Message from our President…

We are having great turnouts at all of our dances. Summer has left us and Fall is just begin-

ning. Our September cookout was very well received and thanks to all who helped make it

happen. September gave us 2 great evenings of dancing and socializing, along with SOS and

our traditional club ”Free Pour” at the OD Pavilion. We saw many of our club members having

good times during SOS, we certainly enjoyed ourselves.

I appreciate the level of participation of so many of our club members. Thank you to our

members who stay after our dances to help and clean up so that it goes very quickly. We still

need volunteers to sign up to be Door Greeters and do the 50/50 at our upcoming dances.

Both of these offer opportunities to get to know other club members. It will be “Pizza on the

Club” night at our VFW dance on October 14th!

Our “Operation Uplink” Auction & Dance is upon us this month. I hope that you all are mak-

ing plans to attend and enjoy these good times. Remember to ask your businesses to make

donations for our raffles and auction. I am just finished mailing out the remainder of our

Uplink tickets to our club members. I hope to see them at upcoming dances. Let me know if

you have any questions, concerns, or want to help out. This is our opportunity to show our

veterans and active duty soldiers how much we care. We have a number of veterans in our

club who know how important this is.

Please keep in mind the Sunday, November 6th dance at the Lazy Turtle Bar and Grill from 1-5

PM. This dance is courtesy of Frank & Maryann Darzano, who won this dance party at our

2015 Operation Uplink Auction with DJ Terry McPhail. You can’t beat oceanfront!

Our next board meeting is October13th at the VFW at 6 PM. Let us know if there are club is-

sues that we need to address. We hope to see you all on the dance floor.

John Hutton, President

The Official Newsletter of the Society of Brunswick Shaggers PO BOX 274, Oak Island, NC 28465

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OCTOBER 14

“WELCOME FALL” SHAG DANCE

@ OAK ISLAND VFW

OCTOBER 28

“OPERATION UPLINK”

AUCTION & SHAG DANCE

@ OAK ISLAND MOOSE LODGE

Executive Committee Minutes 2

Meet Some of Our Members 3

Welcome New SOBS & Guests 4

October Birthdays 4

October DJs Bios 5

Dance / Party Schedule 6

Uplink Update Letter 7

Uplink Solicitation Letter 8

Uplink Flyer 9

September Dance Pictures 10

SOBS Membership Form 13

The Beach Beat!

2016 Society of Brunswick Shaggers Board Members...

John Hutton, President

Chuck Boney, Vice President

Mary Ann Gregory, Secretary

Diani Johnson, Treasurer

Joe Malinowski, Newsletter & Membership

Ellen Wester, Immediate Past President

2016

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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, September 8, 2016...

Present: John Hutton, Joe Malinowski, Mary Ann Gregory, Diani Johnson, Ellen Wester

Guests: Katie O’Neill, Sandy Boney

Meeting was called to order by John at 6:00 PM.

Secretary‘s Report: A motion to accept the Secretary’s Report was made, seconded and approved by the Committee

members in attendance.

Treasurer’s Report: Diani gave the Treasurer’s report from July; the bank balance is $2,646.17 We have $250.00 in

the cash box. Motion was made to accept Treasurer’s report as is and seconded and approved by the Committee mem-

bers in attendance.

Old Business: The August dances were well attended. The Line Dance class was awesome.

New Business: Diani has purchased hot dogs and hamburgers at Costco, members will be bringing the trimmings. We

have 70 members that have responded.

Upcoming dances:

October 14: DJ Gene Sistare will be at the VFW. The dance will be a Fall theme.

October 28: DJ “Fessa” John Hook will be our DJ at the Moose for Operation Uplink. There will be no dance

lesson. Moose Menu will be available.

November 6: DJ Terry McPhail will be at The Lazy Turtle courtesy of Frank & Mary Ann Darzano who won this

party from our 2015 Operation Uplink Auction. Lazy Turtle menu will be available.

November 11: DJ Claude Collins will be at the VFW. Club will provide Turkeys and members will provide all

the trimmings.

