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From: brock@cs.unca.edu (J. Dean Brock)
Subject: Re: Black Mountain Festival Second Weekend Cancelled.
Reply-To: brock@cs.unca.edu (J. Dean Brock)
Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 17:27:47 GMT


Yes, the 2nd week of the Black Mountain Festival is cancelled.

Attendence was very small the first weekend.  Some performers
were paid, others were not.  The local papers describe some rather
strong differences of opinion between the oranizers and the performers.

On TV last night, it was stated that the festival will be held next
year but that the Fall festival will only be one weekend rather than two.
  
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing,tor.general,ont.events
From: MR7@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: dancing in Minneapolis
Date: 9 Oct 92 03:15:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: psuvm.92282.231533MR7
Organization: Penn State University

I'm going to be in Minneapolis during the end of October and
the beginning of November and would like to know about any
contradancing occurring around that time.  Send info to
      mr7@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
From: rebling@cc.utah.edu (RICHARD BRENT EBLING)
Subject: Contradance in Phoenix??
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center
Distribution: usa
Date:  9 Oct 1992 20:19 MST  

I'm going to be in Phoenix AZ for the Ericksonian Congress December 2-6, 1992.
I would like to know if there is  contradancing , English Country Dancing, or 
traditional square dancing in the area during that time.
Since there will be 2000+ participants, it may be useful to others to post
replies to the newsgroup so other attendees can be informed.  Or send info to:
rebling@cc.utah.edu
(Richard Ebling)
From: "71155.174@compuserve.com  (Bob Willoughby)" <71155.174@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Death of a dance?
Date: 13 Oct 92 18:03:03 GMT

To:>INTERNET:folk-dancing@cs.pitt.edu

The Black Mountain Festival, once a gathering place for as many as 2000 dancers
from around the country, is today stumbling on what may be it's last leg. After
10 years of good times and bad, the festival suffers today from cronic fiscal 
problems. 

   Sunday - Oct. 11: David Grisman arrives at festival for 1pm performance. 
Terms of his contract - payment in advance. Grisman's manager demands payment
prior to performance. Grisman's performance delayed till 2:30 (until the money
changes hands). Other performers hear of these activities, and gather at the
main stage demanding payment. Management claims to not have any more money. 
There was quite a scene. Management agrees to write everyone a bad check.
Promises to call when "checks are good".

   Monday - Oct.12: Line of performers forms at 9am outside bank - bad checks
in hand. As of Monday pm - checks are no good. 

   Tuesday - Oct.13: The Asheville Citizen-Times reported today the second
weekend of the Black Mountain Fall Festival has been canceled. Festival
owner Alan Saum announced Monday, to the Citizen-Times, he was canceling the
second weekend, due to poor attendance at the first. Saum said attentance at
the first weekend was fewer than 500. Most other attendees estimate the crowd
at twice that amount. Saum also told the newspaper they had advertised late
to reduce crowds. Overcrowding has not been a problem at the festival for the
last 4 years. Alan Saum took control of the festival about 2 years ago.  
     - - - - - - - - - - - 
    The story in todays Citizen-Times may have been premature. Local rumor
was that Camp Rockmont (site of the festival) intended to stage the second 
weekend themselves. The situation is not pretty. Many folks have purchased
advanced tickets for the second weekend. No one seems to know where this
money has gone. Ticket prices were about $50 for the weekend. 

Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
From: sawong@bnr.ca
Subject: Chinese Folk Dance (Ottawa/Hull)
Reply-To: sawong@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 22:44:53 GMT

The Phoenix Dance Troupe of Ottawa, Canada is seeking both men
and women interested in learning and performing traditional
Chinese classical dances and folk dances. Previous dance 
experience is an asset but is NOT required. 

The dance troupe was formed in 1975 and is a non-profit
volunteer community organization.

Please contact sawong@bnr.ca for more information.
From: dyer1@llnl.gov (Kathleen M. Dyer)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Dancing and people who are mobility impaired
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:43:24 GMT
Followup-To: rec.folk-dancing
Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab


A friend of mine is interested in forming a folk dancing
group where people who are mobility impaired and people who
are not can dance together.

Does anyone out there have any experience with such a group?
We are willing to try any combination of folk dance styles, such
as English country, Contra, Scottish country and square.

The people who are working on this live in the San Francisco and
East Bay area.

