[Callers] Re: Tony Parkes 1949-2024

2024-05-08 Thread Robert Golder via Contra Callers
Claire: Thank you for sharing the reaction to grief that you experienced on the dance floor. Many callers and dancers gave tributes to my late wife, the caller Linda Leslie, in the weeks and months following her sudden death. Sometimes I was able to fully participate, but at other times I had

[Callers] Re: Need help fitting to a tune

2022-05-03 Thread Robert Golder via Contra Callers
I find earworm relief in Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy (solo piano). Best wishes … Bob > On May 3, 2022, at 11:23 AM, Amy Cann via Contra Callers > wrote: > > You need an EarwormCancellationDevice (I forget how to say it in German). > > It's a tune -- personal to you, everyone has their

[Callers] Re: New non-discriminatory Northern California contra dance forming

2021-11-26 Thread Robert Golder via Contra Callers
Since the writer invites us to “feel free to block emails from the above address,” I would suggest doing so at the admin level. Thanks … Bob > On Nov 26, 2021, at 6:31 PM, Don Veino via Contra Callers > wrote: > > This is a caller's list, not a dance ads list. Admins, can we please head off

[Callers] Re: Help with Naming and Attributing dances

2021-04-23 Thread Robert Golder via Contra Callers
A welcome consequence of Robert Fabinski’s inquiry was an email that I received this morning from David Smukler, reminding me of the dual history of the "unknown” triplet on Robert’s list. It is “Corner Triplet,” written by the late Linda Leslie, to whom I was married for many years. But the

[Callers] Re: New dance - option sought for B2

2020-03-06 Thread Robert Golder via Contra Callers
In addition to this important point, for the Give-and-Take dancers take only two steps forward before one dancer is drawn back to the other dancer’s side for a swing. Larry Jennings was particularly emphatic about the footwork. The list of good ladies-side Give-and-Take dances is long. It