News For June 13 - 19, 2005

Contents

• Dance of the week: Krazy Dazys
• Michael Jackson to take up square dancing
• Schwarzenegger asks for special election in support of support square dancing
• More Features ...

Dance of the week: Krazy Dazys

The Krazy Dazys sponsor a newer dancer hoedown this Saturday, June 18, 2005. Jim Osborne calls January-level squares from 8:00 until 10:15 pm.

The dance is held at a new location, American Musical Theater Studios, 1717 Technology Drive, San Jose. This is near the San Jose Airport. The Krazy Dazys have posted a map on their web site:
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The Krazy Dazys has been around since 1960. A few years ago they merged with the Gadabouts, another long-time San Jose club. Both clubs have always run beginner classes. This weekend's hoedown supports the Krazy Dazys' own January beginner class.

Krazy Dazys has a web site:
http://www.krazydazys.org/

Michael Jackson to take up square dancing

By Tennessee "Arkie Okie" Slim, Disassociated Press
Posted on Mon., Jun. 13, 2005

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - After a jury acquitted Michael Jackson of all charges on Monday, the embattled entertainer announced that he now intends to take up square dancing as a hobby. Experts have always affirmed that square dancing is a great stress reliever. Jackson spent several days over the last two weeks in emergency rooms with various stress-related ailments.

"I heard that when you go out square dancing, you can take four different people home in just ten minutes," Jackson said, a practice he described as "sweet and not at all sexual."

Screams of joy rang out among a throng of fans outside the courthouse. Fans jumped up and down, hugged each other and threw confetti in celebration of the news.

Some have described Jackson as a humanitarian who wanted to protect kids and give them the life he never had while growing up as a child star. By joining a local central California family square dance club, the "Blue Tail Flies," Jackson hopes to continue being a positive influence on children.

Jackson decided to take part in square dancing because he hoped it would help his image after years of eccentric behavior that included transforming his face through plastic surgery. But not all agreed this would have the intended effect.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon sat with his head in his hands. "Square dancing has always attracted its share of weirdos, and Michael Jackson certainly fits right in."

The singer's record label, Epic, has not indicated whether Jackson will record a country album.

Other Michael Jackson news:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/11883125.htm

Schwarzenegger asks for special election in support of support square dancing

By Jerry Manders, Night Riders Sacramento Bureau
Posted on Mon, Jun. 13, 2005

SACRAMENTO - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went on television statewide Monday to call a rare special election Nov. 8 and ask voters to stop the scourge of gerry-allemanding that has plagued the state for decades.

Gerry-allemanding is a form of redistricting that attempts to put certain undesirables such as square dancers, boy scouts, and Baptists together in the same electoral districts, while putting other undesirables such as movie stars, lawyers, and Congregationalists in other districts.

This ensures that certain districts are easily won by candidates of the Moral Retards party, while other districts are easily won by the Holier Than Thou party. The end result is that incumbent candidates retain their offices indefinitely, or until three strikes or term limits bar them from office.

Square dancers have long complained that gerry-allemanding puts them in districts where the local schools would rather rent space to anti-war demonstrators, drag queens, and tree huggers than to the local square dance club, which would like to put on a wholesome dance.

For example, Stanford Quads, a decidedly left-handed club, has always had difficultly finding a place to dance in a right-wing district.

By outlawing the plague of gerry-allemanding, Schwarzenegger hopes to give square dancers, ham radio operators, and gun owners much more freedom to practice their crazy hobbies.

Last updated Saturday 8 December 2007