HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: robert@slipknot.rain.com (Robert Reed)
Subject: Re: Macworld contras?
Reply-To: robert@slipknot.rain.com.UUCP (Robert Reed)
Organization: Home Animation Ltd.
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:53:05 GMT

In article <1992Dec12.173821.5880@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill) writes:
|
|Does anyone know when and where contra dances are held in the San
|Francisco Bay area?

Wait a minute (rummage, rummage, rummage):

   6 Jan   Berkeley contradance: St. Joseph's Elementary, 2125 Jefferson
		(at Allston Way)
   6 Jan   San Jose English country dance: 1st Christian, 80 S. 5th.
   9 Jan   Palo Alto contradance: YWCA, 4161 Alma
  10 Jan   Berkeley squaredance: St. Clement's, 2837 Claremont (n. of Ashby).
  13 Jan   Berkeley English country dance: St. Joseph's Elementary.

Note: none of these are IN San Francisco.  The Berkeley dances are about a half
an hour away by car, Palo Alto 45 min., San Jose an hour.  There is a San
Francisco contra on January 2nd, at St. Paul's church, 43rd and Judah.  I don't
follow other dance scenes in the Bay area.
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robert@slipknot.rain.com	5686 First Court, West Linn, OR 97068

DISORDER IN THE COURT

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From: jsivier@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jonathon Sivier )
Subject: Re: Dance Gypsy
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:50:39 GMT

djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk (David Pritchard) writes:

[questions about whether being a dance gypsy is a Good Thing (TM) or a
 Bad Thing (TM)]

Dave,
   I consider myself to be a dance gypsy.  I think it is fine thing to be,
and something to be somewhat proud of.  Our local dance group is very nice
and I always have a good time at our weekly dances, but in order to experience
what contra dancing is really about you have to travel, at least you do here
in the American Midwest.  Cities with dance groups are fairly far apart here,
so we don't think twice about traveling two or three hours to attend a great
dance.  Over the past five years I've danced out of town on average about
twice a month, traveling an average of four hours one way (minimum two,
maximum eight).  Here in the Midwest there is a community of dance gypsies,
I'd guess two to three hundred, who regularly travel to dances.  It's
difficult at times to know where someone is from because I'll see them in
Louisville, Kentucky one weekend and in Chicago, Illinois the next.

   Welcome to the dance gypsy community, have a good time and keep on dancing.

Jonathan

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From: djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk (David Pritchard)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Re: Adam Rennie [Scottish Dance music] info?
Date: 18 Dec 92 11:15:12 GMT
Reply-To: djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Distribution: world
Organization: SNARC

In article 2295@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us, dhw@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us (David West)
 writes:
>I've just come across a number of very robust reels (some people would 
>classify them as polkas) written by Adam Rennie.  Can anyone tell me
>who Rennie was/is and when he was active?   The tunes are lively enough
>that I'd like to use them at a 19th-century-style ball, but I need to 
>avoid obvious anachronisms.
>
Robust?  They don't break when you hit them?  Or is this another
example of transatlanticism?

What's wrong with a bit of anachronism anyway - if it is 'valid' to
play 19th century tunes at a 20th century ball then it is valid to play
20th century tunes in the 19th (even though it is a virtual 19th).
Anyone got a TARDIS handy?

Was Rennie the inventor of the indigestion remedy popular in Scotland
(and other parts of the UK)? 

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From: bil@Sweden.Sun.COM (Bil Lewis - Sun Sweden)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Was square dancing in Sweden
Date: 16 Dec 92 12:07:55 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems AB, Sweden
NNTP-Posting-Host: mandera.sweden.sun.com

Hej, alla!


  About 6 months back I had asked about the existance of square dancing in
this cold, dark, and not-too-friendly-or-open-to-strangers country.

  Well, I got a pile of references.  Called them all, leaving messages on
the ubiquious answering machines.  Several times.  Zero call backs.

  So somebody said "Call Izzy Young."  He promised he'd send a copy of his
dancing newsletter.  That never arrived.  BUT, an Aussie by the name of Don
Gilliam who teaches Swedish dance did call!

  Well that wasn't exactly Square dancing, but it was dancing, so...

