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| | Subject: | GCA = Gay Closet Association | | Time: | 07:17 pm |
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|  Some of you will already know what I'm talking about when I say I am so over this crap!
I'll write a more lucid rant soon.
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| | Current Music: | "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man' is on Sundance in the background | | Subject: | on to the next... | | Time: | 12:33 pm |
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| I'm so far behind on LJ reading I'll never catch up.
Sam and I spent a really fun, exhausting weekend in NH at the Lisa Greenleaf WAMP contra weekend. Great dancing, fun alternative music. I think it was great for Sam to get to dance with so many good dancers and more challenging material. My little feet are still tired. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | someone is going to be exhausted... | | Time: | 12:59 pm |
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| Eeek!
April 2009
03-05 2nd West Coast Queer Contra Camp (Aptos, CA)
06-08 Callerlab convention (Kansas City, MO)
09-12 DC Diamond Circulate (Washington, DC) | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | lines and contras and squares, oh my! | | Time: | 09:56 am |
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| (well, no lines, but I thought that title was funny)
My long trip to the left coast was tiring, and I was very very glad to get back home on Sunday to Sam's warm embrace. Now I've been catching up on mail and laundry and chores.
Saturday's dance for Rosetown Ramblers was fun. Their recent graduates worked hard and did very well. I had a good time calling, but the crowd dwindled to barely one square by the time we wrapped up.
This coming weekend Sam and I fly to NH for a (mostly) straight contra weekend dancing to Lisa Greenleaf. I'm looking forward to that! It'll be Sam's first non-gender-free weekend and his first exposure to Lisa and ultra competent dancers and harder material.
We've already signed us up for another weekend -- the Summer Soiree in Asheville NC in June. Sam really wants me to have a look around Asheville so he readily agreed to attend this event. We're going up a couple of days early. I've already contacted Gary M about coming to town and he's looking forward to seeing us.
An observation about the Asheville Soiree... The organization putting it on uses the less common (more affected?) term "contradance", and nowhere on their web site or brochure does it actually state that the dancing/calling at the event is, in fact, contras!! I think this is a very strange marketing tactic! Of course, those "in the know" would know that it's a contra weekend, but those with a tinge of doubt will, doubtless, be discouraged. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Hill in a handbasket | | Time: | 01:55 pm |
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| Scribner has announced a new book deal with Hillary Rodham Clinton for one, possibly two, new memoirs.
The first will be about her primary campaign and is to be titled "It Takes a Villain".
The second, if she wins the nomination and general election, will be titled "It Takes a Vagina". | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | ... where his lying mouth is ... | | Time: | 09:28 am |
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| Bush wants more refineries and more nuclear (pronounced "nuke-you-lar") plants in the US.
The first new refinery should be in Crawford, TX.
The first new nuclear plant should be in Kennebunkport, ME.
As per Bush administration precedent, there should be no environmental monitoring or oversight of these plants.
That is all. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | I hate when I'm wrong | | Time: | 05:23 pm |
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| Yesterday, as the sfmoviebears were beginning to assemble and dine. I commented to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dhbearguy that I seldom encountered other gay Andys or Andrews. The evening proceeded to offer 4 or 5 other Andys/Andrews/Drews.
Doh! | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Tra la! | | Time: | 08:08 am |
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| GUENEVERE:
Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes
Blissfully astray.
Tra la! It's here!
That shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts
Merrily appear!
It's May! It's May!
That gorgeous holiday
When ev'ry maiden prays that her lad
Will be a cad!
It's mad! It's gay!
A libelous display!
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,
Ev'ryone breaks.
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!
Whence this fragrance wafting through the air?
What sweet feelings does its scent transmute?
Whence this perfume floating ev'rywhere?
Don't you know it's that dear forbidden fruit!
Tra la la la la! That dear forbidden fruit!
Tra la la la la!
GUENEVERE & CHORUS:
Tra la la la la [etc.]
GUENEVERE:
Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That darling month when ev'ryone throws
Self-control away.
