Promoting the dance of shag, fabulous beach music, and camaraderie between friends and community!

Where shagging is a way of life!

Letter from the President of the Coastal Shag Club

Hello Shaggers,

I hope you were able to attend both of our spooky and fun October dances to enjoy great costumes, great friendship, and of course great shagging. At our annual costume party at The Isles, prizes were awarded in various categories; congratulations to all who won! Check out our website for photos: www.coastalshagclub.org.

Thank you to the volunteers that gave their time at the NC Oyster Festival Coastal Shag Club booth for our membership drive. We generated a lot of interest in our shag club and our charities, and welcomed a number of folks attending our dances after seeing us at the festival. It is all of our great members that keep us going strong and continues to make us THE greatest shag club around. Thank you to Joan Wurtz for donating her beautiful painted jewelry box for the raffle. What a talent Joan has! Also, congratulations to CSC for winning first and third place in the Oyster Festival shag contest!

Do NOT miss this month’s dance – it is going to be a blow out! We’re celebrating our 2nd anniversary as a club, we are collecting dry goods for our area food pantry, we have our 2010 Re-Up special going on now through December 31st, we will have officer and board nominations during the dance, AND we’ll be sharing a Thanksgiving feast together. The club will be providing the turkey and the ham for our dinner and we are asking that the members provide the rest of the trimmings. Don’t forget to let Teresa Boyd know what type of side dish or dessert you are bringing. I am sure it is going to be another great CSC party and I hope to see as many of you “CSC Shakers” there that can attend.

Look for opportunities coming soon for you to get involved supporting the club and our charities with your time and talents. As a volunteer organization, it takes ALL of us to keep it going and to keep it fun. This is YOUR club and we encourage everyone’s participation. We need you to help CSC stay great!

At this time of year, I think about what I am thankful for. It has been a phenomenal two years since the Coastal Shag Club was first formed! We continue to grow and improve and make a tremendous impact on our community. We are ambassadors of the shag dance and beach music and I personally am thankful for CSC and each and every one of you. As I enjoy our mild climate moving into the winter season, I am thankful to live in this area, to share a common love of beach music with great people, and to have the opportunity to meet together to enjoy shag dancing, as often as we can.

I look forward to many more years of exciting growth within our club and to many more wonderful things that the club can do for the community, all born out of our love for this great dance called the Shag. Remember to support the businesses that support shagging. Happy Anniversary to you all and I hope to see you all on the dance floor.

Remember, when in doubt Pivot …..

Mike Rogers, Coastal Shag Club President

November 2009

Our November dance is gonna be smash!

Sat. November 21st

Moose Lodge, Shallotte

FREE Dance lessons are from 6:30-7:00

dance begins at

7:00 p.m. – 11:00

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TTHHEE CCOOAASSTTAALL SSHHAAGGGGEERR

www.coastalshagclub.org

Do you know . . .

~The first Thanksgiving

took place in 1621 and was

shared by the colonists &

Indians? ~That there were

4 married women, 22 men,

5 adolescent girls and 9

adolescent boys, and 13

young children?

Do you know which

~President declared the

first Thanksgiving? ~Which

President proclaimed that

Thanksgiving would be a

national holiday? ~Which

president moved

Thanksgiving to the third

Thursday & then ultimately

to the fourth Thursday?

See Page 8 for some CBMA winners & answer to the above!

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Whether buying or selling I will treat your transaction with the same diligence, care and concern as if it were my own.

Q. What’s the best dance to do on Thanksgiving?

A. The turkey trot!

Calling all shutterbugs! If you like to take photos, we need your help taking pictures at Coastal Shag Club events. Anytime that you are able, bring your camera and snap some photos, at a dance, event, or gathering. Email your photos to Julie Rogers and she'll add them to our website. And don't forget, when the camera's turned on you... smile!

From Calabash, Carolina Shores, Ocean Isle, or Sunset Beach, take 17N to Main Street (business 17) at 3rd light turn right onto Rt. 130 Holden Beach Road; go about ½ mile to the Moose Lodge on the left

Where do we dance?? At the Moose Lodge in Shallotte, NC. The street address is 253 Holden Beach Road, Shallotte, NC. From Wilmington, take 17 S to a left at the light onto Main Street (business 17) in Shallotte; at traffic light make another left onto Rt. 130 Holden Beach Rd. go about ½ miles to the Moose Lodge on the left

Please plan to bring a canned food or other non-perishable food item to the dance this month to be donated to our local food pantry, family assistance, or Brunswick County Senior

Centers.