December 10: DJ Jerry Burrage will be at our Christmas Dinner Dance at Moose Lodge. Dinner will be on the

Club. Election of 2017 officers will be held. Last club dance of the year!

Operation Uplink: Letters and flyers for Uplink donations will be distributed at upcoming dances.

Name Tags: Are now available, if you have not picked yours up you can do so at the next dance.

Membership: Membership (New & Renewal) will be streamlined for 2017 Join-Up/Re-Up Dance. More information will

follow. 188 current memberships 47 are new members.

Name Tags: Are now available, if you have not picked yours up you can do so at the next dance.

Junior Shaggers: Discussion to invite them to one of our upcoming dances, beach day is definitely being considered.

Next meeting will be Thursday, October 13th 6:00 PM at VFW. Meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM.

Minutes Submitted by:

Mary Ann Gregory, Secretary

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Meet Some of Our Members...

Steve & Patti Smith... I was raised in San-

ford NC which is just north of Fayetteville NC.

From before hurricane Hazel we had a beach

cottage at Long Beach. Even though we lost

our cottage to Hazel we built back two years

later. Every Friday night we loaded the old

station wagon and came to the beach, winter

and summer. I kind of grew up down here as

a little beach rat. Saltwater and the love of it

never got out of my blood.

Patti hails from Hamilton Ohio. She grew up

there but moved to Kings Mountain NC back

in the 70's. We met each other while working at Freightliner Corporation. I was in Materials and she in

Production. In 1988 we were married and began our new life together. We have three children between

us. I have a son and daughter who live in the Gastonia NC area and Patti has a daughter who lives in the

Holden Beach area. We have six grandchildren (four girls and two boys).

We moved to Southport 25 years ago. We left the corporate jungle for me to come to the beach and

open my own tackle shop (Sure Catch Tackle) located at Southport Marina. For the next twelve years I

had Sure Catch Tackle, built and opened a outfitting store (Fins and Feathers Outfitters) and ran fishing

charters under Sure Catch Charters . For the last thirteen years I was the General Manager for Blackbarry

Marine.

Patti and I love the beach and dancing. I learned to do the proper shag steps from Hall of Famer Judy

Duke when she was teaching lessons at the old Chaser's Beach Club back in the early 2000's. Patti has

only been shagging for a little over a year. Patti has been saddled with bad knees since injuries from

high school but has done wonderfully with no issues other than soreness.

We feel so fortunate that our club has two dances a month. Most clubs have one a month or one a quar-

ter. Our DJ's are the best and the friendships that we have made are wonderful. Our dear friends John

Hutton and Katy O'Neal turned us on to dancing at the OD Pavilion on Sunday afternoons in North Myr-

tle Beach, "Where It All Began". We have had the most fun and have met so many people just like our-

selves "lovers of shag dancing". It's never about how good you are it's about how much fun you have.

We always leave the dance floor with a smile because that’s what shagging makes you do... SMILE.

Thanks to the SOBS for being the club that you are, a good club with good people!

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WELCOME to our New Members, Re-Ups & Guests...

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST SOB… KENNETH MORFORD!

Our September 9th “Dog Days of Summer” dance at the VFW was a great success with DJ Eddie Baker and

the gourmet grilling of Pres. John Hutton, VP Chuck Boney, and Gary Goldenbaum. We had 81 SOBS and 5

guests who danced to some great beach music and enjoyed a meal of hamburgers & hotdogs with all the

trimmings. Thank you to all the members who brought salads/pasta salads and desserts and shared their

goodies with us!

Our September 23rd “End of Summer - Welcome Fall” dance had a great show-

ing at the Moose Lodge. Our Past President and DJ Robert Carter had an acci-

dent (broken arm) and was replaced at the last minute by SOBS favorite DJ

Jerry Burrage… THANK YOU JERRY! HEAL FAST, ROBERT! He kept the dance

floor full with 42 SOBS, 12 guests!

Our October Birthdays...

