March 2009

Charleston Shag Club
P.O. Box 21195
Charleston, S.C. 29403
The Charleston Shag Club
Geechee Times
“Preserving The Shag For Future Generations”
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NEXT MEETING
“A TIME TO DANCE”
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Sunday, March 1 Knights of Pythias
Doors open at 5:00
Dinner at 6:00 (bring Pot Luck dish)
Meeting at 6:30
Dancing after the meeting.
Apr 17th
Dance in support of Missions.
Missions for this spring:
Mar 13th
Icthus Ministries
ECCO - May 8th Christ Gift Academy
Dances are on Friday Nights, 7:00 – 9:30
Shag, Swing, Line Dance, etc.
Admission $5 — Light Refreshments
Seacoast Church – 750 Long Point Rd., Mt Pleasant
Proceeds go to helping those in need.
Charleston Shag Club
Oyster Roast
Sat, March 28
Open to Members and their Guests.
Price is $8.00
Includes: Oysters (singles),
Hot Dogs, Chili, Coleslaw and Chips
BYOB – Soft Drinks Provided
Doors Open at 4:00
Start Eating around 5:00
CSC Members…
The Geechee Blast 2009 flyer is in final format and is
posted on the Charleston Shag Club web site for easy access. We still need someone to help organize the Door
Prize Committee. Please contact me if you have any questions. Remember, if you are a club member and volunteer
4 hours to help work the party, your ticket cost is $40.
Kind regards,
Elmyra Upchurch
Geechee Blast Chairperson
PH: 572-9994
Email: elupchurch@comcast.net
www.charlestonshagclub.com.
Happy March everyone,
March is here and that means spring is just around the corner. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for some
warmer temperatures.
We had a good February meeting. We had a wonderful selection of Italian dishes, breads and salads. Delicious!
We membership approved the proposed budget for 2009 as posted in the February newsletter. I want to let you know that
the budget is not just thrown together. The members of the board spend many hours working through the numbers to arrive at the final budget. Jane Lee’s name was drawn for the shaggers pot but she was not present. So next month the pot
will be approximately $259.
This month’s St. Patrick’s Day social will be on Friday, March, 13. It is being hosted by Lynn and Bobby Curry
along with their crew of helpers – Carol and Jeff Tisdale, Margaret and David Jollow, Debra Lee and Linda Wichlei.
Don’t miss it, it should be quite a party. And don’t’ forget to wear your Green!
We have an Oyster Roast planned for March 28th at the unbelievable price of $8 for members and their guests.
See more information in the newsletter.
Everyone stay well and I hope to see you on the dance floor.
Thanks,
Gordon Hanson
President, Charleston Shag Club
Welcome New Members
Tina Newton
Gail Boyce Moore
Tommy Riggs
Welcome to the Charleston Shag Club!!
CHARLESTON SHAG CLUB
Membership Application 2009
RENEWALS - $20.00 / NEW MEMBERS - $25.00
PLEASE PRINT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
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The Charleston Shag Club encourage all members to support the club by serving
on committees carrying out “fun work”. Please indicate your choice of committee
participation.
Membership
Food
Newsletter Dance
Social Geechee Blast
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CSC Sponsor’s
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Check amount: $20.00 (New Members)
Check Payable to: CHARLESTON SHAG
CLUB
Mail check to:
Charleston Shag Club
2167 Ft. Pemberton Dr.,
Charleston, SC 29412
Charleston Shag Club Meeting Minutes – February 8, 2009
The February meeting was held at the Knights of Pythias on Sunday, February 8, 2009 Officers present were
Gordon Hanson, Joe Tucker, Lisa McCaskill, Elmyra Upchurch, Roy Williamson, Janis Hicks and Bobby Curry.
Gordon Hanson called the meeting to order at 7:00.
A motion was made for the minutes from the prior meeting to be accepted as published.
Sunshine Report –Nancy sent sympathy cards to Don Edwards, Edward Hartzog, Margaret Jollow and Louise
Doyle for their losses and get well cards to Richard Bunch, Steve Wilkerson, Norman Kinsey and Gloria Kornahrens.
Membership –There are 40 members present and no guests. We currently have 283 members.
