strathspey Archive: Magic

My faith in the magic of SCD is severely shattered.  Last night we did "Da Rain Dancin'", among other dances.

As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a cloud in sight, and we've had a little more than 1 cm of rain in the last month.

Mike Briggs

1519 Storytown Road
Oregon WI 53575-2521 USA
+1 608 835 0914 (o)
+1 608 770 2304 (m)
+1 608 237 2379 (f)

Wait 2 more days. The magic has to travel to Scotland, back to Calif, on to Scotland and then to you.
Sylvia

-----Original Message-----
From: Norma or Mike Briggs <briggslaw@yahoo.com>
To: strathspey <strathspey@strathspey.org>
Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 7:52 pm
Subject: Magic

My faith in the magic of SCD is severely shattered. Last night we did "Da Rain
ancin'", among other dances.
As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a cloud in sight, and
e've had a little more than 1 cm of rain in the last month.
Mike Briggs

519 Storytown Road
regon WI 53575-2521 USA
1 608 835 0914 (o)
1 608 770 2304 (m)
1 608 237 2379 (f)

And it can take some of our rain with it! - we are developing webbed feet to
dance with here in Scotland.

Pia

-----Original Message-----
From: sylviasmiskoe@aol.com [mailto:sylviasmiskoe@aol.com]
Sent: 03 July 2012 00:58
To: strathspey@strathspey.org
Subject: Re: Magic

Wait 2 more days. The magic has to travel to Scotland, back to Calif, on to
Scotland and then to you.
Sylvia

-----Original Message-----
From: Norma or Mike Briggs <briggslaw@yahoo.com>
To: strathspey <strathspey@strathspey.org>
Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 7:52 pm
Subject: Magic

My faith in the magic of SCD is severely shattered. Last night we did "Da
Rain ancin'", among other dances.
As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a cloud in sight,
and e've had a little more than 1 cm of rain in the last month.
Mike Briggs

519 Storytown Road
regon WI 53575-2521 USA
1 608 835 0914 (o)
1 608 770 2304 (m)
1 608 237 2379 (f)

It doesn't seem to work in central Texas either! We danced it a week ago here in Austin, and we haven't had but 0.25" since mid May! Our lakes are less than half full, and it is just the beginning of Summer!
Cheers,
Arthur McLean

--- On Mon, 7/2/12, Norma or Mike Briggs <briggslaw@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Norma or Mike Briggs <briggslaw@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Magic
> To: "strathspey@strathspey.org" <strathspey@strathspey.org>
> Date: Monday, July 2, 2012, 6:52 PM
> My faith in the magic of SCD is
> severely shattered.  Last night we did "Da Rain Dancin'",
> among other dances.
>
> As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a
> cloud in sight, and we've had a little more than 1 cm of
> rain in the last month.
>
> Mike Briggs
>
>
> 1519 Storytown Road
> Oregon WI  53575-2521  USA
> +1 608 835 0914 (o)
> +1 608 770 2304 (m)
> +1 608 237 2379 (f)
>

Well,
 
Sorry to be the bearer of good news, but here in the North West of Scotland we have been having reasonably good weather for a change .   Less than 5% of our annual rainfall up until mid June.     Has gone down hill a  little since but still better than elsewhere in the UK.
 
Roddy

________________________________
From: arthur mclean <arthurmcl@yahoo.com>
To: strathspey@strathspey.org
Sent: Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 1:37
Subject: Re: Magic

It doesn't seem to work in central Texas either!  We danced it a week ago here in Austin, and we haven't had but 0.25" since mid May!  Our lakes are less than half full, and it is just the beginning of Summer!
Cheers,
Arthur McLean

--- On Mon, 7/2/12, Norma or Mike Briggs <briggslaw@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Norma or Mike Briggs <briggslaw@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Magic
> To: "strathspey@strathspey.org" <strathspey@strathspey.org>
> Date: Monday, July 2, 2012, 6:52 PM
> My faith in the magic of SCD is
> severely shattered.  Last night we did "Da Rain Dancin'",
> among other dances.
>
> As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a
> cloud in sight, and we've had a little more than 1 cm of
> rain in the last month.
>
> Mike Briggs
>
>
> 1519 Storytown Road
> Oregon WI  53575-2521  USA
> +1 608 835 0914 (o)
> +1 608 770 2304 (m)
> +1 608 237 2379 (f)
>

Well, it's just called "Da Rain Dancin'".

But it doesn't say whether it's pro dancin'
or, ahem, contra dancin'.

Cheers,

-John-

On 7/2/2012 4:52 PM, Norma or Mike Briggs wrote:
> My faith in the magic of SCD is severely shattered. Last night we did "Da Rain Dancin'", among other dances.
>
> As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a cloud in sight, and we've had a little more than 1 cm of rain in the last month.
>
> Mike Briggs
>
>
> 1519 Storytown Road
> Oregon WI 53575-2521 USA
> +1 608 835 0914 (o)
> +1 608 770 2304 (m)
> +1 608 237 2379 (f)
>
>

I'll wait a week.  Someone (seriously) suggested that next week we dance The Falls of Rogie.

Mike Briggs

1519 Storytown Road
Oregon WI 53575-2521 USA
+1 608 835 0914 (o)
+1 608 770 2304 (m)
+1 608 237 2379 (f)

________________________________
From: John Cahill <piper824@verizon.net>
To: strathspey@strathspey.org
Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: Magic

Well, it's just called "Da Rain Dancin'".

