classor dance. You'll quickly

discoverthat for dancingyou'll need to be mentally alert. People who are mentally
affectedby a substancewill muse manyproblemsfor their squares.Any dancerwho
is obviously under that form of influence will be askedto leave the dance floor. Save
thesekinds of thingsfor after the dance.
NW031391.WW5 By Bill Whitcficld

SQTJARE ORIENTATION
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1. Couples 1 and 3 face each other in the square. Both of these couplesare known
as HEAD couples.
2. Couples2 and 4 face each other in the square. Both of these couplesare known
as SIDE couples.
3. In every square,the two people in couple #I will have their backs to the caller.
4. In every square,the two people in couple #3 will be facing the caller.
5. The dancer standing next to you in your couple is your PARTNER.
6. The lady to the left of each man is known as his CORNER
7. The man to the right of each lady is known as her CORNER.
8. The dancer directly acrossfrom each dancer is known as the OPPOSITE.
9. The caller may refer to the men by several different names (Hopefully not
derogatoryones) - Men, Gents,Boys,Guys,etc.
10. The caller may refer to the ladiesby severaldifferent names -
Iadies, Girls*, Women, Pets,Taw, etc.
* Rememberthis is primarily a gaygroup. The term "Hq, Girl" might not necessarily
be directed to the 4 ladiesin your square/
}JSD TODAY!
'Aaniztz
1 - v r | J s Y . l"{arch 1-B, 1991 Editor: Ron t'tasker
i { S D T O D A YI , a c c m p l e m e n t t o T H E ' y I E S T E R S N
T A R n e w sl e t t e r , t a c k l e s
cul.rent lssues, QU€stions and net+s. Publrsheo onry when there are
Club,activrties on Flonday/Wednesday, it is avariable only at the
,3Crivl-ty. ?uest:ions , t o p i - c s , a n d o p r n i c n s are soi ic rceo ano
!_@_eld_E_€.rp-r_e_Esed are tlrose cf the aulhor
i rrke ro extend my welcorne Lo che "Yeilow Cl-ass 9i". it

l i o"or lc. u
: sr a- l . i r e 1 ' c u ' r e ! i . J 1 n g t c b e a g r e e . c c l - a s s a n d a d , l i t i o : r to the
'riesi.e:r Starr Dancers. Y o u a i ' e ' . , ; e t ' !1 u c , : y : - n h a v i n g a t e a c n e r s i r c h
as lic:e Smrtlr. lie has been teacningr fcr ncre tl:en 6 year:s ani has
i"nany, many years of square iancrnq €]:perLencd . Eddre' s
r,nsrruc:]ons are tc Caiierlab def inrticns, wirich you'11 hear more
.ri:c'ut aJ '/ou f earn to dance. .]-nd as JoLl are iearning f o square
c i a n c e , l r o u w r - i l b e s e e l n g t h e W e s t e r n S t a r m e m b , e r sd a n c i n g a t t i r n e s
r.rrth novernents which 4f-e_n-o_-t_by_!he-..b_qot.These movements ano some
vocairzation a're what we cali st.yl-ing. As your teachers, Eddie and
I teeL that they should not be used unt1l ycu have learned the
i:asrcs. So don't get to anxious, ycu will soon be kicking those
heel-s and whirlinq and twrrlrnq wrth the best of them.
As your second instructor I hope to complement the instruction that

Eddie has grven you whlch might help you to learn a call
drfferently, this may not always be by definition, but as a teacher
for 16 years and a square dance instructor for 6 i ]<now that
students learn in many different ways. I look forward to a
wonderful cJass. Finally, you'11 be hear:-ng two phrases from me
that you will soon tire of but I promise you they will make you
better dancers they are ( 1 ) keep your feet moving at all times and
(2) ireep it tiqht.
For tnose who missed the latest C & C Production "Window to the
Stars" Episooe B, be sure to pick rt up at the info desk rt was
great. We have so many stars in the Western Stars. And thanks to
-rohn and Scott for hostinq another wonderful evening of fun and
frrendsirrp. It was great to see members of the Yellow Class join
us f.ar the eveninq.
S a t u r r d . a yl ' l a r c h L S s a w t h e c e l e b r a t i o n of our 9th Anntversary and

' , r i r a ca p a r t y : i : r . r a s . l l a n y L h a n k s t o t h o s e w h o i r e i p m a l ' , el . E a g r e a t
s-lccess especially to the organ:.:ers Bil 8., Kent, Tod and Tim.
Thev ',iould li.ke to express therr appreciation to tl're following
ief r , Phii, F e i j - x , Freerran, E d d i e Smith, R c d O . and Ed Z. f or
f . r : o . ] 1 , : p o r t a t . i c nc f c a J . I e r , S c o t t 3 . J o h n e q u j - p m e n t a n d R o n 1 1 . A n c
. r - o . r; r i j t h c s e ' , + h r : s ' . . r . p n -' l: -; id p r : i " : , : e r :f c . r t l : e 5 0 / 5 0 . And f irrall-f [o
. : r - l . i c ; r - y . J u r ' l i t c s l i c u ' e c 1 u p t o t n a i . ; . :r i s i i c n a c i r e a i : s u c c e s s j . There
, , , / ; r r e ' L 4 : ap. e o c - l a a n c l a t o n e t r . l n o i . i e h a t ' i t l r n : - r q u : t l r a i Jd a n c i n g c n t h e
fi.c-,or. i,coklng rorvlard L.i: t-he ?E:rcir next y'iar:.
WSD TODAY!
Wednesdav March 20, 1991 Editor: Ron l'lasker
W S D T O D A Y ! , a c o m p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t t e r , tackles
current issues, questions and news. Published only when there are
Club activities on Monday/Wednesday, it is available only at the
activity. Questions, topics, and opinions are solicited and
encouraqed, Views expressed are those of the author.
For those who missed the latest C & C Production 'rWindow to the
Stars" Episode 8, be sure to pick it up at the info desk it was
great. We have so many stars in the Western Stars. And thanks to
John and Scott for hosting another wonderful evening of fun and
friendship. It was great to see members of the Yellow Class join
us for the evening.
Saturday March L6 saw the celebration of our 9th Anniversary and

what a party it was. Many thanks to those who help make it a great
success especially to the organizers Bil 8., Kent, Tod and Tim.
They would like to express their appreciation to the following
Jeff, PhiI, FeIix, Freeman, Eddie Smith, Rod O. and Ed Z. for
transportation of caller, Scott & John equipment and Ron M. And
for all those who supplied prizes for the 50/50. And finally to
aII of you who showed up to make it such a great success. There
were L42 people and at one time we had ten squares dancing on the
floor. Looking forward to the Tenth next year.
Werre starting to gear up to make Club Vests again. Contact Ron

Bozeman if y o u ' r e interested. Miami convention goers orders will
receive p r i o r i t y .
We have one nominee for the vacant position on the Board of

Directors. Any club member interested in running or nominating
someone should contact a Board member by March 27.
WSD TODAY! -- Marc}:' 25, 1991
l,/SD TODAY! is a complement

T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t t e r . It
to is published
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,Monday and Wednesday night
d. -l ,r {u ^-1"
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functions. QuesEions) opinions and notices by members are encouraged. If you

have something you would like to have appear in Wednesdayrs issue please contact
this week's editor. Max
Uelcome, Again Eo the Yellos 91 Class -- Your're reaching the point \"there you
know enough calls to begin to have fun. The next few weeks will be filled with
learning. Some ca11s will come easily, some not quite so easily. Different
backgrounds of experience make some calls come more easily to some people. Don't
get discouraged if you feel that you're not picking up some call as fast as some
of the others in your class. We all had times when things vTeren't going as well
a s \ ^ 7 ew a n t e d ; c a l l s t h a t i t s e e m e d w e ' d n e v e r l e a r n - - a s k a n y A n g e l o r m e m b e r
of the Orange 90 C1ass. IL all comes together at some point and you're a square
dancer.
Square Dance has it's owrr etiquette. A fes of the basics are:
tr{hen going onto t h e d a n c e f l o o r , ir is considered impolite to pass up a square

with a vacancy. Stop and dance in the first available square.
Square Dancing is a great way of meeting new people, dontE dance with the same
partner or same square all the time.
If there are dancers in the square you don't know, introduce yourself and your
partner.
Don't give the caller compeEition -- whether the caller is talking or calling,
give the caller your undivided attention. IL makes it easier for you as well as
for those others in your square lo undersLand the caller.
Square dancing is still dancing -- it is a more exuberant form of dancing, buE

it is stiIl dancing. I t isn't f u n d a n c i n g w i t h s o r n e o n ew h o f o r g e t s E h i s f a c t a n d
tries to see how hard they can swing their partner or hoh/ far they can lhrow
them. Wrestlemania may have it's place on television or the Cow Palace -- it has
no place on the square dance floor.
The most important t h i n g t o r e m e m b e r i s h a v e a good time and help everyone in

your square Eo have a good time. As long as y" ô" u lKr ê- - e p rr l n- r a
a rr r- i rn ^ - j n ' l - l.r .o - n- |-- .l r.a- r
F
aspects of being a polite square dancer will become second nature.

Mond
WSD
Today! L99I
WSDTODAY!is publishedand made availablefor our Monday& Wednesdaynight activities.lnput is alwayssblicited
and the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.
The WESTERN STAR newsletteris availablethis eveningby Club and Classmembers.

Newslettersnot pickedup will be mailedlatter this week,so pleasebe sureto get your copy
and help us savepostage- Thanks! If you wish to have a combinedmailing for 2 or more
peopleat the sameaddress,pleaselet Freemanknow.He will alsobe checkingwith you this
eveningto confirm publication authority of your information prior to printing the L99L
MembershipDirectory.
YELLOW '91 Classmembersare invited to come by our 'Banner Dance' this Saturday
night. It is too early to include sometips for you (that will be coming soon !) but it is an
opportunity to seewhat a full fledged danceis all about, do some socializing,and if you
want to - help out with sodassalesand the door and such.There is Flyer with all the details
in the Newsletter and Bil, your Archangel, or any Angel will be glad to answer any
questions.
Saturdaynight's danceis our fundraiserfor the IAGSDC - 'The International Association
of Gay SquareDance Clubs'.Your club, WesternStar, is one of the founding membersof
this AssociationsomeB yearsago and it has grown from 4 clubs to close to 40 today - all
acrossthe U.S and Vancouver,Calgaryand Toronto Canada.As a squaredanceryou are
part of this extendedfamily and you can look forward to makingnew friends in manycities,
attendingnumerouslocal,regionaland National dancesand Fly-Ins.You'll be hearingClub
memberstalking more and more about Miami in the coming month becausemany of us
will be joining over a thousanddancersin Miami over Memorial Day weekendfor the 8th
Convention!Yellow'91 classmemberscanlookforwardto nextyearin ALBUQUERQUE!
One of the most important reasonsfbr the SquareDanceCommunityis the standardization

of calls.What you are learningis exactly what everyGay and Straight club is teaching.A
Grand Square is a Grand Square in Miami, Seattle or Tokyo. CALLERLAB is the
governingbody that standardizedall the callsand the teachingorder and what effectedthe
change in Square Dancing from traditional to 'Modern Western' or 'American
Contemporary'SquareDancing - which is what we and 97Voof all squaredancersdance.
You can look at SquareDancing as a skill that will last a lifetime, and in that light you
shouldtake the learning processseriously(but not TOO seriouslyas we are doing this to
have Fun!). Arriving on time, payingattention to the caller, practicingthe calls at home,
observingsquaredancecourtesiesare someof the responsibilitiesyou have as a student.
It is howevera two way street: Western Star Dancersowesyou the best possiblequality
instructionthat we can offer. Our PolicyStatementL4availablefor you tonight presentsthe
philosophythat we've developedover our 9 yearsof teaching.It is our contract with you
and we need your help and input to make it work! Pick up a copy and read it!
Finally, mark your calendarfor SaturdayMay 1tth. The Club is throwing a Potluck Social
for the YELLOW '9L classand their friends that night!
Wednesday
WSD
Today! April 3, L99L
WSDTODAYIis publishedand made availablefor our Monday& Wednesdaynight activities.Input is always

solicitedandtheviewsexpressedareso|e|ythoseoftheauthor.ThisissueisbyScott.
CONGRATULATIONS! That final night of class,which at one time seemedso far away,is here!
Like all 'endings' though, it marks a new beginning - as a Mainstream Dancer and as a Club
member.We hope that two thingswe mentionedabout squaredancingearly on havecome true for
you - and that is that Square Dancing is Fun and that Friendship is Square Dancing's greatest
reward.There is more to come.In fact there are few activitiesso positiveand so full of potential
as SquareDancing.Freeman once said that SquareDancing is a lifestyle . . . well, to whatever
degreeyou want to be activewe hope that you'll make it part of your life. Besides,we'd missyou
a whole lot!
Jeff & Phil are graciouslyopeningtheir homea weekfrom Saturdayto CELEBRATE Graduation.
Be sure to pick up a flyer with all the details.
The WESTERN STAR newsletteris availablethis evening.Newslettersnot picked up will be

mailed latter this week, so pleasebe sure to get your copy and help us savepostage- Thanks! If
you wish to havea combinedmailingfor 2 or more peopleat the sameaddress,pleaselet Freeman
know. He will also be checkingwith you this eveningto confirm publication authority of your
information prior to printing the 1991MembershipDirectory.
Saturdaynight'sBANNER DANCE is our fundraiserfor the IAGSDC and featuresMike Desisto

of Seattle.Mike has not made an appearancein the Bay Area for some time but he has been
callingfor the Seattleclubsand for the IAGSDC Conventionsfor quite a few years.Many dancers
includingmyselfconsiderhim to be one of the bestcallersaroundtoday;I would anticipateanother
large crowd!We've got an additionalspeakerstandarrivingany dayfrom the YAK STACK people
and, crossyour fingers,we should have greatlyimprovedsound!!Seeyou there.
Speakingof the IAGSDC the countdownto the Conventionis well under way, but if you're still
undecidedthere is still time to make your arrangements. Our IAGSDC rep Freemancan answer
any of your questions or direct you to the right source. Conventionsare truly memorable
experiencesand one that dancersreturn to year after year after year. If you can go, I would highly
recommendit. If not . . . next year in ALBUQUERQUE!
'The InternationalAssociationof Gay SquareDance Clubs'.Your club,
WesternStar,is one of the
foundingmembersof this AssociationsomeB yearsago and it has grown from 4 clubs to closeto
40 today- all acrossthe U.S and Vancouver,and Toronto Canada.There are new clubsjoining this
year including the CHINOOK CITY DANCERS in CALGARY, Canada.A CalgaryStampede
Conventionin the future? Or how about SanFrancisco- the last one herewasheld at the Sheraton
Palacewhich hasjust reopenedafter extensiveremodeling- 2000or 200I?
We'd like to Thank the Orange'90 classfor your supportof the YELLOW '91 class.The size of
the class(43!) and the extensiveAngeling support are to alarge extent due to your efforts. Mark
your calendarfor SaturdayMay 1lth for a Potluck Socialfor the YELLOW '91 classand their
friends.
WSD TODAY !
Monday, Aprll 22, l99I Editors: B. & V. Citruswood
WSD Today!, a complement to The Western Star, tackles current issues, questions and news.
Published only when there are Club activities on Monday/lVednesday,it is available only at
t h e a c t i v i t i e s . Q u e s t i o n s ,t o p i c s and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed
are those of the authors.
Congratulationsto all you hard working members of the Yellow class!

You have been doing an outstandingjob so far, managing to
a c c o mp l i sh a l l w i th u n e q ualled enthusiasm .
C o m e o n d o w n a n d ch e ck out the m onthly com m unity dance at the

Eureka Valley Recreation Center Friday, May 3. All dances will
f e a t u r e sq u a re d a n ci n g , co untr y & wester n dancing, and line dancing.
N o e x p e r i e n c e n e e de d! S e e y o u t h e r e .
The potluck/social for the Yellow class & friends is coming up

Sa t u r d a y,Ma y I l . Ma rk your calendar sfor an evening of food, fun
and camaraderie.Its a great chance to meet and get to know your
c l a s s a n d cl u b me mb e rs.
Stay tuned for Window to the Stars 9, the video magazine of Western
Star Dancers. WTTS 9 will premiere in late June. Rumor has it that
t h e b e a u ti fu l a n d mu l ti -ta lented Citr uswood fam ily will figur e
p r o m i ne n tl y i n se ve ra l o f the vignettes.Other highights will be the
An n i v ersa ry d a n ce , B a n n e r dance and the Or ange class gr aduation
minus, of course, the secret rites of passage.
Septembermay seem a long way off but the Camp Caz weekend is
o n e n ot to b e mi sse d .C a mp Caz, held at a cam p just outside of the
h a m l et o f C a za d e ro ,i s a weekend of dancing, par ties, fr iendship and
s h e e r ma d n e ss. Ma rk S e p tember27- 29 on your calendar s, flyer s ar e
n o w a va i l a b l e (th o se l i me gr een ones) . To get a for etasteof what' s t o
come, you can check out the video of Camp Caz 1990.
For those of you not in the know there's a new family in town, the
C i t r u sw o o d s.A fte r ma ki n g their debut at the Or ange class
g r a d u a ti o n , so me w e re h e ar d to m ur mur "Sim ply lr r esistible". R.
Pa l m er b e w a re , th e C i tre ttes have ar r ived!
VSDTODAYI
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April24, l99l Editors:
B & V Eitrus-rr{ood
YSDTodag to Ttr VesternSter, trcklescrrrentissues,questions
!, a conplement rndnevs. Pr$lished
onlgwhcntherearc Clubrctivitiesonl'londrg/Vcdnerdrg,it is avrihbleonlgat tht rctivities.
, topicsrndopinions
Qwstions rm solicitrdrndcncoungrd, Vicvr *xprusscdrrc tho* of thc erthors.
C a l l i n ga l l p e t t s , c o l l i n g o l l p e t t s .l f g o uw o u l dl i k et o 6 n g eal n d
c6ndEnce petcome0ndown,thegellowclaBS is ehortof pete.Because the
c l a s si s l a r g ew, e n e e da n g e lisn g e n e r abl ,u tl v en e e dp e t t si n p a r t i c u l 6 r .
Hope to seeUouthere.
Come 0ndo\vnandcheckoutthemonthlU communitU donce at theEureka

VollegRecreation Center Fridog, l'1og 3. All donces v/ill feoturesquore
d o n c i n cg o, u n t r&u w e s t e r d
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t16U 1 1 . l l a r kU o ucr a l e n d afrosr a ne v e n ' l n0gf t 0 0 dt,u na n dc 8 m 8 r E d e rl ltes .
a greatchance t0 meetandgetto knowthenewclossmembers.
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p r o m i n e n ti lngs e v e r aol f t h ev i g n e t t e s . 0 t hhei rg h l i g h twsi l l b et h e
Anniversarg dance, Eanner dance ondtheOrange classgraduation.
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markgourcalendors registrotion sheetsorenowovailoble (thoselimegreen
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w o u l dl i k eo n e . T h o p
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wnh on e e dv e s t sw i l l b e
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wereheardto murmur "Simplg lrresistible". R.Palmerbewore thecitrettes
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W S DT o d a y l s n a d e a v a l l a b l e for each I'{onday and Wednesday

Club actlvlty. Input ls always welcome. Oplnlons expressed
are those of the author. T h l s w e e k W S DT o d a y l w a s w r l t t e n
by lodd.
Thls ltednesday, May 1 W$D ls holdlng a Trlmester meetlng at

Eureka Valley R.ecreatlon Center at 7:JOpm. If you are
lnterested ln flndlng out nore about what ls golng on r,llth
the club, and how lt aII works, plan to attend. A bunch of
folks usually get together and go out to eat after the
m e et l n g .
0 n F r l d a y , I 4 a y 3 W S Dl s h o l d l n g 1 t s f l r s t "Connuntty Dance."
Thls ls a new progran for Western Star, and should be a lot
of fun. Baslcally, the Comnunlty Dance w111 be held one nlght
per month, and each dance wtll be "self-contalned." No dance
experlence 1s necessary. All calls used on a partlcular nlght
w111 be taught that nlght. Thls !i111 glve people 1n the
conrnunlty a chance to square dance to see lf 1t's an actlvlty
they mlght enJoy. learn-to-dance events can also be a lot of
fun for experlenced dancers. So lf you have Frlday nlght
free, corue on by. Ron lllll be calllng. The Dance ls fron ,
7:O0-9:)Opn, and admlsslon ls $].OO
Start savlng those what-nots, whosle-whatslts, olc-nacs

'hies
and o ther ass orted unwanted " treasures " I tern Star has
planned another of lts famous GarageSales for July 15 and 14.
Our sales are always a load of fun, so mark your calendar and
save your stuffl
Western Star 1s a Square Dance C1ub, but we're also a very

soclal bunch. I,Ie try to have as many non-dance actlvltles
as posslble. Some events 1n the past have lncluded pot-lucks,
plcnlcs, "dlne and dtsh" nlghts at restaurants, vldeo/novle
partles, trlps to parks, anusement parks, etc. If anyone ls
lnterested ln hostlng an event of any sort, or has a great
nelr lCea, let,jcott or Greg know so we can put lt on the
cal endar.
l.lsD TODAY
J u n e3 , 1 9 9 1 A n n aD .
t l S DT O D A Ya, co mpel me n tto T H EI.JESTERN STAR,tack' es l cur r ent i ssues, questions, and
n e w s . P u b l i s h e dH o n d a ya n d W e d n e s d e a vy e n j n g s I, , J STDO D AiYs a v a j l a b l e o n l y a t C l u b
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b a r r-y i n g b a n n e r si n t h e p a r a d e . 6 o b a n d F e l j x h a v es i g n u p s h e 6 t sf o r ' t h ' i s 6 v e n t .
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I s l a n d . f . l ew j l l b n . i o yp i c n j d k i n q , d a n c i n q ,r e l a x i n q a n d w a t c h j n qt h e S a n - F r a n c j s c o
s k y li n e . B o ba n d f e l i x ' h a v e s e c [ r e da q r 5 u pr a t e f d r u s t o R ' i d e - t h eF e r r . y ! L o o k
u p s h e e t st o s e c u r ey o u r s p o t . - C o n t a cB t o bo r F e l j x f o r q u e s t i o n i 6 2 6 - 8 i 6 7 .
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J u l y 1 3 t h a n d 1 4 t h a t 5 7 7 C a s t r of r o m 9 a . m . t o 4 p . m . I f y o u h a v ea t r u c k t h a t j s
g y ? ' i l C D l gt o p ' i c k u p l a r g e d o n a t j o n ss u c ha s f u r n j t u r e , p l e a s el e t m e k n o w( A n n a
6 2 1- 0 8 6 2) .
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i s ' i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s eo u r r e n t i s b a s e do n t h e t o t a l n u m b eor f a t t e n d e e s . L e e
C h a n d ' l ei rs t h e c o o r d j n a t o rf o r t h i s j o b a n d n e e d sy o u r h e ' l p( e s p e c i a l l y o n M o n d a y
n i q h t s ) . I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e dj n h e l p ' i n qh i m , p l e l s e c a l l ' h i m a t 6 4 8 - 1 8 0 0 or see
h i m d u r i n g c 1 - a s s( H e ' s t h e o n e w i t h t h b p 6 n i n h i s h a n d . )
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T 0 D A iYs a v a i l a b l e o n l y a t C l u b a n d C l a s sn ' i g h t s . Q u e s t i o n s t, o p i c s a n d o p i n i o n sa r e
s o li c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d .V j e w se x p r e s s e d
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s t h e D e s e r t " . T h a t i s t h E I g g Z l n e O S C o n v e n t i o n ' otnh e - F o u r t ho f J u T y '
w e e k e n d .P l a n s a r e u n d e r w afyo r a " D i a m o nE d x p r e s s "t r a i n t r i p f r o m S a nF r a n c j s c ot o
A l b u q u e r q uwei t h a r e t u r n b y a i r . M o r el a t e r .
S c o t t a n d J o h nw i l l b e h o s t i n g t h e p r e m i e r eo f " l . l j n d o w t o t h e S t a r s I X " o n F r i d a y , J u n e2 8 t h
at 8 p.m. WTTS i s a n h o u r l o f i q v i d ' e ow i t h q l i m p s e si n t o s o m et h i n q s s q u a r ed a n c b i sd o . T h i s
a l s o a w a y t o s e e h o wW T T S c a n - p r o v i d ee a c h - o fy o u w i t h y o u r c h a n c 6a t ' t h e 1 5 s e c o n d so f f a m e
w h i c hA n d yW a r h o lp r e d i c t e d . ( A l t u a l l y , h e s a ' i d - 1 5m j n u t - ebs u t w e ' v e o n l y g o t t h o u r p e r
e p i s o d e . ) T h e p r e m j e r ew j l l t a k e p l a c e a t 3 8 1 1- 1 6 t h S t . 8 6 4 - 6 1 3 4( S t a r t a t C a s t r oa n d
l l a r k e t a n d h e a d ' t o w a r tdh e b a y . A t 1 6 t h S t . , t u r n l e f t a n d g o t o t h e " l a s t h o u s eo n t h e
l e f t " . B Y O BM . u n c h i e sa r e e n c o u r a g e d .
S a t u r d a y J, u n e2 9 t h ' i s t h e t r a d i t j o n a l l . J e s t e rS
n t a r P r e - P a r a dD
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d a n c ew i l l b e J e t R o b e r t s . H e i s f r o m t h e S a c r a m e n taor e a a n d i s s u r e t o q i v e e v e r v o n ea
m e m o r a b sl eq u a r ed a n c i n ge x p e r i e n c e . T h e d o n a t j o ni s $ 6 ( $ 3 f o r Y e l l o wg l " c l a s s m e i r b e r s ) .
T h e r ea r e s e v e r a l w a y sy o u c a n h e 1 p . T h e s ei n c l u d e s e l l ' i n g s o d a s ,c o l l e c t i n g m o n e ya t t h e
d o g l , a n d b r i n g i ! g m u l q fi 9 9 . - S i g n u p s h e e t sw i l l b e a v a ' i l a b l e . I f y o u h a v ea n y q u e s t i o n s ,
call Jeff or Phil-at 861-2082.
a ; ; ; . y J u n e3 0 t h i s P a r a d eD a y . W e s t e r nS t a r D a n c e r sw j l l h a v ea b o o t h a t t h e F e s t i v a l i n
C i v i c C e n t e rP l a z a . Y o u r h e l p w i l l b e n e e d e dt o s t a f f t h e b o o t h , h a n do u t f l y e r s , a n d
"circulate" among t h e c r o w d s . ' S i g n u p s h e e t sn o wa v a ' i l a b l e . I f ' y o u h a v ea n y - q u e i t i o n s ,c a l l
m e6 2 1 - 0 8 6 2 .
W . t i . t n S t a r D a n c e r sh a s b e e na s k e dt o j-oDi a n nocti h
neq r s q u a r ed a n c e r si n m a r c h i n ga n d d a n c i n qd o w n
H a r k e tS t r e e t u n d e rt h e I A G S DbCa n n e r . w i l l ' b e M a i n s t r e a m .T h e r e5 r e w a v si n i h i c n
evervone c a n p a r t i c i p a t e s u c h a s a c t i n g a s m o n i t o r s( m o n i t o rt r a i n i n g i s r e q u i r e d ) a n d
c a r r y i n gb a n n e r si n t h e p a r a d e . B o ba n d F e l i x h a v es i g n u p s h e e t sf o r t h i s e v e n t . C a l l
6 2 6 -b 1 6 w 7 i t h a n y q u e sti b n s.
i h . - f o u . t h o f J u l y i s W e s t e r nS t a r D a n c e r sA n n u a lp i c n i c o n A n g e l I s l a n d . W e ' l l e n . j o y
p ' i c n i c k i n g ,d a n c i i r g ,r e l a x ' i n ga n d w a t c h i n qt h e S a nF' r a n c i s c os ( y 1 i n e . L o o kf o r s i g i i r p s h e e t s
i o s e c u r e - y o usr p o { . C o n t a c t - B oobr F e l i x - f o r q u e s t i o n s6 2 6 - 8 1 6 7 .
a i ; ; t o u t v o u r c l o s e t s a n d b a s e m e n tasn d b n i n q t h o s e t r e a s u r e st o t h e W e s t e r nS t a r G a r a q e
S a l e , J u l y - 1 3 t ha n d 1 4 t h a t 5 7 7 C a s t r of r o m 9 - a . m . t o 4 p . m . I f y o u h a v ea t r u c k t h a t i d
t o p i c k u p l a r g e d o n a t i o n ss u c h a s f u r n j t u r e , p l e a s e l e t m e k n o w( A n n a6 2 I - 0 8 6 2 ) .
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Y o uh a v ep r o b a b l yn o t i c e d t h a t e v e r y w . e e sk o m e o nies t h e r e t o t a k e a t t e n d a n c e . T h i s ' i s
i m p o r t a n tb e c a u s eo u r r e n t i s b a s e do n t h e t o t a l n u m b eor f a t t e n d e e s . L e e C h a n d l e ri s t h e
c o o r d i n a t o rf o r t h ' i s ' i o b a n d n e e d sv o u r h e l p ( e s o e c i a l l vo n H o n d a n viqhts). If vou are
i n t e r e s t e di n h e l p i n g - h i m p ,' l e a s ec l l l h ' i mi t ' 0 + b - 1 8 0 0i r r s e e h i m - d u r i n gi l a s s ( - H e ' st h e o n e
t h . p e ni n h i s h a n d . )
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R e m i nydo u r f r i e n d s a b o u t t h e l . J e s t e rSn t a r D a n c e r s ' C o m m u nD ' i tayn c eN i g h t c o m i n qu p o n F r i d a- y' ,
J u n e7 t h a t t h e E V R C .7 : 0 0 - 9 : 3 0 p . m . W A N T T Dt l:e a r e l o o k i n q f o r s o f i e o n teo 5 e t n e [ v e n t
C o o r d i n a t ofro r t h e s e d a n c e s . T h ' i s ' p e r s ow n o u l db e r e s p o n s i b l ef o r s e e i n gt o i t t h a t f l y e r s
a r e d ' i s t r i b u t e d ,t h e n e w s p a p e rasr e h o t i f i e d , r e f r e s h m e h tasr e a v a i l a b l e i n d t h e e v e n j n g - i s
r u n s m o o t h l y . T h e yw o u l dn o t h a v et o d o i t a l l t h e m s e l v ebsu t b e w j l l i n q t o a s k o t h e r s - t o
h e l p o u t . I f i n t e r e s t e dp l e a s ec o n t a c t m e ( A n n a6 2 1 - 0 8 6 2o) r H a x ( 4 3 1 - 6 2 3 8 ) .
i t ' i i S . t u r d a y , J u n e8 t h , C a p i t o l C i t y S q u a r e s( S a c r a m e n t o i)s, h o s t i n g a d a y o f w o r k s h o pas n d
a n e v e n i n qd a n c ew i t h c a l l e r J o e K u l a . A s a l w a v s . ' i t o r o m i s e st o b e a f u n - f i l l e d d a v f o r
a l l . I f l o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n a r i d e o r n e e da - r i O e p l e a s es e e m e t o n i q h t - I w i l ] b e y o u r
C a r P o o l i ' } o o hB a hf o r t h i s e v e n t . D e t a i l s a r e a v a i l a b l e o n t h e f l y e r a { t h e ' i n f o t a b l e .
Monday
WSD Today! J U N E1 0 , 1 9 9 1
wsD ToDAY!is publishedand made our Monday.& welngsdly nr.ghtactivities.

lnput isalwayssollcited
Svailable,for
and the viewsexpressedare sofetythose of the author.thii issueis ny stotti
WSD is a Non-Profitorganization.We are also part of the City's "Dance& Drama

Program"and consequentlycan enjoyrelativelylow rent.Thesetwo factorsgo a long
yay !n helpingus to keepthe priceof dancinglow in a worldof escalatingexpenses.
Butthe most importantfactoris VOLUNTEERS.
Work is work,volunteeror not. But thereare silverlinings.lt keepsthe enjoymentof

SquareDancingaffordablefor everyone.lt is an opportunityfor individualsto return
someof the energyand timethattheyhavebenefitted from.ti is a perfectchanceto be
creativeand to learnnewskills.And it is an excellentwayto get to know fellowdancers
betterand to make new friends.
TheSummeris alwayseventfilledand in factthe nextfew weeksare particularlybusy.

Theseeventsare open to ALL Dancers- Club and Classmembersalike.you can
dance,and soctalize. . and, if you want to, volunteerto help makethem all come
together.Yournewsletterand calendarspellsout the detailsbut just to recap:
FridayJune 28th: Partyat Scott& Johnsfor the premiereof 'Windowto the Starsg' -
our homegrownsquaredancevideomagazine.
SaturdayJune29th:Pre-ParadeDancewithcallerJetRoberts.
Therewill be ClassLevel
Tips!YellowClassmembersdiscountat $3.00.The EventCoordinators, Jeff & phil,
needsomeassistance - pleasesee them.
SundayJune30th:PARADE & BOOTH!lf youwantto jointheSquareDanceContingent

pleasesee Felixor Bob (theEventCoordinators)
andlorif you would liketo help olt at
the WSDBoothat the Fairpleasesee ANNA,E.C.
ThursdayJuly4th:AngellslandPicnic.thisannualeventis alwayspopularand a very

very pleasantway to spendthe day. See Felixor Bob (E.C.)toi more information.
FridayJuly 5th: Our MonthlyCommunitydancesneedan EventCoordinator!

*** We are losingour Saturday
Night Dancespace at St. PaulusLutheranChurch
effective
thisSept,A longtermtenantis movingin and makingstructuralchangesto the
hAII.WE NEEDANY LEADSON POSSIBLE O-AruCT SPACES.
Wednesday
WSD Today! J U N E1 2 , 1 9 9 1
WSDTODAYIis publishedand made availablefor our Monday & Wednesdaynight activities.Input is always solicited
and the views expressedare solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.
BONVOYAGEto Anna,Todd & Tim, Richard& David,Art & Bill,Ed Z, Peter,and Ron B., who head
off to the PortlandFly-ln(or Drive-ln!)this weekend.We're all envious,but wish you a fun time
nonetheless. Bringback lots of scoopsand dirt!
BifthdayGreetingtonightto An - "you'veneverlookedbetterthanyou do todaydear"

and to Todd on Friday(do theycelebrateB'daysin Portland?)and to RonJ. (Sun).
Officialconfirmationhas not been receivedby

your fearlessinvestigativerepoder, however,
reliablesourcesindicatethat Sam will be this
year'swinnerof the now infamous"GoldenSlut
Award".Ron B. will be receivingHonorable
Mention.For the rest of you, well, Practice
PracticePractice.
REALLYIMPORTANT STUFF:We will be losing

St. Paulusfor our big dances effectivethis
September. A long range tenant will be
occupyingthe space and plans to do some
structuralchangesto the Hall.We need leads,
any leads!
The SummerSchedulekicksoff soonwith Gay

Pride Weekend.Your Newsletterhas all the
details.Butas a recapANDAS A SOLICITATION fttAAil mrmoalfs. ...
FORVOLUNTEERS, heregoes:
FridayJune28th:Partyat Scott& Johnsfor the premiereof 'Windowto the Stars9' - our homegrown
squaredancevideomagazine.
SaturdayJune29th:Pre-Parade DancewithcallerJet Roberts.EventCoordinators,

Jeff & Phil,need
someassistance- pleasesee them.
SundayJune30th:PARADE& BOOTH!lf you wantto join the SquareDanceContingentpleasesee

Felixor Bob (theEventCoordinators)
and/orif you wouldliketo helpout at the WSDBoothat the Fair
pleaseseeANNA,E.C.
ThursdayJuly4th: AngellslandPicnic.this annualeventis alwayspopularand a veryvery pleasant

way to spendthe day. See Felixor Bob (E.C.)for moreinformation.
FridayJuly 5th: Our MonthlyCommunitydancesneedan EventCoordinator!