GUESTS @ SEPTEMBER 23 DANCE

Kenny & Vicky Click

Mary Ann Daniels

Becky Farrar

Tom Fischer

Dean Hatcher

Judy Hudson

Rob & Teresa Hyatt

Rod & Norma Johnson

Art WIllets

5th… Henry Webster

6th… Joanie Clasper

7th… Linda Castro

14th… Bruce Bauer

14th… Linda Eberle

15th… Betty Lewis

15th… Vann Pennell

16th… Jerry DeMeyer

19th… Peggy Procacci

20th… Gayle Kutyla

22nd… Bahre Willis

23rd… John Swanko

24th… Marilyn Barstow

24th… Evelyn Buffkin

24th… Tanya Nickson

24th… Terry Ramos

26th… Sandy Haynes

26th… Don West

28th… Judy Koehly

GUESTS @ SEPTEMBER 9 DANCE

Laura Bergeron

Jim Bilisoly

Dean Hatcher

Judy Hudson

Pat Merritt

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October DJ Information... Fellow SOBS… Welcome fall now, where has the year gone? I hope that those of you

who attended enjoyed SOS and our club “Freepour” at the Ocean Drive Pavilion. There

was great dancing and a good time. The DJs that we have for the remainder of the

year are some of the best DJs in today’s Beach Music. Spinning the discs for our danc-

es this month are:

Gene Sistare at the VFW, Friday, October 14th

and

John “Fessa” Hook at the Moose Lodge, Friday, October 28th

On October 14th, Gene Sistare will be playing for us for our “Welcome Fall” dance.

Gene Sistare has played for us before and keeps the dance floor full. He is from

Lancaster, South Carolina. Gene has been involved with the Lancaster Shag Club

since 1993 and began doing DJ work in 1997. Since 2000 he has been a staff DJ at

the Beach Music Cafe and the Spanish Galleon Nightclub both in the Ocean Drive

Beach and Golf Resort. In addition he is a staff DJ at Fat Harold’s Beach club where

he plays each month and during SOS events. Gene is a lifetime member of the As-

sociation of Beach and Shag Club DJ’s and is also a member of the National Associ-

ation of Rhythm and Blues DJ’s, he has played for over 50 different Shag clubs over

the years. Gene is one of the DJ’s on the Embers Band “Making Waves” cruise.

“Fessa” John Hook will again be Master of Ceremonies at our Friday, October 28th

“Operation Uplink” Benefit at the Moose. ”Fessa” is one of 3 legendary DJs of Beach

Music: he, Charlie Brown and Ted Bell of radio station 94.9. John has been in-

volved in Beach Music since the early 1970’s. He is the author of Shagging in the

Carolinas which chronicles the history of Shag dancing and beach music. His latest

publication is the 2 volume set Beach Music Guide, 1945-2006 which contains ex-

tensive information on Beach Music artists and entries of over 26,000 beach music

songs. He now syndicates three radio shows weekly on 25+ radio stations across

the United States including 94.1FM from Wilmington. John has been affiliated with

numerous radio stations through the years in various capacities. His thorough

knowledge of beach music has rightly earned him his nickname of “Fessa.” His

continued presence at our “Operation Uplink” Benefit should make this an event to

be remembered.

There will be lots of opportunities to support “Operation Uplink.” There will be 4 DJs each offering a 4 hour

party. These are always excellent opportunities to have a good time. Other great auction items are the two

opportunities to go flying. Katy and I have been more them once and thoroughly enjoyed it. So, look for that

and so many other great things and bid on them to raise money to support our active duty service personnel

and our veterans.

With our Thanks giving dance approaching and remembering what a large turnout we had last year, we have

decided to hold this years’ dance, on Friday, November 11th at the Moose . The club will be cooking turkey for

the potluck. Bring your favorite Thanksgiving side dish. We hope to see you all on the dance floor.

