S.O.S. Origins
Gene Laughter, an ex-lifeguard from the Fifties—nicknamed “Swink,”…
Hard-Core Cadre
SOS is in full swing in Myrtle Beach. The faithful and hardcore…
Hurricane Unanimity
As Irma approaches, I offer the observation that loosing everything…
Big Apple, Little Apple
Most Southern kids who became Shaggers, had been previously influenced…
Cool Sip
The Jitterbug, like the Shag, was a social dance. It served no…
Bring Your Feet - SOS Fall Migration
SOS is September 15 - 24, 2017 at the beach this year. What…
Now
Waking up in the dark,
before the earth rotates and…
Pertinent Points
“Dancing is a vertical expression of horizontal desire,”
said…
Florentine Patio
Among the originators of the Shag was a bright-eyed kid from…
Rosy Red Magic Box
There were only a few hundred thousand jukeboxes scattered around…
Society of Stranders
Nostalgia for the Shag took root in the early Seventies. Competitive…
Philosophical Shaggers
The Pad was dilapidated on the day it opened in the mid-Fifties,…