We have SO MUCH to be thankful for. We have laughter, family, friends, good health, and the joy of dance. Together we will celebrate all that we have to be thankful for at our November dance. At the November dance the club will provide turkey and ham and we ask that our members provide side dishes to compliment the main dishes. Look for sign up sheets at the dance to indicate what side dish you will contribute. THANK YOU for being a part of & making the Coastal Shag Club the best in town!

Thank you to the Gary and Jo Sellers for

coordinating the October 30th dance at The Isles on

Ocean Isle Beach and to Julie Rogers for coordinating the costume party prizes and selecting the judges.

SHOUT it out!!

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Be sure to visit our web site www.coastalshagclub.org for information regarding club activities and news. If you have suggestions for the web site or our monthly newsletter, please send your suggestion to CoastalShagClub@yahoo.com.

It’s time to RE-UP, Re-enlist, join again, do it again, time for round two - or three, what ever you want to call it. If you are a current member of the Coastal Shag Club and renew your membership for 2010 between now and December 31, the cost is just $25. After the 31st, the cost will be $30. Don’t delay, renew today!

The NC Oyster Festival. What a fantastic weekend. The Coastal Shag Club was well represented and we certainly our best to get the word out about our club here in Shallotte. We gained lots of new exposure through the booth we worked at the festival and of course, our club really shined on the dance floor. On Sunday, two of our club couples got out there are competed in the dance contest.

Gary & Jo Sellers took third place and Mike & Julie Rogers were the first place winners in the dance contest. CONGRATULATIONS to you all. It takes lots of practice and an amazing amount of courage to get out there and shake your groove thing in front of so many admirers. Thanks for making the club proud!

At the festival we collected information from people interested in shagging. In exchange for the contact info, we entered all interested persons in a raffle to win a beautiful hand painted jewelry box so kindly

donated to the club by Joan Wurz.

Calling all shutterbugs! If you like to take photos, we need your help taking pictures at Coastal Shag Club events. Anytime that you are able, bring your camera and snap some photos, at a dance, event, or gathering. Email your photos to Julie Rogers and she'll add them to our website. And don't forget, when the camera's turned on you... smile!

October 17th Dance Details – we had about 70 attendees! Woo hoo . . . Glenda Sherman won our 50/50 raffle with a whopping $127 in the pot for her to take home.

Dave Smith won the $10 bar tab in the name tag drawing.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH!

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Happy birthday Happy birthday Happy birthday Happy birthday shaggers!shaggers!shaggers!shaggers! Shirley Courtney, Nov. 17

Denny & Pat Sams, Nov. 18

Pat Silvey, Nov. 25

Jo Sellers, Nov. 27

Julia Novalis, Dec. 2

Sandy Keck, Dec. 11

Jack Hinte, Dec. 23

Julie Rogers, Dec. 26

Pat Boyd, Dec. 31

Wear your Coastal Shag Club logo gear. It’s always fun to see how many of us are out there ready to shag the evening away and having fun at the many establishments that play beach music for us. Contact Teresa Boyd if you need logo gear at

367-9791.

More Beach Music at the Beach –

Inlet View, Shallotte is located at the end of Pigott Road in Shallotte; see http://www.inletview.com/ for more information

CSC DJ line up

• Nov. 21st Willie Whaley

• Dec. 19th Jimmy Buffkin

• Jan. 16th David Sessoms

• Feb. 20th Joey Warren

BUYING OR SELLING REAL ESTATE? CALL ME . . . I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING YOUR REAL ESTATE DREAMS YOUR REALITY!

BUY your SOS

cards at our dances.

We’ll be selling

them at the front

door of our dances

or you can contact Gary Sellers at

garysellers@ec.rr.com & make arrangements to make your purchase. The SOS membership cards are $35 each. Make checks payable to the Coastal Shag Club.

by THE EMBERS

If you hear it, get on

up and dance!

SOS MEMBERSHIP

CARDS AVAILABLE NOW!

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BRING A GUEST . . . We are always trying to increase attendance at our dances and yes, everyone is welcome at our dances. We enjoy getting to know new people and promoting beach music and shag dancing. Currently, all shag club members, including members of other shag clubs, pay our $5 member entry price at the door. If there is a non-shag club member guest that you would like to request have entrance into the dance for member price, please see any board officer for approval prior to the dance. We unfortunately cannot allow free entry to our dances to anyone. It would be unfair to our own members who pay a $5 admission price. If you would like to invite someone to our dance as your guest, we welcome that person and ask that the inviting member pay for their guest's entry to the dance. If you have questions,

please see any officer.

If you are interested in serving as an officer or board member of the Coastal Shag Club, please let Kim Smith know. Kim is a current board member and is heading up our nominating committee.

Elections will be held at our December so we need to get all nominees as soon as possible.