==========================================================================

Kathy Dyer              dyer1@llnl.gov
From: photo@ccmail.orst.edu (Peter Freeman's Research Group)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Alumni Dance & Workshop
Date: 15 Oct 92 21:55:04 GMT
Organization: Chemistry Department, Oregon State University

The Oregon State University International Dance Club is announcing its 
reunion weekend/workshop & evening dance party/fundraiser to support and 
promote international dance at OSU.  November 14, 1992 at the OSU Womens 
Bldg Room 116.  Our special guest instructor is Kathy Kerr, Ph.D. of U. of 
No. Iowa who will lead workshops in Israel, Bulgarian, and Romanian dance.  
She is the former instructor at OSU.  The dance party includes performance 
of Hungarian by Aratas and of Romanian by Naslada, from Portland.  Live 
music will be provided by Slavej from Eugene.  There will also be a drawing 
for ethnic items provided by the Czech House of Corvallis.  Workshops: 10:00-
noon $2.50, 1:30-4:00 $2.50 7:30-8:00 performance & dance 8:00-? $3.50 
Package price $8.00 These fees are for students and Oregon Folk Dance 
Federation members.  All others add 50 cents per fee i.e. $3, $3, $4-
package $9.50.  This should be a wonderful time-bring photos and memories 
to share.  Any questions feel free to call (503) 737-5929 or (503) 752-
2704.  See ya there! 
Xref: sparky rec.folk-dancing:1860 rec.misc:252
From: thacher@unx.sas.com (Clarke Thacher)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Black Mountain Festival Second Weekend Cancelled.
Date: 15 Oct 92 00:00:10 GMT

I have heard through a couple of sources that the second weekend
of the Black Mountain Festival (October 16-18) has been cancelled.  
I don't know many details, but I hope that this is only a temporary
set back.
-- 
Clarke Thacher        OSRD/HIP Software Developer          SAS Institute, Inc.
thacher@unx.sas.com         (919) 677-8000    SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513
"...that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail,
 that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority
 possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to
 violate would be oppression."  - Thomas Jefferson
From: MR7@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: contradancing in New Zealand and Ireland
Date: 9 Oct 92 03:18:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: psuvm.92282.231805MR7
Organization: Penn State University

I'm going to be traveling through New Zealand and Ireland
in January and am interested in whether any contradancing
is going on.    Send information to
     mr7@psuvm.psu.edu
From: OCTANGEL@vms.cis.pitt.edu
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: does anyone know of folk music in Greenvill SC?
Date: 7 Oct 92 23:53:46 GMT

I am looking for music, clogging, folkdancing and/or
festivals in the Greenville SC or in 150 mile radius of there
between Oct 14 through 24.
thanks
Jennifer Angelo
IN%"OCTANGEL@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU"
412 934 6118
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing,rec.music.folk
From: matthews@cco.caltech.edu (Christopher G. Matthews)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing,soc.culture.magyar
Subject: Hungarian Dance Performance in Los Angeles, Nov 8
Summary: Karpatok Hungarian Folk Ensemble will perform Nov 8 2pm Ambassador Audi
Keywords: Karpatok, Hungarian, Performance, Los Angeles, Ambassador
Date: 16 Oct 92 22:50:41 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: punisher.caltech.edu



                The KARPATOK Hungarian Folk Ensemble
                         will perform on
                    Sunday, November 8, 1992   
                            2:00 PM
Where?

Ambassador Auditorium
300 W. Green St
Pasadena, California, 91129
Call: 1-800-CONCERT for tickets

Ticket prices: $19, $21 and $22.

   "The soaring notes of the violin, the slap of hand on boot,
the jingling of spurs and the flash of swirling petticoats
is what's in store with this celebration of Eastern Europe's
Hungarian settlements.  Marvel at the intricate harvest
dances performed by young women, the competitive stick dances
of the Great Plains herdsmen and the athletic dances of the 
Transylvanian villages.
   Accompanied by the Karpatok Orchestra, which plays in the
village style and Gypsy string quartet styles of Hungary."
                       (from Ambassador Auditorium flyer)

For ticket information: 1-800-CONCERT

For any other info: matthews@cco.caltech.edu
                
Go see them!  
Chris Matthews.
From: winston@ssrl01.slac.stanford.edu
Subject: BACDS Fall Dance Weekend October 16-18
Summary: Dance Weekend Announcement
Keywords: ECD, Contra, Hambo, Weekend
Organization: SSRL, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lab
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 00:17:22 GMT

    Folks --

    There are still some spaces left for the BACDS Fall Dance Weekend
    at La Honda, October 16th - 18th.  La Honda is in the Santa Cruz
    Mountains west of Palo Alto, about 35 miles south of San
    Francisco.  The major callers, both excellent and rarely seen in
    the San Francisco Bay area, are New Hampshire's Marianne Taylor,
    teaching a hambo workshop and English Country Dance for various
    skill levels, and Seattle's Mike Richardson, who will call contras 
    plain and fancy.  