  Now I'm a member of the Swedish union for folk dancing & folk music.  I
spend all Sunday night at a hall on a small island in the middle of the
city.  I'm not terribly good yet, but this seems not to be a significent
problem.  Folks will still dance with me, *talk* with me afterwards(!!).
They smile.  They get wild on the floor and have fun!  

  All of this is highly unswedish.

  How is it that folk dance, which I would otherwise associate with the most
'traditional' types of people has attracted the most unusual Swedes?  I mean
talking to people you haven't known for half your life is unswedish.  As a
pair of 16-year-old girls explained to me one night "Oh.  We'd *never* have
talked to you if we weren't drunk out of our skulls!  Now kiss me.*"



  Anyway, I've never Square danced, never met Izzy, but I AM happy.

-Bil
________________________________________________________________
*  For the rest of this, you'll have to subscribe to rec.alt.sex :-)
Organization: Doctoral student, Biology, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 12:55:10 -0500 
From: Denys Proteau <dp2p+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Women on the network

There are lots of women on the sewing bulletin board, so the answer that
there aren't as many women on networks(period) doesn't completely answer
the question of why there isn't a higher percentage of posts by women on
this bulletin board.
   Denys
From: games@apmaths.uwo.ca (Fun and Entertainment)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: test
Date: 21 Dec 92 02:44:34 GMT
Organization: Applied Mathematics, U.W.O

this is a test, why are you reading it?
From: Jeff_Folkins.wbst147@xerox.com
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Re: WHY DANCE ?
Date: 16 Dec 92 19:16:10 GMT

Obviously there are many answers to "Why Dance" .  People have a variety of
reasons for enjoying dancing (social intercourse, intellectual
intercourse/accomplishment, physical intercourse/activities, and [my favorite]
that other intercourse).  But I think the original question is actually more
serious and interesting than our answers were.   Why do we enjoy music, why do
we want to tap our foot to the beat.  All over the world people of different
cultures and backgrounds universally enjoy some type of music and often have
developed some form of movement/dance to go along with it.  Social,
intellectual and sex reasons are not what makes me jump around in my own house
when I am alone and in my underwear and listening to the Rolling Stones at full
blast on the stereo.  There is something else here.  It appears clear to me
that it is physiologically based.  For example, why is it that a  musical chord
(where most of the harmonics of the main frequencies overlap) is more pleasing
to the ear than random frequencies (or notes) sounded in unison.  How could
this not be the hard wiring of the brain.  This is not learned or cultural.
Tapping your foot with the music (which is just dancing) is involuntary in many
people.  Though I can`t prove it, I  also hold the opinion that this
physiological condition of liking music and/or dance is something that appears
to vary in people.   Although there are many environmental factors,  we all
know many aspiring musicians (or dancers) who can`t hold a beat to save their
lives - even after years of practice - where others just naturally take to
rhythm.  I am sure that this field must have been studied.

	To Dance is to Live			Jeff Folkins
						Rochester, N.Y.  Xerox Corp.
						(Folkins.wbst148W@Xerox.com)

Anyone ever notice that we have a skewed distribution of "Dancers" on this net
- mostly men.
From: sutin@helios.ucsc.edu (Brian Sutin)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Rumelai Recording Oops
Date: 16 Dec 92 03:38:49 GMT
Organization: Lick Observatory UCSC
NNTP-Posting-Host: phaeton.ucsc.edu

Someone previously asked for the origin of the Recording used for
Rumelai, a dance (I believe) introduced by Steve Kotansky.  I gave
a reference to a CD by Kalyi Jag, which was wrong.  I checked again,
and Rumelai is not on that particular recording.  Since the group
has 4 recordings, it must be on one of the first two, but I do not
know which, since I do not own them.  Sorry.

Brian Sutin				sutin@lick.ucsc.edu
Lick Observatory, UCSC			Santa Cruz, CA 95064
    Fred:   "May I rescue you?"
    Ginger: "No, thank you.  I prefer being in distress."
From: vannuysd@vax.sonoma.edu
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
Subject: Biopace Chainrings for sale $15
Date: 16 Dec 92 01:56:44 GMT
Organization: Sonoma State University

I have a set of 3 Shimano biopace chainrings for sale: 28, 44, & 50 teeth.
They are alloy and in excellent condition.  Some people maintain that
the oval shape is great for hill climbing and for the knees.  I'll sell
the set for $15.