In order to serve as an officer or board member you don’t have to have a master’s degree or even a high school degree. You just need to totally enjoy shag dancing, socializing and helping the community we live in. The officers meet once a month in addition to our monthly dance and those meetings generally last about 1 to 1.5 hours. The officers and board members basically work to coordinate members and community events to make a positive impact on the community and . . . get this . . . the dance of shag! What an amazing thing it is to be a part of!

So, come on and join the fun and make a difference.

Top 10 shag hits according to 94.9

1 Roll with me Henry Flashbacks

2 Build Me Up Band of Oz

3 Ain’t No Woman Like You Fantastic Shakers

4 Your Love Looks Good on Me Castaways

5 Ladies Night Out of Towners

6 Stubborn Kind of Fellow Tams

7 Turn Back the Hands of Time Royal Drifters

8 Red Shaggin Shoes Fabulous Jellyrolls

9 Chances Are Charmen of the Board

10 Please Don’t Ask Me Fantastic Shakers

Coastal Shag Club Road Trip - Below are some upcoming shag events we could enjoy together. Let us know if you’re going, we can get a group together!

4th Annual Making Waves Cruise with the Craig Woolard Band - January 25-30, 2010 Ports of Call: Tampa , Grand Cayman, Cozumel Cruise Line: Carnival "Inspiration" http://www.allabouttraveltours.com/events Already several Coastal Shag Club 'Shakers' are going - sign up and make some waves shagging! Sea-Cruz & Silver Coast Winery – February 21-27 Ports of Call: Ft. Lauderdale, Key West, Grand Cayman & Jamaica www.totallytravelonline.com

Comfort Socks for

HOMELESS VETERANS and

Local ShelterLocal ShelterLocal ShelterLocal Shelterssss

One of our club members suggested we

contribute to the Comfort Sock organization

in an effort to provide socks to homeless

veterans and local shelterslocal shelterslocal shelterslocal shelters. We can help by

providing new white socks or donations. So,

bring a new pair of socks (preferable white)

or a few dollars to our December Dance to

be donated. One or two per member will

make a wonderful donation!

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Dance Lessons

• Tuesdays @ Fat Harold’s with Jeppy McDowell beginning at 7:00 p.m. @ the Dance Connection, Shallotte, lessons w/Jim Sterner and Donna Rosen. Brand New Shaggers 5:30, Beginners 6:30pm & Intermediates 7:30pm. New Student Special: $20 for 4 weeks Beginner or Intermediate!

• Wednesdays @ At The House, Main Street Shallotte

7:45 – 8:45 Line Dance Lessons Carol “Baby” Ruth @ Duck’s 229 Maison Dr., Myrtle Beach, SC, William Greene & Nikki Kontulas, Beginners 6-7; Techniques 1 7-8; Techniques II 8-9

• Thursdays, @ Inlet View, Village Point Rd. Shallotte

with Jim & Donna @ Fat Harolds with Judy Duke at 7 p.m. – new sessions begin the 1st Thursday of each month - $10 per lesson; @ Boogies, 6745 Market Street , Wilmington , NC Instructor: Fran Reed and Roger Johnson; $30 for 4 weeks, Beginners & Intermediates 7:00pm;

• Sundays, @ The Moose Lodge, Oak Island, line dance lessons from 1-3 with John Finnegan @ Fran Russ Rec Center, 1 Bob Sawyer Dr., Wrightsville Beach, with Ken & Sandy Jones 4:30-5:30 Beginners; 5:30–6:30 Intermediates

TWAS THE NIGHT of THANKSGIVING

Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn’t sleep.

I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep.

The leftovers beckoned – the dark meat and white,

But I fought the temptation with all of my might.

Tossing and turning with anticipation,

The thought of a snack became infatuation.

So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door

And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.

I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,

Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.

I felt myself swelling so plump & so round,

‘Til all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.

I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky,

With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie.

But, I managed to yell as I soared past the trees

“Happy eating to all! Pass the cranberries please!” May your stuffing be tasty, your turkey be plump.

Your potatoes “n gravy have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious, your pies take the prize.

May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs.

Have a happy, wonderful, safe Thanksgiving!

CSC Thanksgiving Menu

Turkey

Ham

Stuffing

Green Bean Casserole

Collards

Sweet Potato Casserole

Mashed Potatoes

Squash Casserole

Corn Pudding

Cranberry Sauce

Pumpkin Pie

Apple Pie

Ideas: pickle/olive tray, gravy, fresh fruit, fresh veggie

tray a dessert . . . cool whip any appetizer.