    In addition, Cathie Whitesides will run a dance band workshop, and
    there will be ritual dance workshops in longsword (Jody McGeen),
    garland dancing (Laurie Buchanan), and morris, both beginning (Dan
    Pellegrini) and advanced (Alex Naar).  Hot music will be provided
    by  Kathrine Gardner, Stan Kramer, Peter Spicer, Jim Oakden, Craig
    Johnson, Cathie Whitesides, and Barbara Slone.

    The schedule has been planned to balance English & American dance
    interests.   The welcome dance on Friday night, the dance party on
    Saturday, and the farewell dance on Sunday afternoon will all be
    about half and half.  There will be three contra sessions
    ("Contras for All", "Contra Style", and  "Fancy Contras" are the
    current titles) on Saturday, one on Sunday, as well as  two
    English sessions ("ECD'ers ECD" and "ECD Repertoire") on Saturday,
    one on Sunday, and the hambo workshop.

    The cost is $115 for the weekend, which includes 5 meals (3 on
    Saturday, 2 on Sunday), lodging in bunkhouses (with heat if
    needed), and all the music and dancing you can handle.  If money
    is a problem, work scholarships are available.


    For more information, or to enroll, you can send e-mail to 

    Eric Goodill: goodill_eric@tandem.com           (Registrar) or
    Alan Winston: winston@ssrl01.slac.stanford.edu  (Camp Manager)    

    or phone Eric at 415/323-0976 (evenings) or Alan at 415/926-3056
    (days), or send a note (with check made out to BACDS) with the 
    following information:

    Name:
    Address:
    Daytime Phone (optional)
    Evening Phone (optional)
    Gender
    Vegetarian or Omnivore
    Lodging preference: Men Only __  Women Only __ Mixed __
    			No Preference __
    Ride Needed (from where?)       or   Ride Offered (from where?)


    to BACDS c/o Alan Winston, 380 Curtner, #7, Palo Alto, CA 94306

    Even if you mail the check, it would be a good idea to call Eric
    anyway and let him know you're registering.


    We're looking forward to seeing you at the Fall Weekend!
From: simong@bnr.co.uk
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: IFD in Dallas?
Date: 15 Oct 92 10:01:28 GMT
Reply-To: simong@bnr.co.uk ()
Organization: BNR Europe Limited, London Road, Harlow, Essex, GB

London (England) based international folk-dancer
will be in Dallas 21st to 26th October 1992 and
would love to hear of any IFD activity she could
attend.  Thanks in advance for any reply.
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
From: doug@cc.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell)
Subject: Music for Teton Mountain Stomp ?
Organization: Bush in 92 ? NOT!
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 14:34:06 GMT

A few months ago, in another city, I learned the Teton Mountain Stomp.

The music we learned it to was kind-of like a polka.  The fellow teaching
said the music was called Teton Mountain Stomp, too.  I haven't found it
in the phonolog books.  I don't want to buy a stack of polka CD's just
to find one that works.

What music alternatives are available for this dance ?  Is it readily
available (Camelot, etc. even special-order).  Is there a folk-dance
group/vendor/teacher that would have appropriate music ?  (My first choice
is the one I learned it to, of course).
--
Doug Sewell, Tech Support, Computer Center, Youngstown State University
doug@cc.ysu.edu	   doug@ysub.bitnet	<internet>!cc.ysu.edu!doug
Family Values: the sexist, racist, homophobic, classist, "Christian" values
of the 50's.
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
From: spiegel@song.bellcore.com (Murray Spiegel)
Subject: Special Halloween IFD dance (NJ)
Organization: Bellcore
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 21:43:20 GMT

	SPECIAL HALLOWEEN IFD PROGRAM in Morristown NJ

Wednesday Oct 28, the Morristown Folk Dancers will be holding their
  annual Halloween folkdance.    Most people come in costume,
  though that's not required.  

  Many dances are in "costume" too:

  Dance Ali Pasa to Jethro Tull's music ...
  Dance Sweet Girl to the Beatles ...
  Dance Itele to ... nah, you wouldn't believe it ...