David Van Nuys
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: tthiel@cs.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel)
Subject: Re: Kevlar tires and flats
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 14:03:51 GMT

truesdel@ics.uci.edu (Scott Truesdell) writes:
>form Kevlar is very effective in stopping blunt objects (like bullets) but
>in the thicknesses that would make sense in bicycle tires the material can
>be easily pierced by thorns, thumbtacks, and any other high aspect-ratio
>penetrant. Kevlar belting could mitigate cuts from low aspect-ratio
>penetrants such as glass fragments.

Contrary to TV shows and popular beleif the Kevlar used in flak jackets doesn
NOT stop bullets.  It's only designed to stop shell fragments which are what
kill most people in combat.  The jackets that can stop very small caliber,
low velocity rounds have plates and kevlar.  The type of jackets I wore in
the Marines could not be made of this material becasue it would have been to
hard to wear it after humping 30 miles a day with full packs.  I wish the damn
things did stop bullets.  A few of my friends would be alive today if they did.
-Terry
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: naidu@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (naidu.gandham)
Subject: Wanted: SPD Pedals
Keywords: M535, M737, A525
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:44:29 GMT

I am looking for a pair of used (but in good condition) M535 SPD 
pedals.  If the price is right I wouldn't mind a pair of M737's 
or A525's.  Please send me mail if you have these pedals for sale.

Thanks,

Naidu.Gandham@att.com   OR   naidu@lzusp.att.com

PS: These are for a road bike, if that matters.

Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: unpalomb@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Nicholas Palombo)
Subject: 1993 58cm Trek 5200 Frameset $900
Organization: Educational Computing Network
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:27:10 GMT

Repost:


I've got another great deal for the net. One of our club riders ordered
a 1993 model Trek 5200 frameset and now can't take possesion of it. So
I have to sell it at our club's cost. Description:

58 cm measured center-to-top
Black
OCV Carbon Frame (extremely light!)
OCV Carbon Fork  (also extremely light!)
Shimano 600 Bottom Bracket
Tange Headset

I have to ask $900 for it, but I will take the best offer. Make me any
offer.

This is a brand new frameset, never ridden. Most stores don't even have it.

Reply to:

Nick Palombo
unpalomb@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: tthiel@cs.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel)
Subject: Re: Helmet gift advice wanted
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 15:01:26 GMT

herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (daniel lance herrick) writes:
>An earlier time when I was reading rec.bicycles, I picked up that the
>foam is only good for one crash.  Are there helmets that have replacable
>liners?  Are hard shells any benefit at bicycle energies?  Is the pure
>foam that will be broken into pieces after the first crash a better
>way to go?

Buy a Gyro.  If you crash one of their helmets you get a new on for $15.
-Terry
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: tthiel@cs.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel)
Subject: Re: Experiences with Mavic components?
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 16:14:48 GMT

What about the new Mavic road brakes?  Anybody using these yet?  I`m
interestd in getting a pair.
-Terry
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: sovafic@sage.cc.purdue.edu (SwingsOnVineAndFallsInCreek)
Subject: POWERGRIPS forsale, $10
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:11:02 GMT

I have a pair of slightly used (two days) Powergrips.  These are to be used 
in lieu of regular clips/straps for mountain bikes.  I bought them for $20,
but didn't like them. 

				Marvin Perry
				sovafic@sage.cc.purdue.edu
				phone:  (317) 495-2873 school
					(317) 255-1604 home (Christmas break)
 
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: paul@frcs.Alt.ZA (Paul Nash)
Subject: Re: MTB tires for commuting
Organization: Free Range Computer Systems CC
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 19:47:40 GMT

Thus spake scott@gdwest.gd.com (Scott Owen):
> ilh@lcs.mit.edu (Lee Hetherington) writes

> > I'm considering slicks for commuting on my MTB.  My commute is about
> > five miles all on roads.  My current off-road tires are slow and

> seen GC's,  they look like fat slicks with large inverse nobs cut into the 

Yet Another Alternative is to use those cheapo 26" tyres with knobs
on the sides and a solid ridge down the centre.  I have been using 
them for a few years, and they seem a reasonable compromise for tar.
When the rains set in (like now) and I want to go play in the mud, I
still change back to mega-knobbies (which clog up anyway :->).  However,
for groceries, fetching the post, etc (5-10 km gravel/mud, 5-20 km tar)
I still use the hybrids.  Your Mileage May Vary (lit. and fig :->).
 
