>> Now me, I don't think I have the right physique. I'd just look silly. (I
>> mean, I do anyway I guess...) Besides, all that gear is *far* too hot to
>> dance in.
> 
> It is not my style either. Anyway those clothes are for chatting up the 
> birds not for high kicks.

Well, yeah, basically. Other people can dress to impress; I *dance* to 
impress! ;-) I'm all about action, not pose.

>> The little old biddy in the coffe shop yesterday said "do the charity
>> shops".
>>
>> If you stop and think about that for a moment... it's quite insightful.
> 


Well, I guess.

But think about it - there must be people who were *there* in the 50s, 
and bought the authentic gear. It ain't gonna fit now, is it? ;-)

> If you were 
> interested you could probably find something at a market in London (wash 
> my mouth out ;-)) such as Camden Market.

Well, yeah, there is that too... if I was actually interested. ;-)

>>>> Besides, the gig at Roade I wore almost nothing,
>>>
>>> Photographs? ;-)
>>
>> ....you *want* to see me wearing almost nothing?!? O_O
> 
> Not personally but it would be a good laugh if you did. :-P

I keep promising my classmates I'll get myself a bikini one day. :-P

>> Yeah, well, "rock & roll" belongs to a whole constellation of similar
>> but different dances. There's Rock & Roll, Jive, Swing, Lindy Hop...
> 
> And bebop etc.

Oh, the list goes on and on...

>>> Hand jiving is more my style, now-a-days. :-)
>>
>> Oh yeah - what *the hell* is the hand jive?! A couple of ladies where
>> doing that at the gig last week... really bizare!
> 
> Something to do in cafes where there is no space to get up and dance. 
> Also shows how hip you are.

Seriously?!

Well, by that metric, Pam and Lynn are way hipper than me!

(Also... they did this at Wellingborough, which was approximately 80% 
empty at the time. So hardly necessary, eh? Probably takes a lot less 
energy tho.)

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