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  1. Paisley

    The "Pleasing Phrase" Thread

    My late neighbor from Connecticut used to say "a sticky wicket."
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    Your Favorite Big Band

    Such is the nature of business, especially a business that a lot of people would love to work for.
  3. Paisley

    The "Pleasing Phrase" Thread

    I remember that. I like "It isn't for naught..."
  4. Paisley

    The "Pleasing Phrase" Thread

    Ah, but what was the gentleman doing to get into trouble? Better to give trouble a wide berth.
  5. Paisley

    Your Favorite Big Band

    lol Every now and then at the one of the clubs where I go, a girl will ask to sing with the band. They're always such awful singers that it's hard to keep a straight face.
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    Lileks does the 30s!

    I'm not a shoe horse, but I'd buy a few those pairs even though my feet are more bony than "fleshy." As for the kitchens... :eek: Imagine illuminating 1970s colors with blinding Colorado sunshine coming through a glass block wall. I'd do a lot of eating out.
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    Need help picking out dress for a WWII dance

    Indeed. The dresses, especially the first one, make me think of dime-a-dance places, and I'm sure that's not what you're going for. On a practical note, I see that both dresses are dry-clean-only polyester. Since one tends to perspire at a dance, washable cotton is better. :) The Evelyn dress...
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    Your Favorite Big Band

    Have a bunch of lindy hoppers actually told you that they want the same tempo all night long? I've been in the Denver swing scene for nearly eight years and have never heard anyone say this. (Nor do I know of anyone who does choreographed lindy outside of performances, but that's neither here...
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    Need help picking out dress for a WWII dance

    If it were me, I think I'd pass on both for a dance. A link to some other threads on dance wear: http://thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=940584&postcount=3
  11. Paisley

    Vanessa Wolfe/American Idol!

    Given the choice, I'd rather read about an up-and-coming singer than solicitations for charity, however worthy the cause.
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    Your Favorite Big Band

    Someone--maybe one of my teachers--told me that Count Basie used to have dancers in the studio when his band was recording. Some musicians have told me that the dancers inspire them; one bandleader told me they'd played at the Mercury one night just because "people dance their butts off" there...
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    Your Favorite Big Band

    :offtopic: The serious swing dancers here can lindy to "Jumpin' at the Woodside." That used to be the theme song for the Tuesday night jam circle. If anything, dancers here, at least, are *not* very picky about what they'll dance to.
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    Your Favorite Big Band

    :offtopic: I thought partner dancing originally came from white people. [huh]
  16. Paisley

    How old is your house?

    Your property has greatly improved in your care. :eusa_clap
  17. Paisley

    Which decade is the worst in terms of style?

    Round glasses don't suit a round face, made to look even rounder by a bowl haircut. This showcases the pitfall of adopting a fashionable look whether it suits you or not. Denver with a haircut and glasses that suit him better (probably from the 80s):
  19. Paisley

    The "Pleasing Phrase" Thread

    Sheesh! Even my dad gets that one right.
  20. Paisley

    nothing but victory rolls

    There are victory roll tutorials in the Beauty Section. Searching is fun! ;)
  21. Paisley

    50's Sock Hop Attire

    Try these threads: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=41685&highlight=dance http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=33023&highlight=dance I agree with SayCici about the fuller skirt--full cut skirts and slacks are beautiful when you dance. If you do much dancing...
  22. Paisley

    Which decade is the worst in terms of style?

    That's a good point. It might not occur to people to, say, get their pants or sleeves hemmed or shine their shoes, especially if their peers don't.
  23. Paisley

    Which decade is the worst in terms of style?

    Respectfully, I don't think the problem is that people demand too much ease in getting dressed (basic suits and dresses are easy outfits) or too many designers. The problem as I see it is that the I-don't-care-what-anyone-thinks attitude has run amok. Partly, designers are to blame. (What were...

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