Bassett Street Hounds News

Hounds' dances for Dog Days Ale (July 27-29, 2007)

Dancers: Argyle, Dan, Julie, Karin, Laura, Mike, Nanci, Pete, Scott,
Susan, Tom, Venera
Musicians: Julie, Laura, Mike, Susan, Tom

Show dances (Sat: Northern Star & Gypsy. Sun: Just in Time)

Northern Star- 1 long stick - pentagon/6
Donkey Ride AB(ABB)3: E G B B/B/ | c A B B/B/ |
Stars, Chevron-Swing, Parallel-Heys
(Tom musing) C-*Pete*, 1-Karin, 2-Susan, 3-Dan, 4-Julie, 5-Venera

Northumberland Gypsy - 1 long stick - progressive rectangle/6
Byker Hill: AB(ABB)3: eeed/e/|gee/d/B|AAAG/G/|
J-Bone Hey, Square-Hey, Cotswold-Hey, Out-Out-Damn-Spot
(Tom musing) 1-*Pete*, 2-Dan, 3-Karin/Scott, 4-Nanci, 5-Julie, 6-Venera

Just in Time - 1 long stick - triangle of 5
Charles O'Connor: (AABB)3AA: A | d2A d2A | BAG FGA |
Zigzag-Hey, Allemande-Hey, Wallaby-Hey
(Tom musing) 1-Susan, 2-Scott/Karin, 3-Nanci, 4-*Julie*, 5-Dan

Touring dances (not in performance order; slotting subject to change):

Alexandra PRSDn22.5 - 1 long stick - rectangle/6
Durham Rangers: A(ABB)4AB: FG | ABAF A2 de | fgef d3 A |
Rounds, Interlocks, Solar-System, Spaghetti-Junction, Rounds
(Susan & Mike musing) Tom, Argyle/Julie, Venera, Nanci/Scott, *Pete*,
Laura/Dan

The Belligerent Bluejay - 1 long stick - square/4
Carpathian Tune: (AABB)2AA: GFE2 F2G2 | E8 | EFGA B2B2 |
Linear Bombast/Linear Hey, Square Hey/Solar System
(Susan & Mike musing) Dan, *Julie*, Pete, Tom

Dawley - 1 long stick - rectangle/8
Return From The Waterside: A(AB)3ABBA: D2 | B2 B2 ABcA | G2 G2 FGAD |
Parallel-Heys, Linked-Hey, O-Shaped-Hey, Litchfield-Hey
(Tom musing) Argyle/Dan, Julie, Karin, *Mike*, Nanci, Laura/Pete, Susan,
Venera

The Drunken Idiot - 1 short stick - mixed/4 or 8
The Idiot: (ABCD)3: G/2A/2 | Bd dc/2B/2 ((3AGA) BD |
Rounds, Linear-Hey/Square-Hey, Linear-Bombast/Square-Bombast
(Susan & Julie singing) Argyle/Karin, Mike, Tom, Laura/Venera

I Can Hew - 1 long stick - mixed/6
I Can Hew: B(AB)4: AB | c2 A2 ee | ee ee dc |
Cotswold-Hey, Hey-in-Line, Cross-and-Swing, Bombast
(Susan & Julie singing) Scott/Mike, Tom, Nanci, *Pete*, Karin, Dan

Morningstar - 2 short sticks - square/4
Morningstar: A(AB)3A: GA | BcBG E2 FG | ABAF D2 GA |
Pairs, U-Hey, Lines, Line-Hey, (reorient) Pairs, Hey-Across, Lines
(Susan & Mike musing) Laura/Julie, Argyle/Nanci, *Pete*, Tom

Mr Dolly - 2 short sticks - square/4
George Green's College Hornpipe: A(AB)4A: ((3DEF) | G>BA>G F2 ((3DEF)
Cross&Swing, J-Loops, Mini-Brook, Dragonsbane
(Tom musing) Karin, *Mike*, Susan, Venera

Check-in and Tour Information for the Ale is Up

Everybody who is coming to the 2007 Dog Days Ale should be sure to check the final details. The schedule, tour assignments, and driving directions will probably be of most interest to attendees, but there's no need to print anything, as these will be provided at the Ale.

Of more importance are the directions to camp. No bridges when last checked, so there shouldn't be any unexpected detours to deal with this year.

See you all soon.

Registration letters were sent out today

Invitation Czar extraordinaire sent out registration letters to all our invited guests. If you haven't seen this, do bug your squire. Details are available on our ale webpage, including ale fees, a shirt pre-order form, and menus for folks with dietary restrictions.

We're counting the days! See you all soon.

Ale Details Locked and Loaded

Just a note to record that everything under the sun (hopefully there will be sun; no rain allowed) has been thought of and all that remains is to finish buying the food and showing up. We're looking forward to a great time.