June 17, 1991 }ISD TODAY
! Author: Freeman Stamper
l'rSDToDAY!, a corplerent to THEITESTERN STARnelrstetter, tacktes current issues, questions and ners, Pubtished onty when
t h e r e i s C t u b a c t i v i t i e s o n M o n d a y / L r e d n e s d ai ty , i s a v a i t a b t e o n l y a t t h e a c t i v i t y . Questions, topics, and opinions are
sol icited and encouraged. Views expressed are those of the author.
PARADE WEEKEND
Video party on Friday, June 28, 8 pm, BYOB. Munchj-e contributions are
appreciated, but o p t i o n a l . 3811 16th Street--take a deep breath before you
assault the hi1l. Premiere of Window to the Stars 9.
Pre-parade dance, Saturday, June 29. Every third tip will be at Yellow 91
Class IeveI. Reduced door fee for Yel1ow 91 students. See Jeff Judd/Phil
Schreur if you would like to volunteer with such tasks as beverage sells,
door fees, decorating, etc.
Parade contingency. See Fel-ix Fornino/Bob Little for volunteering for such
things as monitor during the parade and Anna Damiani, for working at the
W S Db o o t h a t t h e r a l l y site.
JULY 4TH You just must plan to go. Bring your friends. Bring your own
everything; or get together with a group and have your own pot luck--
everyone usually shares whatever theyrve got any way. Some dancing, but
rnostly just making the ferry trip, hiking to the picnic site, and hanging
out together. And, of course, the trek but to the ferry where you relive
the events of the day, and the ferry trip back. You are encouraged to make
your round-trip ferry reservations early with Felix/Bob. Money is now due
for those tickets--$tround trip (I think--it could be $!.
JULY l-3 & 14 Save those disposable treasures! WSDrs throwing another of
its fantastically fun garage sales. More details in the weeks to come.
Just don't throw anything out until afterwards.
Completion of the first stage of your square dance l-essons keeps getting
closer. One of these days soon--at least before the end of July--you wilt
have completed Basics. There really are no square dance clubs which
support only a Basics program, but it, does historically mark a point in
progress. The second portion of your class program is call-ed Mainstream.
Continuing on with Mainstream will require payment of the second portion
of the class fee. As with the Basics portion, if you need to work out a
payment p1an, all you need do is talk with the Archangel, Bil Blades, oE
the treasurer, Eddie Snith. More specifics about actual date and amount
as we approach the beginning of Mainstream.
June 19, 1991 WSD TODAY! Author: FreemanStamper
WSD TODAYI, a complement to THE WESTERNSTAR newsletter,lackl€s curent issues, questions and news. Published only when there is Club
activities on MondayAVednesday,it is availableonly at th€ activity. Questions,topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed
are thoso of the author,
FRIDAY. JULY5. COMMUNITY DANCETherewill be no one specificEventCoordinatorthis time. Volunteer(s) are

neededto handleonlyrefreshments anddoorfees. Sincethiswill be advenisedvia flyersat the Parade,therecouldbe
higherattendance.Refreshments will needto be plannedaccordingly,so someoneneedsto solicitclub and class
membersto bringitems,as wellas seeingthatthe Club'scontributionsare provided.SeeMaxto volunteerfor one or
the othertasks.
PARADE
WEEKEND
HOUSINGNEEDEDA call has come in from Sacramento to see if sleepingspacewould be availableafterthe pre-
paradedanceso theycan stayoverfor the parade.Rightnow,thereis a definiterequestfor threepeople--one single
just a sofaor mattresson the floor. lf fact,you mightanticipateother
andone double,or all three. Nothingelaborate,
suchrequestsat thedance,sincesomepeoplemaydecideto justarriveandtaketheirchanceon housing.LetFreeman
knowif you can help.
Videopartyon Friday,June28,I pm, BYOB. Munchiecontributions are appreciated,

but optional.3811 t 6th Street.
Takea deepbreathbeforeyou assaultthe hill. Premiereof Windowto the Stars9.
Pre-paradedance,Saturday,June29, St. PaulusLutheranChurch. See Jeff Judd/PhilSchreurif you would liketo

volunteerwith suchtasksas beveragesells,doorfees,decorating,
etc.
Paradecontingency.See FelixFornino/BobLittlefor volunteering
for suchthingsas monitorduringthe paradeand
AnnaDamiani,for workingat the WSDboothat the rallysite.
JULY4THANGELlSl-ANDPICNICBringyourfriends.Bringyourowneverything; or gettogetherwitha groupandhave

yourown pot luck. Youare encouraged to makeyourround-trip
ferryreservations
earlywith Felix/Bob.Moneyis now
due (at the latestby July 2) for thosetickets-$6.75
roundtrip.
CALENDAR UPDATE!
confirmed Jul 10 Orange9oPlusclassbegins.$40. Graduation
approximately
Sep25. LeeChandleris archangel.
graduation.
tentative Sep30 Yellow9lMainstream
confirmed Oct 9 Green9lBasic/Mainstream

newclassbegins.Priceto be announcedlater(but probably$45).
tentative Oct 7 MondayMainstream and Plusdancinguntilbeginningof YellowglPlusclass.Thiscouldbe earlier
or laterdependingon YellowglMainstream graduation.
CLUBLa STARlS CONFIRMED--AUGUST 17! EddieSmithand GregOsmonwill be co-EventCoordinators. A lot of

helpwill be neededfor variousdetails,so pleasebe a willingassistantwhenasked. Dustoff thosetap shoes,those
magictricks,thoseglitteringgowns,thosecomedyroutines,thoseanythings.Thisis a eveningof fun, not just talent.
Thepointis to provideentertainmentfromthe ridiculousto the sublime.(Hookswill not be permittedin the theater.)
StartlettingEddieand Greg know if you have somethingyou wish to 'present"to the world. St. Pauluswill be
transformed intoan opulentnightspotwithentertainmentand,yes,somesquaredancing.We'vealsoreservedthe hall
for Friday,August16,to decorateand providespacefor dressrehearsals.
JULY13 & 14 Savethosedisposable treasures!WSD'sthrowinganotherof its fantastically

fun garagesales. More
detailsin the weeksto come. Justdon'tthrowanythingout untilafterwards.
BOARDOF DIRECTOR ELECTIONS lt's notto earlyto be decidingwhetheror not you will be runningfor the 1991-
1992Board. The electionsare heldin September, so the wholeelectionprocesswill beginin August--justa littleover
a monthaway.
Someof you knowKeithBishop,who hasbeena WSDmemberbut morerecentlyhas participated closelywith Foggy

Cityand Gold Rush. He has had a diagnosisof cancer,so his healthis down. He'd lovea call or card. 832-2354.
407OrangeSt #212,Oakland94610.
gSD TODAY! -_ June 24, 1991
WSD TODAY! is a complement Eo THn I^JESTERN STAR news letter. Ir is published

exclusively for, and only disEribut.ed dt, Monday and Wednesday night Club
functions. Questions, opinions and noEices by members are encouraged. If you
have something you would like to have appear in Wednesday's issue see Max. For
next weekts issue please contact scott. This weekts editor is Max.
Workshops -- Weekendworkshops provide an excellent opportunity to practice calls

that are giving you a difficulc time or catch up if you've had to miss a class
or two. If enough Yellore 91 Class members are interested, beginning on July 6
or 7 , Anna Damiani will be coordinating weekend workshops. These would be ae 132
or 250 Hartford, Hartford between lSth and 20th. Starring time will be beEween
10:00 am and noon, actual day and tine will be scheduled for the convenience of
the majority of those expressing an interest in attending. Please contact Anna
if youtre interesEed.
Angel Island Picnic -- Please be sure !o pay your Angel Island Ferry fare to
Felix or Bob by June 29. $6.75 round t rip.
Parade Booth -- Western Star's Booth at the Civic Center will be at the fountain
in Civic Center Plaza. Everyone's invited to stop by afEer the Parade to help
hand out brochures; space permittingr we will be dancing a few tips to show the
rest of the parade-goers how much fun they're missing by not square dancing.
Concerns -- If you feel you're having problems with any aspect of the class or
if you wish to express any concerns regarding the class, please feel free to Ealk
to your Archangel, Bil Blades, your instructors, Eddie and Ron, or any of the
members of the Board of Directors: Anna, Eddie, Freeman, Greg, Jeff, Max, or
Todd. Any of us will be happy to discuss any problems or concerns you may have.
I{SD TODAY! - June 26, f99f
W S D T O D A Y ! i s a c o m p t e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t t e r . It is published
exclusively f o r , and only distributed 3t, Monday and Wednesday night Club
functions. Questions, opinions and notices by members are encouraged. If you
have something you would like to have appear in Wednesday's issue see Max. For
next weekts issue please contact Scott. This weekts editor is Llax.
Angel Islaud Picnic -- Please be sure to pay your Angel Island Ferry fare to
Felix or Bob by June 29. $6.75 round Lrip.
Parade Booth -- Western Starts Booth at the Civic Center will be at the fountain
in Civic Center Plaza. Everyoners invited to stop by after the Parade to help
hand out brochures; space permittingr w€ will be dancing a few tips Eo show the
rest of the parade-goers how much fun they're missing by not square dancing.
Board Elections Co.-trittee -- Volunteers are needed for Electlot genrmitEee Members
-- only prerequisite is that you not be running for a position on the Board of
Directors. Elections will be coming up in August with results to be announced
in September. Club Memberswilling to help, please contact Max.
Board Elections Candidates -- Itrs not too early to start thinking about who
youtd like to see running for the Board of Directors -- you may place your own,
or someone elsets, name in nomination, Any of the current Board Members: Anna,
Eddie, Freeman, Greg, Jeff, Max, or Todd, will be happy to discuss any of the
aspeccs of the position if you're interested.
Convention Pictures -- I f y o u o r d e r e d a n d p a i d f o r a c o n v e n t i o n picture in Miami,

see Peter Bray to get your pict.ure -- they just arrived.
WSD Todny
EdiroR'sSchedule
PlrnsrndvisrScorr if you rurrdro chnnqEyouRdnrr
MONDAY WEDNESDAY EDTTOR(S)

April 15 17 Bil & Kent
22 24 Jeff & Phil
29 Todd
Friday
3rd
May Max
6 8 Ramona
13 15 Kevin
20 22 Ron M.
29 David E.
a
5 Anna
June 10 12 -"DArfrS:T.
77 t9 Freeman
24 26 Larry K.
a
July 1 1 Eddie & Bill
8 10 Bob & Felix
15 17 Scott
22 24 Richard &
David
29 31 Harold
WSD TODAY
July 3, l99l By Eddie
GAY PRIDE WEEKEND SURVML CHECK!!! It seems like our fair city
and all of us have weathered anocher Pride Weekend fairly well. And what
a weekend it was. Itve heard many great reports about the Fridav night
Video Party at Scott & Johnts -- especially that, once again, the newest
tape is f'ABULOUS!! ! Our PreParade Dance was a huge success -- about
150 people were dancing that night to a realJ-y terrific caller. And those
of you who ventured t.he walk down Market Street on Sunday dontt seem to
be to much the worse for wear (I didntt say "all" of you!). Now, back
to the real wor1d.
IT|S FINALLY HERE! Yourve been hearing about it for months and tomorrow
we'11 actually board the b o a t f o r " F O U R T H0 F J U L Y 0 N A N G E L I S L A N D . "
R e m e m b e rt o b e a t P i e r 4 3 - l 1 2 a t 9 : 0 0 a . m . ( Y e s , V i r g i n i a , in the morning!
Dontt Ieave anything at home because once the boat sails, itts a long swim
back home. Get readv for a fun dav i-n the sun.
BRING YOUR FRIENDS! ! Don't f orget the July Community Dance this
Friday at 7:00 p.m. Everyone who has been to one can tell you it is a
very fun evening with a variety of dancing and, more importantly, a
chance to meet friends of friends of friends of the square dance friends
vou alreadv know.
SCFIOOL BELLS ARE RINGING! September is when most school bells

start to chime, but not if you are one of the dancers enrolling in the
n e x t W S DP l u s C l a s s . For you the be11s will be ringing loudly next
Wednesday, July 10, promptly (l{inr, hint!) at 7:30. Again, the cost
wlll be $40 for the class. Your Archangel for this class will be
Lee Chandler.
SUMMERTIME SPRING CLEANING!! If Spring raced by before you could

do all the cleaning and clearlng out of accumulatedttvaluables" that you
had been saying aIl I'iinter you were going Eo do, nowts your chance! Youtve
got this weekend to find all those treasures that just dontt go with your
newest decorati-ng scheme and all those those fashions that donr t fit since
the great success of your last diet (or the even greater success of your
last munchie attack) and get them ready for the "WSD SUMI1ER M A D N E S SS A L E "
July 13 & 14 at our prime Castro Street location (Bob & Felix's garage).
If anything you want to donate is large than life or you just want to
toss everything out and start again, Mike Osborn has volunteered his servj-ces
("Have Truck, WilI Cart") Friday evening for the transfer of these items.
BE A STAR! Club LaStar is not that far away (August lTth to be exact),
so put those talented thinking caps on. If you have no i-deas but just
"have to be involved," no problem. Talk to Greg or myself, we have
plenty of ways you can be involved. Stardom might be just around the
corner !
Monday
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THANKS!to all who donatedtreasuresand helpedout at the

weekendsales extravaganza.The GarageSale netted over
$1,000.00!Specialthanksto FELIXand BOB who generouslyput
togetheronce again,the perfectlocationand great hospitality.
Also to EDDIE,ANllNA,MlMl (thanksfor unpackingour boxes!),
TODD& TlM, FREEMAN(pricerelftraordinare), PHIL& JEFF,BIL
(pricerextraordinaire
in training),MAXand RON Bozeman(ace
salesman).And particularthanksgo to MIKEOsbornewho 'kept
on truckin'from beginningto the final trip to CommunityThrift.
A Squareand a half of YELLOW'91 class membersworkshopped

at the 250 HartfordSt. 'SquareDanceHall' BILLand ANNA will be
planningmore - anyoneinterestedin this weekend?
Speakingof this weekend- don't forget the SacramentoDanceat

THE BARNfeaturingDaveWilson. The danceis MS/PLUS.. .
YELLOWclass members- you can look forwardto joining us on
thesefun trips to the CapitalGity Squaresin the very near future
now that you are movinginto Mainstream.
l'll be settingup the WSDTODAYeditor schedulefor Augustthru

Oct. WSD TODAY!is your chanceto speak and to hear from
others in the CLub. And yes! YELLOWclass memberscan be a
Editor.Typicalassignmentsare just for one week - pleasesee ffi€,
Scott,if you are even a tiny bit interested.
TUESDAY? yes Tuesday!Dineand Dish at the CastroHibachi.

Take it from someonewho's been there - the food and the service
are great! See Anna if you are going.. . and remember,if you're
not there you CAN be dished!
T WSD TODAY!
l{onday & tfednesday JULY 22 & 24, 1991
WSD TODAY! ia publiahed and rnade avail. abJ-e for our Honday and lrtednesday night activities.
Questiona, opiniona and notices by rnetnbrs are alrrrays aoliciXed. Views e4>ressed are solely thoae
of the authors. fiis jgsue bv Richard and David.
WSD IEEAIBR XICEft Robert of the Yellow 91 cLass "stars" in "The Mad
Woman of Chaillot." Thursday, August 8, 8pm at the Victoria Theater.
Tickets - only S10 with special discount - See Robert.
GEf IOUR ACf TOGETEERI CLUB IÂ SIAR Saturday, August 17,
7:30pm at st. Paulus. To ger into the act, contact Eddie (62L-6498, or
Greg.
C A I . i PC A Z I I t ' s Cheap, It'e Fun, It's Camp! Three days of dance,

laughter, friends and good times. This year promises to top them allt
The Von Trash family of Capitol City Squares has challenged the
Bradleys to what may be the definitive drag triathlon event of the
decade. And rumor has it that the Citrettes are scheming, too. And
we'1l surely miss the members of Gold Rush, the traditional hosts of
"Margaritaville" who have an engagement at the Gay Rodeo in LA that
weekend. But don't fret, the Orange 90 class will be stepping in for
them. and their usual flair and panache (and color scheme)ate sure to be
evident. Al-1 this and lots, lots more! Last day for the
preregistration discount price of $70 is August 31.
rdARK TOUR CALEI{DARS

TABORDAy DAI|CE- Sunday., Sept. 1 at St. Paulus, 7:30pm.
LABOR DAI PICNIC fll IEE PARK- Monday, Sept. 2nd,9z30am to 4pm
FABIII.OUS XErf t{SD POIO SHIRIS are now being made. Price undetermined
as of press time. Place your orders now. Contact David B. for info.
255-0690
DTIKE OSBORIIB is looking for aorieone... to share large 6 room

Victorian flat. You have your o\trn two rooms (bedroom and l-ivingroom)
and share kitchen, breakfast room and bath. Small back yard. Near 15th
& Church. $500/month. C a l I 6 2 6 - 2 6 9 8 e v e n i n g s o r 7 2 1 - 1 0 4 7 d a y s .
PLUS CLASS DITBS - New Plus students, don't forget to pay your $40.00
class fees and fill out the "Form One."
EAPPI BIRIEDAI BILL IIHIIEFfELD Saturday, 6/27.

WSM Y@DAY 3
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HAPPY BIRTI{DAY WISHES to Peter and to JeU, who share Birthdays tomorrow! And to Ramona
and John Conley who celebrate theirs today.
PLI,EZE wear your name badges. . . it is difficult to get to know someone when you donrt even
know their first name. Besides there is a 25 cent line (to benefit the graduation party) if you don't -
and that goes lbr angels too!
Anna is requesfing donations for the CIub LA STAR raffle. It would be nice to have items that
reflect the many talents of the club (this is a talent show after all!) , rather than from commercial
establishments -
so if you bake a scrumptious pie, or paint, or crochet, or the like; please contact Anna. your
contributions are appreciafed. And don't fbrget to come! 'I'his sometimes annual event will feature a
fun evening lilled with a potpourri of perlbrmances and SQUARE DANCING - including Class level
tips!
AND MORE DANCING. . . Saturday August 24th our own Ron Masker will be calling a Newer
Dancers Hoedown ftrr the Capital City Squares. It is a great way to get out of the citp see the sun
for the first time in 2 months, and meet our square <Iancing brothers and sisters in Sacramento.
Please see Scott if you need a riiie or if you can take people - he told me personally that he'll set up
car pooling. Let's get a good size caravan going!
AND BVBN MORE DANCING. . . Sunday Sept. with the fabulous Debra Parnell. Class Levet Tips!
There are flyers in the bach with all the details lbr these events. Pick some up. Decorate those
refrigerators.
EIL requests that all class members please fill out FORM 1 even if ygu do not intend to pay for the
MS class this evening.
And a reminder to all Angels - a quiet dance floor is a happy dance floor.
And a reminder to all Club Members - please see Russ to nominate yourself or someone else for
the new Board.
And even more dancing for l'ult Mainstream/Plus dancers - Saturday August 24th, the Bl Camino
Reelersand Foggy City Dancersco host JOHNNY PRESTON at Live Oak School.Afternoon Dance
from 2 to 5PM ($6.00).
THIS THIJRSI]AY is the IVIADWOMAT\OF CFIAILLOT - seeRobert (one of the Stars!) and get
your $5.00discount and go out and gef someculture.
WSD TODAY !
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DANCING! E,L CAMINO REBLERS AND FOGGY CITY aTe

cohostinga SaturdayAfternoon f)ance on Aug. 24th featuring
JOHNI\rYPRESTON.2 to sPM - MSIPLUS - $6.00- Live Oak
School.
AND MORE DANCING! that sameevening,Aug 24th, our own

Ron Masker calls a Newer DancersHoedownfor CAPITAL CITY
SQUARES.We are encouragingour YELLOW Class to carpool
up - so if you are going and can offer a ride - or if you need one -
pleasecontactScott.
A great way to have somefun - and evenseethe SUN, remember
that?!
AND BVEN MORE DANCING!! STJI\DAYSBPTEMBBR 1 thc

fabulous DEBRA PARNELL calls for WSD. Including PLUS
CLASSLEVEL tips! At ST. Paulus,7-10PM.
Anna is requestingdonationsfor the CIub LA STAR raffle. It

would be nice to have items that reflect the many talents of the
club (this is a talent showafter all!) , rather than from commercial
establishments-
so if you bake a scrumptiouspie, or paint, or crochetror the like;
pleasecontact Anna. Your contributions are appreciated.And don't
forget to come!This sometimesannual eventwill feature a fun
eveningfilled with a potpourri of performancesand SQUARE
DANCING.
And a reminder to all Club Members- pleaseseeRuss or Rod or

Joe S. or Sam to nominateyourselfor someoneelsefor the t99t-
1992Board. Last date: Monday August 19th.
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Our thanks to BUD, DON, JACK, BILL, BOB,
DAVID, JEFF, and MAX and MARC who made up
the workshopsquarethis past Sunday.And to ANNA
who, I'm confident, drilled those calls home.
Workshopsare a great way to reinforce your class
instruction.. .and to get to know fellow WSD'ers bctter. They are held fairly frequently on either
Saturdayor Sundayby a show of handsat Class- cxceptthis wet:kt:ndthere will be no workshop
becausethis is thc wcekendfor:
CLUB LA STAR's curtain risesonce again this Saturday.Ycs it is a combinationnight club and
squarc dance (what a concept!)fbaturing a TALENT, STARS, DANCING, WAITRESSES and
storiesthat will be talkcdaboutfor monthsto come!And thorewill be classlevel tips! So be there,
we ncvor know how long bcfbrc the curtain riscsonce again.
ANNA requestsany and all donationsfor LA STAR raffle prizes.Pleaseseeher TONITE!
I'd like to rccommend"Dangerous Womcn"on Channel44 on Tuesdaynights.It startedlastweek

and has great potboiler storiesand acting.Evidentlythere will be a limited number of episodesand
thcn. . . Speakingof dangerouswomen,somc of the infamousBRADLEYS are here this evening
and theywould like to rcmind onc and all that thc deadlincfor subscriptionto BRADLEY BELL
is looming.Subscriptionforms for BRADLEY BELL, THE directoryof InternationalGay Square
Dancers,are in the accordionfilo.
There is now a clearplasticenvclopin the accordionfilc markedlbr WSD TODAY and Newsletter
input. We'll be glad to publishyour ads,articles,notes,etc.
It is easyto becomeenthusiasticabout squaredancingand of courseit is a very socialdance.This

lendsitself to a buzzof conversations abouthow to do this or that call and what was happeningover
the week and such,and that's great exccptduring instructiontime. Give your instructorsand your
fellow classmembersa break - it is difficult to teachand to learn when others a talking. Square
dancingis fun but it is important to lcarn the callscorrectlyso please,and this goesfor ANGELS
too, pay completeattentionto Eddie and Ron when they are on the mike. SquareDance etiquette
is an intregalpart of the danceand thuswe werc excitedto learn that great grand dame of square
dancing,MAW STAR, may be back thru SF soon to talk to you'all about exactlythat.
MAX askedme to gooseclub membersabout opennominationsfor the Board of Directors.Goose,

Goose.You haveuntil Aueust1gth.
I'll begin checkingtonight about carpoolsto Sacramentofbr their NEWER DANCER's hoedown
on s_aturday bellgelqrn_oyqgll
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Are you all enjoyingour'East Coast'weathor?
Rumor hazit that the Bradleysand the Woods are engagedin oxtrcmelydelicatenegotiationsaimed at
endingthe 40 year feud 37 yearsearly.In fact high levelsourccshaveleakednewsof a joint BradleyAVood
party on Saturdaynight.Tentativelytitled "Drivc-[n Ttroater"tho party will be outdoorsand feature some
very fun slidesof thc vcry fun Angel fslandTrip, popcorn,bevcrages and surprises. . . The biggestsurprise
'peace
of coursccouldbe the signingof a treaty'immediatclyfbllowingthe party.That is of courseunless
somethinggoosamissduringthc parryand fcud (tuguc)brcaksout again.. .
CLUB LA STAR's curtainrisesoncc againthis Saturday.Ycs it is a combinationnight club and square

dance(what a conccpt!)fbaturingTALENT, STARS,DANCING, WAITRESSES and storiesthat will be
talkodaboutfor monthsto comc! Sobe thore,wc novcrknowhow longbefbrcthe curtainrisesonceagain.
ANNA requostsany and all donationsfor LA STAR raftle prizcs.Plcasosec her TONITE!
I'd likc to rocommend"DangcrousWomen"on Channel44 on Tucsdaynights.It startedlastweek and has

greatpotboilcr storiesandacting.Evidontlytherewillbc a limitcdnumbcrofcpisodes
andthen... Speaking
of dangerouswomcn, somc of the intamousBRADLEYS arc here this eveningand they would like to
remindone and all that thc deadlinefbr subscriptionto BRADLEY BELL is looming.Subscription forms
for BRADLEY BELL, THE directoryof IntcrnationalGay SquarcDancers,arc in the accordionfile.
Thcre is now a clear plasticcnvolopin the accordionfilc markcdfbr WSD TODAY and Newsletterinput.
We'll be glad to publishyour ads,articles,notes,ctc.
Here is note trom Monday'sWSD TODAY! writtcn for our YELLOW class,but which bearsreadingby
all:
It is casyto bocomccnthusiastic about $quarcdancingand of courseit is a vcry socialdancc.This londs

itself to a buzzof conversationsabout how to do this or that call and what was happeningover the week
and such, and that's great exccpt during instruction time. Givc your instructors and your fellow class
mcmbcrsa break- it is difficultto teachand to learnwhonothersa talking.Squaredancingis fun but it is
important to learn the callscorrectlyso pleasc,and this goesfor ANGELS too, pay completeattention t<t
Eddieand Ron whentheyaro on the mikc.SquareDanceetiquetteis an integralpart of the danceand thus
wc wereexcitedto learnthat greatgranddameof squarcdancing,MAW STAR,may be backthru SF soon
to talk to you'all aboutexactlythat.
MAX askedme to gooseclub membersaboutopennominationsfor the Boardof Directors.Goose,Goose.

You haveuntil Ausust 19th.
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Club La Star was great fun! A large crowd,servedbeveragescrisp and efficientlyby the simply irresistible
Citruswoods,waited arxiously for the curtain to rise once again. Eddie aka Winona, this production's
director,and Steffanygot the showoff with a bang.David B., Tom Shaw,Bob & Felix, Ron M., Rod M.,
the Bradleys,Sadieand . . . the list goeson, but all put on a very entertainingshowthat had a lot of Heart!
I can't reviewit all here,but ['m surethorewill be storiesand reviewscirculatingtonight and of coursethere
will be the VIDEO! Our thanksto all who put on a memorableevening- the raffle prizes,the decorations,
the set up of the night club and more all took lots of work and our hats are off to you.
That 'heart' feelingI felt Saturdaynightwasthe sameI felt after Angel Island.We really havea wonderful
group of dancersand it is your expressionof friendshipand good will that are making our eventsfeel so
good.Thanks!
This warm attitude is so important,becauseSquareDancingis a 'social'dance.And there are more social

eventscomingup. There is a Labor Day Picnicin Golden Gate Park and Camp Caz Retreat at the end of
September.
Camp Caz offers our own place at the River, high on a mountain in beautiful surrounding,with dancing,
partying,entertainment,all food and housing,and more for only $70.00.It is eventthat membersreturn to
year after year.
And Rumor hazit that the Bradleysand the Wood Family are engagedin extremelydelicatenegotiations
aimedat endingthe 40 year feud 37 ycarsearly.(the 'Fugue'beganat a retreat 3 yearsago when Blanchie
Jo Bradleypoureda pitcher of ice water down the backof Driftwood!) In fact high level sourceshaveleaked
newsof a joint BradleyAVoodparty on Saturdaynight at Camp Caz.Tentativelytitled "Drive-In Theater"
the party will be outdoors and feature somevcry fun slidesof the very fun Angel Island Trip, popcorn,
beveragesand surprises. The biggestsurprise of course could be the signing of a 'peace fieaLy'
immediatelyfollowing the party. That is of courseunlesssomethinggoesamissduring the party and feud
(fugue)breaksout again.. . Don't forget,August3lst is the last dayfor the lower Camp Caz priceof $70.00.
There is now a clear plasticenvelopcin the accordionfile markedfor WSD TODAY and Newsletterinput.
We'll be glad to publishyour ads,articles,notes,etc.
Bon Voyageto our ArchangelBil who will be in Salt Lake for a coupleof weeks.Hurry back with that hot
husbandof yours!
Debra Parnell,one fantasticcaller,callsa dancefor us on SUNDAY September1 at St. Paulus.There will

be classlevel tips so get out there and DANCE.
Nominationsfor BOARD OFDIRECTORS closeTO N I G H T !
H A P P Y B ' D A Y t o E d d i e( t h i sS a t u r d a y ) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
This comingSaturdayis a NewerDancer'sHoedownin Sacramento.If you'd like to get out of the city, meet
our sistersin Sacramentoand help supporttheir drive for their new class- then pleasesee Scott tonight
about carpoolinginfo.
WSD TODAY !
Wednesduy,August 21
WSD TODAY! is published and made availablefor our Monday & Wednesday night activities.Input is always
solicited and the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.
El Camino Reelersand FoggyCity Dancerspresenta SaturdayAfternoon Dance this weekendwith the

incredibleJohnnyPreston.Flyerswith the detailsin the back.
Club La Star was great fun! A large crowd, servedbeveragescrisp and efficiently by the simply
irresistibleCitruswoods,waited anxiouslyfor the curtain to rise once again.Eddie aka Winona, this
production'sdirector, and Steffanygot the showoff with a bang.David 8., Tom Shaw,Bob & Felix, Ron
M., Rod M., the Bradleys,Sadieand . . . the list goeson, but all put on a very entertainingshow that
had a lot of Heart!
I can't reviewit all here, but I'm sure there will be storiesand reviewscirculatingtonight and of course
there will be the VIDEO! Our thanksto all who put on a memorableevening- the raffle prizes,the
decorations,the set up of the night club and more all took lots of work and our hats are off to you.
That 'heart' feeling I felt Saturdaynight was the sameI felt after Angel Island.We really have a
wonderfulgroup of dancersand it is your expressionof friendshipand good will that are making our
eventsfeel so good.Thanks!
This warm attitude is so important,becauseSquareDancingis a 'social'dance.And there are more

socialeventscomingup. There is a Labor Day Picnicin Golden Gate Park and Camp Caz Retreat at the
end of September.
Camp Caz offers our own place at the River, high on a mountainin beautiful surrounding,with dancing,
partying,entertainment,all fbod and housing,and more for only $70.00.It is event that membersreturn
to year after year. And, as reported here last week,the Bradleysand the Wood Family are moving closer
to endingthe 40 year feud (the 'Fugue'beganat a retreat 3 yearsago when BlanchieJo Bradley poured
a pitcher of ice water down the back of Drift'wood!)and hostinga joint BradleyilVoodparty on Saturday
night at Camp Caz.Tentativelytitled "Drive-In Theater"the party will be outdoorsand feature some
very fun slidesof the very fun Angel Island Trip, popcorn,beveragesand surprises.And there will be an
OrangeBlossomSpecialparty hostodby the Orangeclassas well as a Sacramentoparty. Don't forget
your swimwearand Don't forget,August 3lst is the last day tbr the lower Camp Caz price of $70.00.
There is now a clear plasticenvelopein the accordionfile marked for WSD TODAY and Newsletter
input. We'll be glad to publishyour ads,articles,notes,etc.
Debra Parnell,one fantasticcaller, calls a dancefor us on SUNDAY September1 at St. Paulus.There

will be classlevel tips so get out there and DANCE.
HAPPY Birthday to Eddie (this Saturday)!!

WSD TODAY!
Monday, August 26
WSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and
the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.
Our first Friday of the month DANCE RANCH is WSD's way to bring the joy of C&W and
Square Dancing to thc Gay Community at large as well an opportunity for our own
membership to unwind from classes,do some dancing and meet some new people. Ron has
being doing a great job from thc mike and a few of us, Jeff, Phil, John and myself have been
working to spruce up environment a bit. Anna and Freeman brought some crinolines last time
for a little fun and Felix and Bob contributed punch and punch bowls, Sharon brought a great
photo display and others have been helping in various ways.
We need some additional support for our venture on Sept. 6th. Art has joined our informal
committee and will be coordinating a guerilla square at Harvey Milk Plaza at 5pm that night.
We'll be dancing and passingour flyers. You don't have to woar any special outfit (in fact the
more different they are the more the average person can relate to the activity) or be an
exhibitionist, but you do nccd to let Art know if you can help out so we sure to have a good
number. This will be a perfect way to kick off the drivo for tho GREEN '91 class.Nuff said.
The September 'Westcrn Star' is availablc this evening - please pick your copy up and help
savepostagc.
Seemswe just get startod and before you know it . . . Congratulations to the YELLOW '91ers
on your upcoming Graduation Monday Sept. 30th - you're doing great!
And Congratulations go to our instructors as well:

to Ron who called his first dance for the Capital City Squaresin Sacramento on Saturday!
and to Eddie who's Birthday was celebratedSaturdaynight with a (surprise,surprise!) deeeluxe

bus tour of the Edge, the Corral, the Eagle and who know where else - complete of course
with 30 plus stunning attired wcll wishers.Pictures! we want pictures!
CAMP CAZI THE GOOD TIMES ROLL ON! Registerwith Gary this week for the bargain
basement price of 70 buckeronies.
There is now a clear plastic envelope in the accordion file marked for WSD TODAY and
Newsletter input. We'll be glad to publish your ads, articles, notes, etc.
Debra Parnell, one fantastic caller, calls a dance for us on SUNDAY September 1 at St.
Paulus. There will be classlevel tips so get out there and DANCE.
WSDTODAY! Wednesduy,
August 28
WSD TODAYI is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and
the views expressed are solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.
Celebrate this great weather and the Labor Day weekend at the WSD picnic in Golden Gate
Park this coming Monday. And tho night befbre, Sunday at 7PM, Debra Parnell calls a dance
for us at St. Paulus.
Details for these two events are in your Westcrn Star Newsletter which is available for pick
up this evening - be sure to take your copy and save thc postage charge.
Our first Friday of thc month DANCE RANCH is WSD's way to bring the joy of C&W and
Square Dancing to thc Gay Community at large as well an opportunity for our own
membership to unwind from classes,do some dancing and meet some new people. Ron has
being doing a great job from thc mike and a few of us, Jeff, Phil, John and myself have been
working to spruce up environment a bit. Anna and Freeman brought some crinolines last time
for a little fun and Felix and Bob contributed punch and punch bowls, Sharon brought a great
photo display and othcrs have bccn helping in various ways.
We need some additional support for our vcnture on Sept. 6th. Art has joined our informal
committce and will be coordinatinga guerilla squareat Harvey Milk Plazaat 5pm that night.
We'll be dancing and passingour flycrs. You don't have to wear any specialoutfit (in fact the
more dilfercnt thcy are thc more the average porson can relate to the activity) or be an
exhibitionist,but you do nccd to lct Art or Jcff know if you can help out so we sure to have
a good number. This will bc a pertect way to kick otf thc drive for the GREEN '91 class.Nuff
said.
Congratulations go to Ron who callcd his first dancc for the Capital City Squares in
Sacramentoon Saturday! and to Eddie who's Birthday was celebrated Saturday night with a
(surprise,surprise!) dcecluxebus tour of thc Edge, the Corral, the Eagle and who know where
else- completeof coursewith 30 plus stunningattiredwcll wishers.Pictures!we want pictures!
CAMP CAZt THE GOOD TIMES ROLL ON! Registerwith Gary this week for the bargain
basementorice of 70 buckeronics.
There is now a clear plastic envelope in the accordion tlle marked for WSD TODAY and
Newsletter input. We'll be glad to publish your ads, articles, notes, etc.
WSD TODAY! -- Septeuber 9, l99l
W S D T O D A Y ! i s a c o q r p l e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e L t e r . It is published
exclus ively f or, and only dis rributed aE, l'londay and Wednesday night Club
functions. QuesEions, opinions and notices by membersare encouraged. If you
have somethi n g y o u w o u l d l i k e L o h a v e a p p e a r i n W e d n e s d a y ' s i s s u e s e e l , l a x . F o r
next weekts issue please conCact Scott. This week's ediEor is l4ax.
Ifrppy Rosh Hashanah.
CongraEulations to the new Board of Directors: Anna, Eddie, Freemant edlyt J€!ll
L e e , a n d R a m o n a . A n d a g r e a t b i g T H A N KY O U c o a l l r h o s e w h o r a n . It was greaE
seeing that many people willing to make Chat kind of conrnitment to Ehe club.
Graduation for the Yellow 91 is fast approaching -- Septegrber 30. The Graduation
Ceremony is always a lot of fun. Please keep in mind cha[ upon graduating from
Mainstream you become eligible to become a full-fledged m e m b e r o f t r ^ / e s E e r nS E a r .
Dues are prorated so you dontL have Eo pay a full years dues for just a few
monLhs membership. Ask your Archangel or any Board Member if you have any
questions.
Peggy Osterkamp has asked that e v e r y o n e s a v e w i n e b o t t l e c o r k s f o r h e r . She is

traveling to Africa where this cormnodity is special and she would appreciate any
help we can give her. We don't have long to help out as next Monday is our last
opportunity to get them to her
Free ^n Stamper, A r c h a n g e l f o r t h e G r e e n 9 1 C l a s s , a s k s t h a t w e a l l b e w a t c h i n g
this space for future announcemenCs regarding guerilla squares and other
activities which will promote the new class beginning next month.
Keith Bishop, a former Western Star Dancer, GoldRush }lember, Foggy City Dancer,
and a good friend Eo a whole bunch of us, died at 5:00 am Sunday at his home in
0akland. A l{enorial Service will be held on Tuesday, tomorrow, 7:00 pm aL The
First CongregaLional Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison (at 27th Street). The
service is in the Chapel and it's necessary Eo use the office entrance to get in.
If you'd like Eo go and need a ride or can provide a ride, please make either of
those siiuations l c n o w ns o w e c a n h e l p a s m a n y p e o p l e w h o w a n L t o g o a s p o s s i b l e .
Donations to AIDS chariries are appropriate remembrances. If anyone wishes to
send their condolences to his parents, Eheir name and address are:
Marjorie and Alan Bishop
3 3 0 9 W e sr l l o h a w k
Phoenix. AZ 85027
WSD TODAY! -- September ll, l99f
W S D T O D A Y ! i s a c o m p l e m e n E t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t t e r . It is published
exclusively for, and only distributed 4t, Monday and Wednesday night Club
functions. Questions, opinions and notices by membersare encouraged. If you
have sorneLhing you would like to have appear next weekts issue please contacE
ScotE. This week's editor is Max.
Coogratulations to Lhe new Board of Direct.ors: Anna, Eddie, Freeman, Gary, Jeff,
Lee, and Ramona. And a great big TIIANKYOU to all those who ran. It was great
seeing that many people willing to make that kind of cormnitment to Ehe club.
A n o E h e r g r e a t b i g T I I A N K Y O Ut o R o d , R u s s , J o e a n d S a m - - E h e e l e c E i o n s c o m m i t t e e .
Peggy Osterkary has asked that e v e r y o n e s a v e w i n e b o t t l e c o r k s f o r h e r . She is

traveling to Africa where this cormrodity is special and she would appreciate any
help we can give her. We donrt have long to help ouL as next Monday is our last
opportunity Eo geE them to her
Freemau Stamper, A r c h a n g e l f o r t h e G r e e n 9 1 C l a s s , a s k s t h a t w e a l l b e w a t c h i n g
this space for future announcements regarding guerilla squares and other
acrivities which will promote Ehe new class beginning nexl month.
Keith Bishop, a former Western Star Dancer, GoldRush Member, Foggy City Dancer,
and a good friend to a whole bunch of us, died aL 5:00 am Sunday at his home in
Oak1and. A l"lemorial Service was held on Tuesday at The First Congregational
Church of Oakland. Donations to AIDS charities are appropriate remembrances.
If anyone wishes to send their condolences to ttis nrront-c t]roir -ame and address
are:
l{arjorie and Alan Bishop
3309 West Mohawk
Phoenix. AZ 85027
Cazadlero Flash -- It has just been confirmed that the Von Traash family will
hostess Ehe high heel race on Sunday. Participants may bring their own high
heels and there will be high heels available for those who don't bring their own.
Handicaps will still a p p l y w h e t h e r y o u b r i n g y o u r o r r / nh e e l s o r b o r r o w s o m e .
WSDTODAY! S E P T E M B E R1 6 , 199I
WSD TODAY! is published and made available for Monday and Wednesday activities. Input
is always solicited a n d t h e v i e w s expressed are soley those of the author. This week's
-3^^..^ L,,
aDJUY Uy Gary.
GMDUATION
Y E L L O WC L A S S G r a d u a t i o n w i l l be held on September 30, 1991. Just look back on your

first night of Basic instruction and think of how y o u d a n c e d , and then think of how
well you are doing now. Remember, we all learn ar different speeds. Some learn
faster and some a little slower, but wet1l all ger there in the end. So, dont! get
frustated if you feel that you just don't seem to be catching on as fast as the rest
of your square. On the other hand, if you are grasping the ca11s immediately have
patience for those of us who may be having a little dificulity getting the movements.
Everyone will eventually get the calls d o v n - rp a t a n d S Q U A R ED A N C I N G w i l l be as eirsy
as falling off a 1og. J u s t r e m e m b e r , H A V E F U N ! ! ! I T S O N L Y S Q U A R ED A N C I N G !! !
After Graduation t h e Y E L L O WC L A S S w i l l b e e n c o u r a g e d t o j o i n W E S T E R NS T A R D A N C E R S
at a pro-rated fee of only $6.00. This is a real bargain, since llembership includes
your Badge, voting privledges, all publications, and membership in the best club
around.
PICNIC
R O N A L DJ/ E S S E a n d I w o u l d l i k e to Thank every one who helped to make the Labor Day
Picnic such a rousing success. A special Thanks to ANNA, ART 8., KAREN& DIANNE'
R O D O . , a n d S H A R O N . S e e R O N A L Df o r t h e p i c t u r e s .
DEBRA PARNILL DANCE
The Sunday before Labor Day WSDhad wonderfully exuberant Dance ca11ed by the Fabulous
DEBRAPARNELL. Thanks to RoN (PooKIE) JABLONSKI and al1 who helped ro make this
reaIly high energy dance a success.
IOTH ANNIVERSARY
W S Dw i l l be celebrating our 10th Anniversary with a huge Dance and Fly In, March
13, 14, & l5th. To work on Decorations, Sound, Refreshments, clean up, and Donations
for tl-re Raffle please contact ANNA. Anyone offering accomadations to out of town
guests should see me.
CLUB NIGHT
A f t e r Y E L L O WC L A S S G r a d u a t i o n W S D w i l l be having weekly Club Nights on Mondays.

