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President: Cass Allen 0402 447 687 Dance Bookings: Fay Gell 0432 503 997
V. President: Janet Butcher 0414 394 691 Newsletter: [email protected]
Secretary: Paul Shadbolt 0419 657 417 Committee Members: Glenda 0411 146 763
Fay 0447 156 418
Treasurer: Warren Butcher 0432 656 650 Yvonne 0447 653 039
Adrian 5243 7874
PO Box 2046, Geelong Vic 3220
White Eagle House/ Fellmongers Road, Breakwater, Geelong
Social Night:
7:30pm. Mondays
Lessons: 7:00 p.m. Thursdays
Dance: Monthly - 1st Saturday of the month
MEMBERSHIP DRAW
There is a $50 cash prize to be won at every one of our club dances. Every member who buys a ticket to the dance will be automatically entered into the draw.
President’s Report…
Hi Everyone! Wow!! What a wonderful start to 2017! Our 18th Summer Rock Festival was a huge success thanks to Chris Ryan and a very dedicated team of 84 volunteers and other people that helped over that weekend. The committee also put in a huge effort over the whole week - THANK YOU, my friends. But the greatest thing that made this festival so good was "YOU" our members, friends and visitors, through some extremely hot evenings at every dance the atmosphere was electric. We are so privileged to have at our dances such dynamic bands as The Fender Benders, The Lincolns, Jump n Jive and a long list of other bands and entertainers. They come from far away, never complain, give their all no matter what the weather and that's the spirit that is making your club a growing success. Thank you all again for your support. A combined thank you BBQ has been agreed by the committee for all the volunteers who helped at our festival, demonstrations, sausage sizzles and hall set up. That's well over 100 people so keep February 19th free for a great day of food, fun, games and dancing! The location is Eastern Gardens Big Rotunda beside the Botanical Gardens entrance and the BBQ will go from 11am-4pm. Our next dance is on February 4th with a new band Cadillac Drifters - a very talented young band from Melbourne taking RnR dances and festivals by storm. Once you see them you will be amazed. February’s dance theme is Valentine’s, with a photo shoot corner for all the lovers. See you there! All you have to do is book your seats on the club phone, then pay at the door. Please have your membership cards at the ready to help speed things up. Monday night socials will commence on the 6th of February at 7.30 pm and our new lessons for 2017 will start on Thursday 9th February at 7pm. All those who put their name on a roster will have a roster emailed to them along with an invitation to the thank you BBQ. An ad for our lessons will be put in The Geelong Advertiser on the Saturday before lessons start, but word of mouth is by far the best advertising, so spread the word! Chris and Raelene Palmer are looking forward to starting a new year with GJBR and they have a great program ready for us. There are a few of our members doing it a bit tough with health issues at the moment and would like to pass on to them all lots of love and hugs from everyone at GJBR. So, best wishes for a speedy recovery to Barb Mitchell, Tom Hewitt and Carolyn McCloud XXX See you at the next dance. Love to you all, CASS. Keep on Rockin’
Let’s get things straight!
Hi my lovelies! Thank you all so much for the great feedback on the newsletter and especially this
column. I have great fun writing it so it makes me happy that some of you are finding the
information helpful! Recently I have been asked about getting your stocking seams straight. This is a
problem for me too so I turned to my trusty friend Youtube for help and found the following tips
that helped me a lot. Guys, you might want to put your fingers in your ears and go la, la, la….
Here goes ladies…
Stockings are easier to get straight than panty hose as you can do one leg at a time and not twist
the seam on the first leg trying to get your second leg in and, as panty hose weren’t invented
until the 60’s, stockings have the added benefit of being period correct.
You may have noticed that you can actually feel the stocking seam with your fingers. Gather the
stocking keeping the seam towards the back and when you pull it on feel the seam with your left
hand and guide it straight as your right hand pulls the stocking up. This takes a bit of practice but
once you get the hang of it you will be surprised how much difference it makes. If the seam isn’t
straight when you have finished it’s best to start over rather than trying to fix it.
“Fully Fashioned” stockings are less stretchy than modern stockings and are made in the shape
of your leg rather than a straight tube. These are much nicer to wear, stay straight better and
last for ages. I had a pair of fully fashioned stockings when I was younger and one pair literally
lasted me for years. Unfortunately, they are quite expensive.
Garter belts – if you are going to give stockings a go don’t buy a cheap garter or suspender belt.
Cheap ones don’t have good quality stocking clips on them and will quite often let go when you
sit down or bend over - aaargh! They also have the same sort of sliding adjustment as bra straps
which don’t hold well leaving you with saggy stockings. Go for an old fashioned vintage type
of belt with wide straps and large steel and rubber stocking clips. You will find them easier to
use and they will stay put all day. Also, the old fashioned type of garter belts have proper
snapping adjustment clips like trouser suspenders do, which don’t slip. Note to the wise - the
more straps your garter belt has, the straighter your seams will stay and you can get belts with
up to eight straps. I found the best place to find nice vintage style garter belts was on Ebay and if
I was to buy more I would probably tend to buy a size smaller than recommended as they are
quite stretchy - which leads me to my next tip…
Don’t wear a garter belt over shape wear! The smooth surface of the shapewear allows the
garter belt to slip down onto your hips making your stockings sag and stretching your lovely
garter belt!
