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  1. Paisley

    Vintage Dance Clothing

    Check out my thread on learning to dance. There are some tips for what to wear when you go swing dancing. http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=17588 Specifically: Preparing for the Class Swing dancing (and lindy hop especially) is fast, sometimes athletic dance. Your shoes...
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    30 Dumb Inventions

    My dog would turn around, run up the restainer and tap me on the head, then jump down and steal the turkey. Her favorite invention is the treadmill.
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    30 Dumb Inventions

    The external turkey roaster: because oven-roasted turkey isn't dry enough. Motorized surfboards and water shoes: for people who never got the memo about not standing up in a boat. I'd like to have one of those Finnish saunas, though. It would feel good on a cold, dry winter night.
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    The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary

    One more thing: it's useless trying to tell most people about a metaphysical experience. There's a book called Philosophy and the Wizard of Oz. I haven't read it, but I've enjoyed some of the other books in the philsophy and popular culture collection.
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    Crashing the Gate

    Somehow, this talk of profits reminds me of something economist Walter Williams once wrote. His wife said that the prices at the store were outrageous. He asked her what kind of person would pay outrageous prices.
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    Checks! (Cheques!)

    Debit card for me. It's one less expense. My employer is soon going to quit issuing paychecks. You'll have to have a bank account to get paid around here.
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    It's a Wonderful life - Party Ideas?

    Will the *old* husband be there? There was a scene where George chased Mary through the streets like a lunatic during the part where he'd never been born. Both of these things would make for an unforgettable party. (OK, I'm done being a wiseguy.) :)
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    Crashing the Gate

    Why don't you offer to volunteer at events. Someone who shows up looking and smelling nice, dances with unattached ladies, listens intently to bores, puts drunks in taxis and helps the host with odd jobs would earn his keep. Who knows--maybe it would even lead to a job.
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    Crashing the Gate

    Again, price affects behavior. (Of course, in the case of gate crashing, too high a price should lead to staying away, not sneaking in.)
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    Crashing the Gate

    Then why don't you shoplift?
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    Crashing the Gate

    But as you said, prices affect behavior. Just as you can't raise the cover charge to the sky and expect dancers to keep coming, you can't raise beverage prices to the sky and expect people to keep buying them. Going by what Marc C. said, many of the dancers have, indeed, decided to stay home.
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    Crashing the Gate

    What were they charging for water? I vaguely remember reading years ago that LA clubs were charging quite a bit. Around here the Turnverein (admittedly, a nonprofit) charges $1 or $2 for bottled water and sodas and $2 for snazzier drinks like SoBe. I've never seen anybody filling up bottles in...
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    Crashing the Gate

    I seldom order anything at the Mercury Cafe (I've had bad experiences with their food), but always throw a buck or two in the tip jar. The Turnverein has an honor bar, and I always buy a water or soda. For the record, I'm not totally cheap. The other night I stood in line at the movies for...
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    Crashing the Gate

    Isn't it better for the club if people come and pay but don't drink than if they stay home? If they can't break even, maybe they should charge a higher cover or reduce their costs. If they know that dancers don't drink, why not offer something else? I'd buy juice or Vitamin Water if it were...
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    Crashing the Gate

    I'm glad somebody enjoys them!
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    Crashing the Gate

    You could add insurance, advertising and hired help to the not-insignificant costs. At volunteer events, mentally add the hair-pulling irritation of getting people to help out. I've known swing dancers to complain about the high cost of going out on New Year's Eve (they raise the prices about...
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    Crashing the Gate

    If a significant number of people are getting into events free, it sounds like there's something wrong with the way the system is set up. The system should be No Pay, No Stay. Period. The Mercury Cafe used to have free dance lessons and lessons were very, very crowded. The answer was to...
  21. Paisley

    Crashing the Gate

    This reminds me of what someone once said about Woodstock: it was free in the sense that living with your parents is free.
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    The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary

    A bunch of us went to see The Wizard of Oz last night and had a fun time. I hadn't seen it since I was a kid, and found a lot more going on than a nice girl on an adventure trying to get home. Nothing got done until Dorothy stopped complaining and started trying to help herself and others...
  23. Paisley

    Are you feeling the economic crunch?

    I'm right behind you.

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