The Callers will be alternating Plus & Mainstream Ti-ps. This will be a good place
to p o l i s h up your dancing and get help on rhe caLls y o u feel uncomfortable with.
CAZ UPDATE
I ^ / eh a v e a L I F E G U A R D ! ! ! T h a n k s t o R o n a l d f o r f i n d i n g u s o u r o \ , g np r i v a t e Lifeguard.
Preparations are being finalized and the excitemenr. is intensifyingas the weekend
approaches. There is still time to register, but C,\I{PCAZ is the weekend of
September 27. Please bring your High Heels for the big race. A reminder that our
arrival time at CAIIP CAZ is 1:00 pm on Friday. This is the time that our contracl
w i t h t h e m a n a E l e m e n tb e g i n s . It would be a shame to jeopardize our great relation-
ship with the people who run the Camp by arriving before they are ready for us.
W S DT O D A Y ! S E P T E M B E1R8 . 1 9 9 1
WSD TODAY! is published and made available for Monday and Wednesday activities. Input
is always solicited and the views are sol ey those of the author. This weekts issue
is bv Garv.
GRADUATION
PLUS CLASS Graduation will b e h e l d O c t o b e r 2 , 1 9 9 1 . T h e n e w G R E E NC L A S S b e g i n s

BASIC instruction on the following Wednesday, October 9. We hope that lots of the
PLUS Graduates will come and ANGEL this c1ass. F R E E M A Nw i l l be the ARCHANGELand
TOM TRIPP will be the assisranr.
GUERRILLA SQUARES
Please sign up tonight to participate i n t h e G U E R R I L L A S Q U A R E Sa t t h e F O L S O MS T R E E T

FAIR this Sunday. F R E E M A Na n d T O M w i l l be contacting everyone on the list \rith the
partlculars. This should a 1ot of fun and will be a good way of finding prospective
class members and future dancers -
PICNIC
RONALD, JESSE and I would like to Thank everyone who made tl're LABOR DAY PICNIC such
a rousing success. The weather was wonderful, the food delicious, and everyone had
a great time. A special Thanks to ANNA, ART B., KAREN and DIANNE, ROD O., and SHARON
S e e R O N A L Dt o o r d e r P h o t o s .
DEBRA PARNELL DANCE
T h e S u n d a y b e f o r e L a b o r D a y W S Dt r a d a w o n d e r f u l l y spirited Dance ca1led by the Fabulous

DEBM PARNELL. Thanks to RON (POOKIE) JABLONSKI and all who helped to make this
really high energy Dance a success.
TENTH ANNIVERSARY DANCE
WSDwill be celebrating our TENTH anniversary with a huge Dance and Fly In, March
13, 14, and 15. We are now looking for people who would like to work this Dance.
If you are interested in serving on the Decoration, Refreshment, Clean Up, Sound,
or Raffle commlttees please contact ANNA. If you can provide Accomadations for out
of tov,m guests, please 1et me know.
CLUB NIGHT
A f t e r Y e 1 1 o w C l a s s G r a d u a t l o n , S e p t . 3 0 , W S Dw i l l b e h a v i n g C L U B N I G H T S o n M o n d a y
nights. The callers will be alternating P L U S a n d M A I N S T R E A MT i p s . This will provide
a good place to improve your Dancing and getting help on the ca11s that seem a 1ittle
difflcult.
CAMP UPDATE
W e h a v e a L I F E G U A R D !! ! T h a n k s t o R O N A L Df o r f i n d i n g us our ordn private Lifeguard.

Preparations are being finalj-zed and the excitement i s m o u n t i n g a s t h e W E E K E N DI N
T H E C O U N T R Ya p p r o a c h e s . There is still time to register, but as of tonight we have
81 participants regi-stered.A reminder that arrival L i m e a t C A M PC A Z i s l : 0 0 P M o n
Friday. This is the time that our contract with the Camp begins. It would be a shame
to jeopardize our great relationship with the Camp by arriving bedore they are ready
for us.
IÎSD
TODAY
September23, t 99I
l{SDTODAYis a complementto THt WESTERN STARand tackles current i s s u e s , g u e s t i o n s , a n d n e w s . P u b l i s h e d
M o n d a ya n d l { e d n e s d a ye v e n i n g s , t { S DT O D A Y
i s a v a i l a b l e o n l y a t C l u b a n d C l a s s n i g h t . Q u e s t i o n s ,t o p i c s , a n d
o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e v s e x p r e s s e da r e t h a t o f t h e a u t h o r .
L a s t c h a n c e !T h i s j s t h e w e e k e nydo u h a v ea l l b e e nw a i t ' i n gf o r . I t ' s C a m pC a zt ' i m e !

I t ' s n o t t o o l a t e t o j o i n i n t h e f u n . J u s t f j l l o u t a r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r m a n dg ' i v ej t t o
G a r yo r E d d i e . ( A l o n gw i t h y o u r $ 8 0 . 0 0r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e . )
Pomp a n d C i r c u m s t a n c eT!h e Y e l l o w ' 9 1 c l a s s l l j l l g r a d u a t ef r o m M a i n s t r e a m

on Monday
S e p t e m b e3r0 t h . T h e c u r r e n t P l u s c l a s s w i l l g r a d u a t eo n W e d n e s d a0yc, t o b e r2 n d . B o t h o f
t h e s e s h o u l dp r o v e t o b e a r o u s i n gt i m e . C l u b m e m b e rasr e a s k e dt o b r j n g m u n c h i e fso r
e a c ho f t h e s e e v e n t s . I f y o u h a v ea n y q u e s t i o n s ,s e e B i l f o r ? ' s a b o u t M o n d a ay n d L e e
f o r q u e s t i o n sa b o u tW e d n e s d a y .
l l e m b e r s h i pN! e wg r a d u a t e so f t h e t 4 a j n s t r e a cml a s s w i l l b e o f f i c j a l l y e l i g i b l e t o j o i n
W e s t e r nS t a r D a n c e r sa s f u l l m e m b e r s .S ' i m p l yf i l l o u t a " F o r m1 " a n d g i v e ' i t t o E d d j e
a l o n gw i t h y o u r p r o - r a t e dm e m b e r s hoi pf $ 6 T h i s w i l l k e e py o u r m e m b e r s hvi pa f i d f o r
t h e r e m a ' i n d eorf t h e y e a r ( O c t . , N o v . , D e c . ) . ( B e g j n n i n gi n ' 9 2 a n n u a ld u e sw i l l b e
$30.00)
C a s t i n gc a l l ! C r o s s f i r e V , t h e i n f a m o u s h, o m e - b r e wS ed q u a r eD a n c es o a po p e r a i s n o wj n
p r o d u c t i o n . C & CS t u d j o s j s s e e k i n gs t a r s a n d w o u l d - b es t a r s f o r p a r t s l a r g e a n d s m a l l .
I f y o u a r e ' i n t e r e s t e di n t h i s l j m j t e d t j m e o f f e r , p ' l e a s es e e S c o t t o r c a l l 8 6 4 - 6 1 3 4 .
l { a n t e d !R o o m
f o r t w o . L o r c a nI R i c h a r d ,o f t h e S o u t hF l o r i d a M u s t a n gas r e c o m i n gt o
Camp C a zw it h u s . T h e yw i11 n e e da p 1a c e t o s t a y o n T h u r s d a yn ' i g h t a n d S u n d a yn i g h t .
T h e ya r e q u i t e w i l l ' i n g t o a r r a n g et h e ' i r o w nt r a n s p o r t a t j o nt o a n d f r o m S F Oa i r p o r t .
L e t ' s s h o wt h e s e M u s t a n g h s o wh o s p i t a b l ew e c a n b e !! P l e a s es e e A n n a( 6 2 1 - 0 8 6 2 ) . T h a n k s .
D a n c e !L a r r y L e t s o nw i l l c a l l a H S& .P l u s d a n c eo n T h u r s . , O c t . 3 r d . € 7 : 0 0 p . m . . I t
w i l l b e h i s f i r s t e x p e r i e n c ec a l l i n g f o r u s . C o m e
d o w na n d m a k eh i m f e e l w e l c o m e .
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s u c c e s s ! t l e h a d u p t o 5 s q u a r e sd a n c ' i n g a t a n y g i v e n t i m e . F a t e b r o u g h tu s t o a c a n o p y
a r r a n g e df o r b y t h e A I D SH e a l t h P r o j e c t a n d p r o v i d e du s w i t h a n e x c e l l e n t d a n c es p a c e .
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p l a c e s l i k e C h i c a g o ,P h o e n i x ,N e wY o r k , S a c r a m e n t oa ,n d m a n yo t h e r p ) a c e s l . J eh a n d e do u t
l o t s o f f l y e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v en e wc l a s s m e m b e r s .O v e r a 1 1 j,t w a s a g r e a t d a y ! l . l eh a v e
a l s o b e e na s k e d i f w e w o u l dl j k e t o r e p e a t o u t p e r f o r m a n caet t h e C a s t r oS t r e e t F a j r o n
O c t . 6 t h . W a t c hf o r d e t a ' i l s . ( P . S . T h e t e c h n j c a l d i f f j c u l t i e s w e e x p e r i e n c e hd a v eb e e n
a d d r e s s e d .S o , t o q u o t e a p o p u l a rW S D p e r s o n a l i t y ,G E TO F FM YS K I R T T ! h a n ky o u k j n d l y . )
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t{SDT0DAYis a complenent to THEI{ESTERN STARand tackles current i s s u e s , q u e s t i o n s , a n d n e v s . P u b l i s h e d
M o n d a ya n d t J e d n e s d aeyv e n i n g s , l { S DT o D A Yi s a v a i l a b l e o n l y a t C l u b a n d C l a s s n i g h t . Q u e s t i o n s ,t o p i c s , a n d
o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d . V i e v s e x p r e s s e da r e t h a t o f the author. Anna D.
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a r e a s k e dt o b r i n g m u n c h i e fso r e a c ho f - t h e s e e v e n t s . I f y o u h a v ea n y q u e s t i o n s ,s e e B ' i l
a b o u t M o n d a ya n d L e e fo r ? s a b o u t Wednesday.
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p r o d u c t i o n . C & CS t u d i o s i s s e e k i n qs t a r s a n d w o u l d - b es t a r s f o r D a r t ' sl . a r q ea n d s m a l l .
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G E TO F FM YS K I R T T ! h a n ky o u k i n d l y . )
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c l a s s e sa r e f r e e . T u i t i o n w i l l t h e n b e " $ 4 5f o r t h e B a i i c s e s s i o n . F l y e r s are
av a'i al b le . Se e F re e ma o n r T o mT . fo r mor edetaiI s.
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DanceN'i ghts .
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d a n c ' i n qf,u n n i q h t s , c a l l e r s , r e c o r d a n d t a p e n i q h t s . I f v o u h a v ea n y i d e a s f o r t h e m e s
p ' l e a s e - c o n t a cEto c o n l e y ( 5 5 8 - 8 4 6 7 ) . T h e r e ' w i l l " b ea $ 3 o i ' $ 4 d o n a t ' i 6 np e r n i g h t
( D e p e n d i nogn w h e t h e ro r n o t w e h i r e a c a l l e r f o r t h e e v e n i n g . )
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u l . t o p g f t j c i p a t e j n t h e " C l t y B e a t " s e r j e s o f o u t d o o re n t e r t a j n m e n t . W ew i T l b e w o r k i n g
w i t h a l i v e c o u n t r y a n d w e s t e r nb a n d . I f y o u n e e dt o m a k ea r r a n q e m e n tj n s advance,.you
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t h e e n d H a r k e t S tre e t, n e xt to th e Hyatt Reqency,acr oss fr om I M ar ketPlaza) ' Hoen T ues day ,
O c t o b e r8 t h . t . l ew ' i l l ' b e d a n c i n g . R b nM a s k 6 h r i i a q r e e dt o c a l l s o m eh a s h . promjsei'
t o k e e p i t s i m p l e . l . l ew i l l a l s 6 a t t e m p tt o i n v o l v e - t o a u d i e n c ea n d d o s o m e" l e a ' r ' nt o
s q u a r ed a n c e "t y p e a c t i v ' i t i e s . T h j s w i l l g j v e u s a c h a n c et o " s h o wo u r s t u f f " t o t h e
d o w n t o wcnr o w d . P l e a s es i g n u p w i t h F r e e m aonr T o mT . i f y o u w i l l b e a b l e t o a t t e n d .
T h em o r eo f c a n m a k ei t , t 6 e m b r ee f f e c t j v e o u r p r e s e n c ec i n b e . S e ey o u t h e r e .
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I n p u t i s a l w a y s s o l i c i t e d a n d t h e v j e w s e x p r e s s e da r e s o ' l e 1 yt h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r .
This issue is bv Bil.
C 0 N G R A T L j L A T I OTN hSe If j n a l n i g h t o f c l a s s w h i c h c o m p l e t e sy o u r f o r m a l B a s i c a n d
q u a r e d a n c i n g e d u c a t i o n ' i s h e r e l I h o p ey o u a r e f i n d i n g i t t o b e a
l ' 1 a ' i n s t r e asm
p o s i t i v e e x p e r i e n c ei n y o u r l i f e . Y o u a r e n o w e l i g i b l e t o j o ' i n W e s t e r nS t a r D a n c e r s
a s a c l u b m e m b e rw , h i c h g i v e s y o u t h e p o t e n t i a l t o e n h a n c ey o u r d a n c i n g s k i l l s a n d
b e c o m es o c i a l l y j n v o l v e d w j t h a l l m e m b e ros f t h e c l u b . I e n c o u r a g ey o u a l l t o j o i n
and help nake jt a better club for everyone.
Y e l l o w ' 9 1 c l a s s m e m b e r as r e w e l c o m et o a n g e l i n t h e n e w g r e e n c l a s s w h j c h s t a r t s
i . J e d n e s d a0y c, t o b e r 9 t h , i n t h e s a m er o l e y o u h a v e j u s t l e a r n e d : p e t o r g e n t .
I f y o u v r o u l dl i k e t o a t t e n d t h e n e w g r e e n ' 9 1 c l a s s t o l e a r n t h e o p p o s i t e r o l e ,
y o u a r e w e l c o m et o d o s o b y p a y i n g t h e a p p r o p r i a t e c l a s s f e e . S e e F r e e m a nf o r
the deta'ils.
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W0RLD PREMIERE i :: : 0 c t o b e r 3 r d a t 7 : 0 0 P M T h a t ' s 7 : 0 0 , N O T7 : 3 0 .

I n t e r n a t j o n a l l y k n o w nc a l l e r a n d r e c o r d i n g a r t i s t L a r r y L e t s o n f r o m M c A l l e n T e x a s
w i l l b e a t t h e E u r e k aV a l l e y R e c C e n t e r m a k i n gh i s d e b u t j n t h e g a y s q u a r e d a n c e
c o m m u n i t y . L e t ' s s h o wL a r r y j u s t h o v m u c hf u n g a y s q u a r e d a n c i n g c a n b e .
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E v e r y o n ei s ' i n v i t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e ' i n t h e c l u b s G u e r i l l a s q u a r e a c t ' i v i t y o n

T u e s d a y0 c t o b e r 8 t h a t n o o n a t t h e J u s t i n H e r m a nP l a z a ( a t t h e e n d o f M a r k e t
S t r e e t , n e x t t o t h e H y a t t R e g e n c yH o t e l ) . T h i s w i l l b e a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r
s o m en o o n t ' i m ed a n c i n g e s p e c i a l l y f o r a n y o n ew h o w o r k s i n t h e d o w n t o w na r e a .
F r e e m a nh a s a r r a n g e d f o r u s t o p a r t ' i c i p a t e a s p a r t o f t h e " C I T Y B E A T "s e r i e s o f
o u t d o o r e n t e r t a i n m e n t . T o a d d t o e v e r y o n e se n j o y m e n t ,d l i v e c o u n t r y a n d w e s t e r n
b a n dw j l l b e w o r k i n g w i t h u s . C o m ej o i n i n i f y o u c a n .
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D A N CR E A N C H i : : O u r m o n t h l y c o n r n u n i t yd a n c e ( 0 n r u C R
e A N C Hw) i l l b e n e x t F r i d a y ,
0 c t o b e r 4 t h a t 7 : 0 0 P M , a t t h e E u r e k aV a 1 1 e yR e c C e n t e r . B r i n g y o u r f r i e n d s
a n d c o m eh a v e a g o o d t i m e . l ' l o p r e v i o u s e x p e r j e n c ei s r e q u i r e d .
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CASTINC GA L L i i C A S T I NCGA L L I i T h e l a t e s t h o m e - b r e w eSdq u a r e D a n c es o a p o p e r a
(CALLED CROSSFIR VE) I S N O t Î N
l P R O D U C T I OS NT. A R SP , A S TS T A R SW , O U L D - BSET A R S
F O RA L L K I N D SO F P A R T S
A R EB E I N GS O U G H TS. E ES C O T O T R C A L LH I M A T 8 6 4 - 6 1 3 4F O R
MORE D I T A IL S ..
Monday,October7, 1991 WSD TODAY! Editor:Freeman
Stamper
WSD TODAYI,a complern€ntto THE WESTERNSTARnewsletter,tacklescurrentissues,questionsand news. Publishedonly when there are
Club activitieson MondayAVednesday,
it is availableonly at the activity. Questions,topics,and opinionsare solicitedand encouraged.Views
CONGRATUI-ATIONSI To the 30 membersof the PlusClasswho just graduatedon Wednesday.AND to the 25

members of the Yellow 91 MainstreamClassthat graduatedon Monday,September30.
WELCOME to WSD's dance night--notofficiallycalled Club Night because it is not a program offered year round
as many other clubs do. Dance nights will continueto have a learningfeeling about them since you may ask for
reviewat any time of any material. (Watchfor stylingto begin.) You will also be dancing to a variety of callersand
records/tapeswhich will prepareyou for dancingto the many callersWSD will be presentingin the future. Dance
nightsare an opportunityto dance regularlyso that all those calls you have learnedstart to become second nature
to you. Door fees are either $3 or $4. fl'he secret is: no live caller = $3; live caller = $4.) lf you have requests
for certainactivities,see ED CONLEYwho is coordinatingthe evenings. Monday night dancing continuesuntil
anotherPlus class beginson Mondayeveningssometimein early 1992.
TUESDAY,OCTOBER8. JustinHermanPlaza,Four EmbarcaderoCenter,noon to 1 p.m. Pleasetry to arrivea

few minutesprior to noon. As part of City Beat--acelebrationof music and dance--WSDwill be doing light hash
called by Ron Masker being backed up by the live C&W band Lonestar. (No singing calls because there is no
opportunityfor Ron to practicewith the band,althoughthe band has playedat squaredances before.) We've never
done this, so it shouldbe greatfun. We'll be tryingto get the office-workeraudienceto join in a tip of instruction.
We will probablydo about 3 sets of hash. The band will be playingall the time, so you can plan to two-step if you
wish. lf you have indicatedon the sign-up sheet you plan to attend, consider yourself reminded. (Flyersfor the
Green91 Class will be available,but I understandwe will not be personallydistributingthe flyers as The
EmbarcaderoCenterhas a no-solicitingpolicy.)
WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER9. The Green91 BasicsClassbegins. The 9th and 16thare free. Bringyour friendsto
these samplerevenings. Pleasebring munchiesfor refreshments.See Tom Tripp,the assistantarchangelif you
have questionsabout food. Classfee is $45.
A furtherword aboutangelingGreen91. ANYONEwho has completeda mainstreamclass is welcomedto dance

as neededas an angel. The archangel(me, Freeman)is requestingthe Yellow91 graduatesto not angel the
Green91 classin the "oppositerole." Newdancersdon't understandproblemsbecauseof role reversal;they expect
you to already know what they are learning. However,if you wish to pay the haltprice fee ($22.50)and consider
yourself a student, you may do so and dance whatever role you wish--knowingthat your place in a square is
protected. lf you are a paying class member,you are affordedall the rights of a student,so you are expectedto
act as a student: be on time, attend regularly,pay attention,don't talk in the square,allow other studentsthe
freedom to err, etc.
lf you are angeling(withoutpayingany fees),rememberthat it may be necessaryfor you to leavea square in order
to allow a paying class member to dance. (We'vehad no problemswith voluntary removalsfrom squares in the
past; but WSD has trained a cadre of the homelessaround the Centerto attack the offending party(s)on a secret
command. And you thoughtthey were just aimlesslyloungingaroundthe Center,didn't you?)
SATURDAY,OCTOBER 12. GuerrillaSquares(somewhat)continues.Actually,the ownersof Cowboy Countryhave

asked us to dance in front of the store in the afternoon. We don't really know whether or not there is a specific
purpose;but, hey!,we were thinkingabout guerrillasquaresfor the Green91 BasicsClass,so we'll just do it. Be
at Anna'sat 12:30p.m. (132 HartfordSt, just south of 18thStreet). A sign-upsheetis availablethis evening. Call
Freeman if you signed up and can't make it, or know before Saturdaythat you can make it but didn't sign up.
Freeman:Home 431-6272 Anna: Home 6214862. lf you get out of bed on Saturdayand feel like dancin' but
haven'tdone any of the above, come on down!
MONDAY,OCTOBER14. The EVRCis closedfor ColumbusDay holiday. WSD will be dark.

Wednesday,October 9, 1991 WSDTODAYI Editor: FreemanStamper
WSDTODAYI, a conplernent to THE WESTERNSTAR newsletler,tackl€s cunent issues, questions and news. Published only when ther€ are
Club activities on Monday/Wednesday, it is availableonly at th€ activity. Questions,topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views
€xpress€d are thos€ of lhe aulhor.
WELCOME!
Your presencethis eveningat this Basicssquaredanceclassof WesternStarDancerscould changeyour life.
We'llnot get intoany of the headythoughtsof the danceform,but you shouldbe awareof a few things.
Squaredancingis not square. At WesternStar,we combinenewand old soundsof music. Youjust neverknow
what you'll hearnext.
lf you squaredancedas a child,you'll probablyfind thereare somedifferencestoday. Just as you havegrownup,

so hasthe danceform. Ourstructurefollowstheformatoutlinedby a world-wideorganization knownas Callerlab.
WesternStar celebratesits 10thanniversaryin March'92. You are the 17th Basics/Mainstream classto have
beentaughtby our club. So,you can seewe havea lot of experience.Yourclasswill foreverbe known as Green
91. (Oh,that'sa colorof the rainbowflagwiththe yearyour classbegantackedon.)
Peoplewho attendyour classand havealreadyhad squaredanceinstructionare referredto as angels. They
answeryourquestions and dancewhennon-students areneededto fill outthe square.Thoseangelicbodieshave
for yourGreen91 classis FREEMANSTAMPER.He
a headhonchoreferredto as the archangel.Thearchangel
is assistedby TOM TRIPP.
Someclub memberschosefor variousreasonsto join yourclassas fee-paying students.Theyareaffordedallthe

privileges
of classmembers,but you can identifythemby a greenstarstuckto theirbadges.
But,morelmportantthantheseheavenly-sounding bodiesareyourinstructors.RONMASKERand EDDIESMITH
havemoreperson-hours of instruction to theircreditthanyou canevenpossiblyimagine.Sinceyou can'timagine
the exactamountof time,l'lljust tell you thatyou can'tgo manyplacesin the gay squaredancecommunityin the
UnitedStatesand Canadawithoutsomeoneknowingone of themor knowingof one of them.
Mostof the membersof WesternStarlivein the BayArea;however,we do havea memberlivingin Thailand.He
oncestartedrightfromthe beginning whereyou aretonightand nowcarriesthoseskillsto foreigncountries.Your
classwill be no differentfromour generalmembershipin thatyourprofessions
will rangefrom retiredto physicians
to customerservicerepsto computernerds.
Squaredancingis fun! (if you let it be fun) Pleaserelax,smile,believeyou will enjoyyourself,andtakeit one step
at a time. Justas soonas we can get the classoff the ground,you'llbe acquainted with the manysocialaspects
of our club. Manyfriendshipshavestartedthroughmembership in our clubandclasses.You'llhavean opportunity
to makefriendsin your classas well as with membersfrom about40 otherclubsaroundthe UnitedStatesand
Canada.
Butdon'tbeoverwhelmed. Regularattendance
andattention directionshaveintroduced
to theinstructors' hundreds
of peopleto the benefitsof squaredancingwith WesternStarDancers.
NOTEJUSTTO YELLOW91 GRADUATES:lf you are planningto becomea memberof the club,your prorated
EddieSmith.Onceit appearsall the graduateshavejoinedwho
feesfor 1991of $6 are nowdue to the Treasurer,
are goingto join,your rhinestone
(wow!)badgeswill be ordered.We'dliketo do this realsoon.
ANDNOTETO MAINSTREAM/PLUS DANCERS:TheEVRCwillbe closedon Monday,October14. WSDwillbe

darkthatevening.We'llseeyou againnextWednesday, October16. lf you planto dancethisSaturdayafternoon,
October12,pleasesignthe rostertonightand be at Anna'sat 12:30p.m.on Saturday(132HartfordSt).
I,ISD TODAY
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6, 1991 EDITORK
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i ANRn e w s l e t t e r ,t a c k l e s c u r r e n t i s s u e s ,
q u e s i io n s & n e w .s P u b l .si h e dw h e nt h e r e a r e C lu b a c tj v i t e s o n M o n d a y / l ' l e d n e s d a y ,
j t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l y o n t h e s ec l u b o r c l a s s n ' i g h t s . Q u e s t i o n s t, o p " i e s ,a n d o p i n i o n s
a r e s o l i c i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e dV.i e w se x p r e s s eadr e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r s .
W E L C OtM o Et h e s e c o n do f W e s t e r nS t a r D a n c e r s i' n t r o d u c t o r yn i g h t s . W eh o p ea ' | 1 o f

y o u h a v eb r o u g h ta f r j e n d t o n i g h t t o s h o wt h e mt h e f u n y o u h a d l a s t w e e k .
C l a s sw i l l o f f j c i a l l y b e g i n n e x t W e d n e s d a y , O c t o b2 e3 r d . T h e e n t i r e B a s ' i c sc l a s s
s e s s ' i o nws i l l l a s t a b o u t 1 5 w e e k s ,d u r i n g w h i c ht i m e y o u w i l l l e a r n a b o u t 5 0 s q u a r e
d a n c ec a l l s . A l l t h i s i s y o u r s f o r o n l y S 4 5 . T h i s c l a s s f e e a l s o e n t ' i t 1 e sy o u t o
r e c e i v ea c o p y o f a l l o f W e s t e r nS t a r ' s p u b l j c a t i o n s . Y o uw i l l a l s o r e c e i v ey o u r
o f f i c i a l c l a s s b a d g ew h i c h i s t o b e w o r ne a c hw e e k . T h i s c l a s s b a d g ee n t i t l e s y o u
t o a p r i o r i t y s p o t i n a s q u a r e . A n g e l s( s e e n e x t p a r a g r a p ha) r e u s e dt o f i l l i n
v a c a n ts p o t s i n y o u r c l a s s s q u a r e . Y o u r b a d g ew i l l a l s o i d e n t i f y y o u a s a m e m b e r
o f t h e " G R E E'N 9 1 C L A S S "T. h i s j s t h e f o u r t h c o l o r o f t h e r a ' i n b o w flag andfourth
c l a s s ( o f i 7 c l a s s e si n t h e c l u b ' s h i s t o r y ) w h ' i c hw e h a v ej d e n t j f i e d u s ' i n gt h ' i s
system.
A N G E LaSr e t h o s e C l u b m e m b e rwsh oh a v ea l r e a d yc o m p l e t e cdl a s s e sa n d a r e h e r e t o

h e l p y o u . T h e yw i l l f j l l o u t s q u a r e sa s n e e d e da n d p o i n t y o u i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n
' i f y o u g e t 1 o s t . I f y o u f i n d s o m e o ngee t t i n g a f i t t l e o v e r l y e n t h u s i a s t i c , s i m p l y
r e m j n dt h e mt o b e a b i t m o r eg e n t l e , s m i l e a n d c o n t i n u e .
A R E M I N DTE0RA L LA N G E L S r e: m e m b et hr a t w h e nt h e i n s t r u c t o r ( s ) i s s p e a k i n g ,t h e r e
s h o u l db e n o o t h e r t a l k ' i n g i n t h e s q u r e s .
A s y o u g r a d u a l l yg e t a c q u a i n t e w d i t h c l a s s m e m b e rasn d A n g e l sa l ' i k e , y o u w i l l l e a r n
t h a t y o u r a s s o c j a t i o nw i t h l , l e s t e r nS t a r D a n c e r w
s i l l i n c l u d e a v a r i e t y o f ' d a n c e sa n d
D0 D A Yj o
s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s . T o n i g h t se d i t o r s o f l ^ l S T I i n e d t h e C l u b i n 1 9 8 9a n d h a v e
f o u n d i t t o b e a m o s t p o s i t i v e e x p e r i e n c e . C h a n c easr e g o o dt h a t y o u w i l l t o o .
O u r C l u b h a s o v e r 1 2 5 c u r r e n t m e m b e rasn d 2 8 n e wg r a d u a t e sf r o m t h e " Y E L L O W ' 9C1L A S S "
w h i c hw a s j u s t c o m p l e t e d . O u r i n s t r u c t o r s , E d d ' i eS m i t ha n d R o nM a s k e ra r e n o t h ' i n g
short of terrific. T h e a r c h a n g e (l o r h e a dA N G E Lf o) r y o u r G r e e n9 1 c l a s s i s
F r e e m aSnt a m p e r a , n d i s a s s i s t e db y T o mT r i p p . T h e s ef i n e p e o p l ew i l l h e l p y o u a n d
answea r n y q u e s t i o n sy o u m i g h t h a v e . D o n ' t b e a f r a ' i d t o c a l l o n t h e m .
R E G U L AT RT E N D A N T0 C L A S ISS I M P 0 R T A NaTs ,w h a ty o u l e a r n t o n i g h t i s b u i l t u p o n
CE
what y o u l e a r n e dl a s t w e e k ,a n d t h e w e e kb e f o r e . M a k ee v e r y e f f o r t t o b e h e r e e v e r y
W e d n e s d aay n, d y o u ' l l f i n d t h e c l a s s t o b e f a r m o r er e w a r d i n ga s t h e w e e k sg o b y .
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N O T E ST O A N G E L S
P R E S E NTTO N I G H T
Don'tforget the Halloween D a n c ew ' i t h c a l l e r B e r t S w e r e ro n M o n d a y , 0 c t o b e2r8 t h , 7 : 3 0 P M ,

h e r e a t t h e R e cC e n t e r . B r i n g m u n c h j eas n dy o u r $ 4 . 0 0a d m j s s j o n .
0 n 0 c t o b e r1 9 t h a t Z P M ,t h e r e w ' i l l b e a n i n f o r m a lc o m m i t t eme e e t i n gt o s e e ' i f t h e r e i s e n o u g h

i n t e r e s t t o p u r s u ea b j d w i t h t h e I A G S DtC o h a v et h e a n n u a lc o n v e n t i o nh e l d i n S a n F r a n c i s c o
i n 1 9 9 6 . T h i s m e e t i n gi s l i s t e d o n t h e O c t o b e rc a l e n d a ra s b e i n g h e l d o n V e r m o nSt t , b u t
t h e l o c a t i o n h a s b e e nc h a n g e d is'invited to attendand
t o 3 4 5 C h u r c hS t a t 2 P M .E v e r y o n e
e x p r e s st h e j r v j e w s . ( N o t l ^ l S sDp o n s o r e d )
WSD TODAY
october 21, 1991
WSD TODAY is a complement to THE WESTERN STAR monthly newsletter. Published

Monday and Wednesday evenings, wSD TODAY addresses Western Star activities
in the near future. Input from you is always encouraged. Views expressed
are those of tbe author. Eddie S.
GREEN'91 CLASS The two "fntroductory" nights for the new class were a huge
success. For those of you who couldn't be there, we had about 5O brand new,
sbining faces out on the dance floor kicking up their heels with enough
angels to make 9! squares dancing. (That's right,9!) Remember, if any of
you have friends who couldn't make it the first two evenings, it's not too
late. This Wednesday is the official "First Night" of Green'91 and we wil.l
be covering everything from the beginning.
W E L C O M f N GP O T L U C K - G R E E N ' 9 1 We're not wasting any time introducing this

new class to the social aspects of wSD as well as the dancing. November 9
at 7:30, Ed Conley and PauL Cahill are, once again, generously opening up
their home for a "Get To Know the Green'91 Class" potluck. Put those Julia
Child thinking caps on and let the partying with Green'9L begin.
YELLOW'91 GRADUATES - REMTNDER (MAYBE THE FINAL ONE) ff you want to join
wSD as a full member, continue to receive WSD publications and receive your
"official" club badge, you need to fill out Form one, take a mere $6.0O out
of your pocket, and turn them in to Treasurer Eddie (that's me, by the way)
yesterday if not sooner. We would Like to send in only one order for the
badges and many of your felLow grads are already anxiously awaiting their
badges to wear proudly at the many events that are on the calendar in the
very near future. Don't delay - Join today!! (Sounds Iike a diet program
recruiting slogan, sorry! )
WESTERN DAY ON MARKET STREET This Saturday, October 26, WSD will once again
be strutting its stuff (dancing, I mean) on Market Street in front of Coerboy
country. There will be square dancing, tt^ro-stepping if you like and just
general socializing from 1:OO to 3:OO. Everyone is invited to join. If
you're so inclined for an afternoon of dancing, we will rendezous at 12:30
at Anna's house, (I32 Hartford, for those of you who have been living in a
cave and haven't seen this address one or two hundred times already). To
help get everyone who wanders by in the country mood, everyone is asked to
pull out your cowboyest western drag and bring the OId West to the Castro.
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN Although in this town no one really seems to need a
special day 1or days) as an excuse to pull out those wigs and frills and hit
the streets, the Official Day(s; are upon us. Monday, October 28 will be
wsD's evening of contributing to the Hal}oween madness. Rummage through the
backs of those closets and find that "just too perfect" outfit, practice a
couple of hours around the house in those pumps and hit the dance floor at
7:30. Bert Swerer will once again be calling up a storm for us and if you
haven't danced to Bert before, you are guaranteed a good time. we are
inviting the Green'91 class to join us that night -- although they won't be
very far through the Basic list, it will be a great opportunity for theo to
see how much fun WSD can be or to scare them off conpletely. See you there!
WSD TODAY
October 2f, 199L
WSD TODAY is a complement to THE WESTERN STAR monthly newsletter. Published

Monday and Wednesday evenings, WsD TODAY addresses western Star activities in the
near future. Input from you is always encouraged. Views expressed are those of
the author. Eddie S.
WELCOME! WELCOME! WELCOME! Tonight is the official "First Night" of the Green'91
Class at Western Star Dancers. If you ureren't able to make it to one of the first
two "freebie" nights and are stepping out onto a square dance floor for the first
time, have no fear. We will start from the very beginning this evening and have
you dancing in no time. You seasoned veterans from the last two weeks, welcone
back and don't think you won't be doing some learning tonight also. Please
remember, your Archangel, Freeman, and his Assistant, Tom, and your instructors,
Ron and Eddie, are always ready to lend a helping hand if you have any questions
or problems. Don't be afraid to ask -- that's how you're going to learn!
THE SOCIAL wHfRL Western Star Dancers combines a very active dance schedule with
an egually active calendar of social events -- video parties at members' homes,
picnics, our infamous "Dine and Dish" evenings just to name a few. We're not
going to r^raste any time introducing Green'91 to WSD's social aspects either.
Just read on!
W E L C O M f N GP O T L U C K - G R E E N ' 9 1 Mark November 9 at 7:3O p.m. on your calendars

right now. Once again, Ed Conley and Paul Cahill are, generously opening up their
home for a "Get To Know the Green'91 CLass" potluck. WSD members will be
providing aII of the eats, so put on those Julia Child thinking caps on and get
cooking. You members of Green'91 just need to be there. This is always an
evening of good conversation and lots of laughter so don,t miss it.
IT'S THAT TfME AGAIN Although in this town no one really seems to need a special
day (or days) as an excuse to pull out those wigs and friLls and hit the streets,
the Official Day(s) are upon us. Monday, october 28 at 7:3O right here at Eureka
VaIIey Rec Center wiLl be WSD's evening of contributing to the HalLoween madness.
Rummage through the backs of those closets and find that "just too perfect"
outfit, practice a couple of hours around the house in those pumps and hit the
dance floor. Bert Swerer wiII once again be calling up a storm for us and if you
haven't danced to Bert before, you are guaranteed a good time. Yes, Green '9L,
you're invited too. True, you won't be very far along, but Bert will be calling
some tips that you'11 be able to handle with no problem. This dance wiLl be $4.O0
for WSD members, $2.00 for creen'91 members. See you there!
WESTERN DAY ON MARKET STREET This Saturday, October 26, WSD will once again be
strutting its stuff (dancing, I mean) on Market Street in front of Cowboy Country.
There wiII be sguare dancing, two-stepping if you like and just general
socializing from 1:00 to 3:00. Everyone is invited to join. If you're so
inclined for an afternoon of dancing, we will rendezous at L2:30 at Anna's house,
132 Hartford. To help get people who warrder by in the country mood, everyone is
asked to pull out your cowboyest western drag and bring the Old West to the
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WSD TODAY!
NOVEMBER
4, 1991
W S DT O D A Y ! i s a c o m p L e m e n t t o T H E WESTERNSTAR monthly newsletter.

