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The Pablo Stories provide a light-hearted history of the Country Western Dance Era that swept the country during 1980’s and 1990’s.
The Pablo Stories describe the era when city dwellers and suburbanites embraced the once rural art forms - the music, the dance, and the apparel. The book includes:
The Glossary excels in the definition and usage of words and elevates the book so that future behaviorists and sociologists will have a fundemental document to better understand and explain [the Country Western Dance Era]. Gary D. Turner, Ph.D Past Sheriff Los Angeles Corral of Westerners
Table of Contents Getting Started 1. Converting the Opposition 2. Soft Landings 3. Making the Right Impression 4. Slicked Up at the Rusty Horn 5. Flirting at the Rusty Horn 6. Quiz: Competition Partners Sideline Action 7. Rusty Horn Reunion 8. Return of the Calico Queen 9. Field Guide to Country Western Dancers 10. Quivering Lip 11. Puppy Legs: The Line Dance 12. Quiz: Is She Country or Is She Swing? Suburban Cowboys 13. Perfect Dance Wheels 14. Trucks with Hairy Legs 15. Paper Roses 16. Cowboy Courtesy 17. Prices, Porsches, and Priorities 18. Quiz: Country or Western Ladies of the Rusty Horn 19. No Compromises 20. Coming of Age at the Rusty Horn 21. No Thanks 22. Yo Linda! There is a Mrs. Claus 23. Keep the Light Burning, Eileen 24. Quiz: On the Way to San Jose Bringing Down the Curtain 25. Spaghetti for Thanksgiving 26. What Goes Around, Comes Around 27. Read My Mind, Please 28. Milk: Tall, Straight Up 29. Letting Go 30. Avoiding Confrontations and Doing the Right Thing Part II: Articles Setting the Stage 31. Timing Is Everything 32. Hitting the Breaks 33. Dressed to Thrill Taking the Floor 34. The Power of Babel 35. Why, Why, Why? 36. Swing Joins Country Dancing the Festivals 37. Cajun Dancing Los Angeles Style 38. Down Home in the Fog 39. Utah Western Two-Steppers Dance Festival Pursuing the Business 40. Headin’ for Mecca 41. The Challenge for Bartholonomics 42. New Faces in the Family Album Enjoying the Memories 43. Conclusion Part III: Artifacts Photographs Business Cards Mission Country Dance Festival Program Honky Tonk Roster Part IV: Addenda Glossary Contributors Discography/Bibliography Willa and Her Frog
Samples definitions from the Glossary
Dance pants (dăns pănts) adjective and noun, p. 241 Underpants worn by women dancers that are coordinated with their outfits. Dance pants may look like regular underwear, but the knowledge that they are part of a dance uniform allows ladies to spin and, if their dance pants show, still maintain a sense of propriety—much as ladies who would never wear their underwear at the beach have no problem with bikinis. Cowboys do not understand this logic, but they support any activity involving underwear or bikinis. Use: Pam admitted, “I only wear black or white dance pants. That way, I don’t have to color coordinate them with my skirts.”
Gender exemption (gĕn'dər ĭg-zĕmp'shən) Adjective and noun, p. 135 Claim of immunity from responsibility for mischief, moodiness, or misbehavior due to the intoxicating effects of estrogen or testosterone. Women cite the exemption periodically; men, when they forget an anniversary or surprise their wives with, say, a brand new Shopsmith Mark V #555869 with a Pro Fence Table System. Use: “Receipt of a gender exemption enables one to dodge the bullet for questionable behavior around the house,” explained Mike O’Brien, “just as a temporary insanity defense might help avoid culpability in a court room.”
Hat trick (hăt trĭk), adjective and noun, p. 305 A two-part cowboy courtship legend: while dancing 1) if a lady knocks off a cowboy’s hat, then she must take him home, and 2) if a cowboy knocks off a lady’s hat, then he must marry her. The post-decapitation sales pitch good-naturedly diverts attention away from any inept dancing that may have led to the hat trick. Use: When Charlotte performed a hat trick on Abel during the Denver Cha Cha lesson, Abel danced after the hat, put it back on his head with a flourish, looked straight at Charlotte, wiggled his eyebrows up and down a couple times, and never broke rhythm.
Jackelope (jăk-əl-ōp') noun, p. 83 A jackrabbit with antlers, often replicated as a stuffed toy. Rarely seen in the wild, these fertility totems reputedly symbolize cowboy libido. Some say jackelopes may be captured by setting cold beer and warm peanuts near a big-screen television. When successfully cornered, jackelopes reportedly can imitate the human voice with uncanny accuracy, using such phrases as, “There he goes, into the bedroom. Bet you can’t catch him.” Use: Now that she’s dating Mullet Mike, Cathy sets out jackelope bait every Saturday night. When she attended junior high summer camp, Cathy enthusiastically went on snipe hunts. Cathy cannot find the word “gullible” in the dictionary. Cathy is very popular.
Polyphasic (pŏl'ē-fāz-ĭk) adjective, p. 243 The ability to engage in several tasks or thought processes at the same time. Use: A polyphasic lady can simultaneously sort the mail, talk on the phone, hold the neighbor’s baby, scratch the dog’s tummy with her toe, boil eggs to decorate after lunch, watch the kids play in the back yard, listen to her favorite George Strait album on the stereo, and snuggle with her cowboy who is unaware that she is doing anything else.