	We always have a good turnout and lots of fun.  
	Come join us, if you're in the area!

Directions:

Interstate 287 to Morristown - Exit 31 "Rt 24, Madison Ave"
Go East on Rt 24 for about 1 mile to third light at Convent Station.
Turn left, go past the RR station and St Elizabeth College's guardhouse
(tell you guard you're going folkdancing).  Go right as far as you can
go and park.  Enter in the farthest right building.  
Fee is $2, but is FREE for people who've never visited us before.

		See YOU there!
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles
From: walvdrk_r@research.ptt.nl (Kees van der Wal)
Subject: Re: yet another lighting system
Organization: PTT Research, The Netherlands
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 07:59:45 GMT

In article <3870@bcstec.ca.boeing.com>, mce5921@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Martin
Emde) writes: 

>>wise thing to do. Of course I'd like to switch on the generator only on the 
>>downhill parts. In some terrain that will result in an irregular cycle of 
>>loading (downhill) and not loading (uphill). Does the -dv/dt method still work 
>>under such conditions?

> How about creating a simple circuit that will automatically switch the
> generator on when going down hill.  Perhaps one of those mercury filled
> motion swiches would work.

I haven't thought about that. But my maion concern is not automating the on/off
switching of the the loading circuit depending on going down/up-hill but in
preventing overcharging. I use to move the generator away from the tyre if not 
in use; even when not loaded it gives some friction and quite high voltages 
when not loaded! I can easily do that manually, sitting on the saddle as the 
bracket-mounted generator is "controlled by wire".

>  Combine that signal with > x MPH signal from
> your cyclometer such that it only comes on when going down hill and going
> faster than x MPH....

No need to do that. I have to rectify the generator's output anyway, so 
discharging of the battery over the generator is already prevented. At present 
the rectified output of the generator is fed directly to the battery and the 
ligths are run from the battery. As soon as the generator is (manually) 
switched on and delivers more than (6+something) Volt, the battery will be 
charged. The "method" I use to prevent overcharging is estimating how much is 
still left in the battery and then estimate how many minutes it needs to 
recharge. Any better method would be a _large_ improvement.

Regards, <kees>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles
From: tomk@netcom.com (Thomas H. Kunich)
Subject: Re: Schwinn Chapter 11
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 05:22:23 GMT

I bought a Schwinn Voyageur in 1989. It was a nice bike except it was
made from all of the parts scrapped up off of the floor in someone's
old parts warehouse. The freewheel was from the mid 70's. The cantilever
brakes are the cheapest I've ever seen on a bike store bike. (But they
work OK if a bit flexible.) 

Schwinn commonly forced their dealers to buy quotas of bikes. It didn't
matter if a dealer couldn't sell a particular style or model, he bought
it. Dealers were often threatened with loss of dealership if they
tried to sell other brands out of their shops -- and often Schwinn
didn't have any competing models or they simply didn't make enough of
the models people wanted to buy.

Although the Waterford Paramounts were as good as any bike anywhere
Schwinn was never able to sell these semi-mass produced bikes for 
less than a custom made frame from a good American builder.

Schwinn's management made the kind of decisions that look like they
belong in the comic strips: They didn't build enough Paramountain
bikes after Ned Overend showed them off to such good stead and orders
were coming in from all over. Schwinn, in all their wisdom, decided
in January what bikes the dealers would have and that was that.

Schwinn management decided to not build all of the American sizes --
imagine -- they _throw_ away 10% of their market because they don't
want to build 19" or 24" bikes!

The more you look into Schwinn the more you wonder what the hell is
going on. The figures in the paper today showed that Schwinn only
had debts of about 25% of their worth. Was this bankruptsy necessary?

Well, consider, Schwinn management couldn't build bicycles in America.
But Cannondale does and makes a fat profit. Trek does and has exceeded
the size of Schwinn. Huffy and Murray do too.

What is wrong with Schwinn is the same thing that is generally wrong
with American business in general. The almost total lack of management.
College educated managers may know how to make a balance sheet, but they
have no idea of _why_ you go into business. They may be able to make
a business plan but they don't know anything about the nuts and bolts
of the business they are running.

Schwinn has a good name. Why? Because most of us have good memories
of that childhood dream bike that had the name Schwinn on it and
was invariably advertised in Boy's Life (gee I wonder if that
magazine is still in print?)

Schwinn could succeed, but not with the egos of management, the
incompetence of putting price point marketing ahead of actual
business knowledge, the piss poor treatment that Schwinn has
typically awarded their dealers and the ignorance of bicycling
exhibited by management, in spite of the fact that there are still
good, dedicated people at that company.

