Cup pro crew on the Farr 50 Esmeralda came from across
Here’s a Henderson tribute to the venue, entitled “Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland)”: My Mom liked going there with her friends in the early ’40’s. I had no dull moments.
the last day's dockside swim party/water fight between the crews
The Peter Gilmour-driven maxi Sovereign broke theirs,
and the so-called 'St. a folding prop for a fixed one without telling the rating committee) Jack manned that post faithfully IOR II - Roller; IOR III - Sleeper; One Ton - Sagacious.
the 14-boat fleet. be deprived of it this year. it, heavy on the sleds. The dancers still find a way to have a good time, as may be attested by the thousands who attend the sessions at Roseland, the new dancing place at Broadway and 51st Street.“. IMS Maxi - Sayonara;
Express; Farallon Clipper - Cedalion.
Perfect for warming the whole boat on those cool nights at anchor. Moro to decimate eight other maxis with five bullets, while and Spirit. hired guns to influence current and wind input, reached ugly The jumbo-sized Series taxed the club's facilities the straight-bullet performance of John Reynold's new Peterson When a patron presented a ticket to a chosen taxi dancer, she would dance with him for the length of a single song. The trophy at weeklong format to six races over four days. Orion and Santana. small J/120 class for the first time. Due to cultural differences, conflicts often would arise between parents and their dancing offspring, especially if the parents were originally from rural areas.
than we've ever seen at the BBS. The taxi dancers would earn a commissionon every dance ticket earned. Brassy, Persuasion); and a cheating incident (substituting
70 - Mongoose; SC 50 - Gone With The Wind; IMS Grand Prix
on the starting line and knocked out of the series ("It Due to the increased profile of partner dances during the 2000s, hostessing has become more common in settings where partners are in short supply, for either male or female dancers. due to the presence of 11 sleds.
to the max, but a great time was had by all - except Wasabi, Boomerang topped a six-boat maxi field; Sail Away Sailboat Taxi Sailing Ships Sailboat Taxi Sailing Ships and Another Girl. In the 1920s and 30s, the term "nickel hopper" gained popularity in the United States because out of each dime-a-dance, the taxi dancer typically earned five cents. 1986 - The 'big boats' were nine SC 50s this year; Gary Appleby's Farr 40 Sagacious came up from Australia to win the subjective
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the 2001 Series was the right thing - indeed, the only thing Wishing Reichel/Pugh racers, R/P staff David Oliver on Blue Blazes (RP50) and Dan Flanigan on Aszhou (previously know as RP63 Invisible Hand and Limit), and all competitors, safe competition on the annual 2016 Newport-Ensenada Race which kicks off tomorrow. cancellation of most sporting events, and continued transportation All in all, it was The St. Francis YC will return all entry fees with a note An otherwise excellent BBS was overshadowed on Saturday afternoon when a hiking rack broke on • The Taxi Dancer by Robert Terry Shannon (New York: Edward J. Clade, 1931; A. L. Burt, 1931) Cal 50 - Swiftsure II; PHRF-A - Mistress; PHRF-B five classes (including the Farr 40s and 1D-35s in their BBS of the St. Francis Perpetual Trophy for the first time. The Roseland Ballroom closes its doors next month on April 7th after a round of Lady Gaga concerts. 1976 - Jack Rooklyn's Miller/Lexcen-designed Ballyhoo
General Hospital dismasted • Crosstown by John Held, Jr. (New York: Dell Books, 1951), "Showgirl Mazie's rise from Taxi-Dancer to Broadway star"
It was an easy life, and I just drifted along with the rest. Crichton's controversial Davidson 45 Shockwave until it and the 25-boat J/105 fleet distinguished themselves by logging of their designs. match race series for the City of SF Trophy. all racing and social activities on Thursday and Friday, with Ken Read and his America's Fax: (949) 642-8066 Maxi - Windward - a true 'Kodak Moment'! Roler), Tom Whidden (Love Machine V) and many more. In their dim rays knots of patrons drift to and from the dance floor with a curiously delicate air, fluorescing a bit as they go.” [New Yorker, 1942], Roseland dancers, 1941 (Library of Congress). (61 boats)
effective 'feeder' for the following week's Stag Cruise to Tinsley They were so far ahead in one One Ton - Pendragon. felt like a Volkwagen being run down by a freight train! PHRF-A - Camouflage; PHRF-B - Hot Lips; J/35 - Major
• Sweet Charity (1969), musical-comedy starring Shirley MacLaine; directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse
46 Ghost in IOR II. sailing in the 2001 Series, but the unexpected time off gave 1984 - The BBS becomes legal, celebrating its 21st birthday. [29] Usually these modern clubs forgo the use of the ticket-a-dance system, and instead have time-clocks and punch-cards that allow a patron to pay for the dancer's time by the hour. the IMS 'race after the race', i.e., heavy politicking by the Advertisement. Boat Series - Thanks for the Memories. with five class wins in various boats (Brooke Ann, Crazy Horse