The Official Newsletter of the Society of Brunswick Shaggers PO BOX 274, Oak Island, NC 28465 2017 Visit our website at: http://www.societyofbrunswickshaggers.com LIKE us on FACEBOOK at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/115766191843385/ The Beach Beat! Message from our President Board Meeting Minutes 2 Intimidation on Dance Floor 3 Still time to Re-Up/Join-Up 4 The Day the Music Died 5 SOBS Donations 6 Letter from OKI 7 Welcome New SOBS & Guests 8 February Birthdays 8 February DJ Bios 9 Dance Schedule 10 January Dance Pictures 11 SOBS Membership Form 14 The year is starting with new issues for our club to address. The Moose Lodge will now charge us to use the ballroom facility for our monthly dance there. We have used it for free for the past 10+ years. After positive negotiations we have agreed to pay $100.00 a dance for the first 4 months of this year rising to $125.00 per month thereafter. In an effort to make this as painless on all as is possible and still do the things that we want, admission at Moose dances will be $5.00 for members beginning with the February dance. Please let me or any other board member know if you have ideas or want to help out. Our club continues to need the help of its members in an effort to make things go smoothly. With 200 members we should have many who want to help out and meet their fellow members. Due to change, February s board meeting will be Wednesday, February 1st at the Moose Lodge, starting at 6 PM. February brings our annual VFW Valentine s Day Dance and this year again our Chili Cook Off at the Moose Lodge. The categories will be Spiciest, Flavorful, and Vegetarian. There will be an Overall People s Choice Winner and a 1 st and 2nd place in each category. We look for a good turnout for this. Our January 22 nd Winter Series #1 dance at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill went well. DJ Bill Anderson kept the dance floor full. A great day at an Oceanfront venue. These Sunday dances continue in February and March. Everyone is invited, there will be no charge, bring a friend who is not a club member to share in the fun. We will be having 2 bushels of Oysters to eat at the February 19 th Winter Series #2 dance with DJ Jerry Burrage. If you re not an oyster fan, The Lazy Turtle has a great menu. The March 19 th Winter Series #3 dance will feature a traditional Southern Style Pig-Picking courtesy of Patti and Steve Smith with DJ Claude Collins. Spring Safari SOS is right around the corner in April. Our club will again have a parade entry. Come be a part of a good time. The theme for the parade this year is Dance Fever. Our traditional Free Pour will be after the parade. More info to follow. We hope to see you on the dance floor. Lots to look forward to in 2017! John Hutton, President 2017 Society of Brunswick Shaggers Board Members... John Hutton, President Chuck Boney, Vice President Cathy Myers, Secretary Steve Smith, Treasurer Joe Malinowski, Newsletter & Membership Ellen Wester, Immediate Past President
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 2 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, January 11, 2017... PRESENT: John Hutton, Chuck Boney, Joe Malinowski, Mary Ann Gregory (outgoing Secretary, Cathy Meyers, Steve Smith Meeting was called to order by John at 5:00 PM. SECRETARY S REPORT: Secretary s Report for December was approved through review of Board Members and January s newsletter posting. TREASURER S REPORT: Treasurer s information is in process of being transferred from Diani to Steve. John will have the SOS cards to sell at the January 13 th dance in Steve s absence. Checks are needed for the DJ and VFW. The donation to New Hope Clinic will be $500 up from $324 last year. The amount for the VFW Check is $5,982. Chuck moved and Joe seconded that we add $18 to it for a donation of $6,000. The VFW Check will be presented at the January 13 th dance. The New Hope Clinic check will be presented at the February VFW dance. OLD BUSINESS: The Christmas Party was fantastic. The decorations were great and all went well. The cost for the Re-up/Join-up Dance will be $20, which includes admission, dinner and membership for the year. For those who have already re-upped, admission will be $3, but dinner is included. John and Katy will be at the front desk taking the money, while Chuck and Sandy will be giving out the membership cards. Only new members will need to fill out the membership forms. NEW BUSINESS: January 27 th dance will be the Re-Up / Join-Up Dance with a BBQ Dinner at the Moose. February 10 th dance will be our Valentine s Day dance. May be a pasta dinner at the VFW. February 19 th dance will be our Winter Series #2 dance at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill. February 24 th dance will be a chili cook-off at the Moose with a Mardi Gras theme. The Moose Lodge is now requesting a $250 fee per dance. Negotiations continue while possibilities are being explored. MEMBERSHIP: Joe has prepared a spreadsheet containing the membership information of all current members. In order to simplify the Re-Up process, current members will only need to verify their information and not have to re-submit a membership form. Last year s membership totaled 199. Meeting was adjourned at 5:30 PM. Cathy Myers, Secretary