Geechee Blast – Elmyra reports that the new flyers are out. The dates are October 16-18, 2009 and the theme is
―Celebrating The People, The Music and The Dance‖. The Kick-off Party will be October 15th at Pivot’s with Deejay Jim Bowers. The deejays for this year’s GB will be Walter Upchurch, Betty Brown, Dick Hamrick, Gary Gibson and Jason Cagle. Two workshops this year -Barbara and Jerry Wade and Ellen Taylor. So far 27 guest tickets
have been purchased and 28 rooms have been booked at Best Western. The committee chairs for GB 2009 are:
Food – Becky Page, Sunday Brunch – Linda Sneed, Decorations – Lisa McCaskill, Registration – Joe and Dot
Tucker, Beer for Sale – Johnny Perritte, BYOB – Joe Pye, Ways and Means – Janis and Henry Hicks and Door
Prizes – Thresa Williamson
2009 Budget – Gordon asked everyone to take a look at the proposed budget and opened the floor for any questions. The budget passed as proposed.
CSC Socials – Gordon thanked Joe Pye for the great food and Betty Brown for the music at our last social. We
have scheduled a social at Pivot’s for February 27th. We need someone to volunteer to host. Our March 13th St.
Patrick’s Social will be hosted by Lynn and Bobby Curry at Pivot’s. We are planning to have a dinner (seafood?)
sometime in March at the Knights of Pythias Hall and a joint social with the Islanders Club on June 19 th at Pivot’s.
Calendar of Events – corrections – Charleston Beach Music and Shag Festival – August 27 – 30.
CSC & ISC joint July Boat Trip – July 18
Announcements – Joe Pye is hosting a Talent Show for Pivot’s on Saturday, February 28, 2009.
Vickye and Robbie Robinson drive a van for a service that can take you and pick you up from Kiawah during the
Shaggin on Kiawah weekend for a very reasonable cost.
New Beach Music Radio Station -There is a new radio station broadcasting on 1340 AM beginning on March 1st
playing your requests for beach or shag music. Contact Jim Bowers via email djjimbowers@hotmail.com with
your music requests or Chuck Snyder at chucks007@comcast.net with any other questions or information.
Next Meeting – March 1st doors open at 5 pm with dinner at 5:30 (Pot Luck) and meeting at 6 pm with dancing
until 8 pm.
Split the Kitty-Jo Patrick had the winning ticket and was presented $48.00.
Shagger’s Pot –Jane Lee’s name was drawn, but she wasn’t present. Next month’s pot will be $258.00
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:20 by Gordon Hanson.
Respectfully submitted, Lisa McCaskill, Secretary
CSC Contacts for 2009
Gordon Hanson, Pres.
843-452-3342
dghansonjr@yahoo.com
Joe Tucker, V.Pres
843-744-8716
thetuckers@knology.com
Lisa McCaskill, Sec.
843-270-7303
lisamccaskill@comcast.net
Vickie Sessions, Treas.
843-343-1763
sessionsv@cofc.edu
Elmyra Upchurch, SgtArms & Geechee Blast 843-572-9994
elupchurch@comcast.net
Janis Hicks, SgtArms
843-869-8774
jgillam_01@comcast.net
Bobby Curry, SgtArms
843-884-2291
weakeye@aol.com
Roy Williamson, SgtArms
843-813-4641
Steve Wilkerson, Newsletter Editor
843-795-5808
mattiefine@knology.net
Nancy Strother, Membership & Sunshine
843-762-0850 nancystrother@aol.com
2167 Ft. Pemberton Dr., Charleston SC 29412
2009 Charleston Shag Club
and other shag related events
Judy
Doby
Mar.
2
Kay
Howard
Mar.
5
Jo
Patrick
Mar.
8
Carol
Tisdale
Mar.
9
Bobby
Wilson
Mar.
11
Chaiki
Kight
Mar.
19
Pedro
Torres
Mar.
22
Judy
West
Mar.
24
Boyd
Loadholt
Mar.
26
Joe
Marino
Mar.
28
Sherrie
Strickland
Mar.
28
Norman
Kinsey
Mar.
29
Contact Nancy Strother
at 762-0850 or
nancystrother@aol.com
with additions, deletions,
or corrections.