 ---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---
 Paul Nash                                         paul@frcs.Alt.ZA
 Box 12475, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa         +27-12-5611879

 "Standards are great -- everyone should have one" (Kent Landfield)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: chandler@wc.novell.com (Mark Chandler)
Subject: CROSSWORDS Vol 2, #2
Organization: Novell, Inc. - Walnut Creek
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 22:06:17 GMT

CROSSWORDS Vol 2, #2 is now available.  This issue includes:

* Interbike Trade Show Coverage
* Mini-Pump Comparison (8 pumps tested on *real* tires)
* Fat (700C) Tire Comparison (8 40+mm 700C tires)
* Nike Nguba Preview
* Reviews (Rim Rakes & Aztec brake pads, Alpinestars shoes,
  Waveflo saddle)

While CROSSWORDS caters mostly to hybrid/cross enthusiasts,
there's plenty of stuff for all types of cyclists.  Sample
issues are $2.50 and two-issue subscriptions are $4.00 (make
checks payable to "Mark Chandler").

Questions? Comments? Etc?  E-mail me for more info.


--
Mark Chandler               Novell, Inc.          510/975-4522
chandler@wc.novell.com      Walnut Creek, CA
==================================================================
     The opinions expressed above are mine, not my employer's.
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: rob@bnr.ca (Robert Perkins)
Subject: Re: Recommendations for Courier bags (and where...)
Organization: Bell Northern Research
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:23:08 GMT

I've seen courier bags advertised in the Bike Nashbar 
(1-800-NASHBAR) catalog.

Rob
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From: mackinto@oasys.dt.navy.mil (David Mackintosh)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
Subject: Re: Mountain Bike Recommendation
Date: 16 Dec 92 12:28:52 GMT
Reply-To: mackinto@oasys.dt.navy.mil (David Mackintosh)
Distribution: na
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

I would definately consider the Bridgestone XO (cross) or MB (MTB)
series bikes if there is a dealer in your area.
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: tan@lynx.msc.cornell.edu.UUCP (David Tan,Box 219 Baker Lab,54810,2720402)
Subject: Re: incredibly  trivial request..
Originator: tan@msc2.msc.cornell.edu
Organization: Cornell-Materials-Science-Center
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 20:33:52 GMT

 Nick Wilde writes:
>Does anyone know of someplace where you can mail-order *gray* (or
>grey, depending upon your whim) cotton handlebar tape ?

On a similar note, does anyone know of a decent replacement for Cellotape?
Benotto, alas, is out of business.

Dave
From: GE.DWS@forsythe.stanford.edu (Drew W. Saunders)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
Subject: Re: anodization bash(was MTB:  Rim recommendations needed)
Date: 14 Dec 1992 14:27:41 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: morrow.stanford.edu

In article <75504@apple.apple.COM>,
ehouse@Apple.COM (Eric House) writes:
>In article <1992Dec10.162913.10470@hpmcaa.mcm.hp.com> curt@mcm.hp.com (Curt Simkins) writes:
>>|>  Kestrels disintegrate
>>|> after 10000 miles or so...
>>|> jobst_brandt@hplabs.hp.com
>>
>>   ....I think you would be hard pressed
>>   to find any manufacturer that produces these high end, high tech,
>>   space age material type frames to refuse to replace a damaged or
>>   broken product.  That is why they offer "Life Time" warranties.
>>
>
>Not hard pressed at all.  I posted a few months back about the difficulty
>a friend had getting Kestrel to honor the warranty on his frame...
>
>This isn't meant to be an indictment of carbon fiber frames, but it does
>suggest to me that you can't always count on warranties unless you're able
>and willing to sue for satisfaction.  My friend wasn't, and now rides a
>steel bike.

What a convenient juxtaposition of topics:  Warranties and Hard
Anodized rims.  Almost exactly 1 year ago I brought my then just
under 1 year-old wheel into Wheelsmith to get it trued (their 2-year
adjustment warranty covers truing).  I stopped by to pick it up and
they showed me the cracks in the HA rim.  I was not amused, until
they told me that it would probably be covered by Bridgestone's
warranty, and if not, they'd see if Wolber would cover it under
warranty, and if that didn't work, they'd cover part of the cost of
re-build under the shop's warranty.  It turned out Bridgestone
covered the cost of a re-build, with whatever rim I wanted (I chose
an MA-2) with new spokes, and it got it, free of charge, in 3 days.
That's a store and a bike company that I'll continue to do business
with.

