2017 the beach beat! · “subs on the club” dance; and the september hotdog and hamburger...

Message from our President…

What a good time we have had so far this year. I think that I can say that SOS was a great time for all who at-

tended. Our Parade entry and OD Pavilion party were fantastic. Many smiles. I was informed Monday morning

upon my return home that we had won first place in our category. Overwhelmed! None of this would have been

possible without your support. Over 1/3 of our club members made attending the SOS Parade and Pavilion

party a ‘must-do’. As President it is more than wonderful to see this level of enthusiasm. SOBS club officers

received only positive comments about the day.

We always need volunteers to sign up to be Door Greeters and do the 50/50 at our upcoming dances. Both of

these offer opportunities to get to know other club members. Beach Day will be coming soon on Saturday, July

1st. “Midnight Allie” Band will be performing and DJ Jim Bruno will play between sets and provide the music for

the “Shag Contest”. First prize will be $300. It should be a great evening here on Oak Island as part of the NC

4th of July Festival. Come out and enjoy the festivities.

It is so good to see so many club members out and about on the dance floors. I really enjoyed the recent dance

turnouts and have been so pleased with the year so far. Our “Pizza Night” SOAR fundraiser ended up with our

club being able to donate about $350.00 to help out our “Furry Friends”. We have had so many opportunities to

dance and May will be no exception with 3events. On May 21st we will have our last Sunday dance at the Lazy

Turtle until The Fall. DJ Tim Holland will be playing for us from 1-5 PM. It should be great with the beach and

ocean and dance floor right there. We certainly can have “Sand in Our Shoes”. So come and enjoy a great Sun-

day afternoon of dining & dancing on the beach front.

For 5 Thursday evenings starting June 1st and running until June 29th our club will be offering Free Beginner and

Intermediate Shag lessons starting at 6 PM at the Lazy Turtle Bar and Grill. The Intermediate level dance lesson

will begin at 7 PM. Contact me via email at [email protected] or by phone at 910-201-9993 if you are inter-

ested so that we can get a feel for the number of participants. Lessons will be taught by John & Katy and Chuck

& Sandy.

There will be several Shag Dance themed cruises in 2018. Many SOBS have cruised together in the past and it is

always a great time. Katy & I are looking at a 5 day Sam and Lisa West cruise out of Charleston, SC in February.

We are looking to put together a group of SOBS who may want to join in. If you went to Columbia and enjoyed

the Sam and Lisa West dance lesson, this might be for you. Contact me for more information on Shag cruises.

Our next board meeting will be Thursday, May 11th at the VFW, starting at 6PM. Let us know if there are club

issues that you would like to see us address. We hope to see you at our dances where we will have great DJ’s

playing for us this month. We could all have much worse vices than dancing!

John Hutton, President

The Official Newsletter of the Society of Brunswick Shaggers PO BOX 274, Oak Island, NC 28465

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those who made the

ultimate sacrifice for our

freedom!

Board Meeting Minutes 2

Memorial Day Beginnings 3

SOS Spring Safari Report 4

Dancing & Friendships 5

Welcome New SOBS & Guests 6

May Birthdays 6

May DJ Bios 7

Free Shag Lessons 8

Dance Schedule 9

Summer Concert Series 10

SOS Spring Safari Pictures 11

SOBS Membership Form 14

The Beach Beat!

Your 2017 Society of Brunswick Shaggers Board Members...

John Hutton, President

Chuck Boney, Vice President

Cathy Myers, Secretary

Steve Smith, Treasurer

Joe Malinowski, Newsletter & Membership

2017

May 2017 The Beach Beat !

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, April 13, 2017...

PRESENT: John Hutton, Chuck Boney, Steve Smith, Cathy Myers, Joe Malinowski

The meeting was called to order at 5:58 PM by John.

SECRETARY’S REPORT: The March minutes were approved.

TREASURER’S REPORT: There are only 20 SOS cards left. Contact Steve or John if some are needed. A check is needed

for the Friday night DJ. Sheila Roberts of New Hope Clinic will be present at the March 10th VFW Dance to accept the

check on behalf of New Hope Clinic. This year the check is $500.00 up from $324.00 last year.

OLD BUSINESS:

VFW, May 12 - Celebrate Spring , Finger foods, DJ Jimmy Buffkin

Moose Lodge , May 26 - Patriotic , Moose Menu, DJ Gene Sistare

Starting in June, the cost for the Moose Lodge will go up to $125 per dance.

The SOS Spring Safari Parade theme is “Dance Fever.” We are dancing and walking to an old favorite, “Hot, Hot, Hot.”

40+ members have ordered t-shirts and there will be more when the second order arrives. The parade will be

followed by our annual “Free Pour” at the OD Pavilion where we will be joined this year by the Coastal Shag Club. The

tailgate party has been organized.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT: Joe reports that the website is continually updated. He requests that you watch

your email for updates regarding the SOS Parade and tailgate party.