But it doesn't say whether it's pro dancin'
or, ahem, contra dancin'.

Cheers,

-John-

On 7/2/2012 4:52 PM, Norma or Mike Briggs wrote:
> My faith in the magic of SCD is severely shattered.  Last night we did "Da Rain Dancin'", among other dances.
>
> As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a cloud in sight, and we've had a little more than 1 cm of rain in the last month.
>
> Mike Briggs
>
>
> 1519 Storytown Road
> Oregon WI  53575-2521  USA
> +1 608 835 0914 (o)
> +1 608 770 2304 (m)
> +1 608 237 2379 (f)
>
>   

Come to Vancouver BC. We have hardly had a dry day since last September,

Outdoor dancing in the park has just been cancelled !

Just tell us where to send the clouds ! !

Simon

On 2012-07-02, at 5:59 PM, Norma or Mike Briggs wrote:

> I'll wait a week. Someone (seriously) suggested that next week we dance The Falls of Rogie.
>
> Mike Briggs
>
> 1519 Storytown Road
> Oregon WI 53575-2521 USA
> +1 608 835 0914 (o)
> +1 608 770 2304 (m)
> +1 608 237 2379 (f)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: John Cahill <piper824@verizon.net>
> To: strathspey@strathspey.org
> Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Magic
>
>
> Well, it's just called "Da Rain Dancin'".
>
> But it doesn't say whether it's pro dancin'
> or, ahem, contra dancin'.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -John-
>
>
> On 7/2/2012 4:52 PM, Norma or Mike Briggs wrote:
>> My faith in the magic of SCD is severely shattered. Last night we did "Da Rain Dancin'", among other dances.
>>
>> As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a cloud in sight, and we've had a little more than 1 cm of rain in the last month.
>>
>> Mike Briggs
>>
>>
>> 1519 Storytown Road
>> Oregon WI 53575-2521 USA
>> +1 608 835 0914 (o)
>> +1 608 770 2304 (m)
>> +1 608 237 2379 (f)
>>
>>

Simon Scott wrote:

> Come to Vancouver BC. We have hardly had a dry day since last September

I wanna dance in Stanley Park!

Simon, can you arrange for Monday 23 July to be fair, please. But, then again, it is the Delta Borderers session so I'm sure Ruth Jappy will have a word with the appropriate authorities ;o)

Jim Healy
Perth, Scotland

Discovery exists in seeing what everyone has seen and thinking what no-one else has thought

Albert Szent-Györgi

It worked in Vienna 2 weeks ago. We danced "Da Rain Dancing" and when we came out of the hall it had started raining ;)

Possibly local magic, since Ron has taught classes in Vienna :*)

Good luck trying!
Heiko

It is the dance itself that is magic!

Jerry
London & Paris
________________________________________
From: Heiko Schmidt [heiko.schmidt@univie.ac.at]
Sent: 03 July 2012 11:49
To: strathspey@strathspey.org
Subject: Re: Magic

It worked in Vienna 2 weeks ago. We danced "Da Rain Dancing" and when we came out of the hall it had started raining ;)

Possibly local magic, since Ron has taught classes in Vienna :*)

Good luck trying!
Heiko

Maybe Cold and Raw?

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Norma or Mike Briggs
<briggslaw@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'll wait a week. Someone (seriously) suggested that next week we dance The Falls of Rogie.
>
> Mike Briggs
>
> 1519 Storytown Road
> Oregon WI 53575-2521 USA
> +1 608 835 0914 (o)
> +1 608 770 2304 (m)
> +1 608 237 2379 (f)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: John Cahill <piper824@verizon.net>
> To: strathspey@strathspey.org
> Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Magic
>
>
> Well, it's just called "Da Rain Dancin'".
>
> But it doesn't say whether it's pro dancin'
> or, ahem, contra dancin'.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -John-
>
>
> On 7/2/2012 4:52 PM, Norma or Mike Briggs wrote:
>> My faith in the magic of SCD is severely shattered. Last night we did "Da Rain Dancin'", among other dances.
>>
>> As I write it's 36 deg. C in the shade here at 1850, not a cloud in sight, and we've had a little more than 1 cm of rain in the last month.
>>
>> Mike Briggs
>>
>>
>> 1519 Storytown Road
>> Oregon WI 53575-2521 USA
>> +1 608 835 0914 (o)
>> +1 608 770 2304 (m)
>> +1 608 237 2379 (f)
>>
>>

--
Bruce Herbold
San Francisco

"If 90% of the ideas you generate aren't absolutely worthless, then
you're not generating enough ideas". --Michael Artin

Bruce Herbold wrote:

> Maybe Cold and Raw?

»Noah's Ark« might do the trick. And if the one doesn't work you could always
try the other.

Failing that, you could try the programme from the Schlüchtern ball last
Saturday, which is online at http://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/403/ . You may
have to go through all of it, since I don't know which dance was ultimately
responsible, but going home we experienced the most torrential rain ever – we
had to stop the car beside the road and wait for it to stop because it was
virtually impossible to drive. (Although I'm pretty sure it can't have been
»The Piper and the Penguin«; it would probably have snowed.)

Anselm
--
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