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    Interesting concept born of too much time/creativity, and not enough outlets for such: Swing dancing while ice skating. Melissa and I were having a blast playing around with it, and we want to get some leads to come experiment with us sometime.

    Anyone free on Thursday nights?

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      CommentAuthorgeek4life
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2007
     

    is this an unofficial date?

    hey guys, this is your only chance so jump on it!

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    Unofficial date?? Those make me sad. Either it's a date or it isn't... no unofficialness here. If you wanna date us, all you have to do is ask... o_O

    But if you wanna come ice skating with some swing girls, you're welcome to. [Emoticon not found]

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      CommentAuthort_roach
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2007
     
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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2007
     

    I think I'm disqualified...

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    Buzz, you could make everyone hot chocolate!

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2007
     

    Woah... dude! I'm married.

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    I'm not entirely sure if I am proud or ashamed to be the ice skating lindy hopper. It was fun, though! Trying to do 20s Charleston in skates? We had some interesting unfortunate incidents there... Jamie was doing really well following Texas Tommys and whatnot, though-- she was skating circles around me!
    Anyway, if anyone wants to go, those of us who went last time decided we want to go again, so let us know if you're interested in coming. Guaranteed laughter and fun, and I may even be convinced to part with some of my Ghiradelli hot chocolate [Emoticon not found]

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    Effervescence:

    she was skating circles around me!

    [slightly suppressed laughter] man, those outside turns were fun...

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    Buzz:

    Woah... dude! I'm married.

    um, hellooooo? bring your wife.... o_O

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    Buzz:

    Woah... dude! I'm married.

    You're right. Have your wife make the hot chocolate and you can skate with all the other ladies!

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      CommentAuthorSpecialK
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2007
     
    Effervescence:

    I may even be convinced to part with some of my Ghiradelli hot chocolate [Emoticon not found]

    They make hot chocolate?! I need to convince them to replace our dwindling Stephen's supply at work with some of that.

    • CommentAuthorlindysnob
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2007
     

    been there, done that ( swing skating) like three years ago, with laura.

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2007
     

    Remember when we had the swing dance in the ice rink?

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    I remember hearing about it, but I didn't go.

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2007
     

    No soup for you.

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    But I'm so hungry.

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      CommentAuthorSpecialK
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2007
     

    I'll have been dancing for three years in May.

    I must admit that chuy and gumbi are better with less time dancing, but I've never been adept at physical activity.

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    I'll have been dancing for three years in May.
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    Congrats, SpecialK!

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      CommentAuthorSkirt
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2007
     
    Buzz:

    Remember when we had the swing dance in the ice rink?

    Yes. That was way fun, thanks to Laura who is a lindy ice skater. It was just over 3 years ago though. I think it's time we do that again. All she did was rent out one of the Seven Peaks ice skating rinks for an evening, right?

    And I'll even bring the hot chocolate....as long as Cheri makes it [Emoticon not found]

    • CommentAuthorgumby
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2007
     

    Its about 150$ to rent one rink for 1 hour. just did it for FHE this summer thats how I have the info. Its also good tomake arrangements in advance we sign up in like june for the first availible time and got it in aug.
    scott

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2007
     

    Cheri makes good hot chocolate. Believe me.

    And I think that you can get it cheaper. For some reason I think I remember Mikey saying it only cost the club $100 (which coincidentally is the same amout -roughly- that Guest Services cost per dance)

    • CommentAuthorgumby
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2007
     

    a 50$ price hike isnt to bad after three years and we were even a BYU ward good luck getting it they have tons of stuff going on there every night.

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    I didn't know guest services cost money. I don't know why I'd think that, but I did.

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2007
     

    HAHA!!! As if BYU would do something for FREE for a club!! HAHAHAHAHAHA... ow stop... it hurts...