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 3 Intimidation of the Dance Floor (National Fast Dance Association Newsletter - January/February 2013, by Roger Weiss) As a local dance teacher and producer, I ve heard a lot of comments from dancers about feeling uncomfortable or inhibited on the dance floor. Beginning dancers sometimes feel uncomfortable because they don t know many people and it seems that everybody else at the dance knows each other. Try attending the lesson before the dance, if there is one. The lesson is a good way both to warm up and to get to know people, especially because everyone is usually encouraged to switch partners. By the time the dance starts, you ve shared a common experience with anywhere from twenty to a hundred people and you may even have several prospective dance partners. Beginning (and not-so-beginning) dancers also worry that they can t dance as well as the other people in the room. Often a man is hesitant to ask a woman to dance if he feels that she is a much better dancer than he is. But remember that a lot of the enjoyment of dancing comes more from the feeling you get dancing with your partner than from doing fancy moves. If, as a leader, you feel unsure about your dancing, here are a few suggestions: stick to the moves you know, listen to the music, talk to your partner and smile. Followers should try to relax and connect with their partners. It s your partner s responsibility to make you feel comfortable. A good leader will always dance to the level of experience of the follower, and will never show off. Couple dancing is not about how well you can dance, but how well the two of you can dance together. Many people hesitate to ask the more experienced dancers to dance because they see them as dance snobs - dancers who only dance with other good dancers. Keep in mind that a lot of experienced dancers have been dancing with one another for years and have become friends. Experienced dancers however could benefit the whole dance community by making the effort to dance with newcomers to make them feel welcome. If a newcomer has at least one good dance experience, he or she is more likely to come back and perhaps tell friends about the experience. Without a constant influx of new people, the dance scene will eventually dry up. Remember, we re dancing to have fun. Taking it too seriously and feeling intimidated wastes a lot of time. Don t worry about learning every new move; time will take care of that. Listen to and dance with the music. When you do what you can to make your partner enjoy dancing with you, the pleasure will be returned many fold. SOBS Winter Series Dances at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill... Hey SOBS! Our first SOBS Winter Series shag dances at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill on the OKI ocean front was a great success! On the Sundays of February 19 th and March 19 th we will have dances starting at 1 PM to 5 PM. At our Winter Series #2 dance on February 19 th dance will have DJ Jerry Burrage and hopefully an oyster roast. And, finally at our March 19 th dance we will have DJ Claude Collins and a southern pig pickin. More details will follow as we get closer to those dates. We re just trying to give you a few more opportunities to wear out those Weejuns!
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 4 Did You Re-Up / Join-Up Yet?... If you didn t, you know who you are! OK fellow SOBS, it s Re-Up / Join-Up time! Your membership in the SOBS ran out on January 31 st if you haven t Re-Up. Our next dance on February 10 th at the VFW is your opportunity to Re-Up in the best Shag Club on the East Coast! It s also a great opportunity to get your shagging friends to Join-Up with us as well. The cost is $20 per person for the membership year. The Re- Up / Join-Up fee will get you a year s membership and admission to the dance. NOTE: For those of you who are going to Re-Up there is no need to fill out the membership form again. Unless you are changing some of your membership information or we need to make any corrections, let us know at the registration table and pay your dues. Of course, new members will have to initially fill out the form. A Membership Application for your friends is on the last page of this newsletter for their convenience. Checks should made out to the SOCIETY OF BRUNSWICK SHAGGERS. As with most non-profit social clubs, volunteering is the backbone of our organization as well as a great chance to become familiar with the entire Membership. We ask our Members to step up for whatever small part you would like to play. HOSPITALITY responsible for greeting Members and Guests at the door of our dances. They take money in and check off Members/Guests at the door and direct questions (Membership, SOS Cards, etc.) to a SOBS Officer. They could also check on the Guests throughout the night and answer any questions. These people are our AMBASSADORS! COMMUNICATION anyone is welcome to write articles or submit pictures for our Newsletter/Website. Your experiences at events (dances, SOS, etc.) would certainly be welcome. Deadline for our Newsletter is the 25th of the month. ENTERTAINMENT responsible for helping set up (decorate) and clean up at selected dances. These are important positions as we need to leave our venues as we found them and the Board Members do eventually tire of the tasks. SOCIAL volunteers to participate (dance or make costumes) in the SOS Parade in April, sell raffle tickets or procure items for auction at our Charity event, and to sell 50/50 tickets at our regular dance events. ANYTHING NEEDED This is the MEGA-VOLUNTEER who is available at most club functions. You can offer up your services at any event and as well as making yourselves available for last minute needs.
