Very new to the blog world myself and have just stumble around in it for a week or so.
You brought up a memory about San Diego that I had effectively COMPLETELY blocked. Their fun badge 'tour.'
I was one of the callers on that. Even *I* didn't know it was going to be on a boat, and I was VERY piqued that I wasn't told, and even more concerned that the dancers didn't know and couldn't prepare for it. I have a tendency toward seasickness, and mercifully didn't have it then. But being the hired 'hep, I couldn't do too much about it, since it was a done deed.
The San Diego 'Grand Death March' overshadowed the FB tour completely in mind. The staff callers (I was one) weren't told then either that the march was going to be outdoors, much less that we were in the lead and going to be marched around and around in a soggy peat bog under the unseasonably hot sun. That's when Mike Jacob's apparently first had his gout-bout, and my partner Danny (very sun-sensitive) was hatless and exposed after the second of NINE walks around that marsh to stand under a tree. I don't think I even stayed for the anthems, and stomped off to my room to just cool off.
THAT being said, it was a wonderfully scheduled dance convention. DD made great efforts to get the 21 staff callers mixed and matched up for duets, trios and specialty hours that brought a lot more variety to the dancing than many other conventions. I highly recommend that kind of a mix.
BUT...I also remember returning from San Diego to read virtually NO postings on lgcwsd about their convention! Hmmm!
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Date: 2005-07-12 09:14 am (UTC)Very new to the blog world myself and have just stumble around in it for a week or so.
You brought up a memory about San Diego that I had effectively COMPLETELY blocked. Their fun badge 'tour.'
I was one of the callers on that. Even *I* didn't know it was going to be on a boat, and I was VERY piqued that I wasn't told, and even more concerned that the dancers didn't know and couldn't prepare for it. I have a tendency toward seasickness, and mercifully didn't have it then. But being the hired 'hep, I couldn't do too much about it, since it was a done deed.
The San Diego 'Grand Death March' overshadowed the FB tour completely in mind. The staff callers (I was one) weren't told then either that the march was going to be outdoors, much less that we were in the lead and going to be marched around and around in a soggy peat bog under the unseasonably hot sun. That's when Mike Jacob's apparently first had his gout-bout, and my partner Danny (very sun-sensitive) was hatless and exposed after the second of NINE walks around that marsh to stand under a tree. I don't think I even stayed for the anthems, and stomped off to my room to just cool off.
THAT being said, it was a wonderfully scheduled dance convention. DD made great efforts to get the 21 staff callers mixed and matched up for duets, trios and specialty hours that brought a lot more variety to the dancing than many other conventions. I highly recommend that kind of a mix.
BUT...I also remember returning from San Diego to read virtually NO postings on lgcwsd about their convention! Hmmm!