Swinging Friday Nights at the Park

RStar · 07-01-2006, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

On a side note, at the club/bar that I play pool at in a league, they've started swing dancing classes on the same night as our league. The instructor is the most condescending b!tch I've ever heard.

Sounds like the class will be very popular!

Who are lindyhop and Stompy Jones?

~Bob

lindyhop · 07-02-2006, 08:57 PM

On Friday night Stompy Jones had a fill in drummer who just happened to be Jonathan Stout (he heads up his own great band, the Campus Five, but you knew of course

). Then the band did a full set and a half of just instrumentals because Pops wasn't there. He finally showed up midway through the second set, apparently he'd been lost in Hollywood or something. Anyway that was a relief for us and the band since they were running out of instrumentals. The rest of the band just does some backup vocals. It was a good show. The crowd was pretty small until later in the evening and there was some great dancing.

They play recorded music there during the band breaks and usually it's this Frank Sinatra-ish stuff, good music but kind of boring. But on Friday they were playing a lot of Louis Jordan and bluesy rock and roll type stuff (Boogie in the Barnyard, Kansas City). Some of the (older) regulars were grumbling that it was too loud but it fit in perfectly with the kind of jump blues that Stompy Jones plays and I loved it.

I also got to dance with a man in a wheelchair for the first time. I don't know if anyone has ever noticed him there, he comes quite a bit. And yes, he dances in the chair, it's great.

RStar · 07-03-2006, 08:17 AM

So Stompy Jones is a band then? And do you just attend, or are you in any other way involved? Just curious, as I've always wanted to check it out, and haven't had the opertunity to yet. Otherewise, I have no other knowledge of swing at all. I enjoy the music but don't know it, or the artists at all.

~Bob

lindyhop · 07-04-2006, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RStar

So Stompy Jones is a band then? And do you just attend, or are you in any other way involved? Just curious, as I've always wanted to check it out, and haven't had the opertunity to yet. Otherewise, I have no other knowledge of swing at all. I enjoy the music but don't know it, or the artists at all.

~Bob

Stompy Jones is a great band from San Francisco. They always draw big crowds when they play in SoCal. They played PBDA on Saturday night to about 300 people. In contrast Carnation Plaza is a fairly intimate venue.

Me? I just show up and hope I find someone to dance with. A lot of my dance friends have APs. Disneyland is where I first got involved with swing dancing and I keep hoping to experience the magic of that first summer again.

07-02-2006, 08:57 PM	#2
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	On Friday night Stompy Jones had a fill in drummer who just happened to be Jonathan Stout (he heads up his own great band, the Campus Five, but you knew of course ). Then the band did a full set and a half of just instrumentals because Pops wasn't there. He finally showed up midway through the second set, apparently he'd been lost in Hollywood or something. Anyway that was a relief for us and the band since they were running out of instrumentals. The rest of the band just does some backup vocals. It was a good show. The crowd was pretty small until later in the evening and there was some great dancing. They play recorded music there during the band breaks and usually it's this Frank Sinatra-ish stuff, good music but kind of boring. But on Friday they were playing a lot of Louis Jordan and bluesy rock and roll type stuff (Boogie in the Barnyard, Kansas City). Some of the (older) regulars were grumbling that it was too loud but it fit in perfectly with the kind of jump blues that Stompy Jones plays and I loved it. I also got to dance with a man in a wheelchair for the first time. I don't know if anyone has ever noticed him there, he comes quite a bit. And yes, he dances in the chair, it's great.
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RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	So Stompy Jones is a band then? And do you just attend, or are you in any other way involved? Just curious, as I've always wanted to check it out, and haven't had the opertunity to yet. Otherewise, I have no other knowledge of swing at all. I enjoy the music but don't know it, or the artists at all. ~Bob __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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