L.A.S.D.C. BOARD MEMBERS @ December 2015

President Bill Parker (562) 927-7575 BP7575@ca.rr.com

Vice President Nancy Taylor (310) 837-9501 entaylor5@hotmail.com

Secretary Carol Camasta (714) 840-2983 C_Camasta@msn.com

Treasurer Jim Allen (714)894-6822 jameswallen35@verizon.net

Entertainment Director Barbara Wallace (562) 597-1345 barbiern1@verizon.net

Ways & Means Martine Whitford (562) 426-4338 2martine@charter.net

Newsletter Editor Fran Tassin (714) 826-6712 frantassin@msn.com

Membership Chairperson Karen Smith (714) 403-2125 Khockey3225@hotmail.com

Reporter-at-Large: Abbe Fessenden (909) 899-2168 Historian: Colleen Johnson (562) 694-4951

Webmaster: Larry Kroeze Dance Teacher: Terra Jakobsen assisted by Kent Jakobsen

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HAPPENINGS in NOV./DEC. 2015

… Tony, Jean Vendetta and friends enjoyed a

wonderful extended trip to Ireland…Donna & Bill

in Vegas and missed our Christmas party…Martine

handling the raffle sales, unable to dance because of

shoulder problems…Audrey was dressed in red and

white like Mrs. Claus…hello to Ron Meyer from

Vegas…Lila and John also visiting from

Vegas…Don and ShirleyEstep – a big hello…

all members were admitted free to our Christmas

party… A BIG THANKS to Santa Claus (James

Allen) for visiting and handing out goodies; he also

enjoyed all the gals on his lap having their pictures

taken (see page 7)…A big thank you to Bob

Valarik and Dan Snyder for your invaluable help

with the Newsletter: Bob for his great pictures and

Dan for his technical help…

CONGRATULATIONS to L.A.S.D.C. Charter

Member Leon Raper who was inducted into the

World Swing Dance Hall of Fame in November. He

was also inducted into the California Swing Dance

Hall of Fame in 2010.

SUNSHINE WISHES TO: Flip Phillips fell and was hospitalized but now

recovering at home…Gracie Barnes fell and broke her

hip and recovering from operation…Bill Maloof

fighting lung cancer…Colleen Johnson…Danny

Darryl in rehab and still very cheerful…

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Where there’s a will, I want to be in

it…The last thing I want to do is hurt you,

but it’s still on my list…Since light travels

faster than sound, some people appear

bright until you hear them speak…If I

agreed with you, we’d both be

wrong…War does not determine who is

right, only who is left…Knowledge is

knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is

not putting it in a fruit salad…I didn’t say

it was your fault, I said I was blaming

you…In filling out an application, where it

says, “In case of emergency, notify-“ I

answered “a doctor.”…I used to be

indecisive, but now I’m not so

sure…You’re never too old to learn

something stupid…I’m supposed to

respect my elders, but it’s getting harder

and harder for me to find one now.

JANUARY 2016

1 James Allen

Llana Gerardi

2 Ray Robbins

3 Birdie Kittoe

4 Woody Collins

Gerrie Izaquirre

Sherry Royce

5 Herbert Marsh

Ruth May

7 Annie Hirsch

9 Marie Evans

11 Joe Camasta

12 Audrey Rodriguez

Avenelle Ryniak

13 Ted Todoroff

14 Jerry Cobb

Robert Scott

15 Robert Foster

Cathy Levesque

16 John Roberts

18 Nancy Taylor

20 Don Skifstrom

Martin Ivener

Dona Schessler

22 Donna McDiarmid

23 Sam Dominguez

25 Carol Klasing

Eloise Kroeze

26 Cal Espina

27 Gerry Bordelon

Sandy Lantieri

June Lattanzio

28 Anita Deaton

31 Peggy Conners

FEBRUARY 2016

1 Martin Whitford

2 Hugh Villegas

3 Pat Paternoster

4 Nita Hilderbrandt

Norm Hirsch

5 Bob Schrock

7 Linda Smoith

12 Joyce Eby

14 Fran Pendray

17 Judy Covert

Barbara Sheflin

18 James Harris

20 Meta Morrison

21 Marge Melichar

22 Manley Kiefer

Bill McDiarmid

23 George Mongar

25 Laura Nelsen

26 Pat Bane

Noelle Grant

Marcy Lowe

Anne Mills

27 David Vill

28 Ray Cunningham

L.A.S.D.C. JACKETS

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member

Places to Dance

Sundays 1st, 3rd, & 5th - LASDC, Great Western Golden

Sails, 6285 E. Pacific Coast Hwy,

Long Beach. Dancing to a Live

Band 3:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Dance

lessons 2 - 3 p.m. included with

paid admission)

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& “Like” Facebook. com / Los

Angeles Swing Dance Club (562)

927-7575

Sundays - SDSDC, 3 - 7

p.m. El Cajon - Elks Lodge - 1400

East Washington Av. (619) 444-

1812, or (858) 274-6422 -

www.elks.org

Tuesdays starting l2/15/15

Golden Sails Hotel P.C.H. Lounge

5 to 8:30 p.m. DJ’s Bill Parker &

Flip Phillips –Closed 1st Tuesday

of month

Tuesdays - DSDC 7 - 9

p.m. Pavilion Dance Studio, 401

S. Pavilion Way, Palm Springs

92262 (760) 323-8272

Fridays-Press Box, 8p.m.-

12 Westminster Bob Brewer

www.thepressboxdance.com

Saturday - 2nd

Sat. each

month – Starting Gate, Los

Alamitos, 5052 Katella Ave.,

1-4:30 p.m. Music by Don Estep

dancindaze@verizon.net

(no dance Nov. 14)

