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THE BATTALION Page 13 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1977 hufflin boots,personalized belts move to C & W It’s almost cm Aggie tradition. From the cavern-like confines of I Sparkey’s to the wide open spaces of the Lakeview Club, Aggies are | two-stepping their way through college. And woe betide the Texas ACM graduate who has not once pulled I on his boots, strapped on a belt with his name on the back and danced [the night away to the tune of “Cotton-Eyed Joe. ” But what if you’ve led a sheltered life and can’t make any sense of tke multitude of couples bobbing and shuffling around the floor? "The only way you can learn is to jump in ami do it,’’ said one I snuff-dipping dancer. cussed' icts. ndwe'd facts o' eject. office^ nds el (jiilitat? rotc. m h M M M M . . . PIZZA — Our ingredients are made daily to insure quality and fresh ness. .. . FREE DELIVERY — We ll deliver to your door a piping hot Pizza — within 30 minutes! .. . SAVINGS — and for trying us, we’ll give you a Dollar off. Call us . . . 846-7785 319 PATRICIA M H vri 111 ii irrnt 111 itt Continued from p. 12 refuses to sit down. And the “Strap-hanger” dances with her fingers looped through her partner’s back belt loop—a device that supports her as she whirls about the room. Dance historians have expended much effort in investigating the origins of the polka. Some say it was invented by a Bohemian servant girl named Anna, but Polish and Czech historians both claim the dance as their own. “Polka in Czech means “Polish girl.” The schottische is a folk dance that became popular in Poland during the 1850s. Its motions consist of three steps and a hop, and dancers need a considerable amount of room to move about. The schottische bears resemblance to another Texas folk dance, the Cotton-Eyed Joe. Here dancers form a line that resembles a wall in a “Red Rover” game. The Cotton-Eyed Joe song is a swift piece of fiddle-music that moves faster with every verse. Most of the dance involves skips, hops and kicks, but toward the end, dancers are struggling to keep their footing. At the same time, the singer is yelling lyrics like a square dance caller—asking one question and getting one reply. “Watchewsay?” “Buuuuulll shit!!!’ roars the crowd. The whole C&W scene is somewhat baffling to Terry Leone, who came to Dallas from Arthur Murray s Fifth Avenue studio in New York City. The Cotton-Eyed Joe is so popular, he says, that custom ers ask for lessons in that dance specifically. “You know what we get a lot of?” he asks. “A lot of ranchers. They drive in from the suburbs. In New York, our customers arrived in chauffeured limousines. Here in Texas, they come in pickup trucks wearing cowboy hats and boots. And you know, they’re just as weal thy as the ones in limousines. Know your cowboy By GLENN A WHITLEY Cosmic cowboys, rhinestone cowboys, drugstore cowboys cow boys, midnight cowboys and the Dallas Cowboys. Will the real cowboy please stand up? If you’re in doubt, a kicker can easily be identified by his outfit. Pearl buttons on Western shirts. Boot-cut jeans over Tony Lama boots, held up by a belt with a name tooled on the back. And over his close cropped hair he has to have a Resistol hat or a cap advertising tractors or seed. Another important “accessory” is the “right little Lady.” A Cowgirl is just as proud of the kicker image and tradition as her male counterpart. But she is usually not as easily iden tified as the cowboy. Women wear the boots and tight jeans, but most don’t dip snuff or wear John Deere caps. And though country-western singer Dolly Par- ton is famous for her teased mane of blonde hair, most cowgirls don’t im itate it. Then there are the names: both of them. Like Jim Bob, Larry Dean, Betty Lou, and Thelma Liz. Or nicknames like Buster, Buddy and Hank. Other things are optional. Some have silver snuff can lids, or pocket watches and hat pins. Some sport silver rodeo prize belt buckles. But even if you have all this paraphrenalia, the “drugstore” or “city” cowboy can give himself away because he lacks certain man nerisms peculiar to kickers. A few examples. When it’s rain ing, the kicker tucks one side of his jeans into his boots. The drugstore cowboy, not knowing any better, lets his jeans drag along the ground tearing the bottoms. Have you ever seen a kicker with an umbrella? They always use pon chos and a rubber covering over his hat. The novice turns green during his first dip of snuff smokeless tobacco. A peench between yore cheek and gum gives you real tobacco plea sure. The beginner spits it out con stantly and lets it dribble down his chin, but the old pro can keep it in his mouth for hours and hit a spitoon or cup with deadly accuracy. A word of caution: Think twice before drinking out of a cowboy’s " icokq can. .. ■ - That is, if he’s drinking coke. A Lone Star long neck is usually his preferred beverage. He does his drinking where the music is western and “where honky-tonk women love redneck A peench between yore cheek and gum gives you real tobacco pleasure. men.” (Red Stegall) He gets to the honky-tonk in his Cowboy Cadillac or pick-up truck, which is plastered with stickers. “Cowboys make better lovers. If you eat, you’re involved in agricul ture. Lover, fighter, wild bull rider. Pass with care, driver chewing to bacco.” / Inside the cab, a spitoon is in easy reach on the dash. Curtains and a gun rack decorate the back window. But if you don’t have a pick-up, and you get nauseated at the idea of dipping snuff, don’t worry. Progress sive country music has made it easier. You can grow your hair longj wear desert boots, and drown in sangria wine, and still enjoy a few of the things that make kickerhood special. JftilCAIC CILAjfJf 209 E. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Import Beer 26 Brands Singles 6-packs and Cases “god’s own drunk” 4-7 Dally All Longnecks 35c - 45c 3600 S. 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