Published Monday and Wednesday eveninqs, WSD TODAY addresses
Western Star activities in the near future. Input is always
encouraged. Views expressed are those of the author, Ron M.
ATTENTION YELLOW CLASS MEMBERStonight you should pay your WSD

membership fees if you would Iike to have your club badges ordered.
otherwise you will have to wait for the next order to go in. See
Eddie.
Remember the potluck/social for the Green Class & friends is this
Saturday November 2,1991 at 7:30 at Eddie Jo Conley & PauI
Cahillts, 79 Elgin Park, 558 8467. Here is a chance to meet the
new class and to show off your culinary talents. There is a sign
up sheet tonight at the table.
TO WSD members who angel on Wednesdays a reminder that the class

will be meeting this Wednesday November 6th in the Community room
of Douglas School (the corner of 19th and Collingwood). Enter the
door on 19th street near Collingwood.
WSDis having another of its fabulous garage sales in December. If

your thinking of haul-ing of f junk to open up a little space in your
home, donrt. Save it for us, werll turn it into gold for the club.
More details later.
Western Star goes ape art the Zoo Dance! The dance will be held at
the Recreation Center for the Handicapped on November 23rd, Craig
Rowe is calling.
Thanks to everyone who showed up at the Cowboy Countryrs

Anniversary and danced in front of their store.
l^lSD
TODAY!
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lrSD ToOAYIa coflptement to Ihe llestern Stsr, tacktes current issues, questions & ners. Publ.ished onty rhen
there are Ctub activities on l,londay/tJednesdaynights. Avaitabte onty at those activities. Question, topics
& opinions are soticited and encouraged. Viere expressed are those of the author/s.
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A g r e a t B I G T H A NY K OUto E d C o n ley& Paul Cahill for hosting the welconepar ty

f o r t h e G r e e nC l a ss. i t w a s a hugesuccess. For those whodidn' t cone -
th e r e r a s r a l l to w a l l p e o p l e , a nd wall to wall food. Ever ythingfr on tur key
to pasta to scrunptious desserts. Thanksto all whobrought the food and to
all who cane. Did'ja enjoy the latest production fron C&CStudios? Just
th i n k - Y o uT o o C a nB e A S T A R ! lle also played sonethingcalled PeopleBingo
( I t h i n k ) - so n eo f u s g o t to kn oweachother ' s nanes. Ther ewill be a tes t
tonight to see how well you renenberthen. again thanks to Paul & Ed for
o p e n i n gu p th e i r h o n eto th e h o ar dsof us' ns.
, r e e nC l a s s , n o wt h a t y o u ' v e b e e no f f i c i a l l y w e l c o m e dJ,o u g e t d o w nt o
l . | e 1 1G
t h e r e a l w o r k i n g so f W S Dw , h i c h i s D a n c e- D a n c ea n d m o r eD a n c e ! ! Y o u r e a l 1 y
a
a r e F U Nc l a ss a n d yo u ca tch o n to the cal 1s ver y welI . So keep up the go od
w o r k a n d r e me mb e r. E N J0 Y !
Comin'Up S o m eS a t u r d a ya f t e r n o o nw o r k s h o p st,h e f i r s t o n e o n N o v . 2 3 ,
Fn
fr o m 1 2 - 2 P M. T h a t sa mee ve n jngis the 200 DANCE at the Recr eat' ionCenter
f o r t h e H a n d i c a p p e- ds o h a v j n gp r a c t j c e de a r l j e r i n t h e d a y y o u ' a l 1 s h o u l db e
r a r i n g ( o r r o a r i n g ) t o g o ! T h e r ew j l l b e d a n c i n ga t a l l l e v e l s . I ' l er e a l j z e
i t ' s n o t e a s y f o r s o m ep e o p l et o a t t e n d t h e i r f i r s t d a n c ef o r o n e r e a s o no r
o- a n o t h e rs o I w o u l dl i k e t o e n c o u r a gyeo u t o p l e a s ec o m e- j t w i l l n o t o n l y
\\ e n h a n c yeo u r d a n c i n gb u t y o u w i l l g e t t o s e e s o m eo t h e r l e v e l s d a n c i n ga n d
a g a ' i nm e e tn e wp e o p l e- a b o v ea l l i t ' s F U N ! ( A n dG r e e n i e si t ' s h a l f p r i c e f o r
\)\\'yo u - a m e r e$ 3 . 0 0 . S i x f o r t h e r e s t o f u s . )
T h e v e r y n e x t d a y , S u n d a yN
, o v e m b e2 r4 , i s C h r i s t m a sS h o p p i n g
at the Berkeley
FleaMarket.
In December,two more Saturdayllorkshopsand the FAM0US }lSDGARAGE

SALE. Plus
o u r C h r i s t ma sP a rty/Gi ft E xch a nge - mar kthis date Monday,Dec. 23r d.
d e t a i l s t o f o l l o w o n m o s to f t h e a b o v e - m e n t i o neevde n t s .
Y o u r Bo a r dof D i re cto rs me t A L L DAYSundayand we have plannedan exciting

y e a r f o r y o u ! H o w 'sth i s. l ,lovies,6ameNights, nor e TheneNights,
F i e l d t r i p s , l |yste ry D a n ce ,P ro g ressiveDinner s,Scavenger Hunt, Picnics, an d
S H 1 P P I N G! are j u st so meo f j d e a s that wer e batted ar ound.
FYI - A l l P o s i t i o n D a n c i n g= A P Da n d D a n c i n gB y D e f i n i t i o n = D P D .
HAPPY - r{'vEl'IBER
BIRTHDAY BABIE'"
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expressedare solely those of the author. This issue is bv Scott.
Ready. . Our Monday nights are a good opportunityfor recentYellow '91 and plus graduatesas well as for
all to
improveon their squaredancingskills. Tonite a big welcometo Andy Shore- we're iooking forward to your challenging
andfun calling! Thanksfor being with us.
Set.. . For thoseof you Angelingwith the Green'91 folks on Wednesdays - pleaseconsideraskingan individualclass
memberto attendthis Saturday'sdance.Sinceit will be their first danceandmanymay be downright scared,a personal
wordof encouragement couldhelpbreaktheice.If youfeelambitious,you mightwantto organizea smalltravelinggroup
Mark. . . Your calendarstbr this Saturday's"Zoo Dance" (yes,'Animal Motif fashionwill be in vogue)at the "Rec
Centerfor the Handicapped"(not at St Paulus!!).CraigRowe,big time nationalcallerwill be makinghis callingdebut.
Art Bradleyis the eventcoordinator- you cancontactwith any questions,or checkyour newslett.rlo, a flyer with
att
the details.
SaturdayDec 7th: afternoonworkshops,a potluckanddance"Silver Belles& Beaus"with the alwayspopular

Jett Roberts.And you could get someChristmasshoppingin at Old Town Sacramento. Flyers for this Cipit4-City
Squares eventwill be availableshortly.Scott,the fbrmer car pool Poh Bah, returnsto organizetravelingplansfor thii
event.
Saturday/Sunday Dec. l4l15: More Christmasshoppingopportunities availableat the WSD GarageSale- and
ifyou arecleaninghousefor theholiclaysbe sureto saveyourtreasures andnot sotreasured donationsuntil then.Thanks!
SaturdayDec l4th: the El Camino Reelers(Andy'shomeclub) celebratetheir Sixth Anniversary with quite
a coup- the callingof BroncWise! He too is makinghis callingdebut(thebig nameskeeprolling in!). Get ticketsin
advance for a discount.Flyersavailableshortly.
GO. . . AND HAVE FUN!
Note to Yellow '91 memberswho haven'tjoined the club: pleasesign up now in order to receiveyour December
mailings.
Again,our very specialthanksto MichaelMonzo(EventCoorrlinator)

andto Ed & Paulfor their gracioushospitalityat
the quitefabulousGreen'91 Potluckreception.
The club is pleasedto announcethat we now havethe Rec Centerfor Saturdayworkshops.There will be approx 2
a
month- andthe first one is this Saturdayfrom 12 - Zpm.If you'd like to help with the Gieen '91 class,here'sanother
opportunity.
C & C studios,who bring you the "Window To The Stars" seriesarepleasedto announcea New year' Eve party and
premiereshowingof "CrossFire5 (Part 1)"!!! This latestinstallmentin the now infamoussquaredance
soapopera
promisesto be a blockbuster.At Scott& Johns,3811 l6th st, SF about8pm - we'll haveflyers out soon.
Finally, the SF DiabetesAssn has a day long eventthis Saturday.And there will be a 'learn how to square dance'
workshopfrom 3:30 to 4:30 featuringour own Bill Whitefield.It is at the RamadaHotel 1231Market St. If you,ve
@
got the time and interest,Bill would appreciateyour Angelingexpertise.Thanks!
WSD TODAY!
Monday November25,1991 Editors: Felix and Bob
tfsD ToDAYI A rupplen€nc co fllE wESTERN srAR noeglatt.r for curr.nt ierucr, qucrlionr rnd ncs. Publirhad xonday lnd tf.dnr!d.y.
Ouarciona, topic!, rnd opinions rrs .oli,cited and encouragad. virrs arpraltad rra !hor. of th. luthorr.
A BIG THANK YOU - rhanks to Art Bradley and all the people that
helped rnake the Zoo dance a huge success. Craig Rowe was wonderful
(and cute). T h e G r e e n C l a s s is looking good! They did very well and
should be proud!
THANK YOU - Thanks to Bi1r, scott, and Felix who came and hetped
out at the 8.F. Diabetes A g g n . r s r f l e a r n t o S q u a r e D a n c e r l at the
Ramada Hotel on Saturday afternoon. A good time was had by a l l !
THANK YOU - Thanks to Anna Damiani for putting together the trip
to the Ashby BART station for the Flea Market. Many got excellent
bargins.
GARAGE SALE Speaking of Garage sales, The wsD carage Brle will
be Saturday and Sunday, Decenber L4 and 15. It will be at Felix
and Bobrs on Castro Street. Save those items for that weekend.
One personrs junk is another personts treasure.
BASIC WORKSH0P- rhe next Basics workshop witl be saturday, Dec.

L4, at the Eureka Valley Rec Center from 12 Noon to 2 P.M.
PARTY TIME - Never to earry to start thinking of a party. The IISD

Chrigtmas Party and Gift ExchaDge will be held on Monday, Decenber
23, at 7:30 P.M. T h e r e w i l l b e dancing, partying, gift exchange
and a whole lot of fun! ! ! So mark your calendars. More to come
Iater on this.
DANCII{G saturday, December 7, brings afternoon hrorkshops, a pot-

luck and the dance 'r8ilver Belles t Beausrr with the caller Jett
Roberts. The dance wll be held in Sacramento by the Capital City
Squares. Flyers for this event are available. Scott will be orga-
nizing car pools to this event.
DANCIIIG II saturday, DecernberL4, brings us the EI canino Reel-

ersr Sktb Anniversary Dance with the calling of Bronc Wise. Tick-
ets in advance for a discount. F1yers are available.
LABTLY - On behalf of all the members of WSD, ne would like to wish

all of you a very trappy Thanksgivingl ttt
REMEI,IBER NEXTIÎEDNESDAY'S,
DECEMBER 4, BASICCLASS
I{ILL BE AT THED0UGLAS 01{19ru ST.
SCHOOL
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Your Car Pool PoohBah
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''!ilESTERN STAR'' NE\TSLETTER LAST \(/'EEK, PLEASE

IF YOU DIDN'T PICK I.IP YOUR BE SURE TO
DO SO TONIGHT - YOU GET THE NE\ilS FASTER AND THE CLIIB SAVES POSTAGE!
Class tonight should be a good way to work off some of those extra Thanksgiving pounds - hope you'all had
a great one! - and to get warm. The frost is definitely on the pumpkin. And the holiday season is here, ready
or not. Remember when you were a kid? Christmas would still seem a long way off.
SLEIGH RIDE: Afternoon workshops (at classlevel!), a potluck and dance "Silver Belles & Beaus" with the
alwayspopularJett Robertsis just over the river and thru the woods. This Saturday,in Sacramento,hostedby our
friends at CAPITAL CITY SQUARES. Vhy not make a day of it? You could get some Christmas shopping in at
'Nut Tree'. Flyers for
Old Town Sacramento,or at all those new discount houseslocated acrossfrom the this
Capital City Squaresare on the back table and in your newsletter.There is also a car pool Pooh Bah, namely
myself, here tonight and ready to assistwith your travel arrangements:Pleaseseeme if you can offer rides, or if
you needa ride.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING: Saturday/SundayDec. 14/15: More shopping opportunities availableat the

VSD Garage Sale - and if you are cleaninghousefor the holidays be sure to saveyour treasuresand not so
treasureddonationsuntil then. Thanks!
HOLIDAY DANCE: Saturday Dec 14th. The El Camino Reelers celebratetheir Sixth Anniversary with
quite a coup - Bronc \ilise!, who will be making his calling debut for the Gay Community. The dancewill be at
rhe "Plus" program, however there will be someclasslevel tips. Potluck prior to the danceat Andy & Randy's -
flyers in your newsletter and in the back. Tickets in advancesaveyou $$.
PLEASE CELEBRATE \ilTH US ON MONDAY THE 23RD: There will be a gift exchangeand party for
bcth Club & Classmembers.Seeyour Newsletterfor details.
NEW YEARS EVE: C & C Studios, who bring you the "Vindow To The Stars" seriescovering \flSD
evenrs,invite you to a New Year's Eve party and premiere showing of "CrossFire 5 " This latest installment in
the now infamous squaredancesoap opera promises to be a blockbuster.Remember last week when we were
about raking pictures- well many of you young ingenueswill be in this episode!At Scott & Johns, 3811 16th St,
(at Castro) 8p* - BYOB.
IT'S NOT THE NORTH POLE, BUT: Ed Conley, Tom Tripp, Anna, Marie, Freeman and more are
headedto Vegasthis week for "dancing' and Chancin"' This is the secondyear for what is rapidly becoming a
major narional (StraighQevent. They hope ro dancewith a brand new IAGSDC member, the NEON SQUARES.
AND BIRTHDAYSTOO: Theclubwill becelebrating

all monthly B'dayson the secondweek of each
month - that meansnext week for all you Decemberbabies.
GO 49'ERS: BONO KNO\flS !

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viewsexpressed
are solelythoseof the author. This issueby Scott.
The VSD Today! Editor's schedulefor first quarter 1991is being drawn up. Assignmentsare made for a one week period (Monday
& \flednesday nights) and the format is open to each editor: announcementsof upcoming events are always timely; however, it
is also an oppoftunity to express your opinions on square dance and club topics. Volunteers (and Green Class members are
welcomed as well) should contact Scott (864-6134).
HAPPY DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS TO _- HARVEY MILLS, BETTEMM, PRINS, MARK CAREY, JEFF
JTIDD, CLAIRE MEISEL, TOM SHA r, AND LARRY FRITTS.
Your intrepid editor was not in Las Vegasthis past weekend for the 2nd annual 'Dancin' and Chancin'" ,
however, he does have a way of tapping into reliable sources.Evidently the crew of Anna, Freeman, Tom, Marie,
Ed C. et al had a great time, actually WON $, hobnobbed with the Marsum's and the Sheffield'sand most callers
(is Freeman a 'caller groupie?)and made some bookings for WSD, raisedthe visibility of the IAGSDC dancing in
the front squareand getting complimentary comments from callersand dancers,including some from Iowa! They
also got together with the newest member of the IAGSDC, the NEON SQUARES. 'Welcome back! we look
forward to hearing ALL the news.
'WSD'ers
NOT as glamorous as Vegas,but lots of fun - 2 squaresplus of travelled up to Sacramentoon
'Silver Belles
Saturdayfor a delightful and Beaus": Our car made a 'retail therapy' stop at the outlet stores across
from the Nut Tree on I-80, where there are now over 95 stores.Saleprices, yes, but I didn't seeany unbelievable
discounts.And there is somethingstrangeabout a Royal Doulton outlet - china for only $150.00a setting!!The
drive through Sacramentowas especiallybeautiful, almost Fall like, with tree lined streetsfilled with leavesand
'!fe
crisp air. dropped our Green Classtravelers,Johann and Michael, off at the MS workshop (which we heard
later was excellent)and drove over to Old Town for some double caffe lattes and lots of laughswith Bob H. and
Vince. After a bountiful and yummy potluck, ten squareswhirled and twirled to the always great calling of Jett
Roberts.The new kids, and all of us, had a greattime.
SQUARELING - A - SQUARELING!! FOGGY CITY DANCER'S traditional squareling through the

Castro will occur on Thursday the 19th. Meet at Live Oak School at 7:30, squarelingbegins at 8pm.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING: Saturday/SundayDec. t4/15 More shopping opportunities availableat the

\fSD Garage Sale.
HOLIDAY DANCE: Saturday Dec 14th. The El Camino Reelers celebratetheir Sixth Anniversary with
quite a coup - Bronc \(ise!, who will be making his calling debut for the Gay Community. The dancewill be at
the "Plus" program, however there will be some classlevel tips. Potluck prior to the dance at Andy & Randy's -
flyers in your newsletter and in the back. Tickets in advancesaveyou $$.
PLEASE CELEBRATE \7ITH US ON MONDAY THE 23RD: There will be a gift exchangeand party for
both Club 6r Classmembers.Seeyour Newsletterfor details.Don't miss this one!
NE\U YEARS EVE: C & C Studios,who bring you the "Vindow To The Stars" seriescoveringtil7SD
events,invite you to a New Year'sEve pafty and premiereshowingof "CrossFire5 " This latestinstallmentin
the now infamoussquaredancesoapoperapromisesto be a blockbuster.Flyer in your Newsletter.
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\(/ELCOME home from the Holidays ! !

\We hope that continued SquareDancing is a part of your resolutions. . . and to help that
'Waters,
come true, \WSD presentsFIRE AND ICE this Saturdaywith Paul and next month
THE VOICE OF MAINE IS BACK! with Ron Libby. Both danceswill be at St. Paulus and
Flyers with all the details are in your JanuaryNewsletter - which is availablethis evening.
As usual, pleasepick up your Newsletter and saveus the extra handling and postage
expenses.Thanks!
Rumorhazit that FIRE AND ICE will feature,yes, a volcano! , a snowflake contest with
'Waters-
prizes (you can also bring your own home made design),as well as Paul always
popular with dancer'sfeet and eyes!
Paul is driving up with some of the folks from L.A. on Friday. As he is anxious to see
Crossfire 5, we thought that Friday night would be good for a repeat showing of this cult
favorite. So if you missedit New Year's Eve or just want to seeit again (again?!),mark This
Friday at Bpm on your calendar.About 8p*, BYOB, at Scott and Johns - 3811 16th
St/Castro (wonh the climb).
John and I would 'We

like to personally thank all the New Year's Eve partygoers for such a
wonderful evening! couldn't have had a parry or a premiere without you! And for your
-
generosity the munchies and drinks poured in all evening - but surprisingly there was little
left the next morning - except for a few hangovers.
PLUS! YES! \WSD'sPlus classis coming. The Board will be settling on the date at
tomorrow night's meeting - but you can look for a date in February.
Also in February is the L.A Fly-In; or Drive-In as severalof us plan to motor down to
the land of LaLa. Think about it - a nice mini vacation over PresidentsDay weekend. And
they can provide for housing to make for a relatively inexpensive getaway.
The Rec Center will be closedthis weekend, so the Saturdayworkshop has been moved
to Anna's at 132 Hartford $\oon to 2PM).
Our deepestsympathiesto the friends and family of Bubbles (Mark) Savino, a friend of
WSD, who passedaway New Year's Eve and to the many squaredancersin the Bay Area
and around the country who knew Jrrry Hove of Foggy City Dancers.Jerry passedaway
on New Year's Day and a memorial serviceis planned for SaturdayJanuary11. Anna has
the information regarding location and time.
Let's Dance!
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views are solely those of the author. This issue is by Tom T.
Saturday nightts FIRE AND ICE dance with Paul Waters was a
rousing success and aII of us who attended had a great tirne.
Remember that your dancing wili- improve the more you do it (not
unlj-ke many things) so be sure to rnake an effort to attend these
special events. I was particularly pleased to see so many happy
faces from the GREEN r 9 1 CLASS in attendance.
A special thanks to Scott and John who once again graciously

opened their lovely home for another viewing of Crossfire 5 last
Friday night. Paul did not arrive by 9:1-5, but we'11 excuse
her/hirn this tirne.
MoNEy.. . lIOlltY. .. llOIfEI. .. llOItEY. .
It is neither the intent nor the desire of Western Star to

constantly badger itts club or class nembers for money, however,
the responsibility of runningr a dance/social club dictates that
from time to time it is necessary to collect funds for operating
expenses. Thatrs why we like to tell people up front when
expenses will be coming upr so that they can plan and save for
them. There are two expenses coming up, of which you should be
aware:
Around the beginning of February you will be completing your
Basics sguare dance instruction and will then be ready to
proceed with the Mainstrearn program. The cost of the M/S
program wil-l be $45.00 payable at the beginning of the
instruction. For anyone for whorn this may create a
financial hardship, arrangements can be made for payments.
March 13, L4 & l-5 Wester Star Dancers will be hosting our
TEN YEAR anniversary Fly-In. Fortunately, most of you will
not have to fIy in unless you choose to do it under your own
power or unless you have a special broom. We plan to have
several hundred people in attendance at this event which
will include a formal dinner, buffet brunch and two very
special and exciting nationally known callers. The event
will be held at a Location which the club must rent, and the
cost for an entire weekend of fun, fellowship, food and
dancing is only $60.00 if you have your registration in by
January 20. After that, the price goes up. This will be
one of the largest parties that Western Star has ever held,
and Irm sure yourll all want to attend.
NEXT WORKSHOP: Sat. Jan. 25 from Noon to 2PM at the Rec Center
WSD Fundraiser for Aids Education Pasta Feed/Elephant Walk Jan 30
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10th ANNTVERSARY FLY-IN FAST APPROACI{ING! Arthoush it

seems l-ike we just got through with the New Year's holiday,
March 13, L4 & 15 is not that far away. The registrations for this
WSD extravagance are beginning to pour in. 89 people have
registered as of yesterday's mail. I do want to clear up an error
t h a t a p p e a r e d i n l a s t w e e k ' s W S DT o d a y ! c o n c e r n i n g t h e c o s t o f t h e
fly-in for class mernbers. The FIy-In Weekendpackage for any class
member is $50.00 not $60.0O as stated previously and does not go up
on a certain date as the general registration did on January 2I
(frorn $60.00 to $80.00). Aren't you luckyl?l This price includes
the banquet Saturday evening, brunch Sunday morning and admission
to dancing Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoonl in
other words, dlI the actlvities of the weekend. This event
promises to be one of the major gay square dance events of the
year, So make your plans now to be part of the fun.
SATURDAY REVIEW WORKSIIOPS -- WHY? Arthoush they do take

another portion of your time, the review workshops can be very
he1pful. ff your brain wasn't functioning at 100U on a class
night, you just didn/t quite understand the explanation of a
particular call (which I know couldn't be the case, since Ron and
I expJ-ain everything so-o-o-o wonderfully) or any number of other
reasons, the Saturday workshops give you the opportunity to
concentrate on particular problerns and/or questions you may have.
It's almost Iike having your own private tutor instead of being one
of the masses. You'd be surprised how much just one two-hour
session can clear up for you. If you do have questions or just
want to get in some extra dance time to solidify what you've
learned, there wilL be another workshop this Saturday, January 25,
at 12:00 noon here at the Rec Center. Hope to see a lot of you
there !
E L EP H A N T S & PASTA Don' t f or get to r tRed Star , next Thur s day ,

January 30, 6:30 p.m. on your calendars to reminder yourself to
support the WSD Fundraiser at the Elephant Walk. We are sponsoring
a Spaghetti Dinner to benefit the AIDS Health Project and the
Center for Positive Care. You can buy tickets in advance for $6.50
from Anna or for $7.00 at the door with al-l proceeds going to the
two orgranizations. Talk this event up to aII your friends and
Iet's make this another one of WSD's success stories.
MAKE PLANS NOW! -- RON I,IBI}Y - FI]BRUARY 5 - ST. PAIILUS

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l.illD I i r ; 1 , r t l I, i s h e d a r i d n r a r i e a v a i I a b l - e o n M ( ) n { : l a ya r t r l W e d n e s d a y
q j v ( : t r i . i l t ' ' 1 , , . , l , : , : , - l ; W t ft ; t t j I I l Star nrenrlters-; rrp-t,o- date t)II Crrf fent
. - r i : l i . v i 1 , - i , ; l ; i r f t .l i , : t : l u b . Input i-s always welcorne and tLre views are
solcly t,irose of tlre authcrr. Tliis issue is by Ron & Iiay.
Just a remirrder', tomorrow Jan. 30 the Westerrr Star Dancere are

6ponsoring a sp;rghetti- dinner at the Eleplrant Walk. The time is
f ronr 6:30 t t; 9: [){) and the cost ie $6.50 for advance tickets and
$7. ()0 at t,he t1or..,r. All proceeds benef it the Aids llealth Project
altd the (lerrter fr-rr Positive Care.
Arrrl if y o r . l r w o t ' r - j t : r . 1a b o u t t h e c a l r : r i e s Fon Marsk,:r'is calIing for

tlie Li,;ggy (lity I . t a n r : e r s a t L i v e U a k S c i - t o c . r lo n f J i - a n r c - , n a
dt 7:30 to
9:30. The rlarrce is Mainstream antl Plus.
New for tire money issues:
CIr-tb drres are rlue by the end of February. The fee is $30. Dues
he Ip pay f or tLre ner.r6letter , Liejp witli up k e e p of equipment and
other expFjnses. Remember no organization s r . r1v i v e s orr love alone.
Green CI ase M . ri r r s t r e a m Fee $45 w hi c h is drre somet ime 1n

Fe b r u a r y .
On Wer-lnesday February sth Ron Libby returna to call f o r u s A^ L+ JcU+.

Paulurs (llirrrch (r:orner of Gough & Uddy). The dancing will be bas ic ,
m ai t r s t r e a m , a n d p l u s . The (lost for everyone is $6. Bring
munchies. On a personal note I've enjoyed dancing to Ron before
,lnr-l I pronrise yorr an interesting night of dancing.
STITCII AND BITCII IS BACK AGAIN BY FAVORITE DEMAND. Only kiddins,

brrt j f you would li.ke a vest to wear to the f ly-in in March or if
yorl want one for the conventi,rn the time is near. David Draper
agaitr has graciorrsly agal-rr offered his work 6pace to u6 for the
making of our vests. The day will be Sunday February gth from B:30
A. M. to until they are finished. Ron Bozman( 431-0653 ) , Jeff
Juclcl and lirl Zi.gler are in charge. Cost $35 - $15 deposit is due
f irst t.lr* l't:E;l;whert the vests are done. The stitching session is
o p e r r t t ; , , r li ( l r - e , ; r i , Y e l l o w C l a s s H e m b e r s a n d t o a n y c l u b m e m b e r w h o
r l < - . r e rsi t r 1 , l r i r v , r . ) r L e Fittings will be done Jan 29, lieb 3 & 5. More
i n f , ; , r - r t r , : ir(t ,, t r r ^jr i I f r . r l l r _ . , wi r r f i y r : r b y R o n B o z m a n .
I w a r r L l . r ) b l i . : : r r l i; r l I c l r r b m e m b e r s who come to Angel on Wednesday

t:lass riiriiri.$. I t- you have anymore f ree time come to tfre workshops
o n . ' l a t , r r r r l . ' r y s[ ' e r l . r r - r r a r yt ] L h a n d 2 2 n d . a t E V R C a t 1 2 : 0 { l P . M . w e w o u l d
lr,: lr:-r;t1,y 1,,..r [itsj{j 5rf-rl-t.
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issue is by Gary and Jesse.
RON LIBBY DANCE
WEDNESDAY night, Ron Libby from Maine will be calling at our February dance. It
will be at St. Paulus Church, corner of Gough and Eddy. The dance starts at 7:00PM
and will conclude at 9:30. Ron will call Basic Mainstream and P1us. Please
bring munchies to share. Admission for this dance is $6.00 for everyone.
W A R N I N G!!! ** The vehicular traffic down Gough Street is a virtual speedway

death! PLEASE...be careful crossing Gough Street and when entering and leaving
"f
cars that are parked on the street.
-o0o-
SPAGHETTI FEEI)
Anyone who missed the fund raiser at The Elephant Walk on Thursday night really
missed a great meal; a good time was had by all. The garlic bread was simply
to die for. Ignore those nasty rumors we were counting how many times everyone
went through the food 1ine. Honest, we didnrt, and no one went through more than
once because they have integrity...and we had a sniper on the roof!!! A special
thanks to Anna, Tom, Glenn and Freeman for all of the work done to make the
event a success
-ooo-
VESTS
Ron Bozeman will be taking measurements tonight and wednesdray-, Ab-..taking measure-
ments for vests, that is!!! They are $35.00 with a $I5.00;'Yff-,tr6t the measurements,
the vests, silly! Ron, Jeff, and Ed Ziegler are in charg6 of the vest making
marathon. See them a b o u t w o r k ing on this project Sunday, February 9, 1992.
-o0o-
rLY IN
The registration forms are coming in for the Fly ln. Please remember to fill out
the housing providers f o r m i f y o u c a n p r o v i d e h o u s i n g for our out of town guests.
It would be greatly appreciated if this form is turned in with the Fly In
Registration.
-oUo-
Mn{BERSIIIP
Membership dues for 1992 are now due. The fee is only $30.00, and is a real
bargain; oj, such a bargain!
-ouo-
PLUS CIÂSS
It now looks like the Plus Class will- start here at EVRCon March 2, 1992. The
cost will au $ad.00 for dancers who have completed l"lainstream Instruction.
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WSD TODAY!
Wednesday,February12, 1992 Editors:Felixand Bob
WSD T\'DAYl A supplehent LO THE I{E9TERN STAR NEW9ICLLET fOT CUTTENL lssues. qlu6sllons and newg, Published uondry and wednesday.
Que€Lions, Lopica. and opinionB are solicited and encouraged. views expregsed are those of the auLhors -
A BIG THANK YOU - rhanks to RamonaMichaels, Michaer Monzo,

Felix Fornino, Bob Leslie, David Baker, Richard Copeland and all
who helped out to nake last Wednesday Nightrs dance a huge success.
The Voice from Maine, Ron Libby, was extremely challenging (par-
ticularly some of the calls he made from some weird positions). The
Green Class, despite all the new ca1ls he throw at them, did an
excellent job. They should be proud of they way they danced!
M0RE THANK Y0U'S - rhanks to Ronard.Bozeman,David Draper,

Sharon, John, Jeff, PhiI, Todd and all those who showed up to help
make vests on Sunday.
PARTY TIME - wDS'!s Tenth Anniversary Party and Fry-rn will be

March L3 , 14 , 15, L992. There is stil-l tirne to put in a resevation
to dance and to host an out of town person corning in for the dance.
For fuII members the cost is $80.00, for New Dancers $50.00, and
for non-dancing partners and friends $5o.00.
DANCING saturday, February 22, brings afternoon workshops and

the dance called r r A Fantasy in Februaryt'with the caller Joe Kula.
The dance wll be held in Sacramento by the Capital City Squares.
Flyers for this event are available. Micheal Borden will be
organizing car p o o l s to this event. CalI Micheal at 62L-O778 (home)
or 393-9855 (work).
PLUS CLASS - The PIus class will begin on March 2, res2 at the
Eureka Va11ey Recreation Center. The cost wil] be $45.00 for
dancers who have conpleted Mainstream.
Remember that next week, February L7, Presidentrs Day, the center
wi]"l be closed and we will be dark.
LASTLY - On behalf of all the members of WSD, we wouLd like to wish

all of you a very Uappy Valentiners Dayllll
REMEMBER NEXTWEDilESDAY'S,
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Wsp ropnY ! Friday, March 13, 1992
WSD Today! containslate breakingnews, calendarinformationand current issuesand is publishedfor WSD's

Monday and Wednesdaynight activities. Editorship rotatesthru our club membership.We're happy to continue
this small tradition at our Fly-In Celebrationwith specialissuestonight, Saurrdayand Sunday.Pleaseseethis
weekend'seditor, Scott Carey, if you haveanythingyou would like to seeincluded.
D e a rF r i e n d s ,
Welcome each of you to Western Star Dancers'Tenth birthday party! lt's

wonderful that all of you have come to help us celebratethe completion of ten
years together as a club. What better way to celebratethat by getting together
to do what we love to do - squaredance to fantastic callers.This is also an
opportunity to visit with some of those great friends we have made over the
years and to make new ones. We've planneda weekend filled with dancing
(with Mike DeSisto and Paul Marcum) and severalother surprises.As guests of
Western Star, I hope that each of you has a wonderful time while you are here.
Should you have any questionsduring the weekend, look for a someone
w e a r i n ga P I N K r i b b o n ( o r a n y W e s t e r nS t a r m e m b e r ) .T h e y w i l l b e a b l e t o
d i r e c ty o u .
My love to each of you and l'll see you on the dance floor. Don't Stop, Don't
Slow Down. Love and Yellowrocks!
Anna Damiani, Administrator
P . S . l f y o u a r e l o o k i n gf o r m o r et h i n g st o d o d u r i n gy o u r v i s i t ,c h e c ko u t t h e N a m e s
ProjectOuilt at the San FranciscoFashionCenter.
Ten yearsago this month,WesternStar Dancerswas foundedby Scott