The Pablo Stories describe the era when city dwellers and suburbanites embraced the once rural art forms - the music, the dance, and the apparel. The book includes:
- Short stories, mostly about dancers at the Rusty Horn Saloon
- Articles that focus on the world of dance festivals and competitions
- Artifacts including photos, business cards, dance festival program, and a roster of 150 Southern California Honky Tonks
- Glossary of approximately 150 dance hall terms
[T]he vast primary source material in this book contributes to scholarly discourse. . . .The book is comprehensive in its coverage of the dance era.
The Glossary excels in the definition and usage of words and elevates the book so that future behaviorists and sociologists will have a fundemental document to better understand and explain [the Country Western Dance Era]. Gary D. Turner, Ph.D Past Sheriff Los Angeles Corral of Westerners
Table of Contents Getting Started 1. Converting the Opposition 2. Soft Landings 3. Making the Right Impression 4. Slicked Up at the Rusty Horn 5. Flirting at the Rusty Horn 6. Quiz: Competition Partners Sideline Action 7. Rusty Horn Reunion 8. Return of the Calico Queen 9. Field Guide to Country Western Dancers 10. Quivering Lip 11. Puppy Legs: The Line Dance 12. Quiz: Is She Country or Is She Swing? Suburban Cowboys 13. Perfect Dance Wheels 14. Trucks with Hairy Legs 15. Paper Roses 16. Cowboy Courtesy 17. Prices, Porsches, and Priorities 18. Quiz: Country or Western Ladies of the Rusty Horn 19. No Compromises 20. Coming of Age at the Rusty Horn 21. No Thanks 22. Yo Linda! There is a Mrs. Claus 23. Keep the Light Burning, Eileen 24. Quiz: On the Way to San Jose Bringing Down the Curtain 25. Spaghetti for Thanksgiving 26. What Goes Around, Comes Around 27. Read My Mind, Please 28. Milk: Tall, Straight Up 29. Letting Go 30. Avoiding Confrontations and Doing the Right Thing Part II: Articles Setting the Stage 31. Timing Is Everything 32. Hitting the Breaks 33. Dressed to Thrill Taking the Floor 34. The Power of Babel 35. Why, Why, Why? 36. Swing Joins Country Dancing the Festivals 37. Cajun Dancing Los Angeles Style 38. Down Home in the Fog 39. Utah Western Two-Steppers Dance Festival Pursuing the Business 40. Headin’ for Mecca 41. The Challenge for Bartholonomics 42. New Faces in the Family Album Enjoying the Memories 43. Conclusion Part III: Artifacts Photographs Business Cards Mission Country Dance Festival Program Honky Tonk Roster Part IV: Addenda Glossary Contributors Discography/Bibliography Willa and Her Frog
Samples definitions from the Glossary
Dance pants (dăns pănts) adjective and noun, p. 241 Underpants worn by women dancers that are coordinated with their outfits. Dance pants may look like regular underwear, but the knowledge that they are part of a dance uniform allows ladies to spin and, if their dance pants show, still maintain a sense of propriety—much as ladies who would never wear their underwear at the beach have no problem with bikinis. Cowboys do not understand this logic, but they support any activity involving underwear or bikinis. Use: Pam admitted, “I only wear black or white dance pants. That way, I don’t have to color coordinate them with my skirts.”
Gender exemption (gĕn'dər ĭg-zĕmp'shən) Adjective and noun, p. 135 Claim of immunity from responsibility for mischief, moodiness, or misbehavior due to the intoxicating effects of estrogen or testosterone. Women cite the exemption periodically; men, when they forget an anniversary or surprise their wives with, say, a brand new Shopsmith Mark V #555869 with a Pro Fence Table System. Use: “Receipt of a gender exemption enables one to dodge the bullet for questionable behavior around the house,” explained Mike O’Brien, “just as a temporary insanity defense might help avoid culpability in a court room.”
Hat trick (hăt trĭk), adjective and noun, p. 305 A two-part cowboy courtship legend: while dancing 1) if a lady knocks off a cowboy’s hat, then she must take him home, and 2) if a cowboy knocks off a lady’s hat, then he must marry her. The post-decapitation sales pitch good-naturedly diverts attention away from any inept dancing that may have led to the hat trick. Use: When Charlotte performed a hat trick on Abel during the Denver Cha Cha lesson, Abel danced after the hat, put it back on his head with a flourish, looked straight at Charlotte, wiggled his eyebrows up and down a couple times, and never broke rhythm.
Jackelope (jăk-əl-ōp') noun, p. 83 A jackrabbit with antlers, often replicated as a stuffed toy. Rarely seen in the wild, these fertility totems reputedly symbolize cowboy libido. Some say jackelopes may be captured by setting cold beer and warm peanuts near a big-screen television. When successfully cornered, jackelopes reportedly can imitate the human voice with uncanny accuracy, using such phrases as, “There he goes, into the bedroom. Bet you can’t catch him.” Use: Now that she’s dating Mullet Mike, Cathy sets out jackelope bait every Saturday night. When she attended junior high summer camp, Cathy enthusiastically went on snipe hunts. Cathy cannot find the word “gullible” in the dictionary. Cathy is very popular.
Polyphasic (pŏl'ē-fāz-ĭk) adjective, p. 243 The ability to engage in several tasks or thought processes at the same time. Use: A polyphasic lady can simultaneously sort the mail, talk on the phone, hold the neighbor’s baby, scratch the dog’s tummy with her toe, boil eggs to decorate after lunch, watch the kids play in the back yard, listen to her favorite George Strait album on the stereo, and snuggle with her cowboy who is unaware that she is doing anything else.
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