It's time to do
A wretched thing or two,
And try to make each precious day
One you'll always rue!
It's May! It's May!
The month of "yes you may,"
The time for ev'ry frivolous whim,
Proper or "im."
It's wild! It's gay!
A blot in ev'ry way.
The birds and bees with all of their vast
Amorous past
Gaze at the human race aghast,
The lusty month of May.
CHORUS:
Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes
Blissfully astray.
Tra la! It's here!
That shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts
Merrily appear.
It's May! It's May!
The month of great dismay.
GUENEVERE:
When all the world is brimming with fun,
Wholesome or "un."
GUENEVERE & CHORUS:
It's mad! It's gay!
A libelous display!
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,
Ev'ryone breaks.
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!
-- Camelot, Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | kickin' around SF | | Time: | 07:23 pm |
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| So, I'm kickin' around SF for a few days before heading to Portland.
If anyone wants to do coffee, dinner, breakfast, beer, workout, getting naked and sweaty while I'm here, I just might be available.... | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| I had a wonderful time calling at Stumptown Stomp. The weather in Guerneville couldn't have been nicer and it was a bit of a shame being inside all weekend. The dance halls got warm in the afternoon and evening. Last night I was overheated just calling so I'm sure it was warm for the dancers.
It's always fun working with Tim Crawford. I thought we sounded pretty good together on the singers we did together. He was feeling quite poorly this morning (stomach bug) but managed to finish out the sessions. We took turns so he could at least sit down and rest a bit between double tips. This meant that we only did the last two tips together today.
I honestly don't know how the "full time" pros do so much travel/calling/full-weekend stuff. I find it pretty tiring and don't feel much like socializing or going out on the evenings (Friday and Saturday) of these weekend-long gigs. I managed to go out for one beer on Saturday night to the Rainbow Cattle Company, but then headed right to bed. While I don't think my voice suffered, I thought that I was getting a little "scratchy" on Saturday night, but this morning all was well.
I think they had record turnout for Stumptown, which was really nice. Most of the crowd was definitely in the mood to dance. It was good to see some old friends as well.
Next Saturday I'm calling in Portland for Rosetown, in case anybody cares :)
Two more fly-ins this year (DC Lambda Harvest Hoedown and Boston's Make Waves for Ducklings). No fly-in bookings for next year as yet. | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | quick update... | | Time: | 07:47 am |
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| We got home ok on Saturday. Our original 6am flight (delayed to a "decision" til 8am) was eventually canceled, so I was really glad that the agent rebooked us on the 7:55am flight when she did, as chances that we'd have gotten on it by the time the other fight was officially canceled seem slim. At DFW our connection to FLL was slightly delayed, but that was good as it gave us a chance to grab some grub.
We made it back to the condo sometime close to 7pm and we unpacked a little, got a pizza, took a nice hot shower, watched some TV and were in bed before 10:30pm, asleep by 11pm and slept for more than 12 hours! We didn't climb back out of bed until noon on Sunday.
We went out for some lunch and then stopped by a friend's pool party, which was lots of fun. (I'd post his BM profile link, but his seems to be gone right now). We didn't manage to accomplish much the rest of the day due to the imbibing we did at said party.
Today I have lots to do to catch up from the week away!
I'll be posting about the actual vacation soon enough. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | early (A)AM | | Time: | 09:26 am |
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| we got a few hours sleep before heading to SFO. Dealing with the rental car damage took time even though I had called it in previously. Our flight on AA showed "on time" before we left Jim&Paul's but by the time we checked in it was +2hrs delay. So they put us on another flight that is scheduled 5min before that. Luckily our connection time in DFW is long.
So we wait...
It's gonna be a long day.
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| | Subject: | SF drink/dine tonight? | | Time: | 02:24 pm |
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| Edge 6:00pm
Firewood 7:30pm
Maybe Truck after that
Who's coming???
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| | Subject: | Insu(red) | | Time: | 01:30 am |
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| Argh! The hood of my rental car was badly dented while parked on Hartford tonight. No note was left (natch).
I'm pissed.
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