John Hutton, DJ Selection

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DATE LOCATION DJ THEME FOOD DOOR 50/50 LESSON

OCTOBER 14 OAK ISLAND VFW GENE SISTARE DENNIS & ELAINE

FAVER

ROB & DIANI

JOHNSON LINE DANCE

OCTOBER 28

OAK ISLAND

MOOSE LODGE

(OPERATION UPLINK)

“FESSA” JOHN

HOOK

MOOSE CLUB

MENU ELLEN WESTER

ROGER & SUE

ALBIZU NO LESSON

NOVEMBER 6 THE LAZY TURTLE BAR

& GRILL, OAK ISLAND TERRY McPHAIL

COURTESY OF

FRANK & MARY

ANN DARZANO

THE LAZY

TURTLE MENU

NOVEMBER 11

OAK ISLAND

MOOSE LODGE

THANKSGIVING DANCE

CLAUDE COLLINS JIM & ANGELA

TRENT LINE DANCE

DECEMBER 10

OAK ISLAND

MOOSE LODGE

CHRISTMAS PARTY

JERRY BURRAGE

The Society of Brunswick Shaggers is a proud member of The Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC) and SOS (Society of Stranders).

The SOS Website can be found at: www.shagdance.com

2016 Dance & Party Schedule (Subject to Change!)...

ALL DANCES BEGIN AT 6:00 PM, WITH MOST DANCES HAVING A SHAG OR LINE DANCE LESSON AT THE BEGINNING!

From our Friends at Coastal Shag Club (CSC)...

This month is our “Spooktacular Shag Dance" on Saturday, October 15th, at the Moose Lodge,

253 Holden Beach Road, Shallotte, NC. Cost is $5 for CSC members and members of other

Shag Clubs, $8/all other guests. Time: 7:00 to 10:30 PM, with DJ Roy Childress. Fantastic

non-smoking dance room with large wooden dance floor; 50/50; cash bar; bring a “spooky”

snack or “ghoulish” dessert to share. We’re located just 20 minutes north of Ocean Drive and

Main Street. Come join Brunswick County's friendliest shag club! Let’s eat, drink, shag and

give thanks together!

Contact Pat Boyd at coastalshagclub@coastalshagclub.org.

Visit their website at: www.coastalshagclub.org

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Operation Uplink” Friday, October 28, 2016 (UPDATE)...

Greetings Fellow SOBS,

October 28th is fast approaching and the success of our annual fundraiser is up to you. Thank you to Bruce

Bauer, Beth Jones, John Umberto & Marilyn Hill, Patty Smith, Carol & Gary Goldenbaum, John Hutton, Joe

Malinowski, Diani & Rob Johnson and Dennis Faver for securing, or donating items for our event. We will

have 4 DJ parties up for winning this year along with Yeti gear, hats, Ale, decorative items, jewelry, golf,

plane rides and boat trips.

What else can we offer?? To date we are well below our past years’ offerings. If you have items to donate

please bring them with you, or let us know about them at the VFW dance on October 14th. If you are uncer-

tain of what we are seeking, just ask, no item is too small to support our efforts. Please contact us (see be-

low) if you have items to deliver or for us to pick up.

All profits from this event benefit the VFW’s Operation Uplink; providing internet and phone time to veter-

ans and active duty service people. When you attend the October 14th dance at the VFW, check out our past

years’ donation pictures framed at the doorway. We SOBS are proud to support our heroes.

Your 10 tickets will arrive soon via USPS. Both an entry ticket to the event and a door prize chance, these

are another way you can support the event. Tell your friends, bring them and your checkbook to the event.

Wear your dancing shoes, too, DJ “Fessa” Hook will keep the floor full. See you there!

Thanks for your support of this great event. Don’t hesitate to call either of us.

Co-Chairpersons

Katy O’Neill: (910) 201-9993 or email: kto56@earthlink.net

Patti Smith: (910) 515-2590

“Uplink” Calls Home Boost Morale for Deployed Troops...

“I am so grateful for the ability to hear my wife and my 8-month-old over the phone. Your service is cru-

cially important for the morale of the soldiers. You are doing your country an immeasurable service by en-

suring the communication of military families!”