Carey,Ron Douglass,DennisFicken,RogerPerry,Agnes Smith and three
phantoms.Disillusioned with the disco-oriented, approach
singing-calls-only
that prevailedin San Francisco Gay squaredanceduringthe'Urban Cowboy'
craze,they decidedit was time for a localclub to checkout such rumored
phenomena as "Hash","All-Position Dancing"and "Callerlab". Fortunately,
the
threephantomsweren't neededfor long. Lessthan a year later,WesternStar
has graduatedtwo classesand was well into its third one, had set up a board
of directorsannuallyelectedby the generalmembership, and had participatedin
discussionswith gay clubsfrom Miami,Denver,Sacramentoand Seattlewhich
would leadto the formationof the |.A.G.S.D.C. in 1984.Gay squaredancing
was enteringa periodof phenomenal growth, and WesternStar Dancerswould
play an importantrole. . . by RussKing (continuedon Saturday)
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O n e o f t h e m o s t m a g i c a lp a r t s o f S q u a r eD a n c i n gis the camaraderie!We're
thrilledto have so many of our friends from other c l u b s a n d a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y
h e r e f o r o u r C e l e b r a t i o nT. h a n k sf o r j o i n i n gu s !
EarlAdams Tinseltown ChristineTutte SATB

Randy Clarke El CaminoReelers Ken Kalstein Foggy City
GlennAdamski CapitalCity Bill Tyler CapitalCity
Tammy Coddington CapitalCity Art Katz Prime B's
Loren Almedia El CaminoReelers David Vanderberg Foggy City
Pete Combs CapitalCity Larry Kellogg CapitalCity
John Arnold Copper City Ken Vannice Tinseltown
Dan Craig FinestCity MichaelLandon Times Squares
John Ashley SATB DameonWalker Capital City
Dana Cromie SATB Rich LeBlanc Foggy City
Jeff Barlow CapitalCity Robert Weilbacher Gaslpht Squares
Brent Cutler CapitalCity Bill McCrory CapitalCity
Nan Bawden SATB Sonny Werhan Foggy City
LindsayDavis Times Squares Don McOueen SATB
Bob Becking Tinseltown Larry White Foggy City
Jack Dodds Tinseltown James Mead SATB
Victor Buck El Camino Reelers TerrenceWilder The Wilde Bunch
Lee Erickson Chi-Town Greg Meade Tinseltown
Dick Burdon Rosetown Roy Wyman Foggy City
MichaelFerguson CapitalCity Dennis Moore CapitalCity
Roger Burton Chi-Town Drew Morrison SATB
MichaelFoft CapitalCity Mary Ann Murphy SequoiaOcean
WilliamChickering Times Squares Kim Nagele Tinseltown
GeorgeFox CapitalCity Doris Nixon Times Squares
Ric Gonzalez The Wilde Bunch John Oshin Rosetown
Bob Stahmer CapitalCity Warren Owen El Camino Reelers
JamesGraham El Camino Reelers James Ozanich CapitalCity
Mike Staples The Wilde Bunch Rick Peterson SATB
PaulineGuillermo The Wilde Bunch Lyn Platten SequoiaOcean
RalphStarr GaslightSquares Skip Rognlien Times Squares
NaidaHindert FinestCity Larry Rose Tinseltown
Doug Stimson SATB Bob Rosenthal Times Squares
Dean Hoffman FinestCity Adam Scott Chi-Town
Robert Taylor SequoiaOcean Dan Sherman Foggy City
Kris Jensen The Wilde Bunch Dan Shoap Foggy City
Gene Tebbe Foggy City Andy Shore El Camino Reelers
BradJones Foggy City Sue Siegfried PACE
Joe Tuitama Tinseltown Mark Small Foggy City
HarlandJylha Alamo City FredericSmith Capital City
WsD rooaT ! Sunday,Marcb 15,1992
WSD Today! containslate breakingnews, calendarinformationand current issuesand is publishedfor WSD's

Monday and Wednesdaynight activities. Editorship rotatesthru our club membership.We're happy to continue this
smalltraditionat our Fly-In Celebrationwith specialissuesFriday, Saturdayand Sunday.Our editor for these
specialeditionswas Scott Carey.
In the ten years of \WesternStar Dancers' existence,a lot has changed:the 'IJrban
Cowboy'craze that helped get gay squaredancing started is a distant memory, and hundreds of
dancershave come and gone. But the principles that the club was founded on are still intact, and
have servedus well. Thanks to a Callerlab basedteachingprogram and an emphasison social
outreach beyond the club itself, we can now connect with dozens of gay clubs in the United States
and Canada(also thanks to Freeman Stamper's "Gay Travel Guide" !). \[e can also connect with the
many straight dancersand callers from the Bay area and around the country, helping to reduce
'Western
misconceptionsand prejudice on both sidesof the fence. The growth and development of
Star Dancers and that of gay squaredancing in generalhave been closely entwined for the last ten
years, as we aii give each other support and encouragementthrough good times and bad. May the
next ten years be even better ! by Russ King
(CongradsRussell for your life time member award - well deserved!)
Vhat becomesa legend most? Saturday night at SquareThru to the Tenth!
As dancersand visitors toured the City during the day, behind the scenesat the Russian
center there was organized chaos.Cars and pickups were delivering everything from casesof orange
juice to a TV and VCR. Catererswere scurrying and the decorating committee'was making magic.
As the dancersbegan arrived at 4 they were greetedby an elegantBallroom of the Stars filled with
aroma of delicious food. A very memorable evening was about to begin.
Everyone kicked in that extra spirit and at many times during the evening you could almost
cut the energy with a knife - from the hat check people with their fun pink signs,to Terry \7ilder
and 'Diamonds in the Desert' T-shirts, the C6cC studios videos, the wonderful singing telegram
surprisefrom Foggy City Dancers,the fantastic anniversarybanner from our dear sisters'Squares
Across the Border", the gorgeousand delicious food (and caterers!)and the equally gorgeousand
deliciouscake made by VSD's Michael Markic, the 50/50 prizes and the incredible generosity of all
that put almost $1,000in the pot, to all the newer dancersand the old timers and of course the
callers,Mike and Paul - all made this truly a "Celebration" Our heanfelt Thanks to ALL!
'We'd
like to recognize all the additional people who participated in the Fly-In on just Friday
or Saturdaynight or for today's activities - we wish we could list all of your names!Thanks for
coming!! There ^re a few nameshowever that we would like to add:
David Doss Van Horricks CornellTrouw

Felix Fornino Glen Levine GeorgeVoight
Jeff Hamilton El Pires Ruth Zasloff
Wsn ronrY ! Saturday, Marcb 14, 19:92
\[rSD Todayl ssffains late bre"ki''g news, calendarinformation and current issuesand is publisbed for
VSD's Monday and Vednes&y nftht activities. Editorship rotates thru our club membership. Ve're hrppy
to continue this smdl tradition aJ our Fly-In Crlebration with special issuesFriday, Saturday and Sunday.
Pleaseseethis weekend's editor, Scott Carey, if you have anythi''g you would like to see included.
- -,,,Wa$.,:,fb..unded...tgn '
'.When...Wb,Stbfn,.Star....Da' firCt QaV,.,$qtarb
V€ars',,b'g.O;..',it,..w4S:.,lnot,lthe
Francisco.lt was,'however;the tiist foial Olubto,usC,,the.,Catlertab
,dancb:,club'''in'San
program,Whichgivesallcontemporary sguaredancersusing,it a commonlahguage,,,,Wittl ,.
i.biidgeswith other gay .
,,this,,Cbmmon,,,languaQe;:,,Western,,Star,Dahce,is,,,was:,able,,to,,:bru.i:ld
'1984, With this commonfanguage,we havebuilt bridgeswith the callers:..'aoa daneers
Contentioh
..ot.:.the..,stiaight,..Squ'aie,,OanC6,Cbm.mUhitt,iWhen.,,theiii3i,d'ann,Uat,,l,iA.,G,.,S;p.C.
was held in San franCiCcoin J 986,, it was the first ,one to incfude,large::: sd61,t
paniiipiiion byatne localstraigniciuers:association,almostalt:of:wtlom,.trao,,iad
their.
first experience callingfor a gay groupat WesternStar.And,itnrrasiin,'1986
that.Weste-rn,'
Star ,membbrBob Bellvilleoecambihe first bpenlv gav member:aCceptbc, ,1hio,ine
NorthernCa|iforniaCal|ersAssociation...byRussKing(Cont.dSundaV)'''''.
SQUARE THRU TO THE TENTH openedlast night to the enjoyment of over 20

squareswhirling and rwirling to the calling of one of the rwo best callersin the world
- Mike DeSisto.Tonight we keepthose(spirits,and feet!)flying high with the
addition of the other of the rwo best callersin the world - Paul Marcum (who called
for the very first IAGSDC Conventionin Seattle198a).But without YOU this great
celebrationwould not be happening- THANKS for coming and for bringing your
marvelousenergy!Let's Partyt
Ve hope our out of town visitors bearwith us with the rain - it is not the best
weather for touring around SF, but we are now in our 6th year of drought (including
water rationing)and this rain is very very welcomed..
C6.C Studioswill have a potpourri of 'SquareDance' videos showing throughout the

'!fle
evening. hope you will enjoy. . . and pleasecome by'and let us take your video
portrait for our "Squarethru to the Tenth video" Thanks!
'We're
honoredto haveSkip Rognlien,Chairpersonof the IAGSDC, here for the Fly-
In. Be sure to seehim if you have any questionsabout the IAGSDC and be sure to
check out the Associationdisplay he is putting together - do you have any pictures to
contribute?
Are you registered?

Join a thousandand more Gay SquareDancersfor this year's
Convention "DIAMONDS IN THE DESERT" AlbuquerqueJuly 4th weekend.It
will be a ball! 1
0ver
Reunion Promenade, Tonightthe ctubwittgivea special
presentationof its current and former club and class members. WSD is
proud of the over l OOOpeople who have participatedin ten years of the
Club's activities. lf you will be participatingin the ReunionPromenade,
when requestedto do so, pleasemove quicklyto the social hall. Someone
will be there to give you the simple instructionsyou will need to share in the
excitement.
Congratulationsto all the Western Star Dancerson their Tenth Anniversaryl

'hosts' for the
Here are the WSD'ers registeredfor the Fly-ln,your
weekend:
RobertAdelman PiersGreenhill Rod Morrell

JesseAlverez Alan Hall Bill Mussman
ChrisAnderson Ray Hamilton MelindaNapier
David Baker Bob Hass Joe Nesci
MichaelBorden Kathy Healy Rod Odger
Arthur Bradley Keith Henderson C&H Ohana
Peter Bray Ron Hirsch Greg Osmond
DonaldBreer ClarkHusemann John Pulkowski
Vince Buckley Ron Jablonski Max Robb
Bud Budlong Jeff Judd ElliotSchneck
PaulCahill Larry Kelleher PhilipSchreur
PabloCandelarria RussKing RichardSimonelli
Scott Carey Bob Leslie EddieSmith
Nick Carlson Steve Leibhart Don Smith
LeeChandler HaroldLittle RichardSmith
John Conley Tony Loncich Joe Sobesiak
Ed Conley Marc Machado Johann Stahl
RichardCopeland John Markert FreemanStamper
Anna Damiani MichaelMarkic MichaelStokes
PeterDiGiulio Ron Masker MichaelThompson
DavidDraper Art McDermott SharonTracy
Leon DuBois MichaelMeehan Thad Trela
Tom Durham RamonaMichaels Tom Tripp
DavidElkins HarveyMills Todd Tryon
Gary Gray MarieMohr DennisTurner
Don Greco MichaelMonzo Curt Vantine
RobertGreen John Moore Patty White
WSD Today!
Week of March 16, L992
WSD Today! is rnade available for Monday and Wednesday night

activities ( a n d F 1 y - I n s ) . Input is always welcome. Views
expressed are those of the author. This issue is by Todd.
WOW! Congratulations and Happy Tenth Anniversary to Western

Star Dancers! What a spectacular weekend. I think the
Tenth Anniversary Fly-In rrsguare Thru to the Tenth! rr was a
big success! The hall was irnpressive and seemed to be just
the right size, the decorations hrere beautiful, the cake was
gorgeous, the food was good, the snacks on Friday were
delicious, the history and video displays were great, PauI
and Mike were the best ever, the Parade of Stars was grand,
aII the workers were outstanding, but most of aII the
dancers had FtlN! I think everyone had a very memorable
weekend. The energy level was very high and the whole
atmosphere v/as very positive and friendly.
I would like to individually thank everyone involved, but I

don't have the space (nor the mernory!) So, just THANKS!
And thank you to those who came from near and far to
celebrate with us.
I would like to welcome the Green Class to your first niqht

of Mainstream class this week. I think you'J.I find
Mainstream challenging and fun. If you find a call
difficult at first, just keep at it, it will come! Angels
are there to helpr so ask if you need help. Good luck, and
rernember, keep smiling and have fun!
I always find workshops to be extrenely helpful. They give

me a chance to get extra help with calls I find
rrchallenging", and to get some extra practice . Stay tuned
for dates and times.
Dance Ranch makes its rrre-debutn on Friday, April 3 at

7:O0pn here at Eureka VaIIey Recreation Center. Cost is
$f.OO. Come on down and learn some other kinds of country
dancing like line dances, two-step, etc.
Some other events to plan for:

- Capital City Squares retreat at Fifes in Guerneville 4/24-
4/26.
- Banner Dance with Eric Henerlau 5/9.
- Pre-Parade Dance 6/27.
- Diarnonds in the Desert, 9th Annual IAGSDC Convention in
Albuguergue 7/3-7/5.
WSD TODAY !
V(ednesdoy April 8, 1992
\fSD TODAY! is published and made available for our Monday & Wednesday night activities. Input is always
solicited and the views expressedare solely those of the author. This issueby Scott.
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We'readding50/50 to our classesfor a little fun and
fund (raising).Would-beBarkersare solicited
- pleasesee Anna! '-l-
* HAPPY BIRTHD,
S p r i n gi s i n t h e a i r a n d S u m m e ri s a r o u n dt h e c o r n e r .. *.1 ALL You APRI: \M
. a n d t h a t m e a n sA l b u q u e r q u e' 9 2 g e t s c l o s e rf e l l o w
desertrats! We've gotten a few inquiriesabout rooms A BABTES!!
BABIES!! *
to shareand such; startingnext week we'll try to
c o o r d i n a t teh i s , m e a n t i m e . .
Bob Haas(YellowClass)is lookingfor a travelingcompanion(s) eagerto explorethe wild wilde west of New
Mexicoand Utah after the AlbuquerqueConvention.Thelma,Louise? are your readingthis? Pleasegive Bob a
c a l la s a pa t 6 4 1 - 5 6 6 6 ( e v e sb e f o r e9 p m )
and more travelnews (SpringlS in the air):Welcomeback to Tom Tripp who is returningfrom a weeklong
RSVPcruise(rough,huh) and Bon Voyageto Elliotwho has left for Riga,Latviaand then on to Moscow. Elliot
w i l l t h e r ef o r a m o n t h d o i n gA I D S r e l i e fw o r k - w e ' l l b e a n x i o u st o h e a rh i s s t o r i e so n h i s r e t u r n .
W E ' R EL O O K I N GF O RA F E WG O O DM E NA N D W O M E N .. . T h eW S D T O D A Y !e d i t o r ' ss c h e d u l ei s b e i n gp u t
togetherfor the next quarter; Pleasesee Scott (864-6134) if you are interestedin a one week assignment.We
n e e dt o h e a rf r o m s o m e n e w v o i c e s !G r e e nC l a s s ? !
W O R K S H O PTSH I SS A T U R D A YN: o o nt o 1 : 3 O P MP L U S .1 : 3 0 t o 3 : 0 0 P MM A I N S T R E A M
L e t ' sD a n c e :T h i s S a t u r d a yn i g h t ,a t D o u g l a s sS c h o o lw i t h G A R YK E N D A L L7, : 3 0 t o 1 O : 3 0 7 / b u c k s ,
sponsoredby FoggyCity Dancers.We can't guaranteeyou'll know all the calls-
so go for the challengeand experience,but passif you don't want to risk frustration:
m o r et o n i g h to n t h i s i s s u ed u r i n gS T A RM O M E N T S .
A n d D a n c e :F r i d a yA p r i l 2 4 t h a t 4 5 5 F a i r o a k s( H o l yl n n o c e n t sE p i s c o p aCl h u r c h )w i t h R O N M A S K E R 7
, :30 to
9:30 S/bucks.
And Dance:WelcomeSpringat the CapitalCity SquaresRetreat@ tfre RussianRiver- starting FridayApril

24th.
G a yP r i d eP a r a d e :P a t r i c kC o l e m a no f F o g g yC i t y D a n c e r sn e e d sy o u r h e l pf o r t h e j o i n t I A G S D Cp a r a d e
c o n t i n g e n c-y p l e a s ec o n t a c th i m a t 5 6 3 - 7 1 6 1 ( p h o n en u m b e rc o u r t e s yo f B r a d l e yB e l l ! ) .
Our Thanksto the Committeeheads,Jeff, Art, Felix,and Ron J., for a successfulreturn of DANCERANCHthis
pastFriday.40 dancerstwo steppedand line dancedto the excellentinstructionof Don Grecoand all had a
goodtime - bringyour friendsnext month (first FRIDAY)- rememberno previousdanceexperienceor partneris
necessary.
BUNNIEAS N D B O N N E T SW
: S D E a s t e rS u n d a yP i c n i cr i g h t h e r ei n t h e C i t y ! A t C o r o n aH e i g h t sP a r k ,M u s e u m
Way & Roosevelt.
And last but not least: Freemanhosts a video party fund raiserat his home THIS Fridaynight at 8PM: The
t h e m ei s H O L L Y W O O D M U S I C A L S( H a n n i b aLl e c h t e rs i n g s" F o o d ,G l o r i o u sF o o d "f r o m O l i v e r ? a
) nd its only3
b u c k sa p o p . B Y O Ba t 8 p m a n d s p e n da p l e a s a nF t r i d a ye v e n i n g .
WSDIODAY !
llonday,
April13,1992
Thanksto FoggyCityfor throwinga wonderfulSaturdaynightHoedown!
We'readding50/50to ourclassesfor a littlefunandfund(raising).

Would-beBarkersare
-
solicited please
seeAnna!
EasterthisSundayat an EasterEggHunt& Picnic;at CoronaHeightsPark,

Celebrate
MuseumWay & Roosevelt- picnicstartsat 11AMandthe huntis on around1PM(bringthose
eggs!).
Thisyear'smembershipdirectory thisevening- pleasepickyourcopyup andhelp

is available
savethe postage.Thanks!Freemanfor all yourhardworkthe pastnineyears.And Thanks!
as well- Billis nowtakingoverthe'Database
go to BillMussman Czarinaship'.
Alsotakingon newresponsibilities is JohannStahlof the GreenClass.Johannis ournew

'Quarterly
Selections' editor.Johannhasextensive editorialexperienceandwe lookfonrvard to
the newlifehe will bringto thispublication.
I'msurehe will appreciate
anyarticlesor ideas
youmighthave.
Othernamesin the news:Joe Nesciwill be the eventcoordinator

for the May9th Pre-Parade
DancefeaturingAndyShore.
Therewas a squareplusfor boththe Mainstream andPlusworkshopsthis pastSaturday. . .

butwe liketo havesomeadditional Angelsupport.Particularly
for the nextworkshopson April
25th-bothAnnaandFreeman will be movingthatday(andotherwill be helping)so we could
be on the shortend.Thanks!
BobHaas(YellowClass)is lookingfor a traveling eagerto explorethe wild

companion(s)
wildewestof NewMexicoandUtahaftertheAlbuquerque Thelma,Louise? are
Convention.
yourreadingthis?PleasegiveBoba callASAPat 641-5666 (evesbefore9pm)
WSDTODAY'seditorscheduleis beingputtogetherfor the nextquarter;Pleasesee Scott

lf you are interested
(864-6134) We needto hearfromsomenew
in a oneweekassignment.
voices!
!at HolyInnocents
!DnrucE Episcopal St. (betweenGuererro/Dolores
Church,455Fairoaks @
26th)withRONMASKER,T:30 to 9:30S/bucks.
WSD Today !
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W S D T O D A Y ! I s P U B L I S H EADN D M A D EA V A I L A B L E F o R O U R M o N D A Y & WeoruesoRyNtcHTAclvtlEs. lNpur ls

A N D T H E V I E W SE X P R E S S EADR E S O L E L YT H O S EO F T H E A U T H o R .T H r s r s s u ge v S c o r r .
A L W A Y SS O L I C I T E D
Thanksto FoggyCity for throwing a wonderfulSaturdaynight Hoedown!
W e ' r e a d d i n g5 0 / 5 0 t o o u r c l a s s e sf o r a l i t t l ef u n a n d f u n d ( r a i s i n g )W
. o u l d - b eB a r k e r s
a r e s o l i c i t e d- p l e a s es e e A n n a !
CelebrateEasterthis Sundayat an EasterEgg Hunt & Picnic;at CoronaHeightsPark,

M u s e u mW a y & R o o s e v e l-t p i c n i cs t a r t sa t 1 1 A M a n d t h e h u n t i s o n a r o u n d1P M
( b r i n gt h o s ee g g s ! ) .
This year's membershipdirectoryis availablethis evening- pleasepick your copy up

and help save the postage. Thanks!Freemanfor all your hard work the past nine
y e a r s .A n d T h a n k s !g o t o B i l lM u s s m a na s w e l l - B i l !i s n o w t a k i n go v e r t h e ' D a t a b a s e
Czarinaship'.
A l s o t a k i n go n n e w r e s p o n s i b i l i t i ei ssJ o h a n nS t a h lo f t h e G r e e nC l a s s .J o h a n ni s o u r
new 'OuarterlySelections'editor.Johannhas extensiveeditorialexperienceand we
l o o k f o r w a r dt o t h e n e w l i f e h e w i l l b r i n gt o t h i s p u b l i c a t i o nI.' m s u r e h e w i l l a p p r e c i a t e
a n y a r t i c l e so r i d e a sy o u m i g h t h a v e .
O t h e rn a m e si n t h e n e w s : J o e N e s c iw i l l b e t h e e v e n tc o o r d i n a t ofro r o u r P r e P a r a d e
g u r n e x t d a n c e ,T h e ' B a n n e r
D a n c ef e a t u r i n gA n d y S h o r e .A r t B r a d l e yi s c o o r d i n a t i n o
D a n c e 'o n M a y 9 t h w i t h E r i cH e n e r l a uE. r i ci s o n e g r e a tc a l l e r- j u s t a s k H e i d iH e n e r l a u
i n t h e G r e e nc l a s s !
Therewas a squareplus for both the Mainstreamand Plusworkshopsthis past

Saturday. . . but we like to have some additionalAngel support.Particularlyfor the
next workshopson April 2sth - both Anna and Freemanwill be movingthat day (and
o t h e r sw i l l b e h e l p i n g s) o w e c o u l db e o n t h e s h o r t e n d . T h a n k s !
Bob Haas(YellowClass)is lookingfor a travelingcompanion(s) eagerto explorethe

wild wilde west of New Mexicoand Utah after the AlbuquerqueConvention.Thelma,
L o u i s e? a r e y o u r r e a d i n gt h i s ? P l e a s eg i v e B o b a c a l l a s a pa t 6 4 1 - 5 6 6 6 ( e v e sb e f o r e
9pm)
WSD TODAY's editorscheduleis beingput togetherfor the next quarter; Pleasesee

Scott (864-6134)if you are interestedin a one week assignment.We needto hear
f r o m s o m en e w v o i c e s !
! D A N C E! F r i d a yt h e 2 4 t h : at H o l y I n n o c e n t sE p i s c o p aCl h u r c h ,4 5 5 F a i r o a k sS t .
{betweenGuererro/Dolores @ 2 6 t h ) w i t h R o N M A S K E R7 , :30 to 9:30 5/bucks.
WSD TODAY!
Monday,April 20, 1992 Editors: Felix and Bob
WsD ToDAYI A rqx)l€nsn! to THE IdESTERN STAR newsletter for curonL issues, questionr and narg. Publi.hed l{ondry .nd wedn.ad.y.
guesLion!, lopics, and opinions ara soli-cired and encouraged. views express€d are thgse of the aulhors.
GAY PRIDE DAY - WesternStar will be participatingin this year's Gay Pride
Day activities. This will be Sunday,June 28. We will be havinga booth at the Givic
Centeras well as marching,excuseme, squaredancingdown MarketStreet. We
will be joining other gay squaredancingclubs in the squaringdown MarketStreet
under the Bannerof the InternationalAssociationof Gay Sqaure DanceClubs
(fAGSDC).We will need peopleto staffthe booth, squaredance, carry banners,
and to act as monitors. Pleasesee Felixor Bob for signing up for any of these
activities.
WORKSH0PS - Saturday,April 25 brings workshops,both Plus and Mainstream.

Help will be needed and we hope that the plus dancerswill stay to help out at Main-
stream- Flus will be at 12 Noonand Mainstreamat 1:30.
DANCII{G - Saturday,May 9, brings our next dance,the "BannerDance"with Eric

Henerlau. A "BannerDanceuis a dance held for the IAGSDC. See Art Bradleyto
volunteer to sell tickets, 50/50, or sodas. Saturday,June 27, brings our Pre-Parade
Dancewith Andy Shore. See Joe Nescito volunteer.
ltf0RE DANCE llEltts - Therewill be a dancethis Friday,April 24, tror ctass tevel
mainstreamand class levelplus. The dance will be at Holy InnocentsEpiscopal
Church,455 FairoaksStreet(betweenGuererroand Doloroesat 26th Street).The
callerwill be our own Ron Masker. lt will be from 7:30PMto g:30PM. The cost for
the dance will be $5.00.
'96 -
C0ilVENTI0N The 1996San FranciscoConventionhas no name. Name
the conventionand win a free registration.All detailsare on the flyer.
'92 -
COI{VENTI0t{ Thereis still time to registerfor the 1992 IAGSDCConven-
tion 'Diarnondsin the Desert"in Albuquerque"Resgistrationis $95.00.
Thanksto allwho participatedin the EasterEgg Hunt & Picnic. Specialthanks to Anna and
Freernanwho organizedthe picnic and got the prizes.
A Friendly.Reminderthat we are traving50/50raffiesat all our dasses for fun and profit (to
yor ard to tle dub). Volunteersare neededto hauft tickets. Pleasesee Anna
00il'T FORGET
DAIICE
RAI{CH
}lAYL, 7 : 30P}1.
IVSD TODAY!
Monday April 20, L992
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WSD TODAY! is pubTished and made avail-able f or our t4onday &

Wednesday night activities. Input is always solicited and the
views are soLeTy those of the author. This jssue is by Tom T.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed the beautiful

weather. Thank you to Freeman tor coordinating the picnic and egg
hunt!!!!!!
Now here's a rea/- opportunity for you to be an ANGEL. Saturday

ApriT 25th both Anna and Freeman wilT be moving and boy, do they
need heTp! The festivitjes wil-l begin at 9:00 N4 sharp at Anna's
old place on Hartford st. The plan is to load the truck there and
then take it over to 1-7t17street to her new condominium, unToad,
back a couple of doors down the street, load from Freeman's
apartment and then take it up the hiLl to his new condominium.
Gawd, aI7 of tttis moving is enough to make a body thirsty...so Anna
and Freeman wi77 be providing beverages at aLL J-ocations. There
wiIT be a nid-day break for workshops and then the unpacking
parties wiTI resume at both locations. This is a great chance for
everyone to pitch in and heTp out a coupTe of foTks who are always
wiTTing to heTp others.
Friday evening at 7:30 there'l-l be a dance featuring Ron l{asker.

The program wilI include the cTass TeveL P-Ius and l{ainstream calTs
and it wi7l be a great opportunity for y'a77 to practice those
dancing skil7s you've been deveToping in your class. The dance
wi77 be heTd at the HoIy fnnocents Episcopal Church at 455 Fairoaks
St. (between Guerrero and Dolores at 26th St.) Come, bring a sguare
dancing friend and as always, munchies to share are encouraged.
Russ King wilL be conducting workshops on Saturday here at EVRC.

PIus workshop from noon to 1:30, Mainstream workshop from 1:30 to
3:00. Angel support is needed for both, ds Anna and Freeman will
have their hands full with moving.
WsD TODAY!
Wednesday April 22, L992
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WSD TODAY! js pubTished and made avaiTabTe for our l[onday &
Wednesday night activities. Input is always soTicited and the
y_:=\_::1:::::=1!::!?:==:?:=:!?:1:!!?::==::=:=::=::==2!:!?
Now here's a real opportunity for you to be an ANGEL. Saturday
ApriT 25th both Anna and Freeman wi77 be moving and boy, do they
need heTp! The festivities wi77 begin at 9:oo AI4 sharp at Anna's
old pTace on Hartford St. The plan is to load the truck there and
then take it over to L7th street to her new condominium, unToad,
back a couple of doors down the street, Ioad from Freeman's
apartment and then take it up the hi77 to hjs new condominium.
Gawd, aLl of thjs moving is enough to make a body thirsty...so Anna
and Freeman wil-L be providing beverages at a7l- Locations. There
wi77 be a mid-day break for workshops and then the unpacking
parties wil7 resume at both Tocations. This is a great chance for
everyone to pitch in and help out a couple of folks who are always
wiTTing to help others.
Friday evening at 7:30 there'77 be a dance featuring Ron Masker.

The program wil-l include the class l-evel Pl-us and I4ainstream caLls
and it wil-L be a great opportunity for y'a77 to practice those
dancing skiLls you've been deveToping in your cl-ass. The dance
wil-7 be beld at the HoTy Innocents EpiscopaT Church at 455 Fairoaks
St.(between Guerrero and DoTores at 26th St.) Come, bring a square
dancing friend and as aTways, munchies to share are encouraged.
Russ King will be conducting workshops on Saturday here at EVRC.

Plus workshop from noon to 1:30, Mainstream workshop from 1:30 to
3:OO. Angel support is needed for both, ds Anna and Freeman will
have their hands fu1l with moving.
A friendly reminder that. we are having 50/50 raffles at all our

classes for fun and profit(to you and to the club). Volunteers are
needed to hawk tickets. Please see Anna.
WSD TODAY!
Wednesday,April 2., 1992 Editors: Felix and Bob
HSD {rODAYl A .uIX)16anC lo THE nESAERN STAI nerlltter for curr.nt ir!u.., quoltionr and nrss. Publiah.d Xonday ald fadnaa&y.
oucrt.lonr, Lopic!, ud opinicns rra aollclted ud sncourrged. viowr axprer.od rra tho.. of Lha ruthors.
GAY PRIDE DAY - WesternStar will be participatingin this year's Gay Pride
Day activities.This will be Sunday,June 28. We will be havinga booth at the Civic
Genteras well as marching,excuseme, squaredancing down MarketStreet. We
will be joining other gay square dancingclubs in the squaringdown MarketStreet
under the Bannerof the InternationalAssociationof Gay Sqaure Dance Clubs
(IAGSDC).We will need peopleto staffthe booth, square dance, carry banners,
and to act as monitors. Pleasesee Felixor Bob for signing up for any of these
activities.
WORKSH0PS - Saturday,April 25 bringsworkshops,both Plus and Mainstream.

Help will be needed and we hope that the plus dancerswill stay to help out at Main-
stream- Pluswill be at 12 Noon and Mainstream at 1:30.
DAiICING - Saturday,May 9, brings our next dance,the "BannerDance"with Eric

Henerlau.A "BannerDance' is a dance held for the IAGSDC. See Art Bradleyto
vofunteer to sell tickets, 50/50, or sodas. Saturday,June 27, brings our Fre-Parade
Dancewith Andy Shore. See Joe Nescito volunteer.
MORE DAI{CE ilEh|S - Therewill be a dancethis Friday,April 24,tror class level

mainstreamand class level plus. The dancewill be at Holy InnocentsEpiscopal
Church,455 FairoaksStreet (betweenGuererroand Doloroesat 26th Street).The
callerwill be our own Ron Masker. lt will be from 7:30PMto 9:30PM. The cost for
the dance will be $S.OO.
'96 -
C0NVENTION The 1996San FranciscoConventionhas no name. Name
the conventionand win a free registration.All detailsare on the flyer.
'92 -
C0IIVENTION Thereis stilltime to registerfor the 1992IAGSDCConven-
tion "Diamondsin the Desert"in Albuquerque.Hesgistrationis $95.00.
Thanksto allwho participatedin the EasterEgg Hunt& Picnic. Specialthanksto Annaand

Freemanwho organizedthe picnicand got the prizes.
A FriendlyReminderthat we are having50/50rafflasat all our da,ssesfor fun and profit (to
you and to the club). Volunteersare neededto hawktickets. Pleasesee Anna.
D0N'TF0RGET
DANCE
RANCH
l'lAY1, 7: 30PM.
Don't stop.
WSD Today!
Don't slow down. Wednesday,April 29, 1992
WSDToday is publishedtwice a week by WesternStarDancers,and complementsthe monthly newsletter,
The WesternStar. It is distributedat the club's Monday and Wednesdayeveningevents. The views
expressedare thoseof tonight'seditor.Bob H.
ANGEL ISLAND OUTING

A coordinatoris neededto organizethis year's July 4th picnic, scheduledfor Saturday,July 18. Last
year,the all-day outing includedthe ferry ride to and from Angel Island,a potluck picnic, volleyball,
softball,frizbee,dancingfor danglesall over the island,and lots of socializing. You won't be expectedto
do all of the organizingwork yourself,providedyou can"convince"othersto help you. This shouldn'tbe
too hardif you possess any of the following qualities:charisma,charm,talent,sex appeal,intelligence,or
superstrength.To volunteer,contactany WSD boardmember:Anna, Eddie,Freeman,Gary, Lee, Jeff J.
or Ramona.
DANCE RANCH
DanceRanchretums this Friday. The talentedand witty Don Grecowill againlead us in two-stepping,
waltzing, and line dances. No prior danceexperienceis needed.Just bring yourself, a friend or two, soft-
soledshoes,and maybemunchiesor beverages.
(DanceRanch: Friday, May 1,7.30-9:30p.m., EurekaValleyRec Center.Admission:$i.)
BaNxBnDnxcn
Here'syour chanceto supponthe IAGSDC (International Associationof Gay SquareDanceClubs). Fifty
percentof the proceedsfrom this dancego to the IAGSDC, and the IAGSDC bannerwill be on display-
hence,the name"bannerdance." Everyoneis encouragedto wear somethingrainbow-coloredin honor of
the IAGSDC colors. DancecoordinatorArt Bradleyremindseveryoneto "be generousand buy those
50/50raffle tickets." Munchiesencouraged.
(Banner Dance: Saturday,May 9,7:30-10:30p.m., St.Paulus.Admission:$6. Caller: Eric Henerlau.)
PRE.PARADE DANCE
Saturday,June27 is the datefor this year's Pre-ParadeDance with Andy Shore. The themeis "Squareup
for Gay Pride." The dancewill includefull mainstreamandplus tips. Joe Nesci,dancecoordinator,is
seekingvolunteersfor the door, 50/50, and to sell beverages.He also desperatelyneedssomeonewith
artisticabilitiesto help plan the decor. Also neededarephotographsof WSD membersat previousSF
Lesbian/GayFreedomDay Parades(e.g.marching,guerrillasquares,WSD booth,etc.) Thesewill be on
displayat the dance. If you havesuchphotos,pleaselend themto Joe;all will be returned.Rememberto
write your nameand the year of the paradeon the back. Joecan be reachedat 863-9321.
(Pre-ParadeDance: Sat.,June 27,7:30-10:30p.m., St.Paulus.Admission:$6. Caller: Andy Shore.)
DANCE ETTOTJETTEDTJRING CLASSES

We've all heardthis before,but a reminderevery now and then helps:
1) Savechitchatfor breaks,so no one misseswhat the classinstructorsare saying.
2) Don't shoveor grabfellow dancersif they missa call or are slow in responding.Sonreonecould get
hurt, and this may alsocreatebadfeelings.
3) Angelswho aren'tdancing-pleaselook to seeif your helpis neededby a squarethat is having
difficulty. If so,quietlyassist.
s0/s0
A reminder:The 50/50raffles have becomeextremelyimportantto the club right now. To ensuretheir
success,we needa number of regularvolunteersto sell tickets. This way, no one will needto do it more
than once a month. Be an angeland volunteer! Seeor call Anna (62I-0862).
Important:If you're planningon attending"Diamondsin the Desert" this July, be sureto enteryour name
and housinginformationon the attendancecharton the back table. If you have questionsaboutConvention
activities,seeor call Bob Hass (641-5666,daysor eves.before9:00 p.m.).
WSDTODAY
M A Y2 7 , 1 9 9 2
WSDTODAYis a publication of WesternStarDancersand is availableat Mondayand
Wednesdayactivities.The editorial
contentsreflectsthe viewsof the authors.
editionis bv GarvandJess.
Tonioht's
GRADUATIONfor the GreenClasswill be held nextWednesdaynight. Upon Graduationclass

memberswill be askedto join WesternStar Dancersas full members. Membershipin Western
Star allowsyou all publications,
votingprivileges,
and a permanentbadge. Applicationswill be
availableat Graduation.Membershipnow costs$ 30. a year.
WINDOWSTO THE STARSpremieredSundaynightat Scott& John'sto a packedenthusiastic

crowd. This editionwas the best yet. Fromthe openingmomentsof Freemanand Eddie'sduet
to the final Good-byesthis was anothertriumphfor C&C studios. The tendermomentwhen
Ramonaexplainslo the camerathe differencein Slutsand Virginsis worththe priceof admission
alone. Other highlightsare the interviewswith MS&MSCamp Caz and the High Heel Decathlon.
GARAGE SALE will be heldSaturdayand SundayJune 6&7. Pleasecall Felixand Bob for a
convenienttime to drop off itemsto be sold. You can also sel up a time for workingon the sale.
To arrangeto have heavyitemspickedup pleasegive Biland Kent a call.
Felix& Bob 626-8167 Bil& Kent863-2383
PARADEWEEKEND EventCoordinators are also lookingfor volunteers.ContactJoe Nescilo

work on the Dance,Felixfor the Paradeand Bob for the Boothat CivicCenter.
THANK YOU Ed Zieglerfor the time spenttakingcare of the WaterJug. Now the job will be
done by Ramonaand Sharon,our new Water Bearers.
SCOTT CAREY is our new InsuranceCommissioner. This job will put Scott in chargeof all Fund
Raisingactivities.No, he will not be doingthe actualevenls,but will be coordinatingall efforts.
So, if you have any ideason Fund Raisingthat you wouldliketo organize,contactScott.
PROM NIGHT. Ron MaskerwillcallPlusand Mainstream this Fridaynightfrom 7:30to 10:00at

Holy lnnocent'sEpiscopalChurch,455 FairOaks Street. Wear your best Prom Gowns..
Admissionis $5.00.
WORKSHOPSaturdavPlus12:00noon---Mainstream
1:30.
WSD TODAY!
JUNE r, ]-992
WSD Today is a publication of Western Star Dancers available at every Monday

and Wednesday class or club night. The contents reflect the views of t.he
editor and contributions are alwavs welcome. Toniqht's editor is Eddie.
SCHOOL'S OVER!! Yes, that wonderful evening is f inally herel

your last class night. It m sure some of you thought it would never
arrive. Remember, classes simpl-y introduce you to the caf l-s in the
Pl-us Program; you actually learn them by danci-ng them over and over
and over again. Don't think it's time to for you to rest; just the
opposite is the case. Now it's time for you dance as much as you
can until the Plus Calls become as second nature to you as the
Basic and Mainstream Ca]]s are (or better be). Come to the Plus
Dance nights on Mondays, attend all- the dances you can. It's an
old, tired phrase, but it's very, very true: Practice does make
perfect (or a reasonable facsimile thereof). Congratufations; Ron
and I know you're all going to be outstanding Pl-us Level ciancers.
WINDOWS UPDATE. From the reports rve heard, those of us who

rnissed the premier of the l-atest l{indows to the Stars at Scott &
John's on Sunday, May 24 really missed something. That's exactly
how a lot of people have described it to me: trlt v'/as real-ly
something. " It seems there's new talent popping up in WSD
constantly along with new l-evel-s of deranged minds making
appearances. Make sure to get this video when it comes to a
Iending library near you!
IT'S BARGAIN TIME AGAIN. rt' s here ! I once asa in the wsD
Warehouse Bargain Basement -- 2-Day White Flower Days -- We've Lost
Our Lease -- rrMy House Is Like A Storage Unit'r SaIe (more commonly
known as THE Garage SaIe) will be going on this Saturday and
Sunday, June 6 & 7. Again, FeJ-ix and Bob have generously provl-ded
the malL-like location for this ever popular event. If you have
items to add to this unlque inventory, call Fel-ix and Bob (626-
8L67 ) to arrange to drop those treasures off at the loading docks
or Bi1 and Kent have graciously volunteered to handle trucker duty
for large and/or heavy items or for those of you who have decided
to chuck everything and start all- over again. Call them (863-2383)
to schedule a pick-up time.
N EE D E D : ON E L OV IN G IIOME. A lovins home is needed for a s i x -

and-a-half-year-old blue /grey cat named "Puppy." If you are
interested, calf Bill Whitefield at 864-1280. This cat really is
a charmer.
IMPORTATqT DATE,STO N{ARK!!!