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 5 The Day the Music Died!, February 3, 1959... Rock n roll was still in its infancy when it suffered its first tragedy. On February 3, 1959, three of its biggest stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, known as the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. The three acts, along with Dion and the Belmonts, were on a package tour called the Winter Dance Party, which was to play 24 Midwestern cities in as many days. But the bus's heating system was ill-equipped and broke down a few days later, which caused some musicians to catch the flu and Holly s drummer Carl Bunch to be hospitalized for frostbite. By the time they reached the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on February 2, 1959 about a week and a half into the tour, Holly, after the show, decided to charter a plane from nearby Mason City to Fargo, N.D., just across the state line from their next gig in Moorhead, Minn. As a bonus, Holly would be able to do his laundry, which had been neglected since the tour began. The plane, a Beechwood Bonanza, had room for only three passengers Holly and his band and the pilot, Roger Peterson. Holly s bass player, future country legend Waylon Jennings, gave up his seat to Richardson, who was ill. According to Jennings autobiography, Holly teased his bass player by saying, Well, I hope your ol bus freezes up. To which Jennings responded, Well, I hope your ol plane crashes. There are conflicting stories as to how Valens wound up in the third seat. Tommy Allsup, Holly s guitarist, claimed that he lost a coin flip to Valens in the dressing room. In 2010, Dion DiMucci, who had been silent about that night for 51 years, claimed that he, not Allsup, was slated for the third seat because he was one of the headliners. But after winning the coin toss, he balked at paying $36 for the flight the amount his parents paid in monthly rent for the apartment where he grew up and gave Valens the seat. Local DJ Bob Hale, who was the MC for the concert, agrees that it was between Allsup and Valens, but that he, not Allsup, flipped the coin. Regardless of the contradictions, around 12:55 AM on February 3, 1959 the plane carrying Holly, Richardson and Valens took off in a snowstorm with strong winds. But the plane traveled only a few miles before crashing, killing all four men instantly. The federal investigation ruled that even though the weather played a large role in the accident, the 21- year-old Peterson was too inexperienced to have been flying in such conditions. In addition, he had most likely misread the altitude indicator, which was different than the one on which he had trained, and inadvertently brought the plane down instead of up. At the time, Holly s wife of six months, Maria Elena, was two weeks pregnant. The day after the crash, she suffered a miscarriage from the emotional trauma. In March 1980, a long-missing piece of the plane crash was discovered. Holly s signature black-rimmed glasses had landed in a snow bank and were discovered in the spring of 1959, after the snow melted. They were brought to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff s office, sealed in a manila envelope and forgotten about for 21 years. Upon discovery, the glasses were returned to his widow and are currently on permanent display at the Buddy Holly Center in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas. More information can be read at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_day_the_music_died
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 6 SOBS Operation UpLink Donation, January 13, 2017... Thanks to our generous community members and the SOBS, this year s Operation Uplink was a smashing success. Whether you attended, solicited, donated or sold your tickets this year, a heartfelt thanks from your Event Chairs, Katy O Neill & Patti Smith. Thanks too, to all those who gave of their time and talents in whatever capacity. The auction, raffles and ticket sales raised an unprecedented $7,482 for our charities. At our January 13, 2017 dance, SOBS President John Hutton presented to the OKI VFW Post #10226 a check for $6,000. The VFW's "Operation Uplink" has been our prime charity over the years and it was reported that we have donated close to $50,000 to date. The SOBS are to be commended for helping such a worthwhile project. Go to "Our Charities" page for information on "Operation Uplink." In the picture (L to R) is SOBS President John Hutton, VFW Quartermaster Harold Woodin, Retired Sgt. Major Kenneth Bealer, VFW Past Commander Mike Abbot, and current VFW Commander Thomas Hawley. From our Friends at Coastal Shag Club (CSC)... This month is our Smoothies & Smoochies shag dance" on Saturday, February 18 th, at the Moose Lodge, 253 Holden Beach Road, Shallotte, NC. A kiss on the hand might be quite continental - but shagging is where it's at baby! Bring those shoes and wear your red and bring your best dancer out for a night of pure fun! See you there - bring your sweetheart or a friend - and let the good times roll! Cost is $5 for CSC members and members of other Shag Clubs, $8/all other guests. Dance is 6:30 to 10:00 PM, with DJ Bill Anderson. Fantastic non-smoking dance room with large wooden dance floor, 50/50 raffle, and cash bar. Please bring a snack or dessert to share. We re located just 20 minutes north of Ocean Drive and Main Street. Come join Brunswick County's friendliest shag club! Visit their website at: www.coastalshagclub.org
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 7 Election SOBS WE of Slate DID GOOD! of Officers, Saturday, December 10, 2016...