Unmentionables – do they go over or under the garter belt? There is some debate on this and of
course it comes down to personal preference but, for practical reasons definitely over, OK? And
that’s all I’m going to say about that…
Stay ups. I’ve never had much luck with Stay Ups as they usually don’t - however they are more
likely to stay put if you don’t over stretch them by pulling them up too far. Also, dampening the
silicone band with a little cold water will often rejuvenate the stickiness. I still don’t trust them
though.
OK guys, you can take your fingers out of your ears now….
Dance lessons start back up on Thursday 9th of February. Don’t forget we have
brand new teachers so please make them feel welcome by coming along with your
dancing shoes on!
Beginners 7pm to 8pm
Intermediate 8pm to 9pm
Roster:
We are always looking for more willing helpers to go on the door roster for Thursday
nights. If you can help please let us know and we will include you on our roster. Many
thanks
To any member who cannot attend Thursday night door roster please let Cass know so
we can get a replacement.
Get well wishes…
We would like to wish Barb Mitchell and
Larry Devenish speedy recoveries from
their recent illnesses. We hope you are
both back on your feet soon…
Valentine’s Theme
Please book with Fay on 0432 503 997
Please no pre-payments, pay at the door!
When Where Time
12th February Torquay Motor Festival 8-8.30am for set up
Zeally Bay Foreshore
Hawaiian Beach Hop Theme
Saturday May 20th $20pp
Band: “Radio Waves” plus feature act
Must be pre-booked and pre-paid with Sandy
Virgona before Friday May 12th
A/c S. Virgona Bendigo Bank – BSB 633 000
A/c No. 108625922 Ref: Your Name
Date What Where Band Contact
Saturday 28 January Social Dance Red Hot Rockers Essendon
The Rousers Adrian 0402 402 913
Saturday 04 February
Social Dance Geelong Jukebox Rockers White Eagle House
Cadillac Drifters
Fay 0432 503 997
Saturday 11 February
Social Dance Black Hat Daddies Ballarat
Fender Benders
Georgia 0434 143 647
9-12 February Festival Ballarat Beat Various John Morris 0418 543 637
Saturday 18 February
Social Dance Top Katz Rockers Ballarat
Smokin’ Wingtips
Joyce 0438 830 707
Saturday 25 February
Performance GPAC Lonnie Lee and the Leemen
Paul 0419 657 417
Saturday 04 March Social Dance Geelong Jukebox Rockers White Eagle House
Speedsters Fay 0432 503 997
10-12 March Festival Cobram River Rockers
Anthony
Tenace The Lincolns
Derek 0407 848 123
16-19 March Festival Ararat Jailhouse Rockers
Fender Benders & various bands
0409 403 281
21-23 April Festival Do Ya Wanna Dance Warrnambool
Rockin Radio Gram, Fender Benders
Leeanne 0456 374 227
Saturday 20 May Social Dance Seaview Club Radio Waves Sandra 0418 337 215
Saturday 01 April Social Dance Geelong Jukebox Rockers White Eagle House
Rockin’ Daddies
Fay 0432 503 997
Adult Lifts
1st Matthew Davies & Keren Goncharov
Adult Beginner/Novice
1st Michael O’Connor & Susie Papa
2nd Ray Robertson & Audrey Aitchison
45 & Over
1st Brian Coates & Denise Clark
2nd Don Malek & Sandy Craig
3rd Perry Henwood & Livia Sift
Adult Open Summer Rock Champions
1st Brian Coates & Denise Clark
2nd Don Malek & Sandy Craig
3rd Matthew Davies & Keren Goncharov
Men’s Choice
Andrea Beckett with a 1965 HD Holden
Judges Choice
Rita Boyle with a 1956 Ford Thunderbird
Caravan
Most popular caravan went to Max & Jenny Green with a homemade retro teardrop van
Major Raffle
The Jukebox was won by Ken Loone of Grovedale and second prize, a 32 inch TV, went to
Mick Carroll of Whittington. Congratulations!!
Ladies choice
Charles Smitten with a 1964 EH Holden
Happy birthday to all our members who are having a birthday in February!
RHONDA BALL TIM HUMPAGE
RICHARD BOLDYS HELEN JACKMAN
ROGER CAMPBELL BARBARA KRIEG
JAMES CHOONG JOE MANGANELLI
CHRISTINE COPPOCK RENATA MCMILLAN
DOROTHY DALGLEISH HEATHER OBERLI
SUZIE ERWIN BOB SALMEN
PETER FINCH KEITH SULLIVAN
DENNIS GLADMAN MARIE VELLA
DANNY GORDON KIM ZDRAVKOVSKI
Remember, birthdays are good for you. Statistics show
that those who have the most, live the longest!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery go to Barb Mitchell,
Tom Hewitt and Caroline McLeod. Hope to see you all
back on the dance floor soon!
When Where Time
14th February White Eagle House 7.00pm
All members welcome
Here’s some stuff you may not have known about Valentine’s Day.
In Victorian times it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine’s Day card.
Based on retail statistics, about 3 per cent of pet owners will give Valentine’s
Day gifts to their pets.
About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year. This makes it the
second largest seasonal card sending time of the year.
Many believe the X symbol became synonymous with the kiss in medieval times.
People who couldn't write their names signed in front of a witness with an X.
The X was then kissed to show their sincerity.
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who
would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves
for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear
your heart on your sleeve." This was because they hadn’t invented car keys yet…
Chris Ryan has indicated that he will unfortunately be unavailable to help organise
next year’s festival so if you would like to have a go at being part of the festival
committee and help to arrange this great event, please advise Cass as soon as
possible!