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OFFICERS

Mike Rogers, President 575-0040

John Evans,Vice President 287-3734

Teresa Boyd,Secretary 367-9791

Gary Sellers, Treasurer 579-0873

SARGENT AT ARMS – Dean Saffos 754-4024

BOARD MEMBERS

Eunice Allison (2010) 754-5567

Pam Bruno (2009) 575-0859

Thelma Herring (2010) 575-7191

Nancy Rains (2009) 575-0835

Kim Smith (2010) 842-4002

Got a charity you’d like the club to consider supporting, let us know. It is your club afterall and what you think counts! Contact Teresa at terboyd@yahoo.com and let us know!

CSC Parties Together! Want to go shagging, but your unsure about where to go? Let's plan to carpool or caravan! Not only is there safety in numbers - but we have more fun when we're together. The next time we road trip, or you hear a few Coastal Shag 'Shakers' are going down to N. Myrtle Beach to shag and you wanna go too, let Julie Rogers or one of the CSC officers know you're interested in going together. Don't miss out on the fun - everyone is always welcome. The more we do together, the better friends we become, and the stronger our club becomes. Questions? Contact Julie Rogers, 910-575-0040 or julesrogers95@yahoo.com

You should all have a name button. Wear it to each dance and you’ll be entered into a separate drawing to win a SPECIAL prize!

Dave Smith was the winner of the name tag drawing at our October dance and received a $10 Moose Club bar tab.

Wear your name tag and maybe you’ll be

the next lucky winner!

Show off your CSC !

My NAME IS

Look to the future! We’ve moved our school

Supply collection to

January. But please keep it in mind while doing

your holiday shopping.

We’llbe collecting items to be donated to a local

elementary school to

support the needs of teachers and students.

These are tough times for our teachers and students. If we can help, we should do it! Look for more info on our website! www.CoastalShagClub.org

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The costume party was so much fun! With The costume party was so much fun! With The costume party was so much fun! With The costume party was so much fun! With Julie’s organization and recruitmeJulie’s organization and recruitmeJulie’s organization and recruitmeJulie’s organization and recruitment of nt of nt of nt of judges we had a blast. We had some judges we had a blast. We had some judges we had a blast. We had some judges we had a blast. We had some creative characters working the dance floor creative characters working the dance floor creative characters working the dance floor creative characters working the dance floor . . . here are some of those in attendance; . . . here are some of those in attendance; . . . here are some of those in attendance; . . . here are some of those in attendance; the shadow shaggers, wine bottle & grapes, the shadow shaggers, wine bottle & grapes, the shadow shaggers, wine bottle & grapes, the shadow shaggers, wine bottle & grapes, a few witches, a military man, an 80’s a few witches, a military man, an 80’s a few witches, a military man, an 80’s a few witches, a military man, an 80’s punk rocker, pirates, an old farmer and hipunk rocker, pirates, an old farmer and hipunk rocker, pirates, an old farmer and hipunk rocker, pirates, an old farmer and his s s s wife, a blind referee and many more. wife, a blind referee and many more. wife, a blind referee and many more. wife, a blind referee and many more. Here’s the breakdown of winners: Here’s the breakdown of winners: Here’s the breakdown of winners: Here’s the breakdown of winners:

Scariest – Woody & Maureen Knox

Funniest Funniest Funniest Funniest –––– Gary (Sherry) Sellers Gary (Sherry) Sellers Gary (Sherry) Sellers Gary (Sherry) Sellers

Most Original – Danny & Carol Everhart

Best Overall Best Overall Best Overall Best Overall –––– Pat & Teresa Boyd Pat & Teresa Boyd Pat & Teresa Boyd Pat & Teresa Boyd

Honorable Mentions – Kathy & Dave Cyrulik

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Some of the CBMA WINNERSSome of the CBMA WINNERSSome of the CBMA WINNERSSome of the CBMA WINNERS

Female Vocalist Rhonda McDaniel

Male Vocalist Jerry West

Fav. New Artist Hip Pocket Band

Song of the Year Build Me Up

Band of Oz

Nat’l Shag Dance Dirty O Man

Song Hardway Connection

Group Album The Emporer, Paul Craver

Entertainer Jim Quick

Smoothie Satisfy My Soul

Albert Rogers

Compilation Album Ready to Party

of the Year KHP Music

Blues Song Ain’t No Woman Like You

Fantastic Shakers

FM DJ Ray Scott, 94.9

AM DJ Gary Smith

Blues Album A Perfect 10

Fantastic Shakers

Club Fat Harolds

Show Club HOTO’s

Group Band of Oz

Holiday Band

Do you know which ~President declared the

first Thanksgiving? George Washington

~Which President proclaimed that

Thanksgiving would be a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

~Which president moved Thanksgiving to the

third Thursday & then ultimately to the fourth

Thursday? Franklin Roosevelt