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 8 WELCOME to our New Members, Re-Ups & Guests... Our January 13 th 1st Dance of the New Year at the Oak Island VFW was a great start for 2017. We had 49 SOBS and 9 guests join us. DJ Claude Collins kept the dance floor and even thanked us for welcoming him back all these years! Thank you to all the members who brought all the delicious finger foods and desserts and shared their goodies with us! On January 22 nd our first Winter Series #1 shag dance at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill was a great success! The day brought a lot of rain to the area, but it was dry inside, drinks were wet, and the beach music was the best. Approx. 60 folks came out to enjoy DJ Bill Anderson. Our annual RE-UP / JOIN-UP shag dance at the Moose Lodge on January 27 th was of the biggest dances we ve held. DJ Fessa John Hook entertained us with extensive beach music collection and enjoyed our party as much as we did. The Moose prepared an excellent southern barbeque pork meal. Special thanks to Katy O Neill and Chuck Boney and their helpers for the beautiful decorations to Welcome Back our reups and new members. At the dance, we had 78 of our SOBS re-up and 39 new members! The registration table was BUSY! WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST SOBS! Skip Bernard Tom & Bernadette Clinton Dan & Peggy Corcoran Bob Coulter Jim Craven Dee Crocker Nick DeGennaro Robert & Karyn DiNanno Lynne Doctor Jim & Serena Funka Sonny & Debbie Gentry Janette Grant Dan & Renee Harless Herb & Caryl Hudson Don Ihlefeld Jack & Susan Lawlor Mike & Cathy Mack Ronald McMillan Eric & Joyce Nielsen Ardene Noss Victoria Pelfrey Francis De Poortere Vickie Solberg Beth Sykes Linda Tatro David & Patsy Walker Blake & Angie White Our February Birthdays... 1st Leon Buffkin 1st Cherri Swanko 7th Angie White 14th Troye Hinson 16th Kenneth Morford 17th Dan Jones 17th Buck Rogers 17th Blake White 18th Bill Anderson 19th Nancy Chesterton 23rd Brenda Willis 25th Marilyn Hill 26th Lynne Doctor 28th Ray Carroll 28th Colin Clasper 28th Michael Sral Jack Lawlor
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 9 February DJ Information... Fellow SOBS The year has gotten off to a great start. What a way to start the year with DJ s Claude Collins and Fessa John Hook. All had a great time at our three dances and the Bar-B-Q at Re-Up was excellent. Spinning the discs for our three, yes three, dances this month will be: Friday, February 10 th Valentine s Day Dance Party DJ Terry McPhail @ VFW Sunday, February 19 th - Winter Series #2 Dance - DJ Jerry Burrage @ The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill Friday, February 24 th - Chigger Woods @ Moose Lodge DJ Terry McPhail will be playing for our Friday, February 10th, Valentine s Day dance at the VFW. Terry has been involved as a Beach Music DJ for a number of years and has played for our club many times. He is retired from a career in the US Army. Every year he has supported our Operation Uplink with a DJ Party donation. He and his wife Karen spend their time between Ocean Drive (N. Myrtle Beach) and Elizabethtown, NC. Terry is one of the DJs on the Annual Blues Cruise and is always at the OD Arcade playing the best songs during SOS. DJ Chigger Woods was born and raised in Durham, NC. He is a member of a Beach Music group The Fabulous Jellirolls. His donations of CDs to our yearly Uplink event are always appreciated. Chigger is one of the founding members of the Eno Beach Shag Club in Durham, NC. He has been a DJ for 10+ years and plays for many Shag clubs and night clubs in both North and South Carolina. He plays at the OD Beach Club in the Spanish Galleon complex during the 3 SOS events. He and Cookie been married for over 45+ years and has one daughter. We will all enjoy our evening with Chigger. This evening is also the 2nd year of our revival of an old club tradition - Winter time Chili Cook Off. Last year we had 11 entries. Look for info and get out your chili pots. The club will host a free Sunday Oyster Roast during our Winter Series #2 dance at the oceanfront Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill, February 19 th with DJ Jerry Burrage from 1-5 PM. We had a great Sunday with Bill Anderson in January. What a great month of dance opportunities we have ahead. Our new board looks forward to seeing everyone at our club s dances. It is going to be a great year. John Hutton, DJ Selection