Friday, June 5 - Dance Ranch Returns
Saturday, June 13 - Mysteries Videos Night at Anna's
Saturday, June 27 Pre-Pride Parade Dance Joe Nesci, EC
ONLY 32 SIIOPI'ING DAYS ''TIL ''DIAIVIONDS''

WSD TODAY !
Monday, Jttly 27 , 1992 Editors:Jeff Judd & Phil Schreur
WSD Today!, a complement to The WesternStar,tacklescurrent issues,questionsand

news. Published only when there are Club activitieson Monday/Wednesday,it is available
only at the activities.Questions,topics and opinions are solicited and encouraged.Views
expressedare those of the authors.
Just a reminder, Ron Masker's dance on Friday July 3lst will be an Ice Cream
Social. As usual, Ron will be providing the goodies so be sure and be there for
an evening of good dancing and tasty treats.
The first ever fo:cognition Dinner an[ Cefebrationwlll be held Saturday, August
the 8th. Help make this eveninB a special one by bringing that delicacy only
you can make to this "cater-it-yourself' affair. Gct in touch with Art by JULY
3 to coordinate your efforts with all others.
'fhe
utterly spectacular Camp Caz Retreat is scheduled this year on October 23-
26 (Friday to Monday). Note the later time this year and the optional extra day.
Consider giving yourself a little extra time to wind dorvn and come back
N{onday to a more relaxed and shortcr work week.
Birthday greetings go out this wcck to IIeidi Ohar-ra(Nlonday the 27th) and
Alma Pa;'ne (Thursdal' the 3Oth). Ict's all channel special birthday wishes to
I{eidi and Alma on this the annivcrsary of their most recent reincarnation.
'fhe
winner of thi.s 1'ear's Golden SIut Award will be announced tonight!
Keep your ears open for some of the best dirt of the season.
The blue '92 classrvill be starting in August. Get those long lost fricnds (or
even more recent ones) together for one of the most important events of our
year. Gorilla squarescoming up soon!!!
Monday WSD Today ! August | 7, 1992
WSD TODAY ! is publishedand made availablefor our Monday & Wednesdaynight activities. lnput is always
solicitedand the views expressedare solely those of the author. This issue is by Scott.
Welcome to the world of Square Dancing!And welcome to Western Star Dancers!
T o n i g h t i s t h e f i r s t ' o f f i c i a l n i g h t ' o f t h e B L U E' 9 2 c l a s s ( w e n a m e o u r c l a s s e ss e q u e n t i a l l y

t h r u t h e c o l o r s o f t h e r a i n b o w ) .I n m a n y r e s p e c t sl ' m e n v i o u so f y o u n e w e r d a n c e r sb e c a u s e
c l a s s i s o n e o f t h e r i c h e s t a n d m o s t r e w a r d i n ge x p e r i e n c e si n a s q u a r ed a n c e r ' s l i f e . . . i t i s
s o r t o f l i k e b e i n g a v i r g i n , y o u c a n n e v e r g o b a c k a g a i n ( t h o u g hm a n y h a v e t r i e d . . . ) . S o
best of luck and fun to all of you!
Y o u ' l l h e a r m o r e a b o u t S q u a r eD a n c i n gf r o m y o u r i n s t r u c t o r s ,E d d i eS m i t h a n d R o n M a s k e r .
A n d y o u ' l l h e a r m o r e a b o u t t h e c l a s s a n d t h e c l u b f r o m y o u r A r c h a n g e lT o m T r i p p a n d t h e
a s s i s t a n tA r c h a n g e lJ o e N e s c i ( w h e n h e g e t s b a c k f r o m E u r o p et h a t i s ; m u s t b e n i c e ) . B e s u r e
t o t a l k t o t h e m i f y o u h a v e a n y q u e s t i o n s ,o r t o a n y o f t h e C l u b m e m b e r sw h o a r e h e r e o n
M o n d a y n i g h t t o a s s i s t y o u i n l e a r n i n gt h e c a l l s - t h e y ' r e k n o w n a s a n g e l s .
Y o u ' l l a l s o h e a r m o r e a b o u t a l l t h e S q u a r eD a n c e N e w s f r o m o u r m o n t h l y p u b l i c a t i o n" T h e
W e s t e r n S t a r " a n d f r o m t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n" W S D T O D A Y ! " w h i c h c o m e s o u t e v e r y M o n d a y a n d
W e d n e s d a ym o r e o r l e s s .
S q u a r eD a n c i n gi s o f t e n r e f e r r e dt o a s " F r i e n d s h i pS e t T o M u s i c " a n d s o y o u f i n d W e s t e r n
S t a r t o b e a D a n c e c l u b a n d a S o c i a lC l u b a s w e l l :
T h i s F r i d a yj o i n y o u c a n j o i n a f u n g r o u p o f W S D e r s i n w h a t c o u l d b e y o u r l a s t c h a n c et o
s e e t h e G i a n t s .T h e b a l l g a m ei s a b e n e f i tf o r S F A I D S o r g a n i z a t i o n s o y o u ' l l b e h e l p i n gt h e m
o u t t o o . T i c k e t s a r e 5 7 . 2 5 . P l e a s es e e G a r y G r a y w i t h q u e s t i o n s / r e s e r v a t i o n s .
C l u b m e m b e r sp l e a s et a k e n o t e : B e r t S w e r e r w i l l b e c a l l i n gf o r u s a w e e k f r o m t h i s
Wednesday
A l s o , n o m i n a t i o n sa r e n o w o p e n f o r t h e B o a r d .Y o u c a n n o m i n a t ey o u r s e l fo r o t h e r s - p l e a s e
c o n t a c t e i t h e r R u s s ,T o d d , R o d O d g e r so r R i c h a r dS m i t h .
F r e e m a ni s l o o k i n gf o r a f e w a d d i t i o n a dl a n c e r sf o r t h i s S a t u r d a y ' sL e a r nt o D a n c e a t h i s
c o m p a n y ' s ( G r a h a m& J a m e s ) p i c n i c .A b o u t 3 : 3 0 t o 4 : 3 0 o v e r i n M a r i n C o u n t y ; D o n G r e c o
w i l l b e c a l l i n g- p l e a s es e e F r e e m a nt o n i g h t f o r d e t a i l s .
Also see Freemanif you want to be listed in this year's edition of Bradley Bell, the premier
l i s t i n go f s q u a r ed a n c e r st h r o u g h o u tt h e I A G S D C( l n t e r n a t i o n aAl s s o c i a t i o no f G a y S q u a r e
D a n c e C l u b s )c l u b s i n t h e U . S . a n d C a n a d a .
Newer Dancers please note: Soft Soled shoes are requiredby the folks of the Eureka Valley
Rec Center. Also, please be sure to fill out your registrationform tonight. And don't by shy,
w e ' r e a f r i e n d l yb u n c h h e r e !
More next week. . .

Wednesday WSD Todrry ! August 19, 1992
W SD T O D A Y ! i s p u b l i sh e da n d madeavailablefor our Monday & W ednesdaynight

a c t i v i t i e s .I n p u t i s a l w a ysso l i ci te dand the views expr essedar e solelythose of th e
a u t h o r .T h i s i ssu ei s b y S co tt.
This Fridayjoin you can join a fun groupof WSDersin what

could be your last chanceto see the Giants.The ballgameis a
benefitfor SF AIDS organizations so you'll be helpingthem out
too. Ticketsare $7 .25. Pleasesee Gary Gray with
questions/reservations.
Club memberspleasetake note: Bert Swererwill be callingfor

us next Wednesday
Also, nominationsare now open for the Board.You can

nominateyourselfor others- pleasecontact either Russ,Todd,
Rod Odgersor RichardSmith.
Freemanis lookingfor a few additionaldancersfor this

Saturday'sLearnto Danceat his company's(Graham& James)
picnic.About 3:30 to 4:30 over in Marin County; Don Greco
will be calling- pleasesee Freemantonight for details.
Also see Freemanif you want to be listedin this year's edition

of BradleyBell,the premierlistingof squaredancersthroughout
the IAGSDC(lnternational Associationof Gay SquareDance
Clubs)clubs in the U.S. and Canada.
lf you get a chancecome by and dancewith the new folks of

the BLUE'92 class.They'refriendlyand energeticand, happy
to see, there are quite a few women.
Plansseem to be movingalongfor a new club startingin the

East Bay. We'll have more informationas the detailsare
worked out, meantimeyou might offer a word of
encouragement to our own Ed Conleyand PaulCahillwho are
spearheadingthis endeavour!
Monday August24, 1992
W€D T"l,*W!
WSD TODAY ! is publishedand made availablefor our Monday& Wednesdaynightactivities.Input is always
solicitedand the views expressedare solelythoseof the author.This issueis by Scott.
WhatfamousWSDinstructoris celebratinga birthday?A coupleof clues:it is not Ron

M a s k e rw h o i s b a c ki n P e n n s y l v a n oi an a v a c a t i o n / c a l l i nggi g a n d i t i s n o t D o n C r e c ow h o
w i l l b e d o i n g s o m eg u e s tc a l l i n gt h i s e v e n i n g. . .
Forthe Blue'92 folks,just so you know:WesternStarDancersis incorporatedin the

Stateof Californiaas a non profit corporation.And we count on everyoneto sharein the
r e s p o n s i b i l i toyf k e e p i n go u r c l u b r u n n i n gw e l l a n d f o r t h e b e n e f i to f a l l .V o l u n t e e r i s mi s
i m p o r t a n ta n d a p p r e c i a t e dY!o u rA r c h a n g eTl o m w i l l b e t a l k i n gt o y o u t o n i g h t a b o u t
t a k i n gc a r eo f s o m ec l a s st a s k s :s e t t i n gu p & t a k i n gd o w n e q u i p m e n ts, e t t i n gu p t a b l e s
a n d t a k i n gc a r eo f t h e L i t e r a t u r eT a b l e ,a n d r e f r e s h m e n t sw,i t h s i g n - u p so n a w e e k l y
b a s i sW . e h o p ew e c a n c o u n to n y o u r s u p p o r t .B yt h e w d y ,t h i s i s a n e x c e l l e nw t ayto get
t o k n o wy o u r f e l l o wc l a s sa n d c l u b m e m b e r sb e t t e r .T h a n k s !
DANCERANCH!is WSD'sC&WDancenight. No experiencenecessary! We hope to see

y o u ' a l la n d y o u r f r i e n d sa t t h i s m o n t h l ys h i n d i g S
. omark y o u r c a l e n d a r fso r F r i d a yn i g h t
S e p t e m b e4r t h !
S o m eB a yA r e aC l u b n e w s :T h e n e w c l u b s t a r t i n gi n t h e E a s tB a yw i l l b e m e e t i n go n
W e d n e s d any i g h t si n s t e a do f T u e s d a y sd u e t o s o m es c h e d u l i n gc o n f l i c t st;h e f i r s t n i g h t
w i ff n o w b e W e d n e s d aS y e p t e m b e2r 3 r d .M o r ed e t a i l sw i l l b e f o r t h c o m i n go r c h e c kw i t h
E dC o n l e yo r P a u lC a h i l l A
. n d d o w n s o u t h ,i n P a l oA l t o ,t h e E l C a m i n oR e e l e r sh o s t a P l u s
D a n c ew i t h a H a w a i ti h e m et h i s c o m i n gS a t u r d a yn i g h t .A s u s u a lt h e r e i s a p o t l u c kd i n n e r
at Randy& Andy's prior to the dance- Flyerswith all the detailsare on the back table.
Keepthe Giantsin SF!:GaryCray reportsthat five intrepidWSD'ersattendedthe AIDS

B e n e f iat t C a n d l e s t i clka s t F r i d a yn i g h t - y e s i t w a s c o l d ,b u t t h e y h a d a f u n t i m e a n d t h e
G i a n t sw o n !
, n n a ' sb u i l d i n gi n t h r o w i n ga h u g eg a r a g es a l e .C h e c ki t o u t
S h o p p i n gT?h i s w e e k e n dA
(@
at 4016 I 7th St. Eureka).
C l u b m e m b e r sp l e a s et a k e n o t e :B e r tS w e r e w r i l l b e c a l l i n gf o r u s t h i s W e d n e s d a yA. n d
a f r i e n d l yr e m i n d e r- P L U SC l a s ss t a r t sW e d n e s d aO y c t o b e r7 t h .
N o m i n a t i o n fso r t h e B o a r do f D i r e c t o r sc l o s eA u g 3 l s t : Y o u c a n n o m i n a t ey o u r s e l fo r
o t h e r s- p l e a s ec o n t a c te i t h e rR u s sT
, o d d ,R o dO d g e r so r R i c h a r dS m i t h .
F i n a l l yt o n i g h t ,A n n a i s s e e k i n gs o m ed a n c e r sf o r a S q u a r eD a n c eD e m oa t t h e
C a t h e d r aHl i l l H o t e lo n S a t u r d a yS e p t .5 t h a t I 2 : 3 0 .T h i s I / 2 h o u r d e m o i s f o r t h e b e n e f i t
of the GOLDEN G A T EC O N N E C T I OCNI u b .T H A N K S !
Wednesday
ulgDTs4^y
! September9, 1992
WSD TODAY ! is publishedand madeavailablefor our Monday& Wednesdaynight

activities.Inputis alwayssolicitedand the viewsexpressedare solelythose of the
author.This issue is by Scott.
Hopeyou all had a great LaborDayweekendholiday!What beautiful

weather-our IndianSummerhasarrived.Whynot enjoysome moreof
that weatherthis weekendwhenWSDersheadnorth to Willits?Justa
few hoursnorth into the Redwoods liesa memorableweekenddancing
with the localFrontierTwirlers,ridingthe SkunkTrain,and mee ting
the localCay/Lesbian communityfor a specialcountrybrunchon
Sunday.Bestof all it's cheap:locallodgingand car poolingare all
available.Flyerson the backtable haveall the detailsand/or you can
checkwith Harveyfor all the skivy;he'sthe eventcoordinatorfor this
extra specialIndiansummergetaway.
Anothergetawaywill closeour Indiansummer- Camp CazlAnd we

havea dealfor you! YourfriendlyInsurance Commish,Scott,is here
tonight with Raffleticketsfor a chanceto win a free 3 day plan at
CampCaz;ticketsare only $.|.00eachor $5.00for 8 tickets.lt's worth
a throw - the retreatis alwaysone of WSD'smost popularand fun
events. Rafflewill closemid-October and a refundwill be madeif you
havealreadypaid for your registration.
VOTE!WSDBoardElectionBallotshavebeenmailedout. Rememberto
VOTE!
The Blue'92Classis settlinginto thelr Basiccalls.. . come by an d

angelwith thesefun and energeticfolks.
Jeff& Phil host a "Thin ManVideo"partyon Fridaythe l8th. And the

next day,Saturdaythe l gth is a SQUARE DANCEwith TOM MANNINGat
St. Paulus.You'llfind all theseeventsin your calendar/newsletter
for
September & October.Postthem on your refrigerator.
Meantimeenjoyour Wednesday night dancing throughoutSeptember-

Plusclasswill beginthe first Wednesday in October.
WSDToonv!
Monday 21,1992
September
WSD TODAY ! is publishedand madeavailablefor our Monday & Wednesdaynight
activities.Input is alwayssolicitedand the views expressedare solelythoseof the author.
This issue,by Scott, is a reprint of an articleby Bill Whitefield.
to all of you. Blue '92 ts off to a GREAT start ! Tonight, I

Congratulations
wouldlike to go overwith you,two very importantareas- squaredance
etiquetteandhintsfor success:
ETIQUETTE TIPS FOR BECOMING A

SMOOTH AND POPULAR
If Miss Mannershad beena squaredanccr,there
would havebeen an additionalchapterin her book.
DANCER
Good mannersin dancingarcjust as importantas
good social skills are in the rest of your lifc- Lcarn l. Even a little bit of studywill go a long way.
theserules of etiquetteearly and you'll be Just like any class,you should study and review
guaranteeda fun-filled squaredancelif'c ! beforeyou come to the next class.
l. Try vcry hard to bc on time fbr eachclass. 2. Don't let yourself get discouraged.Most nights
will be fun and challenging.But every once in
Everybodywill havc to be late occasionally,but
try to kccp it to a minimum. awhile you, or maybeeven the whole class(or the
tcachers)will have a bad night. That's natural for
almost anything in life. If you do feel discouraged
2. Use the squareup time to get the last of your
"hcllo's" out of the way. Once the caller or teacher sometime,pleasetalk with any of us. Believe me,
we've been through it before.
startstalking - NO TALKING. If your squarc
breaksdown during thc dancing,go homc and wait
3. lf it's necessaryto miss a classor two, please
for the callerto explain.
write it down and give it to one of us before you
leave - or evengive us a call. It will help us in
3. Try to dancewith differentpeoplc during the
planning the upcoming classes.If you're going to
evening- either as individuals or as couples.Part
miss 2 or 3 classesin a row becauseof vacation,
of the fun of squaredancingis meetingncw
people. etc., we can make arrangementsto catch you up,
but we do needto know aheadof tirne.
4. Keep your mind and your body alcohol and
drug free during the class.[t's not any fun to try to 4. Remember,squaredancingis a progressive
drag a drunk partneraroundthe square(And it activity. Everythingyou learn is built on what
REALLY is no fun to teachpeoplewho are under camebeforeit. Thereforeit's not the kind of class
the influence!) you canjust drop in on every 2 or three weeks.
5. Use a deodorantand a breathfreshener.This So, that's it for today. Study a little, practicea
isn't the environmentto insist on being all natural little, and love yourselfand your fellow dancersa
in your personalhygiene. WHOLE LOT! We're glad you're here.
6. Once the tip has started,NEVER, NEVER,

leaveyour square! Not even if you get frustrated,
or tired, or break your best pair ofheels, lt's
consideredthe ultimate form of rudenessand it
leavesthe other sevenpeople in a real bind.
WSD TODAY!
Wednesday,
October28, 1992 Editor:FelixFornino
wSD TODAYI A supplemenL Lo THE WESTEN STAR newsLeLter for curreni issues, questions and nees. Published Uonday and Wednesday.
Ouestions, topics, and opinions are soliciLed and encouraged. views expressed are Lhose of the auf,hors-
CAMP CAZADERO- Like to take this opportunity to thank Gary,Jesse

and Art who madethis a fantasticweekend. As alwaysthere was lots of
dancingandlotsof fun. PaulWatersdidan outstanding job.Thanksalsoto all
who participated
in the eventsandthe leadersof thoseevents.
DANCENIGHT- Friday, November6, Dance

bringsthefirstof ourT.G.l.F.
Nightsthe firstFridayof eachmonth.The callerwillbe BertSwerer.Dancing
wil be at fullmainstreamandfullpluslevels.
Thecostof the dancewillbe
$4.00.Thetimeis 7:30PMto 9:30PM.
DANCENEWS - Thefirstdanceforthe newBasicClasswillbe November 27

at HolyRedeemer Churchon Diamond November
Street.On Saturday, 28,
andplusdancingat HolyRedeemerChurch.Thecost
therewillbe mainstram
forthesedancesare$6.00.Thecallerwillbe ShelbyDawson.Danceswill
beginat 7:30PM.
CRAFTFAIR- WesternStarwillbe holdinga CraftFairon Saturday,

November
14,f rom1OAMtop 5PMhereat theCenter.Formoreinformation SeeAnnaor
Peggy,EventCooridinators.
AnniversaryDance- FoggyCityDancerswillbe celebrating

their9th Anniver-
sarywitha Danceon November7. Thecallerwillbe MikeDeSisto.Thetimeis
from7PMto 1OPMat FirstUnitarian
Churchat Franklin
andGeary.Thecostis
$g.oo.
TO ALL OF YOUWE WISHYOUA SAFEAND HAPPY

HALLOWEEN.
WSD TODAY!
Wednesday,
November
4, 1992 Editor:FelixFornino
WsD TODAYI A supplenent to THE WESTERN STAR newsl.etLer for currenc issues, quesLions and news. Published yonday and wediesday
QuegtioDs, topics, and opinions are soliciLed and encouraged- Views expressed are those of Lhe authors.
DANCENIGHT-ThisFriday, November 6, bringsthefirstof ourT.G.l.F.

Dance
Nightsthe firstFridayof eachmonth.Thecallerwillbe BertSwerer.Dancing
wil be at fullmainstreamandfullpluslevels.
Thecostof the dancewillbe
$4.00.Thetimeis 7:30PMto 9:30PM.Bethereforthefun.
DANCENEWS - Thefirstdanceforthe newBasicClasswillbe Friday,No-

vember27 at HolyRedeemer Churchon DiamondStreet.On Saturday,
No-
andplusdancingat HolyRedeemer
vember28,therewillbe mainstram
Church.Thecostforthesedancesare$6.00.Thecallerwillbe Shelby
Dawson.Danceswillbeginat 7:30PM.
CRAFTFAIR- WesternStarwillbe holdinga CraftFairon Saturday,

November
14,from1OAMtop 5PMhereat the Center.Formoreinformation SeeAnnaor
Peggy,EventCooridinators.
AnniversaryDance- FoggyCityDancerswillbe celebrating

their9thAnniver-
sarywitha Danceon November7. Thecallerwillbe MikeDeSisto.Thetimeis
from7PMto 1OPMat FirstUnitarian
Churchat Franklin
andGeary.Thecostis
$9.00.
BeerBust - On Sunday, November29,WesternStarwillbe havingitsannual

BeerBustat the Eagle.PleasekeepthatSundayopenbecausetherewillbe
lotsto do - pouringof beer,selling50-50tickets,sellingticketsto the beerbust,
servingof food,justto namea few. SeeGaryGrayandJesseAlvarezto volun-
teerandfor moreinfo.
WSD TODAY! ls publisheddaily and brings you up to date intormationand news. All opinionsare that of the author and do not, necessarilyretlect
WSD policy. ANNA D.
Shop!Shop!Shop!
Don'tforgetto stopby the Rec.Centerthis Saturdayfor WSD'sHolidayCraftFair. This
willbe the perfectopportunity to finishChristmasshopping.Thefairwillcontinue from
1Oamto 5pm. Admission is free. Evenif you are not participating,
thereis stillplenty
of
opportunity to help. We will needassistance withset up, decoration,and otherlastminute
chores.lf you arewillingto help,pleaselet me knowtonight.Thankyou in advanceto all
of you Santa'shelpers.(Thisis a benefitfor the WSD Emergency Fund.)
Let's do BART!
This comingWednesday,we have been invitedto visit the Diablo Dancersin Concord.
Meet on the BART platform(eastbound)at the CivicCenterStationbetween6 & 6:1Spm
Wed., November11. This allowsus to catcha train at approx.6:20pm. We will ride to the
Concordstation,walk along GrantAve to ConcordBlvd.,makea righton ConcordBlvd.
and go abouta half blockto the MCC Church(the one with the largerainbowon the front).
Classstartsat 7:30p.m All of our class members are welcome. This will be greatway
to meet other dancersand give them an opportunityto meet us. Pleasebe awarethat
DiabloDancershas a very smallspace& you may be askedto take turnsdancing. Diablo
Dancersis a Club which has been in existenceonly a few months. Let'sgo cheerthem on.
Let me know if you plan to attend so that I can look for you at BART.
Dancethe night away!
ThisSaturday, November 14th,CapitolCitySquaresin Sacramento will havea danceto
whichall basicdancersare invitedto attendfor free. Flyerswithdetailsareavailable.
Speakingof Dances!
By now,all of you are awareof the two dancestakingplaceon the Fridayand Saturday
following Thanksgiving. ShelbyDawsonis the caller.The FridayNightdancewillbe for
Basicdancersand the membersof the otherclassesaroundthe BayArea. The Saturday
NightDancewillbe at the Mainstream and Pluslevels.Yesterday, the Boardmetand
decidedthatany dancerwho plansto dancebothnightsmaybuy a 2-nightpassfor $10.
Individual dancesare $6. BasicDancerswill be askedto helpwiththe danceon Saturday
night(nocharge,of course)and Clubmembers willbe askedto helpon Friday.SeeRon
Jablonski for and
details jobs.
available
It's a Pot Luck!
On Saturday,November21, Ed Conleyand PaulCahillwill hosta pot luckto welcome
newdancers.Dancersfromthe DiabloDancerswill alsobe invited.Everyoneis askedto
bringtheirfavoritebeverage.Club membersare askedto see Joe Nescito signup to
bringa dishto share.(The addressis 79 ElginPark.)
It's a Bust!
GaryGraycan useyourhelpwiththe WSD BeerBust@ the S.F.Eagleon the Sunday
followingThanksgiving.Pouringbeer,sellingraffletickets,and servingfoodarewaysthat
you can help. See Garyto volunteeryourservices.(Thiswill be a benefitfor the PWA
Christmas DinnerandWSD.)
WSD TODAY !
Monday, November 16, 1992 Editors:Jeff Judd & Phil Schreur
WSD Today!,a complemcnt to Thc WesternStar,tacklescurrent issues,questionsand

ne\\'s.Publishedonly when there arc Club activitieson l'{onday/Wednesday', it is ar.'ailablc
only at the activitics.Questions,topics and opinions are solicitedand encouraged.Vicws
e.rpressedarc those of thc authors.
Welcome,welcome,welcome to all of you from the Blue Class.The

members of the club would like to say Hi by throwing you and tlle
Diablo Dancersa little party. Pleasecome on down to the Welcome
Potluckon November21st at Ed Conleyand PaulCahill'shouseatTO
Elgin Park. The fun starts at 6:00 with dinner around 7:00. All you
need bring is yourselvesso come and get acquaintedwith the other
members of \\'estern Star Dancers.
CastingCall: " Crossfire6" the absolutelyfinal episodeof Western

Star'slong running video soapopera is now in production for a target
spring premiere. Severalcameo roles are available for interested
club or classmembers;prior acting experiencenot required. Call Russ
King at 863-0990for more information.
Its time to polish up that leather and shine up those studs for a good
time and a good cause.Western Star Dancerswill be sponsoring the
EagleBeerBust on the 29th of November.The festivities start at 3:00
PM lr,lth food, beverages,Steffanyand leather, leather, leather. We
still need people to servefood, pour beveragesand sell 50/50
tickets.Donationsfor 50/50 prizesare still being accepted,call Gary
and Jessefor details (621-5506).This yea:-proceedswill go to
benefit the Christmasdinner for people with AIDS sponsoredby the
AIDS emergencyfund
Iast Saturday saw the birth of a new holiday tradition for Western
Star, the first annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. There were both
warm spirits and good crafts so get )/our plans together for next year.
Get the holiday seasonoff on the right foot. On the 27th & 28th of
November there will be back to back dancesFridal, the 27th will be
a NervDancersHowdown and on the 28th lr{ainstreamand Plus.Both
danceswill be called by Shelby Dawsonand held at the Nlost Holy
RedeemerChurch.
WSD TODAY!
Monday,November
30, 1992 Editor:FelixFornino
wsD TODAY! A supplement to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter for currenc issues, quesLions and news. Published Monday and wednesday.
Ouestions, topica, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Vlews expressed are those of the authols.
DANCENIGHT- ThisFriday, December 4, bringsournextT.G.l.F.Dance

Night.Thecallerwillbe BenGoldberg.Dancing wil be at fullmainstream
and
fullpluslevels.
Thecostof thedancewillbe $4.00.Thetimeis 7:30PM to 9:30
PM.Be hereat EurekaValleyCommunity Centerforallthefun.
DANCENEWS - CapitalCitySquareswillbe havinga danceon December

12in Sacramento.
Dancing
willbe BasicthruPlus.SeeFlyersfor moredetails
andmap.
PREHOLIDAY DANCE- A goodtimewashadby allwhoattended thedances

on Fridayand Saturdaynights.FridayNight'sDancewas BasicandShelby
Dawsondida goodjob at calling.OurBlueclassgotquitea workout.Satur-
dayNight'sDancewasat sucha highenergylevelthatyoucouldnothelphav-
inga goodtime.Thanksto allwhoattended andespeciallyforthosethat
helpedout. A bigthankyouto Ron"Pookie" Jablonskifororganizing
the
dances.
BEERBUST- Thanksto allwhocameandhelpedoutat the BeerBustat the
EagleSunday, November29. WesternStarraised$1000fortheAidsEmer-
gencyFundChristmas Dinnerand$400forWesternStar.The members were
jumpingin to do whatever
all eagerly wasnecessary to makethisa bigsuccess
andtheywereverysucessful.A bigthanksto GaryGrayandJesseAlvarezfor
organizingthisandto Steffany Stamperwhohostedthe event.
UPCOMING EVENTS
VideoPartyat ScottandJohn's,361116thStreeton Saturday,December 19.
The Premiere of Windows to theStars12.
WSD'sChristmas PartyandGiftExchangeon Wednesday, December 23 at
7:30PMat EurekaValleyCommunity Center.
Giftsareto be about$5.00and
gailywrapped.Moredetailslater.
Stars,TharsandCableCars(theSF 1996Convention Committee)
willbe hold-
inga benefitdancecalled"HowYaDoin'Thar?" at the HyattRegency
Embarcadero on Saturday,
January30, 1993.Keepthatdatopen.Dancing will
be fromBasicthruAdvanced. Withmanycallers.
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}{ID#T0DAY*
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: E L I XF O R N I N OO G U E S TE D I T O RF O R D E C E M B E R ": P O O K I E "
Hi SquareDancers,
Winterstormshavefinallyhitourfairstate.So,I hopeyouall staywarm,dry and get plentyof

.^, rest.lt'sno fun beingoutwiththeflu,andyouaremissedwhenyou'renothere.
A>
(Dec.18that 7:30pm)RussKinghasbeenkindenoughto openhishomeat
ThisSaturday
1227 Page partyand all arewelcome.(BYOB)
Street,SFfor a Christmas
NextMonday(Dec.20th)is ourWSDGiftExchange. Pleasebringa festive"nosh"to shareand

a gift($5 limit)whichwillentitleyouto receivea gift.(Samerulesas lastyear- a giftcan only
be stolentwice!)
TheGoldenBootRanchwillbe hostinga NewYearsEveparty(do I reallyhaveto mention