Thank you
Brookgreen Town Center
730 Coleman Blvd. Unit J
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
George Lee
(843) 884-7321
SATURDAY SHAG WORKSHOPS!
It’s all about technique. Let’s improve your basics
- basic step, turns, pivot, boogie walk, etc.
Hints on leading and following.
No need for a partner - we focus on improving you!
Instructor: Linda Oltmann Walker - Price:$25.
Trudy School of Dance
830 Folly Road
To Pre-registration required & get the next date
email: walkeredge@yahoo.com or call 795-8250
Start Date
February 27
March 1
March 9
March 13
Description
CSC Social (DJ Walter)
CSC Club Mtg
CSC Board Mtg
CSC Social (DJ Betty)
March 28
April 5
April 10
April 13
April 17 -26
May 3
May 11
May 15
May 29 -31
June 7
June 8
June 19
June 27
July 5
July 10 -12
July 13
July 17
July 18
August 2
August 10
August 14
August 27 -30
September 6
September 11 -20
September 14
September 25
October 4
October 12
October 15 -18
October 31
November 1
November 6 -8
November 9
November 13
November 19 -22
December 6
December 19
December 14
CSC Oyster Roast ($8)
CSC Club Mtg
CSC Social (DJ Walter)
CSC Board Mtg
SOS Spring Safari
CSC Club Mtg
CSC Board Mtg
CSC Social (DJ Betty)
Southern Comfort
CSC Club Mtg
CSC Board Mtg
CSC Social (DJ Walter)
Member Appreciation Party
CSC Club Mtg
ACSC Summer Workshop
CSC Board Mtg
CSC Social (DJ Betty)
CSC/Islanders Boat Trip
CSC Club Mtg
CSC Board Mtg
CSC Social (DJ Walter)
Chas Beach Music & Shag Fest
CSC Club Mtg
SOS Fall Migration
CSC Board Mtg
CSC Social (DJ Betty)
CSC Club Mtg
CSC Board Mtg
Geechee Blast
Halloween Party (DJ Walter)
CSC Club Mtg (Election)
Fall Cyclone
CSC Board Mtg
CSC Re-Up Party (DJ Walter)
Carolina Classic
CSC Club Mtg (No Meeting)
CSC Christmas Party (DJ Betty)
CSC Board Mtg
Location
Pivots
KOP
Pivots
KOP
KOP
Pivots
NMB
KOP
Pivots
Columbia
KOP
Pivots
KOP
KOP
Jacksonville, FL
Pivots
KOP
Pivots
KOP
NMB
Pivots
KOP
Alhambra
Pivots
KOP
Pivots
Columbia
KOP
Rifle Club
SOS CARDS ARE STILL
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CLUB.
IF YOU DID NOT PURCHASE CARD, IT IS NOT TOO LATE!
MORE CARDS ARE HERE. ALL 50 CARDS GIVEN TO THE
CLUB WERE SOLD AND WE HAD TO GET MORE TO SELL!!
WAY TO GO CSC MEMBERS!! IF YOU NEED A CARD FOR
THE SPRING OR FALL SOS, CALL NANCY STROTHER AT
762-0850 OR EMAIL HER AT NANCYSTROTHER@AOL.COM.
