All Join Hands (1984 IAGSDC Convention in Seattle, WA)
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1st Annual IAGSDC convention
Dates: 06-08 Apr 1984
Host hotel/venues: The Madison Hotel (now the Renaissance)
Hosting club: Puddletown Squares
Convention committee title:
Convention committee members:
Calling staff:
- Chris Phillips
- Dave "Happy" New Year
- Elmer Sheffield
- Jan Phipps
- Paul Marcum
- Phil Payton
- Walt Cavenaugh
Sound staff:
Vendor list:
Pre/Post convention events & tours:
Notable Notes and Highlights:
- Performances by the Seattle Men's Chorus
- Welcome greeting from Mayor Charles Royer
- Knights of Malta "Mr. Western Wear Contest"
IAGSDC officers:
IAGSDC meeting notes:
Total individual membership was noted as
Attendance: 132
Attending clubs:
Honky Tonk Queen winner: Ms. Virginia Slim
Golden Boot Award: (not awarded at this convention)
Documents:
Ephemera:
Banner
Pin
Poster
Front of an admission ticket
Back of an admission ticket
The first convention pool tip
Review of convention in Western Star Newsletter, Apr 1984
Videos:
All Join Hands Convention Video (Complete). Video by Art Smith
Foggy City Dancers. Caller: Bill Whitefield
Clogging Performance. The blond is Geoff Hamada aka Patsy D'Klein) and the old lady in the snood is Stephen James Meader (aka Anna Lee Douall). The cowboy is Dan Hinkley (aka Claude Hopper.) All from the Fistful of Crinoline performance group from Puddletown Squares.]
Denver Country Cloggers, affiliated with the Colorado Gay Rodeo Association, perform a clogging square.
Denver Country Cloggers, 2nd Performance
- Convention video
- Performance #1
- Performance #2, The blond is Geoff Hamada aka Patsy D'Klein) and the old lady in the snood is Stephen James Meader (aka Anna Lee Douall). The cowboy is Dan Hinkley (aka Claude Hopper.) All from the Fistful of Crinoline performance group from Puddletown Squares.
- Performance #3
- Performance #4
External Links:
- Troy Johnson's photos on flickr