SF,Apt's1 & 3, 9 pm till?. Again,BYOBand bring
whatthatdateis?)at 790Sanchez,
muchies.Also,our Holiday
Angels
willbe exposedthatnight,
Dec.17thfromI pm to 1 am,
GayNightat Disneyis THISFriday,
LastcallforDisneyland!
ContactMikeSellersfuim if youareinterested
Pellmann in moreinformation.
Now,I'd liketo leaveyou allwithsomething

to meditateon thisweekthatI haveborrowedfrom
the3rd dayof Kwanzaa (Ujima- Collective
Work& Responsibility)...
'Theone thing that none of us can escapeis interactingwithsociety.Wemay not alwayslike or
approveof the wordsand actionsof manyof our world'sinhabitantsbut each of us can try to
improvesmatl sectionsof this societywe can effect(whetherit be in your own home,your +
family,club, neighborhoodor city). Youmay not be able to changethe worldbut you definitely
can makea differencein vourcommunitv."
KissesandYellowrocks! rt
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A supplementto THE WESTERNSTAR newsletterfor currentissues,questionsand news. Published
Mondayand Wedensday. Viewsexpressed
Questions,topics,and opinionsare solicitedand encouraged.
are thoseof the authors.
DECEMBER
& WEDNESDAY,
MONDAY 20 &22,1993O EDITOR:FELIXFORNINO
FORDECEMBER:
a GUESTEDITOR "POOKIE"O
Hi SquarcDanc,erct
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a NeruYearc gtstfuowg
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liae cal[etfot youtbtancing
bifferent p[eisure. aulp\w levels.. ..
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Seetbellger iu classfor vnorcletails.
mb,fot$oseyho jryt lovethepunisftment . . . tlreve's

schedule
of a4ovailoabeb a
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youwitha qnteftoynvny
t would[iken leave,
nortbisvegkswebitation,
swtglanl
faaofitelolitay atruecfuristtuas it isl.
classic
EveryWhodownin Who-ville, thetallandthesmall,wassinging!
Without anypresents at all!
He HADN'TstoppedChristmas fromcoming!
ITCAMEI
Somehow or other,it camejustthesame!
AndtheGrinch,withhisgrinch-feet ice-coldin thesnow,
Stoodpuz2ling andpuzzling: "Howcouldit be so?
"ltcamewithoutribbonsllt camewithouttags!
"ltcamewithoutpackages, boxesor bags!
Andhe ouzzledthreehours,tillhispuzzlerwassore.
ThentheGrinchrhcughtof scmething he hadn'tbefore!
'MaybeChristmas," he:thc'rtght,"doesn't
comefroma store.
MaybeChristmas. . . perhaps.. . meansa littlebitmore!"
(fromHowTheGrinchStoieChristmas by Dr.Seuss)
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WSD TODAY!
Monday,
January3, 1994 Editor:FelixFornino
W S D T O D A Y I A s u p p L e m e n t t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e l i e r for curren! lssuus, questrons and news. Publlshed Monday and Wednesday
OuesLions, toplcs. and opinions are soliciled and encouraged. Views expressed are those of Lhe authors.
HappyNewYear!!!!!!
Plus Class Graduation- The plus Hirsch.Admission willbe $3. On Feb-
classwillbegraduating onJanuary 31.ln- ruary23,wewillbehavingRonMasker.
viteyourfriendsfortheyourgraduation.Admission willbe$4. Marchwillalsobe
Allmembers ofWesternStarandothers fullof callersso we lookforwardto your
areinvited.Planned guestcallerwillbe participation in the activities.
RonHirsch.Surprises andrefreshments
served. ThankYou- Thankyoutoallwhopartic-
ipatedinourSundayBeer/Soda Bustat
-
PurpleClassGraduationThePurplethe Eagle. The commentsthat I re-
Classwillbegraduating on January 26. ceivedfromthe patronswe all positive.
All members of WesternStarareinvited Morethanonepersonwasa littledisap-
to the graduationto welcomethe new pointedthatwe didn'tdo any demon-
class into the WesternStar Family.strationdancing,but theytook it fine.
Thosemembers ofthePurple Classthat Othercomments werethatwewerevery
join WesternStar will be giventheir efticient andwe didan overallexcellent
badgeson February 5. job Comments on the pourerswere
suchthattheywantus permanently as
ValentineDance - On February 5, pourers!!!Godjob.
1994,WSDwillbe holding a Valentine
Dancewiththevoiceof Southern Cali- Dances- FoggyCitywillbe havingtheir
fornia'sPaulWaters.Thedancewillbe Mainstream Graduation on Saturday,
heldat St.Paulus(Gough andEddy)at January B,withAndyShoreat 7:30PM
7:30PM.Admission will be $6. Wear at the Unitarian Hall. MidnightSquares
yourbestValentine's Outfit. is havingan Advanced and Challenge
DanceSunday,January9, with Mike
ClubNiqhtReturns- ClubnightreturnsJacobsat 7:00PMat LiveOak School.
witha Monthof Rons.Beginning Febru- CaptialCity Squareswill be havinga
aryI Ctubnightwillreturn.Clubnight danceonSaturday, January22withRob
willbe eachWednesday (except forthe French andCJ Smithat7:30PMat the
firstWednesday ofeachmonth).at7:30 WilliamLandSchoolin Downtown Sac-
PM at the EurekaValleyRecreationramento.
Center.February 9 bringsus "Ihe Voice
of Maine"RonLibby.Admission willbe
$5 February 16,wewillbe havingRon
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Wednesday,
January26, 19 9 4 Editor:FelixFornino
wsD ToDAY! A supplenent to THE WESTERN STAR newsleLter for currenL issues, quesLions and neus. PubLished Monday and wednesday,
Questions, topics, and opiniong are solicieed and encouraged. Views expressed are those of the authors.
COITGRfrTOLfiT!OtIS
ON YOURGRfiDOfiTIOII
ValentineDance- OnFebruary 5, 1994,WSDwillbeholding a Valentine

Dance
withthevoiceof Southern PaulWaters.Thedancewillbe heldat St.
California's
Paulus(Goughand Eddy)at 7.30PM.Admission will be $6. Wearyourbest
Valentine's
Outfit.
Gfub NiqhtReturns- Clubnightreturns witha MonthofRons.Beginning February

9 Clubnightwillreturn.Clubnightwillbe eachWednesday (exceptfor thefirst
Wednesday of eachmonth),at 7:30PMat the EurekaValleyRecreation Center.
February9 bringsus "Ihe Voiceof Maine"Ron Libby.Admissionwill be $5.
February16,wewillbehavingRonHirsch.Admission willbe$3. OnFebruary 23,
we willbe havingRonMasker. Admission willbe $4.
Gruise- lnterestis beingsoughtfora Caribbean Cruisein January1995.lf you
wouldbe interested pleasesignthe interestsheeton the table.
NewPlusClass- Therewillbea newPlusclassbeginning on Monday,

February
7, at7'.30PMattheEurekaValleyRecreation Center.TeacherwillbeRonMakser.
ComeondowntojointheclassHirsch. Admission willbe$3. OnFebruary23,we
willbe havingRonMasker.Admission willbe$4. Marchwillalsobefullof callers
so we lookfonruardto yourparticipationin the activities.
Train - lf you wouldliketo takethe trainfrom hereto Washington DC for the
IAGSDCconvention callJeffLeachat 1-800-968-9695
Reno - Therewas someinterest

lastyearin an overnight
trip to Reno. Only
because youcandodoinNevada
therearethings thatyoucan'tinCalifornia.
lf
parties
thereareinterested please
contact
Felixat 415-626-8167.
*WSDTODAY!*
WSD Todcr,,"!,a complemerlLto The WesternS/cr, tacklescurrent issues,questionsand news. It is
publishedon Mondays and Wednesdayfor club activitiesand is availableonly at theseactivities. The
opinions are solicited and encouraged. The opinionsexpressedare those of the editors. Today's editors
are JessA. and Gary G.
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VALBNTINB DANCE ANNIVERSARY DANCE

Saturdaynight Paul Waterscalledfor a ShelbyDawsonwill be calling at Western
ValentineDanceat St. Paulus.This dance StarDancers'12thAnniversaryDanceat St.
was a huge success.SpecialThanksto Jim PaulusChurch,March 19,1994at7:30.
Anderson,who in the positionof Event
Coordinatordid a greatjob. Others *****
deservinga ThankYou areRon Jablonski, PLUS CLASS
Felix Fornino,PattyWhite, GoldenBoot Our new PlusClassbeganon Mondaynight.
Rattch,and everyorrewho cameto the This classis composedof a srnallbut
dance,sold soda,and offeredmoral support. spiritedgroup of eagerstudents.Ron
***** Maskeris the instructor,and we definitely
CLUB NIGHTS needmore Angels. Anyone interestedin
Startingtonight lve will be havingClub angelingcan stopby and get acquainted
Nights at the Rec Center. Ron Hirsch will with the new class.
be callingon February16. We havean Ice
CreamSocialscheduledfor February23, *****
with Ron Maskercalling. OTHBR CLUBS
For March we have scheduledEd Conleyon Foggy City is having a Valentine Party .
the 9tli, Bert Swereron the l6th, Don Capital City Squares is having a Sock Hop
Greccoon the 23rd,and a Fundangle Dancc and afternoonworkshopsthis Saturdayin
with Chuck Yeo on the 30th. Sacramento.
Any one interestedin coordinatingthese Tinsel Town is havingtheir annualFly-In in
eventsshouldseeme (Gary). To coordinate Los AngelesPresident'sDay weekend.
one ofthese dancesyou would act as For more informationon the aboveevents,
host(ess)and make surethat the equipment pleaseseethe flyers on the LiteratureTable.
is availableand everythingis setup. it is
quitesimpleand would be greatly *****
appreciated. CARIBBBAN CRUISB
MBMBERSHIP If you haveany interestin a SquareDancing
You can still sign up for Membershipfor Cruisein January95, pleasesign up at the
1994. Form Onesare at the Literature LiteratureTable. This is not an application
Table..Membershipis $33.00andallows for the cruise,but merelyto seeif thereis
you to receivethe newsletterand listing in any interest.To sign up requiresno
the club directory.Firsttime membersalso obligation.
receivethe WSD badge.
*WSDTODAY!*
WSD Today!, a compleme\t to The WesternSrar, tacklescurrent issues,questionsand news. It is
publishedon Mondays and Wednesdayfor club activitiesand is availableonly at theseactivities. The
opinions are solicited and encouraged. The opinionsexpressedare thoseof the editors. Today's editors
are JessA. ard Gary G.
WELCOME RON HIRSCH

We offer a rousing Western Star Welcome to Ron Hirsch, who is our guest caller
tonight. Ron will be alternatingMainstreamand Plus Calls.
PLUS CLASS
Our new Plus Class is going quite well underthe Archangelingof Ron Jablonskiand the
Instructingof Ron Masker. They definitely needAngels (especiallythosethat can do the
follow). Drop by on any Monday (exceptthis Monday)anddancewith them.
RON LIBBY DANCE

Ron Libby from Maine calledat the first in our new seriesof Club Nights. Over six squaresof
dancersshowedup arrdhad a greattime dancingboth Plusand Mainstream.For recentgraduates
theseClub Nights offers both a greatway to improveon your dancingand allows you floor time.
Next Wednesday, February23,we will be havingan Ice CreamSocial.Ron Maskerwill be
calling. Admissionis $4.00.
For March we havescheduledEd Conleyon the 9th, Bert Swereron the l6th, Don Grecoon the
23rd,and a FundangleDancewith ChuckYeo on the 3Oth.
Any one interestedin coordinatingtheseeventsshouldseerne(Cary). To coordinateone of
thesedancesyou would act as host(ess)and makesurethat the equipmentis availableand
every'thingis set up. It is quite simpleand would be greatlyappreciated.
MEMBBRSHIP
You can still sign up for Membershipfor 1994. Form Onesare at the LiteratureTable..
Membershipis $33.00and allowsyou to receivethe newsletterand listing in the club directory.
Firsttime membersalsoreceivetheirWSD badse.
ANNIVERSARY DANCE
ShelbyDawsonwill be callingat WesternStarDancers'l2th AnniversaryDanceat St. Paulus
Church,March 19,1994atl:30.
o;;JJ"iu'
Prime 8's from Sacramentowill be havinga Barn Bashat CooksBarn in Orangeville.This will
featureRob Frenchand C. J. SmithcallingPlusand A I .
RosetownRumhlersof Ponland,or rvill be havinga springFly-ln. March I l-13.
Foggy City will offer a free shorvingof the Pink TrianglesIn Red SEnre video at 7:00 pm on
Thursday,February24. This is a documentaryon the first Gay SquareDancegroup to travel in
Russia.The viervingwill be followedby a Danceat7:45.
Tinsel Town is havingtheir annualFIy-In in Los AngelesPresident'sDay weekend.
For more informationon the HorseFly In. and tlreseotherevents,pleaseseethe flyers on the
Literaturefable.
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M o n d a yM arch7 , 1 9 9 4 Editor:FelixFornino
wsD Ta,DAYl A supplemenr, to 1'HE wES'fERfl STAR newsl!cL<r for currena rssues, quvsLions and news. Published Monday and wednesday
Questjons, Lopics, and oplnlons are sollciLeil ard elc-ouragrri. Vrews axFressed are !hose of che authorg.
CLUENIGIIT
ThisWednesday we willhaveEd Conleycallingfor ClubNightComejoinus at
7:30PM attheRecCenter.Admission
willbe$3. CallingforClubNightsforMarch
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willbe:16 BertSwerer,$4;23 DonGreco,$3;30 ChuckYeo,$3Thiswillalso
be a "FunDangleNight."A chanceforyouto earnsomefundangles ( NO,Fun
DangleDiva,lwill NOTwhereall my dangles thatnight!!!!!).
Aprilwillbe Ron
Masker, ChuckYeo.andRonHirsch.
flnnlu€Rsnng
DAnc€
On March19 at 7.30PM,WesternStarwillbe celebrating
its 12thAnniversary.
join
Come usforthefunat St.Square Dance,oops,St.Paulus (Gough andEddy).
Thecallerwillbe ShelbyDawson.Admission
willbe $6.
FOGGVCITV
OnThursday,March10,FoggyCityDancers willnotbe havingClubNightdueto
MostHolyRedeemer useof theSchoolHall.As forthe17 and24,wewill tryto
keepyouinformed
butif notcall(415)905-4546for furtherinformation.
GfiT(fiGE
SfitE
Don'tforgetthatWesternStarwillbehavingtheirGarageSaleonApril9 and10.
junk(treasures?)
So saveall thatwonderful forthesale.
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Wednesdav
March9, 1994 Editor:FelixFornino
WSD TODAYT A supplehenL t o T t { E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e L L e r for current issues, questions and news. Publ.ished Monday and Wednesday.
Quesllons, topics, and opinions are solicrted and encouraged. views expressed are Lhose of Lhe auLhors.
E[EOI|TEA
IIJETEOME
CLUENIOIIT
NextWednesday we willhaveBertSwerercallingforClubNightComejoinus at
T.30PMattheRecCenter.Admissionwill be$4.CallingforClubNightsfortherest
- -
of Marchwillbe:23 DonGreco,$3;30 ChuckYeo,$3 Thiswillalsobe a "Fun
DangleNight."A chanceforyouto earnsomefundangles ( NO,FunDangleDiva,
lwill NOTwhere allmydangles Aprilwillbe RonMasker,
thatnight!!!!!). Chuck
Yeo,andRonHirsch.
f,nnru€RsflRg
Df,nc€
On March19 at 7:30PM,WesternStarwillbe celebrating
its 12thAnniversary.
Comejoinusforthefun oops,St.Paulus(GoughandEddy).
atSt.SquareDance,
Thecallerwillbe ShelbyDawson.Admissionwillbe $6.
FOGGVCITV
OnThursday, March10,FoggyCityDancers willnotbe havingClubNightdueto
MostHolyRedeemer useof the SchoolHall.As for the 17 and24, wewilltryto
keepyou informedbutif notcall(415)905-4546for furtherinformation.
GfiRfiGESFLE
Don'tforgetthatWesternStarwillbe havingtheirGarageSaleonApril9 and 10.
junk(treasures?)
So saveall thatwonderful for the sale.
WSDTODAY!
Wednesdav
March16,1994 Editor:FelixFornino
wSD TODAYI A supplemenl to THE wEsTtrRN STAR newsletter for current issues, questions and news. Published Monday and Wednesday.
Quesliong, Lopics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed are those of Lhe authors.
UJEIEOME
BERT
EUIERER
CLUENIG}IT
NextWednesday we willhaveDonGrecocallingfor ClubNightComejoinus at
7.30PM attheRecCenter.Admission willbe$3. CallingforClubNightsfortherest
-
of Marchwillbe: 30 ChuckYeo,$3 Thiswillalsobe a "FunDangleNight."A
chanceforyou to earnsomefundangles (NO,FunDangleDiva,lwillNOTwhere
all my dangles Clubnightsin Aprilwillbe 13 - RonMasker,
thatnight!!!!!). 20 -
ChuckYeo,and27 - RonHirsch.
ANNru€RSAR9
DANC€
ThisSaturdav.March19at7:30PM.WesternStarwill be celebratinqits 12th
(Pearlt Ann iversarv. Com e i oin us for the f un at St.PauIus (Goush an d Eddvt.
Thecallerwill be ShelbvDawson. Admissionwill be $6. Pleasebrinq some
goodiesto share.
FOGGVCITV
OnThursdays,March17andMarch24,FoggyCityDancers
willnotbehavingClub
Nightdueto MostHolyRedeemeruseof theSchoolHall.
GFiIfiGESFLE
Don'tforgetthatWesternStarwillbe havingtheirGarageSaleonApril9 and10.
junk(treasures?)
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Wednrsdav
March23. 1994 Editor:FelixFornino
W S D T O D A Y I A s u p p l e m e n C t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t t e r for current issues, quegtions and news. Publrshed Monday and Wednesday
OuesLions, topj.cs, and oprnions are solicrted and encouraged. Views expressed are those of che auihors.
WelcomeDonGreco
THAaVKT/OA
Muchthanksandyellowrocks
to thosewhohelpedoutthispastSaturday
to make
WSD'sAnnivesaryDancea hugesuccess.
CLUENIGTIT
NextWednesday we willhaveChuckYeocallingfor ClubNightComejoinus at
7:30PMat theRecCenter. Admissionwillbe$3. Thiswillalsobe a "FunDangle
Night."A chanceforyouto earnsomefundangles( NO,FunDangleDiva,I will
NOTwhereall my dangles Clubnightsin Aprilwillbe 13 - Ron
thatnight!!!l!).
Masker,20 - ChuckYeo,and27 - RonHirsch.
FOGGVCITV
ThisThursday,
March24, FoggyCityDancers willnotbe havingClubNightdue
to MostHolyRedeemer useoftheSchoolHall.FoggyCitywillbehavinga Spring
Danceon Saturday,April2,at 7:30PMat the Unitarian
Center,1187Franklin
at
Geary.Costwillbe $8.00.
GFRFGESFLE
junk(treasures?)
So saveall thatwonderful forthe sale.
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March30, 1994 Editor:FelixFornino
wsD ToDAYI A supplement t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t t e r for currenL issues, questions and news. published Monday and wednesday.
ouestions, topi.cs, and opinions are solrcited and encouraged. Views expressed are Lhose of the auLhors,
WELOOME OHUOKYEO
CLUENIO}IT
NextClubNightwillbeApril13withRonMakser, hereat EurekaRecCenterat
7.30. Clubnightsin Aprilwillbe 20 - ChuckYeo,and27- RonHirsch.
FOGGVCITV
Thursday,
March31,FoggyCityDancers willbe havingthierusualClubNightat
LiveOaksSchool.Thecalleris AndyShore.FoggyCitywillbe havinga Spring
Danceon Saturday, April2,at 7:30PMat the Unitarian
Center,1187Franklin
at
Geary.Costwill be $8.00.
GfiRfiGESfitE
junk (treasures?)
Toourferuirhfllemberro llop pyPorrover(nDF)

To our ChristiqnMembersq HqppyEaster
Don'tForget.ThisSaturday
Daylight Timebegins.
Savings Soset
yourclockanhourAHEAD.
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MondavAoril4. 1994 Editor:FelixFornino
wSD TODAy! A supplenenC ro THE WESTERN STAR newsle[ter for curent issues, queslions and news. Published Monday and wednesday
Questions. topica, and opinions are soliciced and encouraged. Views expressed are those of the auLhors.
GfiRfiGESfitE
ThisweekendisWSDGarageSale.Pleasebringyouritemsforsaleto LiveOaks
SchoolonSaturday April9. ForbigitemscallMikeandJimat 563-3220.
Morning,
Remember junkis anotherperson's
oneperson's
CLUBNIO}IT
NextClubNightwillbe April13withRonMakser, hereat EurekaRecCenterat
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7:30. Clubnightsin Aprilwillbe 20 ChuckYeo,and27 - RonHirsch.
FUTURE EVENTS
NewBasicClassbeginson May9. ThiswillbethefreeIntroductory
Night.Invite
yourfriendsto comeon down.
PlusclassGraduation
willbe Wednesday,
May11.
WorldPremiereof Crossfire- Episode6: Explodethe Lineat the GoldenBoot

Ranch,790Sanchez, #3,7:30refreshments, 8:30Showtime May13.
on Friday,
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Wednesdav
April13,1994 Editor:FelixFornino
t4sD TODAYl A supplenenL L o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e t L e r for currenL issues, quesLiong and news. Publ,ished Monday and wednesday.
Questions, Lopics, and opinions are soliciLed and encouraged, views expressed are those of Lhe auLhorg.
WETCOMERONMFSI(ER
CLUENICOIT
NextClubNightwillbeApril20withChuckYeo,hereat EurekaRecCenterat7'.30.
Thefollowing week,April27,willbe RonHirschwithan Australian
Themesince
thiswillbea benefit
fortheNewAustralianGaySquareDanceClub.ClubNights
in Maywillbe: 11-RonMaskerwiththePlusGraduation Dance(alldanceswillbe
plus);18 - DonGrecoat 8PMafterTrimester and25 - DaveDecot.
Meeting;
NEW BASIC CLASS

(RED'94)will
Thenewbasicclass beginonMay9.ThenextMonday,
May16will
alsobe free. lnviteallyourfriendsto attend.
FUTURE EVENTS
Worfd Premiereof Crossfire- Episode6: Explodethe Lineat the GoldenBoot
Ranch,790Sanchez, #3,7:30refreshments, 8:30Showtime on Friday,
May13.
Don'tforgetthereis stilltimeto register

forSfarsand SquaresForever,the 1994
IAGSDCTM SquareDanceConvention inWashington,DCJune30through July3.
Captial
CitySquares ishaving workshops
anda dancethisSaturday
inGuernville.
Pleaseseeflyerfor details.
June18WSDwillbe havingitsGayPrideDancewithCallerBillEyler.
t
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ffi WSDTODAY!
Wednesdav
April20, 1994 Editor:FelixFornino
wsD TODAY! A supplemenL to THE WESTERN STAR newsletter for currenL issues, questions and news. Published Monday and wednesday.
Questions, topj.cs, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Views expressed are those of the auchors.
IIJEIEOME UEO
EI|UEK
CLUENIGIIT
NextWednesday night,ClubNightwillfeatureRonHirsch,hereat EurekaRec
Themesincethiswill be a benefltfor the New
Centerat 7:30withan Australian
AustralianGaySquareDanceClub.ClubNightsin Maywillbe. 11-RonMasker
withthe PlusGraduationDance(alldanceswillbe plus);18- DonGrecoat 8PM
Meeting;and25 - DaveDecot.
afterTrimester
NEW BASIC CLASS

Thenewbasicclass(RED'94)willbeginon May9. ThenextMonday,
May16will
alsobe free. Inviteallyourfriendsto attend.
PIUSGN,ADUATION
Plusgraudation May11at 7:30hereat the reccenter.That
will be Wednesday,
nightall danceswillbe plus. Seeyouthen.
FUTURE EVENTS
WorldPremiereof Crossfire- Episode6: Explodethe Lineat the GoldenBoot
Ranch,790Sanchez, #3,7.30refreshments, 8:30Showtime May13.
on Friday,
Episodes1 thru 5 at RussKing's,1227PageSt., SF

CrossfireRetrospective:
7:30to11:00on May6.
Don'tforgetthereis stilltimeto registerforSfarsand SquaresForever,the 1994

IAGSDCTM SquareDanceConvention inWashington, DCJune30through July3.
WSDTODAY!
Wednesday
April27, 1994 Editor:FelixFornino
wsD ToDAY! A supplenenL to THE WESTERN STAR newslecLer for curren! issues, questions and newg. published uonday and wednesday.
QuesLj'ong, topics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged. views expressed are those of the authors.
WELCOME TO AUST64LIAN NIGHT
CLUENIOIIT
ClubNightsin Maywillbe: 11-RonMasker
withthePlusGraduation
Dance(all
dances
willbeplus); -
18 DonGrecoat8PMafterTrimester and25- Dave
Meeting;
Decot.
NEW BASIC CLASS

Thenewbasicclass(RED'94)willbeginon May9. ThenextMonday,
May16will
alsobe free. Inviteall yourfriendsto attend.
PLUSGR,ADUATION
Plusgraudation
willbeWednesday,May11at 7:30hereat thereccenter.That
nightalldances
willbeplus.Seeyouthen.
FUTURE EVENTS
WorfdPremiereof Crossfire- Episode6: Exptodethe Lineat the GoldenBoot
Ranch,790Sanchez, #3, 7:30refreshments,8:30Shov'rtimeon Friday,May13.
CrossfireRetrospective:
Episodes
1 thru5 at RussKing's,1227PageSt.,SFT.3O
to 11:00on May6.
Trimester
meetingon May18 at 7:30pMat EVRC.
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MONDAY. MAY9. 1994 STARDANCERS. WEEKLYUPDATE

WESTERN
Welcome New "Plus" Graduation and come togetherto Club Night.

Besidesbeing a relaxedatmosphere
Square Dancers! We'reproud to announcethe
graduationof our Plus level classon whereyou can have somefun
WesternStar Dancersextendsa Wednesday night,May ll @ 7:30 dancing, it's a good stressreleasefrom
cordial welcometo all new "Basic" Ron Masker will be callingall the busy week.Join your Square
PM.
classmembers.Tonightand next plus leveltips.Classmemberswill be Dancefamily!
Monday,May 16 will be free.Plan admittedfree,everyoneelsewill be
aheadand mark your calendarsnow $3.00. Invite your friendsto come It's More Than
for each Monday at7:30 PM. You with you to this specialdance.Come Just Dancihgr
won'twantto missany classsessions. by to dancewith the graduates, share
We think you'll enjoy learningto some refreshments and have fun.
It's "Grossfire..."
Besidesa regularscheduleof
squaredance.Many new dancers
classgs,"Club Nights"and special
discoverit's nothinglike they thought Glub Night dances,WesternStar Dancers(and its
it was going to be. Besidesbeing lots
EachWednesday is CLUB members)sponsormany socialevents
of fun, it's good exerciseand you'll NIGHT. Calling duringMay will be throughoutthe year. Check with a
meeta lot of new friends.When you Ron Masker( I I ), Don Greco( l8) and club memberor get your handson an
comeback next week,bring a friend. Dave Decot(25). Mark your calendar issueof THE WESTERNSTAR(club
Like so many thingsin life, the more for Wednesday@ 7:30 PM. Call newsletter)to seewhat'supcomingon
the merrier!Yellowrocks! someoneyou haven'tseenin a while the calendar.
Our next specialeventis on
FRIDAY MAY l3 - the world
premierof GROSSFIRE .
EPISODE 6: EXPLODE THE
LINE. Featuringmany local (and
famous)squaredancersand friends,
this episodecontinuesthe romance,
the excitement,the intrigueof the
internationallypoignant"Square
DanceSoapOpera."
The curtainrisesat 8:30 PM in
the hallowedhalls of the GoldenBoot
Ranch- 790 Sanchez@ 2lst. Pre-
showtimefestivitieswill begin at7:30
PM (BYOB refreshments).
Don't miss this event. It's sureto
Square Dancers "Put Another revealanotherside of squaredancing
Shrimp on the Barbie!" you thoughtyou'd neversee.
Picturedare dancersfrom WesternStar'srecentClub Night wherethe
proceedsbenefitedthe expensesof an Australian squaredancer. He plans
to attendthis year'sconventionin Washington,D.C. and represent his WESTERNSTARDANCERS
club, the first gay & lesbiansquaredanceclub in Australia.To the right
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are several"Barbie& Ken" modelsbroughtby attendees to add a little WSD TODAY- a supplement to IHE WESIEBN STAR
atmosphere to the evening. Obviously,we had a lot of fun and a good newsletter tor current issues, questions and news.
Published Monday and Wednesday. Ouestions,
time dancing. Over $70 was raisedfor our Aussiefriend. t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s a r e s o l i c i t e da n d e n c o u r a g e d .
Views expressed are those of the authors.
Red Glass Begins! GuerrillaSquares GIub Night
Western Star Dancers started its new We're planning another sessionof EachWednesday is CLUB NIGHT.
"Basic" classon Monday night. Over Guerrilla Squaresthis coming Saturday, Callingtonightfor our PlusClass
44 dancersjoined the first of two May 14. We'll meet in Harvey Milk graduationis Ron Masker.Next week
introductory class sessionsfor the Plaza (Muni station) at Noon and plan will featureDon Greco(who taughtour
URED"classgroup with over half of previousPluslevel class)andthen
to dance/handout flyers for an hour or
thoseattendingnew to squaredancing. so. Over the last few weeks.we've had DaveDecot(from El CaminoReelers)
There were many a fun time getting a on the 25th.Mark your calendarfor
comments overheard group together to Wednesday @ 7:30PM. Call someone
about "it's (square squaredance and you haven'tseenin a while andcome
dancing)nothing like I togetherto Club Night.Besidesbeinga
thought it was going to
be." Ron Masker - our
uiiiiriiiii
invite people to attend
our new class.
Considersettingaside
relaxedatmosphere whereyou canhave
some dancing, a goodstress
fun it's
instructorfor this class- an hour or so to releasefrom the busy week.Join your
kept the evening upbeat support the club. Even SquareDancefamily!
and fun. By the time it if you don't want to
was all over, Ron had dance,come passout
introducedthe first 14 flyers. Seeyou there! WSDRaisesOver
"basic"calls.Besides
being a lot of fun, it was
$70 For AussieGlub
a night of good exercise The proceedsfrom our Club Night on
and meeting a lot of Apnl27 benefitedthe expensesof an
new friends. Australiansquaredancer.His plansare
Western Star invites to represent
anyone interestedto It's More his club - the
first gayl
attend next week's
second introductory
Than Just lesbian
session.Like the first. it Dancing, squaredance
will be free to those It's Galled club in
Australia - at
who attend.Call a
friend to come with you next week.
"GtossfifiB.,." this year's
Don't miss the world premiereof Washington,
Like so many things in life, the more
GROSSFIRE . EPISODE 6r D.C.
the merrier! Yellowrocks!
EXPLODE THE LINE on convention.
FRIDAY' MAY 13. Featuringmany Those of you
Angels Needed local (and famous) squaredancersand who were
A big yellowrock and squeezeto all friends,this episodecontinuesthe there know Keeping with the themeof
thoseAngels who came out Monday romance,the excitement, the intrigue of that we had a the evening, dancers
night. It certainly made all of our new this internationallypoignant "Square lot of fun brought'Barbie & ken" to
add a bit of atmosphere.
dancersfeei much more at easeand DanceSoapOpera." and a good Chantsof "throw another
made the night even more fun. The curtain risesat 8:30 PM in the time dancing shrimpon the Barbie" were
PLEASE, KEEP COMING. Whether hallowed halls of the Golden Boot heard throughout the night!
to Ron Hirsch
you realize it our not, you're very Ranch- 790 Sanchez@ Zlst.Pre- . . . besidesraisingover$70 for our
important to the successof the class. showtimefestivitieswill begin at7:30 Aussiefriend.Now, who getsto take
Bring anotherangel with you! PM (BYO refreshments). him home?
WelcomeBack to MemorialDay Who'sWho at
the Second Night of Holiday Glub Western Star
the Red Glass Schedule Folks you shouldknow about:
WesternStar Dancerswelcomesyou Angels - these are Western Star club
Due to the holiday on Monday,May
to its new "Basic" class. Over 40 membersto volunteer their time to
30, the Rec Centerwill be closed.
dancerswere presentlast week, the assistnew classmembersin learning
Therewill be no classthat evening.
first of two introductoryclass how to dance.Be nice to them.
In addition,therewill not be a
sessions.Over half of those Archangel - this is Ron Jablonski.
CLUB NIGHT on Wednesday,April
attendingwere new to square He's the "coordinator,"the
1. The room we useat the Rec
dancing(or hadn'tdancedsincehigh "shepherd"of the new class.He's
Centerhasbeenreservedby another
school). availableduring the classsessions,
group.
There were many comments shouldyou have any questionsto
overheardabout "it's (square needto discusssomethingaboutthe
dancing)nothing like I thought it
GallingAll Glub class.
was going to be." Ron Masker - our
Membersto Attend Administrator - this is Gary Gray.
instructorfor this class- kept the TlimesterMeeting Our club is "shepherded"by a board
eveningupbeatand fun. By the time We will be having a SHORT of directors and Gary Gray is the
it was all over. Ron had introduced trimestermeetingon Wednesday leaderof that group and the club.
us to the first 14 "basic"calls. beforethe Club Night Dance.The He's our official spokesperson...and
Besidesbeing a lot of fun, it was a meetingwill begin at7:I5 andend a nice guy to boot.
night of good exerciseand meetinga at 8:00 sharp.Thereare some Board Members - Besidesboth
lot of new friends. importantissuesthat need Ron and Gary, they are Felix
membershipattention,so pleasetry Fornino, JessAlvarez, Mike Sellers,
Glub Night Features to attend. Nick Carlsonand Russ King. The
often angel and are available to help
Don Grcco you in any way.
Join WesternStar Dancersthis
Wednesdayevening at7:30 PM for
our weekly CLUB NIGHT. Calling
Gongrats
this week will be Don Greco, local
PurpleGlass
caller and recentclassinstructorfor Grads!
WesternStar.The cost will be $3.00 Pictured are the recent
at the door. graduatesof our
Mark you calendarfor next week Purple Class- (left to
when we'll featureDave Decot from right) Ron -
El Camino Reelers. Archangel,Joyce,
Call anotherdancerand invite Ray,Jess,Lee, Jim, Alma, David, Ron - Instructor/Caller;(down front) S.
them to join you. The more the Bob and Brad. They'vedancedlong and hard (no pun intended)to get
merrier!Yellowrocks... where they are. When you seethem, take a minute to give each of them a
big yellowrock and encouragethem to remain a part of our squaredance
familv.
,rL$ililliri
Welcome to the Red Glass Memorial Day

Gombination GontinuesHigh Holiday Glub
Tlimester Meeting Energy Level Schedule
and Glub Night WesternStarDancershasheld
"introductory"classesfor its new Red
Due to the holiday on Monday,May 30,
the Rec Centerwill be closed.There
The Board of Directorswantsto
class the pasttwo Mondayevenings. will be no classthatevening.
welcomeeveryoneto tonight's
Again this pastMonday,over 40 In addition,therewill not be a
combinationTrimesterMeetins and
dancerswerepresent,with half of those CLUB NIGHT on Wednesday, June l.
Club Night.
new to squaredancing. The room we use at the Rec Center has
Your input and commentsare
Attendancehasbeenbeyond beenreservedby anothergroup.
extremelyimportantto "the life" of our
club, so pleasespeakup. expectation.To keepthe energylevel,
Sit back and rest while you can
we needthe ongoingsupportof UpcomingEvents...
additional experienced Club members. MAY 21 ..FOGGY CITY i
becauseafter our meeting,Don Greco :::,::,:
otherwords,we needAngels.
will be callingfor Club Night dancing. In DANCERS PTCNIC
Angelsweretherefor "us" when GoldenGatePark/LindleyMeadow/
Enjoy the evening!
we first learnedto dance.It's your turn 30th Ave & JFK Drive. Andy Shore
now to "shepherd"someothersinto the
South Bay Dance squaredancingfold. Althoughthe calls
calling,ll-3 PM. Basic/MS/Plus.
JUNE 4 ..G.B.R. COOKOUT &
Excursion may be "old hat,"you canstill havea VIDEO PARTY
Every so often a group will get together fun time and get to meetsomeawfully Anna. Freeman.John & Scott invite
to go to anotherclub'sdance.Besides nicenew people. you to GoldenBoot Ranch- 790
all the fun we Mark SanchezSt @ 21st.BYO Meat (&
havein the Mondayson Buns) and beverage.Condiments,
car on the your calendar.
salad,ice and mixers provided.
way, once Come 5 PM - cocktailsand cookout
we're there F' preparedfor a
8 PM - Video Premiereof
we get to i wonderful "WINDOW TO THE STARS:4."
dancewith time...and JUNE 10. ENGORESHOWING
peoplewho you'll have ,::,: OF'TCROSSFIRE"
don't one! 7 PM - "The ScreenwritersCut"
normally make it to Club Night or even l0 PM - "No. 6, Explodethe Line - The
one of the otherspecialdancesin "the
city." It's also fun to danceto another
caller (not that ours aren'treally good).
r
W E S T E R N S T A RD A N C E R S
Final Chapter"
Don't miss this secondof a lifetime
opportunity.You'll discoversquare-
Picturedon our recenttrip to the South May 25th Club Night dancinglike you neverthoughtit would
Bay are (back,I to r) Jim and Pat,
(middle,I to r) Ron, Lee, Mike, FeaturesDaveDecot exist.RussKing's, 1227Page.
J U N E 1 8 . P R E . P A R A D ED A N C E
Freemanand Mike. Down front is Join WesternStarDancersagainnext
7:30 PM @ St. PaulusChurch,Gough
Russ.We had a greattime.ioiningEl Wednesday eveningat 7:30 PM for our
@ Eddy.Bill Eyler calling.
CaminoReelersfor their Anniversary weeklyCLUB NIGI{T. Calling will be
SEPT. 30 - OCT. 2.. CAMP GAZ
Danceand invite everyoneto take the Dave Decotfrom [fl CaminoReelers.
Watch for flyer in THE WESTERN
opportunityto join otherclub members The costwill be $3.00at the door.
STARfor ratesand activities
for thesesortsof outincs. Call anotherdancerand invite them
information.Set asidethis weekend!
to join you. The morethe merrierl
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Registration HolidayGIub Evgnts...
Tonightis the first "official" night Schedule
of WesternStar Dancers'Red class. Due to the holidaythiscoming MAY27 - 2g .,'4lst.:.ANNUAl;,,
We'vehad over 40 dancersat two Monday,May 30, the Rec Centerwill GOLDENSTATE
previous"introduction"classes,half of be closed.Therewill be no classthat ROUNDU P
thosenew to squaredancing. evening. Your opportunityto experience square-
We'll spendapprox.l5 weeks In addition,therewill not be a dancingin the "straight"community.A
learningBasiccalls.Mark Mondaysat CLUB NIGHT on Wednesday, june l. group generallygetstogetherto attend
7:30 PM on your calendar.Come The room we useat the Rec Centerhas the SaturdayNight Dance. Checkthe
preparedfor a wonderfultime...and beenreservedby anothergroup. flyer on the info table for more
you'll haveone! information.
Don't forget . . . the class
"Archangel"is RON JABLONSKI. If GoldenBootT|;;;"X JUNE10. MARATHON SHOWING
OF THE COMPLETE
you haveconcernsor questions,please ',
s e eh i m d u r i n ct h ec l a s ss e s s i o n . [an9h ,,'-i'- ,,
"cRossFlFlEn
Gookout& ..7PM-"EpisodesI-V:
Angels Needed VideoParty ,' i : The ScreenwritersCut"

