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Box 50 Marlborough, NH 03455-0050 (Callers & Cuers only - others send 34.00) AMERICAN VOLUME 48, No 12 SQUARE DANCE DECEMBER 1993 THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE WITH THE SWINGING LINES THE ASD LINE-UP 2 Editor's Notebook SQUARE DANCE SCENE 3 By Line 7 International News 5 Tempo 19 What's (Icing On in 13 Encore Square Dancing 17 Grandpa 81 NC Lines 22 Breadline Advanced & Challenge 30 Modems, Computers, & SD 88 People in the News 33 Meanderings 91 Date Line 47 Puzzle ROUNDS 48 Party Line 15 Flip Side Rounds 61 Contra Corners 60 Round Dance Pulse Poll 69 Viewpoints 68 Squared Circle 73 Country Western Line 70 Cue Tips 77 Circle Right FOR CALLERS 80 Dancing Tips 14 Caller Coaches 84 SD Organizations 27 PS/MS/QS 85 Longhair Squares 28 Disc-count 94 Puzzle Answers 37 Easy Level 98 Book Nook 44 Creative Choreography 100 Classifieds 51 Caller Line-Up 104 Finish Line 55 Calling Tips 57 Underlining Note Service OUR READERS SPEAK 64 Caller Outline 6 Straight Talk 65 Flip Side Squares 23 Grand Zip 72 Square Dance Pulse Poll 39 Line of Fire 96 Feedback Publishers and Editors Editoral Assistants Jon & Susan Sanborn Jeanne Briscoe Phyllis Arthur Dorothy Walker Phone: (408) 443-0761 Fax: (408) 443-6402 Member of NASRDS Workshop Editors National Association of S8 R/D Suppliers Bob Howell Walt Cole L & S Kopman American Squaredance Magazine (ISSN-091- Don Ward Jim Chomondeiey 3383) is published monthly by Sanborn Enter- Feature Writers prise 661 Middlefield Rd., Salinas, CA 93906-1004. Second class postage paid at Sali- Harol & LII Bausch Bev Warner nas, CA. Copy deadline five weeks preceding first Mary Fabik Ed Foote day of issue month. Subscription: $20 per year Stan & Cathie Burdick Bill Davis U.S., $23 per year Canada, $32 per year Foreign. Single copies: $2.50 each. POSTMASTER: Send Record Reviewers address change to American Squaredance Frank & Phyl Lehnert Magazine, 661 Middlefield Rd., Salinas, CA 93906-1004. C1993 by Sanbom Enterprises. All rights reserved. American Squaredance, December 1993 Editor's 1 1 NOTEBOOK erry Christmas! What a cheery 4 Mgreeting that is. It brings a warming 1 friendly feeling of happiness and good will, a feeling of rejoicing. a Christmas is many things; the warmth 1 of chestnuts roasting on an open have different wishes, wishes that relate fire...the beauty of a tree aglow with lights more to the happiness of others. and the scent of evergreen. Let me take a moment at this time to Christmas is the warmth and smell of thank someone we here at ASD have a kitchen where cookies are baking...the been thankful for. Mary Fabik has been warmth of church bells, carols and our the contributor of "Encore" for many square dance music. years and she feels it's time to pass the Christmas is love...the love that a baton to someone else. Thank you, Mary baby, born on a crisp, cold night so many for your devotion to ASD. years ago, brought into this world...the As we approach the holiday season, rebirth of faith...the beginning of a new we find it foremost in our hearts to say a life. prayer of compassion for the many peo- Yes, Christmas is all these and more ple in Southern California and the mid- and in our world of square dancing we west who have lost their homes. have found that these feeling of joy, We here at ASD, also wish all of you friendship and caring create a Christmas the very best for the holiday season. May atmosphere of sharing all the year your happiness prevail as you joyously around. receive God's blessings. V As children