How sleazy was Captain White’s? I remember being mooned by the bartender once. Actually, the intended target was across the room; I just got caught in the crossfire. You’d think the bartender would have been fired, but no…her father owned the joint. Sometimes, you couldn’t use the bathrooms at all because […]
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Sleazy side of Captain White’s
July 27, 2008; 10:19 am
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The Clog Palace is born
May 8, 2008; 9:53 pm
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 dancing didn’t lift my mood up the way clogging did. It took a […]
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How I got started clogging
May 4, 2008; 5:17 pm
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:
Appalachian Clogging 101
Learn to clog to old-time music, make friends, hang out in the bars dancing […] -
The Clog Palace
May 4, 2008; 5:07 pm
To explain what the Clog Palace was, I am going to ask that you form two separate pictures in your mind.
First, imagine a rural mountain community, where local musicians picked up fiddle, banjo, and guitar, and play […]