[Magdalen] RIP Fred Hellerman, 89.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Scott>I don't know where the Swedes got this, because there certainly
is plenty of dancing in Sweden.

Don't cha'know, we were settled by religious extremists from all of western 
Europe... a tidbit of history that seems to be missing from the texts these 
days... the flipside of which is people came here for religious freedom - in 
the 1600s and even still.

Freedom from (fill in the blank) meant many things to the throngs of 
immigrants who populated our new nation and territory from the beginning.

Lynn



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attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
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Subject: Re: [Magdalen] RIP Fred Hellerman, 89.

>
>
> In a message dated 9/3/2016 11:53:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> polycarpa3 at ckt.net writes:
>
> Makes me  sad, like  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> Regarding the dance halls and "Good Night Irene,"  I was
> relieved to see the Aragon Dance Hall in Chicago's Uptown
> district still intact the last time I rode the CTA north to Howard
> Street.  I was in it briefly once during its glory days, and the
> interior was very remarkable, with its Spanish village look and
> starry sky.  All the big bands played there.  It's use as a
> standard dance hall ended in 1964.  The Hall is easily visible
> from the CTA.
>
> And as to dancing, the activity was very limited in my home
> territory in NW Wisconsin, such was the influence of the
> ubiquitous Swedish Baptists and Swedish Covenants who had
> very strong influence over such matters, and forbade dancing
> as being too erotic.
>
> There was a homecoming dance of sorts yearly but the
> spring prom was limited to a grand banquet --- nothing more.
>
> I don't know where the Swedes got this, because there certainly
> is plenty of dancing in Sweden.