NEW BUSINESS: Sunday, May 21st will be another dance at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill as part of our free “Sunday Series”

dances. DJ Tim Holland has volunteered to handle the tunes. This will be the last Sunday Dance until the fall.

Chuck & John will handle a shag demonstration requested on Memorial day at The Preserve. A request has been made

for dancers to go to the Southport Nursing Center, formerly Dosher Nursing Center in Southport on May 15th or 16th at

2:30 PM for 45 minutes. Chuck & Sandy will handle this. Contact them if you would like to assist.

John, Katy, Chuck and Sandy will be teaching complimentary dance lessons (beginning and intermediate) at The Lazy

Turtle Bar & Grill each Thursday in June, starting on June 1st.

Midnight Allie will be playing on Saturday, July 1st at the State of North Carolina Beach Day on Oak Island. The club will

manage the dance contest. Discussions are underway regarding selling drinks or food this year.

Upcoming considerations: Begin collection for Uplink Donations, Uplink Tickets; Summer

“Subs on the Club” dance; and the September Hotdog and Hamburger Cookout.

Meeting was adjourned at 6:32 PM.

Cathy Myers, Secretary


Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the

United States of America. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. While Waterloo

N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s difficult to

prove conclusively the origins of the day.

Regardless of the exact date or location of its origins, one thing is clear – Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War

and a desire to honor our dead. It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national command-

er of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the pur-

pose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country

during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land,” he

proclaimed. The date of Decoration Day, as he called it, was chosen because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular

battle. On the first Decoration Day, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, and 5,000

participants decorated the graves of the 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried there.

The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the north-

ern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I

(when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who

died fighting in any war).

It is now observed in almost every state on the last Monday in May with Congressional passage of the National Holiday

Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 – 363). This helped ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays, though several southern

states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19th in Texas; April 26th in

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10th in South Carolina; and June 3rd (Jefferson Davis’ birthday) in

Louisiana and Tennessee.

In 1915, inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” Moina Michael replied with her own poem:

We cherish too, the Poppy red

That grows on fields where valor led,

It seems to signal to the skies

That blood of heroes never dies.

She then conceived of an idea to wear red poppies on Memorial day in honor of those who died serving the nation

during war. She was the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the money going to

benefit servicemen in need. Later a Madam Guerin from France was visiting the United States and learned of this new

custom started by Ms. Michael. When she returned to France she made artificial red poppies to raise money for war

orphaned children and widowed women. This tradition spread to other countries. In 1921, the Franco-American Chil-

dren’s League sold poppies nationally to benefit war orphans of France and Belgium. The League disbanded a year lat-

er and Madam Guerin approached the VFW for help.

Shortly before Memorial Day in 1922 the VFW became the first veterans’ organization to nationally sell poppies. Two

years later their “Buddy” Poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. In 1948 the US Post

Office honored Ms. Michael for her role in founding the National Poppy movement by issuing a red 3 cent postage

stamp with her likeness on it.

The “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution was passed on May 2, 2000 which asks that on each Memorial Day

at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans “To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remem-

brance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to ‘Taps.”

Did You Know? Memorial Day Beginnings…

(from USMEMORIALDAY.ORG)


SOS “Spring Safari” Parade & SOBS “Free Pour, April 29, 2017...

The weather was perfect, the cars were polished, the

music is “Hot, Hot, Hot”, the Mimosas were chilled and

Burney’s croissants on the tailgate, does it get better

than this? Yep, winning 1st Place for the first time!

Thank you to everyone who put on a T-shirt and a

straw hat and danced their way to the Pavilion for a

cold drink (or two) for setting the new standard for our

SOBS Parade entry.

Joe Malinowski set up the tailgate party and thanks to

everyone who placed a dish on the crowded tables.

When the SOS Parade reps came around to video and interview our gang they said our tailgate

parties are legendary with the parade organizers-who knew?? When John took the phone call

announcing our win, the parade chair also mentioned the tailgate legend. So many good things

to eat, so little time.

Lead by Ben Hinson & Rob Johnson carrying the SOBS banner, the Shagging Troupe looked the

“Hot, Hot, Hot” part as we paraded down Main Street. DJ Robert Carter kept us moving, playing

the music from Dennis & Elaine Faver’s classic pick-up truck. The troupe was dancing, tossing

beads and making noise to the delight of the crowd. Holding “Hot, Hot, Hot” posters and assort-

ed themed items we had fun dancing with folks along the way and singing along with Bruno Mars.

