Re: why we hate line-dancing
Wynn, is this the same wynn from merlefest two years ago? Its william reply please. On Fri, 22 Jan 1999 15:23:31 -0600 Wynn Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas. wynn William Cocke Senior Writer HSC Development University of Virginia (804) 924-8432
RE: why we hate line-dancing
The reason musicians hate line-dancing (and I love to dance) is because, with a few exceptions, those who go out specifically to line-dance will dance only to those songs they know. Sure, we get line-dancers occasionally dancing to Ray Price or Buck Owens songs, but they are a rarity. Most of these folks want to do one thing, and they have little tolerance for what they don't know or understand.
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Diana Quinn wrote: The reason musicians hate line-dancing (and I love to dance) is because, with a few exceptions, those who go out specifically to line-dance will dance only to those songs they know. . . Most of these folks want to do one thing, and they have little tolerance for what they don't know or understand. I haven't had the misfortune to play for a strictly line-dancing crowd, but friends who have done so extensively would agree. They don't care about the music, don't acknowledge bands with applause, and get pissed off if a song is not played precisely the way it's heard on the radio. Furthermore, they don't drink much, which has led to the scene being half the size it was 5 years ago (clubowners are going to put up with that low profit margin for only so long). A steel player I work with occasionally calls them "dance nazis." Tom Smith
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At 02:43 PM 1/22/99 -0600, Bob wrote: On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Tom Smith wrote: radio. Furthermore, they don't drink much, which has led to the scene being half the size it was 5 years ago (clubowners are going to put up with that low profit margin for only so long). This isn't just line dancers, though. Johnny D's in Boston has swing dancing on Sunday and Monday nights (and had Cajun dancing on Monday nights for years) and charged a pretty high cover because most of both of those crowds drink only water. Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. (My observations have been that after 2 beers a person is a dance floor hazard. I think that's why most dancers seem to stick to non-alcoholic drinks.) So if they are offering dancing at the clubs they need to plan on making their profit some other way, such as cover charges or higher drink prices (including for water) or whatever works. Lianne
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We aren't experiencing the same thing with swing. The crowd just doesn't stay as late but they drink more than water!
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I wouldn't hate line-dancing so much if it weren't for one little thing: in joints where line-dancing is found, that's all that's found. They take over the entire floor, and expect to be catered to. -- Mike Woods
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Lianne: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. --junior
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At 03:54 PM 1/22/99 +, you wrote: Lianne: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. --junior And here I always thought Texans were polite, good dancers! g Lianne
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At 03:54 PM 1/22/99 +, you wrote: Lianne: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Speaking from experience, we pretty much had to drink and dance at the same time in high school because someone would steal your beer if you sat it down somewhere. Jerald
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On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Jerald Corder revealed: Speaking from experience, we pretty much had to drink and dance at the same time in high school because someone would steal your beer if you sat it down somewhere. Hey, if you're drinking that young, you're getting what you deserve, you little hoodlum. Bob
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Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas. wynn
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Hey Wynn, Didn't know you were a P2er--I think there's a whole bunch of use who have a Lone Star State of Mind. Jamie--south of Durango Wynn Harris wrote: Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas. wynn
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Re: why we hate line-dancing
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas. wynn Well I'd be the last to suggest it's the only reason (or 2 reasons)!! Let's see, I think the next several hundred reasons I think of are all musicians g, --junior PS. And of course there's also I-10 going through Houston
Re: why we hate line-dancing
In a message dated 1/22/99 4:07:40 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. --junior And here I always thought Texans were polite, good dancers! g Oh, they are. I am dutifully impressed by the unorchestrated but orderly glide around the Broken Spoke dance floor, to the point where I wanna be able to do it. Slim
Re: why we hate line-dancing
In a message dated 99-01-22 16:55:21 EST, you write: Lianne: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. --junior Why the hell would you dance, if you weren't drinking? Joe X. (dancing impaired - that's right, I even get to use the special parking place)
Re: Line Dancing
In a message dated 1/21/99 11:49:50 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The strangest line dancing scene I ever saw was when I did an overseas tour. In Japan, everyone line dances, and it was a trip to see all that going on while I was playing. I got you all beat. The Convicts played two shows one summer at different nudist camps. You ain't seen nothing till you've seen a 70 year old Granny line dancing in nothing but her white fringe cowboy boots. Just A'Swingin' Slim - no, I did not get nekkid
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. nudist camps. You ain't seen nothing till you've seen a 70 year old Granny line dancing in nothing but her white fringe cowboy boots. .owwwheee. Now *that's* Country!
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On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wish I could dance, but I was just not born with dance DNA. I can't swang unless I am behind a guitar, and even then I probably look like a dork. Nancy, that's OK: http://www.scripting.com/davenet/98/05/heyPockyWay.html Among other tips, Dave reminds his readers, "Don't forget to breathe." It may be one of the scariest things I've ever read. And it certainly reinforces the maxim, "Write what you know." Bob
Origins of line dancing
If anyone has seen the Laurel and Hardy movie "Way Out West" you will see what is conceivably the world's first line dance(1937). Stan and Ollie are about to go into a saloon and are distracted by a cowboy group on the steps and perform a 2-3 minute "linedance". Minutes later they perform one of the all time great movie songs, "On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine". Any suggestions as to other origins of the species are simply not true! And if you check the Guinness Book of Records you will find that Australia holds the record with some 5.5 thousand lined up to the extended version of "Boot Scootin' Boogie". Now...a mack truck travelling at 100 kph (60 mph) could do a hefty deal of damage.. ~
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In a message dated 1/21/99 1:25:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got you all beat. The Convicts played two shows one summer at different nudist camps. You ain't seen nothing till you've seen a 70 year old Granny line dancing in nothing but her white fringe cowboy boots. You guys played B.A.R.E. Acres? I wonder if they're still booking. Hmm -- well, maybe when the weather warms up. DEb
Re: Line Dancing
In a message dated 1/21/99 2:27:42 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got you all beat. The Convicts played two shows one summer at different nudist camps. You ain't seen nothing till you've seen a 70 year old Granny line dancing in nothing but her white fringe cowboy boots. You guys played B.A.R.E. Acres? I wonder if they're still booking. Hmm -- well, maybe when the weather warms up. One of the shows was at BARE. It was way fun - $100, a case of PBR, and all the ugly naked people we wanted to look at. Don't know how to get booked there, though. It was arranged through a former member of the band. Slim
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In a message dated 1/21/99 7:00:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One of the shows was at BARE. It was way fun - $100, a case of PBR, and all the ugly naked people we wanted to look at. One of my friend's bands played there a couple of years ago and I totally forgot about the place.