Drew
From: phantast@drachen.Eng.Sun.COM (Greg Dykema)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
Subject: Re: Bridgestone XO-1
Date: 11 Dec 92 18:22:52 GMT
Reply-To: phantast@drachen.Eng.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: drachen

In article 18632@netcom.com, tomk@netcom.com (Thomas H. Kunich) writes:
>In article <Bz0sE7.16M@cs.uiuc.edu> tthiel@cs.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel) writes:
>
>>Mark, don't you have a Bridgestone X0-1?  I found that there are apparently
>>alot of them left over from 92 so I guess they didn't sell well.  If you have
>>one I'd be interested to hear your comments on the bike either here or via
>>e-mail.  I can get one for a really good price and am strongly considering it.
>
>My girlfriend has an XO-1. The 'mustache' bars sucked big time. There is
>a _three_ inch change in position from the front to the back of the bars.

I may be in the minority, but I love the handlebars. I think they are much 
better than drops for the kind of riding I do (commuting, touring, pleasure
riding) and offer me more usable hand positions than drops. They do take some
time to get used to, just it probably took you a while to find comfortable 
positions on drops. 

I'm not sure what you mean by a 3-inch change in "position". My bars don't
vary more than 1 1/2" in height from front to back, even measured from the 
stem, which is the highest point and not a useful riding position.

>But otherwise it's a nice bike. Bridgestone's quality is really high and
>you really get what you pay for. I consider them one of the more ethical
>companies around.

Agreed. This is my second Bridgestone and I'm quite happy with both of them.

>I replaced the bars with an old Sakae drop bar I had and replaced the
>nice seat (male gel seat -- yucko) with and old Avocet Racing II women's
>seat and she did 96 miles from Fremont to Monterey just a bare three months
>after she started riding! And then wanted to go out afterwards!! Talk about
>making me feel old.

Curious. The XO-1 is spec'ed with an Avocet leather racing saddle, and that's
what mine came with.


greg
From: pck@dde.dk (Peter Roboz Kristensen)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
Subject: Re: Fermentation is accelerating Why?
Date: 14 Dec 92 15:32:33 GMT
Organization: Dansk Data Elektronik A/S

97994779@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu writes:

>In article <168B710B5D.97994779@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu>
>97994779@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu writes:
> 
>>I put my brew down on Friday at midnight (ya know the witches' brew) It was
>>bubbling away just fine, but I decided to move it off my desk whisch is about
>>11 feet from the window, and put it under one end of my bed, to get it out
>>of the sun and off my desk. The temp in my room (one room Res Hall room) is
>>mainained at a constant 65-68 degrees by my queen size waterbed and he heater.
>>I am assuming that WYEAST 1028 didn't like the light from the window. Well, my
>>brew has gone from about a bubble evry 8-10 seconds to one every 3-4 seconds.
>>I am assuming that this is because of the low light it is getting now. Whadda
>>u tink?      PAT at WSU
>>
> 
>OOOOPSSS!!!!!!! SORRY ABOUT THAT!!!!
>PAT at WSU

Well, maybe you shouldn't drink before you take a ride !!

-- 
Peter Roboz Kristensen                         Telephone:  Int +45 42 84 50 11
Application Program Development                Fax:        Int +45 42 84 52 20
Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark     E-mail:     pck@dde.dk
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
From: feng@cs.uiuc.edu (Wuchun Feng)
Subject: Re: Bridgestone's phone number
Reply-To: Wuchun Feng <feng@cs.uiuc.edu>
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:22:31 GMT

ccastmm@prism.gatech.EDU (Mike Marler) writes:

>I am trying to find a Bridgestone dealer near me in Atlanta and I am
>having no luck (from the Yellow Pages or the shops that I have been
>to visit).  Do any of you have a phone number for Bridgestone
>that I could call and ask them for information.

Bridgestone Cycle (U.S.A.), Inc.
15021 Wicks Boulevard
San Leandro, CA  94577
(510)895-5480

(Courtesy of 'The 1993 Bridgestone Bicycle Catalogue')

-Wu
-- 
Wuchun Feng // feng@cs.uiuc.edu // University of Illinois // Urbana, IL 61801
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