John’s GTO always turns heads, and made for fun interaction with the crowd. The “Hot, Hot, Hot “

troupe continued behind it with maracas, kazoos and tambourines. Bringing up the tail and keep-

ing us all together was Kathy & Joe Malinowski in their sleek Camaro. We are looking forward to

seeing it all on the SOS/ ACSC video.

Thanks again to all who came out to North Myrtle Beach for SOS and the Parade for being part of

the fun. All 68 of you-too many to mention by name here, but you know who you are (The fun

sort!) Spread the word for next year’s Spring Safari. Let’s include even more SOBS in the parade

now that we have a First Place win to defend. Thanks, all you SOBS, for making this happen. To

paraphrase the words of a good friend, “If it wasn’t for you, there wouldn’t be us.”

Katy O’Neill, Parade Coordinator


In Dancing, Friendships are Very Important…

(reprinted from National Fast Dance Association Newsletter - April/June 2014)

Most people have limitations on how much they can or wish to learn about dancing. When they

have either satisfied their interest in learning or reached their limitations in dancing ability then

other factors take over. Many of these people can be retained in a recreation by the careful culti-

vation of other reasons to stay with the group or a dance club. A very strong factor in retaining

dancers over a long period of time depends on the friendships that are made within any group of

dancers and the support these friends give each other. People will continue to attend dances if

they feel that they have the support of friends. They will often come to dances even when they

cannot dance, for some reason, if they have the opportunity to see and visit with these friends.

The dancers play a strong role in the success of all this. They must be willing to try new things.

They take an active role in seeing that everyone feels successful. Most of all they must be friends

to each other and support on another. A lot of this can be achieved by smiling and enjoying

whatever happens. Part of it must be strong support of the dance leadership and the people who

handle other details of running the dance.

If dancers are to become friends, then they must be given the opportunity to cultivate these

friendships. Teaching dance styling where people are encouraged to smile at each other, make

eye contact at various points during each dance and being aware they are dancing as part of a co-

ordinated team effort will help. Dancers will feel a lot less need to do-their-own-thing when they

feel they are part of a team and dancing as part of that team is part of the fun. Time must also

be provided to build friendships through other social interaction. During the dance breaks, space

should be provided where people can visit. Refreshments should be placed in an area away from

the dance floor. Leaders should expect that dancers will want to take time out from dancing to

just visit. The more enthusiastic dancers need to realize that dancing may be the bricks that

build a club, but friendships are the mortar that keeps it together.

Events should be provided outside of the dance program to cement friendships. This can often

take the form of going out after the dance to someplace for refreshments. Pick a place where

people can sit around large tables. Plan the ending time of the dance to allow for this type of ac-

tivity to take place without keeping people up too late. Another way is to take off an evening

from the usual dance schedule and do something different as a group. Your dance leaders

should play a prominent role in this. It will give them the opportunity to get to know people on a

one-to-one basis and for people to feel that they are friends. Finally, don’t get too serious about

dancing. That’s not what it’s really all about. We live in a world of competition most of the time.

Dancing needs to be one of the places where we can escape and relax with friends and friends are

what is most important.


WELCOME to our New Members, Re-Ups & Guests...

At our April 14th dance at the OKI VFW (and only club dance this month!) we had 48 club mem-

bers, 3 from other clubs, 5 guests and 2 Re-Ups. Members from other clubs were Dave & Laura

Bradt and Matt Dillon. DJ Lynn “Redbone” King was welcomed back and kept the dance floor full

with his extensive beach music collection.

The 20+ pizzas “on the club” from Papa Johns fed the crowd and was supplemented by delicious

desserts from our members! This dance was also our annual benefit for the Southport Oak Is-

land Animal Rescue (S.O.A.R.). A donation jar at the dance and our donation of the club’s half of

the 50/50 raffle will be presented to S.O.A.R. at our May 12th dance at OKI VFW.

Thank You to all supported us that evening!

WELCOME BACK TO OUR LATEST RE-UPS... BILL & LINDA JENKINS!

Our May Birthdays... 1st… Carollyn Espinoza

4th… Steve Privott

21st… Steve Smith

23rd… Bill Loyd

26th… Olivier Monod

26th… David Rogers

29th… Sandra Bruton

29th… Peter Chesterton

… Susan Lawlor

From our Friends at Coastal Shag Club (CSC)...

Coastal Shag Club shag dances are on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the

Moose Lodge, 253 Holden Beach Road, Shallotte, NC. Cost is $5 for CSC

members and members of other Shag Clubs, $8/all other guests. Doors open

at 6:30 PM and dance is 7:00 to 10:30 PM. Ask for a Basic Dance Lesson FREE

to those staying for the dance. Fantastic non-smoking dance room with large

wooden dance floor, 50/50 raffle, and cash bar. Please bring a snack or des-

sert 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


May DJ Information...

Fellow SOBS… We are having lots of great opportunities to dance this year.