Maybe Shimano will buy Schwinn and return it to the good old days.
From: brucer@gold.gvg.tek.com (Bruce Rayner)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles
Subject: Re: yet another lighting system
Date: 16 Oct 92 20:53:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: gold.5436
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

>How about creating a simple circuit that will automatically switch the
>generator on when going down hill.  Perhaps one of those mercury filled
>motion swiches would work.  Combine that signal with > x MPH signal from
>your cyclometer such that it only comes on when going down hill and going
>faster than x MPH....

Now, that's a clever idea. That way, normal braking would create a
"downhill" signal, and you would have regenerative braking.

Bruce
From: dbernard@thewho.Central.Sun.COM (Dave Bernard)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles
Subject: Re: Schwinn Chapter 11
Date: 9 Oct 92 20:01:12 GMT
Reply-To: dbernard@thewho.Central.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems


I've heard media "analysts" say that Schwinn failed to keep up with trends, but
I have to question that.  Schwinn has offered a full range of bikes, from
cheap 12-spds, to true Cruisers, to 3-spd uprights, to 5-spd Cruisers, to folders
(the Montagues), to mixte-framed atb's, to cross-bikes (bargains!), all 
ranges of mountain, touring, and race bikes.  In fact, I don't know anyone that
offers a broader range of models than Schwinn.  And you may not equate the
Schwinn line with newer makes, but they were not Huffys or Murrays, either.

I believe the exclusive dealership thing has modified, too.  I've seen plenty
of Schwinn dealers that now offer other makes as well- something you didn't
see 10 or 20 yrs. ago.

I wouldn't hesitate to suggest Schwinn to someone wanting to spend $350-$500 for
a bike.  I think they're competitive within that range.

I don't know, maybe it's just a matter of bad management?  I hope they can come
out of this somehow.  It would be great if they could turn around, like Harley-
Davidson, and become a great success story.

	Dave


Newsgroups: rec.bicycles,rec.bicycles.tech
From: robin@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Robin Amano)
Subject: Re: Avocet 30 for sale
Organization: University of Hawaii
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 19:44:44 GMT

In article <1992Oct10.095630.16230@husc3.harvard.edu> kim39@scws8.harvard.edu (John Kim) writes:
>@doug.cae.wisc.edu> kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad) writes:
>pyramid.com> danjones@pyrps5.eng.pyramid.com (Dan Jones) writes:
>>>Joel Kolstad writes:
>>>>I got a Catseye Cordless, so I have my old Avocet 30 to sell.  It's
>>>>blue, and about one year old.  I still have the box and instructions.
>>>>I'm asking $15.  Please reply my e-mail...
>>>
>>>You can have mine for $12 and its only 6 mos old.  And for another $4
>>>I'll throw in a rear wheel sensor, never used.  Postage not included.



I guess I must have missed this post.  Whoever still has one to sell
please e-mail me.  I could use the instructions, too.
Thanks!




--
--------------

rob

Newsgroups: rec.bicycles
From:  (Shawn Amir)
Subject: *********SPECTRUM TITANIUM 4 SALE *******
Organization: Adobe System Inc.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 02:17:51 GMT

A little history first:

Tom Kellog designed the titanium bikes that Merlin sells these days ($1800
for frame).  He also buys some of these from Merlin, smooths out the joints,
works the seat tube, etc.... and sells them under his own Spectrum brand.

Size 59 cm Center-to-center
Top of the line components

Campy C-Record cranks (39/53)
Dura-Ace 7 Speed Group (Lighter than 8 !!)
Mavic MA-40 (32 DT 15/16 front 36 DT 15/16 back 13-28 freewheel)
Dura-Ace 7401 clipless pedals (spins a lot better than Looks)
13.5 cm TTT stem (the nice kind)
44 cm Modolo 8-bend bars

Price:	$1250

The bike is in excellent shape.  It is natural titanium color with a clear
overcoat and Spectrum's decals.  I put it together myself! It has never been
crashed or otherwise abused.  I have only used it for 1 year before I switched
to another bike (can you believe I prefer my fat ugly Cannondale road bike!!)

Also available

Campy Omega Aero Wheels (32 DT 15/16 front and back 13-23 freewheel) for
another $100.

If interested, please call me at 415-962-2066.  If I am not around and you leave
a message in the voice mail, say everything twice, it tends to garble things...

Cheers, Shawn
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