we dreamed of the perfect Christmas. Now that we're grown up we scope— big mac records Scope-big Mac records Happy Holidays To All Our Dancing Friends New Releases BM 143 Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet by Mac BM 144 Play Me Some Mt. Music by Ron Ron Mineau Mac McCullar Arroyo Grande, CA Flip Instrumental San Luis Obispo, CA BM 133 Hazel Eyes BM 107 Mr. Sandman BM 0e7 Shanty Town BM 132 Lave Letters BM 103 Hush, Hush BM ON 1411e Red Wagon BM 121 Music. MA4c. Hutto BM 101 Svc Poka BM 005 t•ephl Tram To Memphis BM 114 Teach World To Sing BM 000 Beer Barrel Polka BM 004 Let* Rea Wagon BM 111 On Loneeorn• Me BM 048 Walk Wth Me BM 0131 Bel, On My Heart PO Box 1448, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 Tel: 805-543-2827 2 American Squaredance, December 1993 or some reason the time just got away from JU us and we found that this publication was La7LINE going to be late. We sincerely apologize for this. After so many years with the American Square Dance Magazine, Mary Fabik is retiring. I be- lieve that Mary started at the same time the Burdicks purchased ASD those many years ago. Many thanks to Mary for all her work. In the column "Line of Fire," Les Gotcher presents A Bit of Square Dance History. Bob Osgood shares his thoughts in "CALLERLAB Viewpoints." Bob was the editor and pub- lisher of the other national publication, "Sets In Order" until his retirement in 1985. "It's 10 PM - Do You Know Where Grandpa Is?" is a delightful skit by Oel Futrell well worth reading. Square Dancing has gone Opera! Read Longhair Squares by Barb Jarvis and find out how. Communicate With Square Dancers Around The World by Marsha & Larry Ackerman is an article about computers and modems - interesting material. ✓ 1 Allen Finkenaur 86 30 Hilton 12 59 Rockin M Records 29 2 ASD 70 31 HMS 62 60 Royal Records 71 3 Ashton 8 32 Holland America Line 4 61 Scope-Big Mac 2 4 Badge Holders 82 33 IAGSDC 19 62 Shirley's 40 5 Bermuda 31 34 J&J Manufacturing 93 63 Silver bullets 6 6 Bill Davis 9 35 Jerry Sleeman 80 64 Silver Sounds 50 7 Blackwood Travel 91 36 Jifi 94 65 Sophia T's 92 8 Bud Whitten 91 37 John Saunders 29 66 Square Dance Videos 7 9 Buffalo Wallow 96 38 Kalox-Belco-Loghom 49 67 Square Dancers Closet 26 10 Burdick 91 39 Kirkwood 22 68 Square Dancetime 59 11 Capital Engraving 34 40 Kopman's Choreo 42 69 Stitch in Time 74 12 Cardinal 98 41 Las Vegas 52,53 70 Sue's Original 59 13 Cascade Records 17 42 Les Gotcher 90 71 Supreme Audio B 14 Chaparral 71 43 Lou Mac Records 58 72 Suzie's Ruffles 56 15 Charmz-Reaction 92 44 Mar Let 21Meg Simkins 35 73 Tic Tac Toes 75 16 Chicago Country 25 45 Memory Lane 23 74 TNT 93 17 Circle D 78 46 Merrbach Record Service 87 75 Tortuga Express 79 18 D.R. Bliss Associates 18 47 Micro Plastics 93 76 Travelcall 88 19 DC CW Productions 16 48 Mikes Records 91 77 Triple R 32 20 DJ Records 36 49 Mikeside Management 33 78 Tucson Festival 74 21 Ed Fraidenburg 92 50 New England Caller 67 79 Vee Gee 18 22 ESP/Jo Pat 97 51 NSDD 93 80 Walt Cole 92 23 Fontana Fantasy 41 52 Palomino Records C 81 Westem Squares Intl 24 24 Four Bar B 43 53 R & R Video 10, 39 82 Yak Stack 66, 81 25 Gold Star Video 83 54 Random Sound 19 26 Green Mt. Steppers 48 55 Rawhide 63 27 Grenn 62 56 Red Boot 103 28 Hanhurst's D 57 Reeves Records 11 29 Hi Hat 54 58 Rhythm Records 36 ADVERTISERS LISTING Circle the number of each advertisers For extra convenience to readers, we are listing our advertis- from whom more information is desired ers (space ads only) and numbering each. 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