
Summer Hustle On the Boulevard of Greedy Dreams
Child labor laws did not apply in my hometown. The young, and…

S.O.S. Origins
Gene Laughter, an ex-lifeguard from the Fifties—nicknamed “Swink,”…

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…

Wild Peacocks
In the late Thirties and early Forties, the Shag was performed…

Invention
In the old days, it was not cool to learn to Shag in public.…

Ode to Subtle Wildness
A timeless moon is rising above the memory of a beach town. Beyond…