One Time 2005 Ale Shirt Orders

We have reopened shirt orders again for a short time to help those who were unable, for various reasons, to pre-order a shirt in time to have them available at the Ale. Join us in celebrating our twentieth anniversary "Double DecaDance" by buying one of our commemorative shirts. This form will be available until August 8. Submit shirt payments by August 15. See the order form for complete details.

Ale Photos Are Up

Thanks to Karin's dedicated uploading, photos from the Dog Days Ale are up. They're still uncaptioned, but that will have to wait a bit. She organized them into three separate albums: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There's a little bit of everything.

Saturday photos only follow the Yellow tour that the Hounds led. If anybody has photos from either of the other two tours or anything, really, please contact Karin. We will gladly give credit for permission to put them up on the site.

Thanks for a Great Ale

The Hounds would like to thank all the fun and thoughtful folks who attended this year's Dog Day's Ale. You all braved heat, humidity, and threatened thunderstorms to dance and tour with us. It is you all who make this such a wonderful event.

Despite every effort of the Department of Transportation to close every bridge between Trumansburg and camp, we successfully navigated our way in and out and had a great time.

Despite an unexpected covering of algae and weeds on our swimming hole, the determined efforts of one persistent dancer from Shepherdstown to clear it out made scum-free swimming possible. Thanks Wendy!

We tried out some new tours this year, concentrating on the parks and wineries in and near Watkins Glen. For those of us who remember the old Five Days Wonder put on by the Hearts of Oak, this was something of a homecoming. Something about our Ale evokes fond memories of the 5DW, whose tours in Watkins Glen are especially well remembered. For me, anyway, it was like old times made new again. Guests who had never come to the area before all commented on the beauty of the gorge, the beautiful scenery and well-kept Fingerlakes vineyards, and the welcoming audiences that awaited us.

The Sunday tour again featured a visit to Ithaca's Farmers Market, a beautiful open wooden structure with great floors and a friendly ambience. Many of you departed from the Market, so you missed lunch and swim stop back at camp -- those who did go commented on how relaxed it felt -- as well as our final stop at the Rongovian Embassy -- such a cool place.

I will try to get more words up about the Ale soon. If you all have anything you'd like to add, send your comments to Tom and I'll see they get posted.

Ale Tour Assignments and Driving Directions

The Ale tour assignments and driving directions for Saturday and Sunday are now up on the web site.

On Saturday, July 16, the there will be three tours all based out of Watkins Glen.

Blue Tour

• Heartwood Morris - Cotswold
• Hicks With Sticks - Border
• Shepherdstown - Northwest
• Snowbelt Morris - Cotswold

White Tour

• Red Herring - Cotswold
• Ribbonsteel Rapper
• Riptide Morris - Cotswold
• Thornden Morris - Cotswold

Yellow Tour

• Bassett Street Hounds - Border
• Cats on Fire - Cotswold
• Charles River - Rapper

On Sunday, July 17, all teams will tour together in Ithaca and Trumansburg.

Green Tour

• Everybody

Tour Driving Directions and Assignments

Woo hoo. Thanks to Tour Czars Susan Galbraith and Dan Clark and their careful planning and scheduling; Tour Flunky Karin Howe and Web Czar Tom Keays for writing out the first draft of the directions and verifying distances and driving times; and Mike Miller and Maria Hosmer-Briggs for driving the directions and making revisions, the tour driving directions are up for the curious and for people arriving late to the Ale on Saturday, who need to meet us enroute. This page also lists tour assignments.

Please note that is not necessary to print these out ahead of time. We will give drivers copies of the directions and will leave a few spares at the ciderhouse back at camp for late arrivals.

Directions to Camp

To our Ale guests: Please note that the directions to camp have been impacted by two bridge closures on Rt.227, both north and south of our campsite. That means that regardless of what direction you come from to get to the Ale, you need to make sure you have updated directions to camp.

Ale Fees, Etc.

The deadline for pre-orders was June 15 and payment was due by June 25 along with the remainder of your team's Ale fees. If you haven't sent in your payments, please do so. Thanks. Contact the Invitation Czar, Karin Howe, with questions.

Ale Registration and T-Shirt Information

The Dog Days Ale page has been updated to include links to the t-shirt design and pre-order pages and and to the menus for the various meals and snacks that will be served at the Ale. Shirt pre-orders, tour restrictions, and dietary restrictions are due by June 15 and payment is due by June 25 along with the remainder of your team's Ale fees.

Dance Outs Page Updated

The 2005 Performance Schedule, including information about the 2005 Dog Days Ale, is now up. More information will be added to the Ale page as the season goes on.