Holiday schedule: Nov = 11/28,

Dec.= 12/12, Jan. 1/1/16

Sundays - OCWCSDC,

The Clubhouse 6pm -12 Jumpin'

Jack Smith - 733 Dunn Way •

Placentia, CA 714-528-8331 -

.theclubhousedancestudio.com

Las Vegas - for dancing

events, call Lynn Martinez (702)

239-2268 or Ron Meyer (702)

283-1491 or Lila & John Roberts

310-986-5983

California Swing Dance Hall of

Fame scheduled for 9/10/16

Birthday Sunday treats every

3rd Sunday of each month

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DANCER’S PROFILE

By Abbe Fessenden

JAMES ALLEN describes himself as easy

going, realizing at an early age that it was just plain

stupid to agonize over little things and events he

couldn’t control.

Born in Fountain Grove, Missouri, which is

north of Kansas City, JAMES emigrated to

California seeking job opportunities. He found

many and ended up being a jack of all trades as he

experimented in building basements, doing door to

door sales, working in a paper factory, was a

machine operator, an asphalt estimator and heavy

duty equipment operator. At Sears, he worked as

assistant manager in several departments: paint,

draperies and clothing. Ultimately, he owned his

own company doing electrical maintenance for

shopping centers and automobile dealerships.

JAMES now lives in Westminster in a 4-br

2-story house. He does his own yard work,

plumbing and is a good handyman. Paying

attention, ladies?

West Coast Swing is his favorite dance style

and he began dancing to juke box music while in

high school, after football games.

A four-year stint in the Navy took him to

Shangri-La where he served as an interior

communications electrician on the Hornet, an

aircraft carrier. He was also stationed stateside in

Long Beach and San Diego.

The most influential person in his life was

his mother, an easy going lady who taught him

manners and how to treat people. One child, a

daughter, lives in Palm Springs and a brother and

sister live in Oregon.

Golf is his favorite activity but he would not

divulge his handicap. He also enjoys playing

cribbage. He dislikes, as most of us do, trying to get

things handled on the telephone obstructed by

automation, recordings and waiting while on hold.

He agrees that good customer service is hard to

find.

Red Skelton’s humor was a favorite of

JAMES’ because none of his slapstick comedy was

objectionable or filthy compared to today’s comics,

but he considers himself a dry-humored guy who

often makes off-handed remarks. Probably many of

you readers know this about him. I haven’t had the

pleasure yet.

Having traveled extensively, JAMES visited

Alaska, New Orleans, Oahu, the Greek Islands,

Puerto Vallarta and did Canada on a train to

Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Boston. A possible

river boat cruise is on his “to do Bucket List.”

On a personal level, JAMES is an early riser

at about 3:00 a.m. and retires at 9:30 p.m. He

doesn’t really cook, except for breakfasts of eggs,

bacon and milk, which he always has on hand, so he

eats a lot of TV dinners. Snakes are his only fear

and he came nose to nose with one when he was

three years old. It made a lifelong impact.

As a teen, he spent two nights in jail for an

outstanding parking ticket, quite a harsh penalty for

a minimal offense. It appears the judge was trying

to teach JAMES a lesson. It did! He had to share a

cell with a murderer who teased him a bit but was

otherwise an interesting cellmate. The sad part is it

happened on Thanksgiving Eve so he had to spend

Thanksgiving Day in jail.

I found JAMES to be a gentleman, always

well-dressed and neat, who is calm, collected, soft-

spoken and, well yes, easy going.

Larry & Eloise Kroeze

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ART FIORDALISI

Art succumbed after a lengthy

illness. We offer our condolences to

his family and friends. Art grew up

in Cleveland, Ohio, was in the

furniture store business but lost it all

in the riots of 1966-68.

He moved to California to be

closer to his son in Huntington

Beach. Art enjoyed his love of music

and dancing which was his passion.

VALENTINE’S DANCE Sunday, February 21, 2016, dance and

celebration. King and Queen

chosen from membership in attendance

to receive special gifts. Join us for

fun and dancing

with band,

Good Rockin

Daddy.

CHUCK BERNAL

Our condolences to

Chuck’s friends and

family, including

L.A.S.D.C. member,

Bill Moreno. He

lived his entire life in San Pedro. Services were held at

Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church.

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WEST COAST SWING DANCING - ALWAYS A LIVE BAND

Sun., Jan. 3 Sun., Jan.17 Sun., Jan. 31 Ray and the Idols

Sun., Feb. 7 Sun., Feb. 21

West Coast Swing dancing, every 1st, 3

rd, & 5

th Sunday of each month from 3 – 6:30 p.m.

Location: P.C.H. Lounge at Best Western Golden Sails Hotel, 6285 E. Pacific Coast Highway,

Long Beach, CA. 90803. West Coast Swing Dance Lessons at 2 p.m. are included in the price

of admission: Members $6 and Non-members $8; lowest price in town with a

LIVE BAND!! See our Website: www.laswingdanceclub.com, or call Bill (562) 927-7575

and/or “Like” us at www.facebook.com/LASwingDanceClub

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