SOS was great with bands and DJs. Our SOS tail gate and parade were fantastic

and the post parade “Free Pour” with dancing at the OD Pavilion made for a

great Saturday afternoon… it doesn’t get any better than this! Continuing the

good times; spinning the discs for our 3 dances this month will be:

Friday, May 12th “- DJ Jimmy Buffkin @ OKI VFW

Sunday, May 21st “- DJ Tim Holland @ The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill

Friday, May 26th “- DJ Gene Sistare @ OKI Moose Lodge

Jimmy Buffkin was born and raised in the Carolinas. Jimmy now lives in North

Myrtle Beach, SC and is a staff DJ at Fat Harold’s Beach Club at Ocean Drive,

North Myrtle Beach. His career spans the last 15+ years and he has been a

member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJ’s for the past 10 years.

He loves to take requests and says if he has it, he will play it. Jimmy is on

Beach Music radio station 94.9 at 5 PM on Tuesday and Friday. Let’s all look

forward to Friday, May 12th at the VFW.

Tim Holland will be playing for us for his first time Sunday, May 21st from 1-5

PM at the Lazy Turtle here on Oak Island. Tim and his wife Lisa live here on

Oak Island and he has played many of the venues in our area. They moved to

Oak Island from Raleigh about 5 years ago. Tim appreciates all types of music,

but says his greatest love is “Beach Music”. Tim likes to play a mix of old school

R & B Shag and some of the releases of the current “Beach Music” bands. Tim

was an Environmental Engineer as well as an accomplished musician with over

20 years in the US Army National Guard Band. This will be our last Sunday party

until the Fall so come out and help make it a great afternoon of dancing at the beach.

On May 26th, Gene Sistare will be playing for us. Gene Sistare has played for us

before and keeps the dance floor full. He is from Lancaster, South Carolina. Gene

has been involved with the Lancaster Shag Club since 1993 and began doing DJ

work in 1997. Since 2000 he has been a staff DJ at the Beach Music Cafe and the

Spanish Galleon Nightclub both in the Ocean Drive Beach and Golf Resort. In ad-

dition he is a staff DJ at Fat Harold’s Beach club where he plays each month and

during SOS events. Gene is a lifetime member of the Association of Beach and

Shag Club DJ’s and is also a member of the National Association of Rhythm and

Blues DJ’s, he has played for over 50 different Shag clubs over the years. Gene is one of the DJ’s on the

Embers Band “Making Waves” cruise and was recently inducted into the DJ Hall of Fame. Gene is also one

of the DJ’s that donates to our Operation Uplink event. Put this on your calendar and get out your danc-

ing shoes.

John Hutton, DJ Selection


“FREE” SHAG LESSONS...

LEARN SHAGGING

“THE DANCE OF THE SOUTH”

or

SHARPEN YOUR SHAGGING SKILLS AT…

THE LAZY TURTLE BAR & GRILL

601 Ocean Dr., Oak Island, NC 28465

COST: FREE!!

EACH OF THE 5 THURSDAY EVENINGS IN JUNE (1, 8, 15, 22, 29)

BEGINNER LESSON @ 6 PM

INTERMEDIATE LESSON @ 7 PM

LESSONS TAUGHT BY …

JOHN HUTTON & KATY O’NEILL CHUCK & SANDY BONEY

The Lazy Turtle menu will be available!


DATE LOCATION DJ THEME FOOD DOOR 50/50 LESSON

MAY 12 OKI VFW JIMMY BUFFKIN CELEBRATE

SPRING!

DENNIS & ELAINE

FAVER LINE DANCE

MAY 21 OKI THE LAZY TURTLE BAR & GRILL “SOBS SUNDAY SERIES” SHAG DANCE, DJ TIM HOLLAND

MAY 26 OKI MOOSE LODGE GENE SISTARE MEMORIAL DAY &

PATRIOTISM

JIM & ANGELA

TRENT 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” SHAG CONTEST

JULY 14 OKI VFW ROY CHILDRESS BEN & TROYE HIN-

SON LINE DANCE

JULY 28 OKI MOOSE LODGE JERRY BURRAGE BAHRE & BRENDA

WILLIS 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 DENNIS & ELAINE

FAVER 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

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!


2017 Brunswick County Summer Concert Series...


Pictures from our April 29th SOS Tailgate Party, Parade, Free Pour @ N. Myrtle Beach, SC…

Thanks again to all who came out to North Myrtle Beach for the SOS Tailgate Party &

Parade and for being part of the fun. All 68 of you SOBS created the perfect setting for

our 1st place award in SHAGGING TROUPE!


More Pictures from our April 29th SOS Tailgate Party, Parade, Free Pour @N. Myrtle Beach,

SC…

SOBS Membership Application Form (PLEASE PRINT!)…

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