. . 10 PM - " Episode VI: Explode the
Returnthe "good deedl"Angels are Anna, Freeman,John and Scott Line - The Final Chapter"
neededeachMonday eveningfor the invite all classand club Don't missthis once-in-a-lifetime
new Red class.Classstartsat 7:30PM. membersto join them for an opportunityto experiencesquaredance
It's your turn now to "shepherd"some eveningof excitement at history in the making. "Granderthan
othersinto the squaredancingfold. GoldenBoot Ranch(their 'Dynasty'
while offeringemotion
Although the calls may be "old hat," home)- 790 SanchezSt. @ beyondcontrol."
you can still havea fun time and get to 2lst. BYO meat(andbuns)and This specialscreeningwill be at the
meetsomeawfully nice new people. beverage. Condiments,salad, homeof RussKing, 1227Page,SF.
ice and mixersprovided.
Parade& '. 5 : 0 0P M
J U N E 1 8 . P R E - P A R A D ED A N C E
Gelebration Cocktailsand cookout
7:30 PM @ St. PaulusChurch,Gough
@ Eddy.Bill Eyler calling. Checkthe
Volunteers .. 8 : 0 0P N I flyer on the info table for more
Needed Video Premiere of
''WINDOWS TO THE
information.
This year, SEPT. 30 - OCT, 2.. CAMP CAZ

WesternStar is ,,','""_:,;^:s_**""*,,,;..,',,
. Watch for the flyer in THE WESTERN
coordinatingthe STARfor ratesand activities
squaredance
contingentin the SanFrancisco
GIubNight Features information.Set asidethis weekend!
Lesbian/GayFreedomDay Paradeon DaveDecot

June19th. All dancersare invitedto join Western
If you'reinterestedin volunteering StarthisWednesday eveningat7:30
to be a monitor in the paradeor to help PM for our weekly CLUB NIGHT. WESTERN STAR DANCERS
staffthe celebrationbooth,please Calling will be Dave Decotfrom El
contacta Board Member. Thanks. CaminoReelers.The cost is $3.00.
--ffiffi
WehopeyouenjoyWestern Star'sClub
Nighttonightwith BertSwerer.
Gay Parade Events June10Marathon
Remember, eachWednesday nightat 7:30 You'Llhaveseverolopportunities for square of theGomplete
Showing
tlanceactivityduringtheupcoming Ga1,
PM we meetat EVRCfor clubnight- a
Freedom PoradeandCelebratiott.
"Grossfire"
limeto enjoysquare mcetnew
dancing.
Theweekend will startwithourannual Announcing a once-in-a-lifetimeevent.
friendsandreigniteold friendships.
Prc.Patade Danceon Saturday, Junc18. Experiencelife beyond belief,emotion
Upcoming callersare:
Startingat 7:30,Bill Eyler(frorn beyondcontrol,grandness beyond
Junel5 - ChuckYeo "Dynasty"...
Albuquerque) will callat St.PaulusChurch. experience Crossfire!
June22- RonHirsch 7:00 PM Bpisodes - V:
TheInternational Associationof Gay I
Therewill be no clubnighton June29 and
Square DanceClubs(TM) will Marchas a TheScreenwriter's Cut
July6 dueto theSquare DanceConvention 10:00PM Explode the
Contingent in the Paradeandmanyof the EpisodeVI:
in Washincton. Line - the Final Chapter.
clubsin theBayAreawill beparticipatrng.
Wewill mcetat Polk& GoldenGatearound Thisspecial screening will beat thehome
FreeFolk Festival l0:00AM on Sunday, Junel9 thenmarch/ of Russ
King, 1227 Page, SF.ContactRuss
WelcomesGaySquare dance to livecallingfiom Bill Eyler.Come directlyif youneedadditional infbrmation.
DancersJune12 loin thefun andshowhowproudwe areof

gay squaredancing.
ThiscomingSunday, June12,RonHirsch
Volunteersare CONTINGEilT MONITOR TRAINING I-HOUR WORKSHOPS
will present
a workshop on "Square
nceded1br June 7 Tuesday 7:00 PM CUAV,973MarketSt., SF
Dancing fromtheGayCommunity" aspart June 9 Thursday7:00 PM GoldenGate LutheranChurch
Contingency
of theannualSanFrancisco FrceFolk 601 Dolores,SF
Monitorsin the J u n e 1 0 F r i d a y 7 : 0 0P M M C C o f S F , 1 5 0 E u r e k a S , F
Festival,
fiom 2:00to 3:00PM at John
parade.Simplyattend June 11 Saturday 1:00 PM All SaintsParishHall, ,|350Waller,SF
AdamsSchool(Hayes@ Masonic). J u n e 1 2 S u n d a y 1 2 : 3 0P M W o m e n ' sB u i l d i n g3, 5 4 3 1 8 t hS t . ,S F
oneof theI -hour
Thisis thefirsttimethata specifically
MONITOR
gaysocialdanceactivityhasbeeninvitedto
TRAININGWORKS HOPSmentioned
participate.
Angelsarcencouraged to attend
(andperhaps checkoutsonreof theother
belowandcallGaryGray.Thenshowup at
PolkandGoldenGateon the l9th beforel0
Gamp Gazadero
workshops). As anadditional inducement, WesternStar Dancer's
AM. That'sit!
RussKingwill providcbrunch fiom l0:30 Annual SquareDanceRetreat
RonJablonski is coordinating
the
to l2:30PM for anyangelswhowouldlike
I.A.G.S.D.C.(TM) infbrmationBoothat SEPT. 30 THROUGHOCT.2
to dropby on theirwayovel.Russ'saddress
the post.parade Gelebration.We'llbeat at the RussianRiver
is 1227PageSt.between BakerandLyon.
Callhim at 863-0990 lor further
Folsom& Bealesowe'reexpecting lotsof $85.00includesall dancing,food,
interestasparadegoerspassby. Volunteers lodging,pool and other exciting
intbnnation.
areneeded to set-up(10AM), staffthe activities.
booth( l I AM to 6 PM) andtakeeverything Register
today.Contact for
MikeSellers
Angels Needed down(6 PM).Planto stopby thebooth,too. moreinformation. Limitedspaces.
OurnewRedClassis goingstrongeach Ronandclassinstructor RonMaskerhave
Mondayeveningat 7:30PM.Angelsare beencookingup someGuerillaSquares in
neededto helpout.Althoughthecallsmay fiontof theboothandyourhelpwouldbe
be"old hat,"youcanstill havea fun time greatlyappreciated. CallRonJablonski if
andgetto knowsomeawfullynicenew you'dliketo volunteer or haveother
WESTERN STAR DANCERS
people. questions.
MONDAY
W E S T E R N S T A RD A N C E R S J U N E1 3 ,1 9 9 4
*N WEEKLYUPDATE
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Hi Folks,
I hopeyou all enjoyedour brief few daysof HOT weather.PersonallyI'm glad the fog is
back.
I alsohopeyou'rereadyfor a greattime this weekend.Saturday,June 18this our Pre-
Parade Dance with Albuquerque's own Bill Eyler callingfor us. The dancestartsat7'30
at St. PaulusChurch.If you'rea classmember,thoughtheir won't be any dancingfor you, I
do hopeyou can come(wearyour classbadgeand you will get in for free).It's a wonderful
opportunityto seea real dancein action,meeta lot of reallynice people,and help out with
sodasales.PleasecontactLee Gianfiancesco (eventcoordinator)to seeif thereis anything
you can do to help (this last line is directedat both classAND club members).
Sunday,June lgth is the Gay Freedom Parade. If you would like to, you can march
with us underthe IAGSDC (tm) Banner(see"A SquareDanceOdyssey"for the meaningof
all thoseinitials).Also, we'll haveour boothat Folsom& Beale.SeeGary Gray for more
informationaboutbeing in the paradeand seeRon Jablonskifor more infonnationaboutthe
booth.
Anothervery importantdateto mark on your calendarsis July 17th!The S.F. Aids
Walk in GoldenGatePark.WesternStarDancerswalk as a club everyyear for this
organization.But we can'tmakeit a successwithout everyone'ssupport.SeeRon Jablonski
(or call him at 4\5-552-5243)to register.The sooneryou do, the sooneryou will get your
donorcard so you can haveall your friends,co-workersand acquaintances sponsoryou for
this worthwhileevent.
Kisses& Yellowrocks.
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Annual SquareDanceRetreat
SEPT. 30 THROUGH OCT. 2
at the RussianRiver
$85.00includesall dancing,food,Iodging,pooland otherexcitingactivities.
Registertoday.ContactMike Sellersfor more information. Limited spaces.
WEDNESDAY
JULY13,1994
4k-* WEEKLYUPDATE
ANGELISLAND
TRIBUTE
CONVENTION Slrunolv ' JULY23rd
issueis a tributeto thehighpoint
Tonight's 9:3O AM
Island
of eachyear,theIAGSDC(tm) conventton' -ome join thefun aswe invadeAngel
the and fun in
Thepiciuresheredon'tevenscratch with picnicking,squaredancing'
this year's July23rd'
surfaceof thefun andmemories ttt. sun(wehope)on Saturday'
the month of RonMaskerwill be calling'
.u.nig.n.tot.a. Throughout
ticket
Julv.we'llsharewith yousomeof
the Meetat theRed& WhiteFerrY
(returntng
and
specirlmoments PeoPle -N officeat Pier43-l12at 9:30AM
possible)'
fromWestern StrrDrncers {} -) ^to""O5:30PM - earlierdepartures
"-" (howmany can (group
MakeYourPlansnowto l.-. aeavetlheWSDdelegation Ticketsfor theferry will be $7'50
conventlon ll.r .i*rzf assemblel inpt'!I1loi,f *i.i. uri"t food & drink for yourself'lay-ered
attendnextYears -Grand llllt
- TRACK 2 CHICAGO- March. ' ' andwerewe uHAl\ul
ever andsunscreen' Questions? Jim
Call
o" clothing,
her"skirt Pellmann at 563-3220'
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nrm Janie
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teamwent THRU OCT'2
::"l:i{fi:.;l'"'s$j,'\s
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their
through Paces y $85.00includes
dancing,food,
all
\il during theexhibition
iiillffi.,"0'.ffi'*d
for a registration
dancing. WethinktheY
weredoing a littledance
& Bill
lodging,Pooland
otherexciting
to make HillarY activities.GetYour
formor contact feelrightathome' . . RecistrationFormat
MikeSellers@ theinformationtable
415-563-3220. ji or contactMike Sellers@ 415-563-3220
,N moreinformation.Registerearly'spacets
REDCLASSBACK'
ANGELSNEEDED
NowthatthePrideParade&
Celebration, AnnualConventton N
:r
N (LrDThetnfamous
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in Washington, DC andholidaY beauties
bathing
activities arebehind us,theRed thefamilies
terrorized
Classhrs resumed it'snormal atthehotelswimmlng
- :rr ''
Mondaynightschedule (7:30@ pool.
* *
EVRC).ThisPastMondrYwe had .:t caller
National
(ntem)
of Ron
,hr.. ,quur., iollowingthe instruction MikeDeSisto let
didn't
invite(andencourage)
tllurt.r. We'dlike to damPen
a kneeiniurY
anyWestern Starmemberto comeoutano sPirit'
hisconvention
"anget"andmeetthenewclassmembers'
rrrrnHowmanvhairpieces didit taketo creat

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finale Only Mr'Kennetn
5irrianv'.grand
kno*iiot iute'Welove youand willmissyou
ourdearSteffanY.
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GABLEFT) ThreeWSDmembersTomTripp'
Conley - received
i.ttt ot.tirh andJohn
i;;i;;otrnttorative medallions forattendin
10 national conventions
MONDAY& WEDNESDAY
WESTERN STAR DANCERS J U L Y1 8& 2 0 ,1 9 9 4
,n' WEEKLY UPDATE
ANG EL I S L AN D CAMP CAZADERO

SATURDAY - JULY 23rd SEPT. 30
9r3O AM THRU OCT. 2
This is the final week before our trek to It's not too early to registerfor Western
Angel Island. Comejoin the fun as we Star'sAnnual Retreat.Camp Caz is
enjoy picnicking,squaredancing,and locatedin a beautiful wooded area8
fun in the sun (we hope)this coming miles north of the RussianRiver (2-112
Saturday,July 23rd. hour drive north of San Francisco).A
Meet at the Red & White Ferry varietyof activitiesand socialeventsare
ticket office at Pier 43-112at 9:30 AM planned.Whetherrelaxingby the pool,
(returningaround hiking or
5:30 PM - earlier participatingin a
departures possible). workshop,you'll
Tickets for the ferry meet lots of new
will be $7.50(group friends.Register
rate).Bring food & ".N:N'
\
\fN'" before July 31
drink for yourself, and the rate is
layeredclothing,and $85.00 (incluCesall
sunscreen. dancing,food,
Questions? Call lodging,pool and
Jim Pellmannat other activities).
563-3220. Besidesworkshops
for our class
members,Andy
PLACE A CLASSIFIED
Shore(El Camino
ADIN THEWESTERN
Reelers)will be call
SilR AIEWSLETTER
Mainstream,Plus
BYCALLING JfSS4,
and whatevercomes
@ 621-6506.
up. Ow, Ow, Owl
(had to be there).
1995 Get a Registration
C O NV E N T I O N Form at the
SPECIAL information table or
PRICE contactMike Sellers
E XP I R E S @ 563-322Ofor
JULY 31 more information.
Make your plans
now to attendnext YOUONLY
GETAS
yearsconvention-
MUCHOUTOFTHE
TRACK 2
DANCE
ASVOUPUTIN!
CHICAGO - over
Memorial Day
weekendin Chicago. UnLilll3l you can Tonight's
issuecontinuesourtributeto
registerfor only $100. The price goes /4GSDC's (tn) annualconventionand
up steadilythereafterso don't delay. honor'sthosememhers of ourfanily who
Check the information table for a we'velostrecentlyandin the pastyear
registrationform or contactMike Sellers ThankstorallthosespecialTips!
@ 563-3220. Wedancein yourmemory.Yellowrocks.
199s CONVENTTON
RED CLASS POTLUGK ---7'\-
WESTERN SIAR DANCERS
SPECIAL PRICE
AUG.6 - 5:OOPM EXPIRESJULY 31
Only 6 days left to save somemoney
Mark your calendarand make your plans to attendthis specialeveningat the
on your reservationfor next years
infamousGolden Boot Ranch.Anna, Scott,John & Freemanhave graciouslyopened
convention- TRACK 2 CHICAGO -
their home to welcome all of the new classmembersto WesternStar.
over Memorial Day weekendin Chicago.
Check out the newsletterfor more information or contactyour Archangel- Ron
Until7 /31 you can registerfor only
Jablonski- at 552-5243.
$100. The price goesup steadily
This will be a great opportunity to get to know eachother better and meet other
thereafterso don't delay.Check the
WesternStar Dancersclub memberswho you haven'thad a chanceto meet at class
information table for a registrationform
night. Seeyou there.
or contactMike Sellers @ 563-3220.
$&Nr.*
$SSS SSNN$ffiNH$SsW CAMP *[

sll
WSD ANNUAL AWARDS CAZADERO "+i
NffiNNS$N"S*RN-#N. CEREMONY & DANCE SEPT. 30 &Y'
.''96 WITH A HALF SACHET"
AUG. 20 - 7=OOto 1O:OOPM THRU q"$]l
J
AUG . 1 3 - 7 : 3 O TO I l :OO P M The WSD SquareDanceAcademy of ocr.2 s/
Stars,Thars and Cable Cars brings us Arts and Sciencescordiallyinvitesyou $85 tiil 7/31
this special "fund-raising" danceat the to attendthe Third Annual Awards $r00
Hyatt RegencylEmbarcadero.We'll be Ceremony.This year'seventwill after that
dancingMainstreamthroughChallenge includebasic,mainsteamand plus level Don't forget to
to the calling of Andy Shore,Ron squaredancingand a brief awards registerfor
Masker,Don Greco, Ed Conley, Harlan ceremonyrecognizingthe contributions WesternStar's
Kerr, Ron Hirsch, Chuck Yeo, Dave of WSD membersthis year.At St. Paulus Annual Retreatat
s*;-i
Decotand JohnMcGee.Admissionat Church(Gough& Eddy) the admission the RussianRiver. A
the door is $10 and all proceedswill go is $5.00($3.00for BasicClassmembers variety of activities and social eventsare
towardsthe 1996Conventionbeins held with their badge).Hors d'oevreor dessert planned.Whether relaxing by the pool,
in SanFrancisco. wouldbe appreciated. hiking or participating in a workshop,
you'll meet lots of new friends.One low
_NN-WffiNS$fffiSNS$R
N N"-$"NS$ ffi$S$ price includesall dancing,food, lodging,
ANGEL ISLAND pool and other "special" activities. Andy
SATURDAY. AUGUST 27 Shore (El Camino Reelers)will be
"NowthatI 9:3O AM calling Mainstream,Plus and ??. Ron
knowhowto Comejoin the fun as we make our Maskerwill also be callinc severalclass
square dance annualirek to Angel Island. You'll enjoy
youlikeme, level workshops.
youreallv picnicking, squaredancing,and fun in Get a RegistrationForm at the
likeme!" the sun (we hope). information table. Contact Mike Sellers
Meet at the Red & White Feny @ 563-3220.
ticket office at Pier 43-ll2 at 9:30AM
(returningaround5:30 PM - earlier
departurespossible).Tickets for the feny
will be $7.50(groupratc).Ilnng food &
drink-tbr yourself,layeredclothing, and
sunscreen.
Ron Masker will be calling and plans
on includingsomeclasslevel tips.
Questions?Call Jim Pellmannat
563-3220.
Did you make your reservation for
CTAII CAMP CAZADERO

Sept. 3O - Oct. 2
Register now for Westem Star'sAnnual
Retreat at the Russian River. Besides
classlevel workshopsand several
dances,you'll enjoy a variety of
activities and social events.Whether
relaxing by the pool, hiking or dancing,
you'll meet lots of new friends.
One low price includes all dancing,
food, lodging, pool and other "special"
activities. Andy Shore (El Camino
Reelers)will be calling Mainstream,
Plus and ?? with Ron Masker also
calling severalclass level workshops.
SATURDAY. AUGUST 6.5:OO PM Dancer or non-dancer,there will be
All classmembersare invited to attendthis specialeveningat the infamousGolden somethingfor everyone!
Boot Ranch .790 Sanchez Street (@ 21st). Anna, Scott,John and Freemanhave By popular demand (and lot's of
graciouslyopenedtheir home to welcome all of the new classmembersto Western phone calls) we've extendedthe low $85
Star Dancers. rate for a few more weeks. In talking to
Class membersare askedto bring a beverageand all regularclub membersare many of you last week, it seemedthat
askedto bring a dish to sharewith everyone.This is a "non-dance"event so guests many class/club members and friends
just couldn't make the July 31 deadline.
are welcome.Check out the newsletterfor more information or contactRed Class
Archangel- Ron Jablonski- at 552-5243. Thanks for letting us know you're
This will be a great opportunity to get to know someof the other classmembers interestedin going, but you've gotta get
betterand to visit other WesternStar Dancersclub members.Seeyou there. those registrationforms in quick.
Spaceis limited so get a Registration
Form at the information table. Contact
Remember, no club night Wed., 8/3. The Rec Gentel i$ r€setved
Mike Sellers @ 563-3220 if vou have
for another gloups function. The Red Glass schedule will not
more questions.
be effected. See all you "ctub night dancers" on the lOth.
WSD ANNUAL AWARDS ANGET ISLAND

CEREMONY& DANCE SAT. . AUG. 27 . 9:3O AM
AUG. 20 - 7=OOto 1O:OOPM Don't forget to mark your calendarsfor
The WSD SquareDanceAcademy of our annualtrek to Angel Island. Enjoy
Arts and Sciencescordially invites you picnicking, squaredancing,and fun in
to attend the Third Annual Awards the sun (we hope).Non-dancingguests
Ceremony. This year'sevent will are welcome to attend.
include basic, mainsteamand plus level Meet at the Red & White Ferry
squaredancing and a brief awards ticket office at Pier 43-112at 9:30 AM
ceremonyrecognizingthe contributions (returning around5:30 PM - earlier
of WSD membersthis year.At St. Paulus departurespossible). Tickets for the ferry
Church (Gough & Eddy) the admission will be $7.50 (group rate).Bring food & WSD TODAY . a supplement to THE
WESTERN STAR newsletter for current issues,
is $5.00 ($3.00 for Red Class members drink for yourself, layeredclothing, and q u e s t i o n sa n d n e w s . P u b l i s h e dM o n d a y a n d
with their badge).Hors d'oevreor dessert sunscreen. W e d n e s d a y . Q u e s t i o n s ,t o p i c s , a n d o p i n i o n s
Ron Masker will be calling. Contact are solicited and encouraged. Views
would be appreciated.
expressed are those of the authors.
Jim Pellmann @ 563-3220for info.
WSDTODAY!
W e d n e sd a vA u q u st 1 0 , 1 9 9 4 Editor :Fel i xF or ni no
wSD ToDAY! A supplement t o T H E W E S T E R NS T A R n e w s l e L t e r for current rssues, questions and news- Published Monday and wednesday.
OuesLions, topics, and opinions are sollclLed and encouraged. Views expressed are lhose of the authors.
WELCOMECHqCKYEO
CLUENIC}IT
ThisClubNightthecallerwillbe ChuckYeo. ClubNightsin Augustwillbe 17-
RonHirsch,24- RonMakser, 31 - Ed Conley.In September
ClubNightswillbe
14- DonGreco,21- RonHirsch,28 - EdConley.
THANK YOU
ToallthepeoplewhomadeSaturday ClassPotlucka bigsuccess.Hope
Night's
allhadenoughto eat.A special thankyouto Scott,John,AnnaandFreeman for
lettingus havethe potluckat GoldenBootRanch.
&CABII (AR'
\ ,ls
STAR', THAR' & CABLECARS
Sfars,Thars& CableCars(1996IAGSDCT" San Francisco willbe

Convention)
havinga danceat the HyattRegencyEmbarcadero on SaturdayAugust13 at
7.30PM.Admission arestillneeded.Wewillbepresenting
willbe$10.Volunteers
theST&CCT-Shirtat thisdance.Callerswillinclude
AndyShore,RonMasker,
DonGreco,HarlanKerr,JohnMcGee,RonHirsch, ChuckYeo,Ed Conley,
Dave
Ducote.Hopeto seeyouthere.
ANGEL ISLANI)
TheAngellslandtrip is on Saturday, please
August27. TheFerryleavesat1OAM,
be at Pier43/z by 9:30AM.FormoreinformationcontactJim Pellmann.
RECOGNITION DANCE
A recognition
dancewillbe heldon Saturday,
August20 at St. PaulusCurchat
Goughand Eddyat 7:00PM. CallerswillincludeChuckYeo,DonGreco,Ron
Hirschand Ed Conley.
I
___ry
-
wEsfcFN SfAh OANOeRg
WSDTODAY!
M on d a vA u q u st 1 5 , 1 9 9 4 Editor :F el i xF or ni no
wSD TODAY! A supplenenL Lo THE '{ESTERN STAR newsleLler for current issues, quesLions and news, Publighed Monday and Hednesday
Questions. topica, and opinions are golicited and encouraged, Views expressed ale thoge of lhe auLhors.
CLUENIG}IT
ThisClubNightthecallerwillbe RonHirsch.ClubNightsin Augustwillbe 24 -
RonMakser, 31 - Ed Conley.In SeptemberClub
Nightswillbe 14- DonGreco,
21 - RonHirsch,28 - Ed Conley.
THANK YOU
OnbehalfoftheBoardof Directorsof Sfars,Thars&CableCars(1996 IAGSDCTM
SanFrancisco Convention)andmyselfI wouldliketo thankall of thepeople
that
help make the danceon Saturdaya wonderfulsuccess. To the Red Class
members, Veronica,
Michael, andNancy,thankvouforgivingof yourtimeto help
whenyoucouldn'teven dance.ToRonMakser, a bigthankyouforyourwillingnes
to callfor the Dance.To all othermembersof WesternStar Dancers,for your
supportinvolunteeringto helpoutatthedanceandforcomingdownanddancing.
Thankyouagainforhelping makethisdancego smoothly andmakingmyjobgo
easier.FelixFornino,Boardof Directors,
ChairofFundrasingandMerchandisin
ANGEL TSLAI\I)
TheAngellslandtripisonSaturday,
August27. TheFerryleavesat
1OAM, pleas
beatPier43Yzby9:30AM. Formoreinformation
contact
JimPellmann at415-56
3220.
RECOGNITIOI{ DA}{CE
A recognition
dancewill be heldon Saturday,
August20 at St. PaulusCurcl
Goughand Eddyat 7:00PM. CallerswillincludeChuckYeo,DonGreco,I
Hirschand Ed Conley.
WSDTODAY!
MondavAuqust 22, 1994 Editor:FelixFornino
wSD ToDAYt A supplemenc to THE WESTEN STAR newsletier for current issues, questiong and news. Published Monday and wednesday.
Questions, topics, and oplnlons are soliciLed and encouraged. Views expressed are thoge of the authors.
CLUENIO}IT
Thisweek'sClubNightcallerwill
beRonMasker. ClubNightsinAugustwill
be31
- EdConley.SeptemberClubNightswillbe 14- DonGreco,21 - RonHirsch,
28
- Ed Conley.
BARN DANCE
FoggyCityDancers 3rdAnnualBarnDanceandBarbeque willbe heldSaturday,
September 17,1994.TheBarbeque willbe heldfrom5:30to 7:30PM andthe
Dancewillbeheldfrom7.30to10:30PM.Thecallerwill beAndyShore.Thelevels
willbe fromClassLevelBasicto Plus.Thatmeansthe RedClasswillhavelots
of opportunities
to Dance.Thecostwillbe $9.00for the BarnDanceonlyand
$16.00fortheBarbeque/PicnicandBarnDance.Theeventwill beat Charter
Oak
Farms.Seethe flyerfor directions.
CfiMPCFZ
WSD'sannualweekendretreatto CampCazadero willbe Friday,September30
to Sunday,October is $85.00.Forthisyouget6 meals,dancing,
2. Registration
swimming, dancing,2 nightsaccommodations, dancing,and lots more. The
featuredcallerwill be AndyShore. Dancingwill be at ClassLevelto Plus.
Workshops willalsobe heldwithRonMasker.Pleasefilloutregistration formon
thetable.
ANGEL ISLAND
TheAngellslandtripisonSaturday,August27.TheFerryleavesat10AM,please
beatPier43/.by9:30AM. Formoreinformation JimPellmann
contact at415-563-
3220.RonMasker bothClassLevelBasicandhigherlevels.
willcalling
WSDTODAY!
MondavAoril17.1995 Editor:FelixFornino
wsD TODAYI A supplenenE ro THE WESTERN STAR newsleLte! for currenL issuea, quesLions and Dews. Published Monday and tfednesday'
QuesLiong, topics, and opinions are soficited and encouraged. views expregged are chose of the auchors'
ORNIIEE'
UELEOME
Welcome to allofyou.Tonight isthefirstoftwofreenights.Tonight youwilltake
thefirststepsintoaworldoffunandfriends. Tonightyouwillalsolearnmanythings.
Thefirstthingyouwilllearnis thatsquaredancing is notlikeanything youhave
experienced in thepast.lf youhavedoneanysquaredancing in schoolyouwill
findthatit is notlikethat.Hereweteachsquaredancing according to Callerlab.
It is a wayof teaching callsat certainlevelsandin a certainorder.
lfyoufindyouarehaving funandwouldliketoshareit,comenextweek andbring

a friend.lf youwouldliketocontinue, willbeMay
thefirstnightof actualteaching
1, 1995.At thattimeyouwillbeaskedto signupandpaya feeof $45.00 forthe
BasicClass.
Afterthatyoucanparticipate
in manyof Western Forexample,
Star'sactivities.
wewillbegoingtoAngellslandontheFourth ofJuly.Wewillbegoingona retreat
inYountville
attheendofJuly.TherewillbetheOrangeClassPotLuckputonfor
youbythemembers of WesternStar.
Alsoyouwillbelearning
aboutthehistory
ofSquare Dancingaswellasthehistory
ofWestern Star.Youwillbelearning of SquareDancing.
abouttheetiquette Oh
yes,therearebasicetiquetterules.YouwillfindthatGayandLesbian Square
Dancinghaslessrulesthanstraightsquare dancing.
ln thefuturethispublication to bringyouthelatestinformation
willbe published
aboutwhatis happening at Western Starandothermembers of theIAGSDCTM
(lnternational
Association
of GaySquare DanceClubs).
Oneeventyoumaygetinvolved
withisthe1996IAGSDCTM ConventionJTAR5,
THARS& CABTECARS.Thisis alsothelastfullclassbefore
thiseventin July
of 1996.
-
- f WSDTODAYI
MondavApril24, 1995 Editor:FelixFornino
wsD roDAYt A supplehent !o THE wEsrERN STAR newsleLter for current. iggues, quesEions and news. published Monday and wednesday
Ouestj.ons, Lopics, and opinions are solicited and encouraged, views elq)ressed are those of lhe authors.
UELEOME
ORN||EE'
Welcome to allof you. Tonight is thesecondof twofreenights.Tonight youwill
takethefirststepsintoa worldoffunandfriends. Tonightyouwillalsolearnmany
things.Thefirstthingyouwilllearnisthatsquare dancing you
isnotlikeanything
haveexperienced inthepast.lf youhavedoneanysquare dancing inschoolyou
willfind thatitisnotlikethat.Herewe teachsquaredancing according toCallerlab.
It is a wayof teaching callsat certainlevelsandin a certain
order.
lfyoufindyouarehaving funandwouldliketoshareit,comenextweek andbring
a friend.lf youwouldliketo continue,
theflrstnightof actualteaching
willbeMay
1, 1995.At thattimeyouwillbeaskedto signupandpaya feeof $45.00forthe
BasicClass.
Afterthatyoucanparticipate
in manyof WesternStar'sactivities.Forexample,
wewillbegoingtoAngellslandontheFourth ofJuly.Wewillbegoingona retreat
inYountville
attheendofJuly.TherewillbetheOrangeClassPotLuckputonfor
youbythemembers of WesternStar.
Alsoyouwillbelearning
aboutthehistory
ofSquare Dancingaswellasthehistory
of WesternStar.Youwillbelearningabouttheetiquette
of SquareDancing.Oh
yes,therearebasicetiquetterules.YouwillfindthatGayandLesbian Square
Dancinghaslessrulesthanstraightsquare dancing.
Inthefuturethispublication
willbe published
to bringyouthetatestinformation
aboutwhatis happeningat Western Starandothermembers of theIAGSDCTM
(lnternational
Association
of GaySquareDanceClubs).
Oneeventyoumaygetinvolved
withisthe1996IAGSDCTM Convention5TAR',
THARS& CABTECAR5.Thisis alsothelastfullclassbefore
thiseventin July
of 1996.
i
-
-zrr-- WSDTODAY!
MondavJune5, 1995 Editor:FelixFornino
wSD TODAY! A supplement to THE WES'|ERN STAR newsleLter for current issues, questions and news. Publrshed Monday and wednesday.
Questions, copics, and opi.nions are solj.cited and encouraged. vieus expressed are chose of Lhe authors.
DRES' CODE!?
ls therea dresscode?lt depends.lf youarein a gayandlesbiansquaredance
clubtheansweris no. lf youareina straightsquaredanceclubtheanswerisyes.
The onlyreasonthatthis is beingdiscussed is thatsomeonesaidat the last
meetingof theclassthatanotherstudentwasdressedinappropriately. Obviously
thisstudenthadneverbeentoa Gay/Lesbian Squaredanceconvention.lfyouhad
seensomeof thedress- shorts,T-shirt,shirts,levis,leather,
crinolines,
etc. The
person wearingthecrinolinewasnotnecessarily girl
the inthesquareora woman.
Gay/Lesbian squaredancing doesnotholdwithdresscodes!Wearwhateveryou
feelcomfortable in, butremember thisis a publicplace.
Straightsquaredancinghasdresscodes.Themenmustwearlongsleeveshirts
anddresspants,whilethewomenmustwear a dress(thoughtheyarebeinga little
pants).Whylcngsleei,,es.rcr
lenient',vith men?Somesaybecausewofiiendon't
wantto toucha hairywetarm. Otherssayitsa holdoverwhentheyweredoing
squaredancedemonstrations in the40's. Butthattheirdresscodenotours.
Remember:Practice
on callsbeginsat 7:00pmeachweek.
Upcomingevents:
June17 - WSD'sAnnualPre-ParadeDancewithKarenJensen
-
June18 Gay/Lesbian Freedomn
DayParade
-
July4 AngellslandPicnic
July22 - Orange'95WelcomePotLuck
July29 - NapaValleyWeekend
Don'tforgetto takeyourcopyof theMainstream

Bookof Dancedefinitions.
Also
don'tforgetyourcopyof A SquareDanceOdysseyandA ShortHistoryof Square
Dancing.Thanks.

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WSD TODAY' a compliment to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

SQUAREDANCING is often referred to as a tsocial dancet and with

HOWTO MAXIMIZE YOUR CLASS EXPERIENCE- We've been through this

1. RELAX! Everyone is nervous at first. A learning experience can

2. ATTEND ALL CLASSES. If you should miss a night, please check

3. BE ON TIME. If you should happen to be late, please check in

5. KEEP YOUR TALKING TO A MINIMUM. If your square is having

WSD TODAYT a compliment to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

Bob is back at Franklin/Davies Hospital, Room zLL, His spirits are

Be sure to pay attention to Steffany

We extend our deepest synpathy to the friends and relatives of Thonas

WSD TODAY, a compliment to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

TALK TO US. If there are any problems, concerns, suggestionsr or ideas,

BE SUPPORTIVEAND HELPFUL. Square dancing is a non-competitive, team

SOCIALIZE AND DANCE WITH EVERYONE. It is standard courtesy in square

REVIEW. Use the instructional booklet we passed out to you to review

ETTIQUETTE IS IMPORTANT. Ettiquette cannot be over-emphasized, You can be

WSD TODAY' a conpliment to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

- NEW DANCE SPACE ? I.

BACKGROUND:Last year's Board of Directors sent out a wide ranging

OUR HOT PROSPECT: Thanks to Patti White, w€ hrere able to start

1. Castro location (next to Cala l. Tough parking area

CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS: We can move Wednesday nights as soon as we give

I{SD TODAY' a complinent to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles

Thonas R . C o o p e r p a s s e d a r r a y o n F e b . 1 6 t h 1 9 8 9 . M e m o r i a l services for

THIS SATURDAY EVENING, THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP CORDIALY INVITES YOU TO A

l{SD TODAY, a conpliment to the "Western Star Newslett€F", tackles

thrr*r ZIl. lffl EouavE lsr.p llo. E

wfl-comrro oupNtw Ho^tt ! !

Deadline for bal-Iots is Club night Monday, March 27 by 9:00 pm.

We're pleased to announce our ApriI "Workshop SociaIs" caLendar:

Sat. 1st - Workshop Social @ Scott & Johns, 31 Douglass, 864-6134

Sat. 8th - Workshop @ Bill's, 250 Hartford

Sat. 1sth - Workshop Social- @ Bill's, 250 Hartford, 864-1280

Sat. 22nd - l{orkshop Social @ Melinda's, 224 Richland, 550-0224

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Last Saturday we celebrated our ?th Anniversary! A speeial thanks to Don

W e t r e p l e a s e d t o announce our April 'I{orkshop Socials" calendar, which are

WetIl be attending the California State Square Dance Convention, in San

6. IAGSDC: The International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. I{SD is

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WSD TODAYT a conplement to the "Western Star Newsletter", tackles current

This coming Saturday we start our April l{orkshop/Socials schedule

Keep in nind the California State S q u a r e Dance Conventionr in San Jose on

O u r b e s t w i s h e s t o G O L D R U S Hw h o w i l l be performing at the L.A. Gay Rodeo

1. TIP: Norrnally a patter call followed by a singing call.

April 3, 1989 wsD EouAY!

This is someLhing we haven't paid too much attention to in teaching

Underlying everything is the idea of respectinq the other person.

Remember that each person in your set has something to contribute

Respecting the calrer is more important than many of us real ize,

(continued next week)

April 10, l9B9

HOVJTO BE POPULAR AT A GAY - OR STRAIGHT - SQUARE DANCE (Part 3)

SANTE-SEX COUPLES:Although people do do it in a very few straight clubs, it is unheard-of at

T h e m an a q eor f E V R C d o e s n ot plan to police us. It's for sure that I

L a st w e e ks}l SDTodaystated that the newM ainstr eam

T h em a n a q e r ' oE f VRC d o e sn o t p l a n t o p o ' l i c eu s . I t ' s for sure that I

You know, periodicaill',WSDclass membersget concernedbecauseanother Club's classesare going

Darrell Andersonis criticaliy ill i n a convaiescent hospital in

DON'TF0RCET:- IVSand Plus Workshopsat Anna'son Saturday,May

b)' Patty White

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1. L{c:hrvei 'FI,veri:; ;itinnnncing o r r r n e r u r c l . a s s " F ' l l l a s e ' L a r k e rs o , n e ? t t : g i v e t o