    • CommentAuthorgumby
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007 edited
     

    yup the BYU HJ do nothing except cause problems and then they make us pay them for it.

    thanks

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      CommentAuthorElChuy
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007
     
    Buzz:

    HAHA!!! As if BYU would do something for FREE for a club!! HAHAHAHAHAHA... ow stop... it hurts...

    [Emoticon not found]

    oh man.... that just made my day I think.... hehehe

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      CommentAuthortraci
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007
     
    gumby:

    yup the BYU HJ do nothing except cause problems and then they make us pay them for it.

    thanks

    actually, they can be quite useful in emergencies. like that one time, before you were dancing, when that creepy 40-year-old-man was sexually harassing follows. guest services got the polizei to ask him to leave. good times.

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007
     
    traci:

    ...when that creepy 40-year-old-man was sexually harassing follows. guest services got the polizei to ask him to leave. good times.

    I don't remember being sexually harassed...

    Anyway, it would not have been that difficult to call the police. I don't think guest service presence there made a difference in the slightest.

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      CommentAuthortraci
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007
     

    i beg to differ. the point is to have a neutral presence there (someone who isn't there to dance) in case something goes wrong while the person running the dance is busy with other stuff. and if those girls didn't want to bug someone who was dancing, they might not have spoken up. neutrality is also a big plus if the person you are complaining about is the person in charge.

    however, they do cross the line on less important matters.

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007
     

    Beg all you want.

    The only advantage I see to having them there is so that they can collect money. This is an advantage because then the Prez or a trusted officer doesn't have to do it.

    However, I stand firmly by my claim that they cause more harm than good (albeit most of the time unintentionally) and that BYUSA clubs would be better off without them.

    But I might be biased...

    • CommentAuthorgumby
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007
     

    If someone begs to differ can you just tell them to bad. sometimes when Im in Seattle people beg me for money and I tell the no sorry Im to poor.

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      CommentAuthorSkirt
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007
     

    I think everyone gets the point, Buzz, you don't like BYU guest services.....all the more reason to have a dance at the ice skating rink! They won't be there! And raising the extra $50 wouldn't be too hard, right? We'll just write 10 more scholarship appreciation letters!!!

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      CommentAuthorbobthecow
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2007
     
    gumby:

    If someone begs to differ can you just tell them to bad. sometimes when Im in Seattle people beg me for money and I tell the no sorry Im to poor.

    you have to ask them for money first... "hey, man. you have a quarter?"

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    I'm all for this idea! Make everyone copy one letter to get in, or something. It'll be fun!

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      CommentAuthorSkirt
    • CommentTimeJan 26th 2007
     

    Yay, that makes six letters total including the 5 we already wrote to get a free membership.....my hand hurts...

    • CommentAuthorgumby
    • CommentTimeJan 26th 2007
     

    not to mention the letters for B team costumes that ends up being like 11 total.

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    traci:

    ...when that creepy 40-year-old-man was sexually harassing follows.

    Buzz:

    I don't remember being sexually harassed...

    Does anyone else find this really, really disturbing?!

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    Yes.... yes I do..... "shiver".....

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    • CommentAuthorSwingSis
    • CommentTimeJan 28th 2007
     

    [Emoticon not found]

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2007
     

    Haha, bring that to the next dance!!!!

    • CommentAuthorgumby
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2007
     

    I had a BYUSA conquest this sat. I finally got one to dance with me. It only took 1.5 years of asking!!!

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    [insert evil laugh here]

    • CommentAuthorgumby
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2007
     

    yup the next step is to get them to come to a dance when they dont have to work [Emoticon not found] for this we may need some of roachs smoothness with the ladies

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      CommentAuthorSpecialK
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2007
     

    I'd danced with guest services and it didn't take a year of asking. Of course it helped that I already knew her.

    I'll second the roach being smooth.

    • CommentAuthorgumby
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2007
     

    But............. was she working at the time?

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      CommentAuthorBuzz
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2007
     

    They used to be able to dance until Gayle (the GS cheiftain) came down on them

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