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 10 2017 Dance Party Schedule (Subject to Change!)... ALL DANCES BEGIN AT 6:00 PM, WITH MOST DANCES HAVING A SHAG OR LINE DANCE LESSON AT THE BEGINNING! DATE LOCATION DJ THEME FOOD DOOR 50/50 LESSON FEBRUARY 10 OKI VFW TERRY McPHAIL VALENTINE S DAY PASTA LINE DANCE FEBRUARY 19 OKI THE LAZY TURTLE BAR & GRILL SOBS WINTER SERIES DANCE #2 DJ JERRY BURRAGE OYSTER ROAST FEBRUARY 24 OKI MOOSE LODGE CHIGGER WOODS MARDI GRAS CHILI COOK-OFF MOOSE MENU SHAG MARCH 10 OKI VFW KITTY EARLES ST. PATRICK DAY FINGERFOODS LINE DANCE MARCH 19 OKI THE LAZY TURTLE BAR & GRILL SOBS WINTER SERIES DANCE #3 DJ CLAUDE COLLINS PIG PICKIN MARCH 24 OKI MOOSE LODGE ROBERT CARTER WELCOME SPRING! MOOSE MENU SHAG APRIL 14 OKI VFW LYNN KING LINE DANCE APRIL 21-30 NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC SOS SPRING SAFARI APRIL 29 NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC SOS SPRING SAFARI PARADE FOLLOWED BY OUR CLUB FREE POUR AT THE OD PAVILION. MAY 12 OKI VFW JIMMY BUFFKIN LINE DANCE MAY 26 OKI MOOSE LODGE GENE SISTARE SHAG JUNE 9 OKI VFW BUTCH ADEIMY LINE DANCE JUNE 23 OKI MOOSE LODGE CLAUDE COLLINS SHAG JULY 1 OKI MIDDLETON PARK, OAK ISLAND BEACH DAY DJ ROBERT CARTER SHAG CONTEST JULY 14 OKI VFW ROY CHILDRESS LINE DANCE JULY 28 OKI MOOSE LODGE JERRY BURRAGE SHAG AUGUST 11 OKI VFW MIKE HUDSON LINE DANCE AUGUST 25 OKI MOOSE LODGE TERRY McPHAIL SHAG SEPTEMBER 8 OKI VFW EDDIE BAKER LINE DANCE SEPTEMBER 15-24 NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC SOS FALL MIGRATION SEPTEMBER 22 OKI MOOSE LODGE JIM BRUNO SHAG OCTOBER 13 OKI MOOSE LODGE JOHN HOOK OPERATION UPLINK OCTOBER 27 OKI VFW GENE SISTARE HALLOWEEN LINE DANCE NOVEMBER 10 OKI MOOSE LODGE ROBERT CARTER THANKSGIVING SHAG DECEMBER 9 OKI MOOSE LODGE JERRY BURRAGE CHRISTMAS PARTY The Society of Brunswick Shaggers is a proud member of The Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC) and SOS (Society of Stranders). The SOS Website can be found at: www.shagdance.com
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 11 Pictures from our January 13 th dance @OKI VFW Our January 13 th 1st Dance of the New Year at the Oak Island VFW was a great start for 2017. We had 49 SOBS and 9 guests join us. DJ Claude Collins kept the dance floor and even thanked us for welcoming him back all these years! Thank you to all the members who brought all the delicious finger foods and desserts and shared their goodies with us!
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 12 Pictures from our January 22 nd dance @OKI The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill On January 22 nd our first Winter Series #1 shag dance at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill was a great success! The day brought a lot of rain to the area, but it was dry inside, drinks were wet, and the beach music was the best.
F eb ruary 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 13 Pictures from our January 27 th Re-Up / Join-Up dance @OKI Moose Lodge Our annual RE-UP / JOIN-UP shag dance at the Moose Lodge on January 27 th was of the biggest dances we ve held. DJ Fessa John Hook entertained us with extensive beach music collection and enjoyed our party as much as we did. The Moose prepared an excellent southern barbeque pork meal. At the dance, we had 78 of our SOBS re-up and 39 new members! The registration table was BUSY!
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