Mon
2
9
16
23
30
Sun
1
CSC MEETING
KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS
8
15
22
29
31Shag Lessons
The Wades 7:30
DJ Gerald Scott
24
Shag Lessons
The Wades 7:30
DJ Walter
Upchurch
17
Shag Lessons
The Wades 7:30
DJ Betty Brown
10
Shag Lessons
The Wades 7:30
DJ Don & Jane
3
Shag Lessons
The Wades 7:30
DJ Reggie Ricks
Tue
12
Shag Lessons
Carl & Cindy 7:30
DJ Don & Jane
19
Shag Lessons
Carl & Cindy 7:30
DJ Don & Jane
26
27
Shag Lessons
DJ Betty Brown
Carl & Cindy 7:30
DJ Don & Jane
11Salsa Lesson 8
Happy Hour 7-8
Havana Nights
Dancing 8-12
18Salsa Lesson 8
Happy Hour 7-8
Havana Nights
Dancing 8-12
25 Salsa Lesson 8
Happy Hour 7-8
Havana Nights
Dancing 8-12
DJ Julio Garrido
28
DJ Reggie Ricks
All Shag Night
21 Vinyl Party 5
DJs from North
& South Carolina
14 Salsa Night
With DJ
Julio Garrido
&
7 Country night
With DJ
Jeff Daley
Sat
Get your tickets for the Charleston Beach Music and Shag Festival August 27-30 @
www.pivotsbeachclub.com
20 Vinyl Party 5
DJs from North
& South Carolina
All vinyl records
13 CSC SOCIAL
DJ Betty Brown
St Pattys Day
Party 8 PM
6 DJ Walter
Upchurch
$2 Domestic
Beer
5
Shag Lessons
Carl & Cindy 7:30
DJ Don & Jane
4 Salsa Lesson 8
Happy Hour 7-8
Havana Nights
Dancing 8-12
Fri
Thu
Wed
MARCH 2009
J B PIVOTS BEACH CLUB
Geechee Blast 2009 Update
All Committee Chairs have been filled. Thank you everyone that volunteered; and 37 party tickets have been
sold!
ATTENTION… if you plan to purchase a worker ticket, you will need to sign-up with a committee(s) beginning
at the March club meeting. Sign-up sheets will be available at each club meeting. A limited number of worker
tickets will be needed, so please act quickly. Regular ticket price is $60 and worker tickets are $40 each.
If you are unable to attend a meeting to sign-up, you can make payment through the mail with notation of the
committee you are working on. Please confirm this with the committee chair so when I cross-reference there will
be no confusion.
The Committee Chairs and I thank you in advance for your consideration to this request.
Food – Becky Page
Decorations – Lisa McCaskill
Registration – Joe & Dot Tucker
Ways & Means – Henry & Janis Hicks
Brunch – Linda Sneed
Beer-for-Sale – Johnny Perritte
BYOB – Joe Pye
Door Prizes – Thresa Williamson
Kind regards,
Elmyra Upchurch
Geechee Blast Chair
Sunshine Report
Sympathy
extended to following Members:
Don Edwards- In the loss of his Sister
Edward Hartzog- in the loss of his Father
Margaret Jollow- in the loss of her Mother
Louise Doyle- in the loss of her Father
Get Well Wishes
extended to following members:
- Richard Bunch
- Norman Kinsey
- Steve Wilkerson
Gloria Kornahrens -
Please keep these Members in your thoughts and prayers
Area Shag Lessons
Instructor
Linda Walker
Phone
795-8250
Area
James Island
Location
Trudy's School of Dance
Level
Beginner & Interm.
Charlie Leonard &
Nancy Strother
762-0950
437-2954
Dot Smith
209-1510
James Island
N.Charleston
W. Ashley
W. Ashley
James Is. High School
Old Navy Base-N.Chas.Arts
JB Pivot's
Pivot's/Corp Exhib/Class
Beginner
Beginner
Juniors
Basic, Basic II, Interm.
Jerry & Barbara Wade
795-0571
270-2565
W. Ashley
Jo Patrick
224-3975
W. Ashely
Kae Childs
886-9920
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
JB Pivot's
Private-Home
Pivot's
Broadway Dance Academy
USC, Columbia, SC
Mt. Pleasant Parks & Rec.
Wando High School
Private lessons-upon request
JB Pivots
Basic I & II, Interm.
All levels
Juniors
Beginner & Interm.
Beginner & Interm.
Beginner & Interm.
Beginner & Interm.
Beginner & Interm.
Beginner & Interm.
Don & Jane Edwards
W. Ashley
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Eighty Years Young
Francis Lee is one of the few jitterbugs still with us who was working and playing at the beach during the forties. Francis was born in Albemarle, N.C. eighty years ago this January. If you are among the few of us still
around who happened to spend time at either Ocean Drive or Myrtle Beach during the late forties or early fifties,
you will no doubt know who Francis is. Most of you who are involved in current beach activities will either know
him personally or at least know of him. Francis worked at Ocean Drive from 1945 to 1950 lifeguarding and renting
floats and umbrellas.