– CPT Shawn Bailey, Jalalabad, Afghanistan, FOB Fenty

PO Box 274 - Oak Island, NC 28465 www.societyofbrunswickshaggers.com

Dear Community Member,

On Friday, October 28, 2016, the Society of Brunswick Shaggers will hold the 13th annual “Operation

Uplink” fundraiser at the Moose Lodge on Long Beach Rd, Oak Island. Our organization has donated

over $30,000 through the local VFW to provide US Service men and women with free call days and

Internet connections. Our event will include a dance with DJ John “Fessa” Hook, a Silent Auction, raffles,

a 50/50 drawing and door prizes.

Would your organization or business be willing to support our event through the donation of items

suitable for any of these categories? Examples of items donated in years past include gift cards, an

airplane ride, ceramics, a grill, jewelry, tote bags, coozies and services from area restaurants. If you pre-

fer, we can accept monetary donations from your business. Your name will be entered into the door

prize drawing and your company’s name will be prominently featured on our Wall of Fame at the event.

The lower portion of this letter serves as your receipt for your donation. For any additional information

about your donation please contact the Auction Co-Chairpersons at the numbers listed below.

Thank you,

John Hutton

SOBS President

SOBS Club Member: ______________________________________________________________

Business or Individual: _________________________________________________________

Item (s)/amount donated: ________________________________________________________

*********************************************************************************************************************

Thank you for your donation of _______________________________________________to the Society of Bruns-

wick Shaggers. Your donation will be used for the Operation Uplink auction, raffles or door prize givea-

way. Operation Uplink provides free call days and internet services to US service men and women both

deployed and hospitalized here at home. For more information use this link: uplink@vfw.org or call

(816) 968-1155. We will look forward to adding your company’s name to our Wall of Fame at the event

on Friday, October 28, 2016.

Operation Uplink Co-Chairpersons

Katy O’Neill: (910) 201-9993

Patti Smith: (910) 515-2590

Learn or Sharpen up your Shag Steps... 12th Annual Beach Music Dance

& Charity Fundraiser

Friday, October 28, 2016

In the Ballroom of the Moose Lodge Family Center #2059

4239 Long Beach Road, Oak Island, NC

6-10 PM - Open to the Public

Door Prizes 50/50 Drawings Silent Auction Raffles

Music by Legendary DJ ‘Fessa’ John Hook

Shag Dancing!

$5 Donation – All Profits Donated to Charity

VFW Operation Uplink (Providing Free Phone Cards to Military Personnel)

Moose Lodge Feed the Veterans

Sponsored by the Society of Brunswick Shaggers

www.societyofbrunswickshaggers.com

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Pictures from our September 9th dance @VFW…

Our “Dog Days of Summer” dance was a great success with DJ Eddie Baker and the gourmet grilling of Pres.

John Hutton, VP Chuck Boney, and Gary Goldenbaum. We had 81 SOBS and 5 guests who danced to some

great beach music and enjoyed a meal of hamburgers & hotdogs with all the trimmings. Thank you to all

the members who brought salads/pasta salads and desserts and shared their goodies with us!

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Pictures from our September 17th SOS “Free Pour” @O.D. Pavilion…

Our SOS Fall Migration club “Free Pour” at the OD Pavilion was fantastic. We had a great showing of SOBS

who came out to dance “where it all began!” The last throws of Summer heat gave its all as temps were in

the high 80’s at one of the last open air pavilions on the East Coast dedicated to beach music and it’s

dance, the shag.

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Pictures from our September 23th dance @Moose Lodge…

Our September 23rd “End of Summer - Welcome Fall” dance had a great showing at the Moose Lodge. Our

Past President and DJ Robert Carter had an accident (broken arm) and was replaced at the last minute by

SOBS favorite DJ Jerry Burrage… THANK YOU JERRY! HEAL FAST, ROBERT! He kept the dance floor full with

42 SOBS and 12 guests!

SOBS Membership Application Form (PLEASE PRINT!)…