Monthly Archives: May 2008

Not ready for prime time

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Daily Clog

I wish we had a word for those people who observed us from the fringes of our Thursday night activities.  Some of them liked us, some of them hated us, others were just indifferent.

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This is culture

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Daily Clog

It was another smoky night of clogging at the World Famous Captain White’s Oyster Bar and Clog Palace. Someone was playing live old-time music for free-style clogging; I can’t remember who it was that night. I sat at a table … Continue reading →

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The Clog Palace is born

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Daily Clog

About a year after I started clogging, the Tap Room closed down, and I felt like an addict cut off from her connection. I was going to the square contra dances at Glen Echo as well, but that kind of … Continue reading →

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How I got started clogging

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Daily Clog

Who knew that a dance class would change my life? Although I no longer have the adult education flyer, I am pretty sure it didn’t read like this:

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The Clog Palace

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Daily Clog

To explain what the Clog Palace was, I am going to ask that you form two separate pictures in your mind.

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