By the time the fifties rolled around, Francis joined the Air Force. He was in the service for eight years. In
1956, during his time in the service, he married his wife, Lynn. Lynn gave birth to their first son in 1957, their second in 1961. By the mid-fifties, he had quit drinking and fighting and had embraced a newfound spirituality. He
became active in the Baptist Church, and the carefree days he had spent on the beach seemed like a dream. He and
Lynn have now been married for 52 years. They still come to Ocean Drive for all SOS activities and other special
events.
In his youth, Francis was one of the authentic ―Bad Boys of the Beach‖ with the heart and raw courage of a
gunfighter. He got his reputation as an able ass-kicker the hard way. He earned it. Francis was lean and wiry in
those days, with deceptively fast hands and agile feet, and he battled his way to a position of respect and notoriety
by soundly whipping a number of tough guys at both Myrtle and Ocean Drive. He feared no man and would not
hesitate to go to war with anyone who came looking for trouble. His ongoing battle with Maurice and Ronny
Treadway has become legendary. For five long years, he fought one or both of the Treadway brothers each time
their paths happened to cross. His feud with the Treadways will be covered in more depth in my upcoming article
entitled ―Bad Boys of the Beach.‖ Although the drinking and fighting have long since been put to rest, Francis still
loves to boogie.
He learned to dance in 1945, and continues to do so on a regular basis. He still enjoys dancing to the upbeat
oldies such as Shake That Thing and Wine, Wine, Wine. Our mutual friend, Jo-Jo Putnam, once wrote him a letter
stating that he wanted to be able to fight and dance just like Francis one day. Francis is proud of the letter and
shows it to his close friends. He was inducted into the Living Legends in 1994 and became an honorary member of
the Hall of Fame in 1998. He recently celebrated his eightieth birthday with a big party at J.B. Pivot’s Beach Club
in Charleston. The owner, Harriett Grady Thomas, a close friend of Francis and Lynn, was on hand to help him
celebrate. Friends of all ages, old and new, came from all over North and South Carolina to take part in the festivities.
Beaver Greenway, Jan and Jerry Morris, Sandra Schwartz Adams, Moncille Thomas, and I all drove down
from North Myrtle Beach to take part in the celebration. It was a two day event that began on Friday evening and
continued until late Saturday. We didn’t have the stamina to make it through both days, so we went down on Friday and returned to Ocean Drive later the same night.
We arrived at J.B. Pivot’s Beach Club around seven thirty in the evening. Pivot’s is a nice little shag club with
a well-stocked bar, a nice big dance floor, and a warm, hospitable atmosphere that makes you feel right at home.
We met a number of nice, friendly people, most of which were there to help Francis celebrate. There were several
large tables filled with a variety of quality finger foods topped off by fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate sauce.
Man, those strawberries were decadently delicious!
Francis was summoned to the dance floor a couple of times by the DJ to put on an exhibition, and his friends
showed their appreciation by applauding enthusiastically as he proved to us that, even at eighty, he is nowhere near
ready for the ole folks home. He is truly an inspiration to us all.
A photographer was on hand during the evening, moving around the club and shooting film of all the happenings. He appeared to be getting quite a few good shots of most everyone there, dancing, socializing, and generally
having a good time. He also got some real good shots of Francis on the dance floor. We Ocean Drive jitterbugs
were included in several of the group pictures.
While we were only there for the Friday evening bash, I am certain that the Saturday version of the party was
equally as much fun as the segment we were privileged to enjoy. As a matter of fact, I ran into Jerry Burrage, one
of today’s more popular DJ’s, at a Super Bowl party Sunday night. Jerry was in charge of the music at Francis’s
party on Saturday. He told me they had a good crowd. I asked him how Francis was holding up by Saturday
night, and he told me that, as the hour grew late, he had urged Francis to go home and get some rest. Francis replied that he intended to stay right there for as long as Jerry kept playing music.
No doubt about it, Francis is a unique individual, a man of quality and integrity who fully deserves the many
good friends he has accumulated over the years. We hope you realize, Francis Lee, that you are loved and appreciated by everyone who knows you. I am certain that all of your friends join me in wishing you your happiest birthday ever, and we look forward to helping you celebrate those that are yet to come.
David V. Smith