Here was my issue, briefly : I was told to use "walk around" when calling at
glen echo. It also happens that I'm a western square caller and have used "walk
around your corner, see saw your taw" for decades.
It has happened on two occasions when I have mixed up square dance calls from one time
period into another or from one tradition to another and have confused the dancers a tad
and made them think perhaps I'm an idiot.
As far as gypsy is concerned I'd use ANY call as a substitute but not walk around out
of fear of saying the wrong thing by habit. Perhaps it's remote that it would happen
but I'm going to avoid looking liking an idiot at all costs!
Being given that rule by the organizer made my planning for that dance a nightmare. Do I
use dances without gypsies? I mean it really through a wrench into the way I usually plan
because to follow their rule and protect myself I'd have to eliminate far too many
good dances to keep from using gypsy.
And there are more rules that I have to follow or address that I'd rather not, like
leaving a couple out at the top when the music ends.
As far as being sarcastic NO I'm not that kind of person. I simply thought Ron was
being a bully so I wanted to know where he stood. There are a number of us out there that
associate PC with a threat to our freedoms and I'm not a conservative. Sure I can
look up things on the computer and you think I'm being sarcastic because I didn't,
but we're different. I hate computers and only use them when I have to. I value
clear communication and if you carefully read my email you'll see that's what I
was asking for. On several of Ron's emails I see there are a good number of dots that
weren't being connected so I wondered what was going on.
As far as my attitude at Glen Echo is concerned you are reading into it. If you want to
continue this perhaps just between us is the best way. And here we go, Tom is confused
again. Why are you replying for Ron?
Tom
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